La Mille Miglia, whose name translates from Italian as “1,000 Miles,” is one of Italy’s most celebrated road rallies. Held 24 times from 1927 to 1957, the Mille (as it is more affectionately known) was a flat-out race from Brescia to Rome and back that was forced to stop due to the perilous nature of high-speed driving on open roads—over 50 people lost their lives to the rally. But the Mille was also a place where legends where born; Sir Stirling Moss set a course record in 1955, achieving victory in an amazin…

Following a four-week refurbishment, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London will not only feature fresh interiors; it will feature a fresh culinary presence, with Clare Smyth as the new head chef. Ramsay’s naming Smyth to lead his namesake restaurant—which was also his first solo venture, and is a 12-time recipient of three Michelin stars—is a testament to his trust in her.
Smyth, who has worked with Ramsay for more than 10 years and previously cooked at Alain Ducasse’s Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo, has put her sta…

Influenced by everything from chinoiserie and art deco to the Bauhaus and African tribal works, the American designer Karl Springer (1931–1991) was known for his furniture and accessories in a range of materials, such as shagreen, lacquered parchment, inlaid-wood veneer, exotic woods, metals, and granite. The furniture company Matthews & Parker has just revived Springer’s Freeform table, a timeless design Springer conceived in the 1970s. Shown here in polished stainless steel with black glass tops and rece…

Since its launch in 2001, Time & Place has been providing short-term luxury-home rentals with five-star concierge service. The company has spent more than a decade developing its portfolio of design-worthy properties in destinations such as Palm Springs, Calif.; Nantucket, Mass.; and Marbella, Spain.Now, on the heels of the company’s recent acquisition by Club Holdings (the parent company of the destination club the Quintess Collection), Time & Place plans to add additional vacation properties to its r…

A full bespoke wardrobe by Kiton , including seven suits, two topcoats, two outerwear jackets, 14 dress shirts with complimentary necties, seven sport shirts, three pairs of jeans and seven cashmere sweaters along with a five-piece set of handmade crocodile luggage.  First-class airfare and luxury accomodations for two in Milan and Naples.  Priced upon request.Kiton is opening the vaults of the Barbera mill, a 165-year-old stone mill in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, to Robb Report readers,&n…

If traveling to Paris or Milan only to be stuck inside a convention center—strolling through aisle after aisle of home decor booths—is not your idea of a good time, then you may wish to seek out such international wares by emerging and established designers at a new event closer to home. The Collective Design Fair welcomes the public starting May 8. The four-day show will take place at Hudson River Park’s Pier 57 and feature vintage and contemporary pieces from 23 international galleries, including New York’s …

Kiawah Island owes much of its allure to the 10,000-acre community’s slow, meticulous development of individually designed homes—an aesthetically minded approach that began with Kiawah’s founding in 1972. Today, Kiawah remains ever mindful of design, even in its latest offering of smaller, turnkey vacation homes. The community’s new Indigo Park neighborhood of 16 LEED-certified homes is being developed by the New York–based firm Dyal Compass as a conservation-focused enclave, and it will conform to the island’…

With the launch of its latest catamaran, the Turkish brand Curvelle, in conjunction with the Curvelle-Logos shipyard, proves that two legs are better than one. Thanks to its wide beam and two-hull structure, the 110-foot Curvelle Quaranta boasts greater stability, more space, and better comfort than most comparable monohull motoryachts—whether traveling at 5 or 25 knots.
Quaranta, which will make its official debut in Monaco in June, is made of a lightweight carbon composite that, in combination with the vess…

Now in its 15th year, the Gumball 3000 has established itself as one of the world’s most unique celebrations of the supercar culture. Each annual gathering draws numerous vehicles of the highest caliber; it is not unusual to see multiple models from Bugatti, McLaren, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, and Porsche, to name a few.
Last year’s event toured the United States for more than a week of adrenaline-fueled road-trip adventures, but the Gumball 3000 returns to its European …