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In an era of AI-smoothed everything, a photographer who refuses to retouch just landed the most talked-about art residency of the season. Every wrinkle. Every pore. Every laugh line Dolly Parton has earned. That’s the entire premise of THE PLAYLIST, a new exhibition from British photographer Andy Gotts MBE — once called “the Ansel Adams … Read more
A common trend is emerging in home renovations. Shelves with no visible support, lighting that seems to float mid-air, screens that divide a room seemingly without touching the ceiling—suspended architecture is everywhere once you know what you’re looking for. But somewhere behind the plaster or above the ceiling line is an invisible fixing doing the … Read more
When one tequila house sells you sculpture and the other sells you the truth, which one is the real flex? Two of the biggest names in agave spirits made headlines the same week, and — deliciously — they went in opposite directions. One is selling you art. The other is selling you honesty. Welcome to … Read more
Decoding Chanel’s world-first Haute Horlogerie chessboard — and why the watch industry is suddenly obsessed with games. Somewhere in a Swiss workshop, a team of artisans spent thousands of hours doing something that, on paper, sounds almost absurdly simple: building a chess set. Except this isn’t the chess set gathering dust in your parents’ living … Read more
Decoding the relaunch of Thrupp & Maberly — and why “no heritage replicas” is the most interesting phrase in the announcement. Every so often a name from the deep archive of British craftsmanship gets dusted off, and the immediate assumption is nostalgia: a retro relaunch, a heritage replica, a museum piece with a price tag. … Read more
Decoding Louis Vuitton and Singer’s first-ever co-branded creation — and what it says about where luxury collaborations are headed. Most great collaborations start with a grand plan. This one started with someone wanting a nicer clock. At Monterey Car Week 2026, Louis Vuitton and Singer Vehicle Design unveiled two extraordinary reimagined Porsche 911s — a … Read more