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1 week ago | sixtysixmag.com | Gianna Annunzio

Within the intimate, brick-lined walls of Freeman Restaurant’s Red Room in New York City, Sixtysix magazine and French outdoor furniture brand Fermob transformed the private dining space into a celebration of light, movement, and modern design, all centered around designer Tristan Lohner’s Swiing lamp. The evening, titled Luminous Tempo, brought together 30 curated guests from New York’s interior design and art community for an experience that was equal parts dinner party and design showcase.

2 weeks ago | sixtysixmag.com | Gianna Annunzio

While Chicago’s skyline has long defined its architectural reputation, a new generation of designers is building upon that legacy not with skyscrapers, but with furniture. This June PAVED STATES, a hybrid collective exhibition and concept store presented by Sixtysix magazine, brings together designers and companies from various creative fields across the globe with a special focus on Chicago’s dynamic design culture.

2 weeks ago | sixtysixmag.com | Gianna Annunzio

New York’s ICFF was buzzing this year with a creative energy that felt like a refreshing reset for the design world. Established brands brought back beloved classics while a new wave of designers pushed forms in unexpected directions, creating a show full of exciting contradictions. Metal took center stage with designers forming steel, aluminum, and brass into structures that looked impossibly light.

2 weeks ago | sixtysixmag.com | Gianna Annunzio

Benjamin Peterson’s idea came to life in just over a month. A serial entrepreneur and founder of Black Beach coffee company, Ben had the opportunity to collaborate with the artist Jackson Schwartz who runs Glasshouse, a flexible event space adjacent. What began as a casual thought—maybe a pop-up café, maybe a screening for a friend—became the first Black Beach Art Book Fair held from February 28 to March 2, 2025.

2 weeks ago | sixtysixmag.com | Chris Force

Germane Barnes has been in my studio for less than five minutes and we’re already deep into one of my favorite activities: talking shit about the design community. He’s just flown in from Miami where he’s currently a tenured professor, but his roots are all Chicago. We know a lot of the same people, issues, and challenges that attempt to suffocate progressive voices in design, and specifically architecture. “Architecture has not been nice to people of color.