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Kieron Marchese

Kieron Marchese is a writer and editor focusing on architecture, design, and culture. For the past decade, he has spoken with some of the world’s most influential architects, designers, and cultural voices, contributing to international magazines and newspapers along the way. His work looks beyond the surface of beautifully designed spaces and objects to tell the stories of the people who shape them, while exploring the ideas and shifts that influence the way we live now.
Style

The Rise of Euromaxxing – and Our Endless Obsession With Mediterranean Living

How Europe turned authenticity into a brand while overlooking parts of the Mediterranean’s true story
Style

Luxury Gym Equipment Now Includes Designer Dumbbells and Crystal Kettlebells

Dior's new Haute Wellness collection is the latest sign that wellness has become luxury's newest design frontier. From Louis Vuitton dumbbells to Swarovski-encrusted kettlebells, these are the brands turning workout equipment into objects of desire
Travel

Aman Sveti Stefan, the Adriatic Retreat Loved by Marilyn Monroe, Is Reopening

From Marilyn Monroe’s 1950s playground to a modern billionaire hideaway, Aman Sveti Stefan returns with a new compromise for locals and luxury travellers alike
Celebrity Style

Where Do the Friends Cast Live? Inside Lisa Kudrow's Beverly Hills Estate and the Homes of Her Co-Stars

As the cast of the hit sitcom pays tribute to the late director James Burrows, take a look inside the homes of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and the late Matthew Perry
Art & Auctions

World's First AI Museum Opens This Week in Los Angeles – Here's What Awaits Inside

Opening June 20 in downtown Los Angeles, DATALAND reimagines the museum as a living system – one designed to evolve with its visitors; no two visits are alike
Home Tours

This Marbella Home Was Nearly Stripped of Its Arches – Instead, They Became Its Defining Feature

When Antonio Montilla renovated Casa Marbs, the home's original arches were almost removed. Keeping them ultimately shaped everything from the layout to the atmosphere of the interiors
Celebrity Style

Where Does Nicolas Cage Live? The Castles, Estates, and the Private Island He Has Called Home

The Spider-Noir star has owned everything from a private island in the Bahamas to two European castles
Culture & Lifestyle

How Photographer Yassine Sellame Is Documenting Morocco's Skate Scene

Through film photography, Sellame traces the communities, friendships and urban landscapes that have shaped a generation of Moroccan skaters
Decorating

Nada Debs Launches New Craft Platform for Contemporary Makers

The Dubai and Beirut-based designer's latest initiative debuts with Traces, a ceramic collection by Lebanese ceramist Lina Shamma, setting the tone for a new platform dedicated to contemporary craft and cultural exchange
Travel

Inside The Mark Hotel New York, the Met Gala’s Unofficial Backstage

A newly released Assouline book by Derek Blasberg casts fresh light on the Upper East Side address synonymous with the Met Gala
Real Estate

Where Does Kylie Minogue Live? Inside the Homes of the Pop Icon in Netflix’s New Documentary

From One Hyde Park to Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs, the star’s homes trace a career spent balancing global fame with Australian roots
Products

The Forever Objects: AD100 Designers Share the Pieces They Believe Transcend Trend

What makes an object a "classic"? Eight designers open their personal archives to share the chairs, lamps and artefacts they believe possess a rare, permanent gravity
Home Tours

Chubby Forms Are Shaping Interiors – And If Anyone Asks, It’s Called Neotenic Design

The appeal of rounded, childlike design speaks to a deeper desire for comfort, tactility and emotional connection in the home
Home Tours

Inside the Kuwait Villa That Solves the Gulf’s Biggest Design Dilemma: Privacy

Courtyards, material restraint and a carefully choreographed plan transform a compact site into a layered, light-filled retreat
Real Estate

David Attenborough at 100: The Richmond Home He Has Called His Favourite Place for 70 Years

After a lifetime spent exploring the natural world, he still returns to his Edwardian home in southwest London
Events

Arab Designers Took Centre Stage at the Met Gala 2026

Emily Blunt, Beyoncé, Sabine Getty and four others championed Arab couture at the Met Gala 2026
Celebrity Style

Where Does Diljit Dosanjh Live? Inside the Punjabi Superstar's Homes Across Three Continents

From a tiny village in Jalandhar to California, Toronto, and Mumbai – the man who taught Jimmy Fallon bhangra has built a real estate portfolio as global as his music
Interiors

If Lived-In Interiors Are In, Why Do Hyper-Curated Homes Keep Filling My Feed?

Sculptural furniture and objects placed just so, the gallery-like interior is everywhere and it's deeply persuasive
Entertaining

Grocery Store Tourism Is Our Favourite 2026 Travel Trend — These 9 Stores Are Worth a Trip

Travellers are skipping restaurants in favour of supermarket aisles to experience local food culture up close, and it’s beginning to trend
Products

IKEA’s Inflatable Chair Is Decades in the Making—And Totally Worth the Wait

IKEA’s latest design swaps foam for air, revisiting a once-dismissed idea with new precision and purpose, proving it wasn’t such a bad one after all