Coco Chanel had an apartment above her boutique at 31 rue Cambon. When it was time to sleep, she went to the Ritz. The apartment was where she read and received friends, surrounded by Chinese Coromandel screens, gilded mirrors, crystal and books. A
Loving art should not mean accepting whatever terms the art market puts in front of you. For the latest episode of The Art Bystander, I sat down in London with Emilia De Stasio, collector and co-founder of Artscapy, whose background includes the Eur
Snapshots from the avant-première of @artbasel Paris, through 20 works exploring the body. I loved this edition. Great works, great energy, and so many people I was happy to see. For me, it felt stronger than previous years. That is a persona
Design Miami Paris 2026. I like a fair that makes you think about how you want to live. For its fourth Paris edition, the fair returns to the Hôtel de Maisons, an eighteenth-century mansion whose rooms, courtyard and gardens give the presentat
Pierre Bergé’s Paris home on rue Bonaparte, in the building where Édouard Manet was born. A remarkable address, even before you step inside. The collector and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent surrounded himself with paintings, ra
Snapshots from Paris Internationale @aaaahhhparisinternationale I LOVE this fair. For me, it remains the best place to discover the next generation of galleries and artists, and one of the visits I most look forward to during Paris art week. An extr
Nearly $150 million of art is filling a Parisian apartment during Art Basel week. The invitation is to sit down, have lunch and spend some time with it. On The Art Bystander podcast, I speak with David Rothschild, Sotheby’s Head of Contemporar
THE EDIT 003: Frieze Week I loved Frieze Masters. The care in the presentations, the movement between centuries, the unexpected connections. Hauser & Wirth was my favourite presentation of the week; perhaps a little Swiss bias. Between the cheek
We had the privilege of staying at The London EDITION @editionlondon during Frieze week. We also joined the lunch with artist George Rouy and the Sadie Coles party, adding to a few days filled with art and conversation. Behind EDITION is Ian Schrage
“Before I started designing a lot, I was actually designing my own self,” Paloma Picasso told Vogue. The red lipstick became so recognisable that, she recalled, people sometimes failed to identify her without it. Born in 1949 to painters
“A room should never be entirely predictable,” Jacques Grange told Alain Elkann. This New York triplex makes me think of that remark: bronze bookshelves, mica fireplaces, straw marquetry and a resin dining table by Wonmin Park. There is p
I just needed to revisit this masterpiece. In Venice, changing the paintings on your walls can require a boat, a crane and the temporary removal of a window. For collector Laurent Asscher @laurent.asscher that was part of the calculation. He wanted
A Richie Culver painting, carved fishing trophies and an old pharmacy sign reworked in neon. There is plenty to catch the eye at Tom Cox’s seventeenth-century farmhouse in Devon. Set in a secluded valley, with a river running past, the home of
When do we move in? A Lucio Fontana above a Louis XIV chest. Chung Chang-Sup over a fireplace built from the backs of carved stones. Axel Vervoordt in Verbier. Originally built in the 1980s, this chalet was transformed over three and a half years by
There is only one Simon in the art world. A tell-all from the floor at Frieze @friezeofficial. Simon de Pury @simondepury, of course. An auction pioneer with a formidable eye and an instinct for the room. At Phillips, he helped shape the market for