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Natural Perfection NATURAL PERFECTION THE TIMELESS JULIA ROBERTS cartier.com High Jewellery necklace, L’ Odyssée de Cartier This exceptional piece, comprising over 11 000 intensely coloured stones and almost 104 carats of diamonds, required over 1 800 hours of work. FOR PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS: 888.475.7674 RALPHLAUREN.COM/RICKY 800.929.Dior (3467) Dior.com Metamorphosis, an Hermès story Silk twill scarves «Maxibox »bag in Evercolorcalfskin 1-800-441-4488 Hermes.com The spirit of travel. Download theLouis Vuitton pass app to reveal exclusivecontent. TO BREAK THE RULES, YOU MUST FIRST MASTER THEM. IN 1993, AUDEMARS PIGUET CHANGED THE WORLD OF THE SPORTS WATCH FOREVER. THE POWERFUL ARCHITECTURE OF THE ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE BECAME THE ULTIMATE STATEMENT IN PERFORMANCE HAUTE HOROLOGY. THE 2014 ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE COLLECTION MOVES THE GAME ON ONCE MORE; THE HAND-ENGRAVED 22 CARAT GOLD OSCILLATING MASS NOW VISIBLE THROUGH THE SAPPHIRE CASEBACK, A WINDOW ONTO 139 YEARS OF HOROLOGICAL MASTERY. ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE AUDEMARS PIGUET BOUTIQUES. 646.375.0807 IN PINK GOLD. NEW YORK: 65 EAST 57TH STREET, NY. 888.214.6858 CHRONOGRAPH. BAL HARBOUR: BAL HARBOUR SHOPS, FL. 866.595.9700 AUDEMARSPIGUET.COM BOSS 0595/S www.hugoboss.com MASTER THE LIGHT may 2014 28 EDITOR’S LETTER 32 CONTRIBUTORS 36 COLUMNISTS on Obsession 112 STILL LIFE Michael Cunningham The Pulitzer Prize–winning author shares a few of his favorite things. Photography by Brian W. Ferry What’s News. 39 The Met’s Renovated Costume Center Eve Kaplan’s Abstract Ceramic Sculptures 42 The Frieze Art Fair’s Pop-Up Hotel Pro-Level Bar Tools 44 A Club Monaco Line Gives a Nod to Tulum Sustainably Sourced Scents Gain Traction Rotring’s Versatile Pencil-Stylus Hybrid Andrew Wyeth Watercolors Show in D.C. 45 Norway’s Design Heritage Gets a Second Look Ocean-Inspired Home Accessories A Handbag Salutes Fiamma Ferragamo 46 Chef André Garrett Cooks at Cliveden House Five Stylish Men’s Anoraks for Spring Showers An All-Black Timepiece from Emporio Armani 48 A New Monograph Celebrates Bruce Nauman the exchange. 51 TRACKED: Dan Colen The artist looks back with a retrospective at the Brant Foundation. By Christopher Ross Photography by Tim Barber 54 DESIGN’S DYNAMIC DUO Architecture firm Fuksas generates aesthetically daring buildings. By Ian Volner 56 JAPAN’S RED-CARPET SERVICE The Land of the Rising Sun has perfected hospitality culture. By Oliver Strand Illustration by Patrik Svensson ON THE COVER Julia Roberts photographed by Josh Olins and styled by Elin Svahn. Céline sweater and her own rings. For details see Sources, page 110. 76 THIS PAGE The living room of interior designer Steven Volpe’s San Francisco home, photographed by Mark Mahaney. 92 84 106 Market report. style and design issue. 59 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 68 THE GODDESS OF 96 THE CULT OF Five pieces that loom large over today’s SMALL THINGS CAVIAR KASPIA design landscape. Academy Award–winning actress This hidden Parisian spot has Photography by Adrian Gaut Julia Roberts brings her star power to produced the fashionable set’s Styling by Jocelyne Beaudoin the small screen in a new HBO film. fuel for nearly 90 years. By Elisa Lipsky-Karasz By Julia Reed Photography by Josh Olins Photography by Nacho Alegre Styling by Elin Svahn 100 THE TINKERER 76 KING OF THE HILL Tyler Hays founded a design firm, Interior decorator Steven Volpe’s BDDW, and created a homegrown San Francisco apartment showcases vernacular all his own. his one-of-a-kind design collection. By Robert Haskell By Sarah Medford Photography by Martyn Thompson Photography by Mark Mahaney 106 WILD THING 84 WELL SUITED Artist Walton Ford has become Model Liu Wen powers through famous for wildlife paintings that a season’s worth of looks that take bring a primal kingdom indoors. menswear into a feminine realm. By Claire Howorth Photography by Daniel Riera Photography by Leonora Hamill Styling by Sara Moonves CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT 92 STATES OF GRACE Grace Coddington with her cat Bart; Fashion icon Grace Coddington artist Walton Ford in his studio; collects everything from ceramics model Liu Wen wears a Tom Ford jacket and trousers, Trademark necklace and curios to folk and feline art. and Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane belt. By Tim Blanks New Yo rk, D&D Building, 979 Third Avenue, Suite 1424. Tel. +1 212 334 1271 For details see Sources, page 110. Photography by Arthur Elgort CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ARTHUR ELGORT; LEONORA HAMILL; DANIEL RIERA Miami, 10 NE 39th Street, Miami Design District. Tel. +1 305 573 4331 Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite G170, West Hollywood. Tel. +310 358 0901 8. Repeat 1. Observe low-fuel DRIVING DIESEL warning light DRIVING LEXUS HYBRID DRIVE 7. Waste half a 2. Search for tank driving diesel fuel back to town 6. Drop jaw over 3. Search for the price of diesel fuel diesel fuel 5. Fuel up way, 4. Ask a trucker way, way out where to fi nd in the boonies diesel fuel Options shown. ©2014 Lexus. GO OUT OF YOUR WAY FOR DIESEL. OR GOWITH THE PROVEN WAY FORWARD. LEXUS HYBRID DRIVE combines a gasoline engine and an electric motor, so you can fuel up anytime, anywhere. It’s also more efficient in city driving than diesel, creating fewer CO2 emissions and recovering electrical energy every time you brake. And because we have nearly 10 years of innovation and more hybrids on the road than all other luxury automakers combined, you can always move confidently and effortlessly through the world. thepowerofh.com ’ PAINT IT BLACK ILLUSTRATION BY ALEJANDRO CARDENAS STUDY IN CONTRASTS Bast shows that a feline fi gure looks good in print, while Anubis remains stoic in a solid three-piece suit. Both wear Dolce & Gabbana. WHILE REVIEWING LAYOUTS for our May Design issue, disparate elements, whether it means helping a cli- larger design (one that, conveniently, has provided we stumbled upon an unexpected theme running ent balance a trifecta of architecture, design and art, her with a long and brilliant career). But she’s grate- through several of this month’s features: animals. or fi nding a way to match a 1930s Jean-Michel Frank ful above all for her loving family and their ability This leitmotif—see Grace Coddington and her cats; console with a 2011 Rick Owens chair in his own foyer. to live a miraculously normal life. Whatever your artist Dan Colen’s stock of cows, chickens and lambs; Curiosity and energy are also traits that defi ne approach to design—whether it’s about fashion, fur- and Walton Ford’s wildlife paintings—may not have Tyler Hays, founder of the furniture fi rm BDDW. In his niture or fi nding a family pet—we hope this issue 870 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK been intentional, but as a psychoanalyst might say: quest to develop a modern American design vernacu- o ers ample inspiration. There are no accidents. Creatures that combine evo- lar, Hays draws on countless infl uences, from Shaker lutionary e­ ciency with an organic versatility are a furniture to elk blood (used to dye T-shirts). What’s kind of paradigm of good design in themselves. made his business successful is an undying commit- Even acclaimed interior designer Steven Volpe, ment to his specifi c vision—his tripod lamp, initially a whose gorgeous Pacifi c Heights mansion we visit poor seller, is now one of his most iconic pieces. in this issue, accessorizes his home with a Norfolk Our cover story on Julia Roberts reveals that Kristina O’Neill terrier and a French bulldog. Aided by his boy- the Oscar-winning actress frequently invokes fate, [email protected] ish enthusiasm, Volpe has a knack for harmonizing alluding to the possibility that we are all part of a Instagram: kristina_oneill . EDITOR IN CHIEF Kristina O’Neill CREATIVE DIRECTOR Magnus Berger EXECUTIVE EDITOR Chris Knutsen PUBLISHER Anthony Cenname GLOBAL ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Stephanie Arnold MANAGING EDITOR Brekke Fletcher BUSINESS MANAGER Julie Checketts Andris BRAND DIRECTOR Jillian Maxwell FASHION NEWS/FEATURES DIRECTOR Elisa Lipsky-Karasz COORDINATOR Molly Dahl DESIGN DIRECTOR Pierre Tardif EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, NEWS CORP Rupert Murdoch CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NEWS CORP Robert Thomson PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR Jennifer Pastore CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DOW JONES & COMPANY William Lewis EDITOR IN CHIEF, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Gerard Baker SENIOR EDITOR Megan Conway SENIOR DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Michael W. Miller MEN’S STYLE DIRECTOR David Farber EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, WSJ. WEEKEND Ruth Altchek FASHION MARKET/ACCESSORIES DIRECTOR David Thielebeule HEAD OF GLOBAL SALES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Trevor Fellows MARKET EDITOR Preetma Singh VP MULTIMEDIA SALES Christina Babbits, Chris Collins, Ken DePaola, Etienne Katz, ART DIRECTOR Tanya Moskowitz Elizabeth Parks, Mark Pope, Robert Welch VP VERTICAL MARKETS Marti Gallardo PHOTO EDITOR Damian Prado HEAD OF DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND INTEGRATION Romy Newman ASSOCIATE EDITOR Christopher Ross VP GLOBAL MARKETING Nina Lawrence VP STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS Evan Chadako PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Scott White VP AD SERVICES Paul Cousineau VP INTEGRATED MARKETING Paul Tsigrikes RESEARCH CHIEF John O’Connor EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WSJ CUSTOM STUDIOS Randa Stephan SENIOR DIRECTOR, EVENTS Sara Shenasky JUNIOR DESIGNER Dina Ravvin SENIOR MANAGER, EVENTS Katie Grossman CREATIVE DIRECTOR Bret Hansen ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Hope Brimelow PRICING AND STRATEGY MANAGER Verdell Walker AD SERVICES, MAGAZINE MANAGER Elizabeth Bucceri EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Raveena Parmar AD SERVICES BUREAU ASSOCIATE Laura Chernyavskiy FASHION ASSISTANTS Katie Quinn Murphy, Sam Pape DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS Colleen Schwartz CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Arianna Imperato WEB EDITORS Robin Kawakami, Seunghee Suh CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Alexa Brazilian, Michael Clerizo, Kelly Crow, Celia Ellenberg, Jason Gay, Jacqui Getty, Claire Howorth, Howie Kahn, Joshua Levine, WSJ. Issue 47, May 2014, Copyright 2014, Dow Jones and J.J.
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