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Es Devlin, Designer to Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, Creates a Feast for the Senses in Venice Original
4 min read The overarching message delivered at Homo Faber’s 2026 Biennial, “An Island of Light,” is particularly timely: in fractured times and in the face of artificial intelligence, art made by human hands has the power to unite. As part of the cultural arm of the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, this year marks the fourth edition of the Homo Faber Biennial, and it is the most robust program to date.
David Haskell
"For a dozen years now, I've carved out time to work on something very different from magazine journalism," says David Haskell, who is the editor in chief of New York magazine, a position he has held since 2019, following a long run on staff. "It's not collaborative. It's not intellectual. It's not trying to 'say something.' " Twice a week Haskell takes a break from his day job to make abstract sculptural works in his ceramics studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
David Haskell
"For a dozen years now, I've carved out time to work on something very different from magazine journalism," says David Haskell, who is the editor in chief of New York magazine, a position he has held since 2019, following a long run on staff. "It's not collaborative. It's not intellectual. It's not trying to 'say something.' " Twice a week Haskell takes a break from his day job to make abstract sculptural works in his ceramics studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
David Haskell
"For a dozen years now, I've carved out time to work on something very different from magazine journalism," says David Haskell, who is the editor in chief of New York magazine, a position he has held since 2019, following a long run on staff. "It's not collaborative. It's not intellectual. It's not trying to 'say something.' " Twice a week Haskell takes a break from his day job to make abstract sculptural works in his ceramics studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
On the Couch with Valentina Akerman
6 min read Galerie Sardine’s Valentina Akerman At the family-style dinners she hosts at Galerie Sardine in Amagansett, NY, co-founder Valentina Akerman envelops her guests with a warm, maternal energy. In mid-July she gathered friends and patrons such as Ellen Barkin and Jane Wenner to toast the opening of Long Light, an exhibition that featured the work of ceramicist Jane Yang-D’Haene, a Loewe Foundation Craft Prize finalist, and the Brazilian painter Allan Gandhi.
A Design Dream Team Gives a Brooklyn Brownstone New Life Original
4 min read Above: French Mid-century sofa and Vintage Art Deco chairs reupholstered in Savile Row Windowpane by Holland & Sherry. Custom Parchment Daybed (upholstered in Claremont’s Linoteca Ambra), steel coffee tables, mahogany screen, fabric and metal scones, and rug by Augusta Hoffman Studio. Pair of Vintage Art Deco Inlaid Lacquered Side Tables. Table Lamps by Willy Guhl. Drapery in Rogers & Goffigon, Meltemi, Gull. Chandelier by Paolo Moschino in bronze verdigris.
A Former Fashion Designer Is Opening the Market of Our Dreams in the Berkshires Original
3 min read Above: Matthew Ames of Walker Street Market. This week I got an alert in my inbox that read, “The A.I. Robots Are Coming.” The article warned that these particular humanoids “have the potential to do almost anything.” Call me a Luddite, but I’m not ready for the bots to take over more than they already have. That especially applies to design.
On the Couch with Fiona Crombie Original
3 min read Earlier this year, when ELLE Decor asked a panel of tastemakers to nominate their favorite talents for our inaugural Rising Stars package, Tony-winning set designer Scott Pask’s answer was resolute: production designer Fiona Crombie.
Hotel Esencia Threw a Banger in the Jungle to Celebrate Its 12th Anniversary
When he was 31, Mark Twain ventured to Hawaii as a newspaper correspondent. Upon discovering the lush landscapes of Maui, the Missouri native ended up staying for five weeks instead of the preordained one. “I never spent so pleasant a month before, or bade any place goodbye so regretfully,” he wrote. One imagines that Kevin Wendle felt a similar Twain-like enchantment when a real estate agent showed him a more dilapidated version of Hotel Esencia in 2014.
Meet ELLE Decor’s 2026 A-List Debuts Original
5 min read One of the most exciting elements in putting together ELLE Decor’s annual A-List is welcoming the newest and freshest talents to the group. The design world is brimming with exceptional creatives, so homing in on five people/firms was no easy feat.
Inside an Amagansett Beach House from the Row’s Go-To Designer
23 hours ago Nothing quite compares to the feeling of sitting outside during a hot summer day with a light, refreshing, ice-cold drink. Every summer, I look forward to trying out new cocktails and impressing my friends with my (albeit amateur) bartending skills. As the summer kicks off, I’ve been looking for …
Inside an Amagansett Beach House from the Row’s Go-To Designer Original
4 min read “A lot of the work I do in New York City is more serious, so this has been a fun project,” says Michael Bargo as he offers a tour of the light-filled Cape Cod–style home in the Hamptons enclave of Amagansett that he worked on for two and a half years. The designer stops to note a 1940s French cabinet, its door fronts inset with square leather panels in primary hues. “I don’t usually use a lot of color,” he says.
Marisa Berenson’s Fabulously Eclectic Zara Home Collection Is Inspired by Her Fashionable Family Original
3 min read Marisa Berenson was raised during the golden age of entertaining. It’s in her DNA. Her grandmother, the esteemed couturier Elsa Schiaparelli, hosted salons in her Parisian townhouse, which featured paintings on every wall, leopard skins draped over furniture, and infinite treasures from all her travels. These salons attracted friends and collaborators like Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau (among many others).
Cocina roja, dormitorio verde pistacho y biblioteca amarilla: esta casa se ha renovado a todo color
Decoración de lujo: 60 ideas para dar a tu casa un toque único Cómo decorar un salón de diseño: 70 ideas de plena tendencia para inspirarte Estos son los tres colores favoritos de los interioristas que son tendencia en la primavera de 2026 Cuando Sofía Beas fundó su estudio de diseño, Studio Sofia Beas , asumió que su negocio tardaría en crecer.
Adiós al blanco: esta casa con cocina roja, dormitorio verde y biblioteca amarilla demuestra que es posible usar colores fuertes en el hogar sin perder calma
Decoración de lujo: 60 ideas para dar a tu casa un toque único Cómo decorar un salón de diseño: 70 ideas de plena tendencia para inspirarte Estos son los tres colores favoritos de los interioristas que son tendencia en la primavera de 2026 Cuando Sofía Beas fundó su estudio de diseño, Studio Sofia Beas , asumió que su negocio tardaría en crecer.
This Designer Specializes In Temporary Spaces Original
2 min read Marie-Anne Derville got her start as a decorator and furniture buyer for interior designer Pierre Yovanovitch, and while she loved the work, she found the protracted timelines to be a slog. Now, five years after founding her own Paris studio, Derville, 39, has rebranded herself a scenographer—a designer of temporary spaces. “I create decor that is totally ephemeral,” she says.
Nieves González Is Fashion’s Favorite New Artist
3 min read Nieves González had been quietly making a name for herself in her native Spain when she received a DM that would catapult her into an alternate creative stratosphere. The message came from editor-in-chief-slash-stylist Leith Clark, who had seen González’s work on Instagram and wanted to enlist her for a special project. Enter Lily Allen.
Meet Nieves González, the Artist Turning Baroque Painting Into a Modern Fashion Obsession
This article contains affiliate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. Nieves González Is Fashion’s Favorite New ArtistNieves González/Courtesy of the Artist "Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nieves González had been quietly making a name for herself in her native Spain when she received a DM that would catapult her into an alternate creative stratosphere.
Nieves González Is Fashion’s Favorite New Artist Original
3 min read Nieves González had been quietly making a name for herself in her native Spain when she received a DM that would catapult her into an alternate creative stratosphere. The message came from editor in chief-slash-stylist Leith Clark, who had seen González’s work on Instagram and wanted to enlist her for a special project. Enter Lily Allen.
Inside LACMA’s Opening of the New David Geffen Galleries
Courtesy of LACMA “I’ve got to get my Erewhon on,” joked Michael Govan, who downed a green juice from the luxury grocer ahead of LACMA’s press preview of the new David Geffen Galleries on Wednesday morning. “I need my vitamins.” The LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Center director also confessed that his only exercise as of late is traversing the 110,000-square-foot concrete superstructure erected by Swiss Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor.
Inside New York City’s Breuer Building, Sotheby’s Marcel Restaurant Offers a 360-Degree Design-Retail-Art Experience Original
3 min read It’s rare that one can dine at an upscale restaurant and not only order a meal but also the plates, glasses, flatware and candlesticks that accompany it. Even rarer is the ability to buy the art on the wall next to your table. Such is the case at Marcel, the new French restaurant opening this week in Sotheby’s historic Breuer Building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The 6 Best New Hotels in Italy to Host Your Italian Summer
The Best New Hotels in ItalyCourtesy Belmond You did all the things at Milan Design Week and have a few days to spare before heading to the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia on May 9 (previews start on the 6th). Now book one of these heritage-rich spots, all crafted by creative heavy hitters including Elle Decor A-List designers.
The Best New Hotels in Italy
3 min read You did all the things at Milan Design Week and have a few days to spare before heading to the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia on May 9 (previews start on the 6th). Now book one of these heritage-rich spots, all crafted by creative heavy hitters including Elle Decor A-List designers.
V81 Wild at Heart: Kristen Stweart
Having conquered the box office and the tabloids, Kristen Stewart returns to the small screen in Walter Salles’s bewitching adaptation of On the Road. As it turns out, the epic tale of love, wanderlust, and soul-searching dovetails perfectly with the actress’s post-Twilight state of mind Dress | Calvin Klein Collection Kristen Stewart is nothing short of gracious.
Nicole Phelps, Vanessa Friedman, Rian Phin And Rachel Tashjian On The State Of Fashion Criticism
NP: You guys have something more interesting to say about that because our formula [at Vogue Runway] is so different. We are an online archive of fashion shows from the past 25 years. We have the reports that live with the photos. We're doing less synthesising than the Times, or CNN. Sometimes I look at you guys and think, oh damn, I wish we did it that way, because you can have really big, bold thoughts. Rian, how do you decide what you want to cover? Your YouTube videos are real dissertations.
Nicole Phelps, Vanessa Friedman, Rian Phin And Rachel Tashjian On The State Of Fashion Criticism
In early February, as this issue was going to press, more than 300 staffers (a third of its workforce) were abruptly fired from The Washington Post. The cuts included a total decimation of the culture and style pages, for which former fashion critic Robin Givhan was awarded a Pulitzer in 2006. As the mainstream media continues to eliminate arts coverage, new online voices are emerging, and they’re unencumbered by make-or-break ad spend or corporate overlords.
House Party: Supermodel Constance Jablonski Doesn’t Want Her Non-Drinking Friends to Suffer Original
2 min read It’s the last day of Paris Fashion Week, and it’s time for a proper sendoff. Here to toast to another season of shows is French supermodel Constance Jablonski. Jablonski first arrived in New York from Lille, France in 2008, when she was 18, to kick off her modeling career. It was a smart move: She ended up walking the runway for every major designer on both sides of the Atlantic, has been captured by the world’s best photographers, and, in 2010, became a face for Estée Lauder.
Bottega Veneta's Fall Winter 2026 Runway Show Required This Designer to Create 421 Chairs In Less Than Two Months Original
3 min read Above: Daisy Edgar-Jones at the Bottega Veneta Fall-Winter 2026 show. Upon walking into Bottega Veneta’s Fall-Winter 2026 show at the Palazzo San Fedele in Milan on February 28, Basic.Space founder Jesse Lee was floored by what he saw. Complimenting the show’s plush red carpeting and crimson lacquered columns were 421 custom chairs made by British designer Max Lamb.
A Gstaad Barn Was Adorned with 1,000 Office Lights for the Maze Art Fair Original
2 min read The third edition of the art fair known as MAZE Art Gstaad officially kicks off today in the idyllic ski town in the Swiss alps. Unlike the hustle and bustle of the various outposts of Frieze or any of the Basels, MAZE is an intentionally quieter affair, intended to attract wealthy collectors of fine arts, high jewelry, rare books, and exquisite antique furniture.
Coach: Ready-To-Wear AW26
Stuart Vevers is, understandably, feeling a bit emotional. As a parent of three young children (he dedicated the AW26 Coach show to his newborn daughter, Fawn), he’s been thinking about the passage of time. His show notes were tinged with tenderness. There were references to watching The Wizard of Oz at Christmas time and to the film’s optimism as it transitions from black-and-white to technicolor.
This Downtown New York Townhouse Uses Color in Unexpected Ways
3 min read Above: The kitchen is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Eating Room Red (No. 43). Custom designed stools by Studio Sofia Baes. When Sofia Baes launched her design firm, Studio Sofia Baes, in 2020, she assumed it would take time for her business to grow. It wasn’t that she lacked experience—she had previously spent five years at Studio Giancarlo Valle, rising from senior designer to design director, where she oversaw residential projects in New York, Toronto, and Mexico City.
Filmed in New York City, Marty Supreme's Midcentury Sets Spared No Expense
How Marty Supreme's Elaborate 1950s Sets Were Made Atsushi Nishijima Above: Timothée Chalamet and director Josh Safdie on set for Marty Supreme. To execute his creative vision for Marty Supreme, the zeitgeisty A24 table tennis film about an obsessed ping-pong player named Marty Mauser, portrayed by Timothée Chalamet, director Josh Safdie needed a steady hand. He found one in Jack Fisk, one of cinema's most revered production designers.
Meet Sue Gordon, the Former Deputy of National Intelligence Who Podcasts About Trump’s “Vice and Graft” From Her Living Room
I don’t sleep a lot,” Sue Gordon admits over Zoom. Like most of us, the onslaught of headlines landing in our feeds at any given moment keeps the former principal deputy director of national intelligence—a Donald Trump appointee in 2017 who was famously forced to resign in 2019—up at night. Although, as a 29-year veteran of the CIA, Gordon has never been big on rest.
Meet Sue Gordon, the Former Deputy of National Intelligence Who Podcasts About Trump’s “Vice and Graft” From Her Living Room
Trump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs President Donald Trump has appeared to change his tune on the stringency on one of his immigration policies, speaking about the importance of H-1B …
Para Florence Welch, el duelo se ha convertido en un superpoder
Para el actor estadounidense Jeremy Strong, arriesgarse no es una opción. Es una forma de vida. "Soy consciente de que hay opiniones sobre mí, pero intento no pensar demasiado en cómo me perciben. Creo que es una pérdida de tiempo", afirma.
Pour Florence Welch, le deuil est devenu une superpuissance.
Après avoir frôlé la mort suite à un problème médical urgent, la musicienne de Florence + the Machine s'est tournée vers le mysticisme et a créé Everybody Scream , l'un de ses albums les plus profonds à ce jour.
For Florence Welch, Grief Has Become A Superpower
After an emergency medical issue brought her to the brink, the Florence + the Machine musician turned to mysticism and created Everybody Scream, one of her most profound albums to date.
Notre interview avec Florence Welch
Femmes Après qu’une urgence médicale a mené Florence Welch aux portes de la mort, l’artiste et musicienne accomplie a rassemblé ses forces pour créer Everybody Scream, l’un des albums les plus profonds de son groupe à ce jour. Photographie AUTUMN DE WILDE Stylisme SHERLEY KURATA Nous parlant par Zoom depuis sa maison londonienne. Florence Welch, en robe de chambre à fleurs, sirote une tisane, ses longs cheveux roux coiffés en tresse lui retombant sur l’épaule.
Florence Welch torna con l'album “Everybody Scream”, tra dolore, misticismo e rinascita
Il campione italiano di tennis e Global Brand Ambassador di Gucci sale in alta quota per la prima collezione di abbigliamento invernale e tecnico per le basse temperature.
For Florence Welch, Grief Has Become A Superpower
PHOTOGRAPHY Autumn De Wilde STYLED BY Shirley Kurata On Zoom from her home in London, Florence Welch sips herbal tea and wears a floral dressing gown, her long, red hair casually arranged in a side braid. She speaks gently and thoughtfully; her sweet rambles occasionally punctuated by a hearty laugh that tends to linger in the air.
The Women Of Willy Chavarria’s World
In June, Willy Chavarria’s immediate family travelled to Paris for the first time to see their native son in action on fashion’s biggest stage. Even more special, the SS26 show was dedicated to their hometown of Huron, California. Sitting front row, his mum, dad, aunt and cousin lay witness to a show that unfolded like an opera in four acts. To open: 35 men wearing oversized white T-shirts and long shorts walking out to José Feliciano’s sombre rendition of California Dreamin’.
Inside the Mind of Boucheron's Hélène Poulit-Duquesne
4. Boucheron just opened a store in L.A., a very sunny place, lots of optimism there. How excited are you to be expanding out west? I think it's crucial. For me, the top priorities in the U.S. were New York and LA. And better New York first and LA after, but if I had the opportunity to have LA first, for me, it was the same. You really need to be on the East and West Coasts. LA is a glamorous part of everything red-carpet, it's Hollywood, it's a kind of another dream. 5.
Coach: Ready-To-Wear SS26
The kids are alright. For Coach’s Spring 2026 collection, Stuart Vevers found beauty in the wear and tear of New York City and how it revives itself day after day. His show notes referenced the appeal of the worn patina of beloved buildings which was replicated in the set: large-scale canvases of photographs of the city, intentionally faded and meticulously arranged by Stefan Beckman.
10 Magazine Issue 05: WILLY CHAVARRIA
This past July, Willy Chavarria's immediate family traveled to Paris for the first time to see their native son in action on fashion's biggest stage. Even more special, the SS26 show was dedicated to their hometown of Huron, California. Sitting front row, his mom, dad, aunt, and cousin lay witness to a show that unfolded like an opera in four acts. To open: 35 men wearing oversized white tees and long shorts walking out to José Feliciano's somber rendition of California Dreamin'.
10 Questions With Beth Hutchens & Robin Tunney
1. You've known each other since you were teenagers. What are your first memories of each other? Robin Tunney: Beth had a canary yellow car, bangles going up her arms, rings on every finger, and that was before anybody else was doing it. I loved [her vibe] from far away, and then we had an English class together. I remember being surprised that she had a Southern accent. I'd imagined she was from somewhere far away, like England or France.
The Gospel According To Candy Pratts Price
Candy Pratts Price is one of those IYKYK fashion personalities. She was a window dresser for Bloomingdale’s who caught the attention of Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the longtime accessories director for Vogue and the executive fashion director of the now-defunct Style.com (where I worked for her). In the Nineties, she was one of the stars of Unzipped, Isaac Mizrahi’s seminal fashion documentary (required viewing for Gen Zers working in the industry).
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