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☆ Luminary, an AI-generated pop-up restaurant, just opened in Australia. Here's what's on the menu, from bioluminescent calamari to chocolate mousse.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A restaurant in Sydney, Australia is hosting an AI-generated pop-up restaurant for a week. Stefanie Wee used ChatGPT and Canva's AI-image generator to create the restaurant's concept. Rafi, a restaurant based in Sydney, Australia, is hosting an AI-generated pop-up restaurant named Luminary this week. Reviews for Luminary have been mixed, with one customer writing that the AI restaurant "restored my faith in humanity." This isn't the first time the dining industry has used AI — be it for a marketing ploy or to make business more efficient.

Persons: Stefanie Wee, it's, Rafi, Applejack, Luminary Wee, ChatGPT, Wee, Luminary Organizations: Morning, Applejack Hospitality Locations: Sydney, Australia, Perth, Luminary

☆ Gen Z fashion trends are shaking up the office. From Doc Martens to pocket squares, here's what 11 workers are wearing this summer.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jordan Hart | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Employers are issuing return-to-office mandates — and Gen Z workers don't know what to wear. Insider asked 11 workers how they're balancing office dress codes with their personal styles. Here's what the young professionals are wearing to the office, from Doc Martens to pocket squares. Gen Z workers spent their last years of college and first years of their careers applying for remote positions and choosing outfits for Zoom calls. To understand how Gen Z workers are blending their own styles with corporate expectations, Insider asked 11 workers aged 26 and under to share what they're wearing as they return to the office.

Persons: Doc Martens, Cindy O'Peka, she's Organizations: Service, Resources, Consulting, New York Post, Wall Street Journal Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Alex Williams | More About Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Roger Sprung, a banjo virtuoso and key figure in New York’s midcentury folk music revival, whose innovative picking and genre-mashing audacity earned him the unofficial title of the godfather of progressive bluegrass, died on July 22 at his home in Newtown, Conn. A New York City native who honed his skills early on by playing mountain music festivals in Virginia and the Carolinas, Mr. In the late 1950s, he played with a folk trio, the Shanty Boys, who recorded for Elektra Records. Sprung was inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, which cites the Kingston Trio and Béla Fleck as having been influenced by him. Steve Martin, another Hall of Fame member whose banjo prowess was a cornerstone of his early comedy act, has owned a Gibson RB-18 five-string that once belonged to Mr.

Persons: Roger, Nancy, Kay Starr, Jimmy Dean, Béla Fleck, Steve Martin Organizations: York City, Carolinas, Boys, Elektra Records, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, Kingston Trio, Fame, Gibson Locations: Newtown, Conn, York, Virginia, Greenwich Village, Oklahoma City

Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to hold statewide-elected office in the Garden State, has died, her family said. We will remember her commitment to the people of New Jersey and her tireless efforts to uplift the community.”On Monday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s office said Oliver was receiving medical care and was unable to serve as acting governor while he was on vacation. New Jersey State Senate President Nicholas Scutari assumed the duties of acting governor as of Monday morning, Murphy’s office said. “When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver was already a trailblazer in every sense of the word,” Murphy said in a statement.

Persons: Gov, Sheila Oliver, Oliver, “ Sheila Y, ”, Phil Murphy’s, Nicholas Scutari, “, ‘, ” Oliver, Murphy, Governor Oliver, ” Murphy Organizations: Washington CNN —, Garden State, , New, , New Jersey Gov, Democrat, Columbia University, New, New Jersey General Assembly, Lincoln University, Community Organization, Planning, Administration, General Locations: Washington CNN — New Jersey, Garden, New Jersey, ,, , New Jersey, . New Jersey, ’, of New Jersey

☆ Watch Tom Cruise Roll a Fiat 500 in ‘Mission: Impossible’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Mekado Murphy | More About Mekado Murphy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And I thought it would be great, the idea of watching Ethan Hunt and Tom Cruise driving in a car like that. Something to watch during this sequence is the behavior between Tom Cruise and Haley Atwell. The Fiat is a very difficult car to drive. We were allowed to shoot at the Spanish Steps with the understanding that we never could actually physically touch the Spanish Steps. But so long as we never touched the Spanish Steps, we could do whatever we want.

Persons: “, Christopher McQuarrie, Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise, Tom, Haley Atwell, You’re, It’s, Haley Organizations: Fiat Locations: Paris, Rome

☆ Sheila Oliver, New Jersey's acting governor while Phil Murphy's out of the country, dies suddenly of an undisclosed medical issue at 71
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

When New Jersey Gov. Sheila Oliver took over his job. Sheila Oliver took over his role as acting governor. As acting governor, Scutari, a Democrat, has all the same powers of a traditional governor. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, Oliver was the first Black female speaker of the state's general assembly.

Persons: Phil Murphy, Gov, Sheila Oliver, Nick Scutari, Oliver's, Sheila Y, Oliver, Murphy Organizations: New, New Jersey Gov, Service, Democrat Locations: New Jersey, Wall, Silicon, Europe, of New Jersey, Italy, Scutari

☆ US colleges refashion student essay prompts after ban on affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. colleges are set to release their essay prompts on Tuesday when the common application used by many schools becomes public for the upcoming admissions cycle. Many high school counselors are uncertain how students should handle questions of race and identity in their essays, Perez said. They also are wary that if they mention race in student recommendations, they will be inviting scrutiny or violating the court's order. "The general feeling with school counselors right now is mostly anxiety," Perez said. Private admissions counselors have already started working with students of color on essays that discuss their cultural heritage.

Persons: upending, John Roberts, Timothy Fields, Kevin McKenna, Amin Abdul, Malik Gonzalez, Angel Perez, Perez, Shereem Herndon, Brown, Fields, Sharon Bernstein, Colleen Jenkins, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Emory University, Emory, U.S, Supreme, Sarah Lawrence College, Reuters, Wesleyan University, National Association for College, College, Connecticut, Thomson Locations: Atlanta, California, Michigan, Yonkers , New York, Connecticut, New York

☆ How a Guggenheim banker-turned-newsletter publisher is building the anti-Vice, profitably
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Patrick Trousdale's The Daily Upside newsletter for investors just hit 1 million subscribers. It's an example of how a media company can be profitable in a jittery time for the industry. As an investment banker at Guggenheim Partners in the last decade, Patrick Trousdale had the chance to observe the media industry up close. "You have sizzle before the steak at times with digital media," Trousdale, 33, told Insider. Patrick Trousdale.

Persons: Patrick Trousdale's, Patrick Trousdale, Trousdale, Trousdale forgoing, Puck, Graydon Carter's, Nat Rubio, Leah McGrath Goodman, Goodman, John Keeling, —, " Keeling, Patrick Boyle, Substack, Keeling, there's Organizations: Guggenheim, Guggenheim Partners, Guggenheim Securities, Vice Media, Morning, Financial Times, Apple, Plaid, Business Development, Air Mail, Facebook, Google Locations: Puck

The latest rival, Threads, was launched by Facebook-parent Meta and got a stunning start earlier this month. Facebook … when you’re looking for community (or used furniture)With more than 2 billion daily users around the world, it’s tricky to describe the stereotypical Facebook user. Pinterest … when you’re looking for inspirationPinterest lets users easily search for and organize visual-heavy inspiration on a wide range of creative topics. Twitter (aka X) … when you’re looking for what’s going on (for now)For years, Twitter was a central hub for real-time news. Threads … when you’re looking for musings from your favorite influencers, celebs and journalistsThe latest Twitter competitor, Threads, was launched by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta.

Persons: Elon Musk, Instagram, it’s, Pinterest, “, Snapchat, Charlie, “ David, ”, Nextdoor, Twitch …, Long, Donald Trump, Reddit, Musk, influencers, Jack Dorsey, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Chrissy Teigen Organizations: CNN, Facebook, —, YouTube, LinkedIn, Capitol, Trump, Twitter, Meta, Democratic Rep Locations: Italy

☆ I own a village of tiny homes in the Arizona desert that were built to feel like treehouses — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Urban planner Darin Dinsmore created a camp in Sedona, Arizona, with four tiny homes. My background in urban planning was one of the things that led me to start the TinyCamp project in Sedona and Cottonwood, Arizona. They're all permanent tiny houses with foundations and fire sprinklers, and they each have their own hot tubs and fireplaces. It shocks people, but tiny houses are expensiveA ladder leading up to the loft bed area of the TinyCamp home. The Achilles heel of the tiny house movement is that it's $10,000 for a sewer hookup.

Persons: Darin Dinsmore, I'm, Danielle Holman, We've, we've, It's, Jane Ferrell, Clarkdale Organizations: Service, Sedona, Google, TinyCamp Sedona Locations: Sedona , Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Sedona, Cottonwood , Arizona, California, Coconino County, Cottonwood, Sausalito , California, Sausalito, Arizona, Los Angeles, Northern Arizona, Clarkdale , Arizona

☆ Artist-Designed Party Hats, and How to Recreate Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Coco Romack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the United States, party hats — those ubiquitous, cone-shaped signifiers of children’s birthdays and summer picnics — have their roots in a less celebratory phenomenon: the pointed dunce caps used as disciplinary tools in schools throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. It’s a reminder that even the most unassuming objects can have complex meanings — something that artists, several of whom have turned to party attire for inspiration, have long known. The students of the Bauhaus, the influential German design academy founded in 1919, took their costume parties as seriously as their studies, dressing up as monstrous creatures and mechanical humanoids. And in 1972, the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí designed several fantastical ensembles for the infamous Surrealist Ball, a lavish gathering held at the French estate of the baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild. From there, imaginations ran free, yielding headdresses that resemble, among other things, a rainbow-colored palm tree, a coral reef and an otherworldly drinking helmet.

Persons: Salvador Dalí, baroness Marie, Hélène de Rothschild, Audrey Hepburn peered, Faye Toogood, Jolie Ngo, Piotrek, Rakeem Cunningham, Alexia Hentsch, Adam Charlap Hyman, Andre Herrero, Charlap Hyman, Herrero — Organizations: Bauhaus Locations: United States, —, Spanish

☆ Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch unveiled by designer Mathieu Lehanneur
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Smooth, sleek and chic is the look for the next Olympic torch. “For Paris 2024, and for the first time in its history, (the torch) plays on perfect symmetry, speaking to us more clearly about equality,” he said in a statement. As simple as a hyphen and as fluid as a flame.”Chair of the Paris 2024 organizing committee Tony Estanguet (left) and designer Mathieu Lehanneur (right) pose with the latter's Olympic and Paralympic Torch. This is part of the organizing committee’s strategy to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement. Mathieu Lehanneur holds aloft his design for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Torch.

Persons: Mathieu Lehanneur, ”, “, Tony Estanguet, ’, Lehanneur, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moët Hennessy Organizations: CNN, Games, Olympic, Paralympic Games, ”, Sydney Opera House, Museum of Modern Art, Pompidou Centre Paris, LVMH, Louis Locations: Paris, French, Russia, New York, Olympia, Greece, France

☆ Villa Palladio: India meets Italy at this boutique hotel near Jaipur
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Shalbha Sarda | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

On this road lies the Villa Palladio boutique hotel and resort. Palladio was known for combining the elements of Renaissance and contemporary French practices, creating an altogether unique style known as Anglo-Palladianism. “There is incredible sophistication and presence of history in the aesthetics of both cities, and when conversing, they speak together beautifully.”Colors do more than pop in this Villa Palladio bedroom. Atul Pratap ChauhanWinning over the localsThe building that became Villa Palladio has a brief but fantastic story. Villa Palladio, Abhay Niwas Palace Sumel, Jamdoli Chouraha, Rajasthan 302031, India; +91 141 296 9762

Persons: India CNN —, Villa Palladio, It’s, Botticelli, Barbara Miolini, Marie Anne Oudejans, Miolini, Andrea Palladio, Palladio, ” Miolini, Atul Pratap Chauhan, Abhay Singh, ” Marie Ann Oudejans, Villa, Vibhor Mukul Singh, didn’t, ”, Abhay Niwas, Jamdoli Organizations: India CNN, India CNN — Kanota, Villa Locations: Jaipur, India, Rajasthan, Agra, Italian, Dutch, Switzerland, Venice, Italy, Jamdoli Chouraha

☆ Elon Musk's X rebrand reignites his goal to turn Twitter into an app like China's WeChat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In October, the billionaire said buying Twitter was an "accelerant to creating X, the everything app," without providing further details. Musk called WeChat 'great'Super apps refer to a type of app that allow users to carry out multiple functions without having to leave the app. The biggest super app in the world is called WeChat which is run by Chinese technology giant Tencent and has over 1.3 billion users. While China pioneered the super app, the idea has taken off in other parts of Asia. Musk has likely taken inspiration from WeChat, an app he called "great" last year.

Persons: Elon, Harun Ozalp, Elon Musk, China's WeChat, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, WeChat Organizations: HK, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Twitter, Google Locations: China, Asia, Singapore

☆ Struggling US downtowns could take a cue from a small town in England that gave businesses rent-free space
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK is experimenting with offering small businesses free rent to revitalize downtown districts. Several small towns in the UK have experimented with giving small businesses rent-free shop space over the last few years. Now it's vibrant, upbeat, colourful," Hope Dean, the owner of a plant shop that was one of the 10 businesses given free rent, told The Guardian. Some US cities have pursued similar downtown revitalization initiatives. Denver offered free rent and services valued at $20,000 to businesses willing to use empty space in the city's downtown, and San Francisco has offered free rent and grant money to pop-up businesses in its downtown.

Persons: Hope Dean, We're, Matt Soffair Organizations: Service, Legal, General Investment Management, Guardian, Times, Westminster City Council, Oxford, BBC, Denver Locations: Poole, Wall, Silicon, American, Westminster, London, San Francisco

☆ In Milan, Giving the Aperitivo a New Twist
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Robert Simonson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2019, a space upstairs from the main bar opened as Sala Spiritello. The most popular drink there is the Compadre, made with mezcal, chinotto liqueur, agave syrup, sweet vermouth, bitters and the inevitable Campari. And soon there will be a third smaller, invitation-only space in the basement called Sala Gaspare, named after the company founder, Gaspare Campari. Architectural monuments stand next to newer construction; timeless sartorial style meets current fashion on the street each day. The aperitivo will always be king in Milan.

Persons: bartenders, mixology, Tommaso Cecca, Sala Gaspare, Gaspare Campari, they’re Organizations: Sala, New York Times, Travel Dispatch Locations: Milan

☆ Argentina’s Yamila Rodriguez defends Cristiano Ronaldo tattoo as not ‘anti-Messi’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Argentina forward Yamila Rodríguez has defended herself for having a tattoo of Cristiano Ronaldo inked on her left shin, saying that favoring the Portugal star is not a sign she does not appreciate their World Cup-winning talisman Lionel Messi. The 25-year-old, who also has a tattoo of Argentina great Diego Maradona on her left thigh, said she had been receiving criticism on social media for the tattoo of Ronaldo, Messi’s great rival. “I’m not having a bad time because of you (fans) but for the atrocities that are said, without mercy. Yamila Rodriguez's Ronaldo tattoo on her left shin. Enough, it tires me, it hurts me.”Rodríguez was a late substitute in Argentina’s 1-0 defeat by Italy in their Women’s World Cup group opener.

Persons: Yamila Rodríguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi’s, I’m, Messi, ”, “ I’m, “ Messi, ” Rodríguez, Yamila, Carmen Mandato Organizations: CNN Locations: Argentina, Portugal, Italy, Africa

☆ Not anti-Messi: Argentina's Rodriguez defends Ronaldo tattoo
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The 25-year-old, who also has a tattoo of Argentina great Diego Maradona on her left thigh, said she had been receiving criticism on social media for the tattoo of Ronaldo, Messi's great rival. "Messi is our great captain in the national team but the fact that I say that my inspiration and my idol is CR7 (Ronaldo) does not mean that I hate Messi." Rodriguez said she saw no problem in having a Ronaldo tattoo as the Portugal forward, who has scored over 800 goals in his career, inspired her. "Please understand that this is football and everyone has appreciation, their preferences and highlighting one does not mean burying the other. Rodriguez was a late substitute in Argentina's 1-0 defeat by Italy in their Women's World Cup group opener.

Persons: Yamila Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi's, I'm, Messi, Rodriguez, Rohith Nair, Sonali Paul Organizations: Thomson Locations: Argentina, Portugal, Italy, Africa, Bengaluru

☆ How Those ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouses Came to Life: ‘We All Had to Believe in It’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To simulate that feel, “the Dreamhouses in the film are 23 percent smaller than they would be, as are the cars and roads,” Greenwood said. When Barbie opens her refrigerator, most of the foods are simply flat cartoon decals. “Once you’ve done that once or twice, those moments of dollness, it makes the whole thing believable,” Spencer said. With few walls to speak of, Barbie Dreamhouses are the definition of “open plan,” which presented its own logistical problems. If it feels artificial, that’s the point: Why preserve the fourth wall for homes that barely have any walls to begin with?

Persons: ” Greenwood, Margot, Ryan, Spencer, Barbie, Barbies, ” Spencer, Barbie Dreamhouses, ”, Greenwood, Greta

☆ Opinion | Readers, Show Us Your Wit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

We invite readers to have a little fun by expressing their opinions in forms other than letters to the editor. Take a well-known song, poem or other kind of text (from Shakespeare to Seuss), and rewrite the words in response to something or someone in the news. For inspiration, look at what readers submitted when we solicited such “variations” a few years ago. Send in your submissions by Aug. 7. Please include your name, location and contact information, and put “variations” in the subject line.

Persons: Shakespeare, Seuss

☆ Dirty Pictures From a Revolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s so hard being a woman in 1973,” she pouts, still sprawled. “If only there was a way to make a change.” Then the shirtless men in breakaway pants appear behind her. An eyeful of oiled torsos, however muscular, may not have been a perfect substitute for real social transformation. This playful scene, an imagined forerunner to a Chippendales-style revue, occurs in the second season of “Minx,” which began on Starz on Friday. A workplace comedy set at an erotic magazine for women, “Minx” revisits the 1970s collisions, confusions and correspondences between women’s liberation and the sexual revolution.

Persons: “, ”, Jennifer Romolini, Jane ” Organizations: Starz Locations: America

☆ OpenAI's ChatGPT app now available for Android
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI, the buzzy AI startup backed by Microsoft , debuted the Android version of its ChatGPT app on Tuesday. The app's rollout follows the iOS app's debut in May, which marked the first time it was available outside of OpenAI's website. The Android app is available in the U.S., India, Bangladesh and Brazil. The news comes as the AI arms race heats up among chatbot leaders such as OpenAI, Microsoft , Google and Anthropic. In an effort to encourage consumers to adopt generative AI into their daily routines, tech giants are racing to launch not only new chatbot apps, but also new features, such as visual search.

Persons: it's, OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Sequoia Capital Locations: OpenAI's, U.S, India, Bangladesh, Brazil

☆ I made $340,000 in revenue on Etsy last year selling digital products. Here's how I use simple design tools and AI to boost sales.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bailey runs an Etsy store that makes about $14,000 a month selling digital tumbler designs. So I quit my job and started an Etsy store called Bailey Designed Co., where I sell custom tumbler designs. In January 2022, I pivoted from print-on-demand products to digital productsI was faced with pandemic supply-chain issues, and I also saw a lot of successful sellers on Etsy who were selling just digital designs. In January, I started my own online courses for people who want to sell digital products without a design background. AI has helped me earn more because it's increased my productivity and volume of designs — and more volume equals more sales.

Persons: Bailey, I'm, Evelyn Weiss, Sandra Di, Wholesale Ted, tumblers, I've, Evelyn Weiss's, it's, Kittl's Organizations: Facebook, Service, YouTube, Wholesale, Canva, Google, Society Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Canva, Etsy

☆ Barbie and Ken, this summer's hottest couple, were actually named after a brother and sister
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ruth Handler's children resented the dolls named after them and didn't buy any for their own children. The plastic dolls were actually named for a sister and brother – the children of Mattel cofounder and Barbie creator Ruth Handler. "If people did find out, she'd tell them in no uncertain terms that she was not the Barbie doll." Barbara, meanwhile, said: "I'm tired of being Barbie doll." Timm Schamberger/DDP/AFP via Getty ImagesHandler also named dolls for her children's partners and their children, including Allan, named for her son-in-law.

Persons: Barbie, Ken, Ruth Handler's, They've, Greta Gerwig's, –, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling –, Ruth Handler, Frederic Neema, Handler, Babs, Barbara, Barbara Millicent Roberts, Ruth, Jens, Ulrich Koch, Stache, Cyrus McCrimmon, Lobel, Blaine, Mel Melcon, Mattel Barbara, Elliott Handler, Bettmann, Barbara Handler, Handler's, Barbies . Bork, bimbo, Timm Schamberger, Allan, hadn't Organizations: Service, Mattel, Getty, Los Angeles Times, Hulton, Valentine's, Express, DDP, Getty Images, Denver, Fair Locations: Wall, Silicon, Europe, AFP, Nuremberg, Germany

When the French interior designer Camille Vergnes throws a dinner party in Paris, she opts for unfussy white table linens and white plates. This allows her Art Deco-style set of serving spoons, salad servers and carving knives, all with almond green shagreen handles, to take center stage. “I use [the serving set] as the key piece of the table along with the flowers or candleholders,” she says. Vergnes’s approach reflects a shift in focus when it comes to tableware, away from handblown glassware and patterned napkins to sculptural utensils. - Host Gift Guide: What T’s editors and contributors are bringing to thank their hosts this summer, including surreal serving spoons and cozy quilts.

Persons: Camille Vergnes, ”, Olga Bonne, Alessandra Williams, Frank Traynor, Ben Bodman, Yann Nury Organizations: Fair Trade, Bodman, Credit Locations: French, Paris, Copenhagen, Danish, Brighton, British, Zimbabwe, Nairobi, United States, Melksham, Wiltshire, England, Ibiza, Long, Amsterdam

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