Upper East Side Story

Eminent Italian architect Duccio Conti Caponi sits down with Cabana to share highlights from his extraordinary life and career in design - from growing up among artists, writers and historians, to travelling the Nile and overcoming psychological burdens. Along with beautiful rooms, Duccio shares his personal achievements, greatest challenges, dream (and nightmare) interiors, guiltiest pleasures, and much more.

From the hidden charm of juxtaposed villas in a magical folia, to a grand historical palace with Moorish motifs, lush wilderness and formal English gardens, Italy's Piedmontese lakes, Lago Maggiore and Lago d’Orta, offer so much beauty for the curious traveller. Caroline Feiffer explores.

Everything is connected in Beatrice Valenzuela’s home, an eclectically charming treehouse of sorts in East Los Angeles. Fashion, function, history and memory combine in a colorful, family home where each piece has a meaning and use. Beatrice invites Leela Cyd in for a tour.

A monthly guide to the events and exhibitions on Cabana's Radar: a global cultural bulletin and a must-read for anyone looking to keep their finger on the pulse of art and design. Read on to discover our October highlights spanning fine art, fashion, photography and craft, alongside a wealth of design fairs to keep you busy and inspired this Autumn.

Athens-based travel writer, Kate Lough, continues her summer travels around Greece, this week settling into local life in the Cycladic capital, Ermoupolis, and soaking up the aristocratic atmosphere of its Vaporia neighbourhood.

London-based artist Pip Carter, daughter-in-law of publishing legend Graydon Carter, shares her favorite spots across the capital with Belle White. From playing vinyl records and eating unrivalled roast chicken in Soho, to deer spotting in Richmond Park, her highlights reveal a city that’s both serene and in full swing. 

Athens-based travel writer Kate Lough takes a boat to the otherworldly Greek island of Kimolos, a small and volcanic gem in the Cyclades. Holed up for three days in a traditional whitewashed house, she luxuriates in thalassotherapy, the bliss of solitude, and the island’s distinctive character.

For years, Madrid-based interior designer Marta de la Rica has spent long, happy summers in charming Biarritz, France. As she launches her new design book, A Vocabulary of Color - which takes much inspiration from Biarritz - Marta shares an insider guide to the elegant seaside city. Read on to discover her favorite spots to stay, shop and eat.

James Thurstan Waterworth, an avid collector and founder of London-based design studio Thurstan, shares beautiful images from his impressive room at Wow!House 2025, which includes two exceptional objects that have passed through his hands: his greatest find and the piece he'll keep forever.

To mark the Fourth of July 2025, join the Big Cabana Family on an American adventure as our well-travelled insiders share their tried and tested itineraries for memorable trips in the US. Bookmark our guides to New York, San Francisco, Maine, Nantucket, Palm Beach, Provincetown, Charleston, Dallas and many more.

In New York's Sleepy Hollow, interior designer Joyce Sitterly added buttery walls, caramel tones, tactile textiles, and a neo-classical spin to give layers of warmth to an impersonal new-build, turning it into an elegant home that feels both collected and characterful.

As artisanal fashion brand Mi Golondrina pops up at The Cabana Store in Milan, founder Cristina Lynch shares a guide to her hometown, Dallas. Discover the vintage ‘institution’ she frequents for inspiration, a hidden treasure that serves up the best soufflés and her tried and tested itinerary for a perfect summer weekend in the city.