The Bauer Hotel and Il Palazzo

Two luxury hotels introducing a welcome modern touch to classic Venetian style

In a place like Venice where nearly everything in the city has been featured in a postcard, the Bauer Hotel and Palazzo stand out for their surprising design, which I recently had the pleasure of exploring. Built in the ’40s, the linear and austere façade of the hotel on Campo San Moisè creates a deep contrast with the picture-perfect cliché of a gondola gliding down …

When is a Chair Not a Chair

$65 width=”100″ height=”100″ class=”none” /> $65 Roy McMakin-When is a Chair Not a Chair McMakin’s modern furniture mixes his creativity with his architectural skill. Seemingly disproportionate the furniture in this book is unique and will get you thinking outside the box. Available from online or at a local store for $65. width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”none” /> Roy McMakin-When is a Chair Not a Chair McMakin’s modern …

With The Void, Full Power

Mysticism and blue in a sweeping Yves Klein retrospective

At age 19 Yves Klein stood in the backyard of his parents’ home in Nice and pointed a camera up at the open sky. This photograph of endless blue was his first monochrome work, setting the stage for hundreds more created during the artist’s short yet profound career. Exploring this approach in both his groundless, brilliant blue canvases, along with films, sculptures, and architecture, I …