DESTINATION
Kyle Chayka — the millennial embrace of user-friendly asceticism
«Maybe it started with the iconoclastic act of throwing tea off the boat in Boston harbor». The United States versus the charms of minimalism
Inform Interiors, Vancouver. Dipped in Danish design
«We tend to not buy into ‘trends’», says Inform Interiors employee Meriah Schultz Olson – «and try to stay true to a larger aesthetic arc»
ATP Atelier. How long does vegetable tanned leather take to biodegrade?
The leather is biodegradable and when it does reach the end of its natural life and it degrades, it does so without putting out any harmful chemicals
Daniele Rossi, Florence. How a restorer works
Sienna brown, rabbit skin glue, gold leaf for the gold background, cloaks of saints and of the Madonna – the tools, techniques, and love of art in the works of Daniele Rossi
Silencio, Paris. How artist member clubs are changing the scene
World Off, we are in – is the future experience ‘all inclusive’? Silencio in Paris, Kafe Mockba in Helsinki, Soho House all over the world. Inclusivity and a feeling of past
Kasa Dei Libri, Milan. Inside Andrea Kerbaker’s headquarters
A house with thirty thousand books: a Montale from the Florence flood, a first edition of Les Misérables – ‘one bookseller thought it was counterfeit.’ The quirks of a collector: Andrea Kerbaker
The World of Saloni, London. When the art world lends fashion a cabinet of curiosities
An invitation extended to an artist to brand or monogram a seasonal purse is not an equivalent gesture as an invitation to exhibit, uninterrupted, in a stellar downtown space on Sloane Street.
Travel Story. Iconsiam, Bangkok’s economy
A display of Antonio Marras dresses in Thailand made in the local silk – meanwhile, at the Royal Palace, an exhibition focuses on the life of the Queen
Villa Arconati, Milan. Cycles of contemporary cultural heritage
In Milan’s Bollate suburb, electronic festival Terraforma and its network of participatory stakeholders protect the 16th lombard-baroque Villa Arconati in an accidental series of poetic efforts in heritage management
The New Craftsmen, London. Quality over quantity
A space of 1300 square meters, natural light penetrates inside from large windows illuminating the rooms and objects, arranged without a predefined order