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The Architect Behind China’s Newest Landmark
Architect Ole Scheeren, a creator of Beijing’s CCTV tower, constructs another building for the city—the headquarters and gallery for one of China’s largest art auction houses.
WSJ. Magazine - Art & Design
With little fanfare, Mitchell and Emily Rales have amassed key works by many contemporary art stars. Soon an ambitious expansion of Glenstone will allow them to share more of it with the public.
The renowned artist and designer shares a few of her favorite things.
Christian Liaigre has expanded his longtime retreat on the scenic barrier island, transforming a whitewashed cottage into a distillation of his spare and resonant point of view.
Belgian furniture studio Muller Van Severen’s homemade aesthetic provided rich inspiration for its installation at this year’s Design Miami.
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch’s firm design fantastical spaces for everyone from Anthony Bourdain to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now the partners are expanding their vision with their first retail store in New York City.
With four major projects under construction in New York alone, and more across the globe, the firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has gone from downtown phenomenon to international powerhouse.
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Building Up
A look at important Diller Scofidio + Renfro projects past, present and future.
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Handmade Glass Objects That Look Like Art
Rendered in layers of loose, playful forms and soft colors, these pieces show the material’s full potential.
‘Angel Otero: Elegies’ opens October 25 at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York
‘Mali Twist,’ opening October 20, includes several never-before-seen works by the master photographer.
“It’s a personal canvas,” says CEO Alexandre Arnault.
Designer Michael Smith has remade the Mallorcan retreat of his friends Nancy and Howard Marks in a style richly evocative of its Mediterranean setting.
In a former grain silo, reimagined by Thomas Heatherwick, Jochen Zeitz is opening the world’s first major museum devoted to contemporary African art
An exclusive look at rare images of the Italian designer’s most iconic interiors
Magazine - Design
An Exclusive Tour of a French Iconoclast’s Moroccan Retreat
In a corner of Marrakech’s medina, Bernard-Henri Lévy has restored and expanded the Palais de la Zahia—a place to retreat to with his wife, Arielle Dombasle, while communing with the riad’s storied past
Forces in the field apply their discerning taste to the curation of their favorite things.
Starting in the 16th century, international trade began to leave its traces on tableware as European and Asian ceramics were created for newly opened export markets. Contemporary artists are now mining the rich heritage of these styles.
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How Jony Ive Masterminded Apple’s New Headquarters
With Apple Park, the company’s chief designer has once again brought Steve Jobs’s exacting design vision to life.
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A Pair of ‘Ghost’ Cabins in Joshua Tree
Thanks to the vision of artist Rachel Whiteread, two forgotten huts in a private sculpture park have transcended their humble origins to become subtle new masterpieces.
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