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From podcast to print—the inaugural issue of The Grand Tourist. One magazine, three covers, 364 pages of content. Cover I—A Pirate’s Life... Featuring the Palmeraie Merveilleuse necklace from ‘Treasure Island’, the latest @vancleefarpels high jewelry collection Photography @maximepoiblanc Art direction @studioselect.co Set @aliciasciberras_ Cover II—The Monk Returns Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s Monk chair by @molteniandc Photography @danilo.scarpati Cover III—Erdem Moralioglu @erdem.moralioglu of @erdem Photography @dimahohlovstudio @thegrandtouristpodcast @danrubinstein Available at select stores and thegrandtourist.net Creative direction/design @matthiasernstberger @meandfriendsnyc Art direction/design @philipphubert Calligraphy @zebedeehelm Animation @koojjjiiii @lavenderbaths

The Grand Tourist magazine—from podcast to print. Creative direction and design of the inaugural 364-page hardcover print issue.   @thegrandtouristpodcast @danrubinstein Creative direction/design @matthiasernstberger @meandfriendsnyc Art direction/design @philipphubert 2 - 5 Does Anyone Say No To Hans Ulrich Obrist? @thegrandtouristpodcast in conversation with @hansulrichobrist artistic director of the Serpentine Gallery, London Photography @olivialifungula 6 Cover 3/3, featuring @erdem.moralioglu of @erdem Calligraphy @zebedeehelm Photography @dimahohlovstudio 7 - 9 How To Make A Modern Woman A portfolio of works by Austrian artist @_tina_lechner_ Interview @becky_sunshine 10 - 14 Where History Is Re-Made A conversation with @miguelhelfrich director of the Gipsformerei Berlin Interview @camille_freestone Photography @michaelthecanadian Still life images by @maximepoiblanc & @danielcanophoto

The Grand Tourist magazine—from podcast to print. Creative direction and design of the inaugural 364-page hardcover print issue.   @thegrandtouristpodcast @danrubinstein Creative direction/design @matthiasernstberger @meandfriendsnyc Art direction/design @philipphubert 1 Cover 1/3, featuring @vancleefarpels Calligraphy @zebedeehelm 2 - 6 A Pirate’s Life For Thee A conversation with @renier.catherine around ‘Treasure Island’, the latest @vancleefarpels high jewelry collection Interview @daveybarrett Photography @maximepoiblanc Art direction @studioselect.co Set @aliciasciberras_ 10 - 11 My Muses—My Milano Architect @roberto.palomba takes to the camera to portray his muses Claudio Luti & @rossana_orlandi Interview @caterina_lunghi Styling @vivianavolpicella 12 - 13 Cover 2/3, featuring Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s Monk chair by @molteniandc Calligraphy @zebedeehelm Photography @danilo.scarpati Still life images by @maximepoiblanc & @danielcanophoto

Artist @_tina_lechner_ analyzes the beauty and vulnerabilities of the female form with her carefully constructed costumes that she photographs to create enigmatic—and sometimes even haunting—portraits. We meet the Austrian multi-hyphenate. “My self-made costumes and their themes are closely connected to the female body. As a woman, I explore the specific needs, boundaries, and vulnerabilities that affect women,” she tells contributor @becky_sunshine in the first print issue of @thegrandtouristpodcast. “For me, the combination of vulnerability and strength can only be authentically expressed through working with women: isolating, protective, and body-augmenting prosthetics, props, and costumes in the tension between utopia and dystopia.” Read the full story online, and sign up for The Grand Tourist Curator newsletter, links in bio.

The Right Woman For The Job Few architects can claim to have made a lasting impact on New York’s urban landscape. Elizabeth Diller is one of them. On the occasion of a major monograph, she reviews her serendipitous journey through art and design with The Grand Tourist. Artist Lee Mary Manning documents her environment through photographic assemblages. @diller_scofidio_renfro Creative direction/design @matthiasernstberger @meandfriendsnyc Art direction/design @philipphubert Photography and assemblages by @leemarymanning. @thegrandtouristpodcast

A Match Made in New York The love story behind the brand—the creative journey of artists Sybil and David Yurman. 1. One of the late 1960s, early 1970s belt buckles, designed by Yurman, inspired by a chorus of frogs at a pond in Putnam Valley, New York. 4. Putnam Art Works Spanish Dancer necklace, early 1970s, photographed on X Series, 1981, by Sybil Yurman, from Sybil and David Yurman Artists and Jewelers, Phaidon, 2024 5. Direct-welded bronze angel cuff, 1972. 6. Direct-welded bronze bracelet, 1969. 7. Hand-carved buckle, jasper concho with wings, with hand-patinated belt, late 1960s, early 1970s, photographed on Untitled, 1980, by Sybil Yurman, from Sybil and David Yurman Artists and Jewelers, Phaidon, 2024 8. Putnam Art Works Baroque mirror necklace, direct-welded bronze, early 1970s. Creative direction/design @matthiasernstberger @meandfriendsnyc Art direction/design @philipphubert Photography @grantcornett Styling @stricola Makeup @williamrmurphy Hair @thedavidcruz Model @alexandra.papagianni @soulartistmgmt @thegrandtouristpodcast

The Coolest Boys In The Room Karl Fournier and Olivier Marty of architecture and design firm @studioko in their Paris studio for The Grand Tourist magazine. Creative direction/design @matthiasernstberger @meandfriendsnyc Art direction/design @philipphubert Photography @alessioboniphoto @thegrandtouristpodcast

From the Archives—Ah, youth! Getting into a 💦 contest with @stefansagmeister on Liberty Street. “Everybody Thinks They Are Right” from the series “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far,” published in @esquirejapan magazine, 2005. Designed and realized by @stefansagmeister and @matthiasernstberger (calligraphy), photographed by @belaborsodi

From the archives—Having designed projects alongside @stefansagmeister for a number of artists, Lou Reed will always hold a special place in my 🖤🔥 Branding/logo design for Lou Reed’s publishing entity, Sister Ray Enterprises. Designed by @matthiasernstberger during my tenor at Sagmeister Inc. @stefansagmeister @loureedofficial Drawing inspiration from Lou Reed’s iconic Street Hassle cover portrait from 1978, photographer unknown.

One of my favorite projects from the archives—Fresh off the boat in the early 2000’s in New York City, my first trip southwest to the desert of Arizona with @stefansagmeister in a rental convertible, to work on one of the first of what would become many “things Stefan has learned in his life so far.” “Trying To Look Good Limits My Life,” designed and realized by @stefansagmeister and @matthiasernstberger photographed by @francoisrobertphotography in Tucson, Arizona. A series of five billboards first shown at the Biennale Art Grandeur Nature 2004 in Saint-Denis, France. Included in the book “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far” by @stefansagmeister published by @abramsbooks 2008 “The title of this work (and its content) is among the few things I have learned in my life so far. Broken up into 5 parts Trying/To Look/Good/Limits/My Life and displayed in sequence as typographic billboards in Paris, they work like a sentimental greeting card left in the park.” – Stefan Sagmeister

As a child, “I generally drew women. I was obsessed with women. I was obsessed with how women looked, how they walked. I was interested in my mom, her clothes, her makeup, her friends, how they spoke to each other, how they sat,” says @erdem.moralioglu of @erdem. “Often my mom would have coffee with her friends. And I was fascinated by the female.” Order Issue 01 of The Grand Tourist online now. Link in bio. Photographed by @dimahohlovstudio. Still lifes by @danielcanophoto.

From podcast to print, the first issue of The Grand Tourist is here, available for preorder. Link in bio, or at thegrandtourist.net.