A 15,000-square-foot residence in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, overlooking a country club, presents countless opportunities for over-the-top, garish embellishments. But instead of succumbing to those temptations, this home’s new owner, a fortysomething media entrepreneur, and his design team exercised uncommon and laudable restraint when reconceiving the circa-1926 house. The team comprised interior [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 11, 2008
ECOSSE Moto Works, Inc. is the premier luxury marque of distinctive, limited-production motorcycles created for discerning enthusiasts. Founded in 2001, the company spent three years perfecting The Heretic through three complete prototype iterations. The final prototype, X-3, remains at the company’s headquarters and is reserved for a collector or museum. Â While forming a cherished brand, ECOSSE [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 9, 2008
Caribbean Culture The Central American country of Belize is a British Commonwealth where the local population speaks fluent English and the area’s rich culture heritage appeals to all ages. Visitors commonly enjoy two leading indigenous musical forms (Punta and Brukdown), and experience a vibrant developing visual art and film culture. Awe-inspiring archaeological sites and museums offer a chance to explore the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Food & Spirits: In 1989 two visionaries, Paul Mitchell Systems co-founder, John Paul DeJoria and entrepreneur Martin Crowley formed The Patrón Spirits Company with the singular goal of producing “the best tequila in the world.” Since then, The Patron Spirits Company has become one of the fastest growing luxury liquor companies in the world, offering an [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 5, 2008
Luxury Yachts: How many times have you stared out drearily at the bleak company parking lot, the hot urban sun beating down on your car, willing the paint to peel back from the frame, or watched as an inch-thick layer of ice formed on your windshield after an hour of being pelted by freezing rain? [...]
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A range of residences are available for purchase at Nizuc, a 28-acre private resort community under construction along the shoreline of the world’s second-largest reef on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. Nizuc is being developed and operated by General Hotel Management Ltd., whose portfolio of properties includes the Setai on Miami’s South Beach and the Legian in [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 2, 2008
Home Décor: The Versace name has long been synonymous with lavishness and luxury. From the opulent designs and shapes to the decadent fabrics, who knew that famous philosophy had been extended into a home collection? Begun in 1992, the Versace Home Collection was originally textiles and linens and has since been expanded to encompass all aspects [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 1, 2008
The spa features seven outstanding spa guest rooms, ten spacious treatment rooms, a Spa Gift Boutique and Tranquility Lounge. Set apart from the hotel, The Spa at Sedona Rouge is elegant, modern and inviting. Available to guests is a Nautilus Fitness Studio, a yoga room, private mens and womens lounge with hot tubs, steam rooms [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 1, 2008
Lovers of contemporary design who nevertheless harbor beneath their streamed lines a fondness for tradition will find this innovative billiard table the perfect postmodern twist on that time-honored centerpiece of the well-appointed game room. A 21st-century interpretation of that centuries-old staple, Monarch Billiards’ Cherry Hill Table is a stunning composition of brushed and polished stainless [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Here on Islay, there’s no rush. So why not sit back awhile, wherever you are in the world, and enjoy your visit [...]
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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