Elena Clavarino
The Ultimate Guide to Euro-Island Hopping
From Patmos wannabes to Ischia pick-mes, here are the personalities you’ll find along your summer travels
From Pomp to Purity
A new book collects images of 18th-century French furniture, interiors, architecture, art, and fashion, celebrating the period’s timeless influence
Bring In the Suits
Dunhill’s new creative director is bringing Britain’s men’s-wear traditions to the next generation
Migration Patterns of the Very Rich
Brits in Milan, Russians in Dubai, Egyptians in Athens … It feels like the entire 1 percent is on the move in search of lower taxes—and a taste of the good life
Poster City
A new book collects a century of posters and advertisements that shaped New York City’s rise as the cultural capital of the world
Better by Design
From postwar European churches to post-revolution Cuba, two new books chart the rise of midcentury modernism
Seaside Splendors
A new book spotlights the Amalfi Coast’s most picturesque homes
The Rest Is Fiction
Phillip Toledano’s A.I.-generated photographs of 1940s and 1950s New York, collected in a new book, blur the line between truth and fantasy
Behind Closed Doors
Claims of questionable business ethics and sexual improprieties at Carpenters Workshop, the art world’s most prestigious design gallery, reveal a company flying dangerously close to the sun
Man Ray’s Halo Effect
A new book surveys the life and work of the prolific 20th-century artist who revolutionized photography and pioneered the Surrealist movement
The Way Things Were
Morris Engel’s 1980s telephone-booth photos—published for the first time in AIR MAIL—harken back to a bygone New York City
Edoardo Tonolli
The force behind Bacio di Latte, Brazil’s biggest artisanal-ice-cream chain, is expanding his gelato empire in California
Station Havens
A new book offers a dazzling tour of 20th- and 21st-century railway architecture, from Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof to Chengdu’s Line 9
The Secret Life of Jimmy Nelson
A new book collects the former advertising executive turned intrepid photographer’s shots of Indigenous peoples from Siberia to Nepal to Kenya
Lucca Hue-Williams
The 26-year-old gallerist behind Albion Jeune is bringing fresh perspectives to London’s art scene
Photography’s Années Folles
George Hoyningen-Huene’s portraits of everyone from Josephine Baker to Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, and Frank Capra—collected in a new book—evoke the style and glamour of the 20th century
Apocalypse Now
As Earth Day approaches, Edward Burtynsky’s haunting aerial photographs confront the stark reality of humankind’s industrial impact on the planet
AIR MAIL’s Guide to the Venice Biennale
As the 60th contemporary art exhibition descends on the city, we recommend the must-see shows, plus where to eat and stay
Aindrea Emelife
One of the Venice Biennale’s youngest-ever curators is bringing Nigerian art to the masses
Long Live La Latteria
Over six decades, the couple behind this quaint Milanese spot served spaghetti al limone to Kennedys, Agnellis, artists, and locals alike