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Architectural Digest

editor’s letter

Woolly Mammoths • How Alexander Calder’s exuberant tapestries became today’s trophy art

Family Portrait • Amid the pandemic, photographer Jason Schmidt finds a new muse: his own Brooklyn home—and its inhabitants

Cozy Up • This year’s best holiday gifts are all about the pleasures of home

Deep Dive • A glamorous house by Paul R. Williams conceals a complicated past

Texas Hold’em

FAST TRACK • Three classic chronographs capture both speed and style

Deck the Halls • In time for the holidays, Cartier reimagines its own icons as seductive objects for the home

DEALER’S CHOICE • Pace Gallery founder Arne Glimcher’s rambling Hamptons garden is as much a personal statement as the sculptures within it

the long view • With the effects of time and the elements in mind, artist Bosco Sodi creates a private retreat for his own family on the coast of Mexico

HAPPY TOGETHER • Architect Chet Callahan teams up with designer Ghislaine Viñas and landscape maven Judy Kameon to craft a joyful Los Angeles home for his young family

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

enchanted forest • At his family’s Long Island escape, artist Rashid Johnson conjures a magical landscape dotted with works of art

SHARE THE FANTASY • Avoiding midcentury-modern clichés, artists Rob Pruitt and Jonathan Horowitz embrace the fanciful, romantic strain of Palm Springs design

restoration drama • Working with designer Oliver M. Furth, artist Mary Weatherford safeguards the future of a stunning modernist landmark in Los Angeles

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Esha Ahmed