BROOKLYN / monastic townhouse in Cobble Hill

BROOKLYN / monastic townhouse in Cobble Hill

by | Oct 9, 2015 | DESIGN, Travel

This townhouse in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, was recently completely gutted & renovated in a style that reminds me of many of the apartments where I have stayed in Paris: the wood post & beams, the chevron wood flooring, the use of white, and the minimalist decor...
BIARRITZ / Chilled Out Bungalow

BIARRITZ / Chilled Out Bungalow

by | Sep 15, 2015 | MAISON, Travel

Biarritz once used to be the stomping ground of the cultural elite in the ’20s to ’50s.  People of the likes of Hemingway and Coco Chanel used to vacation there, although before their time homes were built by Nalopleon III’s wife, Eugenie, and...
STOCKHOLM / Restaurant & Bar Nazdrowje

STOCKHOLM / Restaurant & Bar Nazdrowje

by | Sep 1, 2015 | RESTO, Travel

Swedish designer Richard Lindvall has converted a car park into a Stockholm night time favorite.  The restaurant-come-nightclub serves Polish food, so Richard Lindvall visited a few factories in Poland to find inspiration for the project and came with a concept...
GREECE / House T

GREECE / House T

by | Aug 19, 2015 | DESIGN, GREECE, Travel

In the middle of the Ionian Sea lies a sprawling super modern villa 1,628m high.  Made of terraces and balconies facing Kefalonia, House T was designed by Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek and planned the entire design around the view while keeping the...
TOKYO / Harcoza Stores

TOKYO / Harcoza Stores

by | Aug 3, 2015 | Travel

If Marie Antoinette was a Harajuku girl, she’d probably shop here.  It’s the place where you will find patent leather heart-shaped bags, pastel tutus, crocheted earrings, and jelly fish bags.  And then you can try them all on in their boudoir-esque...