Alan Faena | Developer, Faena Universe | Art District, Hotel, Residential, Cultural and Retail Spaces - Buenos Aires

Little more than ten years later, this barrio now electrifies Buenos Aires, a creative dynamo that powers its growth, a mechanism comprised of components crafted by the finest contemporary hands and at its beating heart, the Faena Art District.

Taking its name from visionary Argentinean Alan Faena, who at eighteen had ripped up the design rule book in creating the revolutionary Via Vai fashion label, this extraordinary urban regeneration project took shape in 2005. Conceived by Faena to be an eternally evolving creative space where cutting edge architecture, vanguard artwork and artists, and the spectacular spectrums of nature converge, interact and create, the district represents a glimpse into the sustainable organic coexistence of the ideal urban future.

In visual poetry of massive subtlety, the giant eloquence of the El Porteño Building, the enormous redbrick grain silo that had so inspired Faena originally, was rephrased as the Faena Hotel+Universe. The one-hundred year old structure was seamlessly recast into a seven-storey, five-star luxury hotel by the hand of global design-guru Philippe Starck.
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L´Arc | Bar and Nightclub, 16e Arrondissement - Paris

New bar concept, new cocktails and smoothies by Teddy Wagner and great music by Sound Designer Jérémie Khlat!

Catch | New-Style Seafood Restaurant, Meatpacking District - New York

EMM Group´s (Eugene Remm, Mark Birnbaum, Michael Hirtenstein) latest venue.  A New-Style Seafood Restaurant by Chef Hung Huynh located in New York´s Meatpacking District.

Kenmare | Mediterranean-American Restaurant, NoLIta - New York

Closed, we´ll miss you!

Carine Roitfeld: irreverent | Fashion Dictator and Book - Paris

Since leaving Condé Nast’s contractual strictures, she has spread her wings like a Victory and taken to the flight of fancy once more, collaborating with fellow style icon Karl Lagerfeld on a high profile campaign for Chanel and producing the extraordinary Carine Roitfeld: irreverent. Only this month, the book’s extravagant launch party at exclusive underground caviar club Chez Raspoutine attested to her continued top tier status in the fashion world, where a bewildering roster of celebrities - including designers Olivier Theyskens, Alber Elbaz, and Giambattista Valli - partied until the early hours at her uniquely decadent Bal des Vampires.

Edited by art-world power-player and editor of the highly influential Purple Magazine, Olivier Zahm, and the Creative Director of Vogue Hommes International, Alex Wiederin, this is a fascinating insight into the creative history of one of fashion’s most daring and instinctively innovative intellects.
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Bunga Bunga | Italian Restaurant, Pizzeria, Bar and Karaoke, Battersea - London

Italian hotspot by Duncan Stirling and Charlie Gilkes located in Battersea.

Bar '21' | Bar-Lounge, Midtown West - New York

The 81-year old 21 Club latest makeover!

La Piscine | Mediterranean and Alpine Grill Rooftop Restaurant and Bar-Lounge, Chelsea - New York

Depending on the season, this Hôtel Americano´s Rooftop Restaurant and Bar-Lounge offers Mediterranean or Alpine Grill by Diego Sanchez-Maitret.

The Americano | French with Latin influences Restaurant, Chelsea - New York

Restaurant located at Hôtel Americano by Grupo Habita with interiors by MCH Arnaud Mintigny.

Romera | Neurogastronomic Restaurant, Chelsea - New York

New York´s first Neurogastronomic Restaurant by Dr. Miguel Sanchez Romera located at the Dream Downtown.

The Double Seven | Cocktail Bar, Meatpacking District - New York

Great reopening by David Rabin, Jeffrey Jah, Will Regan, Mark Baker!  Cocktails by Sasha Petraske and interiors by Gulla Jonsdottir.

The Collection | Southern European-Mediterranean Restaurant-Bar, Chelsea - London

Great reopening of this Restaurant-Bar with Tom Dixon interiors.

Saxon + Parole | American Grill Restaurant, NoHo - New York

AvroKO´s latest American Grill restaurant located in the former Double Crown space.

Régine | Nightclub, 8e Arrondissement - Paris

Reopening of this Parisian classic, with great new interiors by Laura Gonzalez!

Armani/Aqua | Italian-Japanese Restaurant, Armani/Privé | Lounge Club - Hong Kong

In a typically bold move, the Houses of Armani and Aqua, who have both done so much to shape the contemporary style of East and West, lay their aesthetic identities side by side with all the artistry for which such design giants as Armani and Yeo are renowned.

From its name down, the 140 capacity Armani/Aqua is a triumph of juxtaposition. The minimalist chic that imbues every fibre of Armani’s garments flows elegantly through every aspect of Yeo’s flawlessly confident restaurant design, wrought in natural stone, wood, glass and steel, and itself immediately recognisable by its refreshingly direct theatricality.

The sense of harmony soon pulses with the beat of the sophisticated cutting edge electronica tumbling out from the second fruit of Armani and Yeo’s intuitive collaboration. In what has already become an instant hotspot in Hong Kong’s spectacular nightlife, Armani/Privé - also found on Chater House’s Second Floor  - is a combination of an ultra-chic 150 capacity lounge and a roof-top terrace that at once takes the breath away and then dips the senses into a luxuriously tranquil decadence.
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Limelight | Historic Nightclub - New York, Peter Gatien | Nightclub Owner - New York

The Limelight made an immediate impact with its star-studded opening party, where supermodels and elite architects danced the night away with artists and movie stars, all the while being snapped and interviewed by the glamour press.

Offering cutting edge music in an expansive world-class venue (it boasted a 2,500 capacity), and imbued with the unique creativity of the people who had helped create it, the Limelight drew an extraordinary mix of people, from A-list celebrities to weekend thrill-seekers. From Prince strutting his stuff on the dance floor behind the protective wall of his entourage, to Mick Jagger’s 40^th Birthday, which was hosted by Peter Gatien, and the gay community and the fashion crowd who flocked to the ever popular gay nights, every clique was welcome.
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Bread Street Kitchen | Modern European Restaurant, The City - London

Gordon Ramsay´s latest restaurant. Modern European cuisine by Erion Karaj and Interior Design by Russell Sage Studio. Features a Raw Bar!