https://www.sightunseen.com/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:59:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://www.sightunseen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-SUlogoTWITTER-32x32.jpg https://www.sightunseen.com/ 32 32 https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/09/how-does-an-artist-live-a-new-exhibition-shows-us-in-technicolor-detail/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:59:16 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145287 Plus: Highlights from this year's London Design Festival]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/09/a-paris-design-roundup-a-revamped-90s-hollywood-gem-art-candelabras-and-more/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:51:03 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145252 Plus: Collina Strada makes couches.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/09/nine-great-gallery-shows-to-see-this-month-in-new-york-and-beyond/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145271 Plus: Tracking the picture-frame renaissance]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/08/high-design-vacation-rentals-in-ireland-and-shelter-island-a-show-in-an-iconic-modernist-house-and-more/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:34:48 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145230 Plus: What's Sight Unseen's favorite rug of all time? Find out inside.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/08/an-iconic-midcentury-hotel-reborn-a-belgrade-hi-fi-listening-bar-and-more/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:46:46 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145211 Plus, a shopping guide for chic fireplace andirons.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/07/a-hotel-in-a-6th-century-monastery-an-office-channeling-90s-new-york-and-more/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:22:05 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145190 Plus: The butter plate of your dreams.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/07/spotlight-a-centuries-old-murano-glassmaker-reinvents-itself-for-the-modern-era/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:04:24 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145163 Plus: How to start buying vintage glass]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/06/a-greek-gallery-decamps-to-the-beach-a-beloved-coffee-shop-opens-in-chicago-and-more/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:48:38 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145147 Plus: Salt and pepper shakers that would make Deborah Vance squeal with delight]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/06/copenhagen-3-days-of-design-sight-unseen/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:54:21 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145118 If you can believe it, this was my first year attending 3DaysofDesign in Copenhagen, and I went to the fair, now in its 10th year, armed with absurdly high expectations. I knew that just existing in Copenhagen in early June — using Lime bikes to cycle around, drinking natural wine, eating smørrebrød — would set a good baseline for fun. But after my experience at Salone, which I wrote about here, I felt increasingly desperate for Copenhagen to mean something. I told people I was going because, as a chronicler of design fair culture, I felt compelled to see one that had become such a word-of-mouth success. But on a personal level, it’s like I needed Copenhagen to prove to me that design fairs were still worth attending. As hesitant as I am to say this — lest everyone frantically start planning their show next year in Denmark, which is simply not the right move for everyone — Copenhagen actually exceeded my expectations.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/06/four-perfect-parisian-apartments-two-of-which-you-can-rent-and-three-exhibitions-to-see-now/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:48:49 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145096 Plus: Mirrors of the week, including one shaped like toast.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/06/ceramic-burlwood-vintage-nightclub-chairs-bronze-reliefs-and-more-from-lisbon-design-week/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:14:45 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145063 Proof that small design fairs are thriving in 2026.]]> https://www.sightunseen.com/2026/05/a-new-status-hand-soap-the-best-bits-from-melbourne-design-week-and-more/ Fri, 29 May 2026 18:27:47 +0000 https://www.sightunseen.com/?p=145045 Plus: What to get for your favorite Gemini ]]>