Luxury Defined spotlights a collection of homes with spectacular outdoor fireplaces and firepits for alfresco living Welcome, Summer! How we have missed you! But most of all we’ve missed those balmy evenings and dark summer nights under the stars. To that end, Luxury Defined presents six homes with enchanting outdoor spaces warmed by firelight for … Continue reading “Alfresco Living: 6 Homes with Outdoor Fireplaces and Firepits”
Ready, Set, Play: 10 Homes for Sports Enthusiasts Luxury Defined spotlights trophy estates with world-class facilities for sports and recreation, health and well-being learning, let’s consider the other things a home can provide: Playtime. Families don’t unite only at the dinner table or watching television together. Family bonding also happens on the tennis court, basketball court, … Continue reading “Lake Norman Waterfront Estate”
Always guaranteed to make an impression, cantilevering offers the perfect opportunity to marry great design and functionality Frank Lloyd Wright knew how to build headline-grabbing houses. His most famous, Fallingwater, is among eight of his works recently given UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Completed in 1939, its vast concrete cantilevers—rigid structures that extend horizontally from … Continue reading “Cantilevers—Where Architecture Meets Engineering”
You may not be able to dine at your favorite restaurants right now, but you can sate your culinary appetite online thanks to these expert chefs—and a top-secret recipe Spending all your time at home inevitably means devoting a great deal of it to the kitchen. As Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura has remarked of … Continue reading “Star Cooking: 7 Online Classes to Sharpen Your Skills”
Luxury Defined spotlights trophy estates with world-class facilities for sports and recreation, health and well-being While we’re staying home, perhaps immersed in the digital life of telecommuting or distance learning, let’s consider the other things a home can provide: Playtime. Families don’t unite only at the dinner table or watching television together. Family bonding also … Continue reading “Ready, Set, Play: 10 Homes for Sports Enthusiasts”
From traditional to high-tech, these kitchens inspire culinary creativity The kitchen has always been the heart of the home. Over the centuries, it has transformed from the center of domestic life to the centerpiece of the home. It’s the one room that has the potential to increase or decrease the value of a property. Of … Continue reading “Form Follows Food: 8 Homes with Luxury Kitchens”
Make working from home work for you—and turn your workspace into a sanctuary—with advice from top interiors experts. Integrating elements of nature into your home office design might not be a new approach—it’s been a trend in well-designed office spaces for years—but it has benefits you might not be aware of. Google’s Zurich headquarters famously … Continue reading “Home Office Designs: 3 Unexpected Ways to Bring the Outside In”
In response to the global lockdown, art is going digital—here’s where to find the best virtual viewing rooms, and how they can help to curate your collection Galleries and art fairs worldwide may have shut their brick-and-mortar establishments for the time being but, thanks to the rise of online exhibits, a wealth of paintings, sculptures, … Continue reading “How Online Exhibits Are Changing the Art World”
Net-zero carbon is more than a buzz phrase—as these eco-friendly examples show, it’s the new mantra for trailblazing architects, developers, and homeowners The construction industry accounts for around 40 percent of the world’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. However—thanks to new legislation in cities such as New York, Portland, Toronto, and London—the race is … Continue reading “Green Architecture: The Carbon-Neutral Buildings Leading the Way”
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By: Harry Seymour Ever wanted to visit Frida Kahlo’s home in Mexico City, stand before Old Masters at the Frick in New York, or admire the antiquities at the Getty? Well, you still can, thanks to the ingenuity of some of the finest museums in the Americas The Frick Take a virtual tour of the museum … Continue reading “Art from home — 10 of the best virtual museum experiences in the Americas”
Christie’s wine expert Chris Munro explains the bold, bright appeal of an under-appreciated German wine that doesn’t skimp on character First mentioned in the cellar log of Count Katzenelnbogen at Rüsselsheim in 1435, Riesling was the dominant grape variety in Germany until the early 20th century. It has resurged over the past 100 years and … Continue reading “Riesling’s Rise: What to Know About This Great White Wine”
