One of the lesser-known facts about Robert Mapplethorpe is that, before gaining fame as a photographer, he experimented with jewelry. About a decade ago the jewelry designer Gaia Repossi learned about that connection after she bought a Mapplethorpe photograph of a palm tree, titled “Puerto Rico, 1981,” at a small show curated by the director…
With economics and industrial engineering degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford, and a decade working at Tesla, the electric-car company where her husband was a co-founder, Boryana Straubel had long set her sights on the technology revolutions spawned in and around Silicon Valley. Batteries and solar energy were firmly on her radar.…
Lisa Vedernikova divides her personal history into two eras: “Before Harry” and “After Harry.” Before Harry, she kept her life mostly to herself, prioritizing her work, she said, often at the expense of her social life. After Harry, she began to find joy in everyday acts, like making dinner. Come evening, she might choose a…
In October 2012, Cassandra Stubblefield worked the night shift at Cardinal Health in Madison, Miss. She was busy loading totes with orders of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, when she noticed the smile of a new hire that “just made me melt,” she said. That smile belonged to Veronica Johnson. Although each had sworn off dating…
In a pandemic landscape where big weddings still don’t make sense to many, the wedding that Angela Horan and Gary Bergstrom put on March 20 at their seven-acre property in Myakka, Fla., did to them, somehow. Though at the time, Floridians were being encouraged not to gather in groups of more than 10, Ms. Horan…
Despite Carlos Montoya’s desire to settle down, many life transitions, including a move to the Middle East, left him back at the starting line when it came to finding the right partner. In the summer of 2014, Mr. Montoya, 39, met Rebecca Stella on a boat in Miami. “I noticed Rebecca as soon as she…
When Palm Beach State College students Josh Desulme and Phabii Pierre were introduced by close friends in 2015, the encounter was a dud. “We were both struggling with personal problems,” said Ms. Pierre, 25, who is studying for a degree in management. “Josh was recently out of a relationship,” said Ms. Pierre, who had broken…
I had been wandering the liquor store for some minutes when the clerk approached and asked if I needed help. I considered presenting my situation. “Hello,” I would say. “I’m wine shopping for dinner with my boyfriend and his two partners, whom I’ll be meeting for the first time. You wouldn’t happen to stock a…
Three-Stone Opal Cuff WWAKE wwake.com $807.00 WWAKE’s precious stones and metals are ethically sourced from Malawi, Colombia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, China, Colombia, Peru, and North America. Designer Wing Yau works directly with the miners, prioritizing the social development of the communities that support her business while creating beautiful pieces in the process.
Coming Soon (53 Canal Street), founded by Fabiana Faria and Helena Barquet, used to be just half a block from its new larger outpost. Though silly-ware and specialty mirrors (Gaetano Pesce, $500) may feel a little overdone (“I do feel like I’m on Instagram,” a shopper noted inside the store), the sheer joy of immediate…