When it comes to chic you can be sure to trust the Italians to do things just right. Demure and sexily fun, the combination of two of Italy’s most considerable brands Dolce & Gabbana and Marinti is perhaps a creation of genius proportions and one that, upon stepping into their collaborative world brings about a sense of both the old-world glamour of Italy coupled with a more modern dash of boldness so synonymous with Milan.
Stepping into Bar Luce, whether before, during or after adventuring through Fondazione Prada, is akin to stepping some decades into the past and a rather dreamy Milanee cafe of times gone by. Designed by film director Wes Anderson whose visionary work is typically of a symmetrical world that plays into a weirdly wonderful perfection, his real world creation at Bar Luce is, as it were, a less fantastical reality in which the everyday life can be enjoyed - ratherly chicly.
Akin to Colette in Paris and Dover Street Market in London and New York City, 10 Corso Como is one of the world’s most iconic and opulent concept stores when it comes to fashion and art, culture and luxury. Situated inside Milan’s infamous 10 Corso Como which also is just as celebrated for it’s cafe, restaurant, gallery and hotel, it’s the one stop shop for those in search of high-end luxury with a touch of limited-edition-no-body-else-will-have-this Italian glamour.
Created in 1993 by Miuccia Prada and her husband Patricia Bertelli, Fondazione Prada is a philanthropic project whose main interest remains loyal to the investment of ideas and the analyses of present times through art. Supporting the the world of contemporary art through artist commissions, research exhibitions and initiatives related to cinema and the hosting of contemporary philosophy conferences, the Fondazione’s mission is to encourage and support the opportunity to extend and intensify the process of learning.
Set directly in the heart of Milan, literally just a two minute stride from Piazza del Duomo, Room Mate Giulia is the newest member of hotel group Room Mate’s expansion of affordable design stays around the world.
With a complimentary car pick up from Marrakech airport, it's just a fifteen minute journey home toVilla des Orangers. The reference to home is appropriate for never have fewer places ever felt so homely, somewhere so foreign. Upon stepping inside this beautiful Riad style hotel, it's quick to materialise that the world outside it's walls fades into nothing but a distant memory.
Sitting atop the city of London, Duck & Waffle, the 24/7 high-rise destination restaurant and cocktail bar is something of an ethereal escape from the rat race below. Upon arrival, the dedicated entrance for those dining in the Heron Tower is something of a fun beginning, stepping into a glass elevator that whisks you from floor to forty in seconds, there’s a sense that whatever awaits atop your ride north has to be pretty slick.
Gulla Jonsdottir’s completed projects include some of the most luxurious hotels, restaurants, bars, lounges and galleries the world over. The architect and interior designer’s appreciation of space, uncompromising beauty and the delicate dance between the sensual and empirical awards her the prestige as one of our generation’s most fresh and dynamic innovators.
This week's Hotlist is all about nerding it up and adding a little new number or two to your bookshelf or a little chic to your coffee table collection.
As one of Ireland's most prolific emerging artists, Leah Hewson is no stranger to the limelight. With three solo exhibitions under her belt, of which her most recent, Scintilla showed at the prestigious RHA Gallery in Dublin (not to mention was a complete sell-out), the young artist is a success of her own making.
Occupying an entire building on Redchurch Street, Barbour & Parlour is one of London’s funkiest destinations. One of the newest additions to the Soho House portfolio, it plays home to an array of points of interest.
As part of the rather chic Hotel Santa Teresa, Restaurante Térèze is undoubtedly one of Rio de Janeiro’s most beautiful dining experiences. Set in the hills of the Santa Teresa neighbourhood and amid the hotel’s elegant expanse, guests can expect to be transported by the global fusion of tasteful delights and elegantly casual vibes.
Set in a gated space in the trendy Rio neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, Mama Ruisa, is an old and stately mansion that once played home to a wealthy Brazilian family and today to guests who wish to find themselves lost in a tasteful yet very authentic Brazilian experience and amid the hillsides of this magnificent city.
American photographer Slim Aarons’s iconically tantalising and delicately desirable images are recognised as some of the most absorbing snapshots into the lives of the jet-setters, celebrities and socialites who played subject to a considerable part of his life-long career in photography.
Whether it’s the Dallas or L.A location, the feeling of discovering new worlds is hard to deny when you step into Tenoversix. Perhaps it’s the idea that the entire store itself is somewhat of a finding, or more than that, it’s contents an uncovering of the hottest interlacing of brands you could imageencountering in any one place.
Separating itself from the masses with it’s distinct tenacity and Downtown Dallas vibe, The Joule is Dallas’s bold little number with the perfect touch of Southern hospitality. Reflective of the city’s somewhat more refined tone in comparison to Austin or Houston, The Joule is a finely restored 1920’s landmark building that now plays home to the city’s visitors wishing to temporarily escape the norm and embrace the unexpected.
Whether you've got a date night with destiny, you're simply in need of a little aprés-weekend pick-me-up or perhaps your next remote adventure is scheduled and fast approaching there's never not a time to get lost in a HSF hotlist..
Fewer people could be more in the know and as L.A's most fabulously knowledgable "go to person", Jackie Brander is your girl. Beginning her career under the wing of Fred Segal she quickly moved up the ranks and at just 19 became her own boss at the helm of the infamous L.A boutique her mentor had founded and synonymously named, Fred Segal.
Nerding it up doesn't get more charismatic than doing so at Booksoup in L.A. Located in West Hollywood on Sunset Strip, directly across from Tower Records and the first Spago restaurant, it's the ultimate floor-to-ceiling situation to find ones next read.