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Photo: John Cairns. Courtesy the Bodleian Libraries.
An Exhibition at Oxford Highlights the Sensorial Splendor of Books
10 minute read
Maison/Made's Extrait de Maison
Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France
3 minute read
The Vitsoe kitchen.
Vitsoe’s In-House Chef Will Leigh on Keeping the Company Fed in a Pandemic
3 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
A bottle of Floris Bespoke on a white background.
Book a Scent Consultation With This 300-Year-Old Fragrance House
1 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
A closeup of two green leaves.
Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession
1 minute read
A single red rose on a white background.
Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love
5 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
Courtesy OMA
For a Tiffany & Co. Pop-Up in Paris, OMA Designs a Literal Jewelry Box
4 minute read
Cover of “Roman Stories” by Jhumpa Lahiri. (Courtesy Knopf)
The Gossamer Glow of Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Roman Stories”
7 minute read
A carving board with vegan burgers and bacon, onions, a cleaver, herbs, and condiments.
London’s First Vegan Butcher Shop Sells “Meats” That Rival the Real Thing
2 minute read
An assortment of colorful Claus Porto soaps on their white box.
Take a Vacation With These Soaps
1 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
Headphones on a glass of liquid.
This Luxury Skincare “Miracle Broth” Is the Result of Sonochemistry
2 minute read
A painting depicts a young woman smelling a red flower.
According to This French Historian, “Bad” Odors Are Learned, Not Inherent
2 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
Papier d’Arménie burning papers
These Scented Strips of Paper From France Are the Ultimate Deodorizers
5 minute read
Rose-colored Le Monde Beryl Venetian slippers.
Slip Into These Slippers While You’re Quarantined at Home
1 minute read
A hand holding a paper origami fortune teller
An Offbeat Exhibition in Madrid Puts the Focus on Curators
2 minute read
Courtesy Yale University Press
A Sonic Journey Inspired by the Expansive Landscapes of the Nordic Region
13 minute read
An Adam Fuss fungus photogram.
How Mushrooms Have Proliferated as a Material for Art-Making
1 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
Cover of “Nichetto Studio: Projects, Collaborations, and Conversations in Design”
The Prolific, Genre-Defying Output of Luca Nichetto
5 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
Laura Baldassari on a red background, singing.
Laura Baldassari’s Opera Playlist Is Exactly What We’re Craving Right Now
3 minute read
A bumpy white chair filled with black holes.
Marlène Huissoud Crafts a Provocative Chair for Insects
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
Soft Baroque’s coffee table for Vaarnii. (Courtesy Vaarnii)
How a Finnish Furniture Company Explores the Potential of Pine
4 minute read
Neanderthal perfume in a white case.
Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift’s Favorite Perfume
2 minute read
Rêveuse grower champagne
A “Grower Champagne” Brand Sources Its Wines From Independent Vineyards That Opt for Flavor Over Flash
5 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
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
The entrance to the Bauhaus Museum Dessau.
A New Bauhaus Museum Worthy of Its Lineage
2 minute read
Daniel Libeskind in a black suit in front of a red wall, sitting on a geometric seat.
Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist
2 minute read
Four Valke Vleug wine bottles in a carton.
Vincent Van Duysen on the Complex Character of Winery Valke Vleug’s First Vintages
2 minute read
Winemaker Frank Cornelissen
Made from Grapes Grown on an Active Volcano, These Wines Smack of Liquid Stone
3 minute read
Cartier's Milan flagship store
In Milan, a New Cartier Flagship Celebrates the City’s Opera
4 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
Aymeric de Gironde in an old truck on the vineyard.
What Makes a Great Vintage, According to Wine-Industry Veteran Aymeric de Gironde
3 minute read
Various people encased in glass bubbles stand on the beach near the ocean
A Digital Art Museum for the Time of Covid-19
1 minute read
Courtesy Aedes de Venustas
A New Perfume Translates the Greek Island of Corfu Through Kumquat
3 minute read
The interior of a fragrance boutique, with many bottles lined up on shelves.
Parisian Fragrance Boutique Nose Offers an “Olfactory Diagnosis”
1 minute read
A sparkler firecracker.
A Renowned British Composer Explains Four Legendary Christmas Songs
2 minute read
Three people underneath an Olafur Elaisson video installation.
Olafur Elaisson’s Latest Exhibition Offers a Hopeful Vision of the Future
1 minute read
A pink and blue throw blanket over a grey felt couch.
Røros Tweed’s Intricately Crafted, Beautifully Designed Throw Blankets
1 minute read
An arched white structure on a terrace
Ini Archibong Creates a Traveling Monument Devoted to the African Diaspora
3 minute read
GUBI’s presentation at Bagni Misteriosi for Milan Design Week. (Courtesy GUBI)
15 Standouts From Milan Design Week
13 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
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