Robert A.M. Stern Architects has just released renderings of 30 Park Place—the New York firm’s new billion-dollar project—which includes the Four Seasons Private Residences New York Downtown. The 82-story tower will be downtown Manhattan’s tallest residential building (926 feet), over half of which will be occupied by the Four Seasons hotel and private residences. The new images tour the homes’ interiors, showcasing ceilings as high as nearly 14 feet, and windows almost as tall. The building is no fishbowl, ho…

Original footage of the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans shows the aluminum monocoque Porsche 956 chassis 003 sputtering for the win at the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans, narrowly crossing the finish line as smoke billows from the driver side exhaust.

This month, racing enthusiasts will have the opportunity to own what is now considered one of Porsche’s most coveted racecars in existence: Gooding & Co. will auction chassis 003 at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, taking place August 15 and 16. Presale estima…

A luxury hideout opens with convenient access to China’s giant pandas.

Why Go: For tourists, pandas remain Chengdu’s main draw. Up-close rendezvous with the bears (native to central China’s surrounding mountains) can be had at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding just outside of the city. And guests of the Temple House, which opened in Chengdu in July, can hire the hotel’s Audi Q7 for the trip. A Swire Hotels property, the Temple House tastefully mixes the Old World with the new. Guests enter t…

Emphasizing the simple forms of circles, squares, and triangles, a new wave of geometric jewelry designs is taking shape. Sleek and edgy, these pieces are softened by sparkling diamond and gemstone accents. The following seven geometric pieces vary from simple to outrageous but still maintain a purity of shape and design.

Proof that creativity can strike at any moment, Buenos Aires–born architect and designer Daniel Germani was on a phone call when he began doodling the base of the Daniel Germani Designs Chaos console (custom-made, starting at $7,200). Those initial drawings evolved into the table’s modern matrix of curved tubular steel. Sourcing the perfect top for his piece was a little less accidental.

“I first met Cosentino at an industry event and was invited to visit their global manufacturing facilities in Spain,” Ger…

The naval architect Federico Fiorentino and the 26-year-old Italian shipyard Eurocraft have joined forces to create the 141-foot planing yacht Eldoris, which combines Fiorentino’s characteristically unconventional yet elegant designs with Eurocraft’s renowned speed.

Eldoris, currently under construction in Vado Ligure, Italy, will boast a 30-knot top speed, thanks to twin 3,648 hp diesel engines and an even more impressive 24-knot cruise speed, while the engineers also paid particular attention to keeping t…

No fewer than three Brooklyn ateliers collaborated with the New York designer Erin Sullivan to create her striking handmade Hex bookends ($1,500 each, sold individually). From metal shop to woodworking studio to lacquer specialist, the pieces welcome each phase of creation like a new season.

A single hexagonal cell in white lacquer offers refuge for a polished brass honeycomb interior—one of nature’s most sophisticated (and sweet) architectural achievements. Organic, elemental forms are signatures of Sulliv…

The Sonus Faber Venere S, for Signature, is the Italian speaker maker’s newest loudspeaker and now the flagship of its Venere collection. The collection launched three years ago, exemplifying the precision and craftsmanship of the 35-year-old brand.

The three-way, floor-standing loudspeaker (from $5,000 to $5,500, depending on finish) is hand-assembled and can perform equally well in a dedicated music-listening room or a home theater. Three proprietary woofers with aluminum cones and a silk-dome tweeter are…

Start spreading the news, the iconic crooner Frank Sinatra would be celebrating his 100th birthday on December 12, and to commemorate the occasion, Fontainebleau Miami Beach is putting on a 100-day bash for Ol’ Blue Eyes. The Rat Pack’s ringleader was a frequent performer at the hotel’s La Ronde nightclub and shot film favorites A Hole in the Head, Lady in Cement, and Tony Rome at the photogenic Fontainebleau. It was also the site for The Frank Sinatra Timex Show, “Welcome Home Elvis,” a 1960 star-studded salu…

With streets lined by palm trees, shores hugged by sea-green waves, and neighborhoods bursting with shopping and dining options, Miami is one of the liveliest communities in the United States. From mansions in the sky to extraordinary townhomes, here are four of the most desirable new properties for anyone wanting to snag a piece of paradise.