A gold-leaf side table by Clotilde Ancarani adds a glamorous touch to the monochromatic living room
Being located on the fourth storey, the apartment also presented many practical challenges. Most of the furniture and heavy items such as the marble slabs had to be manually carried up the narrow stairwell, as they could not fit into the petite elevator. The windows on the front-facing facade were also too small for the team to crane-lift furniture through them.
An abstract work by UK artist J R Swaby livens up a corner of the living room
Hints of soft green and pink lend a welcoming air to this cosy nook
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The North America & Europe luxury interior fabric market size is expected to reach USD 2.7 billion by 2028. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2021 to 2028.
Rising awareness about the benefits and comfort offered by these stylish interior fabrics is boosting the market growth. As lifestyles are changing, consumers are inclined towards good quality, comfortable, and visually attractive interior fabrics.
SoulCycle founder Julie Rice knows a little something about the romance of a beach house. She and her now husband, Spencer Rice, fell in love and got engaged while living for a year in an abode on Malibuâs serene, wave-studded coastline. They moved to New York City just after, but the self-confessed beach people never lost sight of their desire for sand dunes, sky, and surf.
Fire Island was their summer retreat for a decade, but when SoulCycle began opening studios in the Hamptons, the Rices started to explore the areaâs real estate offerings. However, ânothing quite felt like being at the beach enough,â says the entrepreneur. âThen, we finally opened our Montauk studio. Spencer and I always say once we hit the Napeague Stretch, everything in our body shifts. We really feel like weâre home. You begin to see the ocean, the topography changes. It goes from proper towns and suburban life to a surf [community] on the beach.â
Where exactly the Caribbean region begins and ends is somewhat flexible, with political, cultural and musical ties extended beyond the range of the Caribbean Sea.
The region includes some 7,000 islands, islets and reefs, though fewer than 10% are inhabited. In fact, more than three quarters of the region s population live on just two islands: Cuba, and its south-eastern neighbour Hispaniola which is home to both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Cuban composer Tania León captures all the energy of Afro-Cuban percussion and vocal techniques in her work
Batéy.
Any journey to the Caribbean highlights the cultural diversity of the region, with a plethora of different languages mingling in the streets. Cuisine varies across the region as well, boasting a fusion of African, Creole, Cajun, Amerindian, European, Latin American, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Chinese. Yet there are also signature dishes specific to an island or area. Montserrat s official national dish is a local ver