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In Belgium, a Home That Celebrates the Elegance of Utility
GROWING UP IN the 1980s and ’90s in the Belgian city of Genk, the industrial designer Michaël Verheyden had little interest in art, fashion or design — the fields that would later shape his career as a creator of austere, luxurious housewares and furniture. He did, however, enjoy making things, working with his father to lash together a child-size crossbow from spare pieces of wood or sewing a pair of fingerless gloves in homage to “Bad”-era Michael Jackson. After completing his degree in industrial design at the Media and Design Academy in Genk and following a stint as a runway model for the fashion designer Raf Simons (who had also…
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the 30 Rising Stars of Real Estate in 2022
Mike DiNapoli, 33 DiNapoli. Mike DiNapoli DiNapoli thought he was going to be a certified public accountant, but the sedentary desk job didn’t agree with him. A property-management career was calling, even though that wasn’t something he’d considered initially. Through a family connection at the New York-based developer and property-management company Tishman Speyer, DiNapoli, a 2012 graduate of Loyola University, in Maryland, stumbled into a role of great responsibility and no number crunching: He was suddenly the new night-shift supervisor for the 70-person janitorial and maintenance crew at Rockefeller Center, one of Manhattan’s most famous pieces of real estate. “While I was in college, I never thought about how an…
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Have No Idea of How To Decor Your Bedroom? Here Are 12 Aesthetics That You Can Be Inspired From
The opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus. Have you ever woke up on a Saturday morning thinking it is time to change your room? No? Okay, how about laying on your bed one afternoon and deciding your room could use a change? Maybe you’re looking for a new environment vibe or, if you’re like me, just like to move things around because you are always seeking something new. In any of these cases, there’s always a doubt that comes along: “What am I going to do?”. The evil of indecision… Well, don’t worry! If you are having trouble…
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Beware the 4 most expensive words in home remodeling | Entertainment/Life
Once again, even though I know better, those four little words, often uttered in the throes of a home remodel, got me: As long as we’re, remodeling the kitchen, let’s update the guest bathroom! Yeep! That innocuous little phrase, as long as we’re, and its falsely implied convenience, also masquerades as the equally dangerous (and expensive) four words: While we’re at it. … After these humble phrases often come the words why don’t we, or we should, or let’s. Next thing you know, your whole house is torn apart. My husband and I were in the process of remodeling our kitchen and had picked new stone for the counters. If…
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Orient Express Revelation Travels to Design Miami/
One month after its Parisian event, Orient Express Revelation: Once upon a time, there was the future Orient Express train, is heading to Miami from November 30 to December 4 for the 18th edition of the international Design Miami/ fair. Guests will discover the legendary train via an original immersive experience complete with virtual reality. After Paris, the Orient Express legend unveils its secrets at the heart of a major international design fair: Design Miami/. At the crossroads of creativity and a healthy imagination, Orient Express has found the best setting to unveil the exclusive decor of a Presidential Suite that will mark the history of train travel and continue…
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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for Sicilian quince paste | Christmas food gifts
It was my partner Vincenzo’s great aunt who made cotognata. The youngest of five siblings, all of whom had their own families, it was both her speciality and responsibility. Every autumn, in her kitchen in Gela on the south coast of Sicily, she cooked kilos and kilos of mela cotogna (quince) down to a puree and passed it though a hand-cranked food mill, before bringing it back to a boil with lemon juice and sugar. Once the mixture reached the setting point (a dense, molten state that burped and spat at passing children), it was poured into terracotta or tin moulds and left to set to a firm jelly. Every…
