Filed under: Estates
The Chicago suburb of Evanston may be facing a battle of the condominiums. Chicago Real Estate Daily reports that there are two large condo projects planned and there just might not be room for the both of them. James Klutznick and Tim Anderson have proposed a 49-story condo tower and right next door […]
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To me, what makes this bag magic is the beautiful color. They call it tobacco, but I think it looks more like warm chocolate caramel. I like the fact that the tarnished silver hardware and studded accents are kept to a minimum and don’t detract the focus from where it belongs — on […]
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Filed under: Journeys
Horseback riding is a more popular hobby than some may realize, with 20 million Americans considering themselves riders and 12 million taking it fairly seriously by riding at least once per week. With that many interested, equestrian-based luxury vacations are getting better and better all the time. From Micato Horseback Safaris in Africa […]
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Filed under: Journeys, Spas, Water
This may be a first, a luxury ship that launched both in real life and simultaneously in Second Life. The Costa Serena, from Costa Crociere will depart from Venice to Greece, Turkey and Croatia in summer 2007 and from Savona to Canary Islands in winter 2007/2008 .The new ship was christened […]
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This is totally what I need, an entire kitchen that can be closed up and put away. Dirty dishes? No one has to know if they’re just admiring my kitchen from the outside! Only fitting into the most modern of homes, and probably not for true cooking connoisseurs (they would need more space), […]
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Reaching the nearly ridiculous level of luxury that the Hope Ranch area in Santa Barbara is famous for, Terra Bella is a huge nearly 14,000 square foot mansion with an ideal location with ocean views. The gated ten-bedroom home aspires to a Tuscan fantasy of Italian architecture on a grand scale. Details include […]
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Can it be over two years since I’ve checked in with the watches of Ernst Benz? The company, founded by Swiss engineer and aviator Ernst Benz, specializes in large format self-winding chronographs. Their Great Circle limited edition ChronoJewel is a wrist dominator at 47mm. It has a black dial with a globe […]
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The Bullion collection is the first signature collection for Douglas Ward. Designer Brandon Little was drawn to the baguette shape seeking to make men’s jewelry that is large, heavy, and masculine but also classic. The pieces are luxurious but also meant to be worn with jeans as well as with a […]
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OK people, here it is, the iPod of 2020 - the Microsoft Surface. Although slightly less portable than everyone’s favorite gadget today, Microsoft is rigorously positioning its concept device for the kind of widespread consumer - and commercial - craze that only Apple have been able to drill up. As you can see from their […]
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Here’s a chandelier that doesn’t have many of the usual features you expect, like shimmering gold, glittering silver, or even just a sense of the traditional. It strikes me as industrial, and a little juvenile (like a science project), but somehow I still manage to like it. I’m a sucker for mini lights, […]
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