Books
December 6, 2025

Expansive Monograph Explores the Wonderful World of Architect Tom Kundig’s “Complete Houses”

Architect Tom Kundig is known for his stunning homes that create a close connection with nature. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Kundig’s practice has designed homes across the globe, from houses built into rocky terrain to pieces of moving architecture that travel on railroad tracks. Now, four decades of these incredible homes have come together in a richly illustrated book published by Phaidon.

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Design
December 5, 2025

Pantone Reveals Its Color of the Year—And It’s Not What People Expected

Since 1999, Pantone has sought to capture our visual, cultural, and creative landscape through color. Every year for nearly three decades, the institute has deemed various tones as particularly definitive of our current moment, whether it be a vivid violet or a tranquil green. But now, for the first time ever, Pantone has selected a shade of white as its 2026 Color of the Year.

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Installation
December 4, 2025

Es Devlin’s Luminous Triangular ‘Library of Us’ Touches Down on Miami’s Shore

During Miami Art Week, Faena Beach isn’t simply welcoming passersby to plunge into the vast ocean or bask in the warm sand. It also invites us to visit its library. From December 2 to 7, 2025, the beach will be home to Library of Us, an immersive, site-specific installation produced by Es Devlin in partnership with Faena Art. Taken in its entirety, Library of Us might be Devlin’s most intimate project yet.

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Painting
December 4, 2025

After Missing for 400 Years, Long-Lost Baroque Masterpiece Sells for $2.7 Million

In 1613, Peter Paul Rubens completed Christ on the Cross, a moody, Baroque painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Shortly thereafter, the work vanished from public view for centuries. But now, more than 400 years later, the painting has finally reemerged, landing on the auction block in Versailles and snagging an astounding €2.3 million (about $2.7 million).

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.