Silence Please Makes Some Noise

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Make Some Noise for Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe at Silence Please

When speaker design studio Silence Please debuted at the inaugural edition of Collectible New York City, they turned heads with their David Lynchian red room installation of analog DJ monitor speakers. Now, they power listening sessions from the brand’s light-filled tearoom and listening space on the Bowery. One of their latest hosted artists and collaborators Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, who debuted two new albums, “Luminal” and “Lateral” at a sold-out session.—Jenna Adrian-Diaz

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With a Vis-a-Vis Capsule, Laila Gohar Gets into Haute Embroidery

Following her 2022 Sobremesa collection with HAY, Laila Gohar has teamed up with Véronique Taittinger’s haute embroidery house Vis-a-Vis Paris on a capsule of home textiles. The capsule reimagines traditional linens through meticulously handcrafted techniques—a plissé duvet cover that took nearly 500 hours to complete, hand-embroidered top sheets and pillowcases—while drawing on Gohar’s instinct for playful, ephemeral forms, like the scattered-bean motif rendered atop a tablecloth in intricate stitchwork.

The collection includes thirteen pieces for the bed and table, fusing Gohar’s visual language with the technical precision of the Vis-a-Vis atelier. It marks a deliberate incursion into a vanishing tradition of needlework, resisting automation and elevating heirloom handiwork techniques.—J.A.D.

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Select Aesop Stores are Transforming Into Reading Rooms

Throughout June, Aesop is temporarily transforming its boutiques in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, D.C., and Toronto into literary environments for the fifth edition of its Queer Library project. From June 4–8, several locations will host Reading Rooms—pared-back spaces offering a tightly curated selection of queer-authored titles and, in some cases, audiobooks. From June 26–29, a smaller number of flagship stores will undergo full takeovers, clearing their shelves of skincare to stock books, accompanied by aromatic accents designed to heighten the reading experience.

The initiative is staged in partnership with Penguin Random House and the ACLU, featuring authors like Ocean Vuong. It emphasizes literature not as lifestyle décor but as a conduit for identity, memory, and political speech—particularly within LGBTQIA2S+ communities. Visitors are invited to take home a complimentary book, while supplies last.—J.A.D

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Indiana Woodward, Zimmi Coker, and Gabe Stone Shayer Dance Into the End of The World

Directed by Stephanie Gotch, the “End of the World” ballet uses dance to explore grief in dialogue with hope. Gotch choreographed the performance with former American Ballet Theatre (ABT) soloist Gabe Stone Shayer, who features in the piece alongside New York City Ballet principal Indiana Woodward and ABT’s Zimmi Coker. The ballet ebbs and flows to a sparse track of the same name, written and produced by multi-instrumentalist Zach Tabori. The moving work acts as a return for Shayer, who left ABT in 2023 after publishing an op-ed in The New York Times addressing the racial inequalities he experienced as a Black dancer in a predominantly white industry. 

Gotch also has roots in the ballet world—having trained at the School of American Ballet and Miami City Ballet.“ Gabe and I were thrilled to create a film that could show just how much depth and emotion ballet can hold,” she shares. “It’s an art form that speaks volumes without words, but too often it’s only seen onstage, in a theater. Ballet has always been—and will always be—my first love. We simply hope to share ballet in a way that feels more accessible, allowing viewers to experience it outside the traditional theater setting.”proceeds will benefit its ongoing preservation efforts.—David Graver

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Material Expertise Defines Rimowa and Vitra’s Sleek Collaboration

An equal expression of the aesthetic values of German luggage manufacturer Rimowa and Swiss design leader Vitra, a new two-piece collection finds a mobile stool and toolbox rendered in grooved aluminum. Limited to 1000 pieces, the Aluminum Stool acts as a uniquely imagined seating-storage fusion. The Aluminum Toolbox, limited to only 100 pieces, is a sleek interpretation of Vitra’s recycled plastic iteration, designed by Arik Levy in 2010. Both pair Rimowa’s signature exterior with interiors upholstered in Vitra textiles.

“The Aluminum Stool is a striking hybrid object that combines elements of luggage and furniture. It is almost a typology of its own,” Christian Grosen, Vitra’s Chief Design Office, says. “While the cubic format might not be so practical for a suitcase, it’s ideal for sitting and storage.” Regarding the Aluminum Toolbox, Grosen adds, “This material makes it heavier than the standard plastic version and gives it a more exclusive look and feel.” The June 18 product launch will also coincide with a collaborative exhibition in the Fire Station by Zaha Hadid on the Vitra campus, concurrent with Art Basel in Switzerland.—D.G.

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Once Again, a Tuning Fork Powers an Accutron Wristwatch

At the 2025 Couture Show in Las Vegas, the retrofuturistic wristwatch brand Accutron announced the return of a rare technology that they introduced in 1960: the tuning fork movement. When it first debuted, this unique vibrating attribute guaranteed a higher level of accuracy per day than mechanical components. It also meant Accutron was the first fully electronic watch on the market, before quartz batteries swept the world.

Accutron engineers have spent the last ten years not only reviving the proprietary technology but perfecting it for the brand new Spaceview 314 wristwatch, set to go on sale this October. Though it references the original Accutron’s electro-cool design language—complete with visible wires and capacitors—it also features luxurious new attributes more commonly found in hand-wound or automatic Swiss watches, like perlage and Côtes de Genève finishing.—D.G.

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Nobu Grand Wailea Marries Locale and Legacy

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa is not one to rest on his laurels. Instead, he’s taking his brand, at once a household name and a culinary status symbol, to new heights, debuting the 56th outpost of Nobu at the sprawling Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria resort. “To finish working means my passion is gone,” Matsuhisa remarked during a pre-opening press event.

The latest expression of Nobu’s longstanding collaboration with Rockwell Group, the 13,000-square-foot space filters the hallmarks of its predecessors—echoes of Japanese design sensibilities and a dramatic sense of scale—through the island’s textural palette. A knotted rope installation from artist Windy Chien, who lived in Hawaii for a decade, punctuates the clerestory windows. Swaths of dip-dyed indigo linen ripple overhead.—Abigail Saldana