An I.M. Pei House in Texas Lists for $22M—and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week
Obama’s Oval Office is recreated down to a fruit bowl, Ikea debuts a meatball-flavored lollipop, and more.
Obama’s Oval Office is recreated down to a fruit bowl, Ikea debuts a meatball-flavored lollipop, and more.
- The largest of just three homes designed by I.M. Pei has hit the market in Fort Worth, Texas, for $22 million. Designed in 1969 for an oil-and-banking heiress and her fourth husband, who loved to entertain, the sprawling 19,000-square-foot home backs up its price tag with three kitchens, seven bedrooms, and two wine cellars. (The Wall Street Journal)
- A hyper-exact replica of Michael S. Smith’s design for Barack Obama’s Oval Office is nearly finished at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center. The near one-to-one remake includes sanctioned reproductions of two Edward Hopper paintings, pottery by the Native American artists whose work was on display in the original office, and a bowl of plastic apples. Here’s what else it holds. (Chicago Sun-Times)

What started as an April Fools’ prank is now real life: Ikea and Chupa Chups release a limited-edition lollipop inspired by Swedish meatballs and lingonberry spread.
Photo courtesy Ikea
Known for Owning Manhattan and Million Dollar Listing New York, Ryan Serhant is heading west with the California debut of his eponymous brokerage. Already boasting $2 billion in inventory, standout listings include a $195 million Beverly Hills mansion with room for 10,000 bottles of wine and a 24-car garage. (The New York Post)
After losing his home in the 2025 Palisades Fire, Billy Crystal is returning to Broadway this fall with 860, a one-man show he wrote and named for the burned-down address where he lived for 46 years. (Variety)
For April Fools’, Ikea said it was launching a vegan, meatball-flavored lollipop. Now it’s no longer a joke: The furniture retail giant is partnering with Chupa Chups for a real launch, and says it is giving away one million lollipops to in-store customers this June. (People)
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