With the release of Eat, Pray, Love this friday and my upcoming journey to the Peruvian Andes to work with the artisans on our wonderful baby alpaca products, I decided to share my 5 “Travel Must-Haves” with my favorite readers.  Here’s the list: 1.  100% Baby Alpaca Houndstooth Throw – I was inspired to develop [...]

The word is out.  According to the New York Times Blog, Claridge’s in London is taking bookings for the newly designed suites by fashion icon Diane Von Furstenberg. Twenty suites in all, Furstenberg’s use of bold, graphic patterns and luxury finishes and fabrics makes this the hottest ticket in town. For more information and bookings [...]

Just returned from Buenos Aires and I wanted to take note of a couple of restaurants that were exceptionally good.  Here’s the new, hot list: 1.  Arte de Mafia – its name speaks for itself.  Step into the restaurant and you feel like you’re in an old italian restaurant dining with the bad boys.  Food [...]

Just came back from Buenos Aires and I have to say – eating and drinking is better than ever!  Here are a couple of new restaurants…. 1.  Las Cabras – new to the Palermo Hollywood scene – dining at Las Cabras is EVEN better than Las Cholas..  Their food is better, cheaper – but be [...]

Tom Dixon – my favorite designer of the moment is currently exhibiting at the London Design Museum and a new showroom! Click here for more information on a free ticket giveaway! http://www.supercontemporary.co.uk/?s=ticket-giveaway Click here for information on their new showroom launch!http://www.tomdixon.net/en/products.html

Alpacas are a member of the South American Camelids having similar resemblance to a Llama. They are mostly raised in highlands of Peru, Bolivia and Chile.  There is a growing number of Alpacas raised in the United States They are highly valuable for their luxurious, lightweight fibers which is often compared to Cashmere.  It also [...]

    While on vacation in Paso Robles, we made a visit to Hearst Castle, home of William Randolph Hearst in San Simeon. I  highly recommend visiting the castle.  Julia Morgan, the architect did a fantastic job on this spare no expense project – the architecture is simply amazing.  From the 24k gold tiles in the indoor pool [...]

Many of my weekends are spent up near Hudson, New York.  I first started going to Hudson about 10 years ago on shopping trips to buy antiques and furnishings for clients.  Here’s a list of my favorite shops in Hudson: 1.  de Marchin/côté famille:  This is the go to shop for great clothes for men, [...]

  Here is a list of restaurants that I always visit whenever I return to Buenos Aires.  (Not in any particular order)  Portenos tend to eat very late – usually they do not arrive until 11 pm, often dining until 11 am.  At some of these restaurants, be prepared to wait….. Its very hard to [...]

  Kelly Wearstler has long been one of my favorite Interior Designers.  She has help define and taken the concept of Hollywood Regency Design to new levels.  I’m excited to be staying at the Viceroy in Palm Springs next month for a couple of days of rest and relaxation.  In addition to designing hotels, Kelly [...]