Archive

March/April 2000

Features

Face Values
Arnold Newman's portraits, now the subject of a major retrospective, are pointed looks at some of the 20th century's most memorable figures.

By Design

Classical Allusions
Elegance and simplicity, inspired by ancient Greek designs, were the hallmarks of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, now himself the subject of a revival.

Material ConneXion

The Jagged Edge
Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum in Berlin is an architectural lightning bolt aimed squarely at the history of German Jewry.

Consuming Passions

The Greenhouse Effect
One offshoot of this decade's passion for gardening is a rise in the number of residential greenhouses.

Country Life

Cibolo Creek Ranch

Dress Code

Art & Sole
The handmade shoes of Silvano Lattanzi display unparalleled craftsmanship and a singular aesthetic.

Food

Restaurant Michel Bras

Golf

Lord of the Links
Donald Steel is the reigning authority on linksland courses, the game in its purest form.

Health

Water Course
The art and science of creating a spa at home.

In Profile

Irons' Curtain
Jeremy Irons has made a career of masterfully playing extreme and elusive characters. Jo Durden-Smith peeks behind the personae.

Travel

Berlin Travel Guide
Greater Berlin is a collection of seven towns, 59 rural communities, and 27 estates.

Eat, Drink, And Be Healthy
Michel and Christine Guérard's Les Prés d'Eugénie is a unique combination of the spa life and the good life.

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
Garnering the sort of praise usually reserved for European palace hotels.

State of Nature
On a chartered yacht it's possible to find parts of the Gal·pagos as pristine as they were when Darwin landed here in 1835.

When in Rome
Do as wealthy Romans do and head up the coast to this marvelous 17th-century villa hotel, once the home of Jean Paul Getty.

Worldly Goods

Clash of the Teutons
Comparing the BMW M5 and the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG.

Cutting Remarks
A primer on buying high-end kitchen knives

Photo Play
A new product from Sony allows you to mount your own continuous slide show.

Black Book

Applewood Inn
Guerneville, California

Copacabana Palace
Suite 606 is a splendidly decorated lair

Cyprus Hotel
The Anassa

Danube Cruises
Dailey-Thorp Travel's music cruise

DHS Designs
Mantels and garden pieces

Didier Ludot
Vintage couture

Florence
Customized crystal service

Florentine Artisans
Art Viva!

Gerald Benney

Girona Farmstead
Mas de Torrent Hotel

Gloria de Pallejá
Barcelona furniture designer

Hand-Gilded Brass
M.E. Dupont, New York

Hotel and Restaurant Pic
An overnight stop

Hotel George V
Four Seasons renovation, Paris

Italian Vinegar
Da Cesare, Albaretto della Torre

Kitchen Utensils
La Ménagerè, Florence

Laptop Desk
Thomas Moser Cabinetmakers

Luxurious Bedding
Pioneer Linens

Nantucket Inn
The Wauwinet

New York State Taxes
Use Tax on items purchased out of state

Old World Weavers
Rare and hard-to-find materials

Parisian Reproductions
Decorating shop Maison et Jardin

Park Hyatt Sydney
Room with a view

Restaurant A la Barrière
Precision with a pinch of originality

Restaurant Danube
David Bouley, New York

Restaurant Darozze
Paris restaurant and bistro

Restaurant Joia
Innovation in Milan

Restaurant Lampreia
Belltown, Seattle

Sushi School
California Sushi Academy, Venice

The White Barn Inn
Kennebunkport, Maine

Tibetan Antiques
C.P. Ching, Hong Kong

Villa Kruger
Clarens, Switzerland

Yoichi Ohira