Born in Milan on this day in 1913, Piero Fornasetti was expelled from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts for insubordination and turned to printmaking. He returned again and again to suns, butterflies, fish, playing cards, hot-air balloons and classical architecture, printed mostly in black and white on plates, screens, chairs and umbrella stands. Ponti once said that if anyone wrote his life story, one chapter would have to be called ‘Passion for Fornasetti’. Today his son Barnaba runs the atelier, @fornasetti, in Milan. Swipe for the designer and his muse
Today is 11.11, Singles’ Day across much of Asia. Between the 1950s and the 1970s, a handful of architects and designers set out to fit daily life into the smallest possible space, from a cabin on the French Riviera to a capsule in Tokyo. Swipe to see the designs #tatlerhomes #tatlerhomesasia #tatlerhomesarchitecturedesign singlesd
This festive season, Space Furniture invites you to step into its showroom and explore a specially curated year-end edit firsthand, available at exclusive prices from now till December 1st. The design specialist team is available in-store for tailored guidance and expert advice to help bring your spaces to life with confidence. As an in-store offering, guests will enjoy a 5% store credit with their purchase, redeemable on a future visit. For those unable to make it in person, the online selection is also available.
Today is Sesame Street Day, marking the show’s first broadcast on 10 November 1969. It arrived at the height of America’s urban crisis and made a city street its home, at a time when many families were leaving cities altogether. Swipe for the story behind the set
This season, Nara’s children are turning up everywhere from Chelsea to the Hirshhorn. The canvas heading to Fair Warning dates from 2011, the year the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami hit the part of Japan where he grew up. For a while afterwards he could not bring himself to paint, and the work that followed is noticeably gentler. His current auction high is US$25 million, for Knife Behind Back in 2019. The painting is on view in Chelsea until the sale. Swipe to see where to find him
Born on this day in 1853, Stanford White was barely 30 in the years The Gilded Age(@gildedagehbo) depicts, yet already in demand with old New York and new money alike. Outgoing and well connected, he counted many of his friends among his clients. He designed several of the clubhouses where New York society gathered, among them the Century, the Metropolitan, the Players and the Colony Club, the first private clubhouse for women in America. His firm became, in the words of the US National Park Service, the most successful and influential architectural practice of its time. White’s earlier affair with the model and actress Evelyn Nesbit led to his murder in 1906 by her husband, Harry Thaw, whose two trials became a national sensation. Swipe to see some of his finest work
Not A Hotel (@notahotel_official) partners with Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron (@herzogdemeuron) on a new hospitality concept along the coast of Okinawa, Japan, shaped by the region’s distinctive character. Developed in collaboration with Asaka Co Ltd, the project draws on local knowledge to create a villa that fosters a closer connection with the natural environment. Swipe through for more. Photos are CG renderings, and Herzog and de Meuron’s portrait by Diana Pfammatter
Lladró (@lladro) has been making figures drawn from Hindu iconography for more than a quarter of a century, and India is now one of the Valencia firm’s most significant markets. Its latest subject is the family of Shiva, a grouping long associated with harmony in the home. Swipe for the details
Pemako’s (@pemakobhutan) two hotels in Bhutan, a tented retreat in Punakha by Bill Bensley (@billbensley) and a dzong-inspired building in Thimphu reworked by P49 Deesign, place traditional Bhutanese building methods alongside contemporary luxury. Wangchuk Dorji, co-owner of the Tashi Group, Bhutan’s largest private conglomerate, explains that “the overall aim was to create a contemporary expression of Bhutanese identity that felt entirely connected to its setting, rather than introducing a generic luxury aesthetic.” Swipe to discover these two Bhutanese resorts where guests feel part of the culture rather than just observers.