After a lifetime of success, Hanya Kizemchuk is paying it forward through her new foundation that will provide vital resources to young survivors of abuse and sex trafficking. In her 60 years, Hanya Kizemchuk has worn a surprising number of hats, as a model turned real-estate investor turned entrepreneur. But her latest project, Hanya’s Hope …
Temple St. Clair has designed and produced timeless, Florentine-crafted jewellery for the past 30 years. But it’s her passion for storytelling, love of travel and desire to incorporate it all into her craft that has propelled the longevity of her brand. The world through the eyes of an artisan is one of wonder and whimsy, …
Meet Camal Pirbhai, the Canadian-born Swiss-raised textile artist behind the most beautiful, bespoke soft-furnishing work in the country. Through his brand, Studio La Beauté, Pirbhai has been producing haute handmade drapery for high-end North American and European clients for more than 20 years. Step foot into Studio La Beauté’s chic downtown workshop and you will …
The unshakable Vivienne Poy reflects on a life of fashion, politics and a firm commitment to community service. Vivienne Poy’s father, the late, great businessman Richard Charles Lee, never wanted to be the wealthiest man in Hong Kong. “Actually, he was really upset with people who speculated on land and on buildings to make a …
Todd Halpern is a man of many titles, among them being father, son, president of one of Canada’s biggest wine-importing companies and vice-chair of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. He sat down with Dolce to reveal how he blends his two passions, using everyone’s favourite elixir as a vessel for …
How the turbo-charged passion of auto restorer Magnus Walker fuels his uncompromising Porsche-collecting quest. Magnus Walker wants to own one of every sports car Porsche has ever made. This may seem like one crazy, and costly, ambition. But this eccentric English expat isn’t one to be swayed by negativity. This is a man who drives …
