Sneak Peek: Four Seasons St. Petersburg, Russia

The Four Seasons opened a 183-room hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia, this summer, situated next to St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Winter Palace, and the Hermitage museum (from $450 per night). Built in 1820, the building is known for the twin lions at its entryway, which were described in Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 poem The Bronze Horseman, and for housing the city’s elite. The hotel now features two restaurants, a tea lounge, a bar, and a four-level spa complex that includes a gym, indoor pool, and sauna. The Four S…

Scandinavian Style

In Robb Report Home & Style’s September/October issue, which will be out later this month, the City Style section features hotels, restaurants, fashion houses, and shops in Stockholm, all of which are notable because they are well designed or because they offer exceptional designs. However, Sweden’s capital city offers far more in the realm of home and style than we were able to include in the magazine’s pages. So here we continue our guide to the best antiques shops, museums, and galleries that Stockholm …

Industrial Evolution

Starting September 19, the Ralph Pucci showroom in Los Angeles will showcase the work of designer Jim Zivic, whose self-described “industrial-luxe” furniture is made from materials such as steel, leather, coal, and aluminum. All of the Jefferson, N.Y.–based craftsman’s pieces, which include tables, chairs, and accessories, will be permanently available at the showroom through special order. Standouts include the Leather Link Hammock ($42,000), 100 percent pure coal tables ($15,000 to $22,000), and a leather-an…

Sneak Peek: Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Cambodia

Following a 14-month renovation,Cambodia’sHotel de la Paix reopenedthis month as the Park Hyatt Siem Reap—Hyatt’s first hotel in Cambodia. It has 108 rooms (from $280 a night), which feature dome-shaped ceilings modeled after those of the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor Wat. A restaurant, lounge, gym, and patisserie are also onsite, as are a six-treatment-room spa with a steam room and rooftop space and two swimming pools surrounded by lush greenery that mimics the natural landscape. The town’s larges…

2013 Lincoln MKZ Goes for Luxury

Lincoln has embarked on an ambitious program to remake itself, turning away from such traditional fare as the full-size Town Car and banking on a new generation of midsize cars and crossovers with new styling and advanced technology.
The first all-new entry for the revamped Lincoln Motor Co. is the MKZ, a four-door sedan that is similar in size to the successful Ford Fusion but sports a dramatically different exterior. Add its winglike front grille, fastback rear window, and one of the largest glass sunroofs …

Shaking Things Up

Miami’s latest condo project is not inspired by the sand, the sea, or even the skyline, but rather by Great Britain’s most famous fictional secret agent. Upon its completion in early 2016, the Bond tower will rise 44 stories above Miami’s Brickell Financial District, with 328 residential units ranging from studios to three-bedroom offerings, as well as lofts and duplexes. The residences will feature Italian-style kitchens and bathrooms and glass-walled balconies, while suede walls, tufted sofas, mid-century fu…

Park Place

Three full-floor residences in the neo-Georgian-style Whitman building on Madison Square Park have sold, but the historic structure’s penthouse is still available. Priced at $25 million unfurnished, the home offers 3,106 square feet of private outdoor space and a recently finished interior design scheme by the emerging designer Jeremiah Brent. Brent’s interiors, with furnishings that he describes as “the new traditionalist,” complement the unit’s light oak floors and white marble counters. Vintage pieces from …

Corum’s Signature Golden Bridge Model Debuts in a Black Ceramic Case

The striking Golden Bridge watch, first unveiled by Corum nearly 35 years ago, has been reimagined with a ceramic case. The black ceramic case is a technical feat for the brand, requiring a labor-intensive process that begins with injecting crystals into a mold at 980 bars of pressure. The material is then uniformly spread by hand and heated for 30 seconds in a furnace at 320 degrees to harden. This causes the ceramic to shrink by about one-third of its volume in order to reach the appropriate size to encase t…

The Ritz-Carlton Releases a Red-Carpet Package for the American Music Awards

The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, is offering five exclusive getaway packages for two people to attend the American Music Awards from November 22 to 24. Priced at $15,000, the package includes three nights’ stay in a suite at the Ritz-Carlton with daily breakfast, a three-course dinner at chef Wolfgang Puck’s WP24 restaurant, and two spa packages before the show. Once guests are red-carpet-ready, they will get passes to the pre- and post-event parties, as well as seats in the first 10 rows at the Nokia Theat…

AB Yachts’ Flagship Hits the Water

The Italian shipyard Fipa Group, producer of AB Yachts, specializes in open-style, water-jet-powered yachts, and the AB 140 is the most recent example of the brand’s flagship. The AB 140 is capable of a reported 46-knot maximum speed, thanks to triple MTU diesel engines coupled to water jets. And instead of housing a typical tender, the transom garage of this AB 140 houses a car. (A typical tender is of course an option.) The 140-foot yacht has a draft of less than 4 feet, so owners can easily harbor-hop aroun…

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