Design
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Magazine
The Unlikely Return of the Doily
When you think about lace, “modern” probably isn’t the first word that comes to mind. The centuries-old fabric, made by…
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Can a Designer Be Successful and Subversive? Rick Owens Walks the Line.
ON A DREARY November day in Paris, the soft morning light is creeping into the American fashion designer Rick Owens’s…
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Can a Designer Be Successful and Subversive? Rick Owens Walks the Line.
ON A DREARY November day in Paris, the soft morning light is creeping into the American fashion designer Rick Owens’s…
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Magazine
Rome Finally Gets the Modern Hotels It Deserves
From a reimagined centuries-old palazzo to a private apartment with a rooftop terrace, five new places to stay that offer…
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News
The Fine Art of the Paperback Makeover
Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers…
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Sports
Two Storied Names in Racing, Ferrari and Mercedes, Seek to Bounce Back
A variety of changes are being considered, but the teams admit “there’s a Mount Everest to climb” to catch up…
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US
Minnesota Is Looking for a New State Flag. Residents Have a Few (Thousand) Ideas.
Ask Minnesotans about the state’s official flag, and prepare for a crush of critiques. Start with legibility. Viewed from afar,…
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News
George Tscherny, Whose Graphic Designs Defined an Era, Is Dead at 99
With a bevy of corporate and institutional clients, he helped shape the visual language of the postwar American economy.
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Real Estate
Tired of Waiting to Buy, They Redesigned Their Brooklyn Rental
In the process, a family discovered the joy of living in the present — and how much you can do…
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Finance
A Black Woman’s Rise in Architecture Shows How Far Is Left to Go
They have worked for decades to make their way in a profession that remains overwhelmingly white and male, but there…
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