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    INTERVIEW: Burcu Garnier of Color Atelier Talks Pantone Color of The Year

    March 7, 2025 - By 

    Written By: Alicia Kunkel This year Pantone named Mocha Mousse as 2025’s Color of the Year. We reached out to the premiere color house Color Atelier, known for their all-natural pigments, and spoke to one of its founders Burcu Garnier, for her take on the Pantone’s choice and other color trends she is seeing designers reach for this year. What brought you to the luxury paint industry? I have always been passionate about the intersection of art, design and sustainability. We saw a gap in the market for high-quality, artisanal finishes that are both environmentally friendly and aesthetically refined. My…

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    EVENTS: Eighth Annual Miami Concours Reportage

    February 25, 2025 - By 

    Written By: Alicia Kunkel The Miami Design District recently celebrated their eight annual Miami Concours. A bright and glittering auto event that showcases some of the most rare and exotic vehicles in private collections. They rolled out the red carpet for these wild stallions who are more familiar with curved asphalt and the wide-open road. It was a stunning and vibrant collaboration with some of the finest fashion and music in Miami, with a philanthropic focus supporting Ride2Revive, a nonprofit dedicated to providing uplifting experiences for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. “Miami Concours represents a new era in automotive events,…

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    TECH REVIEW: Urban Armor Gear’s Samsung Galaxy S25 Collection

    February 16, 2025 - By 

    Written By: Alicia Kunkel With this month’s release of Samsung’s flagship phone S25 series, the stores have been flooded with clients snapping up the latest upgrade. While enjoying cutting edge technology you need cutting edge protection as well. That is where Urban Armor Gear steps up with their newest companion collection to the S25 series. From Kevlar phone cases to specialized Flex Shield screen protectors and cool hardware, UAG has your Samsung S25 and S25 Ultra covered. We had the opportunity to review the most recent collection and here are our thoughts and what you need to know about UAG’s…

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    FINE ART: Ted Hartley’s ONWARD Exhibition

    February 11, 2025 - By 

    Written By: Alicia Kunkel Perhaps if we knew that we would live to 100 years of life, each of us might choose to be brave enough to become all that we wished we could become. A dancer, a marine biologist, a cowboy, a president. Would 100 years be enough time to be all the versions of ourselves that we dream that we could be? Well, without the guarantee, Omaha born Ted Hartley, lives his life with a mission of always moving forward and never letting the past pull him down with regrets and doubt. His 100 years of life have…

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    COCKTAILS: Valentine’s Day Martinis

    February 10, 2025 - By 

    Valentine’s & Galentine’s Day is always a great time to impress your special someone with an unexpected and delicious cocktail. Whether you like it sweet, tart or with a twist we’ve got the perfect Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipes below. LOVE POTION NO. 9 Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Add a valentine heart garnish of choice to a decorative cocktail pick. LA ROSA DELL’AMORE Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Add two peeled lychee fruit on a decorative cocktail pick. BROKEN COSMO Add ingredients…

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    FINE ART: Crane Court Gallery

    January 28, 2025 - By 

    Looking to London’s latest venues for fine art, the Crane Court Gallery certainly stands out among them. The gallery itself offers a fascinating provenance, as it served as Sir Isaac Newton’s Royal Society and its museum, as well as the headquarters for Punch magazine. Today, it’s curator and director Alex Prior, known internationally as one of Brittain’s important gallerist, who has worked closely with clients based in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia on both public and private projects and commissions, is proud to present this stunning five story townhouse, now home to important works from both established and…

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    HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Last Minute Gift Ideas

    December 23, 2024 - By 

    Tis the season of giving and a laundry list of to-do’s. Sometimes our heart has more to give than our schedule allows and we’re down to the last minute. Here is a quick gift guide featuring subscription options to help you make some holiday magic with minutes to spare for everyone on your list. CAVIAR Surprise the foodie lover in your life with a subscription to these luxury tins of caviar. For the caviar lover in your life we recommend the Imperia Caviar collection, with many caviar varieties to choose from, it’s a luxury gourmand gift that they will be…

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    FINE ART: Dulk & Lladró Present Ephemeral Treasures

    December 23, 2024 - By 

    In a stunning collaboration a call to conservationism has never been more beautiful or more meaningful. The modern surrealist artist Dulk, from Spain, has teamed up with world renown Spanish porcelain masters Lladró. Together they have brought Ephemeral Treasures to life. This limited edition of porcelain storytelling is a three-dimensional vision of the ecological precipice that many of the spectacular creatures of India find themselves teetering on. Antonio Segura Donat, known artistically as Dulk, doesn’t just create captivating paintings and sculptures, his art reflects his true passion, a love of nature and the masculine need to protect it. On his…

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    JEWELRY: William Goldberg & ASHOKA Celebrate Their 25th Anniversary

    December 15, 2024 - By 

    Known to diamond dealers from London to Hong Kong, Tokyo to Tel Aviv, the William Goldberg company, founded 75 years ago, is a cornerstone of the diamond industry. Based in New York City, William Goldberg is synonymous with rare, large, fancy diamonds. Their slogan, “The magic is in the make.” and they do make magical diamonds. In particular their patented ASHOKA diamond is celebrating 25 years of glittering success. A unique cut that looks 30% larger than emerald cut diamonds of the same carat weight, ASHOKA delivers big with its exacting 62 facets of perfection. This year the William Goldberg…

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    DESIGN & LIFESTYLE: An Evening with Rita Chraibi & Ed Westwick Presenting Only Once

    December 5, 2024 - By 

    No matter how beautiful something is some people just can’t live in a copy and paste world and need an environment that is truly just for them. That is where the world renown French-Moroccan luxury interior designer Rita Chraibi comes in. She has a remarkable list of clients from Miami to Morocco, New York to Paris. The palaces, princes, hotels and Hollywood stars who all look to Chraibi for perfectly remarkable designs know that she delivers what no one else can. Singularity. Rita Chraibi, formed a concept she calls Only Once, where each piece of furniture and design you will…