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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…

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    DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Vanessa DeLeon

    December 2, 2024 - By 

    The accomplished TV interior designer personality Vanessa DeLeon, is known for creating dramatic cinematic level spaces for her clients, on and off screen. Her love of blending glamourous flourishes in an otherwise minimalistic, and restrained canvas led her to coin the term “Glamilistic”, an ethos that has served her well. Newly chosen as brand ambassador for Neolith, and she recently partnered with Vänt Panels creating the Sunburst and Sonesta bed and headboard collections; she keeps busy in the design trend world. We had the opportunity to chat with Vanessa to see what the future of design looks like and what…

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    DIGITAL ART: Onassis ONX PRESENTS – GROUP HUG

    October 30, 2024 - By 

    Written By: GIUSEPPE MAUTONE The future, a fast-surging tidal wave of the new, the unveiled, and the undoing of what was. Everything is changing in a hurried rush, and art is not left behind in the crush. A landmark exhibition of large-scale video game installations was presented in partnership with Water Street Projects, at WSA in New York, this autumn. Onassis ONX produced Group Hug, an exhibition of large-scale, site-specific video game installations by artists Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Theo Triantafyllidis, and Tale of Tales (Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn). Curated in collaboration with Julia Kaganskiy, Serpentine Arts Technologies, and Rhizome, the exhibition invites visitors to play together and lose themselves…

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    DESIGN: A Conversation with Tobias Petri of Holzrausch

    October 30, 2024 - By 

    Known for their craftsmanship and modern restraint of design, Holzrausch has made a name for themselves far beyond Europe. The German interior design house was founded by Tobias Petri and Sven Petzold. With their own carpentry workshop in Forstern, in Bavaria, and an external production plant in Nižná in Slovakia, as well as the Holzrausch Interior Design Studio in Munich city center, they create each piece of design with the world class attention to detail that they are known for. Clients choose Holzrausch for how deeply integrated into the design the entire team of craftsmen are and how the ethos…

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    ART: CJ Hendry & Clé de Peau Beauté’s FLOWER MARKET

    October 4, 2024 - By 

    Beauty and art collided in a unique way on New York’s Roosevelt Island recently. The Australian born, New York artist CJ Hendry, collaborated with luxury beauty brand Clé de Peau Beauté, to celebrate their latest launch, The Serum. Inspired by The Serum‘s one-of-a-kind ingredient, the Radiant Lily, a beautiful idea began to blossom in the creative mind of CJ Hendry. Why not create an entire market filled with plush flowers that represent the natural essence found in Clé de Peau Beauté’s collection? That is how the FLOWER MARKET came to be filled with vibrant, plush stems of radiant lilies; while…

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    DESIGN: Carini Carpets

    September 17, 2024 - By 

    When designing a space, the world of design options swirl around you; paint colors, hardware, lighting, to wallpaper or not to wallpaper. The list goes on and on, but whatever you choose the carpet will always be your anchor point. The place your eyes glide across as you survey a room, much like the bass in music, the carpet sets a rhythmic heartbeat to the environment it lives in. Joe Carini, founder of Carini Carpets, has a deep understanding of how critical a carpet is in the design process and how it is so intimately intertwined into your life story.…

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    TECH: Sony’s Flagship Mini LED QLED TV BRAVIA 9

    September 3, 2024 - By 

    In 2024 the tech world saw incredible television launches from many brands, but the showstopper is by far the king of tv, Sony, with their BRAVIA 9. It’s the flagship mini-LED QLED tv of the year. Already chosen by many editors for its exceptional contrast with local dimming; closest than ever to an OLED tv. Sony created a Monalisa of televisions, by advancing the local dimming technology which deeply enriches the picture quality and upscales any content that you are watching from low resolution up to 4K, thanks to its XR clear processor. Impressively the BRAVIA 9 handles blooming unlike…

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    STYLE: Beach Bag Must Haves

    August 9, 2024 - By 

    Written By: ALICIA KUNKEL The summer is in full swing and having a little fun in the sun is a must. Of course, choosing your beach bag companions can completely elevate your experience and we have the scoop on what you need now. THE BAG First things first, you need the bag. Nothing says summer quite like woven and crochet bags. Its light weight and easy breezy vibe is contagious. We love Mar Y Sol’s Tulum Tote with its beautiful fan crochet pattern and their juicy saturated colors. There is plenty of room to tuck away your beach necessities –…

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    EXCLUSIVE: Julie Macklowe of Macklowe Whiskey

    July 4, 2024 - By 

    Written By: ALICIA KUNKEL Whiskey in a teacup is cute but some whiskeys would be more appropriate in a champagne glass. The refinement of Macklowe Whiskey is parallel to Hennessy Paradis Imperial Rare Cognac in that ultra smooth finish, almost oud nose and rich flavor. As if that wasn’t enough to fall in love with a whiskey unlike any other, it has also spearheaded a new category in spirits as the first American single-malt whiskey. The brainchild of American businesswoman and whiskey aficionado, Julie Macklowe. Realizing a critical gap in the market she single-handedly decided to bring luxury single-malt whiskey…