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© Zechal/Fotolia Vienna has been the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and the empire known as Austria-Hungary. After World War II, it was occupied by multiple countries’ forces. History courses through its streets, as evidenced by these 12 buildings, but revolution does too. Each of these buildings performs its own type of rebellion. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Church of St. Charles Borromeo Also known as the Karlskirche, this ch...

Jackson Hole News & Guide JACKSON — Richard Grubman dreamed of building the biggest house in Jackson, a towering, mostly windowless cinder block rectangle. But the 8,000-square-foot single-family residence Grubman visualized would actually be something else: It would be a place where the retired hedge fund mogul’s valuable art collection would be secure, with thousands of square feet for his treasures to be displayed and admired. It would be a huge building with a small residence sitting atop a private art museum. The “single-family home” has only a tiny part dedicated to ...

Photography Taylor Lyttleton “Design works well when you set constraints,” says Philippe Malouin, who has worked in London since 2009. “We are always being told ‘Do what you want’ by the brands that come to see us, but no-limit design does not give good results. I would much rather be asked to design a chair in wood, with a given height and no arms, than to have no limits.” If the client won’t spell out a limit, Malouin finds a way to do it for himself. The kind of constraints that he sets for himself range all the way from making a mass-produced mirror using only a single piece...

10 Questions With... Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet December 21, 2020 Founded in 2008 by Paris-born Emil Humbert and Monaco-born Christophe Poyet—who are both passionate about design and fashion—Humbert & Poyet has quickly become one of the world’s top studios with projects such as the Beefbar restaurants (in Monaco, Mexico City, Mykonos and Hong Kong, to name only a few), the Hoxton hotel in Paris, the Aquazzura store in New York City and high-end private residences in different countries. “We communicate constantly throughout a project,” says Poyet. “The way we complement eac...

Christie's December Design Sales in New York total $12 million The top lot of the Important Tiffany from the Collection of Mary M. and Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., a Twelve-Light Turtleback Tile 'Moorish' Chandelier, circa 1905 by Tiffany Studios. $550,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. NEW YORK, NY .-Christie’s December Design sales in New York totalled $12,029,250 on Friday, 11 December, across a various owners Design auction, which achieved $8,063,000 and the dedicated sale of Important Tiffany from the Collection of Mary M. and Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., which realized $3,966,250. The gro...