AHAlife.com; the premier discovery shopping destination for luxury lifestyle products on-line has partnered with sbe Hotel Group to create a tech-driven, curated shopping experience in Regalo at The Bazaar by José Andrés at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills.
Since launching,AHAlife.com has achieved niche positioning online by innovatively blending commerce and content. Consumers are able to experience the thrill of shopping again by gaining access to a global bazaar of exotic and inspirational products including fashion, food, beauty, home décor, and tech.
The Bazaar includes more than 30 exclusive products such as recycled wooden watches, AKILLIS fine jewelry, Love is Art Kit by Jeremy Brown, & limited-edition exotic skin accessories from Khirma Eliazov.
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Last night, members of the fashion, art and design world converged to celebrate the 10th year of Art Basel Miami Beach and 15 years of MOCA North Miami. The DEWAR’S hosted MOCA North Miami/Vanity Fair Art Basel kick-off bash also celebrated MOCA’S latest exhibition, “Mark Handforth: Rolling Stop,” taking place from November 29th, 2011 through February 19th, 2012. In addition, Donna Karan debuted her Urban Zen pop-up store at MOCA North Miami.
DEWAR’S Scotch Whisky along with MOCA North Miami honored special guests Ingrid Sischy and Sandra Brant as a dynamic duo and“Double Act” at the event. The iconic “Double Act” of Ingrid Sischy and Sandy (Sandra) Brant has supported MOCA and Art Basel Miami Beach from the very beginning, which inspired DEWAR’S to honor the dynamic duo for their incredible contributions to the world of journalism, art and fashion.
In a video interview, Ingrid said, “There is no doubt that Sandy is my better half” and of course, Sandy agreed.
Guests including famed Julian Schnabel, Rachid Benzine, iconic photographer Bruce Weber, Nan Bush, Ingrid Sischy, Sandy Brant, MOCA North Miami’s Bonnie Clearwater, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Tamara Mellon, artist Mark Handforth, artist Tracey Emin, Mark Ellwood, Darrell Hartman, actor Christian Slater, and Blaine Trump, just to name a few.
After the party, guests headed over to the private residence of Sandra and Stephen Muss for a beautiful seated dinner in their backyard that was transformed into a tropical wonderland.
For more on the Best of Basel, check out Haute Living’s What’s Haute: Guide to art Basel 2011
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Emeril Lagasse is looking to downsize. The celebrity chef’s spectacular Upper East Side residence went on the market today for $15 million.
The limestone townhouse, located at 158 East 61st Street, is 6,900 square feet of style. It features five bedrooms, six fireplaces and, of course, a chef’s kitchen. Plus, the property boasts two terraces and a garden.
Emeril purchased the home just two years ago for $11.5 million.
Last night, VIPs kicked off a week of what will include some of the year’s most memorable parties, events and exhibits honoring the best of art, fashion and design. To celebrate, FENDI hosted a champagne-filled cocktail party honoring their fourth year sponsoring the annual fair. Although a Design/Miami veteran, this is the first time the luxe brand co-hosted the official welcome party for Design/Miami and they didn’t disappoint.
For more on the Best of Basel, check out Haute Living’s What’s Haute: Guide to art Basel 2011
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A nine-story hotel located at Selma and Caheunga will be run by Hampshire Hotels & Resorts under its Dream Hotel brand. The long-standing plans to build the $45 million hotel in Hollywood were revived after the developers started fresh with new financing and a new operator.
Construction is expected to begin on the 148-room hotel in the spring but few other details have been released at this time except that there will be a rooftop swimming pool, a restaurant and a lounge. It is expected to open in the fall of 2013.
Developer Richard Heyman said, “We fought hard to find conventional financing, but conventional doesn’t exist anymore, so we turned to finding alternative sources of capital.” The solution, according to Heyman, was the federal EB-5 program, which provides green cards to immigrant investors who put up a minimum investment of $500,000 for development in targeted areas. The Dream Hotel job is expected to create more than 900 jobs. It received federal approval last month to participate in EB-5 financing.
The hip Dream Hotel brand, a full-service but relaxed luxury brand, currently has locations in New York, Miami Beach, Bangkok, and Cochin, India.
Source: Hotel Chatter
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Chef Angelo Elia is the mastermind behind Casa D’Angelo restauraunts, and Delray Beach’s newest addition D’Angelo Trattoria. On Tuesday, December 6th, Elia will be creating a special five-course “Winter Truffle Extravaganza” dinner at the historic James Beard House in New York City.
Elia will be joining forces with Chef Rickie Piper for the evening, bringing guests decadent menu options such as porcini-aged fontina gratin seasoned with shaved white Alba truffles, tagliolini with buffalo butter and shaved white Alba truffles and ricotta-truffled egg yolk in a raviolone with puréed yellow squash. The dessert course is a millefoglie pastry with truffle honey, filled with ricotta, anisette cream and garnished with caramelized oranges.
A limited number of seats are available. Call 212.627.2308 to make your reservation.
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As partner of Art Basel for the past five years, Cartier is presenting Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes, who for Art Basel has imagined a singular work inspired by her canvases and collages, a mobile composed of pearls, precious and semi-precious stones. Crafted by the Ateliers Cartier, Aquarium is both a unique installation and a work of jewelry of unexpected dimensions, described as “intricate” and “overwhelming,” inviting the spectator to contemplate an ideal purity. The space displaying the mobile is designed to resemble a jewel case and reveals the sculpture’s finesse and surprising lightness.
The mobile will be hung at the Collins Building, 139 NE 39th Street (cross streets 39th and NE 1st Court) Miami, FL. Open to all holding Art Basel cards.
For more on the Best of Basel, check out Haute Living’s What’s Haute: Guide to art Basel 2011
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Franco Pianegonda’s boutique in Aventura Mall is turning one! In celebration of La Maison Franco Pianegonda’s first anniversary, Franco Pianegonda will be traveling from Italy to host a cocktail reception alongside hosts Kirstie Bolitho, Rosalie Borg, Alex Fields, Stuart Geller, Cynthia Graham, Erin Newberg, Carole Pumpian, Sonia Tita Puopolo, Patty Soffer and Tracey Stein.
The event, on December 7th, will benefit the Citizens Interested in Arts Inc., an organization based in South Florida that aims to keep the arts “alive.” Bella Luna will be serving up antipasti and complimentary cocktails throughout the evening, while guests enjoy special holiday prices on some of Pianegonda’s famous jewelry.
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Benjamin Bashein, Philippe Kjellgren, Chris Benz, and ACRIA's Stewart Shining
The AIDS Community Research Initiative of America recently hosted an exquisite autumnal feast in the phenomenal penthouse at the Mondrian SoHo. The sit-down, gourmet affair celebrated the appointment of Stewart Shining as vice president of the board of ACRIA. And seeing how intimate and unique philanthropic events are de rigueur in this day and age, place settings hovered around 40.
As the mist and gloom eerily blanketed the city lights of Gotham at cocktail hour, movers and shakers from the art, fashion, design, and media worlds saluted one another—some twenty stories into the night sky. Drinks flowed steadily for a solid hour until a dinner bell summoned the “Young Friends of ACRIA” to their banquet spots.
Stefano Tonchi and Stewart Shining
The cheery new VP, Shining, thanked the fashionable faction for their dedication to ACRIA, before taking his chair next to W magazine editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi and passing the attention on to Philippe Kjellgren, president and CEO of luxury travel authority, Kiwi Collection. Kjellgren gleefully introduced his company, which sponsored the ACRIA Young Friends toast for Shining, before raffling off a two-night stay at The Little Nell in Aspen (won by an elated Chris Benz).
Bettina Prentice, Tim Goossens, and Casey Freemont
Soon thereafter, gorgeous, plentiful courses appeared on the tables; commencing with scallops and culminating in a plating of rich desserts. Thankfully the sumptuous spread did not deter attendees from wandering about, as most grabbed their goblets at some juncture, eager to engage in discourse. A colorful selection of notables took pleasure in the revelry, including: designers Prabal Gurung, Rogan Gregory, and Scott Lipps; Mazdack Rassi of Milk Studios; publicists Bettina Prentice and Deborah Hughes; editors David Lipke and Kristian Laliberté; artist Sofia Sanchez, curator Tim Goossens, and Art Production Fund’s Casey Fremont Crowe; as well as jewelers Louis Morais and Waris Ahliwalia.
Kiwi Collection's Megan Montenero and Philippe Kjellgren; designer Prabal Gurung; ACRIA's development director Benjamin Bashein and designer Rogan Gregory.
Sometime around 10pm, the good cheer moved downstairs to Mondrian hotspot, Mister H, for more cocktails and socializing. A fresh wave of friends of the organization arrived for the fall fundraiser’s late-night program, where Kiwi Collection held another drawing—this time for a fabulous five-night stay at the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro (which went to Elin Kling). An added bonus was DJ Jen Brill at the turntables, who whipped up her magical melodies for a hundred or so guests.
Waris Ahluwalia charms artist Sophia Sanchez...
The Young Friends of ACRIA is a dynamic leadership group composed of professionals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, who are interested in advancing ACRIA’s mission, furthering their own understanding of the newest developments in AIDS research and education, and supporting people living with HIV and those most affected, including women, LGBT people, and communities of color. The group was launched at an October, 2010 party hosted by Stefano Tonchi and his partner David Maupin at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery.
This specific jamboree could be perceived as just a warm-up: ACRIA will soon host its 16th annual holiday dinner and auction at the Urban Zen Center, in the West Village, on December 7. Tickets start at $1,000 per person.
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Twenty-two year old R&B pop musician Chris Brown recently dropped $1.55 million on a new Hollywood Hills home after neighbor problems at his former West Hollywood penthouse apartment.
The recently built contemporary home clings to a steep slop in a quiet ravine above Lake Hollywood in a neighborhood known as the Hollywood Dell. Noted Los Angeles-based architect Jay Vanos designed the multi-level residence that sits high above the narrow and winding street. You can access the main portion of the house by either an exterior staircase or private elevator that whisks you up from the street level interior entry, past a separate guest quarters over the garage. There is an exterior glass-railed bridge that spans a plunge-sized swimming pool and spa.
Inside, there is a double-height living room with towering walls of glass and canyon views. This area also features a fireplace with flat-screen mounted above and ebony wood floors.
On the top level there is a master suite that is open to the bathroom and include a freestanding soaking tub, separate glassed-in shower stall and long, double sink vanity.
The 2,473 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home was custom designed, has a green roof and was outfitted with all the latest high-tech electronic gadgetry. For security, there is a state-of-the art audio and video system and around the home there is LED lighting displays, including in the swimming pool and Jacuzzi that lights up at the flip of a switch.
Source: Real Estalker
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