Interview: Windmill Smart Air Conditioner CEO + Co-Founder Mike Mayer

Insight on the design-forward appliance that addresses air quality, energy consumption and efficiency

Whether through an industrial design lens or by a technical innovation angle, not much had happened regarding window air conditioning units until Windmill launched in 2020. In contrast to most AC brands, they did not buy a ready-made machine from one of the handful of factories that produce for most of the major players and slap a label on it. Instead, they designed, engineered and produced …

Sound View Hotel’s Design Shop, At Dawn, Opens

A new seaside depot on the North Fork

On the more relaxed coastline of Long Island’s east end, Greenport’s Sound View hotel has come to epitomize the charming hospitality available on the North Fork. When the latest iteration opened in 2016, under the guidance of hotelier Erik Warner, design-forward refurbishments brought the property (which originally debuted in 1953) up to—and beyond—the standards of present-day travelers. From its quarter-mile stretch of beach to the welcoming …

Grupo Gitano Opens NYC Outdoor Retail Concept, Souk Gitano

A marketplace with an all-gender and season-free in-house collection and more

A new retail concept opens within Grupo Gitano‘s NYC hospitality oasis, Gitano Garden of Love, joining the bustling outdoor bar and restaurant. Known as Souk Gitano, the shop debuts with its own season-free, all-gender in-house collection of cotton and linen items, along with silk robes and leather handbags. These pieces, overseen by British GQ fashion director Luke Day, stand alongside a selection of brands originating …