In addition to playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s hit show, “Parks and Recreation,” Nick Offerman is a master artisan with a side business as a wood craftsman and boat builder. He is not alone in his passion for traditional craftsmanship, on Tuesday, April 10, Offerman hosted the premier of “Handmade: A Celebration of American Craftsmanship” to 150 guests at the Crosby Hotel.

1234 Shoreditch announced its upcoming festival in an unconvential and epic way: by throwing a party.

It was a typical glamorous Southern California party in El Segundo Saturday, with free-flowing booze, a plethora of beautiful women and rock stars from Velvet Revolver and the Village People—and then Gene Simmons showed up.

A group of buyers, which includes formers Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten, agreed in late March to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers from owners Frank McCourt for a record $2 billio

While at Basel World, Haute Time had the chance to sit down with Jérôme de Witt, CEO of DeWitt Timepieces.

Expanding his collection of fragrances, which currently includes “Daisy” and “Lola”, Marc Jacobs will be launching “Dot” this summer. Featuring notes of berries, coconut water, jasmine, orange blossom and vanilla, “Dot” is being described as a “spirited and charming scent.”

On April 8, David and Victoria Beckham took time out on Easter to spend it with their beautiful family in Napa, California. The two were spotted with their three boys, Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn, as David Beckham carries Harper, their cute nine month-old daughter while spending time with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and his family.

Arianna is the largest all-composite 50-meter, full-displacement motor yacht in the world.

On April 11, Scarlett Johansson attended the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie The Avengers.

Attention fitness pros and novices: prepare for an evening that will “rock your body and move your soul.”

Though originally slated to open this month, the Bulgari London Hotel has now announced they should be ready for guests just in time for the Summer Olympics and will be opening their doors on June 1.

Steve Saleen is once again at the helm of the marque that bears his name.

Today the Guggenheim Museum and Foundation and UBS Wealth Management revealed a partnership to curate contemporary art and monitor creative activity across the global spectrum, over the next five year. Richard Armstrong, director of the museum and foundation, and Jürg Zeltner, CEO of UBS Wealth Management issued a joint announcement saying the project--titled UBS MAP Global Art Initiative

On May 12th, many will gather together for a good cause, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital will be having a CRUISINE Dinner Dance. The fundraiser includes dinner, dancing with a live band, entertainment, cruise giveaway, cocktail hour, silent auction and so much more.

Dior is taking direct aim at the Asian luxury market by releasing a third edition of their online magazine in Mandarin. Scheduled for release during the week that Dior will present a haute couture collection for the first time in Shanghai, DiorMag is expected to give readers a behind-the-scenes look at the collection.

One thing that New Yorkers can't get enough of is a fantastic steak and a great glass of wine. Now, they can get one in the flatiron district, where Vic and Anthony's has set up shop.

Panerai plans to release two new timepieces for Summer 2012–the ceramic PAM 441 and the sleek PAM 323.

Celebrating anniversaries in style is common among luxury brands, so it comes as no surprise that to mark the 20th anniversary of the Ferrari brand in China, the company is releasing a special edition Ferrari 458 Italia along with the opening of its Italia Center at the Shanghai World Expo Park.