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Flower Vases Made for Broad Arrangements and Towering Branches
By Jinnie Lee
When the designer Danny Kaplan threw a studio party last October, he asked the Field Studies Flora founder Alex Crowder to create an arrangement for a bird bath-size ceramic vessel he’d made. Crowder found its hourglass silhouette, hollow foot and narrow neck ideal for her sculptural, foraged creation. Afterward, she approached Kaplan about collaborating on a line of vases. The resulting collection — named Kloris, after the nymph associated with spring and flowers in Greek mythology — comprises eight oblong vessels that come in light blue or white (but can be custom-ordered in other colors). Their wide bases allow arrangements to fan out, Crowder explains. “That fanning shape is very present in the way plants grow,” she says. “We wanted to create something in service of flora.” Crowder and Kaplan are particularly excited about the two- and three-footed vases, designed to display multiple bundles. The largest vessel, at 19 inches high, can hold a four-foot-long foliage branch without tipping over. From $550, dannykaplanstudio.com.
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A Lakeside Lodge in the Savanna of Rwanda
By Anton Crone
Mountain gorillas draw many safari-goers to Rwanda’s forested slopes, but in recent years travel operators have broadened their itineraries to include Akagera, the country’s only savanna national park. With the reintroduction of lions, rhinos and a variety of plains game, wildlife numbers have risen steadily over the past decade. Today, approximately 90 mammal and 500 bird species thrive in Akagera’s mosaic of lakes, grasslands and forests. Travelers now have a new place to stay among them: at Magashi Peninsula, a lodge that can host up to eight guests across a villa and two suites, each structure has views over Lake Rwanyakazinga. The villa includes two twin en suite rooms, a communal living area and the services of a dedicated chef and guide, while the suites have access to the main area, which includes dining and lounge spaces as well as a gym. All the accommodations feature sky beds for stargazing, plunge pools and interiors inspired by Rwanda’s imigongo art tradition. Guests can expect boat trips in search of hippos and shoebills, game drives through lion country and birding expeditions across the wetlands. Menus highlight locally inspired dishes such as pan-seared lake fish with cassava purée and smoked tomato butter. From $2,587 per person per night, based on double occupancy, wildernessdestinations.com.
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A Fresh Look at the Eclectic Homes — And Homeowners — of Palm Springs
By Alina Cohen
Palm Springs, Calif., emerged as a major design destination in the middle of the 20th century, when movie stars decamped from Los Angeles and architects like Richard Neutra and Albert Frey built Modernist homes that brought the region’s towering palm trees, jagged mountains and arid desert into stark relief. For “Inside Palm Springs,” a new book published by Vendôme, the photographer Don Flood, the writer Peter Haldeman and the editor Stephen Drucker wanted to focus on the town’s contemporary inhabitants. “Stephen always says: ‘People look like their houses,’” Flood says. The stylist Lori Goldstein appears in a bright striped dress next to an image of her colorful handbag collection. The designer and painter Lucien Rees Roberts sits amid paintings in his studio while his husband, the architect Steven Harris, stands in front of his car collection. Veering from the region’s midcentury modern tropes, the book instead focuses on homes that mix design objects from disparate countries and time periods. Flood shot one residence with neo-Classical-inspired interiors and another with Brazilian ’70s Modernism as its animating spirit. When an Eames chair appears, in the home of former fashion executive Jean-Claude Huon, it’s offset by an abstract painting by the Russian artist André Lanskoy and an early 19th century Japanese screen. “Inside Palm Springs” will be released Nov. 11, $75, vendomepress.com.
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Elegant Layering Pieces From Alex Eagle and J. Crew
By Kari Molvar
For Olympia Gayot, J. Crew’s creative director and head of design for women, collaborating with the London-based designer and T contributing editor Alex Eagle “felt not just natural but inevitable.” Their debut collection, Alex Eagle x J. Crew, arrived last week with an emphasis on classic tailoring; sporty, sophisticated basics; and men’s wear-influenced pieces that layer easily. “It’s about creating essential foundations that simplify your life while elevating your style,” says Eagle, who launched her fashion label in 2014 and also runs concept retail shops in the U.K. and Berlin. For their 33-piece collection, Gayot and Eagle drew inspiration from preppy uniforms (both American and British) and their own wardrobes: There are crisp pinstripe trousers with wide cuffs; slim yet slouchy sweaters and tanks; and reversible, tartan-lined trench coats. For Gayot, one standout is the varsity jacket, a vintage silhouette that the duo reworked. “The straight hemline in place of the usual ribbed trim gives it a clean, modern line,” she says. The capsule is rounded out with accessories, including sneakers, pumps, scarves and handbags, and all the clothing items feature a crimson label that’s the exact Pantone red of the doors to Eagle’s London store. From $50, jcrew.com.
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A Korean Ceramist’s Impish Creatures Arrive in New York
By Katie Chang
Six years ago, the Korean ceramist Kim Hyung-Jun began making sculptures inspired by dokkaebi, mythical creatures who use their supernatural powers for karmic justice. For Kim, the pieces, which he calls Dogabis (the name is a variation of the old Korean word for dokkaebi), symbolize “the beauty of imperfection.” On Oct. 23, he’ll present seven new Dogabis at Takamichi Beauty Room, a small shop near Manhattan’s Union Square that specializes in organic skin care, fragrances and unusual, often imported gifts. Each one is nearly 16 inches tall and crafted from mineral-rich clay traditionally used for onggi (Korean earthenware jars). Five additional pieces will arrive in-store every other week from Kim’s studio in Goyang through December. Some are one-eyed, while others have horns: All of them flash toothy grins. Kim hopes viewers will project their own feelings onto the Dogabis. “They’re fluid and full of imagination,” he says. “That’s the kind of beauty I want to express through my work.” From $1,400 for a large-scale Dogabi, takamichibeautyroom.com.
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In Paris, a Mesmerizing Multimedia Installation by the Artist Helen Marten
By Kin Woo
For over a decade, the fashion brand Miu Miu has supported the work of female artists by hosting exhibitions, underwriting projects and organizing film festivals. At this year’s Art Basel Paris, the brand is exhibiting an ambitious new project conceived by the British multimedia artist Helen Marten. Titled “30 Blizzards,” it incorporates installation, text, music, video, a libretto and, in a first for Marten, a two-hour performance piece conceived in collaboration with the composer Beatrice Dillon and the theater and opera director Fabio Cherstich. “Writing is a fundamental part of my practice, but I’ve never written explicitly for voices or song before,” says Marten. “So to be asked to make a performance was intriguing and quite daunting.” The project is structured around five podiums scattered across the Palais d’Iéna (the usual venue for Miu Miu’s runway shows). Each one references a stage in life, from childhood to adulthood and older age, and pairs a sculptural tableau with a video and monologue voiced by one of several artists, including the actress Kathryn Hunter and Marten’s younger sister, Laura Green. Marten hopes it will feel immersive, with the all-encompassing effect of a blizzard: “Snow arrives,” she says, “and it either destructs, it distorts, or it completely covers the ground so it becomes a space upon which to write anew.” “30 Blizzards” will be on view at the Palais d’Iéna, Paris, from Oct. 22 through Oct. 26, miumiu.com.
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