Coordinates: Palm Springs
Looking for a stress-free escape? Turns out spending a long weekend in the desert is the perfect cure for those post-summer blues.
Coordinates: Berlin
Described by David Bowie as, “the greatest cultural extravaganza one could imagine,” the German capital is a leading travel destination that serves as a hub for modern arts, music and culture, with numerous historic and contemporary attractions to experience and enjoy.
Finding Zen: Sound Meditation in a San Francisco Landmark
The ancient practice of sound healing is quickly becoming a relaxing ritual for busy urbanites. Rooted in age-old meditative practices innate to Hindu culture, sound meditation aims to restore balance and promote inner tranquility.
Coordinates: A Weekend in Paris
One of the best ways to enjoy this city full of rich history, culture, and fashion is to visit for a short stay that forces you to carefully curate your experience.
Uraeus: Anselm Kiefer’s Sculpture In Rockefeller Center
German artist Anselm Kiefer, known for his massive paintings and installations covering history, culture, religion and mythology, has his new sculpture, Uraeus, on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City now through the end of May.
Becoming A Secret Agent At David Adjaye’s SPYSCAPE
Ever wonder what it would take to be James Bond, Jason Bourne or another notorious spy? SPYSCAPE, a recently opened experiential museum in New York, provides the answer by giving attendees the opportunity to enter the world of special agents, covert operations and secret missions.
Girls Club: A Conversation with Alda Ly and Chiara de Rege of The Wing
According to The Wing’s in-house historian, the first professional women’s club in America was founded after Fanny Fern, a popular American newspaper columnist, was turned away from a speech Charles Dickens gave at the New York Press Club and told she could, “listen through a crack in the door.” Over 100 years later, The Wing carries on the tradition.
Dialogues: Xavier Veilhan
What do a giant polyurethane bear, the recently refurbished Château de Rentilly, and Air’s Pocket Symphony album artwork have in common?
David Adjaye on The National Museum of African American History and Culture
We spoke with recently knighted architect David Adjaye about designing the historic National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.
Antti Seppänen’s “Silo 468” Film: A Large-Scale Play with Light and Color
The 7th Annual Architecture & Design Film Festival in New York City featured "Silo 468," a documentary film that captures the design and construction process of a permanent light installation in Helsinki.
Cooper Hewitt: The Design Museum, Redesigned
In a late 19th-century mansion in Manhattan, the ambient glow of a touchscreen table illuminates intricate gilded walls and ornate wood paneling—the interplay between past and present at a museum of the future.
