With a Bar, Quarters Embarks on Its Next Chapter

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With a Bar, Quarters Embarks on Its Next Chapter

When Nick Ozemba and Felicia Hung of In Common With unveiled concept shop Quarters, a Tribeca boutique that embodied the warm hospitality of their 2023 Fuorisalone takeover with Sophie Lou Jacobsen, community was at the fore of the project’s messaging. Now, with the opening of The Bar and Café at Quarters, the concept comes full circle. As with the rest of the space, everything at The Bar is shoppable, from its tableware to the glass pendants hovering daintily overhead. The duo also tapped Nicole and Jennifer Vitagliano of the Musket Room and Raf’s for a program of Old World biodynamic wines and a menu of Siberian caviar, country pâté, and tinned fish on toast. —Jenna Adrian-Diaz

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A Jewelry Flagship-Turned-Museum Glistens in India

For her eponymous high jewelry brand’s flagship store in Jaipur, designer Sunita Shekhawat tapped New Delhi–based Studio Lotus with an unusual request. She wanted the space to function as both a showroom and museum dedicated to the craft of Meenakari. The heritage technique of enameling metal is a hallmark of Shekhawat’s jewelry practice. In homage, Studio Lotus tasked a team of artisans with hand-carving a latticed sandstone facade. Inside, a breathtaking spiral staircase and scenography by Siddhartha Das Studio chronicles the craft, while frescoed shopping salons allow clients to take a closer look at Shekhawat’s wares. —J.A.D.

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W Hotels x Thomas Lélu

After Thomas Lélu stayed at W Hotels in both New York and Hollywood, the French artist felt inspired to create five handwritten quotes about the quirks and adventures of contemporary travelers. Scribbled musings like “wake me up when there’s no wifi” and “sometimes all you need is a one-way flight” now grace a series of canvas tote bags available for purchase from both W Hotels guest rooms and online. Vacations might end, but we recommend taking the PTO mindset wherever you please. —Ryan Waddoups

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André Fu Breathes New Life Into Dusit Thani Bangkok

In 1970, Bangkok’s Dusit Thani hotel opened as the city’s tallest high-rise and one of its first true luxury hotels. Five years ago, the tower was demolished and rebuilt. The newly reopened hotel’s interiors, envisioned by André Fu Studio, pay homage to the original. Architectural references to its predecessor include a ground floor that retains a garden, waterfall fountain, and three restaurants. In the guest rooms, daybeds and bay windows overlook the nearby Lumpini Park. Its lush tree canopies are referenced throughout the guest rooms in the form of forest-hued carpentry and marble veining, while plush headboards recall a mural that occupied the original property’s Benjarong restaurant. —J.A.D.

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An Equine Messenger Arrives in Kentucky

The Washington, D.C.–based painter and sculptor BK Adams recently brought The Messenger: Time, a three story-tall sculpture, to Louisville’s Outsider Art Museum. The work is permanently on view in the home city of his mentor and friend, the late artist Sam Gilliam. In lieu of a saddle, the artwork sports 130 clocks and is executed in a poignant shade of blue that appears throughout his body of work. Taken all together, the sculpture is a monumental reference to the legacy of manufacturing, the Kentucky Derby, and in Adams’ words, “our relationship with the constant passage of time.” —J.A.D.

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An In-Demand Swedish Designer Takes New York City

Gustaf Westman’s playful approach to home accessories has earned him a cult following among the Instagram-savvy, who don’t mind queueing for hours to secure their flower-shaped mirrors, spiky cups, and curlicue pendants in bold colors and bubbly forms. After his Los Angeles pop-up caught the attention of the New York Times, the Swedish designer’s natural next step was to bring the experience to Brooklyn.

This past week, he filled an industrial Williamsburg storefront around the corner from KidSuper with his exuberant wares, many of which were new to even his most avid décor devotees. Inside, they traversed a meandering orange-and-pink trail through museum-like displays where they encountered familiar objects (chunky stemware, spiral bookstands) and never-before-seen finds like chunky jugs and the limited-edition Puzzle Shelf, whose interlocking rectangular forms are perched on jigsaw-shaped feet. —R.W.

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In Paris, Modern Café Fare and a Side of Nostalgia

In the 11th Arrondissement of Paris, café Le Cornichon brings retro flair to the city’s culinary landscape care of childhood friends-turned-restaurateurs Bertrand Chauveau and Paul Henri. The duo enlisted local studio Claves to craft elegant interiors fit to make all ages feel at home with plush emerald-green banquettes, chrome and leather Skai chairs, a pinball machine, and a flexible floor plan that can even be cleared for dancing. The café, which serves traditional French fare informed by chef Chauveau’s years spent cooking in Michelin-starred kitchens, also promises a vibrant people-watching scene given that it’s open until well into the wee hours six days per week. —J.A.D.