Month: February 2018

Transformable Haute Joaillerie: Dior reveals an unseen Versailles, while Chaumet is capturing the Russian winter

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  Chaumet Haute Joaillerie: Promenades Impériales 2018   The High Jewellery collection Les Mondes de Chaumet is comprised of three chapters: three moments that combine the virtuosity of the Maison with otherworldly dreams. First stop: Russia. Entitled Les Mondes de Chaumet, new high jewelry collection revolves around three precious moments – January, June and July. … Read more

Lost glories of the Paris Ritz’s belle époque go under the hammer

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It was a glamorous home-from-home to Proust, Hemingway and the beau monde. Now the hotel is auctioning off thousands of items from its luxurious past

Ale better: how craft beer found its mission

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Stung by a reputation as gentrification’s outriders, craft breweries are trying to bring in more women, working-class people and people with disabilities to both drink beers – and make them

Salone del Mobile Milano: the future really will be served at FTK – Technology For the Kitchen 2018

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Technology For the Kitchen 2018 at Salone del Mobile Milano announces a new era of connected, integrated and increasingly intelligent built-in domestic appliances. A design that surrounds you while you cook. Will the next suggestions be so immersive? A natural accompaniment to EuroCucina, the future really will be served at FTK (Technology For the Kitchen). … Read more

Ralph Lauren brings his Caribbean beach house to Manhattan

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Reassuringly familiar style on show, though aesthetic edges towards parody at times

Can You Move a Piano by Yourself?

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Moving is not an easy process. But it becomes even harder if you have quite heavy, yet precious items at home. For a lot of people, a piano is one of those instruments which brings a lot of pleasure on a daily basis and a lot of stress on a moving day. There is one … Read more