105 episodes

Design journalist Dan Rubinstein introduces listeners to the leading tastemakers of the creative world, from master chefs to experimental architects. Join Dan on a virtual journey through the worlds of fashion, interior design, art, food, and travel—all the elements of a well-lived life.


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The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein Dan Rubinstein

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Design journalist Dan Rubinstein introduces listeners to the leading tastemakers of the creative world, from master chefs to experimental architects. Join Dan on a virtual journey through the worlds of fashion, interior design, art, food, and travel—all the elements of a well-lived life.


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    Alex Prager: Finding Purpose in Photography

    Alex Prager: Finding Purpose in Photography

    Artist and filmmaker Alex Prager is one of the most exciting photographers of her generation. She creates dramatic and nostalgic works that embody the best of film and cinematic culture and that speak to universal themes of love, loss, fear, and transcendence. On this episode, Dan speaks with the self-taught dynamo (represented by Lehmann Maupin) about how she got started, her upcoming first feature film, and her heartfelt advice to anyone who’s ever thought about picking up a camera. 
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    • 52 min
    Kelly Wearstler: Interior Design’s Tastemaking Dynamo

    Kelly Wearstler: Interior Design’s Tastemaking Dynamo

    Few interior designers have reached the heights of Kelly Wearstler. In the past 20 years, she’s gone from an L.A. upstart to a major force in the world of design. On this episode, Dan speaks with design’s leading lady on how she got started, her rapidly expanding experiments with AI, how she manages her growing empire, and much more.
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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Les Lalanne: The Couple Who Brought Life to Art

    Les Lalanne: The Couple Who Brought Life to Art

    The late legendary French couple Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne worked separately but exhibited under the family name: Les Lalanne. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of their first show together, New York’s Kasmin gallery has staged an incredible show with rare, often fantastical pieces. On this special episode, Dan speaks with guest curator Paul B. Franklin about the legacy of this dynamic duo.
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    • 25 min
    Postcard from Milan: Designing the Future With Kartell

    Postcard from Milan: Designing the Future With Kartell

    Milan Design Week is the most exciting time of year in design. On this special episode sponsored by Kartell, Dan reports from the Salone del Mobile fair to catch up with a quintet of industry powerhouses: Lorenza Luti, Philippe Starck, Piero Lissoni, Patricia Urquiola, and Roberto Palomba. Up for discussion is everything from the first designs made using artificial intelligence, the impact of sustainable materials on design, and the perfect place in the dynamic metropolis to find some peace and quiet.
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    • 40 min
    Pierre Yovanovitch: Warmth and Rigor, Poetry and Structure

    Pierre Yovanovitch: Warmth and Rigor, Poetry and Structure

    As one of the most influential and admired interior designers of his generation, Pierre Yovanovitch has helped to usher in a new era of so-called quiet luxury. Celebrating 10 years since the launch of his own furniture line and the opening of a new gallery in New York, Dan speaks with the Paris-based trailblazer about his youth playing piano, what it was like working for fashion legend Pierre Cardin, how his American clients actually vary from his French ones, and more.
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    • 57 min
    The Grand Tourist Introduces: Pierre Marie, Alyssa Kapito, Frederik Molenschot

    The Grand Tourist Introduces: Pierre Marie, Alyssa Kapito, Frederik Molenschot

    On this special episode sponsored by Lumens, Dan speaks with three incredible talents in the field of design: Pierre Marie, a French talent whose sense of color and artistic hand create everything from scarves for Hermès to fantastical works of crystal; Alyssa Kapito, a New York–based interior designer whose love of elegantly simple interiors is explored in her first book; and Frederik Molenschot, a Dutch genius whose love of the built environment creates mind-bending and monumental works.
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    • 1 hr 2 min

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