While Team Europe and Team USA face off at the Ryder Cup this month in Scotland, Ireland’s K Club is giving golfers the opportunity to fulfill their own Ryder Cup fantasies by affording them and up to 143 of their closest friends exclusive access to the Palmer Ryder Cup Course, which hosted the 2006 tournament. The $110,000 package includes a two-night stay at the K Club’s Straffan House, a 34,000-square foot château that was originally the private residence of the club’s owner, Michael Smurfit. The residence …
British Jeweler Annoushka Crosses the Pond
The London-based jewelry brand Annoushka has arrived in the United States, debuting earlier this month at the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship stores in Beverly Hills and New York. To celebrate its stateside debut, Annoushka has brought two of its collections to Saks Fifth Avenue: One of a Kind and Annoushka/24. The former, a limited collection of pieces that spotlight chunky colored gems, includes a pair of sapphire-and-ruby earrings priced at $37,500. Annoushka/24 comprises four themed subcollections: Arabesque, C…
British Jeweler Annoushka Crosses the Pond
The London-based jewelry brand Annoushka has arrived in the United States, debuting earlier this month at the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship stores in Beverly Hills and New York. To celebrate its stateside debut, Annoushka has brought two of its collections to Saks Fifth Avenue: One of a Kind and Annoushka/24. The former, a limited collection of pieces that spotlight chunky colored gems, includes a pair of sapphire-and-ruby earrings priced at $37,500. Annoushka/24 comprises four themed subcollections: Arabesque, C…
Sneak Peek: Park Hyatt New York
The Park Hyatt New York opens inside the One57 skyscraper on Manhattan’s “Billionaires’ Row.”
Why Go: If you have ever heard the term “Billionaires’ Row” in reference to Manhattan real estate, you should know that the new Park Hyatt New York’s highly anticipated address is what started it all. One57, the building whose bottom 25 floors the Park Hyatt occupies, is the first of four new residential skyscrapers that include homes priced above $100 million. At 90 stories, One57 is the second tallest of the four…
Sneak Peek: Park Hyatt New York
Why Go: If you have ever heard the term “Billionaires’ Row” in reference to Manhattan real estate, you should know that the new Park Hyatt New York’s highly anticipated address is what started it all. One57, the building whose bottom 25 floors the Park Hyatt occupies, is the first of four new residential skyscrapers that include homes priced above $100 million. At 90 stories, One57 is the second tallest of the four, offering exceptional Central Park views from units in the top half of the building. Although th…
Queen of the World Launches Innovative Luggage
The leather and carbon-fiber specialist designer Fernando Jordan conceived the new five-piece Carbon Couture luggage collection, which employs lightweight yet remarkably durable carbon-fiber elements to make travel easier. Manufactured in Italy by the British luggage company Queen of the World, each bag—priced from about $300 to $43,000—is crafted from Foglizzo Italian leather and lined with goatskin suede. The Lungo weekend travel bag—one of the highlights of the collection—has carbon-fiber telescopic handles…
Bungalow One by Robb Report Home & Style
A collaboration between the Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows of Santa Monica, Calif., and Robb Report Home & Style magazine, the new Bungalow One connects four bungalows to create a 2,500-square-foot, three-bedroom retreat that melds modern-day amenities with classic and casual beach elegance.
The Southern California–based designer Michael Berman—known for his laid-back, locally influenced interiors—led the renovation of the bungalow, which debuted in June. Utilizing new and vintage furniture, origi…
Queen of the World Launches Innovative Luggage
The leather and carbon-fiber specialist designer Fernando Jordan conceived the new five-piece Carbon Couture luggage collection, which employs lightweight yet remarkably durable carbon-fiber elements to make travel easier. Manufactured in Italy by the British luggage company Queen of the World, each bag—priced from about $300 to $43,000—is crafted from Foglizzo Italian leather and lined with goatskin suede. The Lungo weekend travel bag—one of the highlights of the collection—has carbon-fiber telescopic handles…
A Fleet of New Yachts from Admiral and Tecnomar
This has been a busy year for the Italian Sea Group, which recently celebrated its seventh launch of 2014. Producing ships under the Admiral, Admiral Sail, and Tecnomar brands, the Carrara, Italy, company began its string of launches in May with the less-than-exciting debut of a new barge; but within two weeks, the company had introduced its first yacht of the year, an Admiral Classique 35 christened Foam.
Created by the Italian Sea Group’s in-house team, the 115-foot Foam features a traditional design that…
Presenting the Past
Starting September 16, R & Company, a New York–based gallery that maintains a collection of vintage furniture, will present an exhibition curated by the interior designer Steven Volpe, founder of San Francisco’s Steven Volpe Design firm and Hedge Gallery. Called (dec)curation, the showcase highlights 55 items from R & Company’s extensive collection, from tables and seating designs to light fixtures. Adhering to Volpe’s broad-minded, modern-meets-antique style, designs from various eras will be pai…