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Opening Shot
At Brach Madrid, Philippe Starck’s Vision of Grand Romance and Glamour

Original artwork, emblems of Spanish culture, and antique curios adorn the richly appointed property.

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Surface 7
On the Greek Island of Leros, an Exhibition Reflects Upon the Aegean Sea

Plus, Workstead debuts an opulent silk lighting collection, and Susumu Shingu’s elemental sculptures arrive in New York.

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Film
Joyful, Tender, Defiant: BlackStar Film Festival Honors Cinema for Liberation

Chief executive and artistic officer Maori Karmael Holmes speaks on the festival as a platform for works and visionaries that defy the constraints of genre. 

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Architecture
Thomas Heatherwick Reimagines Longchamp SoHo

Curios, contemporary art, and kinetic architecture come together to create an arresting experience within.

DESIGN
Architecture and Interiors Studio Hendricks Churchill on “Distinctly American” Design
HOSPITALITY
The Talk of Paris’ 2nd Arrondissement, De Vie’s Tasting Menu with Cocktail Pairing
DESIGN DISPATCH
Herzog & de Meuron Breaks Ground on the Breuer Building for Sotheby's, and Other News
CULTURE CLUB
At PS21's Gala in the Pavilion, a Night of Performance to Celebrate Francis J. Greenburger
DESIGN DISPATCH
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CURRENTLY COVETING
Wolf-Gordon Reimagines What a Wallcovering Can Hold
DESIGN
Precision Defines the Silo Stackable Metal Container System
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Central Park's Restored Delacorte Theater Reopens to Host Shakespeare in the Park, and Other News
ARCHITECTURE
Fire Island Pines’ Pop-Up Civic Architecture Installation, "The Place Where You Belong"
ART
The Armory Show 2025’s Comprehensive Changes
DESIGN DISPATCH
A Salvador Dalí Illustration Sold at Auction Balloons in Value, and Other News
CULTURE CLUB
Sculptor Duncan Chamberlain Hosts an Alfresco Dinner with Ned’s Club at The Surf Lodge
DESIGN
From Aspen to Seoul, the Design Miami.In Situ Initiative Changes Shape
CULTURE CLUB
The Supper Club’s Candlelit Montauk Dinner with Lauren Rottet and Surface
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Crystal Bridges and Art Bridges Aquire 90 Indigenous Artworks, and Other News
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Claudette Schreuders’ Idiosyncratic Sculptures of Suburban Life
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The Milsteins' Dînatoire in Celebration of Joel Mesler’s Guild Hall Exhibition
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The Eames House Has Reopened to Visitors, and Other News
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Architecture and Interiors Studio BOND Communes with Fire Island Pines’ Legacy
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A Weekend in Monaco with E1

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    Wolf-Gordon Reimagines What a Wallcovering Can Hold

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    Precision Defines the Silo Stackable Metal Container System

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Modular units, milled from solid aluminum, connect with satisfying ease

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