Sky Ting Yoga Spreads Its Wings

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Sky Ting Yoga Spreads Its Wings

For nearly a decade, Sky Ting Yoga has been a fixture of New York City’s about-downtown set. A combination of founding instructor Chrissy Jones’ amiable teaching style and an aerie-like studio made it a hit with the likes of Kaia Gerber, Elizabeth Olsen, and designer Courtney Applebaum. When the opportunity came for Jones to reimagine the cherished studio as a flagship complete with double the movement space and a spa north of Houston Street, it was Applebaum—a friend and the designer behind The Row’s L.A. store—that she enlisted for the job.

Applebaum took cues from ‘80s architecture, Swedish modernism, and Japanese wabi-sabi to craft a discreet escape from city life. Two movement studios host a mix of meditation, breathwork, vinyasa and kundalini yoga, and heated classes taught by Jones and other instructors. Glass bricks harness the studio’s considerable light and create a transition from the studios to the spa, which includes an infrared sauna, plunge pool, and a serene lounge that could very well double as an art gallery. Restrooms stocked with Chanel and Costa Brazil amenities give way to sleek treatment rooms for more targeted skin and body care with products from Osea. —Jenna Adrian-Diaz

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Forty Years of House History Plays Out to Chicago

Design insiders are likely most familiar with The Merchandise Mart (or simply The Mart) as a hub for industry fairs, but through Nov. 20, an installation across its facade by Brendan Fernandes is drawing the gaze of Chicagoans at large. His Build Up the House commemorates the 40-year history of house music in America with a monumental animation that melds dance, architecture, and Africa’s rich tapestry of diasporic textiles. A house accompaniment by Chicago producer Sean J. Wright ties the showcase together. —J.A.D.

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The Wilde Slyly Enters Milan’s Members-Only Sphere

Milan has become a hotspot for members-only clubs. The Wilde is its latest elite addition, exuding the Italian fashion capital’s opulent flavor in a stately former palazzo on Via dei Giardini. Founded by Gary Landesberg and led creatively by Alasdhair Willis, the club embodies Milanese restraint thanks to pristine interiors by architect Fabrizio Casiraghi, the mastermind behind Sant Ambroeus who aimed for a cohesive, family-palazzo feel inspired by the Rationalist style of Villa Necchi Campiglio. His interiors blend polished dark walnut with delicate fabrics by Idarica Gazzoni Frascara and handcrafted tableware by Laboratorio Paravicini, striking a sophisticated tone that harmonizes with Milanese tradition. Members enjoy a range of dining experiences, from Mediterranean and Latin American-Japanese fusion to a cigar lounge, private dining spaces, and secluded areas for cultural events. —Ryan Waddoups

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The Ace Hotel Opens a Sleek Athens Swim Club

The latest outpost of the hip hotel chain packs a one-two punch on the Athens riviera, where a 120-room getaway beckons to guests with midcentury-modern Grecian interiors. The hospitality brand tapped French interiors studio Ciguë to strip the Brutalist structure back to its roots, and then enlisted the vintage dealers of local gallery Back to the Future to fill it with vintage and collectible furniture that speaks to the sunny locale. Harvey Guzzini and Carlo Scarpa may call from inside, but outdoors, the hotel’s Swim Club takes notes from Slim Aarons to create a stylish poolside perch. —J.A.D.

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ClownVamp Questions Corruption, the Uncanny Valley, and AI Slop

The New York–based conceptual artist ClownVamp is no stranger to generative AI. For his latest exhibition at Wrong Gallery’s Do Right Hall, he critiques the prevalence of AI slop and the dark underbelly of its biases with The Junk Machine. At the center of the installation, a violently pink robot and printer spews lo-fi photos in the style of vintage advertisements. All is not as it ought to be, as the figures depicted stare back with vacant stares, completely poreless skin, and often one too many limbs. As part of generative art platform Art Blocks’ weekend of live programming in Marfa, the installation and its photographic prints, videos, and projections will be accompanied by a selection of NFTs. —J.A.D.

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A Manhattan Penthouse Furnished With Italian Artisan-Made Treasures

With every move Artemest makes, from breathtaking Milan Design Week showhouses to chic Chelsea gallery overhauls, we become further convinced of Italian craft’s enduring appeal. That certainly applies to a sumptuous new unit at The Greenwich, a sleek Lower Manhattan residential tower that stands as one of the late Rafael Viñoly’s final projects in the city.

The online destination for Italian craftsmanship recently teamed up with interiors firm March and White Design to furnish the 85th-floor penthouse with its offerings of furniture, art, décor, and lighting, effectively transforming the model residence into a living showcase of Italian masterpieces like no other in the city. Amber light from a Silvio Mondino Studio chandelier, for example, dances across a slick Galimberti Nino dining table furnished with nickel Petri Firenze candlesticks. More than 55 artisans from ten regions across Italy also star in the penthouse, which Douglas Elliman recently listed for a cool $13.5 million. —R.W.

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Zizou Gives French Moroccan Ambiance in Los Angeles

Lincoln Heights newcomer Zizou borrows from riad architecture to put a transportive twist on California’s perennial fixation with indoor-outdoor living. The French-Moroccan restaurant came to life over the course of four years, during which owners, designers, and builders Maati Zoutina and Boris Macquin took a slow and steady approach to filling the vacant shell of a restaurant with furniture, décor, and handicraft sourced from Morocco. Before any of that, however, the duo designed and custom built the restaurant’s centerpiece: two monumental wooden speakers whose French hip-hop, afrobeats, and jazz create a soulful soundtrack for dancing—or ambient tunes that spill out into the garden, where diners sit down to cuisine inspired by Zoutina and Macquin’s family fare, like a centerpiece chicken tagine entrée and veggie-forward starters.—J.A.D.