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    YACHTING: Magellano 25 Metri & Compasso D’Oro Award

    November 7, 2021 - By 

    It has just been announced that the Magellano 25 Metri has been included in the ADI Design Index, the coveted annual list of the world’s best products that will be candidates for the Compasso D’Oro Award.  One of the five ship designs in the Magellano collection from Azimut|Benetti Group, the yacht born from the collaboration between the shipyard, Ken Freivokh and Vincenzo De Cotiis, is therefore a candidate for this most prestigious of international awards, created in 1954 by Gio Ponti and Alberto Roselli, together with the most fascinating projects in every sector. Confirming the unique features of a product…

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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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    EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Jill Bokor, Executive Director of NYC’S Salon Art +Design

    October 13, 2021 - By 

    Art is transformative, groundbreaking and seductive. Something as delicate as a drawing of a butterfly or imposing like large sculptural columns dripping in gold; historic as a tiny carved animal from ancient Greece or a glittering contemporary glasswork, art transports the viewer to a shared vision and moment in time with the creator, a glimpse inside the often inscrutable human mind. There we find beauty. Once again New York City is privileged to host a veritable consortium of the most trained eyes in the art world during the annual Salon Art + Design. The premiere event showcases world renown galleries…

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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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    EXCLUSIVE: Zanotta House, Tihany Design & Alessia Genova

    September 8, 2021 - By 

    New York based hospitality design atelier Tihany Design, has explored new boundaries of a true flexible space in their latest design, the Zanotta House. Is it a showroom? Residence? Event Space? The famous 23 Cornelia Street brownstone featuring an extremely rare private NYC indoor swimming pool, previously owned by singing legend Taylor Swift and inspiration for the 2019 song entitled “Cornelia Street”, has experienced a metamorphosis under the watchful eye if the managing partner, Alessia Genova, to become ‘A Space To Celebrate Relationships’. Evolution of use, designed to fit every need. A meeting place that embraces people, stories, cultures, passions,…

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    AUTO: Porsche’s Newest Taycan & Taycan Gran Turismo

    August 26, 2021 - By 

    The Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo will start the new model year in September with extensive changes. Thanks to technological developments, the day-to-day range of the electric sports cars will be improved. Further significant upgrades include the deep integration of Android Auto in the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system, as well as the availability of Remote Park Assist for the first time on the Taycan. With this new optional assistance system, the process of parking the car can be controlled via a smartphone, without the driver needing to be at the wheel. With the new Paint to Sample and Paint…

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    EVENTS: Cannes Yachting Festival 2021

    July 30, 2021 - By 

    If you happen to find yourself in the French Riviera, September 7-12, there is only one place you should be, Cannes. It’s the iconic celebration of all things nautical, a veritable fashion show on the high seas that promises to shock and delight. “Every year the Yachting Festival hosts an eclectic offering of boats from 3 to 45 meters afloat and less than 10 meters ashore. These vessels are sail or motor boats, monohull or multihull, hard-hulled or semi-rigid. The 2021 edition will welcome nearly 600 boats, 430 exhibitors and more than 140 previews (10% more than in 2019).” Everyone from Azimut|Benetti, Pearl Yachts, and the new…

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    FASHION EDIT: Miami Swim Week 2021

    July 19, 2021 - By 

    Coming in sizzling hot off of the runway like only the beach babes of Miami can this year’s Miami Swim Week 2021 Paraiso was a celebration of sun, sand and the daring lines of a peekaboo under bust tan. All of the swimwear fashion designers went full throttle to create poolside fantasies for women of every age, shape, size and color. Whoever and wherever you are Miami dreamed up a skimpy little dish for you. With statement sunhats, extra long bikini strings and cover ups that look as comfortable on the beach as the boudoir, this summer promises to tease…

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    GIFT GUIDE: Father’s Day

    June 20, 2021 - By 

    In celebration of father’s everywhere. Dad’s are as diverse as their children. Maybe he was jock in college, maybe an art student or maybe being your mom’s high school sweetheart was one of his most important defining moments, either way fate aligned him to be your foundation and compass through life’s stormy seas and scary dreams. Let’s take the time to really appreciate all he did for you. After all, he did teach you to say please and thank you. Here is a list of some of our favorite Father’s Day gift ideas. COCKTAILS: MONKEY 47 GIN For The Hipster…

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    BRIDAL: Atelier Couture Bridal Collection by Prof. Jimmy Choo

    June 1, 2021 - By 

    This romantic vision is inspired by Art Nouveau for the Spring/Summer 2022 collection. Luxurious couture techniques were used to create artistic nature motifs, celebrating how life and love endures and overcomes circumstance, wrapping the bride in abundance and femininity. With nature’s garden as Choo’s inspiration his brides are as bright and captivating as those precious blossoms found in botanical gardens, with gowns in rose petal reds, peony oranges and even the fluidity of water has been magic-ed into the collection. Each unique dress seems to be channeling a fairy princess that surely lives in this Mid Summer’s Night Dream of…