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A safari lodge nestled in the mountains of South Africa
Sara Dusek first spent time in Africa working for an NGO in rural Zimbabwe when she was in her 20s. The experience, she says, “ignited a deep appreciation for the resilience of African landscapes and cultures and people.” In 2009, she and her husband, Jacob Dusek, co-founded Under Canvas, a zero-waste luxury glamping outfitter with camps across the United States modeled after African safaris. Now based between Montana and Cape Town, the couple is taking the lessons they learned from their first hospitality business back to the continent where they started. Located in South Africa's Soutpansberg Mountains, nestled among the baobab trees of Limpopo Province, Few & Fur Rubhondo opened on January 1 and features six cliff suites. Inside, curved beams recall tree trunks, and earth-toned patterns are inspired by local foliage and rocks. formation. The property's vantage point means you might catch a glimpse of giraffes or elephants from the terrace. Chef Nurakanifo Soquera offers seasonal tasting menus at the lodge's restaurant, as well as outdoor barbecues and gourmet bush picnics. For even higher sky views, the lodge plans to open a 45-mile-long aerial experience called Solfari to the public. Using a solar-powered cableway inspired by a collection of weaver's nests, guests soar silently over the mountains and rivers of the UNESCO-designated Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, watching herds of buffalo far below. You can also see leopards creeping around. From $1,800 per person, feelandfarluvhondo.com.
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A watch featuring the vibrant art of Derrick Adams
Swiss watchmaker Movado was founded in 1881 under the name LAI Ditesheim & Frères. Movado took its current name in 1905. Movado means “always on the move” in Esperanto. Esperanto was invented in the late 19th century with the hope of becoming the universal language of international business. Although Esperanto never caught on, Movado has remained in business ever since, releasing minimalist women's and men's watches as well as regular artist-designed collaborations. Its first collaboration was with Andy Warhol in 1987. Today, that tradition continues with a seven-piece collection. A collection of clocks and wall clocks designed with Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams. For Adams, the combination made sense immediately. “Movado has a great sense of color blocking and working with geometric forms, both of which are things I think about in my painting and art-making practice,” he says. Adams selected pieces that he felt would best reflect the scale and circular shape of the clock face. One watch features an image of a swimmer in a snorkel mask clutching an inner tube, from his Floaters series (2016-19). The other depicts an abstracted face, reminiscent of a cubist composition inspired by the 2022 double portrait “Arting.” Rather than being printed, the latter strap features a bright pattern made of a patchwork of individually dyed leather pieces. From $400, movado.com.
The Japanese term ikigai means a sense of purpose or passion in life. Ikigai Fruits, an online retailer selling specialty fruit sourced from independent farms in Japan, was founded last year to showcase the fruits of such dedication and support the future of Japanese fruit growers. I did. In Japan, where the average age of farmers is over 65, an increasing number of businesses are closing down without a successor to carry on the tradition. Ikigai Fruits hopes to play a part in reversing the decline by selling its soft, custard-like crown melons, crispy pears and caramelized persimmons to customers around the world. For example, the company's cherry-colored Awayuki strawberries are grown at a berry farm in Mie Prefecture that was established in 2017 to provide training to people with disabilities and those struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. I am doing it. Currently, Ikigai's Omakase Box, which changes depending on the season, includes not only strawberries but also rainbow kiwi and Fuyu persimmons. Starting at $89 at ikigaifruits.com.
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Newly renovated hotel in the French Alps that reflects its surroundings
Ever since German-Danish interior designer Gesa Hansen discovered the work of French modernist designer Charlotte Perriand, she was determined to find a project in the mountains. Hansen finally got that opportunity in early 2022 after a chance meeting with French businessman Etienne Puche at a ski resort in Chamonix, France. Mr. Hansen had recently acquired La Couronne, the oldest continuously operating hotel complex in the Chamonix Valley. The facility was built in the mid-19th century in Argentiere, a famous station in the area that attracts expert skiers and mountaineers. Hansen and architect Natalie Visnowski were given the full decision with one caveat. The result was that it needed to appeal not only to serious athletes, but also to families. Hansen applied her signature Scandinavian style to the hotel, adding locally sourced ingredients to the hotel's 69 rooms (24 of which are new additions to the building), spacious restaurant and bar, and eight-person spa with sauna. We used plenty of oak wood and marble. Designed for German spa and sauna manufacturer Klafs. Mountain motifs appear throughout, from the bathroom tiles in the guest rooms to the custom-designed hallway carpets, and a color scheme of autumnal reds, glacier blues, and alpine spring greens reflects Chamonix's changing seasons. It is reflected. “The minimalist aesthetic is perfect for the mountains,” says the designer. “It fits the lodge ethos that I love here, the idea that once you're inside, you don't need comfort, warmth, or almost anything else to be happy.” Sunday through Thursday, per night. From $100. Friday and Saturday, $165 per night, hotelcouronne.com.
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Abstract paintings inspired by the night sky on display in New York
Painter Chris Martin lives and works between his home in Brooklyn and New York's Catskill Mountains, where he enjoys stargazing away from urban light pollution. The cosmic landscapes he observed in the north influenced his abstract paintings, many of which approach panoramic proportions. A new exhibition of such works, titled “Speed of Light,” opens this week at the Timothy Taylor Gallery in Tribeca. Among the new paintings is a six-foot-wide diptych called “748 Russell Hill Road Staring at the Sun,” in which a spindly starburst-like shape looms over the hilly horizon. It spreads out in a band of bright colors reminiscent of. Martin cut out recesses in both panels, some of which include images of sunsets and taxonomy diagrams of discovered frogs. In honor of the title of the piece, Martin pasted leftover eclipse glasses from this year's solar event in April onto the canvas. Another painting, this one untitled, is installed in the center of the gallery, with its collaged back side visible to the viewer. Martin's inclusion of found text and images on the backs of his paintings is a recent development in his practice. He considers them “like hidden footnotes and secret press releases, visible only to collectors and art handlers.” “Speed of Light” will be available on timothytaylor.com from January 16th to February 22nd.
At 222 Lafayette, the new Soho bakery and cafe Crispy Heaven, owner Fer Cascieri sells melt-in-your-mouth baguettes with golden, crispy crusts. Crispy Heaven bakes all day long, so visitors can get something warm and fresh from the oven. There's also a rich dark ragbrot of Danish rye that pairs perfectly with sesame seeds, raisin walnuts, olives, multigrain bread, potato caraway sourdough, and smoked salmon.
Cacheri was a model who lived in Soho and taught herself how to bake. “I had no idea what I was doing, but it was so much fun,” she says. “A friend of mine said, 'Why don't you open a bakery?'” They thought it was crazy. But I did it. ” In 2021, she opened on Grand Street, where she developed the breads and other dishes she now serves in Lafayette from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scrambled eggs cooked in clarified butter are served with a pile of bacon and bread with homemade seasonal fruit jam. ;Bacon rolls with farm fresh eggs and Gouda cheese. A baguette sandwich with Italian ham or short ribs and caramelized onions. Spicy tuna salad. In about a month, Casieri plans to add a dinner menu featuring juicy roasted octopus with saffron mayonnaise. And for dessert, there's her delicate almond cake, chocolate ganache, and sky-high apple crumb cake with a large bowl of homemade whipped cream. instagram.com/crispyheavennyc.
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