Design
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Magazine
Flower Arrangements Are Reaching New Heights
“I have so much admiration for florists who can make haphazard, wild arrangements,” says Miguel Yatco, 30, the floral artist…
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Spring’s Best Striped Shoes and Bags
Bold lines add a graphic punch to the season’s accessories.
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Will She Make the Next Birkin?
A bag designer at Hermès has the fun and formidable challenge of creating a new icon. No presh.
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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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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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Arts
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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World
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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Politics
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.