SWEDISH GRAVLAX SALAD ON TOAST “I love Swedish Gravlax Salad on Toast for a holiday gathering! It goes perfectly with champagne, and what could be more festive for the holidays than a little bubbly! Warning, expect guests to linger right at your elbow if you are…

This holiday season, I’m going to start small and switch out the usual cranberry relish for a squash mostarda. It comes from La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking. The Italians have an inventive way with winter squash (zucca); it pops up in pasta fillings,…

American Lee Miller was a successful model before traveling to Paris to become the apprentice, lover, and muse of Man Ray; Nancy Cunard, British writer, heiress, and political activist, was a lover to numerous members of the twentieth century’s art and literary circles, including Ezra Pound…

Designers & Books Fair 2012 is a weekend-long event celebrating the intersection of design—architecture and graphic, fashion, interior, product, and urban design—and books. The Fair will take place October 26–28 in New York City and features 17 programs with over 60 noted design world personalities as…

From Charlotte Moss Decorates. Photograph by Edward Addeo. High Point Market: The World’s Home for Home Furnishings in western North Carolina is the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, bringing more than 80,000 people to High Point every six months. Over the years, since…

Since Cino Cinelli began making frames in Italy in the 1940s, Cinelli has set the standards for bicycle and component design. Cinelli has led the evolution of professional cycling and defined the ideal of the classic bicycle: from the classic Supercorsa racing frame to the cutting-edge…

“Ocean Fishes” presents the captivating watercolors of James Prosek, the artist the New York Times calls “the Audubon of the fishing world.” In this new book, this renowned naturalist, artist, and fisherman captures thirty-five of the most pursued game fish—from striped bass to tarpon, swordfish to…

Best known for her amazingly anthropomorphic and affectionate portraits of monkeys and bears, Jill Greenberg turns her lens to horses for her new photographic collection. In the beautifully conceived book Horses, Jill Greenberg captures the powerful, romantic, and enigmatic nature of horses in photographs that make…

PRIZE: Rob Ryan, Because I’m so Happy… Limited edition screenprint, 2012, 20 × 20″ unframed, $400 TAG Fine Arts is kindly giving one lucky winner this limited edition screen print by Rob Ryan, the artist behind Universe Publishing’s 2013 calendar Rob Ryan. You can enter on the…

Fashion Week is upon us once again, that time of year when fashion lovers worldwide look to Lincoln Center in New York City to see top designers showcase their collections. With more than 80 designers showing in 8 days, it is known as the premier event…