#new-york Stories

OPENING SHOT
The Golden Swan Spreads Its Wings

The gastropub transforms a storied West Village townhouse into a sumptuous, sun-filled destination...

Q&A
James Gardner on Gitano’s Bohemian Nomad-Meets-Fashion Vibe

A decade after launching in Tulum as a jungle-chic mezcal bar, Gitano has cultivated a lifestyle...

DESIGN
Nanimarquina’s Flatiron Showroom Is a Bold Step Forward

A veritable celebration of Nanimarquina’s past, present, and future, the sun-drenched showroom...

DESIGN
Yabu Pushelberg Crafts a Pristine New Home for Salvatori

The venerable design duo melds New York’s “rough-and-tumble” energy with a shimmering...

DESIGN
Achille Salvagni’s Stylish New York Gallery Is a Turning Point

Nearly two years after opening a pristine gallery in London, the Roman designer has unveiled a...

Detail
Myfawnwy’s Collection For Stella McCartney Blends Nature-Inspired Motifs With a Youthful Essence.

The British Fashion House tapped a trio of rising artists to design the capsule collection Stella...

Art
Maya Lin Debuts Installation of Barren Trees in Madison Square Park

Dubbed Ghost Forest, the work comprises 49 spectral white cedar tree transplants meant to shed...

PARTNERSHIP
The Jewelry Designer Who Adapted Car Manufacturing Techniques to Make Black Gold

Reut Ringel introduced the world to her sculptural accessories in the midst of the pandemic. Her...

Partnership
America’s Industrial Past Offers a Vision of Its Post-Mall Future

A clutch of locations across the country in post-industrial locations across have been transformed...

High Design
Yoga, Tea, and Fine Design, Today’s Cannabis Shops Offer More Than Bongs and Buds

CBD and marijuana retailers have turned from hocking papers and pipes to offering complete...

On View
Pace Chelsea Reopens With an Exhibition That Casts a Rare Light

Fred Wilson's "Chandeliers" graces the gallery's return with not only beauty, but a challenge to...

Retail
These are the Best New Stores and Retail Spaces of 2019

The best new shops of the year include a sophisticated CBD boutique, an epic antiques purveyor in...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Schiller Projects Creates a Law Office You Might Actually Want to Visit

Their stunning design for Boies Schiller Flexner is dramatic, yet welcoming.

DESIGN
This Lighting Showroom Will Lower Your Blood Pressure

Lindsey Adelman brings a laid-back atmosphere, her signature lifelike lighting fixtures, and a...

STORE
An Hermès West Side Story

New York’s Meatpacking District welcomes the Parisian Brand’s 36th store in the U.S.

CURRENTLY COVETING
Photographer Dennis Morris Turns His Lens to EYEVAN 7285 for New Sunnies Collaboration

Including design-y details meant to mimic film strip negatives, but of course.

CURRENTLY COVETING
D Line’s Pebble Collection—a Collaboration with BIG—Is Anything but Inconsequential

Demonstrating that BIG IDEAS can come in small packages.

CURRENTLY COVETING
O.N.S’s Grey Label—Adaptable Across Cultures and Continents—Gives Travelwear a Fresh New Look

Designed for the "modern nomad," O.N.S Clothing's Grey Label is a wardrobe made for movement.

SURFACE X MOMA DESIGN STORE
MoMA Design Stores’s Print Shop is a Limited-Time Celebration of Limited-Edition Posters

Get your hands on hard-to-find designs from cultural institutions around the world, plus exclusive...

PARTNERSHIP
Studio Visit: Anna Karlin

Partnership
Studio Visit: Joe Doucet

The designer applies his strategic thinking to Montblanc's #MY4810 collection.

DOUBLE TAP
The Photographer Who Escapes New York Without Leaving Her Studio

KangHee Kim’s collaged photographs double as portals to dreamy, unknown worlds.

PARTNERSHIP
A London Design Studio Brings the Psychological Experience of a City to Life

United Visual Artists teamed up with Brooklyn creative space A/D/O by MINI to mount a site-specific

TRAVEL
Opening Shot: From Firemen to Burning Men, Habitas Opens a Members Club in an Old New York Firehouse

After opening a hotel in Tulum and a clubhouse in Venice Beach, the roving experiential members...

Fashion
Adidas’s Greatest Design Resource? Its Own History.

A look inside the brand’s archives offers hints of its latest sneaker, the Deerupt.

Watch Wednesday
Watch Wednesday: Ralph Lauren 867

RL's latest timepiece is a loving tribute to Gotham in the 1930s.

DESIGN
This Limited Run of Hiking Boots Honors the Hand

Footwear brand FEIT and furniture company BDDW join forces to create an artful collection of...

DESIGN
Hem Launches First-Ever U.S. Pop-Up

The Swedish furniture brand gives New York a taste of its democratically good design.

Design
Designer of the Day: Alireza Razavi

The architect discusses creating design value, the key moment in a project, and why he collects art

Surface x MoMA Design Store
You Want the Moon? This Remarkably Detailed Lunar Globe Replicates the Real Thing

NASA imagery and expert engineering informed this ingenious lamp, where a ring of LEDs illuminate a

Exhibition
Katja Novitskova’s New York Landing

Public Art Fund’s latest commission materializes sci-fi and the internet.

NYCxDESIGN
Best of ICFF 2017

Our editors’ favorites from NYCxDesign’s tent-pole fair.

Travel
Murray Moss Loves Kitschy Souvenirs

The cultural arbiter and Surface Travel Awards juror on the power of mementos.

Partnership
The DNA of a Boutique Hotel Fills a Manhattan Coworking Space

NoMad newcomer Blender Workspace’s custom design and well-edited programming set it apart...

Poem
Eks and the City

The star of Bravo reality show Million Dollar Listing New York gets poetic about his adopted

Bar Cart
Armory Week Cocktails

Blacktail barman Jesse Vida shares three cocktails to seek out after the art fairs.

Exhibition
Emil Lukas: Perception is Everything

We tour an exhibition of work by artist Emil Lukas at Sperone Westwater gallery.

Art
“Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest” at the New Museum

We visited the the Zurich-based artist's first career-spanning survey in New York City.

Architecture
A New Film Revisits A Vanished Neutra House

Director Elissa Brown explores a lost piece of her family's history.

Essentials
Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey

Essentials are selections from the Surface team’s endless list of personal obsessions.

Travel
Airports Worthy of their Role as Gateways to the World in “The Art of the Airport”

A new book highlights airports that, while often imperfect, all have awe-inspiring architecture.

design
Michael Gabellini in Conversation with Valerie Steele

Designer Michael Gabellini and fashion historian Valerie Steele discuss the idea of simplicity and...

Fashion
DapperQ Brings Queer Style to New York Fashion Week

The brand's fashion show at the Brooklyn Museum had style that looked beyond menswear and...

Studio Visit
The Natural Order of Monique Péan

The jewelry designer discusses her new SoHo space, creating fashionable, wearable pieces from...

art
Simon Denny Decodes Bitcoin

Following a trail of research-intensive projects, the multimedia artist decided to tackle the...

design
AHA Front Brings Life to Dumbo

Online store AHA Life opened its first physical location in the Brooklyn neighborhood and designer...

Fashion
Stella Bugbee Is A Cut Above The Rest

The editorial director of New York magazine's The Cut is her own ideal reader.

Studio Visit
There Are No Rules at Kara Mann’s Studio

Interior designer Kara Mann discusses Baker Furniture, an upcoming project in Dubai, and her life...

architecture
A Simple Design for A Vital Public Service

A new public safety answering center in the Bronx, PSAC II, combines fortress-like durability with...

CRITIC
The Ugly Face of 60 Water Street

One development under the Brooklyn Bridge is a stain on an otherwise elegant neighborhood.

design
MARTHA STEWART BUILT A HOME… FOR HER BOOKS

An ever-growing collection of books satiates an industrious leader’s intellectual appetite.

Art
AT LONG LAST, PRINTED MATTER IS BACK

Art
Wolfgang Tillmans Reaches the Apogee of his Career (For Now)

With Metropolitan Museum of Art and David Zwirner presentations, Wolfgang Tillmans displays his...

fashion
Byredo’s New York Perfumery Takes Inspiration from 1980s Japan

A Swedish perfumer makes its mark in America with a warm, clean-lined flagship.

design
See Designer and Skateboarder Greg Papove’s Sock-Inspired Furniture

Being a skateboarder is my biggest influence,” industrial designer Greg Papove says.

design
Moooi Opens Its First U.S. Showroom in New York

When Moooi co-founders Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers decided it was time to open the first...

Travel
A Restaurant in Greenwich Village Serving Plates Full of Happy

The latest from Acme’s Jon Neidich and bartender Jim Kearns.