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Lifestyle Travel July 7, 2020

Belmond reopens their Italian hotels in a truly Nostalgic Fashion

Following Italy’s challenges with Covid-19, Belmond has announced the reopening of their 6 properties from Venice to Portofino with a short film by director Francesco Carrozzini. The film, which is romantic, nostalgic, and entirely captivating, enlivens our senses and makes us dream of our next escape to Italy. The film commissioned by Belmond is appropriately titled ‘My Love Letter to Italy’. In a press release, parent organization LVMH states “[Carrozzini] presents a passionate and personal account of his native land,…

Art & Culture January 24, 2020

Gianna Dispenza’s Double Like Tata Stimulates the Imagination

In Gianna Dispenza’s most recent solo exhibition, symbolism takes center stage. Her works delight the viewer’s subconscious with manifestations of abstract portraits, hovering still lifes, and scenes of nature all delivered on the most obscure of canvases. From public transport tickets to newspapers and wrappers, recycled pieces of the artist’s life proudly takes a spotlight in the exhibition which just concluded on January 18th. The show that took place at Galleria Ramo in Como, Italy was an intimate yet spectacular…

Auto Lifestyle June 8, 2017

Sweptail: The Ultimate Rolls-Royce

The new Rolls-Royce Sweptail had it’s unveiling on May 27th at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. This world-famous event has been home to competition grounds for classic and vintage cars alike since 1929, as well as the host to some of the most legendary concept cars to make their debut in the auto industry. Demonstrating a sleek yet smart outer appearance and a ravishing interior design, the new one-off Rolls-Royce is the first factory-built custom coachwork to originate from…

Lifestyle Travel December 14, 2016

This Luxurious Hotel Makes For An Opulent Retreat

What was once the early 20th century Roman villa that bordered the Tiber River and the home of the Malaspina family (who hosted countless high-class soi rées) is now a luxurious hotel named Palazzo Dama. Opened this year in January as a 30 room hotel, the luxury resort has become an opulent retreat within it’s own city, a place where historical marble mosaics and original art-nouveau doors beautifully complement the Loro Piana fabrics and spectacular mid-century Italian furnishings. Even architect Antonio Girardi culled many…

Art & Culture Lifestyle Travel June 23, 2016

Christo’s Floating Pier Opens on Lake Iseo

Starting off this week, The Floating Pier installation by renowned artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff is open, visitors can now walk on water over the Italian Lake Iseo. And for anyone that is a fan of The Wizard of Oz, you can now travel to the Lake for a stroll on the elongated ‘yellow-brick road’. “It’s not a painting, it’s not a sculpture. You need to walk on it. Feel it with the sun, with the rain, with the wind. It’s physical, not virtual” Said Christo.…

Auto Lifestyle June 20, 2016

Rolls Royce opens a Summer Showroom in Porto Cervo

Rolls Royce is introducing a chic studio to the Italian Island of Sardinia, held seasonally once per year in the beautiful Mediterranean resort town of Porto Cervo, Sardinia. The city is one of the most popular for the world’s elite; hailed as one of the major Super Yacht destinations in the Western Med. This is exactly the demographic that Rolls Royce hopes to gain with the addition of this seasonal studio. From June through September, Rolls-Royce offers travelers a glimpse into the high quality world of the leader in…