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December 8, 2020

Inside a Historic San Francisco Mansion Where Art and Design Reign Free

Believe it not, Peter Marino is an unabashed romantic. Yes, that Peter Marino: the AD100 Hall of Fame architect and designer, he of the artfully inked epidermis, shiny Harley-Davidsons and Ducatis, and black leather, biker-chic ensembles. Give the maestro a historic property with a star-studded backstory, and he turns to putty. “You just sort of gulp,” Marino explains of projects like […]

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December 8, 2020

Mank Is a Rich Immersion Into Hollywood’s Black-and-White Glory Days

Judging the film Mank just based on the story alone—cynical, heavy-drinking screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz evaluates his turbulent travails through Hollywood as he struggles to script Citizen Kane—doesn’t do it justice. A work of impeccable craftsmanship that unspools in crisp black-and-white, Mank, which premieres Friday, December 4, on Netflix, allows viewers to journey back in time to experience all the […]

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December 8, 2020

Artists Are Calling on MoMA to Remove Philip Johnson’s Name

From Philip Johnson’s role as the first chairman of New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s architecture and design department to a body of work that made him the first-ever Pritzker Prize winner in 1979, his legacy has continued to reverberate long after his 2005 death. But now, amid a widespread racial reckoning at cultural institutions, a group of designers and […]

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December 8, 2020

A Campaign to Preserve J.R.R. Tolkien’s Oxford Home Is Being Led by Sir Ian McKellen

Fans of Lord of the Rings may no longer have to travel all the way to Middle-earth (that is, New Zealand) to pay homage to J.R.R. Tolkien if a celebrity-led nonprofit group gets its way, The New York Times reports. “Project Northmoor” launched a campaign on December 2 to raise at least the $5.4 million necessary to purchase the Oxford, […]

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December 8, 2020

At Design Miami, Nature and Nurture Reign Supreme

An Island lamp by Stuart Haygarth. Photo: Courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery It’s fitting that when you walk into this year’s annual Design Miami fair—an understandably lower-key event than usual—you’re sort of bombarded by nature. The very first installation, a work called Curiosity Cloud by mischer’traxler and commissioned by Maison Perrier-Jouët (one of Design Miami’s sponsors), features mechanical butterflies trapped […]

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December 8, 2020

Bloomingdale’s New Home Fashion Director Is Raring to Go

Department stores were already facing a reckoning when the pandemic hit. High-profile bankruptcies had plagued premier brands like Barneys New York, which reached the end of its road this past fall. The challenges only intensified this year, as Neiman Marcus navigated its way through a bankruptcy that was spurred on by reduced business during the pandemic. In August, after years […]

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December 8, 2020

Is the Gendered Children’s Room Finally Done?

In fact, notes Barr, pink was at the time “seen as the stronger and therefore more masculine color, appropriate for boys, and pale blue as softer and therefore was touted as more feminine.” Still, through the early 20th century, the colors were used sparingly, and children until about age six were dressed similarly as a matter of practicality. Yet with […]

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December 8, 2020

The Flight Attendant Is an Addictive Thriller With a Flair for Interiors

The new HBO Max show The Flight Attendant thrives on suspense, and is packed with it from the very first episode, when the main character—a flight attendant named Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco)—wakes up to find her date from the night before next to her in bed, dead. From here the limited series (it will be eight episodes total) continues at […]

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December 8, 2020

The Hilton Family Is Selling the Iconic Jay Paley House for $75 Million

A historic Los Angeles home that has been in the Hilton family for more than half a century is back on the market, with the estate of hotel heir Barron Hilton asking $75 million for the sprawling property, Mansion Global reports. Hilton purchased the home in 1961 and moved in with his family a few years later, once renovations were […]

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December 8, 2020

Alexander Wang Buys Midcentury Pavilion-Style House in Westchester County

Alexander Wang is expanding his New York real estate portfolio, and—surprise, surprise—the fashion designer best known for his streamlined, modern styles is now the proud owner of a sleek home in Westchester County. Wang purchased the pavilion-style midcentury-modern house on a five-acre property for $1.85 million, Variety reports, well over its asking price ($1.75 million). The 2,692-square-foot main house is […]

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Artists Are Calling on MoMA to Remove Philip Johnson’s Name

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At Design Miami, Nature and Nurture Reign Supreme

Bloomingdale’s New Home Fashion Director Is Raring to Go

Is the Gendered Children’s Room Finally Done?

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The Hilton Family Is Selling the Iconic Jay Paley House for $75 Million

Alexander Wang Buys Midcentury Pavilion-Style House in Westchester County

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