Solange Got Glam With Ilia Beauty for Her Eldorado Ballroom Tour

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Solange Got Glam With Ilia Beauty for Her Eldorado Ballroom Tour

In 2023, Solange created Eldorado Ballroom—a musical performance series honoring generations of Black creative innovators through sound—for the Brooklyn Academy of Music. At the time, the series’ namesake theater, which had hosted the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles at the height of the Jim Crow era, had just reopened following a sweeping $10 million renovation.

Now, the artist-designer and former Surface cover star has brought the series to Houston with a four-venue tour that aptly includes the historic Eldorado Ballroom in the Third Ward, with support from beauty brand Ilia. In addition to wearing the brand’s glowy Super Serum Skin Tint and shimmery Eye Stylus Shadow Stick onstage, she also created the Eldorado Ballroom Edit: a capsule of the products she has relied on throughout the performance series.—Jenna Adrian-Diaz

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Frankie’s Summer Club Nods to an Unrealized Louis Kahn Plan

Brought to life by Philadelphia-based design and development practice Scout, in partnership with Interface Studio Architects (ISA), Frankie’s Summer Club is a pop-up bar on the former University of the Arts (UArts) campus. Housed in the courtyard of architect Frank Furness’ historic Furness Hall dormitory, the hospitality endeavor looked to an unrealized 1964 UArts expansion proposal by Louis Kahn for inspiration—drawing from his monumental, chimneyed shapes.

The cubic metal base of the bar’s service counter extends into a vinyl-mesh tower—both in a summery yellow. Slender yellow tables snake through outdoor space with a smattering of stackable chairs as well. Michael Ferreri, the executive chef of Philly Sicilian hotspot Irwin’s Upstairs, helms the seasonal menu and natural wine selection. For Scout, the pop-up acts as a prelude for their redevelopment of the former campus as a creative, commercial center in Philadelphia.—David Graver

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Select Aesop Stores are Transforming Into Reading Rooms

Tracksmith and Rowing Blazers share a language of craft, heritage, and design-driven athleticwear—making the Charles River, with its collegiate architecture and rowing legacy, a natural backdrop for their new capsule collection. The collaboration spans men’s and women’s pieces that rework traditional sport codes through updated graphics and tailored proportions. Rowing Blazers shifts Tracksmith’s earth-toned minimalism into brighter territory, introducing sawtooth patterns, varsity stripes, and a palette of primary hues. Tracksmith’s hare emblem appears on a colorblocked rugby shirt that lands somewhere between archival uniform and contemporary off-duty layer. The standout, though, is the crewneck “Jogger” sweater, whose declarative lettering distills the collaboration’s core: Rowing Blazers’ irreverent prep meets Tracksmith’s enduring reverence for the amateur athlete.—J.A.D.

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A New Nomadic Art Fair Sets its Sights on Marseille

The ancient French port city known for its historic harbor, olive oil soaps, and sweeping views of turquoise waters from the limestone cliffs at the Calanques National Park will soon host la mer: a pop-up art fair that builds upon the city’s art and culture scene. From July 1-6, exhibitors will take over the modernist seaside hotel Les Bords de Mer, where attendees will be immersed in a trove of art that confronts themes of climate change, displacement, migration, and land histories.

If the concept of an art fair that unfolds throughout a historic destination hotel sounds familiar, there’s a reason: la mer is the latest cultural initiative from 74th Arts, the organization behind the Aspen Art Fair. la mer, whose inaugural edition counts more than 80 exhibiting artists, will take visitors well beyond the Art Deco facade of Les Bords de Mer, with cultural programming that unfolds up and down the coastline—and even onto the nearby Îles du Frioul.—J.A.D.

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Burberry Sets Up Shop at the Standard’s Ibiza Rooftop

We know by now that come summer, fashion houses love almost nothing more than a stylish beach club takeover. But in Ibiza, Burberry has landed in the Old Town to reimagine The Standard’s rooftop with poolside loungers, parasols, and even the DJ booth in a sunny yellow version of the house’s signature check pattern befitting the island’s idyllic Mediterranean climate.

The takeover runs through October, with the British fashion house set to host weekly cocktail evenings along with a shoppable edit of summer essentials like swimwear, sunglasses, hats, totes, and casual ensembles made for navigating island adventures in comfort and style. Should you find yourself yacht-spotting from the rooftop, which overlooks the island’s Eivissa Harbor, you may even catch the Check Mate, Burberry’s own branded boat, cruising up and down the waterfront.—J.A.D.

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Ralph Pucci Makes History at Château La Coste

ABest known for bringing a sculptural sensibility to interiors from his Chelsea studio, Ralph Pucci will debut “Pure” at the Oscar Niemeyer Pavilion at Château La Coste—the first time a contemporary American designer has taken over the space. The show features seating, tables, and lighting made in Plasterglass, the proprietary material Pucci developed in the early 1980s, interpreted here by longtime collaborators Patrick Naggar, Eric Schmitt, Elizabeth Garouste, John Koga, and Paul Mathieu. Throughout the run, Pucci’s master sculptor will demonstrate the process live, set to a jazz soundtrack that includes Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and Lee Morgan.—J.A.D.

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Ariel Adkins’ 10-Foot-Tall Sculptural Gown on Shelter Island

A shimmering 10-foot-tall sculpture by Ariel Adkins, the founder of influential art and fashion platform Artfully Awear, has been included in the group exhibition “Paradise Lost” at the historic Shelter Island venue Sylvester Manor Educational Farm. Titled Cocoon, the monumental art piece mimics the form of a dress from the 1600s, though it has been designed to act as a dwelling and invites visitors to enter. Ultimately, Adkins has created both a shelter and a symbol—driven by a mission to honor the power of women as makers, keepers, and carriers of culture.

“Cocoon is a natural evolution of Artfully Awear,” Adkins tells Surface. “What began as a way to express stories through clothing has grown into a space others can physically enter and experience for themselves. This piece opens up the work—it’s more inclusive, more interactive, and rooted in shared reflection. It moves from something worn to something inhabited, and invites us to consider our own role in the stories we carry and the spaces we create.” This is the second annual sculpture exhibition hosted at the educational venue. It will run through September 14.—D.G.