Charles Curkin

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Charles Curkin

For many of us, the season for outdoor living is tragically short. Here, the interior design moves that make a destination of what pros are now calling your ‘exterior room.’ A patio is a terrible thing to waste. So we asked several design experts how to make an outdoor space irresistible. One overarching strategy: Approach the deck or loggia with the same intentionality you bring to your living room.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Helena Madden |Charles Curkin |Rachel Silva

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Father’s Day is rolling around once again. This year, the holiday falls on June 15, so if you haven’t already picked up a gift or two for Dad—well, there’s no time like the present. The trick, of course, is knowing what to get him. Men can be notoriously difficult to shop for: either he buys everything he wants, or responds with an ambiguous "I don't know" when asked.

3 weeks ago | elledecor.com | Charles Curkin

Flying high requires more than a plane ticket. Patek Philippe knows this better than anyone, as evidenced by the decades of cultish fervor surrounding its World Time watches. Ever since the release of the reference 515 HU in 1937—the Swiss brand’s earliest known watch based on Louis Cottier’s groundbreaking movement, which allowed for tracking time zones around the world—it has been highly sought after by collectors, both on the primary market and at auction.

1 month ago | elledecor.com | Charles Curkin |Helena Madden

Courtesy the ManufacturersSorprendere la mamma con un regalo pensato apposta per lei è sempre una scelta vincente. Ciò è particolarmente vero soprattutto a inizio primavera quando, con un mese di aprile ormai entrato nel vivo, si fa sempre più vicina la giornata dedicata alle madri che, per il 2025, è fissata in data domenica 11 maggio. Dopo tanti anni di doni ben ragionati, scegliere i regali per la Festa della Mamma si fa sempre più complesso.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Charles Curkin

The kids are alright, but they’re better next door. That is what the venture-capitalist mother and tech-entrepreneur father of two young daughters discovered when they purchased—and gutted—a 1,200-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment that abutted their four-bedroom in the West Village and made it into a playroom. For the interiors, they hired Danielle Schwartz and Guillermo Castello of the New York City—based firm Elmo Studios.