California: Designing Freedom reveals how this culture of design and technology has made us all, in certain ways, Californians. California has always pioneered tools of personal liberation. While California’s mid-century modernism is well documented, the “Designed in California” at Design Museum London is the first exhibition to examine the state’s current global reach. From skateboards … Read more
Exactly like nothing else: Experiencing a new side of Waikiki through the lens of The Laylow, Autograph Collection. Open to the breeze, with lush flora, midcentury modern design and charming Hawaiiana around every corner, The Laylow is a secluded retreat nestled above the buzz of Waikiki. Autograph Collection Hotels announced the grand opening of The … Read more
Mies van der Rohe’s plans for an office tower in the City were scuppered by Prince Charles’ criticism and Margaret Thatcher’s fear of new public space – yet this tale has as much to do with shifts in public opinion against modernist architecture
Tate Modern’s Radical Eye exhibition features 200 of 8,000 works collected by singer since he quit drinking 26 years ago
A peninsula near Monaco is home to an array of modernist architecture, including houses by two stars of the scene, and a revamped visitor centre is helping to show it all in the best light
Mies van der Rohe designed the chairs, Rothko created the artwork (then thought better of it) and New York’s power brokers did their deals over the salad and swordfish – but now the exquisite restaurant’s era has passed