On the heels of a season-defining Spring/Summer 2025 runway show and his third consecutive nomination for the CFDA's Menswear Designer of the Year award, Surface caught up with the designer whose star is set to rise to new heights.

The Swiss artist ardently believes in the power of poetry: he recently created two new pastel paintings to cover the 'Paris Review’s new Spring issue. He spoke with ‘Surface’ from his studio about why it was more to him than just “a commission,“ and why he believes the genre provides the closest writerly equivalent to painting.

For Johnson’s newly opened Los Angeles boutique, the two collaborators spoke with ‘Surface’ exclusively about creating a distinctly West Coast sense of place for a globally-influenced brand rooted in New York.

Known for dreaming up colorful clothes imbued with exuberance and personality, the in-demand fashion designer shares how he translated his vision to a series of 12 paints and three wallpapers for the storied British brand.

On its first anniversary, the new face of Scottish design ingenuity stages a group exhibition celebrating the labor of love inherent to the country’s craft traditions.

Located inside Roman and Willams' shoppable restaurant-showroom La Mercerie, Guild Bar's one-of-a-kind cocktails accentuate an eye-catching selection of artisan glassware.