CULTURE CLUB Backdrop and Xavier Donnelly Make a Toast—and an Ice Luge On May 8, an intimate group of design-world notables gathered in Manhattan to raise a glass to...
DESIGN Antiquity-Inspired Paintings, Imagined As Frescoes for Your Walls Xavier Donnelly, the creative director of design firm and hotelier Ash, partners with Backdrop to...
BAR A Sumptuous Detroit Hotel Pulls Back the Curtain on a New Haunt Tucked inside Ash Studio’s sensational The Siren Hotel, Ash–Bar is a cinematic ode to...
BAR Deux Chats Brings Art Nouveau Elegance to Williamsburg With grand seafood towers, fanciful details, and a dramatic hand-painted tile bar, the latest from...
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DESIGN DISPATCH Tate Modern Prepares and Exhibition Rare Mark Rothko and Louise Bourgeois Works, and Other News Plus, Alaïa expands across the United States, and Vans opens a skateable London concept shop.
ART Artist CK Reed Captures the Beautiful Chaos of Miami Art Week The most interesting people, places, and things at Miami's tentpole celebration of art and design...
DESIGN DISPATCH Willy Chavarria Will Show His Next Collection at Paris Fashion Week, and Other News Plus, Deborah Berke wins AIA's 2025 Gold Medal Award, and a dramatic interpretation of the lore...
DESIGN DISPATCH AIA Appoints Evelyn Lee as its 2025 President, and Other News Plus, Prada Group renews its partnership with Essilor Luxottica, and an early Jean-Michel Basquiat...