What used to be Astor Court has been reimagined as The Drawing Room, an open lounge accented with jewel tones and plush velvet seating, while the new La Maisonette is a pretty daytime parlour serving breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea.
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Katie Chang,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
The gathering place for guests is more often than not an old conservatory reimagined with a pink onyx and burgundy leather bar, set over a wood floor inlaid with marble leftover from another room in the home—with doors that open to an impressive garden.
To start the week, former President Jimmy Carter, the humble peanut farmer who won the presidency and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, died Sunday at the age of 100.
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Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Jeff Koons’ collaboration with Louis Vuitton redefined the intersection of luxury fashion and art.
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