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...reopening of the eight-year-old Hotel Maya, after a $10 million makeover, may change that. The hotel is in the busy heart of the Malaysian capital, but top local architect Sonny Chan - a specialist in tropical architecture - has managed to give it the air of a chic, beachfront getaway. Earth tones and black and white predominate, with splashes of crimson and fuchsia. Cast iron and natural-looking materials such as rope and bamboo are liberally employed in the public areas and in the 207 rooms, which come with luxe, 250-threadcount linens and espresso machines. Executive chef Adam Haywood...
...camera opens on a simple school notebook: Aes’s fabled tome of rhymes, which opens to reveal strings of rearranging words that, in a fashion reminiscent of Beck’s ASCII-chic “Black Tambourine” video, briefly form an outline of his face. Aesop easily laps Mr. Hansen’s one-trick pony, as he quickly takes corporeal form...
...trip to Narnia, but Disney and Walden are presumably also aiming at young adults pining for Hogwarts. To that end, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell—who portray the elder Pevensie siblings in “Wardrobe”—banter together with enough gawky chic to take on any Weasley.Moseley says he listened to Lewis’ books on tape as a child, but quickly vouches for their teen cred, recalling how much he dug them on a recent re-reading.“I was a little bit cool, I was a teenager...
...where style seems to be climbing the corporate ladder. The baby-products company is experimenting with a new array of vibrant colors, fabrics and designs. It recently hired Phillippe Starck, Lulu Guinness and Burberry to design sophisticated strollers, like the Starck Buggy, which sports sleek, continuous frame lines. Its chic complementary changing bag?made of quilted black fabric with leather accents?holds Mom's or Dad's stuff but doesn't com promise elegance. Kate Spade also designed a Maclaren carriage, covered in?what else??polka dots. She sells a footed cashmere onesie and matching hat for infants...
SITTING IN HIS CORNER office overlooking New York City's West 47th St., Laurence Graff is the picture of Continental chic. Dressed in the finest bespoke suit, he speaks softly, highlighting words with a twinkle in his eye that seems perfectly coordinated with the newly certified diamonds laid out on the table before...