Town & Country features the latest in luxury, from beautiful homes, sumptuous dining to exotic locations. In 11 gorgeous annual issues, Town & Country covers the arts, fashion and culture, bringing the best of everything to America's trendsetters
1970 THE GETTYS IN ROME For 178 years T&C has been scoring invitations to the most beautiful homes around the world: Agnelli villas and Niarchos apartments, Vanderbilt mansions and a few notable Getty sprawls. In 1964, J. Paul Getty opened the doors to his cavernous Sutton Place manor in London, where he once hosted a party attended by 2,500 (with a 1:1 ratio of champagne bottles). Some years later we toured his palazzo outside Rome, taking note of all the Flemish tapestries. His sons—and daughters-in-law—had a flair for design too. In 1979 Gordon and Ann let us into their San Francisco home, beautifully decorated for Christmas. Then there was the triplex Roman penthouse shown here, which belonged to Getty first-born John Paul Jr. and his style icon wife, Talitha. The pad,…
WHERE ARE WE GOING? The Super Bowl of interiors, also known as Salone del Mobile—or just Salone, to true design snobs. It’s impossible to see everything at this behemoth trade show (open to the public for two days), but the seasoned know to start at Nilufar, the gallery run by Nina Yashar, Milan’s doyenne of design. Because if you want to find the pulse of the future of the industry, she’s got it. APRIL 16–21, SALONEMILANO.IT WHAT ARE WE WEARING? Military precision is required to maneuver through the world’s largest furniture fair. Crafted for the Italian navy, the Panerai Radiomir and its patented technology (the use of a luminous substance allows for visibility in the dark) remained classified until the 1990s. The innovation continues today: The unique gold hue of…
THE SHAPE OF CREATIVE AMBITION Found anywhere in the 55,000 square feet of the Park Avenue Armory. THE SHAPE OF BRUSHSTROKES The art world’s new leading lights are emerging from a Mexico City gallery marking 25 years. For one afternoon in February, the hottest taqueria in Mexico City was inside a former lumberyard in the neighborhood of San Miguel Chapultepec, not far from Luis Barragán’s famed Casa Gilardi. It was there, at Kurimanzutto, that the art world gathered during the 20th anniversary of the influential Zona Maco fair to toast Gabriel Orozco, who had just opened an acclaimed exhibit that was a shared milestone for both the artist and the gallery he helped establish 25 years ago. Back then, co-founders Mónica Manzutto and José Kuri brought a gonzo approach to exhibiting, staging…
His name may not be familiar, but you’d know a Jacques Adnet piece if you saw one. The champion of French modernism was famous for crafting furniture that was supremely luxurious in its ingenious simplicity. It’s not a surprise, then, that the designer has been a staple of mood boards for decades. Most recently he was the inspiration for Il Bisonte’s latest venture: a capsule suite of leather canteen trays made in collaboration with interior designer Shawn Henderson to accompany the brand’s line of cardholders, bookmarks, and other home accessories. Subtlety has long been Il Bisonte’s MO, ever since the brand was founded by Wanny Di Filippo in 1970. His secret weapon was a Florentine artisan named Consuelo, who worked with Di Filippo for nearly 30 years, studying, shaping, and…
We know it’s never just about looks, in the hotel world as in all else. But beauty sure makes things sweet. So for the seventh T&C Hotel Awards we looked at the pool of contenders—hotels opened in the last year—through design-colored glasses: What are the world’s most aesthetically arresting new places? Few travel moments, after all, measure up to arriving at your hotel and falling in love at first sight—the shapes! the colors! the views! the vibe! Yes, we’re emoting, and why not? Travel at its best does that to you. For the methodology behind our list of 52 winners, see page 58. And go online for more: hotels, photos, details, booking. FOR ALL WINNERS, GO TO TOWNANDCOUNTRYMAG.COM…
LE GRAND MAZARIN Paris Martin Brudnizki is the man behind this boutique hotel, which explains why it has been all over your Instagram feed lately. The designer transformed a trio of 14th-century buildings into a 61-room property, taking inspiration from the sumptuous literary salons of 18th-century Paris and adding his brand of whimsy and maximalism, with touches like Dedar Milano textiles, a pool with a Cocteau-esque ceiling by Jacques Merle, and a speakeasy with Murano lights. But the biggest news: There’s finally a good place to stay in the Marais. Leena Kim “The hotel exquisitely expresses Venetian craft and heritage at every turn. It isn’t just a hotel in Venice; it’s a hotel of Venice.”VIOLINO D’ORO, Venice Spencer Bailey, T&C PENINSULA London Guests checking into the Peninsula will take in all…
