Archive

September 2006

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Features
Fornasetti's Secret Palazzo of Dreams
Sequestered in a Milan courtyard, the home and studio of Piero Fornasetti open a window onto the imagination of an enigmatic artist who is gaining new respect as a 20th-century visionary. Martin Filler pays a visit.
The Lady of Nairobi
The New Sky Shapers
Around the world, from London to Dubai, Shanghai to Miami, but perhaps most vividly in New York, a new sort of luxury apartment building is going up. It's not about square footage or zip code—instead the defining principle is "Lifestyle."
All That Glitters
American Masters
By Design
Peter's Game Plan
A famous avant-garde architect seems an unlikely choice to design an NFL stadium. But Peter Eisenman did just that—and, it would appear, created a 21st-century masterwork along the way.
Consuming Passions
Where's the Logo?
What, no designer initials? No identifiable monogram? No instantly recognizable insignia? Robin Pogrebin deciphers the world of fashion's secret codes.
Culture Watch
Great Dane
Designer Poul Kjærholm made the most of being aggressively, exquisitely simple.
So You Think You Can Dance?
By day she was Dan Rather's right hand at CBS News, by night, a flamenco diva they called La Maha. Kim Akhtar retraces the steps of her double life.
Splash Art
After exploding onto the scene with gorgeous spectacles of violence and glory, painter Barnaby Furnas takes an abstract turn.
The Genius of Madama Feng
Han Feng costumes a new breed of Butterfly.
Dress Code
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Take cover in fall’s modern retelling of the classic overcoat.
War Zones
They may have their origins in army tanks and battleships, but military-inspired watches are for officer and gentleman alike.
In Profile
Tell Him Ralph Sent You
As men's grooming takes on ever more gloss, what becomes of the old-fashioned barber? Welcome to Clemente DiMonda's one-chair Madison Avenue refuge.
Sport
Downward HO!
Saint Moritz's Cresta Run, the most famous toboggan track in the world, has been an old boys' club for more than a century. Lee Marshall finds the way in.
Worldly Goods
The Frankel Files
Reporter and filmmaker Jon Frankel turns the craft of home movies into the very modern art of family video biographies.
Very Fine Print
Part boutique publishing house, part ad hoc literary salon, Turtle Point Press and its sister imprints are a throwback to a bygone era.
Black Book
24 Hours in New Delhi
Bamford & Sons
Belles Lettres
Burgundy's Grand Dame
Charleston Rising
Flame Thrower
Golfing in Wine Country
Just Desserts
Key Signature
L.A. Valet
La Spa Ducasse
Miami Priveé
P.J. Clarke's
Panda Land
Pass the Popcorn
Pillow Talk
Quartz Movement
Socks Fan
South Africa Modern
The James
The World According to Cathy Horyn
This Old Restaurant
Turin
Wine with Seoul