Manhattan’s legendary “The Pierre” now has room with a view, ready and waiting for its next lucky resident. Built in 1930, The Schultze and Weaver designed Pierre is one of New York City’s defining Art Deco masterpieces along with the famed Waldorf Astoria and the Park Lane Hotel. The Pierre was transformed from solely hotel use into a mixed use co-op and hotel in 1959, which brings us to the subject of Apartment 3304. The 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath co-op…
A two bedroom apartment along New York’s coveted upper east side is the latest work of Mojo Stumer Associates. The firm, which is well known for their modern yet warm interior design work, brought to life 2,300 square feet of living space at 700 Park Avenue. The team at Mojo Stumer was hired by a Manhattan couple, who were looking to downsize from a larger residence. The end result of their collaboration was the complete transformation of this residence into…
New York City based hat designer and NYU professor, Heidi Lee, has had her head-wear featured in VOGUE, the New York Times, MTV, New York Magazine, among many others. As the recipient of the 2012 MET Museum Costume Institute Accessory Design Award, Lee has an A-list clientele which includes Anne Hathaway, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. She is most notable for her “Endless Echo Hat” that is created with a 3D printer from a scan of her face. Tell me…
Featuring 75 different artists and collectives, the Whitney Biennial, the longest running art exhibition in the country, has returned for the summer and is mesmerizing viewers. Through its duration, the exhibit works to provide “a snapshot of art in the United States” for its viewers, but perhaps what is one of the most eye-catching aspects of the exhibition this year, is an installation created by Brendan Fernandes. The installation titled The Master and Form, was originally showcased in 2018 at…
Standing at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 30th Street, Dover Street Market New York (DSMNY), a high-end retail branch of Rei Kawakubo’s international fashion empire, counters basically everything I expect from a fashion boutique. Words like timeless and classical would do a just description of the building based on its temple-like facade. However, a wild fashion experiment, or “beautiful chaos” in Karakubo’s words, is actually going on underneath the surface. Together with five other stores around the globe…
Yun Qu, the Founder of the NYC based brand Videmus Omnia, which was founded in 2016, let me know that she was listening to Nirvana when she got the inspiration for her A/W 2019 collection, “Enigma”. The collection, which features grunge fashion and Renaissance art debuted at the A/W 2019 New York Fashion Week. “Enigma” marks Yun’s third collection. When I entered Yun Qu’s studio in New York on a Sunday afternoon, the first thing that grabbed my attention was…
Glitz, Glamour, and Luxury. New York City is a global hub for all of the above and more. And in true New Yorker spirit, it would only make sense if the luxury market became more and more competitive with it’s newest addition to the city. Apparently, the majority of us have been shopping wrong. It’s not enough to just go in and out of a store anymore, at least, that’s what we believe Neiman Marcus CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck had…
The Aman luxury hotel chain has landed in none other than the very grandiose core of Manhattan: lively New York City. After Aman Tokyo’s opening back in 2014 that was received with the warmest hearts, NYC is the second city setting that Aman will make its development in. This plan undoubtedly faces nothing but open arms. With its address in the Crown Building beholding perfect views of Central Park and the lively surrounding boutiques of the city, Aman New York…
The prestigious Swiss watch manufacturer, Vacheron Constantin, which is a brand of the Richemont group, are now bringing a vintage selection of timepieces to their Madison Avenue boutique in New York. This rare Vacheron Constantin timepiece selection, also known as Les Collectionneurs, was culled from private collectors, auction houses and even the Swiss watchmaker’s own archival department. Les Collectionneurs belongs to a traveling offering of unique timepieces that has made stops in key cities such as Singapore, London and most recently,…
