Gisela Williams

Berlin, Germany

Correspondent at T: The New York Times Style Magazine

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Articles

Auntie Renée’s green mission in Ghana

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Gisela Williams

New York-based designer Elise McMahon launched the studio LikeMindedObjects, an incubator for quirky furniture and custom interiors, 14...
A Curated List of the World's Most Beautiful Gardens

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Gisela Williams

7 hours agoIt premieres May 22, making it the perfect Memorial Day binge. Sirens, the new Netflix series from Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap production company, should be in the running for your luxurious, dishy summer watch. The series, starring The White Lotus's Meghann Fahy and Julianne Moore is set on a beachside …
Welcome to Litchfield Hills, the smart set’s anti-Hamptons

2 months ago | ft.com | Gisela Williams

A dispatch from Connecticut
The Best New Resorts Around the World of 2025

2 months ago | travelandleisure.com | Gisela Williams |Flora Stubbs |Lane Nieset |Marcia DeSanctis

When only an international escape will do, these 26 properties—from a jungle-meets-beach paradise in Madagascar to a windswept wildlife retreat in Argentina—answer the call. Repurposed from a previous life as a mid-range all-inclusive into a Marriott Luxury Collection resort, the adults-only Almare offers a much-needed shot in the arm to sleepy Isla Mujeres, across a peaceful bay from the buzz of Cancun.
Danh Võ is cultivating an artistic revolution

2 months ago | ft.com | Gisela Williams

“What is a gallery?” asks Chinese gallerist Zhang Wei as I follow her along a raised platform circling the lush garden and lily pond of a...
Why fall is the perfect time for a Mediterranean vacation

2 months ago | harpersbazaar.in | Gisela Williams

Blame The White Lotus. This summer, Sicily was overwhelmed with tourists. Legendary beach-club destinations like Capri and Mykonos are typically elbow to elbow in July and August, but since Covid-related travel restrictions were lifted, they have been especially packed—despite the record high temperatures. This explains why savvy travelers are not only planning trips to the Mediterranean islands in September and October, they are also venturing further afield.
8 dream vacations based around walking tours

2 months ago | harpersbazaar.in | Gisela Williams

For millennia, pilgrims have set off by foot to sacred places and come to realize that it was the journey, not the destination, that was the most profound part of the experience.
Welcome to Litchfield Hills, the smart set’s anti-Hamptons

2 months ago | ft.com | Gisela Williams

The Hamptons: you already know about the East Coast summer destination that’s an international shorthand for an enclave of the 0.001 per...
What to See and Where to Stay in Dakar, Senegal

Mar 27, 2025 | yahoo.com | Gisela Williams

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."In 2019, after leaving the gallery she was running in Brooklyn, Jennifer Houdrouge set up shop in Dakar. “The scene here is so exciting and youthful, and I was able to design a new model of an art space,” she says.
7 Vacation Accommodations You Won't Believe Are Real

Mar 25, 2025 | yahoo.com | Gisela Williams

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Maybe it was Disney World that once sparked the ultimate in childlike wonder, that feeling of “I can’t believe this place is real.” And who says you can’t have that feeling as a grown-up too? Only this time around, skip the lines and the junk food and instead experience it all with the comforts and perks of a luxury retreat.