Boffi’s Duemilaotto line of contemporary kitchen cabinetry, which was introduced in 2008, now includes an innovative way to conceal a washer and dryer. The first models of the multiunit shelving system hid refrigerators and freezers, work areas, and ovens behind a combination of pocket doors and bifolding, sliding doors, but over the last five years the company has incorporated additional concealing systems for stoves, sinks, and dishwashers. The Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni created Duemilaotto…

The Viceroy New York’s interiors by Roman and Williams are garnering attention among Manhattan’s slew of recent luxury-hotel openings.
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Why Go: Ever stylish and well-dressed, Viceroy hotels tend to attract a cool crowd of entertainment and media folks. The 11-year-old brand’s first location in New York City is no exception. Roman and Williams, the designers behind a few other hip Manhattan locations including the Ace and the Standard, continue to innovate with the debut of the new-build, …

Louis Roederer has wrapped its Cristal 2002 jeroboam in 23 feet of hand-carved 24-karat-gold latticework ($25,000). Designed by the Paris-based artist Philippe Di Méo, this is the first limited-edition design collaboration from the Champagne house. There are 200 bottles available worldwide, with just 25 in the United States. The complex gold case is created by two goldsmiths over the course of four days, and it showcases one of the brand’s rarest vintages. The Cristal 2002 features scents o…

Omega has issued a limited-edition version of its 1969 Seamaster Bullhead chronograph—one the brand’s most sought-after timepieces—with a new automatic movement. The new Co-Axial calibre 3113 movement replaces the manually wound calibre 930 in the vintage model and is equipped with a column-wheel chronograph. Produced in 669 pieces, the new Omega Bullhead chronograph ($9,600) features the same shield-shaped brushed and polished case, inspired by a bull’s head, and has a rotating inner bezel with a 24-hour scal…

In just nine years since its founding, Nisi Yachts has quickly risen to the forefront of the maritime design world, thanks largely to the trademark angular lines of models such as the 2400, which launched in 2010 and was named by Robb Report among its Best of the Best selections for that year. Like its predecessor, the newly launched 1700 features exterior styling from the veteran U.S. yacht designer Ward Setzer. The 58-foot motor vessel, which can reach speeds beyond 40 knots when equipped with dual 1,150 hp …

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Look closely at Breguet’s special-project pocket watches, like the recent reference 1907 BA/12 Grande Complication, and you will see an intriguing blend of old and new styles and techniques. This tourbillon/grande sonnerie (price upon request) contains many of the design codes unique to vintage Breguet watches, including the silvered dial and classical French balance cock, but most of its interior parts are modern configurations. The combination of old and new typifies a philo…

Time is best when shared, according to the Swiss watchmaker Montblanc, which has released a limited run of 58 pairs of his-and-hers watches—available only as a set ($103,200)—with matching dials combining mother-of-pearl and red gold. The Seconde Authentique Pour Elle et Lui features a mechanical Calibre MB M62.00 movement, which is made in Montblanc’s Villeret manufacture. The rhodium-plated silver bridge is beveled and hand embellished with Geneva waves. The watch features a slow-beat 2.5 Hz balance. The 18-…

Louis Moinet received a lot of attention in 2010 for its $4.5 Million Meteoris series, which featured slices of meteorites on four limited-edition watches. Now the boutique watchmaker is at it again with a second celestial timepiece, the Stardance, which features on the moon phase (positioned at 12 o’clock) a fragment of an EH3 enstatite meteorite—a rare type—believed to have originated more than 4.5 billion years ago. Daytime is represented by the silvered sun-shaped small seconds at 6 o’clock.
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The shoe brand Harrys of London, known for stylish, comfortable men’s footwear, has teamed up with Frette, the Italian maker of fine linens, on a capsule collection of fall footwear. The unlikely duo has developed three men’s styles—a loafer, a driver, and a moccasin—in an assortment of leather and suede colors designed to complement Frette’s home collection. All three are equipped with Vibram soles to transition from indoors to outdoors. The shoes ($375 to $455) feature flexible, lightweight construction and …

More than one media mogul has been cautioned to slow down and take a break from the industry. But when Steve McPherson’s wife, Jennifer, gave the then-president of ABC Entertainment this advice, she was in fact reminding him of a pledge he had made years before, on the day they were married. An avid collector who in his youth acquired an appreciation for fine wine from his father, McPherson had given her his word that, one day, he would pursue this passion in a more meaningful way than by simply imbibing. In 2…