First shown at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, Asztalos’ latest release is the Wiener Chair and Tea Table, created in collaboration with Luxury Living Group.

If the studio’s founder, Gabriella Asztalos, is any example, then perhaps more ballet dancers should consider segueing into design after they hang up their slippers. Asztalos, who was born in Budapest and became a professional ballerina who performed in theaters throughout Europe, used her knowledge of movement and the human form and launched h…

Porto Montenegro recently unveiled a new yacht club that rivals the very finest in Europe. The marina’s former Montenegro Lido Mar complex was refurbished and transformed into the Porto Montenegro Yacht Club (PMYC). Led by the interior designer Tino Zervudachi of Mlinaric, Henry & Zervudachi in Paris, the renovation added a new menu at the restaurant Lido Pranzo, added De Gustibus seafood restaurant, and expanded the stunning 209-foot infinity pool, which was made from an old underwater elevator formerly u…

The new Oban Little Bay is a welcome new single malt whisky from one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. Oban has always been a single malt whisky in short supply, primarily due to its Western Highlands location. Named after Oban Bay and the 18th-century coastal fishing village that grew up around it, Oban distillery is hemmed in between the town’s main street and a steeply rising hill so it literally has no room to grow. Hence, ever since the distillery was built in 1794, Oban’s whisky output has been lim…

With the ocean just off its backyard and its stone steps leading down to the water, 24142 Malibu Road in Malibu, Calif., is well suited for surfers, swimmers, and beach dwellers. The home, designed by California Modernism architectural pioneer Edward Fickett, is coming to the market for the very first time for a cool $8 million. Built in 1973, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home features sweeping high ceilings, an open floor plan, and an abundance of natural lighting.

The 3,946-square-foot home’s backyar…

Saturday, August 15, Jay Leno will present a car at the Gooding & Company Monterey sale that held a special place for its owner and the people who knew him. Frederic Paroutaud owned his 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 for 30 years, until his suicide at age 58 on June 28, 2012.

Fred’s passing shocked everyone who knew him. Even Susan, his wife of 25 years, had no inkling that he suffered from bipolar disorder; and only in the aftermath did she and friends piece together the tiniest clues. No one knew Fred’s …

The holographic Quesada Cigars tobacco-leaf logo on the band is the first indication that this is no ordinary cigar. Likewise, the depth of coloring on the medium tan wrapper and the spicy-sweet aroma of the tobaccos in the filler portend a luxuriously mild smoke. All of this comes to fruition upon lighting the new, limited-edition Quesada Reserva Privada, providing a rounded, medium flavor reminiscent of soft white bread that never varies from start to finish.

One would expect no less from an 18-year-old E…

The nearly 100-year-old pearl house Assael, known for its exquisite rare pearls, is turning its attention to wildlife preservation with the Endangered Species Collection by Julie Parker for Assael, a line of jewelry created in collaboration with the London designer Julie Parker. Each piece in the collection—featuring large-pendant necklaces as well as cuff links and a bracelet—depicts an animal known to be at risk of extinction, from a Siberian tiger to a polar bear. The 18-karat, white- or yellow-gold sculptu…