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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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    Celebrations: Father’s Day

    June 15, 2023 - By 

    When you’re a little kid it’s so much fun trying to wear your father’s shoes around the house. It isn’t until you become an adult that you realize exactly how hard it is to truly fill those shoes. Sometimes the everyday monotony disguises how challenging the twenty-four seven job really is. Being a father is choosing to be someone’s daily hero. From easy childhood moments of tying your shoes, making sure you get home from school safely, double checking that the doors are locked at night, to the more tumultuous teenage years of talking you through a heartbreak, giving advice…

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    DESIGN: LANSERRING & NYC

    March 27, 2022 - By 

    Modern or heritage? That is the line that the LANSERRING design house often seem to find themselves elegantly balancing on the edge of. These two extremes actually aren’t as polar opposite as one would think once you get to know them. Four generations of craftsmanship under the storied Austrian castle of Riegersburg, have created a connection and fine-tuned knowing of wood working that is rarely rivaled. Today’s generation of brothers, Bernd and Johann Radaschitz, have brought state-of-the art joinery to the world stage. First opening their design house in London, English aristocrats welcomed their artful technique combined with a shrewd…

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    DESIGN: Fiona Barratt-Campbell’s New Spring Outdoor Collection

    April 14, 2021 - By 

    A breath of fresh air is more important than ever and the blue skies and sunny days of spring have been beckoning us to step into the sun and celebrate the simple things of life. FBC London’s award winning founder Fiona Barratt-Campbell, has created artful, sculptural forms of outdoor furniture as part of her new collection. Carefully chosen pieces help to create the stage for your special spring celebrations with friends and family, sipping appertivos and making the most of time together. The indoor – outdoor feeling of this collection means you can make the most of each piece. Textural…

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    YACHTING: BENETTI’S DIAMOND 145

    October 9, 2020 - By 

    Benetti has announced the delivery of the first Diamond 145 unit, the new Class category flagship that at 44 meters in length represents the perfect marriage of tradition and innovation. The impressive and imposing exterior lines penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta are matched by spacious interiors bathed in a contemporary, welcoming and sophisticated atmosphere and designed by Benetti’s Interior Style Department. With a fiberglass hull and gross tonnage of 469 tonnes, Diamond 145 has five cabins sleeping 10 guests and five cabins for a crew of eight plus the captain. At a speed of 11 knots, the yacht has a…

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    DESIGN: ROCHE BOBOIS CELEBRATES SIXTY YEARS

    September 1, 2020 - By 

    On the sixtieth anniversary of Roche Bobois, so long known for their iconic Mah Jong Sofa seating arrangement, the Parisienne design house looked to artist Joana Vasconcelos to add her unique, playful and expressive touch to their latest collection BOMBOM. Creativity at the heart of the designs, it offers organic fluidity to the shapes in juxtaposition of the geometric pulse of the Mah Jong. Optimistic and celebratory color theory makes for eye catching statements in the home. It offers a massive opportunity for decorators to choose from for the palette of the space it will belong to. Joana Vasconcelos notes…

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    QUOTES: THANK YOU & GRATITUDE

    November 25, 2018 - By 

    The American holiday, Thanksgiving, is reportedly based on the Pilgrims who first came to the New Land with almost nothing and really had no skills to survive the coming winter, and as legend has it, the Native Americans decided to share with the newcomers a wonderful meal, each bringing what they could to the table. This beautiful tale has stayed with Americans and has since become one of the most nationally celebrated holidays in all the land, crossing boarders and religions with the simple idea that to give is to receive and to receive is to give. Sharing a table,…

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    MEET THE DESIGNER: CUIXU

    February 25, 2018 - By 

    You’ve seen her work on the runways of New York City. Her accessories embellished the creations of designers and are the finishing touch to the models before the flashing lights of the catwalk. New York based Chinese accessories designer Cui Xu, has spent years perfecting her craft and recently began building her personal brand of sophisticated, feminine and unique wardrobe must-haves such as; chokers, handbag, and shoes. We had the opportunity to chat with Xu and explore her journey and her latest collection. Obviously you’re a very creative person, what inspired you to channel your art into fashion and accessories? As…

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    EXCLUSIVE: RETROUVÉ & JAMI MORSE HEIDEGGER

    April 20, 2017 - By 

    RETURN OF AN ICON Skincare mogul, beauty icon, mother of three, Jami Morse Heidegger is the business savvy heir and queen of Keihl’s that took the world by storm. She and her husband Klaus took the multi-generational New York homeopathic favorite and turned it into the worldwide cult phenomenon that Keihl’s is known for today. After handing over the Keihl’s keys to L’Oreal in 2000, after one hundred and forty nine years in the business, it was time for the Heideggers to focus on their first passion, their family. Of course when you’re exceptionally good at something you’re practically fated…