Although Agatha Christie’s seminal murder mystery Death on the Nile unfolds aboard a clunkier, noisier steamer, an earlier generation of Nile travelers made the journey by dahabeah. The quieter, more graceful traditional two-masted passenger sailboats were… Read More »Kemetale Revives the Art of Slow Travel on the Nile
Portable speakers tend to look like … well, portable speakers. They have conspicuous details that make it immediately clear it’s designed to survive a trip outdoors. Andover Audio wanted to change that with FreePlay, its… Read More »Andover Audio Gives Portable Hi-Fi a More Refined Look
Move over beige—there’s a new take on neutral. Valspar has named Cottage Door 8004-38E its 2027 Color of the Year, a mid-tone blue that balances warm and cool undertones, offering a little more personality without… Read More »Valspar’s 2027 Color of the Year Makes a Case for Blue as the New Neutral
A chair may be one of the most familiar forms in furniture design, but there are still plenty of ways to rethink it. The latest chair designs span new introductions, updated classics, and seating made… Read More »8 Chairs Rethinking a Familiar Form
In the early 1990s, Ford’s then-new Explorer stood out from the growing pack of sport-utility vehicles with a particularly unusual feature: a trim level. Specifically, an upscale one called “Eddie Bauer,” inspired by the outdoor… Read More »Ford + Filson Rethink What a Luxury Bronco Looks Like
After more than a decade working in hospitality development and collaborating with industry icons like Kelly Wearstler and Philippe Starck, Kevin Klein had a realization: “I was being paid to provide design insight to the… Read More »Kevin Klein on Korean Dancheong, Ferraris, Lake Maracaibo + More