Unraveling the Forbidden
“There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” We always desire what is forbidden to us. Having grown up eternally questioning norms and traditions with the […]
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Memories take us Back, Dreams take us Forward
What’s in a name? Shakespeare‘s sonnets are eternally interlaced with my breaths, are his notions of romanticism and societal devils, which are prevalent even in vulnerable times. Which is why, […]
Speak of it in Secret (or in Sin): A Chic Speakeasy Home in West Hollywood
Everyone wants it again.. either by secret or by sin. And everyone has their once upon a time. Both of mine exist in a setting so poetic that it’s very […]
Sunlit Rooftops of Rome: Michelin Succulence and Gladiatorial History
When history is absorbed as stories, I rarely forget it. When darting around Rome, precariously avoiding tourist traps, my wandering imagination thought of the valiance of the Flavian Amphitheater, now […]
Architecture is Just the Art We Live In: The Clift San Francisco
“Design is thinking made visual.” My first major trip of 2020 was to San Francisco, a favorite culinary city, and I was thrilled to find myself in the newly renovated […]
If Nymphs Could Talk: Palatial Perches and Architectural Artifacts in Rome
If the frozen sculptures of expressive nymphs in these fountains could speak, what would they say? Rome, founded in 753 BC by Romulus, with it 280 fountains and 900 churches, […]
The Irresistible Charm of Milano at the Sultry Armani Hotel
Charm is more valuable than beauty. You can resist beauty, but you cannot resist charm. Further, one says that charm is not easy to attain. Some are born with it, […]
Wandering Through Wonderland at The Clift San Francisco
“Architecture is just the art we live in.” Finding myself in my favorite culinary city, I found a rather indulgent and succulent hotspot to call home for a work and […]
Oscillating Between Nightlife, Art and Style at the NYX Milano
Without art, the earth would be ‘eh’. Wouldn’t it? Milan is by far one of my favorite undiscovered gems of the continent – what with its fashionable gentry, scintillating underground […]
Paint it Neon #AtTheMoxy Times Square for New York Fashion Week (NYFW)
New York is not a concrete jungle but a human zoo. Particularly during New York Fashion Week (NYFW), which is an often energy fueled and relentlessly tiring showreel of parties, […]
