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Fashion
Geometric Handbags Bring Structure to Fall Style

Informed by pyramids, cylinders, and cubes, these accessories are truly multifaceted.

Fashion
Jonathan Anderson:
Speed and Substance

The fashion designer balances a prolific output with an unwavering attention to craft.

Art
Magazzino Brings Arte Povera to America

Ten years in the making, this private exhibition space opens in upstate New York, reflecting the...

Survey
All Work (And Some Play)

Our favorite furniture for the modern office balances privacy and community.

TRANSPORT
With Virtual Reality Entering the Studio, Is Automotive Design in Danger?

Carmakers like Nissan are sloughing off the hands-on habits of old for a new reality—one with...

Executive
Steve Guttman Is the Art World’s Consummate Concierge

The Uovo founder discovered a void in the arts, and filled it with a suite of tech-driven...

BOOKS
Reading List: Words for Nerds

Should we embrace the chaos of technology? Is it ultimately harmful? And can our trash save us? Get

Behind the Scenes
Sketchbook: Benjamin S. Koren

A glimpse at computational geometry (and the Elbphilharmonie concert hall) by way of illustration.

Design
Olivier Van Herpt Is a Free-Dimensional Thinker

Meet the 28-year-old designer who is radically transforming one of the world's oldest art forms.

EVENTS
Design Dialogues No. 37

In a discussion moderated by Surface magazine editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, June/July...

Event
Inside the Patek Philippe Art of Watches Grand Exhibition

Surface takes a behind-the-scenes look at this year's biggest watchmaking event.

EVENTS
Design Dialogues No. 36

Designer and cofounder of Exhibition A, Cynthia Rowley, and founder and CEO of CORE real estate...

Behind the Scenes
Sketchbook: Inga Sempe

A glimpse at the designer’s thought process by way of illustration.

Exclusive
First Look: Behind the Scenes at Thom Browne Fall/Winter 2017

A peek at the fashion designer’s latest men’s collection, as captured backstage by Tom Goldblum.

Executive
Related Group’s Carlos Rosso

The president of condos at Related Group maintains long-distance focus.