January 18, 2024

When Jewelry Influences Watchmakers

Brands are extending their reach by repurposing best-selling designs, including animal and floral motifs, onto timepieces. The cockatoo, one of Tiffany & Company’s most recognizable motifs […]
November 7, 2023

Conceiving the Watches of Tomorrow

Graduate students in a rare diploma program for watch design are creating timepieces for the future. It was a Monday morning in mid-September and summer vacation […]
November 7, 2023

To One Watchmaker, Gears and Pinions Are the Interesting Bits

Jiro Katayama’s designs for his Otsuka Lotec brand take inspiration from hand-held movie cameras and speedometers. Some watch designers are inspired by the grand beauty and […]
October 27, 2023

Artistry on Four Wheels

Over the past 70 years, the skateboard has been on quite a ride. It first emerged in 1950s Los Angeles as a humble, homemade toy, but, […]
October 20, 2023

In Chloé Show, an Unseen Legacy With Quiet Jewish Roots

Gaby Aghion, Chloé’s founder, didn’t just make a brand for herself, she made one for all women. For only the second time in its almost 120 […]
September 24, 2023

After 3 Decades, Kelly Wearstler Remains a Celebrity in Interior Design

If you had suddenly been blindfolded and transported to Dahlia, a cocktail lounge that opened in May at the Downtown Proper hotel in Los Angeles, you […]
September 1, 2023

In Italy, Giving a Long Unoccupied Farmhouse a Loving Restoration

In Italy’s “heel,” an unoccupied house in poor condition received a loving restoration. This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of […]
July 16, 2023

Style Icon Jane Birkin’s Looks Over the Decades

There are few things more tedious than the term “fashion icon,” but that is not to suggest people don’t exist who definitively set styles for their […]
June 25, 2023

On a Road Trip for Danish Modern Furniture

The credenza in the back of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van groaned as Lars Balderskilde drove through the woodlands near Vejle, a city on a fjord about […]
May 24, 2023

What Makes a Garden a Work of Art? Piet Oudolf Explains.

The noted designer of the High Line has wisdom to share with other gardeners: “I put plants on a stage and let them perform.” There is […]