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EDITOR’S LETTER
Into the Ring • The iconic 1980s lounge designed for hanging out - and intellectual sparring - still reigns
Big Easy Does It • In New Orleans, design daredevil Dabito builds a dream house layered with color and character in keeping with its historic surroundings
Grab a Chair • At Nina Johnson gallery, Atlanta-based artist Robell Awake explores Black craft, one seat at a time
Palazzo Pant • Transformed by Aline Asmar d’Amman into the new Orient Express Venezia, a 15th-century palace takes our breath away
Stir the Pot • The winners of this year’s Great Design Kitchen Awards are the spice of everyday life
The Rest Is History • At the resplendent Four Seasons Cartagena, edifices of the past wow once more
For Shore
Earthly Delight • Creative director Kate Berry’s 16th-floor Manhattan terrace bursts with fantastic flora, from pear trees to scented geranium. That Eden has now spawned new wallpapers for Graham & Brown - a medley of branches, fruits, and faux boiserie. “Nature,” says Berry, “is my greatest inspiration.” grahambrown.com
Natural Instincts • Tapped by a creative family to design a home in the heart of the California desert, Aaron Schiller looks to the land
The Next Chapter • Louis Vuitton revisits the work of 1920s designer and bookbinder Pierre Legrain for an extensive new collection
Group Win • The Fondazione Dries Van Noten on Venice’s Grand Canal marks a bold new chapter - and team effort - for the Belgian fashion icon
The Naturalist • Like his Arts and Crafts heroes, Dotan Appelbaum embraces old-school techniques to mine the rich narrative potential of plant life
Show of Hands • The Brooklyn apartment of Mark Grattan is a seductive laboratory for his own finely crafted creations
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY • When a dreamy house in LA came on the market for the first time in generations, designers Michael Breland and Peter Harper knew they had to make it their own
PEACE MAKER • Designer Kate Driver helps reconcile the diverging tastes of clients Alexandra Kerry and Julien Dobbs-Higginson in their classic Ray Kappe canyon house in LA
DESIGN NOTES • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK
FARM FRESH • Designed by her husband, architect Jon Lott, the Hudson Valley studio of artist Diana Al-Hadid puts a bold twist on ye olde barns
Fancy Baskets • Seventh-generation weaver Jeremy Frey keeps the indigenous tradition of Maine’s Passamaquoddy tribe alive and evolving
Feeling Zen • Blending Scandinavian and East Asian idioms for his first US residence, David Thulstrup shines his Nordic light on a historic San Francisco house
Nature’s Way • Alongside a stream in Wales, landscape designers Harry and David Rich bring their gardening philosophy to life
MAJOR DRAMA • For actor Patina Miller and her family, home is a close-up-worthy Manhattan town house with interiors crafted by up-and-coming design firm Evan Edward
Inside Out