PTT Family’s Katamama Hotel

Bali’s incredible boutique digs built by artisans and envisioned by a young company determined to give ancient Indonesian crafts a place in the future

Over 1.8 million. That’s how many bricks were handcrafted to create Katamama, an extraordinary boutique hotel in Bali realized by Ronald Akili and his team, the PTT Family, alongside Indonesian architect Andra Matin. Each brick is individually fabricated, from formation to finish, using an artisanal production process that includes firing them in a kiln heated by dried coconut shells. It took two years to make …

Take a Closer Look at These Instagrammers

From artists to designers and photographers, these people pay attention to detail

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We all spend hours trawling though Instagram and—between the memes and celebrity style feeds—there are some incredibly inspiring, creative and thoughtful people who are making the platform better. We’re taking the opportunity to shine a little spotlight on some of our favorite Instagrammers—from bright knitwear to emotionally supportive art to gorgeous interior designers and more. The theme that ties each of these profiles together is …

Thomas Heatherwick’s Climbing “Vessel” at Hudson Yards

2,500 steps within 154 intersected, rising flights of stairs unite to form Thomas Heatherwick’s vision for “Vessel,” an immersive monument to be constructed at NYC’s new Hudson Yards facility. There are 80 unique landing points, offering vistas of the city and the surrounding perennial public garden and plaza. The painted steel frame expands as one goes up, lending a striking half-oval shape, open to the …