Amidst the many lodge-style Aspen luxury villas, “V” Villa Silvia features an Asian design sensibility that makes it stand apart from traditional Aspen aesthetics. When it comes to luxury destinations like Saint Tropez, Miami Beach, and Aspen, there is usually one architectural and design motif that dominates the luxury villa market there. The “luxury look” of an Aspen villa has always been a rustic charm: stone, wood, exposed beans, vaulted
Read more →Amidst the many lodge-style Aspen luxury villas, “V†Villa Silvia features an Asian design sensibility that makes it stand apart from traditional Aspen aesthetics. When it comes to luxury destinations like Saint Tropez, Miami Beach, and Aspen, there is usually one architectural and design motif that dominates the luxury villa market there. The “luxury look†of an Aspen villa has always been a rustic charm: stone, wood, exposed beans, vaulted
Read more →John Hall opened the Kittling Ridge Winery & Distillery in 1992. The whisky he developed, named Forty Creek, is like none other on the landscape of Canadian Whisky. For starters, John has chosen three grains as the base of his Whisky. He distilled a corn whisky and aged it in heavily charred white oak barrels; he distilled a rye grain whisky and chose to age it in a lightly charred
Read more →Italians are emotional, which makes for interesting lunches. One afternoon, not too long ago, having lunch with Andrea Benedini, export manager of Luigi Bianchi Mantova — a manufacturer of tailored garments — was like watching fireworks. Amid the branzino and the costoletta, the hands thrust and the steel stabbed as he spoke about his work. He was upset, you see, about suits. Suits are his family’s business: His mother is
Read more →The Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection is a tribute to that typically Italian sense of elegance which plays down tradition and approaches tailor-made clothes with a playful sense of self-assurance that is typical of people who know the rules, and who can take the liberty of rearranging them to build an image that is exclusively personal, unique, imbued with personality and irony. The Canali man expresses a style of luxury that is
Read more →Generally, leather garments can cost a pretty penny, so it’s imperative that you know how to adequately care for them. The most efficient way to learn about your new leather items’ care techniques is to ask the store manager or salesperson for specific instructions. Here are the three major things you should inquire about when purchasing leather goods: Question #1 The first thing to consider is the type of leather
Read more →The Ferrari Aliante, aka Ferrari 612 GTO Concept The current crop of Ferrari 612s to come out of Turin are a sleek bunch. While the performance figures are, as always, impressive — 0-60 mph in 4.2 seconds, a top speed of 196 mph — aesthetically, it all feels a bit too calm for a supercar. But, if Daniel Soriano has his way, the next generation of the 612s could be
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