LUXURY NOW / REFINED REINVENTION

Shigeru Ban blends interior and exterior spaces with fluid finesse as the metropolis prepares for the architect's premier luxury condominium project in New York City.

Chuck Close receives honors from the Whitney Museum of Modern Art – just one tribute to a larger-than-life portrait artist at the peak of his career.

Bulgari's Elisia collection reworks the ellipse motif present in the 1960s, '70s and '80s vintage collections.

The kitchen has moved to the center of the dining stage as guests vie for front row seats to the culinary action.

American designer Ralph Rucci takes on the Paris catwalk, American style.