kitchen cravings: chef mike spalla.
August 18, 2011
Executive Chef Mike Spalla, of Colorado’s Beaver Creek Lodge, part of The Kessler Collection, grew up with an appreciation for the best of the best when it comes to food. After graduating from...
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style scout: balancing act.
August 18, 2011
There is not a single thing about this dramatic bath that doesn’t work for us. Los Angeles-based Dianna Wong’s vision for the space was simple: “I really wanted to capture a...
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tips & tidbits: matthew patrick smyth.
August 17, 2011
Imagine being handpicked to collaborate with a living legend like Gloria Vanderbilt. Are you nervous yet? If you answered yes, then we’re with you, but when New York-based Matthew Patrick Smyth...
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in the spotlight: guayana toile.
August 16, 2011
It’s hard to have an appreciation for any kind of design, unless you’ve learned to love the classics, and there’s nothing more traditional than toile. Not only are the busy fabrics...
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house guest: sense of discovery.
August 16, 2011
It’s not unusual for there to come a time when even the thing you love the most starts getting a little tired, for us it normally happens around season 3 of any new show on the CW, but it was a...
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editor's obsession: owl watch.
August 15, 2011
I know, I know. First the elephant thing, and now this, but I can’t help myself: Chopard’s Owl Watch, from the company’s Animal World collection, has me nearly transfixed, which in...
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hot spot: glam plan.
August 15, 2011
Unfortunately, we’re no Lulu Powers, and every meal we try our hands at isn’t an automatic gourmet masterpiece (think: chili so hot our lips burned for three days), which is why we...
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design dialogue: bonnie & crystal flynt.
August 12, 2011
If you can think back this far, you’ll remember that I avoid shopping with my mother at all costs. But, I’ve got a natural admiration—somewhere between shock and awe—for...
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