Laura Rysman

Italy

Contributor at The New York Times

Contributor at Konfekt

Contributor at Monocle

writer @nytimes Central Italy correspondent @monoclemag

Articles

Two Days in Florence: MICHELIN Dining and Hidden Gems

2 days ago | guide.michelin.com | Laura Rysman

Over just two days in Florence, explore some of its best MICHELIN Guide dining spots and uncover its hidden gems. From exquisite cuisine to artisan treasures, ...
A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Laura Rysman

A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul flights, with more night trains, high-speed routes and transnational collaboration between rail companies. Political ties between European countries may be jittery, but the cities are more linked than ever. Trains also return us to the romance of travel.
4 Trains, 5 Cities: A Whirlwind European Odyssey

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Laura Rysman

48 Weddings That Were So Bad, People Had To Share The Photos Online (New Pics)They say it's not where you are but who you're with that matters, and I think this phrase applies to weddings, too. Of course, there is a difference …
Marco Zanini, the Former Head of Halston, Schiaparelli, and Rochas, Talks Shop

Dec 6, 2024 | airmail.news | Laura Rysman

“We should dream bigger,” the Milanese designer Marco Zanini says, reflecting on the Democrats’ failure to inspire Gen Z voters in the U.S. election—but he quickly applies the lesson to fashion. “Maybe it seems unimportant to talk about fashion, especially now, but fashion is important.
The Agenda: Culture

Nov 27, 2024 | monocle.com | Laura Rysman |Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Petri Burtsoff

LA community library in Singapore, Finland’s new soundtrack and more. If you find yourself at an art fair and in need of a drink, chances are that a cold glass of Ruinart will be available to quench your thirst. The champagne house – which was founded in 1729, making it France’s oldest – has long fostered close ties with the contemporary art world. This relationship is the focus of Ruinart’s newly renovated headquarters in Reims.
Echoes of the Amazon

Nov 25, 2024 | family.style | Jade Féraud |Laura Rysman |Marcus Gabrielli |Meka Boyle

The tiger, with its fierce gaze and commanding presence, is a guardian spirit—an emblem of survival, courage, and the wild essence of the Amazon itself. In Cecilia Vicuña’s painting Hombre tigre, 2024, a human figure emerges from within the big cat, suggesting a symbiotic relationship, as if humanity’s very essence is forged in the embrace of the jungle’s raw vitality.
Family Style - Heads or Tails

Nov 25, 2024 | family.style | Laura Rysman |Pia Riverola |Jade Féraud |Vittorio Giorgini

Near the beachfront of a tiny Tuscan village, a dinosaur stands with its head emerging from a pool of water. Its brontosaurus neck gently curves up to a massive zeppelin-shaped body atop legs as thick as tree trunks—a colossus of a beast, ensconced by the coastal woods. The primordial creature, constructed out of cement and wire netting with a hollow in its core that forms an orb of a living space, is one of the most radical homes in Italy.
Grandmother Knows Best

Nov 25, 2024 | family.style | Mehr Singh |Laura Rysman

The light in the Indian South is a slow burn, a deepening brown that washes over everything. From the mahogany branches of the jackfruit trees, gnarled and heavy with fruit, to the rich Burmese teak of the Nalukettu homes with verandahs slick with petrichor each monsoon—the landscape is a palliative motley of sepias. ‍The hands of the matriarch—paati, Tamil for “grandmother”—who holds court in the verandah each morning are no different.
The Future Imaginary

Nov 25, 2024 | family.style | Mehr Singh |Laura Rysman

A packed room at the opening of Beeple’s first museum show, “Tales of a Synthetic Future,” is watching him make a new work in real time. On a screen, a livestream of his computer monitor, which he’s operating from a DJ-like booth within the exhibition at the Deji Art Museum in Nanjing, China, reveals every drag and click of his cursor.
D.I.Y. Pico de Gallo

Nov 25, 2024 | family.style | Mehr Singh |Laura Rysman

Nora Turato is interested in authenticity, as an individual, artistic, and even capitalist pursuit. It’s only fitting that the artist would offer a recipe that she calls “YOU CAN JUST MAKE IT YOURSELF PICO DE GALLO” (stylized all caps in her signature format) paired with a picture of the store-bought variety. Similar to her salsa, the Amsterdam-based, Croatian artist’s language-oriented practice puts forth direct statements that appear simple but also inspire deeper contemplation.