Archive

May/June 2004

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All That Glitters
Ring Master
Jewelry designer George Sawyer
By Design
Master Builders
Which architect is right for you? Critic Martin Filler recommends 28 firms specializing in domestic design.
Off the Great Wall
A most unusual hotel—part luxurious retreat, part architectural showcase—has opened outside Beijing. High style has finally come to modern China.
Welcome To The Garden Party
At London's Chelsea Flower Show, anything grows—and then some. Anna Pavord tiptoes through the tulips, tractors, and terra-cotta pots.
Culture Watch
Photographic Memories
A publisher called 21st is providing unusually creative limited editions for true connoisseurs.
Dress Code
Custom Tailoring
The tieman cometh
Past Perfect
With the '50s back in fashion (the '20s too), vintage couture has never been more au courant.
Food
A New Taste of Mexico
Mix one part NAFTA-fueled economy with a generous helping of young talent—the result: culinary boom! Francisco Goldman explores Mexico City's sizzling restaurant scene.
Where's the Boeuf?
Grazing on dandelion and clover in Burgundy, Charolais are considered some of the choicest beef cattle in the world. David Downie travels to rural France to find out why everyone from breeders to chefs is following the herd.
Home Front
Branching Out
From trees to benches
Magic Carpets
Artist-designer Chichi Cavalcanti
Right on Q
A new furniture collection brings style to sustainability.
The Big Chill
Smeg's FAB fridge may be the summer's coolest import.
In Profile
The Rehearsal
This June, the London Symphony Orchestra—better known as the LSO—celebrates its centenary at home at the Barbican.
Sport
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
After 16 years in Paris, Europe's most prestigious fête d'automobiles classiques
Wine & Spirits
Smiles of a Summer White
Choosing the ideal wine for seasonal drinking is a matter of appropriateness and simple pleasure.
Worldly Goods
Can You Hear Me Now?
From the Himalayas to the South Pole, the Iridium 9505 satellite phone gets the word out.
Fresh Cuts
Springtime at the dining table
High Strung
For aspiring rockers and serious musicians alike, Kim Walker's customized handmade guitars provide much-needed heart and soul.
Reality Check
Trafficking in counterfeit goods has become an increasingly nasty business. Robin Pogrebin looks at the high price of faking it.
Black Book
First Look
Modern Africa
Great Idea!
Moving Memoirs
Hotel of the Moment
The Metropolitan Bangkok
Interview With a Vintner
David Lynch
Learning Vacation
Kitchen confidential
Luxe Goods
Heaven scent
Neighborhood to Watch
Chicago's Bucktown
Object Lesson
Deco darling
Off the Beaten Path
Wales watching
Only in Rome
The art of the café
Private Lives Public Places
Tina Brown, television host
Spa Report
Much more than massage
The Intrepid Shopper
What's chic in Marseilles now
The Peripatetic Gourmet
Paris all mixed up
This Just In
The digital revolution redux
Tip Sheet
The cult of the candle
Travel Specialists
South America perfected
Update
Dublin
What's So Haute About Junk Food?
Simon Kitchen and Bar
When in London
Jacques Henri Lartigue exhibition at the Hayward Gallery
Worth a Detour
Way out in London