Ralph Lauren And Chinese Porcelain
Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, and in the spirit of things I’ve compiled a gallery of Ralph Lauren Home images that all have one thing in common: blue and white porcelain with mostly Chinese…
Carbon Copy
As a follow-up to my recent piece on carbon fiber for RL Magazine, here are a few lines of copy on carbon fiber, plus 10 items that show the breadth with which the material is currently being used in items…
Element Of Style: Carbon Fiber For Ralph Lauren Magazine
My latest feature for Ralph Lauren Magazine is on carbon fiber, which has increasingly become a signature material and design motif of the brand. It all began with the chair pictured above, which is still in production. But what exactly…
Sartorial Display: The Storage Solutions Of Porro
Most of the male animal kingdom engages in some form of display, often involving colors and plumage. Homo sapiens do it with their clothing. But there’s no reason sartorial display should be confined only to public spaces. The website Billionaire.com…
20,000 Leagues Under The Ceiling
The recent post on serving trays brought out comments from a reader horrified at the thought of eating from a tray depicting a monstrous octopus (not to mention the shock of the $600 price tag). And so I dedicate…
You Are Being Served: A Guide To Serving Trays
Are you being served, to quote a British TV show? Yes, you are — with what the media calls a “service” piece on serving trays. With bicycles and golf clubs negating a breakfast nook in my kitchen, and a piano…
Bibliophile Style: The Bookplates of Felix Doolittle
Whether fraternal club or personal dwelling, every masculine space ought to have a library. Or at least, like at MI HQ, piles of books strewn about the floor. And to help gently remind borrowers from whence the tome they are…
The Mantiques Of Park Avenue
Here are 23 items from this weekend’s Winter Antiques Show at the magnificent Park Avenue Armory. I’m guessing you’d need about $5 million to scoop them all up. The suit of armor alone was over $1 million.
Classical Gas
New from CB2, biker gang consisting of Wagner, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and Tchaikovsky. From Brooklyn artist Jason Laurits, limited edition, $149. (Click here if headline reference is too obscure.)
The Harris Tweed Sofa
Every man is the king of his own castle, and for a certain kind of emperor, there’s no more pleasant way to spend an evening than relaxing with a brandy and cigar in a drafty old house while swaddled in…