From precious metals to mental health, prepare to be inspired by the many missions of mining executive Carol Banducci. It’s the year 2010. Carol Banducci stands in the middle of a freshly built schoolhouse in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Around her there’s a celebration: mothers and their children, future students, jump for joy, their eyes …
Toronto’s cherished closet, Andrews, has some intoxicating trends up its sleeve for fall. Darren Mason is excited. I can hear it in his voice as we chat on the phone. He’s listing some of his favourite fall designs he’s about to launch in his shop, Andrews, which has been Toronto’s hub of femme style since …
Trafalgar Square just got a bit more poetic with the launch of Tom Dixon’s Bronte restaurant — a scrumptious sonnet composed of fine cuisine and innovative design. While the freshly unveiled Bronte restaurant in London isn’t technically inspired by the famous writer-sisters of the same name, it pens a love story using a language all …
Parisian design darling Stéphanie Coutas welcomed Dolce into her freshly unveiled apartment, which doubles as her own personal art gallery. Now, this is Paris when it sizzles. Design darling Stéphanie Coutas already had our hearts with the long list of rooms she’s romanced over the years, each one emanating her unique style that’s classically Parisian …
Flamboyant, luxurious and elegant, Christian Lacroix’s first furniture line in collaboration with Roche Bobois celebrates a “French art de vivre” Q: What type of materials can be found in the Christian Lacroix Maison furniture line? A: It’s a collection with a lot of high-end details: rosewood, 18-karat-gold-pleated brass, cut velvet and silk satin — all …
With four generations of architecture artistry behind him, Spanish architect Javier Barba has created a legacy all his own. Not every architect can tell you they belong to a lengthy dynasty of industry geniuses, but Javier Barba can. The founder of BC Estudio Architects in Spain is the fourth in a famed succession of designers …
