WSJ. Magazine - Art & Design

From Senegalese baskets to wooden essentials handcrafted in London to sophisticated sipping rums, a collection of objects and experiences to savor this summer.

The conceptual artist on donating work to fight the coronavirus, his recent, sold-out online show and the food he’s missing right now.

From Spotify’s Daniel Ek to young royals, many prominent Swedes have chosen Andreas Martin-Löf to design their interiors. The architect’s own apartment, in a restored 1936 building, shows his talent for bridging historic and contemporary design.

Cullors is part of the collaborative project “In Plain Sight,” which recruited sky-typing air fleets to write messages against mass detention and incarceration, which began the weekend of July 4: “What I feel really moved by is this idea that you can look up and see a message that’s affirmative.”

Clunky, view-obstructing window AC units are a thing of the past. The new wave of companies offering well-designed, quiet—dare we say—cool replacements.