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    DESIGN: Swedish Rugs & A Conversation With Jason Nazmiyal

    March 6, 2022 - By 

    Life happens when you’re busy making other plans. The rush and swirl of to-do lists, endless news flashes – domestic and international, family gatherings and contemplation about taking that new job; everything playing out against the backdrop of your home and the important spaces of your life. There are very few constants. The need for a balanced, grounding energy can never be underestimated and sometimes from that backdrop something can rise up, as if a spotlight has been shown upon it and you see it with a renewed understanding, of not just its use but its purpose in your life.…

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    RESTAURANT: AQUAVIT

    March 30, 2018 - By 

    In the land of the midnight sun a special culinary collision occurs, wild seafood caught within the deep icy waters inherently becomes paired with a harvest from the dark forest; wild game, berries and mushrooms. These worlds juxtapose perfectly on the plate and the palate. Native of Sweden, Executive Chef Emma Bengtsson brings an authentic flair to the menu, which under her leadership secured a  second Michelin Star for Aquavit, making her the second female chef in the U.S. to run a two-star kitchen and the first ever Swedish female chef to do so. The unique Nordic flavor profile, such…

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    KOENIGSEGG: THE FASTEST CAR IN THE WORLD

    January 24, 2018 - By 

    The Koenigsegg Agera RS recently surpassed the Bugatti Veyron to be the fastest production car in the world, triumphing at whiplash speeds of 447.19 km/h (277.87 mph). Driven by factory driver, Niklas Lilja, in Nevada he achieved five new world records for a production vehicle and completed the 0-400-0 km/h run in just 33.29 seconds, beating the previous time of 36.44 seconds set by the same car in Denmark in October 2017. In true northern European style of purity and essentialism, where world class engineering and technological innovation compose a mathematical melody of precision that has has become an iconic…

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    TALISMAN

    March 15, 2017 - By 

    Contemporary Symbolic Objects Event Talisman, the event is organized and produced by the Swedish auction house Örnsbergsauktionen for IN Residence is group exhibition curated by Barbara Brondi & Marco Rainò that features 46 talismans, specifically created by 46 international designers, that will be auctioned at the Palazzo Clerici’s Salone degli Arazzi. 
 The exhibit is realized on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of IN Residence, a cultural project that contributes to contemporary debate about design. In parallel with the group show at Palazzo Clerici, the publishing house Corraini releases the book “Talisman, Contemporary Symbolic Objects.” Edited by Barbara Brondi & Marco…