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Inside Sabyasachi Mukherjee's maximalist Kolkata mansion
There is a certain league of fashion designers who are defined as much by the way they live, as they are by their air for designing clothes. I’m thinking of the late Gianni Versace and his villa on Lake Como, as well as his iconic Miami mansion, Casa Casuarina, where he would host decadent pool parties and where, also, sadly, he would one day be shot dead on the doorstep.
We Tried Nubeluz, the Swanky New José Andrés Rooftop Bar in NYC
Opened at the end of July at the corner of Broadway and 28th street, The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad sits firmly on the list of most-buzzed-about NYC hotel openings. But in the short three months since it debuted, the 50-story building, purpose-built from the ground up to house the hotel’s 219 guestrooms, 31 suites and a subterranean spa, is emerging as more than just a place to spend a few nights.
Tour an Old Sag Habor House with a Modernist Twist
great rooms May 10, 2021 Maximilian Eicke mixes his designs with his parents’ antiques. By Wendy Goodman Photographs by Björn Wallander Great Rooms A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman. The Living Room: “I did a quick one-month renovation that was basically repainting the walls and adding back some trim,” Eicke says of the work he did this past February. In the living room, “we replaced the fire surround. It used to be oak with gesso — it’s now cast iron.
12 Maintenance Tips to Get Your Home Ready for Spring
Maintaining a healthy home goes beyond dusting and vacuuming. When is the last time you checked your smoke alarms? How about the last time you cleaned out your dryer vent? Follow the tips below to make sure your family and home are ready for a happy, clean spring season. Clean Gutters Grab a ladder, and check your gutters for debris. Remove as much as you can with your hands (Don't forget to wear gloves!). Remove any leftover gunk with a garden hose.
Jeffrey Bilhuber’s Age of Enlightenment
Interior designer Jeffrey Bilhuber. Photo by Kelly Taub Flower: Congratulations on your new book, Everyday Decorating, (Rizzoli, 2019). With four books in print, why did you feel the need to write this one? Jeffrey Bilhuber: This is the book I’m proudest of because it’s the most modern and approachable. What I am going for is my own print version of Instagram, where, rather than one continuing narrative, you can open up any page and find information that is useful, energizing, and effervescent.
8 Beautiful Homes of AD's Favorite Celebrity Couples | Architectural Digest
There are couple goals, and then there are design couple goals, and these beautiful homes of these eight famous pairs may be the creme de la creme in that department. Whether we're imagining Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber lounging in the open-air living room of their Los Cabos, Mexico, villa or Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady sprawling on the neutral-colored sofa in the gorgeous master bedroom of their Los Angeles estate, each idea is more enviable than the next.
Rafael de Cárdenas's Townhouse in Thomas O'Brien's The Greenwich Lane Photos
There's certainly no shortage of over-the-top residential projects in New York City. But in a world of super skyscrapers and jaw-dropping luxury buildings, Thomas O'Brien's The Greenwich Lane, developed by the Rudin family and Global Holdings, might take the cake. The project, which has been in the works for over ten years, encompasses an entire block of buildings on 11th and 12th streets in the posh West Village, including multiple apartment complexes and five adjacent townhouses.
Naeem Khan’s Miami Triplex | Architectural Digest
This article originally appeared in the September 2015 issue of Architectural Digest. One evening in 2008, after a particularly successful benefit trunk show in Dallas, fashion designer Naeem Khan was relaxing in his hotel room, poking around the Internet looking at real estate. But unlike so many of us who have spent stolen hours indulging in fantasy property acquisitions, he actually made an online offer, on a 4,500-square-foot triplex in Miami’s arts and entertainment district.
An 18th-Century Farmhouse in Hudson Valley | Architectural Digest
This article originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of Architectural Digest. The proliferation of midcentury masterworks in Bernd Goeckler’s New York City shop testifies to the German-born antiquaire’s romance with classic modernism. Among the objects of his affection are André Sornay desks studded with nailheads, Paolo Buffa chairs with walnut frames as sinuous as streams of molasses, and Axel Salto ceramic vessels knobbed like hand grenades.
Pedro Espírito Santo’s Romantic Home in Lisbon | Architectural Digest
For centuries Lisbon, Portugal, has been a crucial trading port and pit stop for sailors on their way to the Mediterranean Sea. As a consequence, local bloodlines are spiked with the DNA of Vikings and other Northern European adventurers who journeyed south.
Real-Estate Magnate Jorge Perez’s Beachfront Home in Florida | Architectural Digest
This article originally appeared in the December 2014 issue of Architectural Digest. “I don’t buy boats or planes. This is my passion,”Jorge Pérez says, leading a tour of the artworks gracing his airy penthouse in Hollywood, Florida. The duplex, in a beachfront high-rise, serves as a weekend retreat for the real-estate developer and his family (their main home is a 45-minute drive south, in Coconut Grove), and it showcases just a fraction of the pieces he’s amassed over the years.
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber and George Clooney's Side-By-Side Mexican Villas | Architectural Digest
Every house tells a story, and in Los Cabos, on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, a pair of vacation homes stand side by side as a testament to a remarkable friendship—the one that George Clooney shares with Rande Gerber and his wife, Cindy Crawford. The name of this compound, Casamigos—or House of Friends—says it all. “We’ve been hanging out for 20-something years,” says Gerber, a nightlife entrepreneur who now focuses on his tequila-and-rum company, Gerber Spirits.
Step Inside a São Paulo Home Designed by Sig Bergamin
Artist Nathalie Morhange hand-painted the walls of the master suite; a blue Romo fabric curtains the windows, the bed is dressed in Victoria Mill embroidered linens, and club chairs covered in a Stroheim print are placed on an Arraiolos carpet.
Alex Rodriguez's Florida Home Photos in Architectural Digest
When the Alex Rodriguez started looking for real estate a few years ago, he commuted between Manhattan and Miami Beach, where he had a waterfront home overlooking Biscayne Bay — for his new home, he wanted something a bit more secluded, he tells Architectural Digest in a new interview.
Best New Hotels in the World: Hot List 2017
Best New Hotels in the World: Hot List 201775 PhotosOur editors vetted hundreds of recently opened hotels and resorts, from West Africa to Miami, and found that what stands out are the properties that combine old-school extravagance and service with just the right measure of modernity. Here are the 75 best new hotels in the world.
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Every house tells a story, and in Los Cabos, on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, a pair of vacation homes stand side by side as a testament to a remarkable friendship—the one that George Clooney shares with Rande Gerber and his wife, Cindy Crawford. The name of this compound, Casamigos—or House of Friends—says it all. “We’ve been hanging out for 20-something years,” says Gerber, a nightlife entrepreneur who now focuses on his tequila-and-rum company, Gerber Spirits.
An Art Collector's Haven in Martha's Vineyard
There are few moments more gloriously liberating than making the summertime switch from the city to the country or beach—it’s like going from caged to free-range. So naturally our aesthetic choices mirror that shift. But while anyone can massage tense muscles or unknot a necktie, it can be trickier to figure out how, exactly, to relax your decorative and architectural principles.
Art Abounds in Roubi L’Roubi’s Veere Grenney-designed penthouse
Vintage de Sede sofas encircle a Charlotte Perriand cocktail table in the London drawing room of fashion designer Roubi L’Roubi and financier Pierre Lagrange. Veere Grenney Assoc. oversaw the largely black-and-red decor, installing the Jamb mantel, the custom-made Luke Irwin carpet, and the Fortuny damask wall covering that serves as a backdrop for works from the couple’s exceptional art collection.
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