The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein

Artist Tom Sachs explores various creative disciplines, from sculpture and filmmaking to design and painting. On this season finale, Dan speaks with Tom about his accidental journey from architecture to fine art, how a controversial installation in a Barneys window kickstarted his career, his new retrospective tome from Phaidon “Tom Sachs Guide,” his NASA-themed projects, his many collaborations with Nike, and much more.

As the leader of the Italian fashion brand Herno, Claudio Marenzi knows a thing or two of creating garments that blend incredible design with legendary performance. On this episode, Dan speaks with Claudio about growing up in the family business, how the fashion universe in Italy has evolved since he took over, what his American clients think about the brand and what makes them different, his hopes for the next generation, and more.

For decades, the Berlin-based fashion and culture magazine 032c, founded by Joerg Koch, set a global standard for transgressive ideas and stunning visuals that inspired leagues of creatives. Now joined by his wife, designer Maria Koch, the brand has successfully added a fully fledged ready-to-wear line for men and women. On this episode, Dan speaks with the cutting-edge couple on how the brand started, how it evolved into a new and bold concept, advice for the next generation of creatives, and more.

For decades, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain has created exhibitions and programs around the globe that blend together various creative disciplines. This week, the institution—founded by the beloved house we all know for its jewelry and timepieces—is moving into a new home in the very heart of Paris. On this episode, Dan speaks with Fondation Cartier’s Beatrice Grenier about the incredible new museum by architect Jean Nouvel, how its inventive architecture is literally quite moving, the history of the famous address and how it has inspired a truly grand inaugural exhibition, and much more.

As one of the most lauded American architects practicing today, Tom Kundig and his 350-person-strong firm Olson Kundig has created inventive spaces around the globe. But Kundig himself is perhaps best known for his truly envious houses that seamlessly blend into their natural surroundings. Not only that, but these homes are case studies in the power of kinetic architecture, where expertly crafted machinery can move walls, or even entire structures. On this episode, Dan speaks with the legendary designer on growing up with a Swiss modernist father, how the so-called “gizmos” in his works came to be, his latest book from Monacelli, Tom Kundig: Complete Houses, and much more.

In the world of publishing, the name Assouline is synonymous with glamour. Run from New York by French couple Prosper and Martine Assouline, along with their son Alexandre, the company has produced thousands of coveted books on everything from fashion and travel to fine art and design. On this popular episode from 2022, Dan speaks with this trendsetting trio on how their business began, why money has nothing to do with style, and whether the metaverse might be the next hot destination for the fashionable set.

For more than 40 years, Bunny Williams has helped define the look of the American home through a thriving interior design business, a successful and longstanding furnishings collection, as well as eight bestselling books to her name. On this episode, Dan speaks with the living legend about learning her craft from the late icons Sister Parish and Albert Hadley, how she likes to plan a room, her advice for the next generation of designers, how she met her husband the lauded antiques dealer John Rosselli, and more.

From grunge style to the preppy look, one fashion designer helped define the wildly creative 1990s, New York’s Anna Sui. In her latest book “The Nineties x Anna Sui” (Rizzoli), the beloved designer catalogs this momentous decade in her life and career through photographs, memories, and runway-fabulous illustrations. On this episode, she speaks to Dan about growing up as a music-obsessed teen in the Midwest, getting her start as an ambitious creative in Manhattan, meeting and working with a young Marc Jacobs, how the world of vintage shopping impacted her process, and much more.

If you have a friend who loves interior design, then you’ve likely seen a coffee table book by a certain photographer in their personal collection. On this episode, Dan meets a beloved photographer known for his keen eye and unparalleled access: Francois Halard. The pairs speak about how he got his start in the world of magazines, including his many years at various Condé Nast, the success of his eponymous first three books with Rizzoli, and his latest, “Francois Halard: Art & Flowers” that moves his art from the photographic documentation of spaces to unique works of fine art.