Lifting the Curtain on Instagram’s Favorite Hotel
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
Lifting the Curtain on Instagram’s Favorite Hotel
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Jacqueline Rabun’s Fluid, Minimalist Jewelry Designs Are Inspired by Life Experiences
Jacqueline Rabun is one of the key cultural icons in the jewelry industry. After speaking with her at length for one of our first editions of HUR Conversations, we’ve become fans of her taste level and design sensibilities, as well as her sense of humor. Writer Colleen Egan speaks with the designer about her career, her move back to Los Angeles from London and her long standing collaboration with Georg Jensen.
INTROSPECTIVE MAGAZINE
A great profile by writer Lane Florsheim on Palm Heights. We first saw the boutique hotel in the Cayman Islands through the feeds of Beverly Nguyen and Paloma Elsesser. Florsheim dives into the story behind the success of the hotel and its ‘Instagram-famous’ yellow umbrellas.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Dyana Evans takes the reader out for a day at MoMa with British art historian and podcast host Katy Hessel. Hessel also runs the Great Women Artists Instagram account. The two women discuss Hessel’s career, her take on the art world at large and her book “The Story of Art Without Men.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Dutch artist and designer Sabine Marcelis has made her mark on the design industry in more ways than one. She’s worked with brands such as Céline, IKEA, Isabel Marant and Stella McCartney. In this piece for How To Spend It Designer Sabine Marcelis shares her favorite places in her hometown Rotterdam with writer Ellie Pithers.
HOW TO SPEND IT
An interesting piece by writer Ted Chiang on A.I. and how it will influence workers. Most media around A.I. has been negative.Chiang explores whether there’s an alternative way of deploying the technology for empowerment over total chaos.