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How do we define furniture? The goal was to land on a wide range of offerings, but there were parameters: To qualify, each piece was required to have been fabricated, even if just as a prototype, within the past 100 years. Lighting was excluded from the debate — “which is nuts,” said de Cárdenas, a former men’s wear designer who started his firm in 2006 — unless it was attached to, say, a desk. (The Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass’s illuminated Ultrafragola mirror, which presaged selfie culture by decades, made the cut.) There were no limits placed on provenance, and a piece didn’t need to have been designed by a known name, or even attributable.

Persons: Rafael de Cárdenas, Daniel Romualdez, Modern Art’s, Paola Antonelli, Julianne Moore, Katie Stout, Tom Delavan —, Oki, ”, de Cárdenas, Ettore Sottsass’s, Antonelli, Charles, Ray Eames, Le Corbusier Organizations: New York Times, Museum, Modern Locations: Italian

☆ Two Artists Make a Home for Their Family, and Their Collection
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Max Berlinger | Stefan Ruiz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the primary bedroom of the artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian’s townhouse in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park, a 2015 Thomas Houseago sculpture, a 2021 Henry Taylor portrait of Hovsepian, a Campana brothers Bolotas sofa and Racket chair, a custom dresser by Robert Pluhowski, a Giancarlo Valle coffee table, a black leather Martin Eisler chair and shades and walls upholstered in Zeist brocatelle by Prelle. Credit... Stefan Ruiz. Artwork, from left: Thomas Houseago, “Psychedelic Brother Mask (Architecture I)” (2015) © Thomas Houseago, courtesy of Gagosian; Henry Taylor, “Untitled” (2021) © Henry Taylor, courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Persons: Rashid Johnson, Thomas Houseago, Henry Taylor, Hovsepian, Campana, Robert Pluhowski, Giancarlo Valle, Martin Eisler, Stefan Ruiz, “ Organizations: Prelle, Hauser & Wirth Locations: Prelle .

☆ A New York Apartment With a Garden in the Kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Brock Forsblom and Jeremy Heimans first saw their future apartment, “it was the SoHo loft fantasy,” says Heimans, 46, an Australian entrepreneur and nonfiction writer. The rest of the former factory building, which was constructed in 1900 and at one time produced long underwear, is still inhabited by “septuagenarian artists,” Heimans says. In the pair’s previous apartment, a West Village rental, almost every surface, including the curtains and bathroom ceiling, was decorated with a vibrant pattern. “The energy there was that I had a thousand ideas,” says Forsblom, 38, who until recently worked as an interior designer. Ng brought in his colleague Jacob Esocoff as a collaborator — eventually resulting in the launch of their own firm, Ideas of Order, in late 2021.

Persons: Brock Forsblom, Jeremy Heimans, ”, “, ” Heimans, Forsblom, Henry Ng, Foster, Ng, Jacob Esocoff, — Organizations: Noguchi Museum, Partners Locations: Australian, New York, Queens, East Village, West

☆ An Old Watch Gets a Face-Lift Orchestrated by John Mayer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s not uncommon to see clocks or hourglasses alongside the snails, skeletons, scarecrows and other imagery on Online Ceramics T-shirts. “We talk a lot about time,” Mr. Funk said. “Like past and present, rebirth, the quickness of life.”That interest didn’t stretch much to watches, until recently. Mr. Funk, 34, recalling one worn by his uncle, said he had seen watches as a marker of elegance. Mr. Ross, 33, said the only watch he has ever really used was a Timex he wore while working for the Maine Conservation Corps after college.

Persons: Elijah Funk, Alix Ross, ” Mr, Funk, Ross Organizations: Timex, Maine Conservation Corps Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Gifts for Gardeners? They’ve Got Them in Spades.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Alan Calpe and Christopher Crawford set out to make a shoe for gardeners. But the bulbous clogs they designed for their brand, Gardenheir, quickly found a wider audience after being introduced in 2021. The clogs ($78) were among the first items that Mr. Calpe, 46, and Mr. Crawford, 44, released after starting Gardenheir, which specializes in gardening clothing and gear. But Mr. Crawford said including a shoe among their initial products was something of a last-minute decision. “It was toward the end, and Alan said, ‘I think we should have a shoe,’” he said.

Persons: Alan Calpe, Christopher Crawford, “, Mr, Calpe, Crawford, Alan, ‘, ”

☆ A Los Angeles Home That Channels the Magic of ‘Fantasia’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By her own admission, the actor Anastasia Graff is a maximalist who loves “girlie things,” so it’s not altogether surprising that she wanted a periwinkle kitchen for her 1930s-era West Hollywood home. Still, such a bold choice could send some interior designers into a tailspin. Clad in white-painted wood siding with a wide porch, it had appealed to Graff because it reminded her of the traditional wooden homes on the East Coast, where she grew up. But it didn’t hurt that the place is part of local lore: It once belonged to the Russian-born composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky, who lived in Los Angeles from 1940 to 1969, while he conducted the L.A. Philharmonic both downtown and at the Hollywood Bowl. “You realize in Los Angeles, there’s a story behind every house,” says Graff.

Persons: Anastasia Graff, “, ”, Frances Merrill, Graff, ” Merrill, Igor Stravinsky, Merrill, gravitas, there’s, Marilyn Monroe’s Organizations: Hollywood Locations: East Coast, Russian, Los Angeles

☆ At More Skate Parks, an ‘Aggressive’ Takeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Max Berlinger | Ben Pier | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a May afternoon at a Venice Beach skate park, the drooping sun cast an amber glow on Kayla Dizon as she shot her way across the pavement on a pair of in-line skates. Ms. Dizon, 25, had not come to cruise leisurely along the Pacific Coast like many spandex- and swimsuit-clad skaters do. Wearing a T-shirt and cutoff shorts that revealed a massive purple-yellow bruise on her leg, Ms. Dizon instead was scraping her skates’ wheels on the edges of the park’s sinuous curves and sharp dips as her dyed-red hair thrashed in the air. Like many people, Ms. Dizon took up in-line skating — often called Rollerblading, thanks to a popular brand of skates — during the pandemic, after a friend gave her a pair of skates. It was that same friend, she said, who coaxed her into trying what’s known as aggressive or in-line street skating, a style heavy on tricks and stunts like grinding curbs, skidding on railings and spinning along half-pipes.

Persons: Kayla Dizon, Dizon Locations: Venice, Pacific

☆ Normcore No More: This Season’s Best Fleeces Will Help You Stand Out
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

MARIUS JOHNSON spotted the indigo fleece pullover on the YouTube page of one of his favorite influencers back in February. Finished with crochet detailing, the woolly number was the work of Story mfg, a small British brand known for its crafty aesthetic. Mr. Johnson, 26, an account manager at a creative agency in Boston, was attracted to the obvious care put into the garment, which he subsequently purchased. “You can just tell they’ve mastered their craft, with the stitching, the feel of the pullover and the fit,” he said. “[It] feels very personal.”That particular fleece was inspired by Patagonia’s Snap-T pullover, said Saeed Al-Rubeyi, who founded Story mfg with his wife Katy.

☆ Kathy Hilton’s Calling
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-18 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathy Hilton — dressed in a black Valentino gown, gold belt, and studded stilettos for a photo shoot — was begging for some attention. Ms. Hilton sighed and shrugged. Set amid a season of heavy legal dramas and lighter histrionic fare, Ms. Hilton’s oddball asides and eccentric behavior has sent the internet into paroxysms of adulation. “And the words they used … they said, ‘You’re quirky and refreshing.’” Her sunny face went dumbstruck. I’ve been asking my friends lately, ‘Do you think I’m quirky?’”

Persons: Kathy Hilton —, Valentino, —, “, Moty, trepidation, Hilton sighed, ‘, Hilton, I’ve Organizations: Housewives, Beverly Locations: Beverly Hills

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