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l’Art de Vivre at Gaggenau
A celebration of luxurious creative collaboration marked the debut of the new Gaggenau showroom and intimate JCB Lounge last week. Bringing together the best of l’art de vivre, the cutting edge German brand, along with the Boisset Collection and Caesarstone partnered with event sponsors Bernardaud and Baccarat for a truly marvelous experiential evening.…
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This Year, Change Your Mind
Illustration by Valero Doval for the NY Times
Now that it is a fresh new year, many are thinking of new years resolutions and what they can do to improve on the previous year. Several years ago, I wrote about an article I had read in the NY Times by Oliver Sacks entitled This Year, Change Your Mind.…
Posted in books, learning, music, travel
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House Beautiful Mick De Giulio Kitchen of the Year
Mick De Giulio has been designing kitchens for over 40 years and his wealth of experience shows in his Kitchen of the Year. As De Giulio says, “I may call myself a kitchen designer, but what I really do is orchestrate and conduct the dreaming process.” And there are so many dream-worthy ideas to be gleaned from this space.…
Posted in books, games, music
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Champalimaud and Holland & Sherry Present The Comptoirs Collection
Proving the power of creative collaboration, hospitality designer Alexandra Champalimaud and fabric house Holland & Sherry have joined forces to create a chic new outdoor fabric collection. Such a sophisticated pairing could only be celebrated in the most stylish of venues.…
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New Concepts in Crystal & Collaboration at Lalique
In addition to the spectacular new jewelry collection I shared yesterday, Lalique has been very busy relaunching their label with collections in several categories. The melding of old and new infuses every aspect of the distinguished brand.
The latest crystal collection was inspired by René Lalique and his passion for travel, in this case, to Venice.…
The latest crystal collection was inspired by René Lalique and his passion for travel, in this case, to Venice.…
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New Year’s Resolution: Change Your Mind
I hadn’t planned on writing a post about new years resolutions, but after reading the New York Times Saturday morning, I was inspired to post one for the onset of this new year. Many of you may be familiar with Oliver Sacks.… Levi’s Photo Workshop
Artistic collaborations seems to be the trend now in retail – J. Crew having taken the lead in this category. However, others are right on their heels. My latest favorite is actually a fantastic interactive idea from Levi’s. The Photo Workshop, which opened on October 7th in NYC, is Levi’s second in their workshop series – the first was a print workshop in San Francisco this past summer.…
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Amazing Alondra
A while ago, a friend of mine from Mexico City told me about a new young conductor named Alondra de la Parra. She was aware of my interest in music, especially with regards to children, and waxed so enthusiastically about her that I knew I had to know more.…
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The Explosion of Atomic Tom
I just love this story – a case of creativity joining forces with technology to catapult a small Brooklyn quartet, Atomic Tom, to stardom. The week before last (actually Friday the 15th) this video was posted on YouTube and by Sunday had already received over a million hits.…
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Happy Birthday John
For the few of you who didn’t realize the significance of Google’s special logo yesterday and today, it is their first ever video doodle to commemorate what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday today. When you click on the logo on Google’s home page, you will see this tribute to the musician.…
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