George Smith, the English furniture company named for one of the United Kingdom’s most celebrated Regency-period furniture makers, has unveiled its first outdoor collection. Utilizing special treatments on variously stained woods and nail-head trim made from galvanized materials, the firm has reproduced some of its favorite classic pieces, such as the Early Victorian Chesterfield sofa and the Soho Buttoned Drum coffee table. The line takes indoor living-room styles al fresco. Fabrics, finishes, and sizes …

The South Korean electronics giant Samsung, one of the world’s leading TV manufacturers, just announced current and forthcoming availability for its 2013 display panels. The company’s new flagship series, the F8000 LED-edge-lit LCD TV, comes in 46-, 55-, 60-, 65-, and 75-inch screen sizes. The first of the F8000 sets began shipping in March, and the $8,000 75-inch model hits the market in May.
Samsung is revered for its LED screens, and the F8000 embodies what the company does best. It features a sleek bezel …

Three new sinks promise to enliven the powder room or master bath. Cut from a single piece of amethyst, the Polyedro sink ($50,000) is the functional artwork of Jake Levy, of International Stone Collections, and Franke Kitchen Systems. Levy chiseled a 500-pound stone until he was left with the sink’s 80-pound base, and he placed the amethyst’s purple crystals around the washbasin. The New York–based designer Clodagh has created a distinctive floor-standing sink (starting at $11,995) carved from stone; the desi…

Three new sinks promise to enliven the powder room or master bath. Cut from a single piece of amethyst, the Polyedro sink ($50,000) is the functional artwork of Jake Levy, of International Stone Collections, and Franke Kitchen Systems. Levy chiseled a 500-pound stone until he was left with the sink’s 80-pound base, and he placed the amethyst’s purple crystals around the washbasin. The New York–based designer Clodagh has created a distinctive floor-standing sink (starting at $11,995) carved from stone; the desi…

Situated in the suburb of Karen, Hemingways Nairobi is near Kenya’s famous Nairobi National Park. The property, which opens this month, has 45 rooms and suites, each with a private balcony overlooking the Ngong Hills. One of its restaurants is headed by Barry Tonks, a London-born chef who earned a Michelin star at his previous restaurant. Also on the premises are a brasserie featuring Kenyan steaks and a patisserie serving cakes and viennoisseries. Hemingways Nairobi provides on-site butler services, spa treat…

The Grace Bay Club in Turks and Caicos has just announced the Residences—a 2.2-acre community within the larger 11-acre community. Upon its completion in 2014, the new enclave will consist of just three residential villas priced from $3.8 million. The 6,000-square-foot homes are being designed by the U.K.-based firm Coast Architects, whose past projects have included the nearby resorts Amanyara and Parrot Cay. Each of the villas will feature four bedrooms, four and a half baths, and a 2,600-square-foot outdoor…

Blue diamonds account for less than one percent of all mined diamonds, and thus a fancy deep-blue one is considered an exceptional discovery—which is why Bonhams’ offering of a 5.30-carat deep-blue diamond ring is making news. The stone will be on the auction block at the firm’s April 24 Fine Jewelry sale in New York. The cushion-cut diamond sits in an elegantly simple circa-1965 Bulgari ring, surrounded by white diamonds. The ring is expected to fetch from $1.5 million to $2.2 million—though it has the potent…

Outer Reef is lauded for its long-range, semicustom motoryachts that can handle varying conditions, and the new 720 Deluxbridge continues the tradition. Using the same fiberglass hull form as the 700 Motoryacht, the 72-foot 720 Deluxbridge changes things up with the inclusion of a country kitchen in place of a lower helm and an enclosed pilothouse instead of the traditional open flybridge. Twin 503 hp Caterpillars and 2,000 gallons of fuel will get you where you want to go. Buyer options include a full walk-ar…

The Italian furniture makers at Promemoria are known for their inventive uses of materials, such as the caramel-colored ash wood that the company treated—and turned gray—for its Belvedere chaise (see “Taking It Outside” in Robb Report Home & Style’s March/April issue). Promemoria’s innovative approach to home decor will be on display next week in Milan at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, where the company will introduce 25 new pieces, including the Bip Bip side table (shown), which is made from cast b…

Occupying 1,500 acres of a peninsula on the Riviera Nayarit, just north of Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita includes Four Seasons and St. Regis resorts, two Jack Nicklaus–designed golf courses, and a host of remarkable beachfront homes. The private residence Villa La Punta 9, which Robb Report Home & Style featured in the Smart Showings section of its March/April issue, recently came on the market, intriguing potential buyers with its 12,744 square feet of living space in the oceanfront enclave of La Punta Esta…