Built Different

THE YOUNGEST OF SIX BROTHERS LEARNED FOOTBALL IN BACKYARD BATTLES THAT LEFT BRUISES. TODAY, PUKA NACUA BRINGS THAT SAME RELENTLESS PHYSICALITY TO NFL DEFENSES – AND AT 24, THE RAMS’ WIDE RECEIVER IS JUST GETTING WARMED UP.

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Beacon of the Bay

RISING FROM THE CONVERGENCE OF CITY AND SEA, BULGARI’S CORAL-WRAPPED LIGHTHOUSE SETS A STUNNING NEW STANDARD FOR HIGH LIVING IN DUBAI. The Bulgari Lighthouse rises quietly from the edge of Jumeirah Bay, a tower that seems to belong more to the sea than the city behind it. Its surface catches the light in slow shifts…

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Second Skin

IN HIS ASBURY PARK STUDIO, THIS INNOVATIVE ARTIST AND DESIGNER TREATS LEATHER AS A CANVAS, CRAFTING ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES THAT SIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF FASHION AND ART. Christian Benner has built his name on custom leather jackets that look as if they’ve already lived a life of exploration and experience. Painted, distressed, and hand-finished, each…

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Memory Lane

LIKE SUMMER-SOAKED SCENES FROM A VINTAGE FILM, LONG ISLAND-BORN PAINTER JESSICA BRILLI CAPTURES THE NOSTALGIA OF AMERICANA IN OIL AND ACRYLIC In Jessica Brilli’s sun-drenched paintings, memory hums quietly beneath every brushstroke. With a style that draws on mid-century American Realism and echoes of graphic design, Brilli captures the stillness of suburban life—cars parked in…

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Sands of Time

THIS NYC VISUAL ARTIST HAS BUILT A PRACTICE AROUND BENDING TIME, CRAFTING SCULPTURES, INSTALLATIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS THAT APPEAR AS IF THEY BELONG IN BOTH THE FUTURE AND THE PAST, INVITING VIEWERS TO QUESTION WHAT SURVIVES, WHAT ERODES, AND HOW MEMORY CAN BE GIVEN FORM. Daniel Arsham’s path into art began early. Growing up in Miami,…

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Crystal Clear

IN A TIME SHAPED BY IMMEDIACY AND COMPRESSION, THIS ARTIST’S WORK INSISTS ON DURATION, ASKING VIEWERS TO SLOW THEIR PACE AS IMAGES SHIFT, OVERLAP, AND RECONFIGURE THROUGH MOVEMENT AND SUSTAINED ATTENTION. Working between sheets of laminated glass, Dustin Yellin constructs large-scale sculptures where images accumulate, overlap, and shift through movement and time.  Originally from the…

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Seas The Moment

THIS SPLASHY KIDS’ BEACHWEAR BOUTIQUE IN LONG BRANCH IS REDEFINING SWIM STYLE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION IN A CHIC, JOY-FILLED SPACE. Some people stumble into fashion. Others are born into it. For Sarah Antar, founder of Lil Swimmas, her story doesn’t begin on a runway or in a design studio, but on the sun-soaked shores…

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