The Store Where L.A.’s Tastemakers Shop
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
The Store Where L.A.’s Tastemakers Shop
HUR Reads is our definitive shortlist of the most prominent articles from around the web.
By HURS Team
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‘Extreme Beauty and Style,’ All in One Store
The New York Times’ Alexandra Cheney speaks with tastemaker Paola Russo about her concept store in Los Angeles, Just One Eye. The space is filled mens and womens ready-to-wear – from well-known designers to emerging brands – high-end jewelry and unique furniture pieces. Cheney speaks to multiple fans of Russo’s work, Russo’s career and how she got to open a space of her own and her curation philosophy.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Most people have – at some point in their life – kept tabs on someone we don’t actually like. Writer Angel Martinez dives into the phenomenon and explores why we feel the need to do it as well as the effect it has on us. Martinez also gives advice on how to stop stalking people on social media – as it’s anything but healthy and can even be harmful.
VOX
We’ve loved the work from designer duo Garcé & Dimofski since we first came across it. For their latest collaboration the Lisbon-based duo worked with furniture designer Minjae Kim. The three designers met in Lisbon, and were all equally inspired by the city’s craftsmanship. It comes as no surprise that’s exactly what Kim’s collection celebrates. Through the collaboration and collection the designers hope to showcase local skills and translate cultural identity through their work.
HOW TO SPEND IT
Writer Sandra Hale Schulman speaks with Rose B. Simpson who is currently exhibiting five of her sculptures at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The five works represent the Lenape, the original Indigenous inhabitants of Manhattan, and serve as silent observers of the city they once called home. Her life-sized clay sculptures stand as a testament to the power of community. The duo speak about Simpson’s exhibition Skeena, the theme of community in her work and how art can bring people together.
ARTSY
American writer Joyce Carol Oates published her first book in 1963 and has published 58 novels since, alongside numerous plays, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. Writer Rachel Aviv’s profile of the well-known writer discusses her relentless pursuit of understanding herself through her writing. Oates grapples with the question whether she has a self at all, continuously and deeply exploring her identity.