Culture

Lightning strikes for legendary graphic designer Paula Scher when she least expects it—or when she opts to take the wrong turn.

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As legendary designer Alexandre de Betak’s collaboration with We are Ona founder Luca Pronzato shows, food is an entry point for interesting conversations and bringing people together.

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Directing is an act of surrender according to Zoë Kravitz. The actor reflects on cycles, second acts, and the moments worth popping open a bottle of Dom Pérignon with Family Style.

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A hand-painted homage to San Francisco’s wild past became the centerpiece of a legendary steakhouse revival.

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In two new color arrays—timeless Cachemire and bold Ebano—Gio Ponti’s signature Catene and Labirinto designs for Ginori 1735 satiate even the finest of tastes.

Before art-world power couple Prudence Fairweather and John Chamberlain built a life together on Shelter Island’s secluded waterfront, the pair publicly tied the knot in the City of Love. Nearly 30 years after their wedding, these never-before-seen mementos reveal how their personal and professional enmeshment seemed woven by some fateful hand.

With the advent of selfie culture, a broader range of self-expression comes into view.

For generations, Sex and the City was the blueprint to making it in NYC. Now, Natasha Stagg tries on Carrie’s shoes one final time, relics of a bygone era that never precisely happened.

There is a harmony with which Max Richter creates: a wave of layered sounds from a music-scape. For both the composer and Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, scores are the sum of our parts.

Sean DeLear pushed ’80s and ’90s LA punk into new territory. When Brontez Purnell came to know the icon in person, the world wasn’t ready for a Black drag queen—but that didn’t stop her.

For Martine Gutierrez, the body is as much a tool as it is a triumphant vanity project, an object of perfection where she just happens to live. Others have been taking notice.

Blitzed by urgent deadlines and endless demands, how do we keep calm as we cover ground? As these New York movers and shakers know all too well, creative chaos calls for a smooth cocktail of tactful composure, exceptional craft, and the right pair of John Lobb shoes.

What is the hallmark of true personal style? An artistic approach to life, says Jeanne Damas—and a carefree way of dressing embodied by Helena Christensen.

In Brazil's south coast, art, food, and design are a beautiful tribute to the region's culture.

Early into her career, style veteran Candy Pratts Price learned the value of being authentically herself. The lesson follows her like a mantra.

Jon Batiste’s Bahamian jazz venue animates old memories of a childhood in New Orleans.

Royalty and a burgeoning art scene make Jaipur shine, but it’s Indian hospitality—rooted in tradition—that keeps people coming. 

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Lynne Tillman’s writing crosses universes and timelines. In her new 35-year-spanning collection of stories, Thrilled to Death, readers connect the dots.

Somewhere between Paris and New York, mile-a-minute Fabien Baron is laying the groundwork for his most personal project yet. That’s because time is of the essence.

New York’s drag queen supreme is always on the go. Three decades after her Big Apple debut, Lady Bunny’s still got a thing to say about it.

Love her or fear her, there’s no question that Kelly Cutrone gets the job done. In moments of chaos, hers is the voice that cuts through the noise—and shakes you up along the way.