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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 DISPATCH
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OPENING SHOT
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FILM
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H&M Debuts A.I.-Generated 'Digital Twins,' and Other News
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  1. 1
    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.

    read more

  2. 2
    Prospect New Orleans Announces a Cultural Archives Project, and Other News

    Plus the end of TSA's "shoes off" policy, and a $1.64 million cleanup project makes the Seine swimmable.

    read more

  3. 3
    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, which is in the midst of its first summer season.

    read more

  4. 4
    Designer of the Day: Gachot

    Partners in business and life John and Christine Gachot have left an indelible mark on the landmarks of New York City, where their interdisciplinary design studio is based. Their work, however, extends far beyond the hallowed corridors of the Metropolitan Opera House and Rockefeller Center—they recently reimagined San Francisco institution Izzy’s Steakhouse in a rich vision that draws from its Prohibition-era roots.

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    A First Look at This Year's Burning Man Installations is Here, and Other News

    Plus a center dedicated to David Bowie is headed to V&A, and a U.S.-Vietnam trade deal stands to shake up tariffs for retailers.

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  7. 7
    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. 

    read more

  8. 8
    Bar Bianchi Brings Milanese Ritual to the East Village

    Golden Age Hospitality’s latest venture, an homage to aperitivo culture, comes dressed in pistachio tones, gleaming fixtures, and geometric tiles that recall 1930s Milan with space-age flourishes.

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    In His Debut Solo Exhibition with Almine Rech, Dustin Yellin Articulates Moments of Cosmic Storytelling

    In Tribeca, “If a bird's nest is nature, what is a house?” sets epoxy resin and glass pieces in dialogue with painted collages.

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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...

DESIGN DISPATCH
Prospect New Orleans Announces a Cultural Archives Project, and Other News

Plus the end of TSA's "shoes off" policy, and a $1.64 million cleanup project makes the Seine...

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...

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Designer of the Day: Gachot

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