The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein

The two brilliant halves of this London-based creative couple are examples of how one family can shine greater than the sum of its parts. On this episode, Dan speaks with interior designer Sophie Ashby and her husband, menswear designer Charlie Casely-Hayford, about their unique and booming businesses, Ashby’s involvement in the nonprofit United in Design, Casely-Hayford’s own lineage in impactful...

This master of luxurious, classical interiors has created some of the best hotels around the world, including the St. Regis in Rome, The Savoy in London, and the Four Seasons George V in Paris. On this episode, Dan speaks with Rochon about his global upbringing, how the cinema inspired him as a child, his latest work restoring New York’s Waldorf Astoria, his installation extolling classic design a...

New York architect Lee Mindel, of firm SheltonMindel, is one of those designers who seems to have done it all, and in style. On this episode, Dan speaks with the award-winning designer about his residential projects for the world's well-heeled, what it was like getting his start in the heyday of Manhattan’s nightlife scene, opening his design gallery called Galerie56, his time studying at Harvard,...

One of the most consequential theatrical directors ever, American artist Robert Wilson has helped to revolutionize the medium. On this episode, Dan speaks with the Texas-born talent about the hyper-conservative world in which he was raised; how he studied architecture as a young man in New York; how contemporary Broadway and opera rubbed him the wrong way; one of his latest works, Mary Said What S...

For decades, the Chicago-based architect Jeanne Gang has captured the imaginations of critics and the public alike with her environmentally aware projects. Her latest, an expansion of New York’s American Museum of Natural History, has turned heads and inspired leagues of visitors. On this episode, Dan speaks with the visionary talent on her upbringing in the American Midwest, studying abroad in Pa...

For decades, one chef has helped to redefine our expectations of dining out while modernizing French cuisine for a global clientele. On this first episode of Season 13, Dan speaks with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten about his humble beginnings, how he learned from some of the world’s most legendary chefs, his experiences making a splash in the New York scene, his latest residential and culinary co...

After 12 seasons of the podcast, The Grand Tourist is proud to announce its first print issue, due out in May and available for preorders online now. On this special episode, Dan shares some of the details on this mammoth 364-page tome covering the worlds of art, design, travel, and style, and speaks with the magazine’s creative director, Matthias Ernstberger, and the podcast’s illustrator-in-resi...

It’s that time again: On this special episode sponsored by Molteni&C, Dan reports from the yearly Milan Design Week that takes place during the famed Salone del Mobile furniture fair. First up, Giulia Molteni takes the temperature of the global design scene from her family’s stunning new flagship in the heart of the city and shares news of the re-edition of Tobia Scarpa’s 1973 Monk Chair; and...

For nearly 20 years, this London-based Canadian native has independently created womenswear collections that celebrate craftsmanship and femininity deeply rooted in research and a vibrant narrative. On this season finale of The Grand Tourist, Dan speaks with the designer about his upbringing that blended various cultures, traveling to London to pursue his dreams, his creative process that’s fueled...

It wasn’t that long ago that it was impossible to purchase any bit of luxury fashion online, but times have truly changed. On the front lines of this remarkable transition is Alison Loehnis, the head of the YOOX Net-A-Porter Group that includes the massively successful e-commerce platforms Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter. On this episode, Dan speaks with the executive on how both her career and the fas...

Combining fantastic taste, incredible clients, and a patient, curious, and measured aesthetic that absorbs its surroundings, Olivier Marty and Karl Fournier of the Paris-based architecture and design firm Studio KO are one of the most exciting outfits today. With plenty of high-profile projects under their belt, from the YSL Museum in Marrakech to London’s Chiltern Firehouse, they’ve brought a sel...

Some designers push boundaries, but Italy’s leading design thinker is known for breaking them. As a daring practitioner, urban planner, and architectural theorist, as well as the president of the Triennale Milano, Boeri brings big ideas to design that bridge the gap between man and the environment. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the tree-covered Bosco Verticale in Milan, he speaks with Dan ab...

One of the most successful American luxury brands started when two young artists fell in love, going on to create a jewelry brand that has stood the test of time. Now celebrating a new book with Phaidon on their impressive artistry, Sybil and David Yurman take a look back at their incredible careers that span multiple decades of design, craft, and art. On this episode, Dan speaks with the duo abou...

Known for her stunning and photorealistic paintings, artist Calida Rawles creates works laden with societal commentary and stunning beauty. On this podcast, Dan speaks with the rising star about her first solo museum show, the bumps along the road to finding her stride in the contemporary art world, her meditative process, the legacy of racism that informs her artworks, and more. Hosted on Acast....

As one of the world’s most respected curators of contemporary art and the current artistic director of London’s Serpentine, Hans Ulrich Obrist is truly on top of his game. Through his innovative programming, his definition-making books, and his endless quest for knowledge and connections, Obrist has taught us to look differently at a profession so crucial in a changing world. On this episode, Dan...

Throughout her career, Elizabeth Diller, the award-winning architect, educator, and founding partner of powerhouse firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has constantly advocated for a robust take on the profession that can transform cities and lives in a positive way. And with her firm’s new massive monograph, she’s made the case for the power of art and creativity in the sometimes cold and calculating w...

Some celebrity chefs transcend the art of simply cooking an amazing meal by understanding how food brings people together as part of contemporary culture. On this episode, Dan speaks with Italian chef Massimo Bottura about the keys to his success; struggling with critics in the early days of his now-legendary eatery Osteria Francescana; why he chose to start his own label of aged balsamic; his lat...

Celebrated designers and gallerists Rodman Primack and Rudy Weissenberg bring a one-of-a-kind, joyful, and sophisticated eye to their world of design. Using their Mexico City–based space AGO Projects and interiors firm AGO Interiors, the duo in love and life represent artists that are just as creative as their own private residential projects around the globe. On this episode, Rodman and Rudy spea...

Dreaming of a well-designed, sun-drenched haven all to yourself, surrounded by the sea? On this special episode brought to you by Janus et Cie, Dan speaks with four incredible guests who know a thing or two about living well under the sun: an American interior designer who made the big full-time move to Greece after the pandemic; a rising star in the world of spirits who knows where the smart crow...

Mexican architect Frida Escobedo is a once-in-a-generation breakthrough talent who is bringing a new, refreshing point of view to her profession. On this episode, Dan speaks with the designer about her creative process, her upcoming expansion of New York’s Met Museum, the key lessons she thinks all students should hear, how she deals with critics, and her first-ever residential condo building in N...

For the past decade, one independent magazine has been reshaping our idea of design: the Milan-based biannual Cabana . Through its lush interiors and nostalgic eye on Milanese style, it has inspired a new generation of aficionados on what good taste is in the 21st century. On this episode, Dan speaks with its founder and editor, Martina Mondadori, about how the stylish title came to be, her upbrin...

Artist and educator Judy Chicago has revolutionized the art world with her unique and brave takes on art from a feminist perspective. On this special episode, Chicago reads excerpts from five chapters of her recent book “Revelations,” which explores a new creation myth, brings to light forgotten heroes of history, tells a new kind of harrowing end-of-days story, and more. Between the chapters, Chi...

On this special episode, Dan speaks with designers and curators dealing with the many facets of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: from Max Gorbatskyi and Viktoria Bavykina, who conceived “Net Making,” the country’s pavilion at the recent Art Biennale in Venice, to Sasha Topolnytska, who co-curated the summer exhibition “Constructing Hope: Ukraine” at New York’s Center for Architecture, and designing c...

On this special episode sponsored by Lumens, Dan speaks with three emerging design studios: Charlap Hyman & Herrero, a bicoastal firm that brings a curatorial eye to a variety of spaces; Sophie Lou Jacobsen, a product designer who taps a sense of nostalgia for her works in glass and metal; and BoND, a New York architecture firm that creates galleries, boutiques, and homes with an unconventiona...

It’s hard to think of a famous person from the past half century that hasn’t sat for a portrait by Jonathan Becker. From Madonna and Mikhail Gorbachev to Gore Vidal and Andy Warhol, this legendary photographer’s work is exposed in a stunning (and first) monograph, Jonathan Becker: Lost Time . On this episode, Dan speaks with Becker about his days as a young protégé of Brassaï, his days in New York...