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    LIFESTYLE: Discover Luxury Gardening This Spring

    March 17, 2025 - By 

    Written By: Alicia Kunkel The past few years have seen a decided shift in lifestyle trends and one that is seasonally appropriate to explore now is gardening. While always floating around as a hobbyist favorite, recently it has become much more common to see your favorite influencer and celebrity sharing their new found passion in planting. Gorgeous gardens, glass green houses that look like tiny crystalline homes, and… is that a chicken in the corner? Yes, there certainly seems to be a return to Gaia. When life seems shaky personally, emotionally, familially, locally and even globally, humanity turns to the…

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    EXCLUSIVE: Nathan Myhrvold & The Iceland Series

    January 31, 2023 - By 

    Artist or scientist? Creator or the great examiner? There are few talents over the millennia that have blurred the lines and found that life makes more sense when dancing on the edge of the divide. It is a rare opportunity to interview someone who would be quite comfortable in the company of Da Vinci and Michaelangelo, yet who more modernly sits with Bill Gates and world leaders of today endeavoring in advanced nuclear energy. Yet we had such an opportunity to speak with Nathan Myhrvold, a prominent scientist, technologist, inventor, artist and author, with over nine hundred U.S. patents awarded…

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    FASHION: Bridal Fall/Winter 2023 Edit

    November 3, 2022 - By 

    This season of the New York Bridal Fashion Week showcased a wide range of luxury designers and didn’t fail to provide those swoon worthy moments every Mrs-To-Be dreams of. From glammed up city girls to Bohemian fantasies, and a few surprises sprinkled in. Continuing a trend that we all know and love, it looks like the after-party gowns are here to stay. Yes! Here is our Fall/Winter 2023 Edit of looks we love. Ines di Santo Known for her perfect fit, fascination with color and being endlessly timeless Ines’ collection “Illuminated Soirée” is where Murano Chandeliers are the center piece…

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    EXCLUSIVE: TROY LONDON & SUJÁN – A Chat With Rosie van Cutsem

    November 11, 2021 - By 

    The British brand Troy London enjoys a who’s who following; everyone from HRH Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, to Poppy Delevingne, reaches for one of their timeless jackets or blouses to infuse their style with that classic countryside chic. Founded by the English sister duo Rosie van Cutsem and Lucia Ruck Keene, Troy London has carved out a space in the fashion industry so iconic that it seems to have been there all along. Completely dedicated to Great Britain, they show their national pride by ensuring that every garment is fully made in the UK. It’s a non-negotiable brand ethos…

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    JEWELRY: Conversation With RAFKA

    October 27, 2021 - By 

    Life, often the mistress of inexplicable whimsy, rarely unfolds as one would expect, yet somehow, puzzling so, we actually end up exactly where we are meant to be. For Rafka Koblence, former Israeli National Wrestling Champion and Olympian in training, this could not be more true. Deciding not to join his team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and move to the USA instead, he soon learned of the devastating terrorist attack that murdered his former teammates and coach. Completely shocked and heartbroken he vowed to stay in America and forge a new path. Remembering his past love of the work…

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    DESIGN: LASVIT’s Latest Lighting Concept

    October 1, 2021 - By 

    LASVIT recently unveiled their latest design concept at the Czech Consulate in Milan as part of the Perspectives exhibition– A:Live & Fireborn. They showcased a virtual dream house where kinetic light breathed life into the spaces. A glittering, dancing lighting centerpiece whose movements endlessly captivates the eye like a chic kaleidoscopic artform. The concept was designed for hospitality spaces, private residences, and even luxury yachts, where different aesthetic styles can be achieved by changing the glass components. “Life is never stagnant. On the contrary, it is in constant flux. Just as we are constantly moving and changing, so too does the…

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    JEWELRY: Cindy Chao Inducted Into The Musée des Arts Décoratifs

    August 9, 2020 - By 

    Cindy Chao, an elegant woman and world renowned jewelry designer extraordinaire, was once a sweet child taking trips around Taiwan beside her grandfather to exquisite temples. Temples that he had designed as an architect, now considered to be national monuments, and it was on this sacred ground that became the solid foundation of her art form. Training her eye to the elements of what creates not just beauty but an ethereal timelessness that speaks to others, not bound by languages and nationalities, but something that whispers to the souls of humanity. For beauty, you know her when you meet her.…

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    WOMEN’S FASHION: CHOCHENG

    March 20, 2019 - By 

    This season Chocheng presented their Fall/Winter 2019 collection which celebrates fine European tailoring and a chic 1950’s line that accentuates the feminine form. We had the opportunity to interview the designer Cho Cho Cheng and explore the inspiration behind the collection. What inspired your latest collection?  This collection is inspired by the 1959 film ‘North By Northwest’ and Joan Crawford. The fall/winter show had the feeling of a modern, playful take on the 1940’s sophisticated lady. How did you achieve that?  I tried to achieve historical accuracy by using Prince of Wales plaid fabric from heritage mills that have been…

  • RZ Ritzy Rendez-vous sofa, Ritzy Rendez-vous guÇridon and Grand Jardin guÇridon
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    INTERIOR DESIGN: RITZ PARIS HOME COLLECTION

    January 27, 2019 - By 

    The timeless luxury and elegance which is synonymous with the Ritz Paris Hotel has been encapsulated in their prestigious home collection. This year they continued their journey which began in 2017 as they presented, in collaboration with Luxury Living Group, during Maison & Objet 2019. The Ritz Paris Home Collection is a contemporary interpretation of their Belle Époque aesthetic featured throughout the iconic hotel.   “Ritz Paris is much more than a hotel, it’s an atmosphere, an art de vivre, that allows itself the luxury of a timeless elegance, creativity and eclecticism. Since the beginning it has been an icon of…

  • ETERNAL TRUTH Photographed by Fabrice van Hove Damien Hirst Science Ltd and Lalique 2017
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    LALIQUE & DAMIEN HIRST

    September 20, 2018 - By 

    Drama and beauty collide with the striking and sometimes haunting mastery of the craft by Lalique and Damien Hirst. Their collaboration brings deeply emotional symbols frozen in crystalline sculptures showcasing virtues and concepts in an artistic interpretation of all that is ‘ETERNAL’. The internationally known Brittish artist Damien Hirst envisioned the series of motifs based upon certain iconic symbolic images to serve as reminders. Conceived in both sculpture and panels, his collection is brought to life via the world-class glass and crystal makers of Lalique. The crystal maison, an historic cornerstone in the Parisian art and jewelry world, worked with…