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Author: Michael Hill

The Many Shades of Farrah Gray

Farrah Gray was just six when he began selling painted rocks and body lotion door-to-door to help put food on the table. At seven he was passing around business cards that read, “21st Century CEO.” By 12, Gray was charging $5,000 – $10,000 to speak nationwide. At 13, he started Farr-Out Foods, which hit sales …

The Sweet Taste of Tides Sugar Beach, St. Lucia

Guarded by the gentle Pitons and nestled in a lush tropical landscape, Sugar Beach Residences is an exclusive paradise for affluent travellers. It was right about when I was floating on my back in the Caribbean Sea, the salty water washing over my lips, the warm sun kissing my face when I thought: I could …

Fashion: Outfitted with Elegance

Abed Mahfouz’s 2011 spring/summer collection blossoms with an outstanding array of breathtaking dresses and gowns – an undeniably sensational display of magnificence. Brumani Earrings Your life will be anything but simple with these white gold, white diamond Brumani earrings with smoky and pink quartz stones. www.brumani.com Brumani Ring An elegant cluster of glistening gems set …

Designer Hotels

From the ultra-modern to the classically glamorous, these world-class hotels are designed by renowned designers and will leave you breathless. Armani Hotel Dubai The world’s tallest building Burj Khalfia awaits the hyper-luxurious Armani Hotel Dubai. Each intricate and stylish feature is selected by Giorgio Armani to encapsulate his elegant vision down to the smallest detail. …

Objects of Desire

The Drop With a unique and modern style, these peculiarly shaped speakers from Scandyna Speakers are a great conversation piece and sound as good as they look. www.scandyna-speakers.com Michael Kaeshammer Embarking on a cross-country tour with the talented Jill Barber this past November, Michael Kaeshammer is considered a piano-playing prodigy, dazzling audiences with his soulful …

Ashley Walker’s Mission of Love

Reality TV fans are more or less familiar with VH1’s hit show Basketball Wives. Filled with drama and scandal, the show offers a glimpse into the lives of professional basketball players wives, ex-wives, girlfriends and fiancées. These women may often come off as spoiled, but with the addition of Ashley Walker to the cast of …

Cristal: The Socialites Champagne

If you ask your kids about Cristal they may point to the TV where some hip-hop artist wearing too much jewelry sits in a Gallardo, bottle in hand, pouring the sparkling champagne over a scantily clad woman, all the while carelessly throwing hundred dollar bills in the air. But this historic product is so much …

Art: Defining a Masterpiece

The artistic realm is a mysterious and ambiguous space where subjectivity is king, laws are meant to be broken and lines are present specifically to be drawn outside of. Art is whatever we make it, and depending on our individual taste, the value of a piece can vary. Insuring artistic work becomes important not just …

A Ferrari World

Wind whips through your hair as you rip around the corner of Germany’s famed Nürburgring racetrack in your Ferrari Formula 1 race car. You accelerate hard out of the turn, pushing the car to its limits, overtaking yet another driver. Pistons fire, tires squeal and the engine screams as you charge past the competition. The …

The Wooden Heart of Dean Jackson

There isn’t anything like a handcrafted, custom-made piece of furniture: the rich smell, the bold colour of a dark finish, the smooth yet sturdy feeling of real wood (not that cheap pulpwood you get from Ikea). In a world of mass-produced, cookie-cutter furniture, real furnishing built as a labour of love is an oasis in …