WE HAPPENED UPON ONE detail in this 16th-century family manor in the Cotswolds on Instagram and immediately had to find out what the rest of the home looked like. That one detail was in the drawing room, where a second walkway was converted into an ultra-chic bar area, with antique mirror was installed above and behind the shelves to reflect light (see below). As it turns out, there's a very interesting story to the place...
Changed the breathtaking landscape from Ireland with the seaside in France, as am currently on a dreamy beach in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, two steps away from the turquoise water, but wanted to share a few more things about Ireland.
Perhaps it is warm wood in white interiors and gilded chandeliers, or the tan leather of a convertible with the top down on a breezy afternoon; a sun-dappled corner of a favourite café or the warm woven wicker of a basket bag set off by the billowy white ruffles of a silk dress.
Located on the site of a former estate known as Red Maples, on four acres near the ocean in Southampton, New York sits the pink stucco country manor (named Hollyhock) belonging to New York commercial real-estate broker Mary Ann Tighe and her husband, Dr. David Hidalgo.
Three years ago, at a conference on transatlantic issues, the subject of artificial intelligence appeared on the agenda. I was on the verge of skipping that session—it lay outside my usual concerns—but the beginning of the presentation held me in my seat.
I wanted to add to my sculptures these antique chandeliers to make them more exclusive and special, both for the brass components value and for the difficulty of the sculpture process that must be entirely done by hand around the piece of the chandelier. To make the composition even more magical I left the electric cable as if it were torn, as if the animal had broken the piece recently, but the light is still on.
Stephen W. Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist and best-selling author who roamed the cosmos from a wheelchair, pondering the nature of gravity and the origin of the universe and becoming an emblem of human determination and curiosity, died early Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 76.
CHEVRON FLOORS in Parisian spaces, marble fireplaces and gilding, chandeliers and tufted chairs — here are a few favourite interiors in shades of linen, wood and chocolate…
