Centre for Contemporary Arts in Tashkent (CCA). Aerial view. Render (C) Studio KO. Courtesy of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF). With the launch of the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan now has its first permanent center for contemporary art, research, and community engagement. Developed by the Uzbekistan Art and […]

Form Portfolios brings a landmark retrospective of the Danish textile pioneer, and introduces a new chapter with Dansk Moderne. Photo by Sofie Hvitved. At 3daysofdesign 2026, Form Portfolios turns the spotlight on Kim Naver. One of the most quietly influential figures in Scandinavian design, Naver has spent six decades shaping the language of Danish textiles […]

Plus, Frieze Seoul returns and Mexico City welcomes back the Dolores Olmedo Museum Courtesy of Burleigh Following Burberry, Christopher Bailey has turned his attention to Britain’s storied pottery. Christopher Bailey has turned his attention from fashion to craft. The former chief creative officer and CEO of Burberry has led the acquisition of Burleigh, one of […]

clinamen (v.11) 2026, Exhibition view at Park Avenue Armory (C) Celeste Boursier-Mougenot/ADAGP | Photo: Nicholas Knight Three pools--each holding approximately 800 porcelain vessels and more than 10,000 gallons of water--glow aquamarine under one monumental light source. Through the water's movement, powered by carefully tuned motors, a meditative symphony of contact-clinks fills the expanse of…

Plus, Printemps named a new CEO and FRAMA will bring architectural precision to Copenhagen Design Week Courtesy of Axiom Space and Prada Prada and Axiom Space debuted new Artemis IV Lunar Mission spacewear. Prada and Axiom Space have unveiled the latest chapter in their ongoing collaboration: the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment, the high-performance inner […]

Rachel Zegler, theater director Jamie Lloyd, and actor, screenwriter and producer Arian Moayed hosted Pebble Bar's 2026 Tony Awards afterparty--welcoming stars of stage and screen, including many of the night's big winners. Prior to entry into the legendary Rockefeller Center townhouse, Roman, the doorman for the night, greeted guests in an orange shirt and blue […]

Courtesy of Moet & Chandon As Creative Director of Louis Vuitton Men’s, founder of Humanrace and Joopiter, fourteen-time Grammy winner, Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur, and now the creative voice behind Moet & Chandon’s summer chapter, Pharrell Williams works across music, fashion, and design with the same editing instinct. His collaboration with Moet & Chandon […]

A landmark group exhibition frames American diversity not as division, but as the very texture of democratic life Courtesy of Wes Battoclette What can photography do for democracy? That is the provocation at the heart of "Big Tent," the inaugural exhibition at the newly built FotoFocus Center in Cincinnati, and it arrives at a moment […]

Image by Nik Koenig Hotel iconography is etched into the shoreline of Lake Como, with storied properties situated in and alongside historic, picturesque towns. New to the tony banks, and providing a perspective (both literally and metaphorically) previously unseen from the destination, The Lake Como Edition imbues a 19th-century palazzo with a more minimal, contemporary […]

Prior to Prada's celebrity speckled Katz's Delicatessen takeover--with DJ sets from Grandmaster Flash, Justin Strauss, and Papi Juice--the Italian fashion house kicked off the fourteenth edition of Prada Mode, its itinerant private club, throughout two floors of the Hotel Chelsea. An opening night cocktail hour followed the first day of cultural programming, hosted alongside "Satellites," […]

Plus, 70 artists transformed a vacant L.A. hospital and Chanel restored a historic independent cinema Amadeo Modigliani, Nu assis au collier (1917-18) Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's. A Modigliani painting that shocked Paris in 1917 could now fetch 45 million. In 1917, police shut down Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani’s only solo exhibition on its […]

Courtesy of Matthew Donaldson Officially unveiled this June 10-12 at 3daysofdesign, the two-piece Timothy Dining Collection marks the latest chapter in the long-standing creative dialogue between holistic design agency Yabu Pushelberg and Shanghai-based contemporary furniture manufacturer Stellar Works. A masterclass in simplification, the collaboration will debut within Stellar Works' "THOUGHT /…

Friedmann & Versace reimagine the social heart of Hotel Barriere Fouquet's Paris as an Art Deco-inspired salon steeped in French craft. La Galerie entrance. HOTEL BARRIERE FOUQUET’S PARIS Designer: Friedmann & Versace Location: Paris, France On offer: For more than 125 years, Brasserie Fouquet’s has drawn artists, filmmakers, and the stylishly restless to the Champs-Elysees. […]

Plus, Philippe Vergne has been named artistic director and chief curator at The Bass and Pace Gallery cuts its roster Rendering of Marina Abramovic's SNOWY / WINDY / SPRING ON THE PLANET Z (2026). Image courtesy of the Balloon Museum Marina Abramovic's inflatable debut will inaugurate New York City's Balloon Museum. Conceptual artist Marina Abramovic […]

Plus, Delcy Morelos brought 30 tons of soil to the Barbican and Koto rebranded the Norton Museum of Art Image by Iwan Baan LANZA Atelier has revealed their curving, brick Serpentine Pavilion. For their 2026 Serpentine Pavillion, Mexico City-based LANZA Atelier turned to one of architecture's most quietly radical forms: the crinkle-crankle wall. Curved by […]

Courtesy of Louis Vuitton The most talked-about design object at this year’s Monaco Grand Prix is not found on the circuit. It waits at the finish line. Louis Vuitton’s bespoke Trophy Trunks have become a fixture of Formula 1’s victory ceremonies, transforming what was once a practical presentation case into something hand-stitched in the house’s […]

MASS MoCA's 2026 Art Futures Benefit honored acclaimed contemporary artist Laurie Anderson and global philanthropist Charlotte Cramer Wagner with the museum's Art Futures Award, established to recognize those driving progress through art. The museum's annual marquee event segued from a celebratory dinner into special performances by Soren Smedvig and Richard Stanmeyer. Following the gala, the […]

Plus, ten designers are competing for the 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and Frank Gehry's first posthumous exhibition opens this month Kai Althoff, Unter der Autobahnbrucke, 2003 (est. $250,000 - 350,000), courtesy of Sotheby's Barbara Gladstone’s estate heads to Sotheby’s with Richard Prince, Jean Prouve among top lots. Sotheby’s will offer 140 art and design lots […]

Courtesy of Keffer Studio In mid-May, highly awarded architect Greg Keffer announced Keffer Studio, his independent architecture and interior design practice that specializes in luxury hospitality. With its inception, Keffer adds the titles founder and creative director to his illustrious career, which includes 14 years at Rockwell Group (where he was partner). For three decades […]

Plus, the Mondrian estate collaborated with Doodles and "Jerry Gogosian" has died Courtesy of Safdie Architects Crystal Bridges opens doors to its architecturally significant expansion. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, is opening a major 114,000-square-foot expansion on June 6, increasing the Safdie Architects-designed institution's footprint by roughly 50 percent…

Through ICFF's emerging talent platform, Wanted, Brooklyn-based lighting and furniture studio Marx Et Al introduced its first collection this May. Founded by Aaron Marx (in collaboration with Christopher Howard and Leah Smit), the design studio debuted a family of geometric sconces, pendants, and a chandelier--alongside a console table, coffee table, and the eye-catching Decorative Panel […]

Image courtesy of Gregory Dava This year, Ernest Hemingway's debut novel, The Sun Also Rises, celebrates its centenary. Within the seminal work, American and British expatriates in post-World War I Europe venture from Paris to Spain as they reflect on their lives and the circumstances of the times. It's with this narrative architecture in mind, […]

Courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre In the aftermath of the ephemeral moments within Milan Design Week, three introductions from Jaeger-LeCoultre and lauded industrial designer Marc Newson remain as present as the phenomenon they depict: the passage of time. In the decades-spanning "The Perpetual Timekeeper" exhibition, the "watchmaker of watchmakers" unveiled two new Atmos table clocks--the Atmos…

Founder Katherine Sachs on the five-week event, which features more than 30 projects created by and with local artists. Courtesy of Philadanco - The Philadelphia Dance Company With the curatorial theme "What Now: 2026," Katherine Sachs proposes the open-ended question at the heart of ArtPhilly, the new city-wide festival she founded to cast conversations around […]

Plus, Ralph Lauren becomes the official lifestyle apparel partner of Pebble Beach and The Hague turned into an open-air museum Exterior view of Centre Pompidou Hanwha. Courtesy of Centre Pompidou Hanwha. The Centre Pompidou Hanwha will open in downtown Seoul on June 4. Centre Pompidou Hanwha, the new Seoul outpost of Paris' Centre Pompidou, opens […]

Image by Jim Henkens Positioned within a verdant private enclave that overlooks a stretch of the scenic Webutuck River, the four recently constructed guest cottages of beloved Dutchess County, New York estate Troutbeck draw inspiration from the early American architectural form of the property's historic Benton Cottage. Designed by Stonehill Taylor, with interiors by Champalimaud […]

This NYCxDesign, award-winning contemporary lighting designer Mary Wallis debuted both the Springtide and Snow Mobile collections composed of geometric, sculptural pieces that cast wonder in conjunction with their glow. Each hand-produced floor and hanging light is imbued with Wallis' innate artistry, born from decades of fine-art painting, with the Snow Mobile also serving as a […]

Plus, Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the world's longest single-mast bridge and a Medieval King Arthur manuscript could fetch 2 million at Christie's Art Basel Paris 2025, image courtesy of Art Basel, by Sara Barth Art Basel announced the 206 exhibitors for the 2026 Paris edition. Art Basel Paris has announced the exhibitor list for […]

Despite the dreary forecast, crowds turned out night after night to celebrate Montauk mainstay The Surf Lodge's 18th summer season. Guests in monochromatic crochet and eccentric headwraps flocked to the covered deck, while the mini-skirt contingent turned down proffered hoodies to maintain the integrity of their looks. Owner Jayma Cardoso steered the ship from out […]

Image by Skot Yobauje Dream logic--or, more specifically, the imagination of Jeremy Olson--governs the world currently within the windows of Hermes Madison Avenue. There, the Ojai-born, Brooklyn-based artist has assembled a playfully surreal portal between elevated domestic space and anthropomorphic puppet show. Represented by Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami and Unit London in the U.K., […]