On Privacy
The founding editor of Modern Farmer and Monocle reflects on the intense yearning for private spaces in our homes and workplaces.
26/10/2016
All Stories
In Praise of Shadows
Japanese novelist Jun’ichiro Tanizaki illuminates how light and shade’s dependence on one another nuances everyday moments with repose and beauty.
26/10/2016
Hikari Yokoyama
With her impeccable eye and sense of entrepreneurialism, Hikari Yokoyama is charting her own course through the contemporary art world.
26/10/2016
Amy Sall
Amy Sall reflects on her Senegalese heritage and how its physical reminders shepherd her sense of home—wherever she may be.
26/10/2016
St. John Bread and Wine
Opened by Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver in 2003, St. John Bread and Wine combines a daily set menu with baked goods and artfully chosen wines.
25/10/2016
Plein Air Café
Drawing from the impressionist ideal of painting outdoors, partners Soo Choi and Kevin Heisner have made Chicago's Plein Air Café a dreamy space.
12/10/2016
Remembered Light
Sally Mann writes intimately of her relationship with Cy Twombly and the photographs she made of his studio before Twombly's death in 2011.
06/10/2016
Architecture of Home
Seminal Indian architect B. V. Doshi describes the difference between a house and a home.
07/09/2016
Modern Movement
With its clean lines, high ceilings and ample use of natural materials, Emmanuel de Bayser’s apartment is the epitome of modernist living.
06/09/2016
Variations on Solitude: Glenn Gould
Three decades since his death, Canadian pianist Glenn Gould’s inner life endures with as much legend as his recordings.
06/09/2016
New Minimalist: Joseph Dirand
French architect Joseph Dirand acquired his first Prouvé chair at the tender age of 17 and has favored function over form ever since.
06/09/2016
Cult Rooms: Mon Oncle
What happens as modernism becomes monstrous? The home in a classic Jacques Tati film explores how functional design can lead to domestic dysfunction.
06/09/2016
The Naturalist: Anita Calero
After four decades of pushing the boundaries of her creativity in New York, Anita Calero is following the call back home to her native Colombia.
08/06/2016
Field Notes: Le Corbusier
We examine how Le Corbusier’s early travels had a lasting influence on his iconic 20th-century architecture.
08/06/2016
Bring It on Home: Leon Bridges
From bussing tables to playing at the White House in under two years, Leon Bridges has no plans to part ways with his humble beginnings.
08/06/2016
Throwing Shade
If home is wherever we lay our hats, then travel is an opportunity to change into a new one.
08/06/2016
A Day in the Life: Justin Peck
With his latest narrative ballet, “The Most Incredible Thing,” Justin Peck has attracted a fresh wave of followers to this classic art form.
08/06/2016
On the Right Track
There’s something transcendental about train travel: The speeding carriages not only take us from A to B, but also from era to era.
08/06/2016
Stuck in the Middle With You
It’s said that the journey matters more than the destination, but what if that passage involves the decimation of your personal space at 35,000 feet?
08/06/2016
The Navigators: Kristoffer Fagerström
Come rain or shine, this longtime Stockholm resident appreciates his city for all it has to offer.
08/06/2016
Behind the Scenes: Hotel Fontevraud
We chat with the folks at the Hotel Fontevraud about working within the stunningly refurbished walls of one of France’s most beautiful abbeys.
08/06/2016
A Wandering Mind
More than physically transporting us to a new place, travel takes the mind into uncharted territory.
08/06/2016
Neither Here Nor There
When we embark on journeys with translator apps and spaghetti piles of charger cords, where is it that we really go?
07/06/2016
Abdul Abasi
New York-based fashion designer Abdul Abasi shares how his military background guides his brand’s futuristic approach to menswear.
07/06/2016
The Navigators: Jade Lai
Jade Lai has tied three locations together—Hong Kong, Los Angeles and New York—to form one concept of home.
07/06/2016
Sincerely Yours
Even though we’re separated by seas, resorting to old-fashioned methods of communication still gets our messages across—literally.
07/06/2016
The Navigators: Takahiro Kinoshita
As world-wandering editor, Takahiro Kinoshita relishes the days spent at home by exploring Japan's lush nature and logging in quality family-time.
07/06/2016
Ditte Reffstrup
This designer’s collections reflect her favorite pair of sneakers—comfortable and great on the dance floor.
07/06/2016
The Navigators: Seb Emina
The editor in chief of The Happy Reader and former Londoner revels in the adventure, romance and enduring mystique that comes with living in Paris.
07/06/2016