A pair of <n>G.H. Bass</n> <n>Weejuns Larson Loafers</n>.

Detail of a <n>Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Leather Jacket</n>. Photo by <n>Velin</n>.

A portrait of fashion designer <n>Yohji Yamamoto</n>.

<n>Miu Miu</n> slingback pumps from the Fall/Winter 2023 collection.

Actor <n>Willem Dafoe</n> photographed by <n>Szilveszter Makó</n> for <n>GQ Italia</n>.

Model <n>Lily Jean Harvey</n> photographed by <n>Derek Ridgers</n> for a <n>Byronesque</n> and <n>Vestiaire Collective</n> collaboration.

Poufs by <n>Bennet Schlesinger</n> and <n>Emily Dawn Long</n> from the exhibition <n>In Tune With Itself</n>.

Interior of the <n>Versailles Apartment</n> by architect <n>Studio Baha</n>. Photo by <n>BCDF studio</n>.

Product photography by <n>Yolande Gagnier</n>.

<n>Veiled Nudes</n>, a 1930s photograph by <n>Atelier Manassé</n>.

An interior featuring the <n>Wassily Chair</n>, designed by <n>Marcel Breuer</n> in 1925.

The <n>Lou Lou Drop Earrings in Onyx</n> by designer <n>Sophie Buhai</n>.

<n>Nude, 1952</n>, a photograph by <n>Bill Brandt</n>.

<n>It takes a lot of focus</n>, a minimalist illustration by <n>WE THE URBAN</n>.

The original <n>Tabi boot</n> from <n>Maison Margiela</n>'s debut Spring/Summer 1989 collection.

Hand-forged flatware including the <n>Spoon M</n>, <n>Kashi-kiri</n>, and <n>Flat Fork</n> by metalsmith <n>Yumi Nakamura</n>.

Ask yourself, what are you seeing everywhere? This is perhaps the clearest reflection of your identity” — Benjamin Hardy

<n>Analog-Grafik D2 (Dance of the Electrons)</n>, 1962, by artist <n>Herbert W. Franke</n>.

The <n>Cache Desk</n>, designed by <n>Paul Leroy</n> for <n>Karakter</n>.

<n>Tulips</n> (1990) by photographer <n>Björn Keller</n>.

Bedroom at <n>Villa Magnan</n>. Photo by <n>Alice Pilate</n>.

To be slow is not merely to decrease the pace of life. It’s about taking the time to reconsider our actions and think more deeply and responsibly about how we live.



We want to nourish ourselves on what Thoreau called “the tonic of wildness” and live evermore in the moment so that we can inhabit an existence that is “more elastic, more starry, more immortal.” Or in the words of Rachel Carson, the mother of the green movement: “One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, ‘What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?’”

<n>Jil Sander+</n> Spring/Summer 2023 campaign. Photo by <n>Nikki McClarron</n>.

A still life of beauty products from <n>Bread Beauty Supply</n> and <n>Comme des Garçons</n>.

<n>Gemini</n>, a 2006 sculpture by artist <n>Markus Schinwald</n>.