The Extravagance of Less
In a tiny seaside Tuscan village, a minimalist architect and designer proves that living with little but history can be the richest existence of all.
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In a tiny seaside Tuscan village, a minimalist architect and designer proves that living with little but history can be the richest existence of all.
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For a decade, the master gardener Dan Pearson has been creating a landscape that’s a testament to both his singular eye and Britain’s natural beauty.
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Black and white day dresses, almost saintly in their simplicity, commune with strappy sandals and lace gloves.
By Pieter Hugo and
A pair of Pennsylvania homes constructed by the Japanese-American furniture designer George Nakashima have become an enduring testament to midcentury folk craft.
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A Portuguese Hideaway That’s Part Refuge, Part Shrine
For his vacation home near Comporta, the Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has conceived of a sand-colored, bunkerlike home that blends seamlessly into its surroundings.
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For Faye Toogood, the Rough Draft Is Also the Final Product
The British designer’s new collection of furniture embraces the “rawness and primitive qualities” of small-scale models.
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How One French Modernist’s Vision Was Finally Realized
Outside Bordeaux, a Rem Koolhaas-designed villa has become a site for the inventiveness of Pierre Paulin, who dreamed up modular furniture made of foam, resin and fiberglass.
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Spring Fashion: Nontraditional Pleats, Please
On knitwear, skirts and cocktail dresses, classic pleating is reimagined.
By Paul Maffi and
The Season’s Most Appealing Textural Furniture
As of late, designers have offered a study in contrast, with pieces made from rough travertine, nubby linen and smooth, shiny lacquer.
By Patricia Heal and
The Constellation of Frank Stella
The artist’s Minimalist abstractions helped change the direction of painting at the start of his career. Now at the end of it, the 83-year-old artist looks back to his beginnings.
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An Exquisite Necklace That Recalls an Art-Deco Pioneer
Cartier’s new Mauna necklace channels the combination of restraint and radiant excess brought to the house by the jewelry designer Jeanne Toussaint.
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In Upstate New York, a Hotel Dedicated to Creatives
The Maker, a new hotel in Hudson, pays tribute to the artisans and designers who have made the upstate town their own.
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Spring’s Softest, Roomiest Bags
Totes in natural hues and pyramid and hobo shapes carry all with ease. They’re even cat-approved.
By Anthony Cotsifas and
The Ceramics Designer Inspired by 20th-Century Drawings of Brain Cells
After finding a book of vintage medical illustrations, Eny Lee Parker decided to translate those shapes to clay.
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Nicholas Kirkwood’s first encounter with a blown-glass Ettore Sottsass piece six years ago ignited an ardor for their whimsical, childlike aesthetic.
By John Wogan and Aurore de la Morinerie
What happens on page 76 in three of this season’s books, as envisioned by the artist Marcus Jahmal.
Real minimalism rarely feels like deprivation — it can instead be revelatory, a convincing argument for the way humans are meant to live.
By Hanya Yanagihara
At his 18th-century Tuscan villa by the sea, the architect Vincenzo De Cotiis has restored original flourishes while keeping the rooms streamlined.
The artist cites a painterly 19th-century landscape and a geometric 20th-century mural as influences on his own work.
By Jonathan Schoonover
The color of the moment comes in shades of emerald, lime and olive, brightening everything from platform shoes to classic bags.
Wes Gordon, who took over Carolina Herrera in 2018, shares his creative inspirations.
By Lindsay Talbot
With their vivid berry hues and blocks of colors and pattern, these shoes and bags add a mod accent to any look.
Trenches, slickers, hats and gloves for the first sight of green.
By Michael Hauptman and Sasha Kelly
Dan Pearson’s expansive Somerset estate celebrates the English countryside.
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