Holiday Gift Guides 2020: Homebodies

Products that motivate and presents that make solo workouts out easier

There’s no doubt that in 2020, we were all homebodies. With gyms, pools and group exercise classes out of the question, we turned to at-home or outdoor solo sports (with varying levels of success) to stay active. Many individuals took up jogging or cycling, while online yoga and pilates classes proved more appealing to others. Regardless of your activity of choice, we need to move, …

Celebrated Architect Carlos Zapata’s Bending, Mixed-Use Building in Quito

An "urban sculpture" that strays from the structure of the capital city's existing skyline

Architect Carlos Zapata offers an inimitable addition to the skyline of Ecuador’s capital city, Quito. Named Unique, the building (like many of Zapata’s structures, including Ho Chi Minh City’s Bitexco Financial Tower and Singapore’s Sculptura Ardmore) provides much more than mixed-use real estate. Unique features 99 apartments and five commercial units and also acts as an extension of the Andes mountain range in the distance …

Holiday Gift Guides 2020: BIPOC-Owned Businesses

Some of our favorite products from Black-, Indigenous- and POC-owned brands, stores, artists and makers

Being thoughtful about where you spend your money may take extra time, but can go a long way. The gifts in our BIPOC-Owned Businesses Gift Guide (from covetable home goods to apparel, skincare products, jewelry and art) are from Black and Indigenous individuals and people of color—whether they are the store owners, the designers, artists or makers. When buying from BIPOC-owned businesses, you help to …