Sirens, the new Netflix series starring Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock and Meghann Fahy, conveys a polished perfection that is intended to make you a little uncomfortable. Production designer John Paino talked through every detail of the show’s unsettling Martha’s Vineyard–adjacent universe with Elle Decor, from the Alex Katz–esque portraits to the giant anchor dropped in a mansion’s front yard.
After a sweeping four-year revamping, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Michael Rockefeller Wing has reopened. As the New York Times reports, the new design, with its free-standing displays, makes it easier for visitors to engage with the collection’s 1,726 objects from Africa, the Americas and Oceania.
Two months ago, Jonathan Anderson departed Loewe to lead Dior menswear. At the time, many people speculated that his purview would extend beyond that department, and that’s just been made official. The departure of womenswear creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri opened a slot for Anderson, who now heads up both the women’s and men’s lines, as well as couture. “I am incredibly honored to be given the opportunity to unite Dior’s women’s, men’s and couture collections under a single, cohesive vision,” Anderson said in a statement shared by WWD. “My instinct is to be led by the house’s empathetic spirit, established by Dior himself.”
Before the modernists came along, the Shakers were making practical furniture in the 18th century that’s still beloved today. “The Shakers: A World in the Making,” a new exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum, in Weil am Rhein, Germany, celebrates the connection between the two styles. As Wallpaper points out, the religious sect’s commitment to simplicity was appreciated by Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames, among other seminal designers.
