A blank canvas is white, but not every blank canvas is waiting for a brushstroke to make it complete. The home featured in this post is feature bright white walls, cool cream furniture, and plenty of blank open space. But the designs of this home do not cry out for more color or more art, instead the white spaces open the home and help to turn the people who live there, who entertain there, and who visit there, into the real focal point of the design. Continue Reading…
This Stanning Desert Home may be VEGAS’ BEST KEPT SECRET
June 8, 2015In the Nevada desert, just a stone’s throw from Las Vegas Boulevard, lies CAVU, a 13,000-square-foot home built by architects Jon Sparer and John Klai. The names may not ring a bell in quite the same way their business associate Steve Wynn’s name does, but on the hospitality design circuit, Sparer and Klai are something of celebrities, known best for designing Vegas’ Mandalay Bay hotel, the Borgata in Atlantic City and the MGM in Macau. Continue Reading…
Gorgeous California Mansion on the historic Trousdale Estate
June 4, 2015Luxury interior designer Kirk Nix is frequently called upon by the celebrity community of California, in addition to the international real estate elite, for design advice. In addition to some of the villas at Caesar’s Palace and the Venetian plus The Plaza in NYC, he also recently just completed a Beverly Hills home that previously belonged to Rihanna. This project for one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors on the historic Trousdale Estate is a true marvel. Continue Reading…
New York Plaza Vs Ritz Paris Hotel
May 21, 2015Two of the world’s 10 most legendary luxury hotels
Though the latest crop of newly opened hotels is impressive, nothing can compare to the grand dames of the world: the handful of century-old institutions that have set global standards for luxury and hospitality.
These legendary hotels, spotlighted in countless films and literature, weren’t just a part of history; they helped to shape it. From the New York’s Landmark, Plaza Hotel to the 117-year-old Hotel Ritz in Paris — due to reopen this year after extensive renovations that began in 2012 — here are the two of the world’s most iconic hotels. Continue Reading…
The World’s most Dramatic Hotel Pools
May 13, 2015Dramatic pools are the double rainbow of swimming pools where one body of beautiful blue water seems to disappear into the stunning surrounding scenery, whether it be the ocean, cityscape, jungle or whatever your dream destination might be. Creating such aquatic eye candy does not come cheaply. That weightless body of water floating in air effect is the result of intensive structural engineering and tremendous amounts of foundation work. An infinity, dramatic pool is a bit of a contemporary status symbol but in fact the effect was first used in the gardens at Versailles in the 1600s. We take a look at some of the world’s best hotel pools. Continue Reading…
Tonino Lamborghini Casa
May 11, 2015The Tonino Lamborghini brand has been linked to the Formitalia Luxury Group, since 2005, expanding the range of collections of dynamic furnishing elements for the home and office covered in vibrant, brightly colored leather, naturally inspired by the world of high performance sports cars and mechanical engineering. Continue Reading…
Destination of the Week: London & Corinthia Hotel
April 30, 2015The five-star Corinthia Hotel London is part of the Corinthia group, a collection of luxury properties founded in 1962 by the Pisani family of Malta. It stands in Whitehall on the site of the former 600-room Hôtel Métropole, and is the ideal location to explore some of the Capital’s most famed attractions including the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. Continue Reading…
An Ultra Chic European-Inspired, Historic Marin County Residence
April 30, 2015Julie Carabello and her husband, Michael Baum admit that they have great love for Paris. Julie had developed an interest in art and architecture and promptly fell under the spell of the city’s many charms. “That was almost 25 years ago,” she says. “Since then, we’ve gone about every other year. Paris is the epitome of beauty to me.” With the Parisian attitude on their mind they transformed a historic residence in Southern California into an Unique, Ultra Chic place of Europen style and art. Let me share with you…!
Charlize Theron hits Melbourne to front $500 million dollar development and attend GP
April 20, 2015CAPITOL GRAND – 241 TOORAK ROAD, SOUTH YARRA MELBOURNE
Urban Melbourne today takes an in depth look at the latest and greatest proposal for The Capitol in South Yarra. Acquired by former Dodo founder Larry Kestelman's LK Property Group it becomes the seventh incarnation in a long list of development proposals for the 5,600sqm former Capitol Bakeries site on the corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street.
Stunning Modern Mansion in Beverly Hills, on the market
March 27, 2015Art And Architecutre In Beverly Hills
The four level modern mansion is situated in Beverly Hills among green surroundings with a stunning view to Los Angeles. Continue Reading…