JAMES TAYLOR

IN AN ERA OBSESSED WITH REINVENTION, JAMES TAYLOR’S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT MAY BE HIS REFUSAL TO CHASE IT   BY MICHAEL RAVER   For more than five decades, James Taylor has occupied a rare place in American music: a songwriter whose work feels both deeply personal and immediately recognizable. Songs like “Fire and Rain,” “Carolina in […]

KEEPERS

GOOD TASTE IS INHERITED. THE REALLY GOOD STUFF IS, TOO. FROM DIAMONDS AND CRYSTAL TO ENDURING ICONS OF DESIGN, THESE ARE THE OBJECTS THAT TRANSCEND FASHION, GATHER STORIES AND FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE LIVES OF ONE GENERATION AFTER ANOTHER.   BVLGARI ALLEGRA  An heirloom needn’t whisper. Bvlgari’s exuberant Allegra necklace pairs 18-karat rose gold […]

THE BEAUTY BLACK BOOK

SIX ADDRESSES. SIX NEIGHBORHOODS. ONE BEAUTIFULLY CURATED REGION.   BY IZABELA CANELLE   The best beauty discoveries rarely happen by accident. For this issue, we looked beyond Miami proper, uncovering the experts who have quietly earned devoted followings throughout South Florida. Consider this your little book of addresses worth bookmarking.   THE FACIALIST Skin Ritualist […]

A FORCE FOR GOOD

AS PRESIDENT & CEO OF VOICES FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, KADIE BLACK SPENDS HER DAYS HELPING CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF MORE THAN 1,600 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.   BY ERIN MICHELLE NEWBERG   Equal parts humanitarian and irrepressible optimist, she leads with uncommon energy, a pair of roller skates never far away, and […]

CREATIVE PULSE

TRANSITIONING FROM PROFESSIONAL DANCE TO SERVING AS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AT DESIGN MIAMI, APRIL MAGEN HAS FOREVER BEEN IN HARMONY WITH CREATIVITY. HERE IS WHAT INSPIRES HER.   BY YOLANDA DEL PINO   ART / Bill Viola’s The Crossing, exhibited in 1996 at the Guggenheim when it existed on the Upper East Side, […]

VANTAGE POINT

AS CEO OF FAENA ROSE, MIAMI’S PRIVATE MEMBERS’ CLUB DEVOTED TO ART, CULTURE, AND CONNECTION, PABLO DE RITIS BRINGS A CURATOR’S EYE TO THE ART OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. HERE, HE SHARES THE PLACES, OBJECTS, RITUALS, AND IDEAS THAT SHAPE HIS WORLD.   BY YOLANDA DEL PINO   4 A.M. – My Creative Hour / […]

LIFE IN OBJECTS

FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, ALFREDO PAREDES QUIETLY SHAPED THE VISUAL MYTHOLOGY OF RALPH LAUREN. AS THE CREATIVE MIND BEHIND SOME OF THE BRAND’S MOST EVOCATIVE INTERIORS, INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY POLO BAR IN MANHATTAN AND RALPH’S COFFEE, HE CRAFTED SPACES THAT FELT LESS DECORATED THAN DISCOVERED.   BY IZABELA CANELLE   Now, with the debut […]

INSIDE THE FRAME

FROM THE SCHOOL RUN TO KUSAMA INSTALLATIONS, COLLECTOR LUNCHES AND A GARDEN IN NEED OF A BOTERO, OPERA GALLERY BAL HARBOUR DIRECTOR ALEXANDRE SARFATI MOVES THROUGH A DAY WHERE ART, COMMERCE, AND FAMILY LIFE INEVITABLY COLLIDE.   BY YOLANDA DEL PINO   7:00 A.M. – FIRST THINGS FIRST / Coffee. Non-negotiable. I make a quick […]

KEYED IN

FEW KNOW THE FLORIDA KEYS QUITE LIKE WILL LANGLEY. THE BROKER/OWNER OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES KEYS REAL ESTATE SHARES HIS PERSONAL FAVORITES AND THE RITUALS THAT MAKE ISLAND LIFE HIS OWN.   BY IZABELA CANNELLE   BEST EXPLORED ON FOOT / Old Town Key West No visit to the Keys is complete without wandering Old […]

OUT & ABOUT

FROM A BELOVED KEY BISCAYNE TRADITION TO NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND SUMMER GATHERINGS, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES EWM REALTY CELEBRATES THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT BRING ITS SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY TOGETHER.   PATRIOTISM ON PARADE Red, white, and blue once again filled Crandon Boulevard as Key Biscayne celebrated one of its most cherished traditions…the annual Fourth of […]