Pierre Hardy's latest creations for Hermes fine jewelry are a huge departure for the brand. He used black jade and black spinels, combined with rose gold, to make an incredibly cool collection that will appeal to a whole new audience, yours truly included....
Alan Faena is the owner of the Faena hotels in Buenos Aires and Miami, and an avid collector. I got a peek at his Miami home, which was a cover story in Elle Decor, for an admittedly smaller story about his collection of hundreds of crystals - ranging from quartz to amethyst to agate and pyrite - that date to the 1700s. A very unusual and super-cool collection that had been in the same family for generations....
Cirque du Soleil co-founder Guy Laliberte bought Nukutepipi, an island in the middle of the South Pacific, originally as a refuge for himself, his family and close friends. Ever the businessman, he later realized it would make the perfect, all-inclusive escape for those who value privacy and discretion. It can be rented for about $1 million a week for up to 50 people. You are in the middle of nowhere, but won't be bored - cinemas, archery, tennis, basketball, a game room (house, actually), every water sport imaginable, and an observatory. Full details can be found here....
The benefits of journaling (what we used to call keeping a diary, and what some scientists called "expressive writing,") are well documented. Whether you've got a practice or are curious about it, this article has you covered, from tips to getting started to techniques to keep the momentum going, courtesy of Laura Rubin from AllSwell Creative. Check out their journals here, and new inspiration card decks here....
Today's hottest ceramic artists as chosen by the interior designers who spec and collect their work. See all the super-cool choices from the likes of Kelly Wearstler, Brian McCarthy, Charles DeLisle and Celerie Kemble in the current issue of Elliman magazine....
Feast your eyes on the gorgeous gold pieces on JCK's November/December cover, with a lot more inside. I pulled pieces from Ralph Masri, L. Klein, Umrao and Belle Brooke for the cover. Inside we've got more from Cadar, Vram, Ray Griffiths, Rahaminov and others. Super fun to be on set with beautiful jewelry, and also an incredible team including photographer Joel Stans and prop stylists Emily & Tony Mullin....
A page packed with stylish furniture and accessories to outfit everything from a studio to a sky-high penthouse, in this week's Alexa....
I was asked to take an architect, an interior designer, and a chef shopping for kitchen systems as part of a story for Departures magazine's current Home & Design issue. As you can imagine, these three -- Brian Messana of Messana O'Rorke, Young Huh and Angie Mar of The Beatrice Inn -- had very distinct tastes and preferences. I learned a lot...
JCK is one of the oldest continuously published magazines in America. For the 150th anniversary cover, we pulled pieces representing every decade, era and movement, setting them in and around a paper sculpture by Jo Lynn Alcorn. This was shot by Kenji Toma, and includes pieces ranging from vintage Victorian to David Webb, Martin Katz and Anna Khouri. The whole issue is an amazing journey through the eras of adornment. I highly recommend a read...
Is it ok to leave a wall completely blank? It's apparently quite a polarizing topic. Read both sides, and take sides, here....