Photography + Film The Interview: François Halard Apr. 1, 2024 As a child growing up in Paris, François Halard rarely spoke and sought refuge in a quiet world full of beautiful textiles and objects. His passion for collecting and deep appreciation for beauty led him to become one of the world’s most respected photographers, documenting his own collections and the lives of icons, including Yves Saint Laurent and Cy Twombly. François spoke to Camilla Frances about life through his extraordinary lens. »
Photography + Film Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store Mar. 19, 2024 Photography by François Halard. »
Art + Culture New Design Fair ‘Matter and Shape’ Opens At Paris Fashion Week Mar. 8, 2024 The trade fair brought together furniture and homeware propositions from fashion figures like Rick Owens, Sacai and Charlotte Chesnais. »
Art + Culture Black cars surround furniture by Willo Perron and USM in Sized Selects exhibition Feb. 28, 2024 American design studio Sized has arranged black cars around furniture for an exhibition in Los Angeles that aims to embody the city's "intrinsic" relationship with automobiles. »
Style + Design Patricia Urquiola, Lee Broom and Amechi Mandi named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges Feb. 26, 2024 Interior designers Patricia Urquiola and Amechi Mandi, architects Odile Decq and Shawn Adams and product designer Lee Broom have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. »
Photography + Film David LaChapelle’s controversial high fashion hurricane, two decades on Feb. 8, 2024
Photography + Film Italian modernist architecture informs Bottega Veneta store in historic Milan galleria Feb. 8, 2024 Photographed by François Halard. »
Art + Culture How Tavares Strachan Reimagined Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ Feb. 7, 2024 The mammoth public sculpture envisions a meeting between notable Black activists, artists, and scientists from the past. »
Photography + Film See Inside Salvador Dalí’s Eccentric Mediterranean Home, as Shot by Artist Coco Capitán Feb. 5, 2024 The photographs are compiled in the new book, "Casa Dalí." »
Art + Culture Going big: digital artists who show on a grand scale at immersive institutions Jan. 29, 2024 The rise of huge immersive venues, with giant, wraparound programmable LED screens, has provided a new canvas, and potential new audience, for digital artists. We look at four of the main players, from widely varied backgrounds »
Photography + Film François Halard: The photographer capturing the intimacy of the home interior Jan. 25, 2024 In conversation with Ellie Brown »
Style + Design The Cosmic Genius of Iris Van Herpen Jan. 24, 2024 Her one-woman exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs redefines the couture show. »
Style + Design Patricia Urquiola and Kvadrat create the world’s first upholstery textile made of 100% ocean-bound plastic Jan. 13, 2024 Named Best Recycled Material at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024, Patricia Urquiola’s Sport textile for Kvadrat was created in collaboration with Swiss specialist #tide »
Art + Culture Middle Plane Magazine: The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas Jan. 10, 2024 Dan Thawley interviews Marina Abramovic and Willem Dafoe on the 7 Deaths of Maria Callas for Issue #8 of Middle Plane Magazine. Photographed by Juergen Teller. »