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GUBI’s presentation at Bagni Misteriosi for Milan Design Week. (Courtesy GUBI)
15 Standouts From Milan Design Week
13 minute read
View of the “Take It or Leave It” exhibition. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
Our Milan Design Week Exhibition as a Celebration of Paola Navone’s Prolific Practice and Generous Spirit
8 minute read
Daniel Rozensztroch at the “Take It or Leave It” exhibition. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
Daniel Rozensztroch on Curating “Take It or Leave It”
12 minute read
Photo: Antonio Campanella
Live From Our “Take It or Leave It” Exhibition
2 minute read
Frances Moore Lappé. (Photo: Mamadi Doumbouya)
Frances Moore Lappé on Fifty-Plus Years of Plant-Based Eating (and Living)
19 minute read
“Untitled (Coalescence)” (2021), an installation made of resin, LED lights, and a microprocessor, by New York–based artist Palden Weinreb in the Rubin Museum’s Mandala Lab. (Photo: Rafael Gamo. Courtesy the Rubin Museum)
Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen on the Science-Backed Pleasures of Neuroaesthetics
8 minute read
Paola Navone. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
Paola Navone on the Radical Act of Giving Things Away
23 minute read
A collective house near the Catholic mission on the Catrimani River in the Roraima state of Brazil, photographed by Claudia Andujar in 1976. (Courtesy the artist)
The Cosmovision of the Yanomami People and the Violent Forces That Threaten Them
12 minute read
One of three versions of Thomas Ball’s sculpture “Emancipation Group” on view at “re:mancipation.” (Courtesy the Chazen Museum of Art and the Colby College Museum of Art)
Sanford Biggers, a Collective of Artists, and a Museum Interrogate a Problematic Abraham Lincoln Monument
10 minute read
Lesley Lokko. (Photo: Murdo Macleod. Courtesy the African Futures Institute)
Lesley Lokko Positions Africa as a Laboratory for Harnessing the Vast Possibilities of the Future
16 minute read
Jonah Takagi. (Photo: Erik Benjamins. Courtesy Marta)
Jonah Takagi on Media as the Place Where the Practical Meets the Personal
13 minute read
Cover of “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” by Dacher Keltner. (Courtesy Penguin Press)
Dacher Keltner on Why We All Need Daily Doses of Awe
17 minute read
Karl Lagerfeld in 2014. (Photo: Christopher William Adach)
A New “Cultural Biography” on Karl Lagerfeld Illuminates the Person Behind the Image
23 minute read
Overlapping copies of “No Finish Line.” (Photo: Weston Colton. Courtesy Nike)
Nike Imagines the World 50 Years From Now
15 minute read
The classic “Blue Marble” image of the Earth, taken by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec. 7, 1972. (Courtesy NASA)
Marina Koren on Rethinking the “Overview Effect”
16 minute read
Cover of “Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory” by Janet Malcolm. (Courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
The Piercing Prose of the Late Janet Malcolm
9 minute read
Pieces in Brush’s “Wave” series of steel objects. (Photo: Takaaki Matsumoto. Courtesy Rizzoli Electa)
Remembering Daniel Brush and His Immaculate, Otherworldly Objects, Paintings, and Jewelry
16 minute read
An Yu. (Courtesy Grove Atlantic)
The Eerie, Dreamlike Piano Melodies Behind An Yu’s Latest Novel
6 minute read
Courtesy Anne Helen Petersen
Anne Helen Petersen on Keeping Media All Around—But at Arm’s Length
11 minute read
The cover of “Question Everything: A Stone Reader,” co-edited by Simon Critchley and Peter Catapano. (Courtesy Liveright)
Simon Critchley on the Sheer Delight of Questioning Everything
13 minute read
Aerial view of the new Son Bunyola hotel in Mallorca, Spain. (Courtesy Son Bunyola)
Five Trendsetters on Their Most Anticipated 2023 Travel Destinations
12 minute read
Washington Square Park in New York City’s Greenwich Village. (Photo: Spencer Bailey)
A Walking Tour of Greenwich Village With Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman
28 minute read
Clockwise from top left: “The Essentials” from Eleven Madison Home, Ikebana Kit Box from Space of Time, “Conversations with Noguchi,” Ghetto Gastro Ancestral Roots waffle and pancake mix, Gohar World Host Necklace, Rice Factory New York rice, Papier d’Arménie “Discovery Box,” and Michael Kimmelman’s “The Intimate City.”
Eight Distinctive and Delightful Gifts for the 2022 Holiday Season
9 minute read
“Ilan's Garden” (2022) by Doron Langberg. (Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro)
As Art Basel Turns 20, Miami Art Week Enters a New, Slightly Less Hyped-Up Dawn
12 minute read
Installation view of “Young Lords and Their Traces” at the New Museum. (Photo: Dario Lasagni. Courtesy the New Museum)
Theaster Gates’s New Exhibition Poetically Prods the Meaning of a Museum
6 minute read
Installation view of “RE_________” at the ICA Philadelphia. (Courtesy the ICA)
At the ICA Philadelphia, Sissel Tolaas Presents Smell as a Poetic Provocation
7 minute read
A view of Auster’s performance “Sound Mo(ve)ments.” (Photo: Destiny Mata)
Sara Auster’s Sound Baths Are a Tonic for Our Tumultuous Times
5 minute read
Photo: Zeph Colombatto
Sound Is at the Core of Musician-Turned-Ceramicist Kansai Noguchi’s Vases and Vessels
7 minute read
Courtesy Tertulia
This New App Gives Readers a Place to Convene and Connect
3 minute read
Courtesy Jill Singer
Sight Unseen’s Jill Singer on Why She Doesn’t Actually Consume That Much Design Content
5 minute read
Photo: Andrew Zuckerman
A Start-Up Is Monitoring Space Junk to Enable a More Sustainable Space Economy
8 minute read
Le Bernardin’s apricot sorbet and chamomile ice cream, infused with Nature’s Fynd dairy-free cream cheese. (Courtesy Nature’s Fynd)
A Microscopic Fungus From Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Is Spurring a New Culinary Movement
3 minute read
Courtesy Artisan Books
Ghetto Gastro’s Jon Gray on “Durag Diplomacy” and the Beauty of the Bronx
11 minute read
A view of the “Slow Show” performance. (Photo: Anne-Sylvie Bonnet)
With “Slow Show,” Choreographer Dimitri Chamblas Emphasizes the Mysterious Power of Slow Movement
4 minute read
Courtesy Phaidon
Danish Design Firm HAY Heralds Its 20th Anniversary With a Superb, Highly Tactile Book
3 minute read
Courtesy Aedes de Venustas
A New Perfume Translates the Greek Island of Corfu Through Kumquat
3 minute read
An array of Baudar’s wildcrafted vinegars. (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing)
“Culinary Alchemist” Pascal Baudar on the Art of Foraging and the Craft of Vinegar
6 minute read
Courtesy Strange Attractor Press
A New Book Explores How, Via X-Rays, Banned Albums Made It Into the Cold War–Era U.S.S.R.
2 minute read
Photo: John Cairns. Courtesy the Bodleian Libraries.
An Exhibition at Oxford Highlights the Sensorial Splendor of Books
10 minute read
The Sculpture Gallery at The Glass House. (Photo: Michael Biondo)
Robert Stadler Has a “Playdate” With Philip Johnson at His Glass House
11 minute read
Photo: Marco Galloway
Willo Perron’s Debut Furniture Show Makes the Case for a “No Coasters” Design Movement
3 minute read
The “shite” (primary performer) in “Makura Jido” (“Chrysanthemum Boy”). (Photo: Yutaka Ishida. Courtesy Japan Society)
Ever Heard of Noh Theater? Our Primer to Three Major Productions Arriving in New York City This Fall
16 minute read
Cover of “The Seed Detective” (left). Adam Alexander (right). (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing)
“Seed Detective” Adam Alexander Imagines a Better World—Through Rare, Endangered, and Unusual Vegetable Varieties
5 minute read
Courtesy Assouline
Why Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Remains One of the Most Enduring Watches Ever
3 minute read
Courtesy Olivia Sammons
A New Zine Highlights the Poetry and Beauty of Food
3 minute read
Photo: John C. Hawthorne. Courtesy Alex Tatarsky.
Alex Tatarsky on Art as a Means to Live Out the Absurd
9 minute read
Courtesy Blue Note Records
An Album of Cover Songs Honors the Legacy of Leonard Cohen
3 minute read
Courtesy OMA
For a Tiffany & Co. Pop-Up in Paris, OMA Designs a Literal Jewelry Box
4 minute read
The “Urban Sun” installation at the Solar Biennale, designed by Studio Roosegaarde. (Courtesy the Solar Biennale)
An Energy Summit in the Netherlands Imagines a Solar-Powered Future
3 minute read
Courtesy Chronicle Books
An Heirloom Masa Supplier Champions the Origins of the Historic Latin American Dough
8 minute read
Courtesy Acqua di Parma
A New Magnolia-Scented Fragrance Invites the Promise of Springtime Year-Round
3 minute read
Courtesy ArtReview
ArtReview’s Podcast Collages Audio Out of Artists’ Life and Work
4 minute read
Courtesy A Space
This Collection of Hand-Carved, Noguchi-Inspired Bowls Imbues Spaces With an Earthy Essence
2 minute read
Ji Hye Kim. (Courtesy Miss Kim)
An Ann Arbor Restaurant Fuses Korean Tradition with Modern-Day Michigan Ingredients
5 minute read
Courtesy Slow Factory
A Garment Recycling Program Confronts Global Textile Waste Head-On
4 minute read
Elizabeth Dee. (Courtesy Independent Art Fair)
Elizabeth Dee on Rethinking the Canon of 20th-Century Art
7 minute read
Courtesy Mack Books
A New Book Captures the Magnificent Breadth and Melancholic Beauty of Alec Soth’s Photography
3 minute read
Akebia flowers at the Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (left) and co-founders Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano (right). (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing)
From Their 21-Acre New York Estate, a Botanist Couple Propagates Plants and Gardening Know-How
4 minute read
The Isle Royale in Lake Superior, one of the sites rendered digitally in “A Species Between Worlds.” (Courtesy Life Calling Initiative)
An Exhibition Ponders Technology’s Grip on Human “Reality”
5 minute read
Courtesy Yale University Press
A Sonic Journey Inspired by the Expansive Landscapes of the Nordic Region
13 minute read
Courtesy MSCHF
MSCHF Highlights the Absurdities of Modern Consumerism—and Makes Money Doing It
4 minute read
A skate park designed by Saario in Columbus, Indiana. (Photo: Hadley Fruits. Courtesy Janne Saario)
Janne Saario Subtly Integrates Skate Parks Into Landscapes and Cities
4 minute read
From left: Courtesy Krystal. Courtesy Jewlieah.
The TikTok “Vabbing” Trend, Explained
6 minute read
“Communicating Vessels” by Jenny Gräf Sheppard, on at the Sound Studies Lab through fall 2023. (Courtesy Sound Studies Lab)
A Lab in Copenhagen Looks at How Sound Explains the World
6 minute read
Lidewij Edelkoort. (Photo: Thirza Schaap)
Lidewij Edelkoort Starts Up a New Master’s Program in Sustainable Textile Production
6 minute read
Courtesy Artisan Books
The Unsung Virtues of Natural Wine, According to an Expert
9 minute read
Kate Berry. (Photo: Jessica Antola)
Kate Berry on the Need for Time Away From the Screen
7 minute read
Courtesy Princeton Architectural Press
A Handbook for Navigating the Nuances of Japanese Tea
3 minute read
Courtesy Thames & Hudson
A Photographic Compendium Highlights the Unspoken Power of Flowers
4 minute read
Courtesy Lara Call Gastinger
Botanical Artist Lara Call Gastinger on Seeing Scents
7 minute read
Courtesy The University of Chicago Press
A Commemoration of AACM’s Legacy in Experimental Jazz
3 minute read
Courtesy the Chipstone Foundation
Glenn Adamson on “Material Intelligence” and Why It Matters
13 minute read
Installation image of “The Art of Mushrooms.” (Photo: André Delhaye. Courtesy the Serralves Museum.)
At Portugal’s Serralves Museum, Mushrooms Are Works of Art
3 minute read
Courtesy Salt & Straw
An Edible Perfume Made to Enhance Ice Cream’s Savor
3 minute read
Two collectors weighing their plastics. (Courtesy First Mile)
A Not-For-Profit Reimagines Recycling and Supply Chains to Profound Effect
6 minute read
The Wind and Water Bar mid-construction. (Photo: Phan Quang. Courtesy Thames & Hudson.)
In Vietnam, Võ Trọng Nghĩa Merges Nature and Architecture
2 minute read
Installation view of Christine Sun Kim’s “Time Owes Me Rest Again.” (Photo: Hai Zhang. Courtesy the Queens Museum.)
A Sound Artist Exposes the Complex Relationship Between Deaf and Hearing Cultures
7 minute read
The Secret Perfume of Birds cover
The Secret History of Bird Smells
7 minute read
Eat for the Planet podcast logo
A Podcast Covering the Vanguards of the Sustainable Food Movement
3 minute read
Amy Auscherman
Amy Auscherman on Rare Books, Celebrity Gossip, and Isamu Noguchi
9 minute read
Photo: Tom Arber
How a Master Organist is Making the Archaic Instrument Cool Again
8 minute read
David Wallace-Wells. (Photo: Andrew Zuckerman / The Slowdown)
David Wallace-Wells’s New Climate Newsletter Is a Must-Read for Anyone Concerned With Our Future
4 minute read
A bottle of Frank August bourbon
A New Bourbon Brand Spices Up the Quintessentially American Spirit
2 minute read
Cover of the For the Birds project by the National Audubon Society
The Avian-Toned Tracks That Helped Spur a Birdsong Initiative
8 minute read
A member of Engines for Change at the 2021 Ride Against Hunger in Toronto. (Photo: Dan Lim)
A Nonprofit Holds Up the Motorcycle as a Tool for Social Change
3 minute read
Perfume samples at The Institute for Art and Olfaction. (Courtesy The Institute for Art and Olfaction)
Nuri McBride Paves the Way for Broader Understandings of the Crafts and Cultures of Scent
6 minute read
The Future Library Forest. (Photo: Rio Gandara. Courtesy Helsingin Sanomat)
At a Library in Oslo, the Books Can’t Be Read Until 2114
5 minute read
Moya Andrews. (Courtesy Indiana Public Media)
An Enchanting Short-Form Podcast That Gets to the Root of Gardening
3 minute read
Sound installation by Devon Turnbull. (Courtesy Lisson Gallery)
A Lisson Gallery Exhibition Contemplates the True Meaning of Sculpture
4 minute read
The custom “Organ²/ASLSP” organ in Halberstadt, Germany. (Photo: Ronald Göttel. Courtesy John Cage Organ Foundation Halberstadt)
In Rural Germany, a Six-Century-Long Performance of a John Cage Organ Composition Is Underway
4 minute read
Lodi’s braided “Farro Piccolo” loaf. (Courtesy Lodi)
At New York’s Lodi, Braided Bread Tells the Story of Adaptive Reuse
9 minute read
Courtesy Grand Seiko
The Bamboo Garden of a Tokyo Museum Becomes a Watch Dial
2 minute read
Francis Kéré’s “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” installation at the 23rd International Exhibition at La Triennale di Milano. (Courtesy La Triennale di Milano)
In Milan, This Year’s Pritzker Prize Winner Takes a Victory Lap
4 minute read
Rêveuse grower champagne
A “Grower Champagne” Brand Sources Its Wines From Independent Vineyards That Opt for Flavor Over Flash
5 minute read
Jermaine Stone. (Photo: Headmake Book)
For Jermaine Stone, Wine and Hip-Hop Make a Perfect Pair
8 minute read
Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing
Hannah Lewis on the Burgeoning “Mini-Forest Revolution”
9 minute read
Nepalese dhup. (Courtesy Tao Crafts UK)
The Perfumed History of Dhup, Nepal’s Traditional Hand-Rolled Rope Incense
4 minute read
Barda dish being cooked by a flame
At This Argentinian Restaurant in Detroit, Food Gets Flavored by Flames
3 minute read
“Windy” spins on New York’s High Line. (Courtesy Meriem Bennani, High Line Art, and Audemars Piguet)
On Manhattan’s High Line, Experimentation Leads to a Whirling, Whizzing, Whooshing Sculpture
5 minute read
Baratunde Thurston at the Badwater Basin in California’s Death Valley National Park. (Courtesy Twin Cities PBS/Part2 Pictures)
Baratunde Thurston Wants to Activate Your Inner Outdoor Adventurer
4 minute read
Setting the Table podcast logo
A Podcast That Illuminates Black Americans’ Influence on U.S. Cuisine
4 minute read
Echinopsis oxygona. (Photo: Rouibi Dhia Eddine Nadjm)
These Fragrant Cacti and Succulents Spice Up Their Surroundings
3 minute read
Theaster Gates’s “Black Chapel,” the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens. (Photo: Iwan Baan. Courtesy Serpentine and Theaster Gates Studio)
For Black Communities, These Gardens Double as Sites of Healing
7 minute read
Sarah Socia. (Courtesy OVR Technology)
The Real-Life Benefits of Augmenting the Metaverse With Scents
8 minute read
Nicolás Jaar. (Photo: Stéphanie Janaina)
Nicolás Jaar Launches a Grant Program to Uplift Emerging Electronic Musicians
3 minute read
Sarah Masoni. (Courtesy Sarah Masoni)
A Food Designer’s Secrets to Making the Perfect Ice Cream
8 minute read
Installation view of “Objects in Sculpture.” (Courtesy Art Institute of Chicago)
With His “Open Objects,” Jonathan Muecke Wants You to Think About Space
3 minute read
Cover of “Rocky Mountain Modern” by John Gendall
A New Book Traces the Evolution of Modernism in the Rocky Mountains
4 minute read
Alexandra Lange. (Photo: Mark Wickens)
Alexandra Lange on Mall Nostalgia, Romance Novels, and Twitch
11 minute read
Tocabe co-founders
A Denver Restaurant Brings Nationwide Access and Attention to Native American Cuisine
5 minute read
Courtesy Parfum d’Empire
How a Spidery Weed Spawned This Sweet-Smelling Perfume
3 minute read
Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art
On the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s New Podcast, Materials Get the Spotlight
4 minute read
J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library, viewed from 36th Street. (Photo: Brett Beyer. Courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum, New York)
At the Morgan Library, a Long-Overlooked Garden Gets a New Life
4 minute read
Courtesy Emeco
Jasper Morrison’s Latest Seats for Emeco Radiate a Warm, Tactile Presence
2 minute read
Gabriel Di Bella. (Photo: Yè Fan)
For Eleven Madison Park’s New Sommelier, Smell Is the Most Important Sense
9 minute read
Dr. Gary Deng. (Photo: Stephen Cardone)
Dr. Gary Deng on Aligning Mind and Body Through Food, Traditional Medicine, and Self-Care
7 minute read
A still from Kandis Williams’s multiscreen work “Triadic Ballet” (2021). (Courtesy the artist and the Rosenkranz Collection.)
In Aspen, an Exhibition Meditates on “Mountain Time”
5 minute read
Courtesy Ambient Church
Ambient Church Gives Electronic Music a Surreal, Spiritual Home
6 minute read
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s Shaku chair for Koyori. (Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki)
With Jasper Morrison at Its Creative Helm, Japanese Furniture Company Koyori Makes Splendid Seats
3 minute read
(Photo: Delfino Sisto Legnani)
A Book About Joints Celebrates the Big Ideas Behind Tiny Details
4 minute read
Installation view of the “Hermès in the Making” exhibition in Troy, Michigan. (Photo: William Jess Laird)
In Detroit, a Six-Day Hermès Exhibition Celebrates Craft and Community
6 minute read
(From left) Jules Allen, McArthur Binion, and Henry Threadgill. (Courtesy McArthur Binion)
In Detroit, McArthur Binion and Henry Threadgill Salute Their Decades-Long Friendship Through Song
5 minute read
Rebecca van Bergen. (Photo: Wesley Law)
For Rebecca van Bergen, Craft Is a Means to Change the World
14 minute read
Cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” album
A Playlist That Conjures the Ferocity and Flair of Detroit
15 minute read
Eminem in front of his restaurant, Mom’s Spaghetti
Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Restaurant Serves Pasta With the Special Savor of Leftovers
2 minute read
People planting a garden near a tree
A National Garden Program Connects Faith With the Environment, in Detroit and Beyond
6 minute read
Tableware by Gohar World
Gohar World’s Handmade Tableware Makes for Satisfyingly Surreal Meals
4 minute read
Photo: Carlo Banfi. (Courtesy Flos)
Milan Design Week 2022 Preview: Salone del Mobile Is Back, But Not (Yet) in Full Force
15 minute read
Balance (2022), a marble and onyx cabinet designed by OMA for Solid Nature’s “Monumental Wonders” exhibition at Alcova. (Courtesy Solid Nature)
Alcova 2022 Presents Designs That Look Inward, Outward, and Beyond
6 minute read
A mosquito coil.
Plant-Based Extracts to Fend Off Mosquitoes This Summer
3 minute read
Crypto Island podcast cover art
PJ Vogt’s Crypto Island Podcast Explores the Wild Wild World of Digital Currency
5 minute read
Maria Cristina Didero. (Photo: Stefan Giftthaler)
Design Miami’s Curatorial Director Sees Art Fairs as Powerful Platforms for Cultural Exchange
8 minute read
Professor John Crimaldi using lasers to render odor plumes visible. (Courtesy John Crimaldi)
The Fascinating Significance of Understanding How Animals Detect Odors
12 minute read
Installation view of “Weird Sensation Feels Good: The World of A.S.M.R.” at the Design Museum in London. (Photo: Ed Reeve)
Experiencing the Satisfying Sensations of A.S.M.R. in Real Life
4 minute read
Herbalist Rachelle Robinett
The Healing Power of Plants, According to an Herbalist
9 minute read
Manitoga house designed by Russel Wright
An Exhibition Posits How Design Can Be a Steward of Nature and the Future
5 minute read
Mental health and climate researcher Britt Wray
Britt Wray on How to Stay Invigorated and Accountable in the Face of the Climate Crisis
11 minute read
Still from Hiya Live Sessions video
The Multicity Festival Spotlighting Female Voices from the SWANA Region
3 minute read
Perfumer Yosh Han
A San Francisco Perfumer’s Campaign to Decolonize Scent
6 minute read
Stissing House
How a Storied Heritage Building Became a Contemporary Community Pub
5 minute read
Alexandre Benjamin Navet. (Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels)
Alexandre Benjamin Navet Presents Flowers, Real and Imagined, on New York’s Fifth Avenue
7 minute read
Wolfhouse tarot cards
A Philip Johnson House, Transformed Into a Community Hub for the Future
5 minute read
The main space in Kvadrat’s New York showroom. (Photo: Daniele Ansidei)
Kvadrat’s First New York Showroom Is an Elegant Homage to the Square
5 minute read
One of Alvaro Catalán de Ocón’s Plastic Rivers rugs. (Courtesy Alvaro Catalán de Ocón)
Home Furnishings That Rethink the Future of Plastic Bottles
6 minute read
An “Olfactory Labyrinth” by Maki Ueda
“Olfactory Labyrinths” That Zero In on the Remarkable Act of Smelling
4 minute read
Cover of “The Trayvon Generation” by Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander Explores the Grief, Gratitude, and Creativity of the “Trayvon Generation”
5 minute read
Cover art of This Is Critical podcast
Virginia Heffernan’s Sonic Deep Dives Into Pop Culture
4 minute read
The Castor Kids Chair, by Karimoku. (Courtesy Nalata Nalata)
Skillfully Handcrafted Chairs, Designed with Toddlers in Mind
4 minute read
Cover of “Curry Everyday: Over 100 Simple Vegetarian Recipes From Jaipur to Japan” by Atul Kochhar
Atul Kochhar Sees Curry as Vessel for Cultural Exchange
3 minute read
A Storm Products bowling ball
These Scented Bowling Balls Help Players Reach Their Flow States
5 minute read
MASA gallery’s exhibition “Intervención/Intersección” at Rockefeller Center
Embracing Playfulness, an Exhibition Engages in the “Creative Porosity” Between Mexico and the U.S.
7 minute read
Gordon Hempton. (Photo: Cameron Karsten)
Gordon Hempton’s Incredible Campaign for Quiet
7 minute read
“Black Girl on Skateboard Going Where She’s Got to Go to Do What She’s Got To Do and It Might Not Have Anything to Do With You, Ever” (2022), by vanessa german. (Courtesy vanessa german and Kasmin)
vanessa german’s Collaged Sculptures Are Ornate Icons of Healing and Protection
4 minute read
Qahwah House coffee and pastries
A Café That Makes Traditional Coffees Using Beans from Yemen, the Brew’s Birthplace
6 minute read
Installation view of “Plastic: Remaking Our World.” (Photo: Bettina Matthiessen)
At Germany’s Vitra Design Museum, an Exhibition Considers the Promises and Problems of Plastic
6 minute read
Neil Chapman. (Courtesy Neil Chapman)
What Makes a Perfume a Masterpiece, According to a Veteran Scent Blogger
9 minute read
Installation view of Marco Fusinato’s “Desastres” at the Venice Biennale. (Photo: Andrea Rossetti)
Marco Fusinato’s Ear-Piercing Endurance Performance at the Venice Biennale
4 minute read
A breathwork class at Frequency Mind. (Courtesy Frequency Mind)
To Achieve a Mind-Expanding State Without Taking Psychedelics, Try Breathwork
6 minute read
Cover of “The Cook You Want to Be” by Andy Baraghani
Why Andy Baraghani’s New Cookbook Is Going to Become Our 2022 Go-To
3 minute read
A photograph from the series “Eyes as Big as Plates” by Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth. (Photo: Sinikka. Courtesy the artists)
In London, an Exhibition Seeks to Deepen Our Understanding of Interspecies Connection
5 minute read
The Rebirth Brass Band in a still from “Take Me to the River: New Orleans.” (Courtesy “Take Me to the River: New Orleans”)
Songs from the Big Easy, Recorded by Top Musicians Across Generations
3 minute read
Rendering of Drift’s indoor drone performance, “Social Sacrifice” (2022). (Courtesy Drift and Aorist)
In Venice, “CodeX” Offers an Optimistic Take on the Future of Art and Technology
6 minute read
Weed joint
The Chemistry Behind Marijuana’s Skunky Scent
4 minute read
Thyme Bar’s Trumpet of Death cocktail. (Courtesy Thyme Bar)
At Manhattan’s Thyme Bar, Cocktails Channel an Enchanted Forest
4 minute read
Ekosfere products
In the Bronx, a Shop for Everyday Essentials Operating Under a Zero-Waste Ethos
3 minute read
Samora Pinderhughes. (Photo: Ray Neutron)
Stories of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated People, Reflected in a Soul-Stirring Album
4 minute read
Votary’s Lavender and Chamomile Pillow Spray
Pillow Mists, an Aromatherapeutic Cure for Sleepless Nights
2 minute read
Chef Jennifer McLagan
A Case for Bringing Blood, Bones, and Offal Into the Kitchen
8 minute read
Cover of “Nichetto Studio: Projects, Collaborations, and Conversations in Design”
The Prolific, Genre-Defying Output of Luca Nichetto
5 minute read
Dr. Uma Valeti in a still from the documentary “Meat the Future.” (Courtesy “Meat the Future”)
This Documentary Follows a Start-Up Taking Animals Out of Meat Production
4 minute read
An artwork from Luiza Gottschalk’s exhibition, “Glade: To Touch Painting,” at Olfactory Art Keller. (Photo: Andreas Keller)
In Manhattan’s Chinatown, a Gallery Invites Visitors to Sniff Its Art
3 minute read
PlantWave device
A User-Friendly Device That Creates Ambient Music With Plants
5 minute read
“Between the Mountain and the Sky” by Maggie Doyne
How Maggie Doyne’s Enduring Altruism Continues to Transform the Lives of Orphans in Nepal
3 minute read
Omsom spice kits
Bold, Umami-Laden Spice Kits to Make Traditional Asian Dishes at Home
4 minute read
Sagmeister 123’s Progress Shirt and Opinion Coat. (Courtesy Sagmeister 123)
With His First Clothing Line, Stefan Sagmeister Visualizes Positive Global Trends
4 minute read
Typology's Organic Rosehip Botanical Oil
The Wonders of Rosehip Oil, a Time-Honored Elixir for Skin
3 minute read
Quotomania podcast logo
On This Podcast, “Quotomaniac” Paul Holdengräber Reads His Favorite Quotes
4 minute read
The Ebony test kitchen. (Photo: Francis Dzikowski. Courtesy the Museum of Food and Drink.)
In Manhattan, an Exhibition Honoring How Black Food Traditions Shaped What America Eats
6 minute read
Petit Pli clothing
Pleated Clothing Designed to Grow With Your Kid
3 minute read
Journalist Danielle Freedman
The Profundity of Superheroes, Comedy, and Jazzercise, According to Danielle Friedman
9 minute read
Papier d’Arménie burning papers
These Scented Strips of Paper From France Are the Ultimate Deodorizers
5 minute read
English electronic musician and producer Jon Hopkins
An Original Soundtrack for the Intersection of Hallucinogens and Mental Health
4 minute read
Ento Collective's protein powder
A Protein Powder Made From Insects, an Underestimated Superfood
3 minute read
Ceramic vessels by Omar Sosa
These Earthenware Vessels by Omar Sosa Invite Improvisation and Play
3 minute read
“Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand” by John Markoff
A New Biography Looks Back on Stewart Brand’s Planetary Impact
12 minute read
A ramen bowl by Taku Satoh. (Photo: Hiroshi Tsujitani. Courtesy Nacasa & Partners Inc.)
In Los Angeles, an Exhibition Zeroes In on the Ramen Bowl
4 minute read
A trigeminal-based temperature illusion device developed by Jas Brooks, Steven Nagels, and Pedro Lopes. (Courtesy Jas Brooks)
What Will the Metaverse Smell Like?
13 minute read
Sound healer Samer Ghadry
Songs for Practicing Sound Healing at Home
7 minute read
Troop gummies. (Photo: Abbey Pickett Studios)
The Health Benefits of Mushrooms, Infused Into Fruit-Flavored Gummies
4 minute read
A patchwork tapestry by Megumi Shauna Arai.
Megumi Shauna Arai’s Enchanting Textiles Are Patchworks of Stories and Traditions
4 minute read
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The Most Enticing Man Smells, According to Romance Novels
4 minute read
“The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo” by Garrett Hongo (Courtesy Pantheon Books)
The Poetry of Building the Perfect Sound System
3 minute read
Cake by Yip Studio
The Brooklyn Baker Modeling Cakes on Her Rock Collection
4 minute read
Cartier's Milan flagship store
In Milan, a New Cartier Flagship Celebrates the City’s Opera
4 minute read
Anicka Yi’s “Biologizing the Machine (spillover zoonotica)” (2022), on view at Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca. (Photo: Agostino Osio. Courtesy the artist and Pirelli HangarBicocca.)
A Potent Anicka Yi Exhibition in Italy Features Bacteria, Artificial Intelligence, and Dried Shrimp
5 minute read
The Smell Podcast host Katie Boateng
A Podcast Creates Community for People Coping With Smell Loss
3 minute read
Audio works from Nancy Holt’s “Tours” and “Visual Sound Zones” series in The Warehouse Dallas exhibition “Sound as Sculpture.” (Photo: Kevin Todora)
In Dallas, the First In-Depth Presentation of Nancy Holt’s Audio Works
4 minute read
Photo: Naomi McColloch. (Courtesy Chronicle Books)
A Practical Guide to Making Food With Flowers
3 minute read
Sky High Farm Workwear’s recycled denim chore coat and double-knee pants. (Photo: ​​Ramie Ahmed)
Clothes Fit for Modern Farmers, With a Message
3 minute read
Integrative nutritionist Daphne Javitch
Integrative Nutritionist Daphne Javitch on the Importance of Making Space for Yourself
8 minute read
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The Neuroscience-Based Fragrance Brand Pairing Scent With Soundscapes to Create Calm
3 minute read
Hanif Abdurraqib. (Photo: Megan Leigh Barnard)
For Hanif Abdurraqib, Language Is an Instrument
7 minute read
Winemaker Frank Cornelissen
Made from Grapes Grown on an Active Volcano, These Wines Smack of Liquid Stone
3 minute read
Slow’s Slow Jo 17 watch. (Courtesy Slow)
Streamlined Watches Designed to Slow Down Time
2 minute read
Installation view of “A Decade of Discovery: Clyfford Still in Denver.” (Courtesy Clyfford Still Museum)
The Genius of Abstract Expressionist Clyfford Still
9 minute read
Awapuhi plant
Awapuhi, a Cousin of the Ginger Plant, Is Nature’s Shampoo
2 minute read
Journalist and novelist John Colapinto
The Magic and Miracle of the Human Voice
5 minute read
Kanchan Koya
The Surprising Health Benefits of the Spices in Your Cupboard
7 minute read
“Signals” exhibition at Galerie Kreo
For Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, the Cone Is “Perfect Geometry”
2 minute read
“Me + You,” an A.I.-powered installation by Suchi Reddy
This Sculpture Wants to Know How the Future Makes You Feel
3 minute read
China hammered and chased gold neck ornament, 4th to 3rd century B.C.E. Mengdiexuan Collection, Hong Kong. (Courtesy L’École, School of Jewelry Arts)
How a Parisian Jewelry School Has Opened Up Access to a Rarefied World
7 minute read
Steinway player piano (Courtesy Steinway & Sons)
Steinway Brings Live Recitals to Your Living Room, Piano and All
6 minute read
Fugetsu-Do wagashi (Courtesy Fugetsu-Do)
The Skills and Secrets Behind Mochi’s Distinctive Chew
6 minute read
Space of Time’s Balance Fragrance Set. (Courtesy Space of Time)
Simple Sets for Carving Out Daily Moments of Calm
2 minute read
Darrin Alfred. (Courtesy Denver Art Museum)
The Media Helping Curator Darrin Alfred Make Connections Between Art and Life
8 minute read
Byredo's Olfactive Stéréophonique
These Scent Diffusers Enhance a Room in More Ways Than One
3 minute read
Felix Klieser performing with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. (Photo: Mark Allan)
The Emotional Ecstasy of Playing the French Horn
5 minute read
Elderberry syrups by Carmel Berry Company
A California Condiments Brand Extols the Benefits of Elderberry to Fans and Farmers Alike
3 minute read
Ecologist Carole Collet. (Photo: Misha Haller)
What the Fashion Industry Can Learn From Biology
11 minute read
Installation view of “David Byrne: How I Learned About Non-Rational Logic.” (Courtesy Pace Gallery)
David Byrne’s Drawings Reflect on the Absurdities of Life That Connect Us All
3 minute read
Mother-in-Law’s kimchi
Mother-in-Law’s Founder Lauryn Chun Thinks of Kimchi as a Verb
5 minute read
Skyscraper Page website
For a Website Tracking the Tallest Buildings in the World, Size Matters
3 minute read
Faccia Brutto spirits
These Brooklyn-Made Amari Add Dimension and Depth to the Classic Italian Drink
2 minute read
Clothing from Patagonia’s ReCrafted collection. (Courtesy Patagonia)
The Best Way to Buy Used Outdoor Gear? From Outerwear Brands Themselves
4 minute read
The cover of Slowave’s first album, “Circadia.” (Courtesy Slowave)
A Sound Project That Recreates the Sonic Landscape of the Womb
2 minute read
Carmex lip balm
What’s Behind Carmex’s Polarizing Medicinal Scent
3 minute read
Jana Winderen using a hydrophone to record underwater in the Dominican Republic. (Photo: José Alejandro Alvarez)
By Listening to the Ocean, Jana Winderen Exposes the Vital Role of Sound in Aquatic Life
3 minute read
Bad Habit’s Negroni ice cream. (Courtesy Bad Habit)
A Brooklyn-Based Ice Cream Brand Embraces the Avant Garde
2 minute read
Vollebak’s Indestructible Puffer. (Courtesy Vollebak)
From an Indestructible Puffer to 100-Year Pants, Vollebak Makes Clothes for the Future
4 minute read
A spread from “How to Take a Japanese Bath.” (Courtesy Stone Bridge Press)
For Leonard Koren, Taking a Japanese Bath is the “Ultimate Experience”
10 minute read
Kopitiam’s durian puff. (Courtesy Kopitiam)
Sweet or Skunky? Malaysian Chef Kyo Pang Considers the Polarizing Scent of Durian
5 minute read
Immigrantly podcast logo
A Podcast That Unpacks What It’s Like to Be an Immigrant in America
3 minute read
Meech Boakye’s corn-on-the-cob broth. (Courtesy Meech Boakye)
Meech Boakye Explores the “Multispecies Collaboration” That Produces Our Food
3 minute read
Illustration of Jon Kelly
Why Puck’s Jon Kelly Turns to Newsletters to Find Out What’s Really Going On
8 minute read
Nuno textiles book
How Japan’s Most Important Textile House Weaves the Past and Present into Its Fabrics
5 minute read
Yunohana onsen powder
Experience Japanese Hot Springs From the Comfort of Your Bathtub
3 minute read
Sacred Bones Records' Plantasia Black Vinyl Record
A Soul-Nourishing Album for Your Plants
3 minute read
Bartender Julia Momosé
The Slow, Intentional Art of a Japanese Cocktail
9 minute read
Toto Washlet C200
The Boundless Benefits of a Bidet
5 minute read
Timeanddate.com’s Night Sky Map. (Courtesy Time and Date AS)
A Digital Space Tracker That Prompts Users to Look Up
2 minute read
Snowy landscape
Why the World Gets Quieter When It Snows
2 minute read
A wooden wick from Wooden Wick Co.
The Key to Maximizing a Candle’s Aroma? A Wooden Wick
3 minute read
Canopy raised bed
Grow Your Own Food in This Modular Raised Garden Bed
3 minute read
Author Shanna Farrell
The Spirit Brands and Bar Owners Redefining a “Good Drink”
7 minute read
A hallway in AORA’s virtual gallery. (Courtesy AORA)
These Virtual Exhibitions Draw on the Real-Life Health Benefits of Art
8 minute read
Air Eau de Parfum by Air Company
A Carbon-Negative Perfume That Evokes the Earth’s Natural Elements
2 minute read
Vuslat Doğan Sabancı in front of artist Giuseppe Penone’s sculpture “Idee di Pietra–Olmo,” commissioned by the Vuslat Foundation for the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. (Photo: Enrico Fiorese)
Vuslat Doğan Sabancı Imagines a Better, Brighter World Full of “Generous Listening”
13 minute read
A tonburi dish from Eleven Madison Park’s current tasting menu. (Photo: Evan Sung)
For an Ethical Alternative to Caviar, Try Tonburi
2 minute read
Playfool's Forest Crayons
A Tokyo Design Studio Makes Crayons Out of Wood from Japan’s Overabundant Forests
3 minute read
CW&T’s Time Since Launch clock. (Courtesy CW&T)
A Brooklyn Studio Whose Creations Alter Our Perspectives on Time
3 minute read
Coconut pandan cookies from New York’s Kuih Café. (Courtesy Kuih Café)
The Sweet, Adaptable Aroma of Southeast Asia’s Pandan Plant
4 minute read
Snow-capped pine trees in Lapland, Finland. (Photo: Vincent Guth Vingtcent)
Fall Asleep to the Ambient White Noise of Nature, Captured From Sites Around the World
2 minute read
Enlightenment Wines’s Night Eyes mead. (Courtesy Enlightenment Wines)
A Brewery in Brooklyn Adds a New Dimension to Mead, or Honey Wine
3 minute read
Walden meditation cushion and mat
A Brooklyn Wellness Brand That Harnesses the Power of Good Design
4 minute read
Pin-Up magazine founder and creative director Felix Burrichter.
How Pin-Up Magazine Founder Felix Burrichter Feeds His Insatiable Curiosity
9 minute read
Maison/Made's Extrait de Maison
Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France
3 minute read
Cassina's Radio in Cristallo
A Beautiful Bare-Bones Radio, Designed by an Architect Who Strove for Simplicity
2 minute read
A solar-powered mezcal wheel at Casa Silencio. (Courtesy Casa Silencio)
These Eclectic Mezcal Experiences Are Gateways to Mexico’s History and Culture
3 minute read
Grand Seiko’s “The Journey of Birch” installation at Design Miami. (Courtesy Grand Seiko)
In Miami, an Amsterdam Studio Builds a Pared-Down Portal to Japan’s Serene Birch Forests
7 minute read
Soft Baroque’s coffee table for Vaarnii. (Courtesy Vaarnii)
How a Finnish Furniture Company Explores the Potential of Pine
4 minute read
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s 2019 drawing “Imitation Lesson; Her Shadowed Influence.” (Courtesy the artist and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)
A Fictional World Created by Toyin Ojih Odutola Calls Into Question Real-Life Systems of Power and Gender
4 minute read
Laurent Pouppeville, director of the Musée International de la Parfumerie. (Courtesy Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays de Grasse)
How Grasse, France, Went From a Smelly City to the Perfume Capital of the World
4 minute read
A Smallhold minifarm installed at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn. (Photo: Deirdre Lewis)
Smallhold’s Mushroom Minifarms Give New Meaning to the Term “Local Food”
3 minute read
Craft & Forge artisan
Spare Home Accessories, Informed by the Artisans of Colonial Williamsburg
3 minute read
Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains
6 minute read
"Five Echoes" installation by Es Devlin
Es Devlin Is Planting a Forest in the Miami Design District
3 minute read
“The Great Animal Orchestra” exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum
Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists Translate Nature’s Sonic Landscapes Into an Emotive Spectacle
5 minute read
Musician Brian Eno
With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis
3 minute read
Almaborealis Puzzleware Kit
These D.I.Y. Sewing Kits Teach Kids the Value of Making Clothes That Last
3 minute read
Mumgry chocolate peanut butter nut butter
Mumgry Makes Nutritious and Delicious Nut Butters With Moms in Mind
2 minute read
At a Distance book by Spencer Bailey and Andrew Zuckerman
Introducing The Slowdown’s First Book, “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic”
4 minute read
Útilykt fragrance by 66° North and Fischersund
This Unisex Fragrance Captures Iceland’s Natural Splendor
2 minute read
Ormaie perfumes
This Natural Fragrance Brand Forgoes Synthetic Ingredients in Favor of Candor and Nostalgia
2 minute read
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen
How Leonard Cohen Sought Out Spiritual Truth Through His Songs
2 minute read
Taste Makers book by Mayukh Sen
Meet Seven Immigrant Women Who Shaped the Way America Eats
3 minute read
A Letter from Mother Teresa, submitted to the Museum of Material Memory by Siddharth Sunder. (Courtesy Museum of Material Memory)
A Digital Museum Tells Time-Honored Stories of the Indian Subcontinent Through Everyday Objects and Family Heirlooms
12 minute read
Hare with amber eyes netsuke figurine
Visualizing a Family History by Gathering Fractured Pieces of the Past
3 minute read
Tumi Continuum
Tumi’s Latest Fragrance Conjures Up the Curiosity of Contemporary Explorers
3 minute read
The San Jose Museum of Art’s clock tower
An Unsettling Sound Installation Blasts Cold, Hard Facts Into Downtown San Jose
3 minute read
Moromi condiments
A Connecticut Condiment-Maker Combines Local Ingredients With Japanese Fermented-Food Traditions
3 minute read
Stylist Kate Young
The Codes and Modes of Gucci
4 minute read
Lord Jones CBD bath salts
Achieve Full-Body Tranquility with These CBD Bath Salts and Bath Bombs
3 minute read
Wild Design book by Kimberly Ridley
Nature’s Functional Forms, Billions of Years in the Making
3 minute read
Cheese expert Erika Kubick
How Cheeses Get Their Funk, According to a Self-Proclaimed Cheese Evangelist
7 minute read
Electronic musician Yoko Sen in the hospital
An Electronic Musician’s Quest to Reimagine Hospital Soundscapes
4 minute read
Mycologist Giuliana Furci
How Fungi Can Save the World
4 minute read
Stylist Kate Young
Dior’s Practically Unparalleled Design History
4 minute read
Lorne M. Buchman
What Roles Do Our Bodies Play in the Creative Process?
6 minute read
“Cartier and Islamic Art" exhibition
How Islamic Art Informed Cartier’s Now-Signature Style
4 minute read
A visitor at the Van Abbemuseum’s “Delinking and Relinking” exhibition. (Photo: Joep Jacobs)
When Scent Meets the Museum, Do We See Art Differently?
4 minute read
Alien Listening Book
Why Aliens Could Be Able to Listen to NASA’s Golden Record—Even If They Don’t Have Ears
7 minute read
Chinese buns from Mooncakes and Milk Bread cookbook
The First-Ever Comprehensive Chinese Baking Cookbook
3 minute read
Man wearing a Sheltersuit
A Fashion Designer Transforms Deadstock Textiles and Upcycled Sleeping Bags Into Wearable Life-Saving Shelters
4 minute read
Stylist Kate Young walks viewers through the signature elements of the Burberry trench on her YouTube show, “Hello Fashion.”
The Perennial Power of the Burberry Trench
3 minute read
“Common Good Through Crisis”  exhibition
With Art and Altruism, an Exhibition Explores the Strength and Beauty of Interconnection
5 minute read
Filmmaker Grace Boyle tracking sensory data in the Amazon. (Photo: Fábio Nascimento. Courtesy Greenpeace)
This London Studio Draws on Smell-O-Vision as a Tool for Promoting Social and Environmental Advocacy
4 minute read
Performers in Kevin Beasley’s 2016 sound project “Your Face Is/Is Not Enough.” (Photo: Mark McNulty)
Kevin Beasley’s First Live Outdoor Performance Examines the Everyday Cacophony of a New York City Intersection
3 minute read
Fermentation expert Sandor Katz
Sandor Katz Documents Fantastic Ferments From Around the World
3 minute read
Dior Spa Cheval Blanc Paris
At the Cheval Blanc Paris, a Dior Spa Offers a Multisensory Oasis for Body and Mind
4 minute read
A flower flash by Lewis Miller
Lewis Miller’s Flower Flashes Offer Wonder and Delight
2 minute read
Brad Golden's Drip sculpture
This Spare Sculpture Creates a Subtle Background Scent for Your Home
2 minute read
Long Players book by Tom Gatti
Fifty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives
7 minute read
Modernist Pizza book
Modernist Cuisine Applies Its Signature Science-Meets-Art Approach to Pizza
3 minute read
Stylist Kate Young
Prada’s Genre-Bending Aesthetic Codes
4 minute read
Saws, Planes, and Scorps by David Heim
The Seductive Appeal of Handmade Woodworking Tools
6 minute read
Business consultant Holly Howard
To Be a Successful Entrepreneur, Follow Holly Howard’s Content Plan
9 minute read
Mandala Lab at Rubin Museum of Art
Should Museums Prioritize Emotional Wellness Activities? The Rubin Museum of Art Thinks So.
4 minute read
Dinners in the Dark at Abigail's Kitchen
The Eye-Opening Adventure of Dinners in the Dark
4 minute read
Truffle expert Rowan Jacobsen
Rowan Jacobsen Sniffs Out the Seductive Scent of Truffles
2 minute read
David Bowie shooting a video for the song “Rebel Rebel” in 1974. (Photo: AVRO)
David Bowie’s Music as a Navigational Portal to Our Inner Worlds
4 minute read
Stylist Kate Young details Louis Vuitton’s most brand-defining bags on her YouTube show, “Hello Fashion.”
How Louis Vuitton Evolved From Parisian Trunk-Maker to International Luxury Juggernaut
4 minute read
“Untitled” (2018–2019), by Kazunori Hamana and Yukiko Kuroda.
At a Los Angeles Exhibition, “Almost-Dysfunctional” Japanese Pottery That Conveys the Circle of Life
3 minute read
Marc J. Gian's book Aromatherapy: Essential Oils and the Power of Scent for Healing, Relaxation, and Vitality
How to Use Essential Oils to Improve Your Mind, Body, and Mood
2 minute read
Japanese experimental musician Asuna performing "100 Keyboards"
A Resonant Sound Performance, Created Using Children’s Toy Instruments
5 minute read
Return Brewing’s inaugural beers, Heathenous and Polished Pilsner.
In New York’s Hudson Valley, a Brewery of Innovation and Intent
3 minute read
A photograph of images from the Picture Collection’s Handshaking folder by Taryn Simon, featured in the exhibition “The Color of a Flea’s Eye.”
The Incredible Past and Pivotal Future of the New York Public Library Picture Collection
4 minute read
Stylist Kate Young
Stylist Kate Young on Cartier’s Ever-Enduring Timepieces
4 minute read
Herman Miller’s Aeron chair in Onyx Ultra Matte
How Design Can Reframe Ocean Plastic as a Resource, Not Waste
4 minute read
The Perfume Companion book
A Definitive Guide to Finding Your Signature Scent
2 minute read
Photo of child with hyena from The Lion's Share campaign
How Brands That Use Images of Animals in Their Ads Can Help Preserve Biodiversity
4 minute read
“Block Party,” an installation in Bell Park by Studio Barnes, in collaboration with University of Colorado Boulder architecture and urban design professor Shawhin Roudbari and the Chicago nonprofit MAS Context. (Photo: Nathan Keay)
What to See at the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial
5 minute read
Amerikinda album cover
Unexpected Cover Songs, Performed by a Who’s Who of American Heritage Artists
2 minute read
The “green bean counter” at the % Arabica in Brooklyn.
Fresh Coffee Beans, Custom-Roasted On the Spot
2 minute read
Flos Parentesi lamp in Orange Signal and turquoise
How Two Italian Designers Who Never Met Created an Iconic Floor Lamp
3 minute read
Designer Yves Béhar
Twenty Years On, Yves Béhar’s Designs Still Challenge the Status Quo
5 minute read
Florae exhibition in Paris
These Photographs Bring Van Cleef & Arpels’s Floral Jewelry Into Full Bloom
2 minute read
Rana and Harjit Sodhi holding a photo of their late brother, Balbir Singh Sodi, who died on 9/11
These Illuminating 9/11 Podcast Episodes Bring Survivor Stories to Life
4 minute read
Black and white abstract photo of twin towers by Simon Chaput
Simon Chaput’s Striking Photos of the Twin Towers Are a Love Letter to New York
5 minute read
Daniel Boulud and other chefs serve food to first responders after the attacks in September 2001
Daniel Boulud on Feeding First Responders in the Aftermath of 9/11
6 minute read
9/11 survivor Michael Hingson and his guide dog, Roselle.
How Scent Helped This Blind 9/11 Survivor Escape Tower One
4 minute read
Elyn Zimmerman's 1993 World Trade Center bombing memorial
Elyn Zimmerman Created a Memorial to the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing—Then It Was Destroyed on 9/11
7 minute read
Tech entrepreneur and strategist Azeem Azhar
The Media That Helps Azeem Azhar Make Sense of Complexity
5 minute read
“Sonic Bloom” outdoor sculpture by Yuri Suzuki
In London, a Big Bouquet of Horns Brings People Together Through Sound
3 minute read
Weber Workshops Key Coffee Grinder
For a More Flavorful Cup of Coffee, Upgrade to This Grinder
1 minute read
Hand wearing Repossi Berbere ring
The Traditional African Tattoos That Continue to Inform Repossi’s Signature Jewelry Collection
3 minute read
Perfumer Mackenzie Reilly
Up-and-Coming Perfumer Mackenzie Reilly on the Architecture of Fragrance
3 minute read
Cut grass
Here’s What Freshly Cut Grass Is Saying With Its Scent
2 minute read
Silicone earplugs against a blue velvet background
Protect Your Hearing With These Otherworldly Earplugs
3 minute read
Paper bag on a table with food
How the Too Good to Go App Aids in the Fight Against Food Waste
3 minute read
Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi
At the Armory Show, an Exhibition Where Artists Share Visions of the Future
3 minute read
Black denim fabric with pink cross stitches
In Minnesota, a Denim-Repair Shop Celebrates Wear and Tear
2 minute read
Bottles of the "I'm Outside" Mist
This Body Mist Captures the Benefits of Forest Bathing in a Bottle
2 minute read
Book Cover of "Promise That You Will Sing About Me"
A New Book Gets to the Heart of Kendrick Lamar’s Sonic Rise
4 minute read
Bánh bò nướng, a green pandan honeycomb rice cake
Family Is a Central Ingredient in Lauren Tran’s Toothsome Vietnamese Desserts
4 minute read
The Reverso watch
An Iconic Japanese Woodblock Print, Translated Into a Wrist-Sized Wonder
2 minute read
Book Cover of Until Proven Safe
A New Book Explores the Longstanding Practice of Quarantine—and Why It Must Change
2 minute read
Perfumer Yann Vasnier
Yann Vasnier on the Fragrance World’s Renewed Interest in the Outdoors
4 minute read
Cellist Arlen Hlusko
Montana’s Tippet Rise Art Center Goes on Tour With a Four-Day Virtual Classical Music Festival
2 minute read
Colorful Chinese dish
An Instagram Account Captures the Breadth and Beauty of Chinese Cuisine
2 minute read
Cartier's Pixelage necklace
Cartier’s Newest High Jewelry Collection Was Crafted to Stimulate the Senses
2 minute read
The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
David Chipperfield Sets a New Stage for Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
2 minute read
Art world digital strategist Elena Soboleva
This Art World Digital Strategist Embraces Clubhouse, Memes, and Catalogues Raisonnés
7 minute read
Ford's Mustang Mach-E GT perfume bottle
Ford’s New Mach-Eau Cologne Delivers the Scent of Gasoline to E.V. Drivers
2 minute read
Girl with pajamas looking at the ocean
Stüssy and Tekla’s New Capsule Collection Offers Pared-Down Pieces for Surf and Sleep
2 minute read
Soy sauce sommelier Keiko Kuroshima
Meet Keiko Kuroshima, Japan’s First Female Soy Sauce Sommelier
4 minute read
Zuma Lumisonic speaker
This Discreet Speaker Combines Mood-Enhancing Lighting With Superior Sound
2 minute read
Four tacos flanked by slices of lime.
New York City’s Newest Taco Spots Offer Enticing, Imaginative Fare
2 minute read
A stick of incense balanced with four pieces of stone
How Folie à Plusieurs Uses Scent to Amplify Emotional Encounters with Art
3 minute read
The Amant Foundation in Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn, a Creative Campus Designed to Slow Artists and Visitors Down
3 minute read
Two speakers made from cast iron.
Vintage Loudspeakers, Restored and Transformed Into Aural Works of Art
2 minute read
The cover of the book "Meaningful Stuff: Design That Lasts" by Jonathan Chapman.
How to Break the Cycle of a Throwaway Society
5 minute read
Olafur Eliasson’s “Tell Me About a Miraculous Invention” (1996). (Photo: Ernest Sackitey. Courtesy SCCA Tamale)
A Multi-Venue Exhibition in Ghana Seeks to Shift Perspectives Through the Lens of Time
3 minute read
A white Vermicular oven pot in sunlight.
These Lightweight Cast-Iron Pots and Pans Bring an Age-Old Craft Into the Modern Age
1 minute read
Olfactive expert Dawn Goldworm
A New Children’s Book Combines Colors and Smells to Profound Effect
4 minute read
Two Grounded Packaging "stand up pouches" in black and white.
This Australian Company Aims to Make Packaging Easy—and Actually Sustainable
3 minute read
A map detailing the global locations of Sounds of the Forest’s audio postcards.
This Open-Source Library Captures the Magic of the Forest Through Sound
3 minute read
Gold jewelry from Loren Teetelli’s Viking Trove collection.
Two Millennial Jewelers Practicing the Ancient Art of Goldsmithing
2 minute read
Menu items from Stephanie Goto's ice cream and champagne Omakase
Pairing Champagne and Ice Cream, Stephanie Goto Masterminds an Extraordinary Omakase
7 minute read
Yoga teacher Eddie Stern during his punk years.
The Punk Music That Put Eddie Stern on a Spiritual Path
3 minute read
Ha Ko's paper leaf-shaped incense
Exquisite Leaf-Shaped Incense, Made from Japanese Washi Paper
2 minute read
Artist and designer Omer Arbel
How Serendipity Helps Omer Arbel Materialize the Unseen
3 minute read
A holographic necklace with a yellow gem at the center
In Boucheron’s Latest Collection, Holographic Effects Meet High Jewelry
3 minute read
A screen shot of the Drive & Listen website
Real-Time Radio and Street Sounds Bring These Virtual Driving Tours to Life
2 minute read
A diptych of a painting of cherry blossoms
Damien Hirst Presents an Evocative Forest of Cherry Blossoms at Paris’s Fondation Cartier
3 minute read
Tubes of sunscreen and a perfume shot in front of palm leaf branches
This ’80s Summer–Inspired Fragrance Line Evokes the Era’s Popsicles, Pool Toys, and Speedos
2 minute read
A man feeding cows hay in a field from the back of a truck
At Knights Valley Wagyu, Respecting Cows and the Environment Go Hand in Hand
5 minute read
A crumble pie topped with whipped cream
How to Make an Exceptional Summer Pie, According to Four & Twenty Blackbirds’s Emily Elsen
3 minute read
A glass bottle of perfume on a beach
How Louis Vuitton Bottles the Scent of California’s Shoreline
2 minute read
A glass speaker by Sugahara
This Elegant Glass Speaker Magnifies Sounds From Your Smartphone
2 minute read
The interior of Google's first retail store.
Google’s First Retail Space Is Simultaneously Tranquil and Teched-Out
3 minute read
Journalist Doree Shafrir
Doree Shafrir’s Favorite Media Outlets—Slow, Singular, and Unconventional—Mirror Her Life
5 minute read
An earthen sculpture in a gallery.
In “Social Works,” Antwaun Sargent Explores the Connections Between Space and Black Social Practice
3 minute read
A man wearing gold ear jewelry underwater.
An Expressive Jewelry Line That Celebrates the Devices Worn by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
4 minute read
“The Sense of Smell in the Middle Ages: A Source of Certainty” book cover
Dr. Katelynn Robinson Unpacks the Role of Odors in the Middle Ages
5 minute read
A ball used to make ice cream sitting on a picnic table
Fix Frozen Treats at Home With These No-Nonsense Ice-Cream Makers
2 minute read
A blue printed textile hung with aluminum wire in an art gallery.
In Wisconsin, an Exhibition of Analog Art Shaped by Digital Themes
3 minute read
A bottle of Loewe perfume on a straw chair
This Perfume Bottles the Free-Spirited Scent of Spain’s Balearic Islands
2 minute read
Poster for The Midnight Miracle podcast
Dave Chappelle’s New Podcast
3 minute read
Rolling clouds above a tree.
The Intrinsic Value of Cloudspotting
4 minute read
Entrepreneur Jaé Joseph
This Incubator Is Helping Black- and Latinx-Owned Brands Break Into the Beauty Industry
5 minute read
Four bottled drinks on a tiger
In Detroit, Botanical Extracts Inform These Tasty Small-Batch Sodas
2 minute read
A diamond necklace with large turquoise gems
A Bold Bulgari Collection Pays Tribute to Gems, Women, and Artistry
2 minute read
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How Dr. Michael Bull Helps Businesses Combat Objectionable Odors
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A Musician Who Immortalizes Luminaries Through Songs on His Podcast
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In Tokyo, Cocktails Are Both a Culture and a Craft
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Ini Archibong Creates a Traveling Monument Devoted to the African Diaspora
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The Media That Shapes Claus Sendlinger and His Slow Hospitality Brand
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How Tom van Puyvelde Transformed a Berlin Bathhouse Into an Office Rooted in History and Place
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How This Antwerp Designer Uses Cork to Create Meditative Spaces of Silence
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This Mexican Fragrance Brand Borrows Its Notes From Local Vegetation
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This Berlin Craft Bakery Brings Ancient Grains Into a Contemporary Context
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How Illycaffè Uses Art to Enhance the Coffee-Drinking Experience
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The Science Behind The Nue Co.’s Stress-Relieving Fragrances
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Author and ethical fashion advocate Maxine Bédat
Maxine Bédat’s New Book Traces the Lifespan of a Pair of Jeans to Illustrate the Ills of Fast Fashion
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Symphonic Masterpieces in Better-Than-Ever Fidelity, Mixed by a German D.J.
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The Met Gala’s Most Memorable Moments, According to Stylist Kate Young
3 minute read
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The Evolution of the Fare at Fong On, New York’s Oldest Family-Owned Tofu Shop
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This Digital Tool Kit Reveals How Art Benefits Our Brains
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Old Family Photographs Are This Self-Taught Perfumer’s Muse
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This Soundscape Brings an Age-Old Model of Communal Living to Life
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A New Book Examines the Enduring Relevance of Kintsugi as Metaphor
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Kate Young’s Tips for Becoming a Celebrity Stylist
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The Unexpected Advantages of Wood-Fired Cooking, Explained by Japanese Chef Yoshihiro Imai
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A New Film Highlights Fashion Designer Margaret Howell’s Admiration for Understated Japanese Objects and Materials
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This Public Audio Installation Helps Listeners Take the Long View on Life
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This Olfactory Design Studio in Berlin Makes Scents That Stimulate the Soul
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Master Potter Edmund de Waal on the Necessity of Revisiting the Past
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Stylist Kate Young with dresses she selected for the Golden Globes.
How Stylist Kate Young Selects Gowns for the Golden Globes
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How to Eat Your Food Scraps
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Writer and author Julian Sanction
Why History’s Harrowing Polar Expeditions Get Julian Sancton’s Blood Pumping
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Yolande Batteau’s Latest Body of Work Reflects a Passionate Personal Investigation of Materials and Self
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This Car Diffuser Transforms Any Road Trip Into an Opulent Olfactory Experience
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These A.I.-Generated Songs Raise Awareness About Mental Health in the Music Industry
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A. Lange & Söhne’s Latest Timepieces Transform a Wrist Into a Site of Wonder
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The Sophisticated, Scent-Centric Language of Ants
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How to Make Fermented Drinks at Home, According to Antwerp Chef Barbara Serulus
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Clinical psychologist Margaret Klein Salamon.
This New Online Forum Lets Anyone Air Their Anxieties About the Climate Crisis
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A New Cartoon Uses Art to Teach Kids How to Confront Life’s Challenges
3 minute read
Stylist Kate Young with white suitcase
What Stylist Kate Young Packs in Her Fashion First-Aid Kit
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A New Book Tackles the Hotly Debated Role of Encyclopedic Museums
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A Storied Japanese Watermill Produces the Primary Ingredient in This All-Natural Incense
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An Elegantly Imperfect Table Lamp, Translated From Cardboard to Clay
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How to Eat Your Way to a Stronger Immune System
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The Shrill Mating Songs of Billions of Cicadas Will Soon Fill the Air
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Audience Q&A: Kate Young on Her Vogue Years, Style Tips, and Fashion
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Fashion stylist Kate Young in her studio.
How Stylist Kate Young Picks the Perfect Premiere Dress
3 minute read
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What Catherine and John Pawson Cook at Home in the English Countryside
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A New Book Surveys 11 Transcendent, Light-Filled Homes Designed by Tadao Ando
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“Worn Stories” Explores How Memories Are Made and Maintained Through Clothing
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This Perfume Brand Makes Scents That Evoke Los Angeles’s Rich Music History
2 minute read
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Peter Adjaye’s Emotive Soundscapes Immerse Listeners in the Past and Present
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How Embracing Other Senses Can Help Those Struggling With Smell Loss
3 minute read
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Vietnamese-American Stylist Beverly Nguyen Pays Tribute to Her Family and Friends With a New Pop-Up Shop
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London’s First Vegan Butcher Shop Sells “Meats” That Rival the Real Thing
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Traditional Self-Care Alternatives, According to Some of the World’s Healthiest Cultures
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This Chicago Music Label Is on a Mission to Unearth Lost Sounds
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The Distilled Splendor of Elsa Peretti’s Jewelry and Homewares
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The Media That Gets Philosopher Simon Critchley’s Wheels Turning
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The Obscure Familiarity of Eric Oglander’s Found-Object Sculptures
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This Los Angeles Folk Duo’s New Single Was Inspired by an Episode of Our Time Sensitive Podcast
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How Heart of Dinner Provides Solace and Sustenance to New York’s Asian American Seniors
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Byredo’s New Perfume Captures the Experience of a Roller-Coaster Year
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Stylist Kate Young on Her All-Time Favorite Awards Season Dresses
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Why Human Composting Is the Future of Death Care
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A New Documentary Traces the Life and Work of Dior’s Master Perfumer
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Vincent Van Duysen on the Complex Character of Winery Valke Vleug’s First Vintages
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A New Immersive Exhibition Brings Interiors From the Book Goodnight Moon to Life
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A Podcast Dedicated to Deepening Awareness About Arab History and Culture
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Why Mood Boards Are Key to Developing Personal Style
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Hollywood’s Go-To Stylist Kate Young on Her New YouTube Show
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The Bizarre, Calming Effects of Listening to Animals Eat
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How Hermès’s New H24 Fragrance Defines Modern Masculinity
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Introducing Case, the Canadian Brand Creating a Circular System for Takeout Containers
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Why Tongue Scraping Could Put an End to Bad Breath
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How Spanish Culture and Color Informed the Styling and Art Direction of Selena Gomez’s New “Revelación” Album
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Nakagawa Mokkougei Makes the World’s Most Exquisite Buckets
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A New Series of Essays Unpacks Public Grief and Loss
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Lego’s Pleasing New “White Noise” Playlist Evokes Childlike Wonder
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An Age-Old Indian Alternative to Single-Use Plastic Cups
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Japanese Designer Naoto Fukasawa’s New Stool Collection Raises the Bar of Sustainability
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Like a Fine Wine, China’s Traditional Pu-Erh Tea Gets Better Over Time
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This British Nonprofit Provides a Lifeline to People Who’ve Lost Their Sense of Smell
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The Words and Music Author Julia Cooke Is Escaping Through Right Now
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The Tools and Techniques That Built Japan
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A New Nashville Museum Traces 400 Years of Black Music
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How Snøhetta Translated the Ethos of Bronx-Based Chef Collective Ghetto Gastro Into an Experimental Kitchen
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This Japanese Creative Agency Aims to Shape Culture Through a New Versatile Venue
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The Scentless Eternal Flowers Made by Japanese Artist Makoto Azuma
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Ghetto Gastro Brings Its Food-Centric Message of Inclusion and Unity to Japan
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In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound
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A New Exhibition Explores the Omnipresence of Black Grief
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The Relaxing Playlist Caius Pawson Is Listening to Right Now
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How East Fork Is Using Its Coveted Pottery to Promote Equality
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Dr. Pamela Dalton Explains What Covid-19 Can Teach Us About Smell
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Meet D.M. Brut, a New Limited-Edition Sparkling Wine from Brazil
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An Offbeat Exhibition in Madrid Puts the Focus on Curators
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This Sound System Revolutionizes How We Listen to Live Music
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A Designer Pays Homage to His Grandfather With a Line of Evocative Candles
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Make Restaurant-Quality Pies at Home With These Portable Pizza Ovens
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With Darning, Celia Pym Brings the Stories of Clothes to Life
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Eliminate Odors With These Bamboo Charcoal–Filled Linen Bags
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The Enduring Relevance of Kintsugi, the Japanese Art of Repairing Broken Ceramics
2 minute read
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“The New Era” Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Prefers to Consume Media the Old-Fashioned Way
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A New Podcast Unpacks the Beauty and Fragility of Glacier National Park
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This Brooklyn Fermented Tea Brand Brews by Its Own Rules
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Ditch Supermarket Alt-Milks for This Simple, No-Mess Press
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This Olfactory Expert Is Amassing a Vocabulary for Smells
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In Japan, a Competition Transforms Truck Beds Into Garden Beds
1 minute read
A red OB-4 boombox photographed from below.
Teenage Engineering’s OB-4 Speaker Redefines Radio as We Know It
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These Radical Textiles Grew Out of Focused, Open-Minded Attention
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Dally Goods’s Aromatic Hand Washes Are Designed to Help You Unwind
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Three Perfume Brands Transforming Trash into Sweet-Smelling Treasures
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At New York’s Pienanny Bakery, Pastries Pack a Punch
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This Alarm Clock Helps You Fall Asleep
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How Two Audio Producers Are Using Sound to Bring People Together
2 minute read
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The Japanese Company Applying Elements of the Slow Food Movement to Perfume
2 minute read
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How to Hot Pot, According to Food Blogger Sarah Leung
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Yukitsuri, a Sculptural Japanese Gardening Tradition, Is a Wonder to Behold
1 minute read
Glen Adamson in a dark jacket and shirt, smiling at the camera.
Glenn Adamson’s New Book Explains How Skilled Makers Made America
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Nick Kwah in a grey suit, black tie, and glasses.
Industry Expert Nick Quah on What Makes a Great Podcast
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A New Podcast Examines Everyday Life in Popular Road Trip Destinations
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