Art of Craft is a series about specialists whose work rises to the level of art. Are blacksmiths going extinct in America? Not according to Crag Kaviar, a prominent practitioner of the craft who is based in Louisville, Ky. If anything, he said, “there’s been a revival.” The industrial revolution rendered a lot of traditional…
The idea for an office mahjong league came unexpectedly to Bella Janssens, the director of the architectural design firm Food New York, which has collaborated with Virgil Abloh, Axel Vervoordt and Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art. During a flight from Amsterdam in 2021, as post-pandemic travel resumed, she felt inspired while watching “The Joy Luck…
It’s 2023, so why was this list of the best plus-size clothing stores harder to craft than I expected? Size inclusivity within the fashion space has unfortunately been an uphill battle for as long as I can remember. And these days, is it really too much to ask for brands to extend their sizes beyond…
After Keith Quinntarus Jefferson and Constance Chinyere Ejismekwu matched on Tinder in December 2018, it didn’t take long for them to realize they had something special. They initially communicated via FaceTime on New Year’s Eve and went on their first date the next day. It was a Tuesday night. They bonded over tacos at Three…
In the second part of the experiment, involving 450 new subjects, the researchers gave each participant 72 descriptions of emotional songs, which expressed feelings including “contempt,” “narcissism,” “inspiration” and “lustfulness.” For comparison, they also gave participants prompts that described a conversational interaction in which someone expressed their feelings. (For example: “An acquaintance is talking to…
Designers like Christian Siriano are a rare breed. Not only is he an acclaimed designer, a member of the CFDA, a marquee name on the New York Fashion Week schedule, and a host and mentor on Bravo’s Project Runway—he’s a man who is deeply in touch with his community and gives back often. As the…
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As the founders of Haver & Skolnick Architects, an upscale firm based in Roxbury, Conn., Charles M. Haver and Stewart R. Skolnick spend most of their days designing expansive country estates. But when it came time to design their own getaway, they wanted the exact opposite. “We wanted something very small, with privacy and an…
The sari, in essence, is a six- to nine-yard cloth draped freely around the body. But the garment, which is often worn with a blouse and a petticoat, comes in many forms, from mass-produced polyester versions to silk saris woven on hand looms. Many South Asian designers have put their stamp on the sari, and…
“When I was a kid, my bond was really with my grandparents,” said Lin-Manuel Miranda, the songwriter, actor, director and producer. “I would go to Puerto Rico with my family for a month every year. As my sister and I got older, I guess you could say we got sent there for a month a…