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l’Art de Vivre at Gaggenau

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Daniel Boulud cooking 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

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
change your mind
change your mindIllustration 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.…
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House Beautiful Mick De Giulio Kitchen of the Year

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Stacey Bewkes   •   20 Comments
House Beautiful 2012 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.”…
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Champalimaud and Holland & Sherry Present The Comptoirs Collection

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Stacey Bewkes   •   14 Comments
Alexandra Les Comptoirs Collection for Holland & Sherry
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

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Venice inspired the new Lalique Venise crystal collection
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. Venice inspired the new Lalique Venise crystal collectionThe 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

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Stacey Bewkes   •   62 Comments
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.…
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Levi’s Photo Workshop

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
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

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
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

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
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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