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...along the Amstel River has been reborn as seven hotel rooms, called the Lute Suites. Dutch designer Marcel Wanders contributed to the simultaneously modern and classical décor with pieces like his white neo-baroque SoapStars bathroom accessories. And Italian glassware firm Bisazza hired Marco Braga to reinvent a Venetian tradition in the entrance hall of Florence's Una Vittoria Hotel. On a computer, Braga designed a 54-hue floral mosaic made of sintered glass cubed tiles...
...audacious combination of ancient bead-working techniques and modern junk. Visitors to his "art space" (read: store), on Bangkok's rapidly gentrifying Silom Road, can find all manner of contemporary bric-a-brac?like stuffed toys, plastic bugs, crayons, dolls and Lego bricks?interwoven with Swarovski crystal, Venetian glass and semiprecious stones. Of the pieces on display, Manoonphol cites the I Can Fly necklace as his favorite: it features a stuffed caterpillar adorned with bejeweled wings and spiky vinyl beads of deep purple...
...Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Lego bricks - interwoven with Swarovski crystal, Venetian glass and semiprecious stones. Of the pieces on display, Manoonphol cites the I Can Fly necklace as his favorite: it features a stuffed caterpillar adorned with bejeweled wings and spiky vinyl beads of deep purple. Don't feel like braving the traffic? Then Monoonphol might come to you, assuming...
...seeming security against life’s uncertainties. To some degree we all take such routes, but some of us, weakly, never look in the mirror to see. Perhaps some of us do have good hearts but really can’t imagine life without Volvos and Venetian vacations. (Maybe that’s why so many head to medical school!)And why can’t we, especially those of us from the more comfortable backgrounds, consider taking a slight risk to move beyond our comfort zone and try making an act of true generosity? Don?...
...gaining the skills needed to identify and aid addicts among their customers and peers. “[The executives] are asking ‘Should we be doing more?’†said Andrew F. Abboud, vice president of government relations and community develpoment at the Venetian. “They want to know how they can help people learn more responsible behavior.†It’s hard not to be skeptical about such benevolence, but Christine J. Reilly, the HMS addiction institute’s executive director, insists that these casinos really...