House of Waris at Istanbul ’74

A grand exhibition of jewelry by Waris Ahluwalia

Currently showing at the Istanbul ’74 art space in the city’s Karaköy neighborhood, Waris Ahluwalia presents a selection of jewelry from his House of Waris collection. Exhibiting both new pieces and a curated sampling of past work, Ahluwalia’s international aesthetic jibes with the greater narrative of the ongoing Istanbul Design Biennial. Large glass cloches house the individual pieces, which sit inside a 150-year-old building in …

The Boswash Shareway

Höweler + Yoon Architecture's vision for the U.S. eastern corridor offers an inspiring glimpse of mobility in 2030

Last week in Istanbul a six month long discourse on the future of mobility in our megacities culminated an impressive showing of concepts from five international architecture firms visualizing their home cities in the year 2030. Organized as a competition by the Audi Urban Future Initiative, the program began in Ingolstadt, Germany in April 2012 with a presentation of research by the firms and ended …

Interview: Thomas Keller

Life lessons, groomed gardens and butter-poached lobster at The French Laundry

When invited to The French Laundry, the answer, without hesitation, is a resounding yes. As a destination restaurant with a long waiting list, you never know when the opportunity will present itself again. American Express recently asked us to check out their By Invitation Only program—mentioning a harvest dinner at the Michelin-starred restaurant as one of their offerings—and we jumped at the chance. I have …