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Travel
A Hvar Retreat Where Peace of Mind Prevails Over Partying

The Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea welcomes a serene resort whose elevated wellness offerings provide an antidote to Hvar Town's revelry.
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The Beauty of Curves

The celebrate the 2021 Genesis G80's swish new design inspired by nature and Korean architecture, the auto brand teamed up with Surface to investigate the science of beauty.
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Rome's Just-Opened Apple Store is a Skillful Blend of Old and New

Foster + Partners lovingly restores the former home of an Italian senator and bohemian hangout Caffè Aragno.
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Kelly Behun’s New Living Gallery Uplifts Makers of All Types

The interior designer hones her curatorial eye at 1228 Madison Avenue.
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Matty Bovan Wins the 2021 International Woolmark Prize
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Architect James Wines Remembers Willi Smith, the Fashion Maven Who Was His Close Collaborator
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Brooklyn Museum to Present House of Dior Retrospective
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Saint Laurent Flirts With Memphis
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    Architect James Wines Remembers Willi Smith, the Fashion Maven Who Was His Close Collaborator

    In the 1980s, Wines created the stores for Smith’s pioneering label, WilliWear. Now he’s designed an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt in New York celebrating his late confidant.

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    On June 5, the furniture brand TRNK, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, and The Standard, East Village, kicked off Pride month by hosting a celebratory dinner and afterparty to commemorate “Chosen,” a newly opened group exhibition that celebrates queer kinship and one’s “chosen family.” Attendees—among them TRNK founder Tariq Dixon, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art director Alyssa Nitchun, author-activist Kimberly Drew, and the artists Kennedy Yanko and Lutfi Janania—sipped on cocktails courtesy of Madre Mezcal while browsing a sampling of the works at the hotel’s Garden and No Bar. Photos by Yvonne Tnt/BFA.

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    Designer of the Day: Gabriella Picone

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