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A Pirate’s Life for Thee

4 days ago | thegrandtourist.net | David Graver

This article is from our first-ever print issue, available for order online now. Avast! The latest high jewelry collection from Van Cleef & Arpels seems to be pulled from the deepest depths of our wildest imaginations. Photographer Maxime Poiblanc sets sail, while David Graver meets the house’s Catherine Réneir to discuss the luxurious voyage ahead.
London Calling, One More Time

2 weeks ago | thegrandtourist.net | Maura Egan

This article is from the pages of our first-ever print issue, available for order online now. For all the talk of a post-Brexit malaise and austerity measures in the UK, the city of London seems to have ignored the memo. In fact, there was nothing austere about the entrance of the Broadwick Soho hotel in early December, when I checked in. I was greeted by gigantic elephants in top hats hovering above the pastel pink door.
Designer Henry Zankov Knows the Importance of a Visual Language

Feb 5, 2025 | thegrandtourist.net | Camille Freestone

Welcome to The Curator, a newsletter companion to The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein podcast. Sign up to get added to the list. Have news to share? Reach us at [email protected]. There’s no mistaking a Zankov sweater. Designer Henry Zankov has cultivated an instantly recognizable aesthetic with tactile knits in effervescent colors and playful patterns. He launched in 2020 with just six sweaters, but in a short time the brand has become so much more than that.
What We Saw at the High Jewelry Collections

Jan 29, 2025 | thegrandtourist.net | Caragh McKay

Welcome to The Curator, a newsletter companion to The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein podcast. Sign up to get added to the list. Have news to share? Reach us at [email protected]. January is the coldest month of the year in Paris. Even its gilded monuments struggle to gleam. Thank goodness, then, for this, the first Paris Couture Week of the year.
Jewelry in Focus: How a Legendary House Built Heritage with Photography

Dec 18, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Caragh McKay

Welcome to The Curator, a newsletter companion to The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein podcast. Sign up to get added to the list. Have news to share? Reach us at [email protected]. Chaumet, the jewelry house established in Paris in 1780, and resident at 12 Place Vendôme since 1907, is a veritable jewel box of history, politics, glamour, and, of course, tiaras.
A Northerner’s Guide to Southern Charms

Dec 11, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Maura Egan

Curator A connected New Yorker shares his picks in Savannah and Charleston; Our travel correspondent Maura Egan returns to London's West End to discover what's new and rediscover her old favorites.
Meet London’s Fearless Jewelry Designer That Loves to Tell a Story

Nov 20, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Caragh McKay

Welcome to The Curator, a newsletter companion to The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein podcast. Sign up to get added to the list. Have news to share? Reach us at [email protected]. London-based jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge emerged in the mid-1990s as part of what is now known as London’s “Cool Britannia” period.
Where to Find Peaceful Moments (and Proper Pasta) in Eternally Chic Marrakech

Oct 23, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Maura Egan

I recently returned to Marrakech for the first time in five years. I wasn’t sure what to expect after the pandemic, last year’s earthquake, and years of increasing development. I’ve jokingly referred to the Red City as the Palm Springs or the Miami of Europe: a place that the French and British visit for a weekend of sun and fun, which doesn’t always make it sound that exciting to the curious traveler.
Meet the Fine Jeweler Giving Women a Glittering Defense

Oct 2, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Caragh McKay

The city parks are all rustling with golden leaves, the museum blockbusters (Van Gogh, Michael Craig-Martin) are open, and the London Film Festival is rolling into town. Autumn in London is one thing, but autumn in Mayfair is another because on top of all that, PAD London pops up in Berkeley Square (October 8 through 13).
How to Explore the Modern Luxuries and Ancient Haunts of Turkey

Sep 11, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Maura Egan

You’re reading The Grand Tourist Curator, our weekly newsletter with the latest handpicked news and insights from the worlds of art, design, style, food, and travel. Sign up here to get The Curator delivered directly to your inbox. I hadn’t been to Istanbul since 2001, so I was excited to return last month and explore the city. I was also curious to visit Bodrum, since I had heard so much about what is often referred to as the Turkish Riviera.