From an exhibition in a 1940s-era Modernist house to a blood-red sofa, the highlights of Milan’s annual design fair.

Plus: a Pennsylvania wellness retreat, whimsical wallpaper and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Boots Riley, Earl Sweatshirt, Jennifer Egan, Amaarae and more tell us about their new projects.

T’s Culture issue looks at the many ways to begin.

To toast the Salone del Mobile and the 20th anniversary of T Magazine, the designer Ramdane Touhami transformed the Villa Necchi Campiglio into an ode to the letter T.

On their way into T’s 20th anniversary celebration in Milan, attendees posed at a colorful installation.

The designer shows off the mirrored installation and T-shaped desserts he dreamed up for the annual celebration.

The chef Frederik Bille Brahe has transformed the Apollo Bar & Kantine into his version of a fine dining restaurant, and celebrated with a meal for his family and collaborators.

The Danish chef Frederik Bille Brahe shares the recipe for the star dish at his newly reopened Copenhagen cafe Apollo Bar & Kantine.

A new generation of bars, restaurants and bakeries are reinvigorating the Italian city’s food scene.

The conceptual artist discusses a sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois.

The actor sings a snippet of James Taylor’s 1970 song “Fire and Rain.”

The comedian and actress tells a knock-knock joke.

Plus: Thom Browne bedding, a new Brooklyn bakery and more recommendations from T Magazine.

The artist discusses marine life and African American myth from her studio in the Netherlands.

Cups of flaky ice topped with flavored syrups are easy to find in the state. But the best shops set themselves apart with fresh ingredients and old-school charm.

For a growing number of fragrance fans, smelling singular is more important than smelling good.

In bars from Hong Kong to Vancouver, the medicinal tang of bitter melon is making its way onto drinks menus.

Plus: a Nancy Brooks Brody exhibition, a Nile sailboat charter and more recommendations from T Magazine.

The artists redefining portraits of the human body for a more inclusive age.

How to host an outdoor seafood celebration during a Northeastern winter, according to the founders of the newsletter The Perfect.

The city’s newest crop of hotels — from a luxury retreat on a historic estate to a 10-room inn surrounded by forested mountains — were worth the wait.

An industry long known for revering willowy bodies is taking a new interest in muscle.

Uman’s vibrant abstract works, currently at Hauser & Wirth in London, are shaped by her childhood memories.

Plus: a Venetian retreat, hand-knotted rugs and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Plus: fountain pens for special occasions, moon phase watches and more from T’s cultural compendium.

The artist Bianca Lee Vasquez, a co-founder of the art space Sainte Anne Gallery, regularly gathers friends for laid-back meals at her apartment, just a few blocks away.

A touch of transparency balances the season’s rich, saturated hues.

The visual artist Pipilotti Rist’s collection is what happens, she says, “when a 60-something-year-old Central European woman doesn’t throw anything away.”

In the cities of Brazil, a landscape architect creates abundant private gardens that rewild the terrain from which these metropolises grew.

Plus: a colorful hotel in Finland, hand-painted folding screens and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Simone Bellotti, the creative director of Bally, shares his influences.

Despite debuting 125 years ago, Anton Chekhov’s drama of claustrophobia, resentment and despair feels perfectly suited to present day America.

Structured, ladylike purses look crisp in shades of sky and robin’s egg.

One Parisian couple found a retrofitted house in Marseille, right on the water’s edge.

Whether classic cone or modern orb, these hanging fixtures cast just the right light.

Exclusively for T, Marcus Jahmal envisions what happens on page 76 of novels by Neel Mukherjee, Valerie Martin and others.

Glenn Martens, the creative director of Y/Project and Diesel, shares his inspirations.

Out on Long Island, Stanley Whitney and Marina Adams hired a pair of designers to create a house and studio complex that celebrates — and encourages — the painters’ imagination.

The designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the Pacific Ocean itself is practically an architectural feature.

Albert Moya has optimized his apartment, part of a 14th-century estate in the hills of Florence, for work and lounging.

Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian have transformed their New York townhouse into a showplace for creativity.

The best — and most idiosyncratic — homes reflect their inhabitants’ tastes and whims, without compromise.

The art and antiques dealer Yves Gastou was passionate about objects and their stories. His home in Biarritz overflowed with both.

From woolly tweeds to smooth silk, tactile fabrics make for a highly sensational season.

Floral designers are finding drama in tall, statuesque compositions.

Plus: a collection of writings by a star of bohemian New York, a line of pajamas from a bed linen company — and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Bold lines add a graphic punch to the season’s accessories.

Blessed with an ever-widening array of fancy heirloom produce, chefs are turning uncooked vegetables into edible sculptures.

Anthony Cudahy’s lush, figurative works are inspired, in equal parts, by news footage, family photographs and Renaissance paintings.

The Louis Vuitton men’s creative director collaborated with the rapper to design a golf bag in the spirit of the brand’s 1930s Keepall.

In designing their Manhattan home, a couple took cues from their wide-ranging collection.

In film and on TV, he was a sign of cultural progress. Then he was a tired stereotype. Then he disappeared. So why do we want him back?

At the invitation-only art world games evenings, painters, gallerists, collectors and assistants mingle and compete on a level playing field.

Plus: a chef’s guesthouse in Bali, art that explores girlhood — and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Any night at the Upper East Side’s nearly 70-year-old cabaret still feels like a big night out.

When a couple took over a SoHo loft, they were attracted to its classic stripped-back look, but they also aspired to make it their own.

See-through elements bring a playful edge to glossy materials.

Joan Jonas’s maximalist, category-defying work combines video, performance, folklore, sculpture and ecology. At 87, she still has no intention of simplifying anything.

A new wave of self-taught craftspeople are using the medium to make playful, thought-provoking works.