It's no secret that Kobe Bryant is a shining star, but as of yesterday, he was officially honored as one. The LA Lakers great received the "Shining Star" award from the Make-A-Wish Foundation at its annual Wishing Well Winter Gala.

Time really does fly, I really can’t believe it’s less than three weeks until Christmas. Wasn’t it just Halloween? I blinked and Thanksgiving was gone and now we are rapidly approaching December 25. I know this time of year you have a lot on your plate with making plans for vacation (if you’re lucky enough […]

Developer R. Donahue Peebles hosted a preview dinner for The Bath Club Estates earlier this week. Peebles was responsible for the redevelopment of The Bath Club in Miami Beach in 2000, a luxurious private members-only club and condo residences.  The event was timed with Art Basel to attract international buyers and the city’s top-selling brokers, to whom […]

The designer Sandro Barros, the expert at designing party dresses, has just launched a jewelry collection in partnership with  Amsterdam Sauer Jewelry. The pieces will be sold in stores and also at the Ansterdan sandro studio in São Paulo.

On Tuesday evening at the Penthouse of SoHO Beach House, Harper’s BAZAAR hosted a VERY exclusive dinner celebrating Takashi Murakami and his new film, Jellyfish Eyes, a project that blends together the art and fashion worlds. I did not know the true purpose of this evening, but when my dear friend Ali Samek asked me to be her […]

Princess Diana remains a fascinating topic for many individuals, so it should come as no surprise that her glamourous gown sold for more than twice the estimated value—$167,000—at a recent auction. David and Elizabeth Emmanuel, the same design duo that made her wedding gown, created the fairytale princess dress. The late beauty chose the frock from the designer’s […]

Artist Jeff Koons and supermodel Karolína Kurková presented the North American premiere of Koons’ BMW Art Car, the M3 GT2 race car on December 4th, the night of the opening day of Art Basel in Miami Beach. The unveiling happened during a BMW reception in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden where Koons and Marc Spiegel, […]

This new house is located in East Fort Lauderdale on the water. The Kitchenworks has designed the space so that kitchen has a U-shaped configuration organized around three separate islands. The center island holds the main sink, double pull-out trash, dishwasher and other storage space. The long island to the side holds the wine refrigerator […]

Veteran actor Dustin Hoffman is auctioning off a large collection of his most valuable possessions. The Nye & Co auction will run online until December 17 and features a diverse range of antiques and collectibles from movie paraphernalia (although not from his own cult classics) and luxury historical furniture. Some of the more prominent pieces hitting the […]

Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest watch manufacturer with more than 255 years of uninterrupted history, celebrated its partnership with Shreve & Co. at a private dinner at the Battery in San Francisco.

Switch Modern just got a whole lot bigger. Just this week, the furniture retailer known for its European designers and contemporary lines of furniture opened their new and expanded location in West Midtown. At 25,000 square feet, this spot is five times bigger than the previous location and has even more great items. The new […]