Sahir Ahmed

1 week ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Devan Diaz |Meka Boyle

Kelly Rutherford knows a thing or two about playing royalty. Off screen, the actress carries the same cool, composed, effortlessly chic energy as the roles that cemented her in pop culture. So when PDPAOLA revealed its latest fine jewelry collection, Rutherford naturally made perfect sense as the face. ‍An old-world-style oil painting of Rutherford hangs at the brand’s sleek flagship in the West Village.

1 week ago | documentjournal.com | Sahir Ahmed

Tasneem Sarkez grew up surrounded by online images. An early aughts baby, the 22-year-old Libyan-American artist works across painting, installation, and found objects. In just a few years, she’s built a portfolio that reads like a lossy acid trip through the 2010s into the 2020s, where white noise bubbles over.

1 week ago | family.style | Jane Lewis |Sahir Ahmed

In the heart of Shanghai, the arched front doors of Rong Zhai lead into a foyer with ornate cherry wood-framed mirrors inspired by Italian bakeries, reflecting a display case of re-imagined tiramisu, cassata cake, and delizia al limone. The pastry shop is just one part of a home-turned-new-culinary experience created by Prada and Wong Kar-wai. Titled Mi Shang Prada Rong Zhai, it reflects the visuals of both the Italian fashion house and the celebrated Chinese director.

1 week ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed

When Marcos Florentino isn’t capturing vibrant editorials for magazines as one half of the photography duo MAR+VIN, he can be found in the kitchen, cooking up recipes passed down from his family. One of his fondest? Home-made, fried tapioca twists—a staple in Brazil. Florentino reminisces on how this simple, savory recipe reminds him of his childhood: It’s a dish that his mother often made him for breakfast, he tells Family Style.

1 week ago | family.style | Olivia Singer |Sahir Ahmed

There aren’t many bookstores that can count Lil Uzi Vert and Mia Khalifa among their shopkeepers, and fewer still who consider rare Cosey Fanni Tutti VHS tapes and Yayoi Kusama periodicals among their greatest hits. But Climax Books isn’t like any other bookstore. In fact, walk into its space on East 4th Street and, instead of infinite stacks and sky-high shelves, what you’ll find is a tight curation of select publications and ephemera.