DESIGN

Architecture, fashion, furniture and fine type

Redesigning Gotham – Roman and Williams | Viceroy New York and The Monarch Room

Redesigning Gotham – Roman and Williams | Viceroy New York and The Monarch Room

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Roman and Williams' latest projects are masterpieces of noir Manhattan

Possibly America’s finest diner

Possibly America’s finest diner

by Civilian New York City

The perfect expression of a purely American aesthetic

Sicily in the shades

Sicily in the shades

by Civilian London

The brightest new sunglasses we’ve seen for the summer season cry out for a headscarf, capri pants, a moped and a pistachio gelato

Scharf on Scott | Downtown, Outer Space

Scharf on Scott | Downtown, Outer Space

by Civilian New York City

Designer Jeremy Scott’s S/S14 collection, Teenagers from Mars, incorporates a collaboration with pop artist Kenny Scharf, the often undersung contemporary of Haring and Basquiat, and stalwart of the 1980s New Wave, New York City, downtown club scene

Robot wars in Shinjuku | Robot Restaurant, Tokyo

Robot wars in Shinjuku | Robot Restaurant, Tokyo

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"An Apocalypse Now for a world where rainforests are long gone, replaced by neon-lit shopping malls"

Are cameraphones killing fashion?

Are cameraphones killing fashion?

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

The blown out, blurred flipside of the digital revolution in fashion

Why we actually rather like the ceiling at Ametsa with Arzak Instruction

Why we actually rather like the ceiling at Ametsa with Arzak Instruction

by Civilian London

They came, they saw, they hated it. But we beg to differ

A Manhattan icon

A Manhattan icon

by Civilian New York City

Up close and personal with the Essex House sign

Ahead of the curve | Oliver Peyton

Ahead of the curve | Oliver Peyton

by Civilian London

"I don’t understand why people queue up for two hours for fast food. It’s stupid"

Why I love the Geffrye Museum, by Marie Wilkinson of Cutler and Gross

Why I love the Geffrye Museum, by Marie Wilkinson of Cutler and Gross

by Marie Wilkinson

Cutler and Gross Design Director Marie Wilkinson explains why East London's Geffrye Museum has been a constant source of inspiration