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THE TRAVEL ISSUE

CULTURE

38 HISTORY

Explore Ernest Hemingway’s lasting legacy in Sun Valley.

45 AT AUCTION

Inside Christie’s $59 million sale of FrançoisXavier Lalanne’s iconic animal sculptures.

51 TREND

Why one-parent, one-child vacations can be a formula for magic.

STYLE

58 FRAGRANCE

Luxury hotels are crafting custom fragrances to ensure lasting memories.

64 MEN’S STYLE

David Coggins shares sartorial insights from the most stylish cities around the globe.

67 GUIDE

Slip into a cerulean dream with these warm weather–inspired picks.

COMPASS

76 ARTFUL STAY

Retreat into nature at the Naviva Four Seasons’ luxury tented camp.

81 SPA

Inside Palazzo Fiuggi, Europe’s top luxury wellness spa.

87 TOUR

The Artful Living city guide to Sydney.

HOME

112 PROPERTY GALLERY

Coldwell Banker Realty presents the finest homes for sale.

134 ARCHITECTURE

Charles Stinson creates a modern sanctuary in Florida.

142 CABIN

Explore a dreamy mountain retreat by Swan Architecture.

148 DESIGN

Charlie & Co. designs a classic Colonial home for modern living.

ADVENTURE

156 MACHU PICCHU

Hiking the Inca Trail with barrier-breaking Peruvian women.

164 BALI

Learning to still a foreverracing mind on the Balinese Day of Silence.

171 BACKCOUNTRY SKIING

An insider’s guide to going off piste in search of virgin Japow.

INTEL

181 TREND

Get back to nature at the world’s most luxurious farm retreats.

188 DESIGN

Strom Architecture designs a stylish pool house in North Dakota.

196 PROFILE

An exclusive conversation with controversial con artist Anna Delvey.

202 NORTH NOTABLES

The region’s best and brightest.

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EDITOR'S LETTER

“PEOPLE DON’T TAKE TRIPS…TRIPS TAKE THEM,” JOHN STEINBECK FAMOUSLY wrote in Travels With Charley: In Search of America. And nowhere is this more evident than in Artful Living’s winter travel issue. Featuring a dreamy curation of life-changing journeys, bucket list adventures and fantasy destinations, this issue invites you to immerse yourself in the transformative magic of travel.

In “The Suite Life” (page 96), Allison Duncan discovers how the world’s top luxury hotels are courting today’s most discerning travelers. From 24-hour butler service to private wine sommeliers and 10-person cinema rooms, these hotels don’t just offer jaw-dropping accommodations; they provide immersive, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and state-of-the-art amenities that would make Eloise’s head spin. “Luxury can be defined in myriad ways,” says Duncan. For some, it might mean an exclusive encounter on the annual wildebeest migration route in the Serengeti (Singita’s Milele Villa). For others, it’s enjoying your private 1,000-squarefoot garden in the heart of Paris courtesy of the Saint James Paris Longchamp Suite (I stayed at this hotel, bottom left, during a recent mother-daughter trip and can attest it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been).

Elsewhere in the issue, Bonnie Pop explores a rustic approach to luxury travel in “Fantasy Farmstays” (page 181). Unlike traditional agritourism, which tends to serve up the idyllic farm experience with a side of manual labor, these bucolic retreats couple the charm and romance of farm life — eating hyperlocal produce, riding horses at sunset, meandering through fragrant gardens — with gourmet cuisine, holistic spa treatments and gorgeous accommodations. For nature-minded wellness enthusiasts, the appeal runs deep. Living on a farm provides a “deeper connection to nature, which has been proven to increase the production of serotonin, decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and positively impact the autonomic nervous system,” says Duncan.

For those looking for a more rugged adventure, Alexandra Owens treks the Inca Trail with local women challenging Peru’s macho culture (“Reaching New Heights,” page 156). Until recently, only men were hired to serve as guides. “Women traditionally weren’t considered fit enough for such brawny, masculine work in Peru’s patriarchal society.” But that’s gradually changing thanks to initiatives like Abercrombie & Kent’s Inca Trail Women’s Project, which provides professional training and jobs to Quechua women who typically face limited economic opportunities in these remote Andean villages. Travel along with Owens as she passes ancient ruins and stunning terraced hills with these inspiring female guides and a cast of local musicians who serenade them as they hike the vertiginous sevenmile trail to the top of Machu Picchu.

After the busy holiday season, January is the perfect time to reset and recalibrate. And for this issue, Gisela Williams does just that at the world-renowned medispa, Palazzo Fiuggi (“A Royal Cure,” page 81). Located just over an hour south of Rome, this stunning century-old palace — which Oprah called the best wellness retreat of her life — has been transformed into a high-tech but ultra-luxurious spa. Once the glamorous playground of European high society, Palazzo Fiuggi now offers the same sumptuous surroundings alongside medically-based longevity and detox programs that are anything but grueling. Undertaking the four-day detox, Williams spent her days cycling through a series of pampering treatments and nibbling on perfectly portioned three-Michelinstar cuisine packed with vital micronutrients (and almost no unhealthy fats). “By the time my retreat was over,” Williams writes, “I felt physically and mentally lighter. I was ready — indeed inspired — to return to everyday life.”

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Tanvi Chheda

A travel journalist and family travel expert based in Los Angeles, Tanvi Chheda is a former Travel + Leisure editor and has written for The New York Times, Robb Report, Westways, Virtuoso Life, Ciao Bambino and more. Passionate about exploring the world with her kids, she has enjoyed seeing Paris, Costa Rica and 10 U.S. national parks through their eyes. She encourages other families to do the same in “Just the Two of Us,”(page 51) in which she explores the growing trend of one-parent, one-child trips. “It’s such a privilege to travel, but managing moods, interests and hunger among siblings on a family vacation can be tough at times,” she says. “Many families are now choosing to travel with one child at a time, because it allows for more flexibility and freedom and is such a fun way to celebrate each kid’s individuality.”

Allison Duncan

While on her honeymoon at J.K. Place in Capri, Chicago-based journalist and publicist Allison Duncan picked up a candle that she now lights whenever she wants to remember the trip. “After a bit of digging, I realized that olfactive branding is a major trend, one I was excited to explore.” She did so for “Scents of Place,” (page 58) highlighting some of the highest-end hotels in the world — “2025 is the year of aspirational travel,” she notes — and how they’re harnessing the power of smell to promote their brands. “There’s so much competition in the luxury-hotel space, so hotels are stepping up their game to set themselves apart.” A trusted voice in culture, lifestyle and design, Duncan has written on subjects ranging from entertainment and interior design to women’s issues and beauty for publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Fast Company, Architectural Digest, InStyle, Glamour and The Cut.

Ashlea Halpern

A contributing editor at Condé Nast Traveler and the project editor behind Oprah’s Hotel O-wards and Time magazine’s World’s Greatest Places, Ashlea Halpern has also written for AFAR, New York Magazine, T: The New York Times Style Magazine and Bon Appétit, among other publications. Currently she lives in Minnesota, and like most busy mothers of toddlers, she’s in need of therapeutic calm. In “A Quiet Place,” (page 164) Halpern travels to Bali to immerse herself in Nyepi, a day of complete silence when all work, travel and noise on the island stops for meditation. She describes the experience of these hours of silence, shut off from all technology, as “a roller coaster of anxiety and trepidation followed by serenity.” One takeaway: “We may not be able to relinquish our devices entirely due to work or family or whatever, but we don’t need to be glued to them 24/7 either.”

John Rosengren

A journalist and author whose work has earned numerous awards and a Pulitzer Prize nomination, John Rosengren has published 10 books, including the novel A Clean Heart, as well as articles in such publications as The Atavist Magazine, The Atlantic, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated and The Washington Post Magazine. In “Hemingway’s Sun Valley,” (page 38) Rosengren writes about a recent visit to Ketchum, Idaho. “After writing an article about Ernest Hemingway’s final days,” he says, “I traveled there to see what I could find left of him in the place where he ended his life. I was surprised to find that so much of him remained.” Like Hemingway, Rosengren began his writing career in Paris; he now resides in Minneapolis with his wife, Maria, and their dog, Maya.

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For this year’s winter travel issue, photographer Ruben Ortiz captured the serene beauty of Lake Como at the renowned Hotel Passalacqua. Named the “World’s Best Hotel” in 2023, this 18th-century villa turned five-star retreat reflects the vision of owner Valentina De Santis, who was inspired by the idea of villeggiatura, a kind of long, slow-paced holiday designed to promote dolce far niente, or “sweet idleness.” Here on the lake, she says, time slows down and visitors are encouraged to recharge and relax. “If you look at drawings and maps of Passalacqua from the middle of the 19th century, not much has changed. Today, you see many of the same cypress and cedar trees, terraces, fountains, grapevines and flowers,” says de Santis, who captured the heady Mediterranean mélange in a bespoke fragrance, ‘Aqua Como 1787’ (found in “Scents of Place,” page 58).

While you can’t, unfortunately, smell this cover, we hope this breathtaking image visually transports you on your own villeggiatura.

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CULTURE

HEMINGWAY’S SUN VALLEY

An intimate tour of the literary legend’s favorite haunts.

BY JOHN ROSENGREN

I WENT TO KETCHUM TO SEE WHAT REMAINED of Ernest Hemingway in the place where the Nobel laureate ended his life. Though the author is often associated with Spain, Paris, Key West and Cuba, Hemingway is perpetually located in Ketchum, his last residence and final resting place. I found his legacy there very much alive.

When Hemingway arrived in 1939, Ketchum was merely a crossroads, a mining town anchored by a handful of saloons moonlighting as casinos. He came with Martha Gellhorn while still married to his second wife, Pauline. They stayed at the Sun Valley Lodge, a mile north, where the owners of the country’s first destination ski resort offered celebrities like Hemingway free lodging in exchange for the publicity they brought. He worked on For Whom the Bell Tolls in the mornings, hunted in the afternoons with friends he quickly made among the locals and fell in love with the countryside, which reminded him of Spain.

He returned twice with Martha, whom he had eventually married, and after World War II with Mary Welsh Hemingway, his fourth wife. In 1959, Ernest and Mary bought a house in Ketchum on a hillside above the Big Wood River from Bob Topping, a playboy who, the story goes, built the concrete structure painted to look like a log cabin in the style of Sun Valley Lodge to spite its management for kicking him out. The house had very modern amenities for the times, such as a movie projector with a screen that dropped out of the living room ceiling, a television with a remote control, air conditioning and double Thermidor ovens. Huge picture windows provided stunning views of the surrounding mountain ranges on three sides.

It was there, in the front foyer, that Hemingway shot himself on July 2, 1961.

My first stop was the Casino, a windowless, working man’s bar with low wooden beam ceilings. Hemingway played the slots and drank at the Casino. “He used to sit in the corner there,” the bartender told me, confirmed by photos on the walls. The Casino’s antithesis across Main Street, Whiskey on Main (formerly Whiskey Jacques), is a cheerful bar and eatery with high ceilings and large windows. They used to say, “You go to Whiskey Jacques for a cocktail and a show; you go to the Casino for a shot and a fight.” Hemingway visited Whiskey on Main when it was the Alpine Restaurant for the “sizzlin’ steak” (inch-thick sirloins served with potatoes and coleslaw for $1.25).

Nowadays, Hemingway likely wouldn’t recognize Ketchum, which has grown to eight square blocks and become a collection of boutique shops, yoga studios, ski rental outlets and real estate offices. The building where Pete Lane’s General Store anchored the crossroads of Main Street and Sun Valley Road for decades now houses Enoteca, an upscale restaurant that serves duck confit with risotto and woodfired pizzas in a long, narrow brick-walled space. Since Lane’s catered to the Basque shepherds who had populated the area after World War II — a sign painted on the back of the building still reads “Eat More Lamb – It’s Delicious.” — I ordered the lamb chops, which were, indeed, delicious: tender and cooked to perfection.

ERNEST & MARY HEMINGWAY IN SUN VALLEY, IDAHO

HEMINGWAY HOUSE IN IDAHO

Though chic, brick sidewalks have replaced the town’s former wooden planks, Ketchum retains its casual Western roots. When I called the Sawtooth Club to ask if it had a dress code (I had only packed two pairs of jeans), the host laughed. The place is rustic, with wooden tables and a moose head above the entry, but it serves decent food (I tried the jambalaya). The Sawtooth trades on its Hemingway connection, marketing a Hunter Thompson quote (“He could sit in the Sawtooth Club and talk with men who felt the same way he did about life . . .”), yet when I asked the young waitress about Hemingway, all she knew about him was the photo hanging by the fireplace (depicting the author in Key West, not Ketchum).

ERNEST HEMINGWAY, FILM DIRECTOR HENRY HATHAWAY, GARY COOPER AND INGRID BERGMAN AT TRAIL CREEK CABIN

Three of the Basque restaurants Hemingway frequented — the Rio Club, the Idaho Club and the Tram — are long gone, but his favorite restaurant in town, Christiania, remains, now called Michel’s Christiania. The stone A-frame with booth-to-ceiling windows looks up Bald Mountain, known to locals as “Baldy.” (When I skied it one morning, I was pleased to find a run named “Hemingway,” though he did not ski in Idaho.) An enormous chandelier hangs above tables draped in white cloth and lit with oil lamps. Here, Hemingway ate his last meal, a rare New York steak and, most likely, Châteauneuf-du-Pape. I sat at the same table, a corner booth in the back. In memory of Hemingway as a trout fisherman and because the waiter told me that the nearby Buhl River supplies 75% of the country’s trout, I ordered the trout à la meunière with couscous, green beans and baked tomato. It was excellent. So were the crêpes with locally foraged morel mushrooms in a sherry cream sauce. Over dinner, I pondered how Hemingway — sitting in that same booth — felt about what he planned to do the following day.

Sun Valley Lodge was overhauled a mile down the road in 2015. Hemingway’s room, No. 206 — he nicknamed it “Glamour House” — has moved to No. 228 and now features a bronze statue of the writer at his typewriter. The Ram restaurant, which Hemingway mentions in his short story “The Shot,” has retained its Austrian ambiance and recently featured a Hemingway Hasenpfeffer on its heritage menu. (Ironic because Hemingway shot hundreds of rabbits to relieve farmers of the pests but did not like to eat them.) Up the road, Trail Creek Cabin looks very much like it did when Hemingway partied there, tossing an olive into the mouth of his friend Gary Cooper on one occasion and passing New Year’s Eve with Ingrid Bergman on another.

Mary Hemingway willed the hillside house in Ketchum to the Nature Conservancy, and it is now managed by the Community Library, which has a vast Hemingway collection of books, letters and photos in its regional history center. The house has been restored to the way it was when Hemingway lived — and died — there. It is closed to the public but open to private tours. I spent more than two hours inside, reconstructing in my mind scenes of Hemingway watching the Friday night boxing matches with

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friends and the days he struggled with the manuscript published posthumously as A Moveable Feast

It seems everyone in Ketchum has a story to tell about Hemingway. The retired gentleman eating lunch next to me at the Bigwood Bread Bakery & Cafe who had given tours of the Hemingway house told me with mischievous delight about the Playboy magazines he imagined Hemingway perused. (Doubtful. The magazines in the home have been added as props.) A librarian who grew up with Hemingway’s granddaughters told me in a conspiratorial whisper that the gun Hemingway used to shoot himself had been buried about 30 miles south of town. (Possible. I heard competing theories about the gun’s fate.)

The best stories came from a 70-year-old realtor named Jed Gray, whose parents had befriended the author. Hemingway often made his rounds of the town in the afternoon, stopping at the post office and drugstore before driving out to the Gray house, not far from the Sun Valley Lodge, for his daily walk. Jed often accompanied him along the remote dirt road by Ruud Mountain, where Sun Valley installed the nation’s first chair lift, and Hemingway went to watch the annual ski races in the spring before his death. Today, the chairlift no longer runs, and the paved road resembles a subdivision lined with houses.

One evening at the Gray house, when Jed was sick, the author read to him from The Old Man and the Sea Another evening, they watched the television debut of A Farewell to Arms. During a commercial break, Hemingway decided it was time to teach the two Gray boys and another youth how to drink red wine from a bota. He encouraged them to hold the wineskin at arm’s length. “We all got wet,” Jed says.

At the Ketchum cemetery on the edge of town, Hemingway’s grave is marked by a flat granite slab beneath two large pine trees. Pilgrims leave bottles of whiskey, cans of beer and coins scattered across his gravestone. The day I visited, there was also a letter written by a fan along with a framed 5-by-7-inch shot of the view from Hemingway’s Cuba home.

On my way out of town, I stopped at the Hemingway Memorial about a mile and a half up Sun Valley Road from the resort beside Trail Creek. I had trouble finding it so I stopped to ask directions from a woman walking three dogs. Celebrity sightings are not unusual in the area, where you might spot Clint Eastwood driving his battered pickup or Reese Witherspoon on a chairlift. Serendipitously, the woman turned out to be Mariel Hemingway, the author’s granddaughter. She pleasantly directed me to the site.

The memorial features a bronze bust of Hemingway; his gaze permanently fixed across the valley (now the seventh fairway of the Sun Valley Golf Course) toward the hills. It is inscribed with words he wrote for a Ketchum friend killed in a hunting accident that he may as well have written about himself: “Best of all he loved the fall/The leaves yellow on the cottonwoods/ Leaves floating on the trout streams/And above the hills the high blue windless sky/Now he will be part of them forever.”

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animal magnetism

Christie’s sells a menagerie of Lalanne sculptures.

BY WENDY LUBOVICH

THEY’RE PLAYFUL AND FANCIFUL, FUNCTIONAL AND FUN. It seems everyone has fallen for the fantastical beasts created by the late post-war artist François-Xavier Lalanne. The French sculptor had a passion for art history, and he infused his creatures with a hint of Surrealism — making these endearing figures feel both classical and contemporary at the same time.

Precisely why last fall, Christie’s in New York City devoted an entire sale to Lalanne’s works, creating a global event where some 70 pieces were on offer, all culled from the personal collection of the sculptor’s daughter Dorothée Lalanne. The idea was to build on the massive appeal of Lalanne’s creations, which, for decades, have been beloved by art connoisseurs and famed fashion designers alike.

“A pivotal moment in their market trajectory came in 2009 when Christie’s auctioned the personal collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, setting a record at the time with a total of €373.9 million,” says Christie’s Senior Vice President, Head of Design, Americas Daphné Riou. “This historic sale cemented the artist’s market presence, and demand has only surged since.”

To celebrate this Lalanne love, Christie’s sought out French fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus to create a six-day immersive display for these tortoises, bears and owls — all set into a series of galleries at Christie’s in New York City. Here, a wheat field formed the backdrop for deer, which served as benches, and turtles turned into topiaries. Nearby, a worn wooden farm table provided a note of organic texture for “Âne de Nathalie,” an iconic donkey sculpture whose side opens into a desk.

“François-Xavier worked in a way that appeared casual but was, in fact, very rigorous, thoughtful and elegant,” Dorothée Lalanne told Christie’s in a presale statement, adding: “It seemed very natural that Simon Porte Jacquemus would create the exhibition for this auction; his work is so playful, so full of light and joy and as unexpected as François-Xavier’s work.”

All this presale pizazz paid off as the landmark auction took in nearly $59 million — more than doubling the high estimates. The live sale went on for four hours as savvy bidders competed on

the phone, online and in person — all from the storied Rockefeller Center salesroom. Four pieces set world records, while every single sculpture up for

The star lot was the massive “Très Grand Centaure,” which Christie’s deftly displayed at the entryway to the auction. It went for $7.5 million amid fierce back-and-forth bidding, more than nine times its low estimate. Towering up 11 feet tall, the stately sculpture became the auction’s

“One of my favorite pieces from the sale is ‘Très Grand Ours,’ a sleek, upright bear with a nearly human posture. It sold for $6.1 million, doubling its high estimate and setting a new record for the model,” Riou points out.

“Another remarkable lot is ‘Chouette de Jardin,’ which was a delightful discovery. As Madame Lalanne recounted, it had been forgotten in the artist’s garden at Ury and only rediscovered when it was brought out for cleaning — her

Indeed, from tiny birds to life-sized sheep, these endearing sculptures have found new homes across the globe — where they will no doubt continue to enchant. “There’s this archetypal quality of humor, menace and fantasy that is highly reflective of antiquity,” Alex Heminway, Christie’s international head of design, sums up. “The excitement in the build-up to the sale was mirrored by our clients’ enthusiasm, and the results were everything we hoped

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just the two of us

One-parent, one-child vacations can be a formula for magic.

BY TANVI CHHEDA

THE WIND HOWLS AS MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND I HIKE ALONG A PORTION of the Okstindbreen glacier in northern Norway. The frigid air nips at our noses. With each step of our crampon-strapped feet, ice crunches under us, and we work to maintain our balance. We gaze in awe at the icy landscape surrounding us in all directions.

The two of us have come to Norway in pursuit of its immense natural beauty, from expansive glaciers to narrow, dramatic fjords, but also for the pleasure of each other’s company, moments that feel harder and harder to come by back home, given our frenetic schedules. Though we miss my husband and son, this mother-daughter time feels like a gift.

It’s an idea that’s time has come, and tour operators are catching on. “This year, we’ve noticed a significant rise in one-parent, one-child trips,” notes Torunn Tronsvang, founder of bespoke travel outfitter Up Norway, who arranged our 10-day adventure. “We specialize in crafting itineraries that connect travelers to Norway’s landscapes and rich culture and foster deeper relationships among those traveling.”

In recent years, I’ve traveled with each of my children individually. My son and I visited lush Kauai, spying on green sea turtles in the placid waters and taking to the sky above the craggy Napali Coast in a helicopter. A few summers prior, my piano-playing daughter and I followed in the footsteps of Mozart and Beethoven in Vienna and Salzburg. I’m immensely fortunate to have had these opportunities and have come to treasure them. And I’m not the only one.

Los Angeles–based mom Julie Bustrum also sees the value and joy in one-parent, one-child travel. “With three kids who each have their interests, motivations and stamina, it can be challenging to find activities that appeal to everyone,” she explains. In addition to vacations with the entire family, “my husband and I have begun adding in a different kind of travel: special trips with just one parent and one child that allow us to plan activities that appeal to each kid’s interests.”

A few years ago, Bustrum took her elder daughter to Detroit on an art and architecture-themed

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jaunt. It included tours of the Detroit Institute of Arts — which boasts one of the most significant art collections in the United States — and the striking art deco Guardian Building. She traveled with her foodie middle son to New Orleans, seeking the best gumbo, po’boys, shrimp and grits, beignets and king cake. This past summer, her husband and younger daughter explored Iceland, bonding through shared experiences like horseback riding, waterfall hikes, strolls along black sand beaches and long, soothing soaks in the Blue Lagoon.

In addition to allowing for deeper engagement in interests unique to each child, traveling as a pair can be “less hurried, less stressful and more spontaneous,” according to Bustrum. “With just one child, it tends to be easier to stay aligned on energy, pace and appetite.” She also makes a point of including her kids in the process. “These are trips they have chosen, and the whole experience is enhanced by the fact that they have been involved in the planning.”

Parents inviting their children to actively participate in the itinerary planning is another trend Tronsvang is seeing — one the 2025 Hilton Trends Report noted among 70% of parents of Gen Alpha kids (born between 2010 and 2024) surveyed. “It gives the child more ownership of the journey and, in turn, increases overall satisfaction,” she says.

That satisfaction goes both ways. Ellen McBreen, founder of Paris Muse, a company known for its expert-led museum tours in the City of Lights, has noticed how traveling as a one-parent, one-child duo can also be rewarding for the parent. “So many parents traveling with multiple kids are inevitably focused on whether all their kids are engaged,” she notes. “They can easily forget about their enjoyment.”

One-on-one travel enables parents to relax and enjoy themselves, McBreen says. “They will ask more questions and be more willing to play along and figure out the riddles to our Louvre scavenger hunt alongside their child. Without all the competing voices, our conversations about the art in front of us can be very focused. And when that happens, it’s magic.”

Having grown up with four siblings, McBreen recounts a favorite last-minute getaway she took as a child to Martha’s Vineyard with just her mother. “I saw a side of her I never got to see, doing all the things she loved. She seemed so much freer, so much younger. Seeing a mother and daughter together on a vacation in Paris reminds me of that trip. As a guide, you’re a small part of making these incredible memories.”

The benefits of travel are innumerable, but it’s no surprise that the parent-child bond is strengthened in the context of one-parent, one-child trips.

“Traveling to new places and experiencing new cultures is important for personal growth and also our ability to feel empathy toward others,” notes Dr. Julie Cederbaum, an associate professor at the University of Southern California whose work focuses on child and adolescent well-being. “One-on-one travel, in particular, really allows for focused time with and attention to that child, increasing attachment and creating shared positive memories.” Bustrum echoes that sentiment: “The dedicated time to just be together truly deepens the parent-child bond.”

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BY ALLISON DUNCAN

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WHEN LINDSAY SILBERMAN FIRST VISITED ASPEN’S Hotel Jerome, she vividly recalls the smell of the hotel’s vintage leather armchairs, its roaring fireplace in the lobby and the occasional gust of crisp mountain air sneaking in from the outside. “Whenever I would stay at a five-star hotel, I’d think, ‘I need my house to smell like this,’” said Silberman, who’d spent a decade writing about luxury travel for magazines before launching Hotel Lobby Candle, a brand inspired by the idea that it’s entirely possible to bring the luxury hotel experience into your home in the form of a candle.

Her experience at Hotel Jerome translated to a custom candle, ‘Aspen,’ created in collaboration with the property, with notes of vintage cedarwood, tooled leather and golden embers alongside cooling notes of snow-capped pine. Hotel Lobby Candle’s latest launch, ‘Napa Valley,’ created in partnership with Solage Auberge in Calistoga, California, pairs notes of ripe black currant, aged French oak, mulberry trees and sweet soil in homage to Napa Valley and the romance of its harvest.

“The inspiration for the scent came not only from the warm, inviting energy of the hotel but also the land itself and the process of making its famous wine: minerality of dirt, crisp air, ripe fruit, winding vines and oak barrels,” said Silberman. “One of the most memorable aspects of Solage, to me, are the teeming mulberry trees found throughout — so we knew that mulberry notes would also be integral to the fragrance.”

She’s one of the latest to take advantage of a new trend toward olfactive branding, with luxury hotels capitalizing on the idea that scent has the power to transport and create a sense of place. “From a marketing perspective, it’s an incredibly effective way of creating a lasting impression,” said Silberman.

When Valentina De Santis’ family bought what is now the famed Lake Como, Italy, hotel Passalacqua in 2018 — crowned the number one hotel in the world on the inaugural 50 Best Hotels list last year — she also welcomed her daughter Maria. To celebrate the baby’s arrival, a loved one gifted De Santis with a beautiful fragrance that reminded her of Maria. De Santis says that served as the impetus for creating ‘Aqua Como 1787,’ Passalacqua’s first custom fragrance, which is diffused throughout the hotel and sold in its retail shop.

The scent takes inspiration from the gardens throughout the property, featuring English roses, olives, heirloom apples and pears,

oranges and lemons, sweet grapes, hydrangeas, and cypress and cedar trees. “There are many ways to engage the guests when they arrive at the hotel — the design, the architecture of the spaces, the background music. But there is another essential sense, often underestimated, the sense of smell, which is an essential part of the guest experience,” said De Santis. “For our guests, ‘Aqua Como’ is a great way to bring them back to Passalacqua, to sweet memories of days spent on Lake Como, increasing the desire to return to Passalacqua.”

At Alma, a cafe, hotel and restaurant in Minneapolis, co-proprietor Margo Roberts introduced a “signature aromatic experience” to evoke “the notion of the four seasons,” she says. From crisp and clean summers and spicy falls to the austere scents of winter, Alma offers aromatherapy reed diffusers, candles, and natural bath and body products in every room to infuse the property with seasonal scents.

In November, The Hoxton Hotel in Chicago introduced its firstever fragrance, ‘Blommer,’ created in collaboration with Windy City perfumery Clue. “The hotel is meant to feel like a cozy home-awayfrom-home, almost like you’re crashing with an old friend,” said The Hoxton Chicago General Manager Amos Kelsey. “It’s so special to have a fragrance tied to that homey Chicago feeling.”

Inspired by the history of the hotel’s neighborhood in the Fulton Market district of the city — an area that was once the heart of Chicago’s manufacturing industry, perfumed by meatpacking plants, leatherworking factories and eventually the cocoa-scented clouds wafting from Blommer Chocolate Factory — the scent collapses 130 years of Fulton Market into one distinctive smell. Imagine the richness of tanned leather combined with a hot

burst of chocolate air, bitters shaken into a cocktail and the freshness of hotel linens.

Clue used several fragrance notes that feel adventurous for a hotel scent, like gourmands, which smell like food, such as cocoa, and animalics, like leather, which add a warm, sensual feel. Both are much more daring than the florals, teas, citruses and fresh scents one typically encounters in hotel lobbies. That was purposeful, says perfumer and Clue Perfumery co-founder Laura Oberwetter.

“The olfactory bulb, the neural structure responsible for your sense of smell, shares a very intimate relationship with the limbic system, the network that regulates memory and emotion,” she explained. “It’s a fun neurological connection to lean into while traveling. Introducing a unique scent while away from home gives you the ability to establish a bond between that scent and the memories of your travels. It’s a tool that can be used for more vivid recall later.”

The brain first processes memory in the hippocampus, a small, horseshoe-shaped area in the temporal lobe, which has a special connection with olfaction in humans. And there’s a neurological basis for this privileged access between olfaction and memory: A new paper from Northwestern Medicine has suggested that smell — more so than other sensory stimuli like sight, sound or touch — has the most robust connectivity to the brain’s seat of memory, with researchers describing it as a “superhighway from smell to the hippocampus.”

Not only are scents directly tethered to memories, but a study in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences found that odor-evoked memories were always more emotional than others. “Every time you encounter a new smell, you have an emotional reaction to the

context the new smell was introduced in, and you store it in your memory,” explained Dawn Goldworm, co-founder and chief creative officer at the olfactive branding company 12.29. “Thus, your olfactive or smell memory becomes the largest and most acute part of your memory for life.”

When The Newbury Boston reopened in 2021 as a reimagined luxury hotel in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, they turned to Goldworm and her team to help create a custom scent identity, one I encountered myself at the property in 2022. I loved it so much that I begged the concierge to let me buy the fragrance in some form, but it’s only available to take home as a memory.

Distributed throughout the property via a scent diffuser connected to the hotel’s ventilation system, the scent mixes notes of vetiver (earthy, human, addictive), cedarwood (smoky, dry, very much reminiscent of the fall season), sandalwood (offers a creamy softness), and tonka (vanilla, slightly sweet and sensual to make it feel warmer), along with marine notes that are “metallic and cool with a little bit of salicylate as a nod to the saltiness” that is ever-present in a hotel by the sea, says Carlos Bueno, The Newbury Boston’s managing director.

“We feel this scent gives our guests the sense of coming home,” said Bueno. “Like your logo, font in collateral or a playlist, hotel scents continue to be part of the overall hotel brand.”

Added Goldworm, “The original wood-burning fireplaces, Boston public park nearby and heritage address all add to the sophisticated, timeless and authentic scent that combines intimacy as the key emotion with a residential aesthetic.”

At J.K. Place in Paris, esteemed Italian perfumer Lorenzo Villoresi created a custom fragrance, ‘Alamut,’ that blends the hotel’s Italian heritage with its Parisian setting. The warm and sensual scent — a combination of rose, tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom, sandalwood, patchouli, musk and ambergris — is strategically diffused throughout the hotel via elegant fragrance vases.

“Having a signature scent enhances our brand identity and deepens our guest experience,” said Riccardo Ortogni, J.K. Place Paris general manager. “It creates an emotional connection that lives on well beyond a stay.”

BEST DRESSED

Style inspo from the most fashionable cities around the world.

BY DAVID COGGINS ILLUSTRATION BY HILBRAND BOS

WE TRAVEL TO ENJOY ART AND ARCHITECTURE, FOOD AND DESIGN. WE CAN ALSO LEARN A FEW THINGS about how to dress. That’s why it’s fun to sit at a cafe or on a park bench and watch the locals pass by. I’m inspired when I see an older Italian gentleman cycling down the streets of Florence while eating gelato. I love watching a Parisian man buy food in the market while wearing vivid burgundy corduroys. We can bring some of those good ideas back home with us. Yes, you can do some shopping — but the inspiration is free. Here are some of my favorite stylish cities.

London: Enlightened Footsteps

There are many reasons Englishmen look great — they grew up dressing formally; it’s their native sartorial language. Nobody looks more natural in black tie. One thing I always notice in London is all the stellar shoe stores. That’s no surprise since great companies like Crockett & Jones and Edward Green have been in business in Northampton for over a century. Or you can go to the original John Lobb or George Cleverley and have shoes made right there. It’s a commitment — they begin by shaping a wooden last (or mold) that resembles your foot. Whether brogues, Oxfords or Chelsea boots, they can handle serious conditions and cobblestones, too. It’s great to be in a city where men don’t rely on an endless stream of sneakers.

Milan: Tailoring Fluency

Milan is sartorially conservative for an Italian city. But there are plenty of men who want to look dapper even in a business meeting. What we can learn here is the power of understated tailoring. Too often, the blue suit is a depressing default option. It’s what you get when you have your first interview, or when you start a new job you don’t like. But it doesn’t have to be that way! A well-tailored deep blue suit in a quality fabric flatters every man. Of course, you can veer from this recipe: What about a good cashmere sports coat and some gray flannel trousers? Now, this is a good equation. With the suede shoes you got in London, you’ll look great wherever you are.

Paris: Ambitious Accessories

Years ago, I was in Paris on one of the first cool days of fall. I wanted to wear a scarf but didn’t want to appear overeager. I need not have worried. The men strolling around the Luxembourg Gardens and down the Rue Jacob were way ahead of me. Scarves of every color were on display: ochre, aubergine, moss, plum. And these scarves were draped and wrapped with such care. It was a reminder, if any was needed, that accessories are an easy way to bring pleasure and a sense of festivity to anything you wear. Though you don’t want to bring everything back with you — if you get the urge to buy a beret, try to resist it.

Tokyo: Global Thinking

Japanese men know a good thing when they see it, regardless of where it’s from. They embrace American denim, Italian tailoring and English shoes. The sense of curiosity is always inspiring. They also love to shop. Not surprisingly, many of the best men’s stores in the world are in Tokyo, from Beams to Isetan to United Arrows. These buyers seek out the smartest knits, outerwear, luggage and tailoring worldwide, bringing it back to Japan for an eager audience. In many cases, the Japanese improve on the original (which is why Japanese denim now sets the standard). I love the way all these elements are reinterpreted on many of the men I see in Tokyo. The lesson is: If something looks good and is well-made, it doesn’t matter where it comes from.

New York City: Fearless Confidence

I live in New York City and am accustomed to crowded streets. There aren’t as many men in suits these days, which is probably fine for most people, but it is still a little sad for me. The city is full of people rushing to where they need to go. That confidence can be charismatic. If you don’t believe in what you’re doing (or wearing), then nobody’s going to do it on your behalf. They say if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, and that’s what you expect a New Yorker to say! Whether that’s true or not, the spirit remains. Many of the best-dressed men bring self-assurance to what they wear. I didn’t know you were allowed to wear that, you ask. Well, when you dress in a way that’s true to yourself, you can get away with more than you think.

A Minnesotan turned New Yorker, David Coggins is the author of the New York Times bestseller Men and Style and writes a column for Artful Living

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COMPASS

nature's escape

A spiritual awakening at Naviva, Four Seasons’ new luxury tented camp in Mexico.

BY AMBER GIBSON

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IT’S MY MOM’S FIRST TIME IN MEXICO, AND WE’RE STAYING AT AN all-inclusive resort. Admittedly, these types of stays are not typically a very authentic representation of a country’s culture, and my friends know I usually prefer a locally owned boutique hotel. But when the all-inclusive in question is Four Seasons’ first foray into the category, an adults-only resort with just 15 bamboo “tents,” I’m willing to make an exception.

Nothing about Naviva feels like a regular resort. For starters, you’ll chat with a personal concierge before arrival and discuss your interests and goals for your trip. My mom and I wanted to enjoy quality time together, eat well and leave feeling rejuvenated. From there, a custom itinerary is crafted for your stay, although it’s merely a framework and can be adjusted at any time. The Naviva team is always a text away, waiting to respond to any request.

Upon arrival, crossing an undulating bamboo bridge into jungle paradise, we are greeted with a refreshingly sweet coconut water, walnut and apple concoction served in a gourd. Then, we are whisked off on a buggy for a grounds tour. There’s no need to check in; everyone already knows who you are.

Most travelers come here to rest. Immersing yourself in nature gently invites you to slow down and breathe more deeply. The ocean-view tents come with private plunge pools, indoor and outdoor showers, hammocks and soaking tubs, making it all too easy to melt into a languid stupor wrapped in a light cotton robe made in Oaxaca.

You can relax on the private beach, lounging on a lone curtained daybed while enjoying a steady flow of unlimited beverages — including freshly fermented tepache and my favorite new combo of fresh coconut water mixed with cold brew coffee. Your only companions might be cute little crabs scampering across the sand and chachalaca birds gracefully swooping overhead.

It feels like we have the whole place to ourselves for most of our stay. Summer is the rainy season and, therefore, less busy. It’s hotter and more humid this time of year, and you’ll contend with more mosquitos. But the sunsets are glorious, and Naviva is one of the rare resorts in the region with stunning sunsets year-round, especially from the Copal Cocina fire pit.

It was too sweltering for me to take a Mexican boxing class, but we enjoyed daily meditation, yoga and sound healing classes at Risco Terrace, along with spa treatments (one massage or facial is included with every stay) in elegant bamboo spa pods inspired by the indigenous ceiba tree with laminated arches and panels.

There’s only one restaurant, Copal Cocina, but the unwritten menu is an ever-changing affair, and the restaurant experience feels like stepping into a friend’s kitchen. Chefs prepare seasonal specials for each meal and can deftly accommodate any dietary restrictions or preferences. When I seemed less than enthused about the Italian-themed meal on our final night, chef Mike immediately pivoted and suggested cooking something authentically Mexican for my mom and me. I readily agreed, and a few hours later, we were delightfully surprised with a veritable feast of duck carnitas tacos, huitlacoche and rajas poblanos tamales, and a whole snapper served a la talla with red adobo and salsa verde, accompanied by charred baby corn and squash.

The longer you stay, the more personalized each day feels as the Naviva staff gets to know you better. No matter your length of stay, a Temazcal sweat lodge ceremony should not be missed. These communal rituals are offered three times a week because General Manager Eduardo Sampere says he wants to be sure that every guest has a chance to experience the physical detox and spiritual healing.

I close my eyes and am enveloped in warm copal smoke as we begin with a blessing. Our curanderos, Marisela and Manik, lead us in seven rounds of prayer punctuated by baritone conch shell bellows. We pray not only to the four cardinal directions but also to the sky, the Earth and finally, our hearts, for we are part of nature, too. After confirming that nobody is claustrophobic, we stoop to enter the Temazcal dome together.

Whether your eyes are open or closed, pure obsidian darkness surrounds you once the entrance is closed. We have only Marisela’s melodic voice to guide us as she pours water over the hot stones while singing. There are four rounds for the four elements — wind, fire, Earth and water. The door opens to let in air and light between rounds, as hot stones are added to the pit along with different herbal medicines — palo santo, sage and oca roots –for each element. By the end, we are all lying down, struggling to survive the intense heat. When the door finally opens for the last time, and we are able to crawl out to the light, I do feel awakened, like my senses have sharpened. Temazcal is described as being back in Mother Nature’s womb, and I look over to my own mother and give her hand a squeeze, overwhelmed with gratitude for her love and wisdom.

A ROYAL CURE

Wellness 2.0 awaits at one of the most breathtaking medi-spas in Europe.

BY GISELA WILLIAMS

IN THE 16TH CENTURY, THE LEGENDARY ARTIST AND ARCHITECT

Michelangelo traveled hours from Rome to the village of Fiuggi in search of relief from the pain of chronic kidney stones. For centuries, popes and nobles also made the trip for “the cure;” it’s said that the healing qualities in the water come from rain being enriched as it passes through the roots of the area’s thick chestnut forests. Today, thanks to the recent opening of the luxurious medicinal health retreat Palazzo Fiuggi, wellness pilgrimages to this rural town continue. However, now it’s much easier: The drive from Rome is only an hour. And the accommodations are decidedly more deluxe: The property, an art deco–style villa with 102 rooms and suites, is set on a hilltop within 8.5 acres of private grounds, gardens and woodlands. Although it’s a medical spa staffed with multiple trained doctors, the interiors are palatial. Guests dine in a grand space with a glass ceiling, crystal chandeliers and frescos; long, white marble hallways lead to indoor fountains. And a 4,000-squarefoot gym is housed in what was once a majestic ballroom.

Before you arrive, consultants discuss your goals. There is no set schedule unless you want one; guests can stay three days or sign up for one of several programs, from detox to medical, where you can opt to get an ultrasound of your organs, try a vitamin infusion or test out the latest cryotherapy machine. Palazzo Fiuggi also offers a popular longevity program, a version of which Oprah Winfrey experienced and wrote about in 2023, calling it the “best wellness retreat of her life.”

As a working mother of three, life for me was consistently challenging. And the last few months of work travel and unhealthy eating — while battling perimenopause — had taken its toll, so I decided to sign up for a four-day detox.

Shortly after being escorted to my spacious suite — which featured an attached study, a lavish, king-sized bed covered in ivory Italian linens and a vast marble bathroom with a deep bathtub — I was brought to the ground floor spa reception area. There, the resident doctor administered several tests to assess the state of my health. Although my body mass index, or B.M.I., was standard, my body fat percentage was slightly above average for my age, putting me at risk.

To alleviate the stress caused by my less-than-perfect results, the doctor sent me to soak in three mineral-and-salt-enriched pools within a light-filled room composed of floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The spa recommends that guests spend 30 minutes here daily to calm their nerves and help boost their immune system.

My recommended daily calorie intake was about 1,800 calories but they told me I would temporarily be put on a 1,500-calorie diet to jumpstart weight loss. Fortunately, with the three Michelin–star chef Heinz Beck (based in Rome at the legendary La Pergola) curating the healthy menus at Palazzo Fiuggi, I didn’t suffer any sense of deprivation. With rare extra time on his hands during the COVID epidemic, Beck tells me he spent days working with the property’s lead doctor, Professor David Della Morte Canosci, to devise recipes that combined all the necessary nutrients with Michelin-star flavors — and little to no unhealthy fats. For breakfast, I ate porridge with honey and blueberry jam and yogurt topped with wild berries. At lunch, I nibbled on a beautifully spiced grilled cauliflower and pumpkin gnocchi with spinach cream or roasted artichokes and zucchini followed by a flavorful minestrone soup. Dinner was a wholesome but savory affair: a filet of sea bass served with carrots and parsnip or amberjack sashimi on a curried red quinoa. “Over several months, I created over 900 recipes for Palazzo Fiuggi,” Beck tells me, adding that he has long been interested in how certain foods can combat inflammation and disease. “My computer is not just filled with recipes but also the latest scientific research.”

Every day, I took at least two movement classes. After just 20 minutes on the Icaros Virtual Reality machine — a high-tech device that worked muscles I didn’t even know I had — I felt like I had completed an Ironman marathon. During my stay at the Palazzo, I slept hard, averaging 10 hours a night. My days were filled with pampering treatments, including a lifting facial massage that I swear took years off my face. I spent several tranquil hours daily relaxing on a comfy lounge chair in the glass-enclosed pool house. But perhaps the most incredible luxury of my four days at Palazzo Fiuggi was that I spoke to virtually no one except the friendly technicians, trainers and servers and only allowed myself to be on my phone for an hour a day. By the time my detox retreat was over, I felt physically and mentally lighter (I had lost three pounds). I was ready — indeed inspired — to return to everyday life, committed to my new and improved wellness routine. The “cure” had worked miracles.

TOUR

The Artful Living city guide to Sydney.

BY AMBER GIBSON

BETWEEN BLUE SKIES AND EVEN BLUER WATERS, SUMMER IN SYDNEY truly sparkles. Take a dip in one of the city’s many ocean pools, etched into coastal cliffs and protected by rocks and reefs. If you’re feeling jet-lagged, a sunrise paddle around Sydney Harbour or an early morning stroll in Surry Hills is a perfect way to wake up, and thankfully, there’s excellent coffee around every corner. Whether you’re learning to surf, visiting koalas and kangaroos at the zoo, or enjoying the favorable currency exchange while shopping at a sun-dappled Victorian-style arcade, you’ll find friendly locals eager to share their favorite haunts.

THE FULLERTON HOTEL SYDNEY

STAY

Originally constructed with local sandstone as Sydney’s Victorian-era General Post Office, The Fullerton Hotel Sydney preserves the historic landmark's classical Italian architecture, with a prime location in the heart of the city’s central business district. Complimentary heritage tours are available most days, and postmaster teddy bear mascots make for adorable keepsakes. The sunny atrium connecting the two buildings is an elegant meeting place for afternoon tea, and pastry chef Jessica Timpano is a sweet genius.

Rooms and suites are split between the contemporary high-rise tower and heritage building, and the 28th-floor club lounge is a lovely spot to relax and enjoy canapés and cocktails overlooking the city. Luxurious touches like Bluetooth speakers, a pillow menu and garment pressing for club-level guests make for a pampered stay. Even with more than 400 rooms, the long-tenured staff provides kind and attentive service that feels more like what you’d expect at a boutique hotel.

SAINT PETER

Dry-aged, bigeye tuna Wellington, swordfish belly bacon and John Dory liver pâté are just a few creative preparations of fish that you'll find on the menu at Saint Peter. Chef Josh Niland's first experience of dry aging fish was an honest accident when he forgot to put plastic wrap over the dish one night when he was a young cook. The serendipitous mistake resulted in super crispy fish skin and inspired him to develop his own dry-aging method, hanging whole fish by hooks for several days.

At Saint Peter, an expansive skylight frames the open kitchen with curved brass hoods where diners witness fish cooking over a charcoal grill and rotisserie. Niland’s cookbooks unlock the full potential of fish cookery, including all the visceral and gnarly bits, from scales to eyes (which can be used to thicken ice cream), in an effort to use as much of the fish as possible.

ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

After adding a new campus on Sydney Harbour, designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architects SANAA, the Art Gallery of New South Wales has nearly doubled in size, connecting art, architecture and landscape seamlessly between historic and modern spaces, including a public outdoor art garden. Admission is free, and the gallery is open daily, with art after hours every Wednesday until 10 p.m., featuring complimentary film screenings, performances, artist talks and workshops.

For a more exclusive visit offered through Cultural Attractions of Australia, budding artists can indulge in a three-course lunch with Australian ingredients and wines followed by a drawing workshop in the Grand Courts, sketching their favorite painting or sculpture. Or book a private after-hours tour and five-course dinner with a senior curator tailored to your artistic preferences. There’s even a Yiribana experience that focuses on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection led by an Indigenous host.

DINE

MARGARET

Sydney-born chef and restaurateur Neil Perry is an absolute legend who put Australia on the global culinary map with Rockpool in the 1990s. He was honored with the Icon Award at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants last year. You may have even tried his food on Qantas Airways.

Perry tried retiring but returned with this gem of a restaurant in the tony Double Bay neighborhood, where sustainable Australian seafood is king, always cooked perfectly and simply dressed to accentuate natural flavors. Fishermen are gallantly credited on the menu, whether it’s Ben’s coral trout or Bruce’s King George whiting, grilled with just a dash of lemon and a generous drizzle of hojiblanca olive oil. At 67 years old, Perry looks spry, suavely expediting and chatting with guests seated in leather banquettes. The restaurant is named for Perry’s late mother, and he works alongside his wife and three daughters in the dining room.

BRIDGECLIMB

Climb one of Sydney’s most iconic historic landmarks and take in panoramic views of the city. You’ll step into a sturdy jumpsuit and climbing harness, safely hooked in with carabiners all along the way, unlike the brave men (and convicts) who risked their lives to weld and rivet the formidable steel arch in the thirties.

The trek is not nearly as intimidating or strenuous as you might fear — most tours head up to the summit and then loop back to the same place you started, lasting about three hours. Save for a few ladders, you’re ascending stairs at a leisurely pace with several stops for photos. A First Nations guide and storyteller leads a new Burrawa Aboriginal Climb Experience, sharing an Aboriginal perspective of the city’s history, languages and culture, including an ochre ceremony. Twilight climbs are timed to coincide with the sunset and are famous for proposals.

CROWN SYDNEY

This flashy new hotel overlooking the harbor in Barangaroo doubles as a casino and is a destination unto itself, with 11 restaurants and bars, plus the best spa in Sydney. The gleaming skyscraper is the tallest building in Sydney, designed by Wilkinson Eyre to look like three flower petals twisting toward the heavens.

Chefs Nobu Matsuhisa and London's Clare Smyth have restaurants here, and there’s an extravagant all-day, all-you-can-eat international buffet akin to what you’d find in Las Vegas but with considerably more finesse. Spend an afternoon at Crown Spa, and you’ll feel like royalty, from the modern purple decor and lavish water features to caviar-infused La Prairie facials. There are even stress-relieving sleep therapies designed for jet-lagged travelers and massages on warm quartz sand if you’re interested in trying something different. Relax afterward at the heated outdoor infinity pool, or try your luck on the gaming floor.

Explore Amazing Art Museums Across Minnesota

MINNESOTA MUSEUMS AND SCULPTURE PARKS BOAST AMAZING COLLECTIONS OF ART FROM THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO TO TODAY. FROM RENOWNED TWIN CITIES MUSEUMS TO LESSER-KNOWN GEMS IN GREATER MINNESOTA, ART SHINES. PLAN YOUR NEXT GETAWAY AROUND THESE MUST-SEE MUSEUMS.

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Art Museums in Minneapolis-St. Paul

In south Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Institute of Art is the Twin Cities’ encyclopedic museum, housing more than 80,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of world history. Called Mia for short, this impressive attraction is regularly ranked among the top 10 comprehensive art museums in the country. Admission is free, with special exhibits for an additional fee.

Housed in a refurbished church and funeral home in south Minneapolis, The Museum of Russian Art is the only museum in North America dedicated to the preservation and presentation of Russian art and artifacts.

The Walker Art Center is internationally renowned for its contemporary art collection, exhibits, performances, films and programs with leading art world figures. While there, don’t miss the next-door Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, one of the largest urban sculpture parks in the country.

The Weisman Art Museum, on the University of Minnesota campus, is known for its Frank Gehrydesigned building as well as exhibits running the gamut from modernist American paintings to photography, ceramics, design and installations. The Goldstein Museum of Design features exhibits at the St. Paul campus gallery as well as a Minneapolis campus gallery. The Goldstein has a collection of more than 29,000 objects, including ceramics, textiles and designer fashions.

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis | Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis | Hippie Modernism Exhibition

Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis | Friends by Paul Vincent

Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis | Designed by Frank Gehry

Art Museums in Southern Minnesota

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum, located on the Mississippi River in Winona, boasts six galleries of world-class art including impressionism and Hudson River School paintings, marine art, folk art sculptures and traveling exhibits meant to inspire through water.

The Wanda Gag House in New Ulm is the childhood home of noted children’s author and illustrator Wanda Gag, who is best known for her book “Millions of Cats.” The house features lithographs, illustrations, books and other artwork by Gag.

In Rochester, the Rochester Art Center presents contemporary exhibitions of regional, national and international artists in an architecturally stunning building downtown.

Art Museums in Northeast Minnesota

The Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth has a diverse collection representing artists from the region, the nation and around the world. It’s home to a unique collection of “Mountie” paintings and illustrations commissioned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force. In addition to its permanent collections, the Tweed features special temporary exhibitions.

Photography buffs shouldn’t miss the Brandenburg Gallery in Ely, which houses hundreds of images and videos by the Minnesota native and National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg, many of which depict the surrounding wilderness.

Art Museums in Central Minnesota

The artist Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969), who as a youth lived in Aitkin, holds a unique place in art and museum history. His large-scale landscape and wildlife paintings, gracing dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and the Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, are considered to be among the finest ever created. Today, visitors to Aitkin can explore his original art and other exhibits at the Jaques Art Center, housed in a former Carnegie Library in Aitkin.

In 1856, Benedictine monks originally from Bavaria traveled to Minnesota and built an abbey dedicated to St. John the Baptist and founded St. John’s University in Collegeville. Visitors can tour the campus and visit the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library to see selected folios of “The Saint John’s Bible” and other rare book and print exhibits.

Art Museums in Northwest Minnesota

Rourke Art Gallery + Museum in Moorhead has a collection of more than 3,000 contemporary paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, African, Native American, preColumbian and Hispanic works of art. The collection includes works by artists with a significant connection to the local region, such as Cameron Booth, James Rosenquist and Jerry Rudquist; and works by artists of international renown, including Joan Miro, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

The Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids displays selections of the Gabor Nemeth collection of European paintings from the 15th-19th centuries. Nemeth, a Hungarian art restorer, brought the paintings to the United States after World War II, and offered them in the 1970s to the town of Park Rapids, his adopted summer home.

Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids | Art x Lorum Ipsum

Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona | Photography Exhibit

Step inside the only fine art gallery in downtown Minneapolis, now showcasing works by 11 exceptional Twin Cities artists. Located in the historic Kickernick building, we inspire creativity and connection. Come discover your next conversation piece.

The Suite Life

Who can resist 24-hour butler service? Here, a peek at six of the most luxurious hotel rooms in the world.

BY ALLISON DUNCAN

I STILL REMEMBER MY FIRST. THE ROARING FIREPLACE. THE sumptuous sheets. The bubbling bath. I’d splurged for a private bungalow at San Ysidro Ranch, a five-star boutique hotel in the foothills of Montecito, California (where one rubs shoulders with Oprah and Harry and Meghan), and soon after that, I became a certified hotel snob. Shouldn’t every hotel suite offer deep soaking tubs, outdoor rainfall showers, king-sized fourposter beds and a collection of antiques and artwork sourced from around the world? As the adage goes, once you go luxury, you never go back. So, take it from us: 2025 is the year of aspirational travel. Now worth an estimated $1.5 trillion, the global luxury travel market has boomed in recent years, growing as travelers seek high-end experiences in bucket list destinations.

Not only do travelers want to visit exotic locales and embark on oncein-a-lifetime excursions, but they also want to do so in the most spectacular settings. And with so much competition in the high-end travel market, the world’s top hotels have begun introducing showstopping suites that can only be described as dream-fulfilling. From amenities like 24-hour butler

service and personal wine sommeliers to private 10-person cinema rooms and Michelin-starred dining, these suites prove there’s no better time to travel than now.

Luxury can be defined in myriad ways. For some, it might mean an encounter on the annual wildebeest migration route in the Serengeti, as one might enjoy during a stay in Singita’s Milele (Swahili for “forever”) Villa. For others, it translates to a primary bathroom in The Colony Hotel’s Goop Villa, complete with pink and green Botticelli marble and no shortage of fan-favorite Goop beauty products. Or perhaps it's a professional-grade recording studio with your own grand piano (the Cave Royale suite at Six Senses Ibiza)? Or, better yet, a 1,000-square-foot private garden in the heart of the City of Lights (Saint James Paris).

Whether you’re looking to commune with nature, scratch an itch for extreme adventure or jetset in style with your closest group of girlfriends, you will find everything you could possibly dream of in this year's roundup of Artful Living's most luxurious hotel suites around the world.

Forestis Dolomites

Located opposite the Italian Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site, Forestis is a former tuberculosis sanatorium turned ultra-luxurious mountaintop hideaway with a new villa that debuted in December. Envisioned as a secluded hideaway that blends an intimate connection to the landscape with the natural beauty of the Dolomites, the Armin Sader–designed villa maintains the integrity of its historic roots but with modern amenities.

Occupying a 19th-century structure originally built by the Austrian monarchy as a residence for the doctors of the neighboring sanatorium,

the five-bedroom Forestis Villa “builds upon the house’s original purpose as a place of healing by carefully handling the landscape and adopting a clean architectural language that lets nature shine through,” said Günther Kofler, hotel manager.

Surrounded by some of the most stunning and unobstructed nature scapes the world has to offer, Forestis is devoted to the four elements of the Dolomites: clear water, pure air, ample sunny days and mild climate. A one-of-a-kind, nature-inspired wellbeing refuge, Forestis pays homage to Celtic wisdom, offering treatments based on the principles of the Forestis Tree Circle, forest cuisine that emphasizes ingredients sourced from the earth and local farmers, and an endless array of adventures.

In keeping with the traditional design of alpine holiday residences — and reflecting a commitment to sustainability — the villa features historical design elements like solid-wood furniture sourced from old parlors; refurbished interior doors and wooden floors; wood beams dating back to 1912; an abundance of natural materials, including wood from the forest, regional stone, glass and lime plaster, local sand and clay floors; and box-type wooden windows crafted from heritage design templates. “The minimal, nature-inspired interior ensures the backdrop of spectacular views is the villa’s main focal point and design element,” said Kofler.

That said, there’s still a lot to appreciate beyond the view.

A nature-inspired Celtic spa has its own treatment room, heated indooroutdoor pool, sauna, steam bath, relaxation space and Technogymoutfitted fitness center. A fully-equipped kitchen is restocked each morning to guests’ desires. There’s even an outdoor garden and a cinema. The villa is an “opulent setting with infinite opportunities for personalization,” said Kofler. “Guests staying here will be the curators of their most perfect stay.”

Think personal chef services, in-villa spa treatments, and ski-in, ski-out access to the Plose ski region. Guests receive dedicated 24hour butler service, VIP concierge, laundry service, a daily guide for all outdoor activities and a trainer for fitness sessions, “ushering in a new era of hospitality and capabilities for the hotel,” said Kofler. And while Forestis is typically an adults-only (14+) property, the villa will be open to guests of all ages. “The villa will give guests the same luxury and opulent experience as the rest of the Forestis resort in a more exclusive setting,” explained Kofler.

“From its refined simplicity and nature-inspired design to a spa that harnesses the healing elements of the forest, every detail of the villa has been thoughtfully crafted to epitomize sustainable luxury and historical charm,” said Kofler.

From $21,052 per night for the Forestis Villa (up to 10 guests)

A consistent and enduring shift in travel over the last few years inspired hospitality group Singita to debut Milele in May, a new and expansive private villa in the Serengeti ecosystem of Africa. “Guests are increasingly seeking space and personalized service,” said Singita Public Relations Manager Lisa Carey. “The demand for exclusive-use properties prompted the creation of Milele.”

The name perfectly encapsulates the villa’s setting and the vast expanses of unspoiled savanna that surround it. The Serengeti spans the Mara and Arusha regions of Tanzania, and the protected area includes approximately 30,000 kilometers of land, including the Serengeti National Park and several game reserves.

Intentionally designed to minimize the barriers between guests and nature — visually, acoustically and physically — the villa celebrates Africa’s creative energy and wildlife through locally sourced design and craftsmanship.

“We have proudly made and sourced about 90% of the items locally,” said Carey. “All of the pieces have a beautiful narrative, and it’s been a remarkable experience to work on a project with such a focus on local African art and furniture.”

The villa features a collection of South African works by contemporary multimedia visual artist Trevor Stuurman, mirror and light-based installation sculpture artist duo Water Dixon, Cape Town–based abstract artist Tarien Bruwer, weaver Marguerite Roux and more.

“Sourcing is a core consideration when conceiving and creating these spaces,” explained Carey. “Our teams feel a sense of responsibility to choose and support local artists and artisans, even though the process can be more challenging. Our collaborators are crucial to this and bring soul and a sense of place to our spaces.”

Accommodating up to 10 guests in five individually designed suites inspired by the region’s most iconic species, the villa comes with a dedicated staff, complete with a field guide, chef, butler and housekeeping team. In addition to an infinity pool overlooking the Serengeti plains, there are four separate spa pools, a 10-person cinema room and a fullystocked wine cellar with award-winning wines.

Singita’s highly skilled wine team in Stellenbosch, the Western Cape Winelands, is responsible for managing the selection and service of all Singita wines. Guests can even order their favorite wines from their trip to enjoy at home, either packaged as checked luggage or shipped directly. "Personalized wine tastings in the villa’s temperature-controlled cellar are a favorite guest experience," says Carey.

Despite its remote location in the heart of the wilderness, the villa offers unsurpassed luxury. Set high on Sasakwa Hill with uninterrupted views of the endless plains below, a front-row seat to the Great Migration and yearround game-viewing experiences, the villa is surrounded by 350,000 acres of the world-renowned Grumeti Reserve in northern Tanzania. Here, visitors can experience exclusive encounters on the annual wildebeest migration route in the Serengeti, along with game drives, community visits, wine experiences, guided safari walks, bird watching and more.

“A golden thread throughout every Singita experience is a deep reverence for the wild and its healing power,” said Carey. “Singita’s lodges, camps and villas across Africa have been intentionally designed to offer guests the freedom to reflect and awaken their senses, inviting a sense of wonder and wholeness that comes from truly leaning into nature. At Singita Milele, a contemporary villa pays tribute to its surroundings through design and an extraordinary experience of the Serengeti.”

From $27,300 per villa per night (up to 10 guests)

Singita Milele

The Colony Palm Beach

In a heartfelt tribute to the elegance and romance of Paris and the natural beauty of Palm Beach, Florida, The Colony Hotel debuted the 2,524-square-foot Goop Villa in October 2023. Reimagined by Gwyneth Paltrow–founded wellness and lifestyle brand Goop and designed by New York City–based architecture and design firm Ronen Lev, the villa mirrors the modern, feminine Parisian aesthetic that Goop is renowned for, blended with the vibrant spirit of Palm Beach.

“Fundamentally, both Goop and The Colony are female-led businesses driven by personal vision, passion and curiosity,” said Sarah J. Wetenhall, owner and CEO of The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. “At their core, both brands are committed to intentionality and wellness, while helping people live more beautiful and connected lives in an immersive, multi-generational fashion. We say that The Colony is more than a hotel, it is a way of life. And Goop is a brand that is also committed to the betterment of people’s lifestyles. In many ways, collaborating with Goop was a natural fit.”

Materiality is a glamorous thread in the villa design, which incorporates rattan, marble, antiqued mirror and mohair, while tones of blush, gray and green nod to Goop and The Colony Hotel’s signature hues. The design pays homage to the villa’s dual influences,

seamlessly combining woven textures and floral motifs.

As you enter the villa, arched elements and organic forms create a visual narrative that celebrates fluidity and grace, exemplified by the Goop x Fromental botanical wallpaper. The villa is filled with a curated selection of designs from the online gallery Invisible Collection and its artisans, like Atelier Vime, Pierre Augustin Rose and Sandra Benhamou. Select furniture and fixtures come from design collaborators CB2 and Furniture Marolles, along with handcrafted wool rugs from Armadillo.

“I am absolutely obsessed with the marble and stonework throughout the villa,” said Wetenhall. “My personal favorite is the pink and green Botticelli slabs in the primary bathroom vanity and shower. They are the epitome of all things The Colony.”

Throughout the space, Goop opted for paint by Farrow & Ball, and Monogram appliances and fixtures by Brizo. A lofted space features a wicker daybed and a Re-jute Ruggable rug created in partnership with Goop. Guests will also find accents from heritage Palm Beach brands, like a hand-painted palm motif mural in the powder room by Lilly Pulitzer Studio and coffee table accessories from Cartier. Tappan Collective curated art is sprinkled throughout, including original works from abstract minimalist

artist Ryan Snow and painter Marleigh Culver.

“The Goop Villa has a completely different look and feel than our other redesigned villas,” said Wetenhall. “It is also totally different from the guest rooms in the main hotel. Although the materials used are similar, like linen, jute, florals and restful colors, the effect is unique to anything else on the property, with a design language that leans more minimal, modern and earth-toned. Guests are drawn to this space’s modern, feminine, calming nature.”

Wetenhall and Goop aimed to design a space that showcases Palm Beach through the Goop perspective. Wetenhall envisioned a villa that would serve as a holistic retreat, where guests could immerse themselves in The Colony and the Goop ways of life. With that in mind, the bathrooms are stocked with Goop beauty favorites, including the Microderm Instant Glow Exfoliator, the All-in-One Nourishing Face Cream, the Cloudberry Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser and the Nourishing Repair Body Butter.

“Launching the Goop Villa allowed us to celebrate the intersection of lifestyle and hospitality distinctively, providing guests with an opportunity to experience Goop’s philosophy firsthand,” said Wetenhall.

From $4,000 per night for the two-bedroom Goop Villa

Saint James Paris

Originally built in 1892, the same period in which French Emperor Napoleon III commissioned a vast public works program to renovate Central Paris into the distinctive look it has today (led by Georges-Eugène Haussmann), Parisian hotel Saint James Paris was once home to the Thiers Foundation, supporting young students with scholarships and comfortable living conditions. In the 1980s, the building became the gentlemen’s club Saint James Club of Paris and, as of 1991, has been run as both a hotel and club (the property joined Relais & Châteaux in 2011).

The hotel features a mix of historical design eras throughout, including neoclassical, Greco-Roman, oriental and art deco. Reimagined by French maximalist interior designer Laura Gonzalez starting in 2020, the decor features whimsical juxtapositions (like cherry blossom wallpaper mixed with Laurel & Hardy bedside tables).

“These would be the styles typically mixed in wealthy Parisian homes,” explained Nicolas Egloff, the director of sales and marketing. “Most of the walls are covered in Pierre Frey fabrics — white wool, in particular — and there are Pierre Frey carpets with Greco-Roman designs in the suites that do not have a Versailles hardwood floor. Wall lamps are the famous mushrooms from Jean Roger, and ceiling lamps are original plaster creations from artist Patrice Dangel, making Saint James Paris a tribute to French craftsmanship.”

Part-château, part-family estate — just steps from the Trocadero, L’Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées — the hotel is designed to evoke the

spirit of a private collector who’d brought home souvenirs from their travels. Gonzalez used panoramic wallpapers, historic architectural elements, ornate furnishings and a vibrant mix of colors and textiles to achieve the effect.

In 2023, Saint James Paris and Gonzalez unveiled Villa Saint James, a private townhouse with four luxury-serviced apartments next to the property. Designed as a true pied-à-terre, the apartments of Villa Saint James combine the intimacy of a private home with the comfort of a luxury hotel. Guests have access to all the services of Saint James Paris, including Bellefeuille (the Michelin-starred restaurant led by chef Grégory Garimbay), the Library Bar (surrounded by leather-bound books and the original winding staircase from the Thiers Foundation library), a terrace and garden, the Guerlain spa and fitness and wellness activities.

Within the villa, the nearly 1,400-square-foot Longchamp Apartment is “a truly hidden two-story suite that’s peaceful and independent with a private garden in the most exclusive area of Paris,” said Egloff. Named for the famed Rue de Longchamp in the fashionable 16th district, the pied-à-terre combines Parisian chic and privacy and can accommodate up to seven guests. The living room faces the suite’s 1,000-square-foot green oasis, while the bedroom overlooks the architectural jewel of Saint James Paris.

In 2021, the hotel relaunched its wellness program with a two-story Guerlain Spa, which includes an indoor swimming pool with views of the Parisian skyline. Its aesthetic is reminiscent of the GrecoRoman thermal baths. In 2024, Bellefeuille restaurant was awarded the Green Star by the Michelin Guide, a nod to its environmentally friendly gastronomy and the ongoing efforts of the Saint James team to source local and seasonal products from places like their organic farm at the Nonville estate in Île-de-France.

“Saint James Paris sets itself apart by being both a hotel and a private club,” said Egloff.

“Set in a private mansion in a walled garden that is a natural protected area in Paris, it is an oasis of peace and privacy in the city’s chicest district.”

From $1,890 (one bedroom) to $4,700 for the Villa apartments; from $10,500 per night for the Longchamp Apartment (up to 7 guests)

Six Senses Ibiza

French astrologer Nostradamus once predicted Ibiza, Spain, would be Earth’s final refuge. Since the 1950s, Ibiza has attracted a specific type of free-spirited seeker: artists, creatives and musicians who have chosen to settle in the northern tip of the island, where a live-and-let-live attitude pays tribute to Ibiza’s past.

At Six Senses Ibiza, the first BREEAM-certified resort (one of the world’s leading sustainability property assessment methods) in the Balearics, the entire property was envisioned and created by Jonathan Leitersdorf, who specializes in blending luxury with local authenticity, said Oriol Juvé de Yebra, Six Senses Ibiza’s resort manager. It’s the ideal setting for profound spiritual experiences rooted in local culture, celebrating the music, art, sustainable fashion, wellness and spirituality that has become synonymous with the island.

The pulse of the hotel’s effortless vibe is the Cave Royale Suite, a 3,368-square-foot respite built into the coastal cliffs of Xarraca Bay that pays homage to the Ibizan bohemian scene. With design elements that reflect both luxury and a strong sense of place — think a custom, oversized bed and a high-end sound system by McIntosh valued at $156,000 — “the collaboration with Jonathan ensured the suite feels both opulent and grounded in Ibiza’s coastal beauty,” said Juvé de Yebra. Sustainable furniture pieces, a plunge pool and earth-toned finishes echo Ibiza’s natural landscape. Locally sourced stone, artisan-crafted light fixtures and spa-inspired bathrooms add layers of elegance. A secret door leads to a private professional-grade recording studio below the suite (with its own grand piano!) for when creativity strikes, no matter the time of day. The suite is built partially into the cliffside and combines dramatic Mediterranean views with a sense of privacy.

“I’m particularly captivated by the seamless integration of luxury and natural beauty, embodied by the suite’s unique design and innovative features,” said Juvé de Yebra. “The spacious, custom-designed bed and McIntosh sound system are my favorites. They bring both comfort and an elevated sense of atmosphere. The views of Xarraca Bay are another spectacular highlight.”

An array of unique experiences helps guests immerse themselves in the property. Try a private yoga class on the suite’s deck or stand-up paddleboarding in the bay. Join the culinary team as they harvest fresh organic fruit and vegetables from the hotel’s farm, Can Tanca, just north of Santa Gertrudis, then enjoy a hand-picked meal. Spot dolphins during a half or full-day trip to Formentera, a tiny island off Ibiza’s south coast. Catch a movie at Six Senses’ open-air rooftop cinema with individual bean bags, blankets and gourmet popcorn. Learn how to make your own toothpaste, deodorant or lip balm — all with natural ingredients and plastic-free reusable packaging — at the hotel’s Zero Waste Workshop. Take a sunset kayak tour.

The resort also has a dedicated sustainability fund made up of .5% of total revenue, supporting local organizations that make a positive social and environmental impact. The property saved 40% of carbon emissions each year by producing its own renewable energy and used 298 solar panels to generate 10% of its electricity needs. A full-time sustainability team drives the hotel’s environmental efforts and continues to develop new initiatives to minimize Six Senses’ ecological impact and act as a regenerative force for good. “When you travel here, you not only arrive at a destination, you travel to a different frequency,” said Juvé de Yebra.

From $3,150 per night for the Cave Royale Suite (up to 3 guests)

Eriro Alpine Hideaway

In July 2024, the Eriro Alpine Hideaway opened on the Austria-Germany border in Ehrwald, Austria, at the foot of Zugspitze, the highest peak of Germany’s Wetterstein Mountains. Designed by South Tyrolean–architect Martin Gruber, the intimate property, boasting just nine exclusive suites, is handcrafted with locally sourced, organic materials like stone and wood, paired with hand-knotted sheep’s wool and a nature-inspired color palette of gray, green and brown elements. It sits at 1,550 meters (more than 5,000 feet) above sea level.

Gruber deliberately rejects ornate decor to illustrate the idea of simplicity, a respectful attitude derived from building in the alpine region. Floor-to-ceiling windows and doors flood the space with natural light and position the pristine mountain surroundings as the centerpiece of Eriro’s design philosophy.

Nowhere is that more clear than in the Himil Suite on the property’s top floor, where guests enjoy unique elements like handmade lamps from stone collected in a nearby riverbed and water faucets crafted from repurposed driftwood branches. Dual terraces allow guests to observe the mountain views from multiple vantage points — like the private sauna or standalone bath carved from a single block of pine from the surrounding area. The calming shades further complement the landscape. A pitched ceiling allows for extra natural light, and a telescope in the room lets guests take advantage of starry night skies. The hotel dims all exterior lighting beginning at 10 p.m. to enhance the views.

“An essential part of the Eriro experience is immersing guests completely in nature. This allows them to feel like they’re in the mountains and meadows, even when staying in the suite,” said Eriro General Manager Henning A. Schaub. “While large [it accommodates up to four people], the suite still offers a feeling of coziness and warmth. We emphasize the immersion in nature by not incorporating televisions in the rooms to avoid distracting guests from the surroundings. They learn to find more peace observing the movement of the trees and the clouds floating across the mountaintops, a view they’ll never be able to see and feel through a screen.”

Upon arrival, the hotel gives each guest a pair of sheep’s wool socks to add an extra sense of hominess and comfort to any stay. Management recommends guests wear them when walking around the property to experience the tactile moments of uneven and natural floors and to feel fully immersed and grounded. Almost all of the architectural elements throughout the property were crafted by hand, including the 4,000 cotter pins (a locking mechanism used to secure other fasteners or bolts in place) and the long table in the lobby.

The interior is embellished with woven, bound and carved wood, pure sheep’s wool carpets and handmade coat hangers by designer Huanzn. Even the bathtubs are crafted by hand from tree trunks and sealed with resin. Hand-in-hand with the commitment to live each day with respect to nature, the design pays homage to the alpine ecosystem, emphasizing simplicity and craftsmanship.

Fresh, locally sourced ingredients, favoring the shortest-distance delivery routes and traditional Tyrolean recipes inspire the kitchen’s creative cuisine. Whether coarse and robust, like the grilled butterflied trout glazed with a fish jus, cold-pressed grapeseed oil and tomato sugo or mild and delicate, like the alpine herb dumplings with forest mushrooms, dishes reflect the moods of the mountain. Served on wood, stone or in the form of a nest, each dish is a culinary work of art.

Nature’s rhythm, says Schaub, dictates how guests will spend their time, from the wellness treatments, like the fan-favorite detox massage using nettle oil from freshly brewed nettle tea, to the activities, including barefoot hikes through the forest moss, working with stone, wood and other materials from the mountains or drawing the crystal clear, refreshing water from the mountain spring and carrying it home. Experiences, much like the property itself, are meant to be savored with all the senses.

From $3,123 per night for the Himil Suite (up to 4 guests)

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FULL CIRCLE

Charles Stinson revisits where his architectural career began, crafting a modern sanctuary in one of Florida’s most coveted locations.

BY MERRITT BAMRICK

THE ARTFUL JUXTAPOSITION OF VERTICAL AND horizontal planes is Charles Stinson’s calling card. But the award-winning architect’s latest project also takes a different shape: a full circle. When a Florida couple tapped him to design their home in historic Winter Park, Stinson was eager to revisit some history for himself. “I started my career in Florida,” he says, which may be a surprise since he’s so prominently known for his work along the water in Minnesota. However, Florida’s indoor/outdoor living, proximity to the waterfront and emphasis on light had a formative impact on the modern style Stinson is known for today. “Florida is a big part of my background, and bringing it to this project feels great,” he adds, relishing the opportunity to merge his past with the present.

Winter Park is known for its vibrant arts scene — it boasts one of the country’s most prestigious outdoor art festivals — and a slower-paced, sophisticated lifestyle compared to nearby Orlando. It’s a destination where you will sooner see lines of massive live oaks draped in Spanish moss than you will a peppering of palm trees, and you’ll find freshwater over saltwater shores. A chain of seven lakes interconnect via canals and waterways, leading to a peninsula that’s home to this coveted site. With water on both the east and west sides, Stinson immediately set out to make the house as transparent as possible, framing large expanses of glass within his signature linear architecture. Exterior limestone was the first material

selected. “It’s a quiet kind of stone that sets the tone for a serene palette,” says interior designer Kim Streeter. The soft, graybrown hue of the stone grounds the home in its environment, where the vertical forms are met with flying terraces, expansive decks and a flat roof to create a true composition in the light.

For the homeowners, an airy, open aesthetic was a top priority. Every detail was carefully considered. “There’s intention to the openness,” adds project managers Chuck Thiss and Ben Bower. But rather than feeling vast, each open space was meticulously planned to be interconnected: The joint lines between exterior and interior spaces are perfectly aligned, allowing the eye to flow effortlessly from one area to the next. Even the custom rugs, designed in collaboration with Austin, Texas–based rugmaker Kyle Bunting, were sized and patterned to echo the home’s specific architectural lines. The great room feels extra intentional thanks to its vertical-grain fir ceiling, which adds cozy livability to the open space. “The ceiling is the ‘fifth wall,’ and this was the perfect project to do something special with it,” says Streeter, noting the contrast between the warm wood and white walls.

While the structure is an art form in and of itself, it was also important to create a purposefully curated interior. As you step inside the 6,800-square-foot abode, the foyer evokes the feel of an art gallery with a beachy wood accent wall and a custom built-in shelf that punctuates the blue, mirror-polished metal sphere above it. Handblown Ralph Pucci pendants

Architect: Charles Stinson Architecture + Design

Interior Designer: Charles Stinson Architecture + Design

Builder: Charles Clayton Construction

descend from the ceiling at varying heights, ushering a soft and welcoming glow as the floor plan and lake vistas unfold.

Panoramic views can be appreciated from any level, including two guest rooms and a recreation room on the second floor, as well as a unique media room on the third. “No matter where you are, there’s a sleekness and yacht-like feel,” says Stinson, who works to get architecture “out of the way” and let nature take center stage.

The main level features the primary suite, fitness room and office, in addition to quintessential gathering spaces, so the couple can function exclusively on one level when they’re not hosting and entertaining guests. Adding to the gallery-inspired ambiance is a striking wood sculpture in the dining room, done by a French artist who utilizes a chainsaw technique that the homeowners first encountered in a Miami restaurant. After tracking down the artist, the team collaborated to create a oneof-a-kind piece that channels a sand-like texture, adding local flair to the space.

Livability was also paramount, particularly in the kitchen.

“Surfaces have to do more than simply look beautiful,” Bower explains. “They have to stand up to everyday use.” The team opted for durable materials, including terrazzo flooring — perfected through multiple iterations of stone and mother-ofpearl mixtures — and matte Caesarstone quartz countertops. Given the couple’s love for cooking and experimenting with new recipes (they own a restaurant and bakery in downtown Winter Park), a chef-grade kitchen was a must. Appliances

were selected to meet the couple’s culinary needs without compromising the refined aesthetic. On the island, slatted wood panels create texture and visual interest to the run of Tabu Italian veneer cabinetry above and below, crafted by Minnesota-based Braaten Creative Woods. The kitchen’s design effortlessly carries through to the outdoor patio. Sliding glass doors reveal an extension of the kitchen surfaces, utilizing the same materials and finishes as the interior for a completely seamless transition. Integrated into the covered space are recessed lighting, programmable heaters, misters and sunscreens, and custom furniture sized for the space. Even the pool is on the same plane as the patio, highlighting the attention to detail that the clients so strongly valued in Stinson and his team. They also took care to enhance site lines from the tiered terraces, creatively topping off any visible parts of the roof with Astroturf.

A strong building partner is critical, especially when the project is long distance. The team worked with prominent Florida builder Charlie Clayton to keep the climate at bay, engineering every detail to build in a challenging location safely. It’s a glass house done in extreme detail, constructed with more rigidity than industry standards. “And that’s the difference,” says Stinson. “The scale of our architecture makes you feel sheltered while allowing your spirit to soar.” As for the homeowners — they happily said so long to their getaway home, refocusing and rooting themselves in this space that connects to art and nature through architecture.

Photo by Chris Emeott

MOUNTAINGETAWAY

BY WENDY LUBOVICH

Architect: Swan Architecture

Builders: Caribou Creek Log Homes

General Contractor: Idagon

IT TAKES SOME CHUTZPAH TO BUILD A MAGNIFICENT LOG home on a mountaintop and then paint the entire structure the blackest shade of black. But that’s exactly what Minneapolis architect Andrea Swan did with this Idaho retreat — a passion project she designed for her own family. The inspiration for this stylish alpine retreat came from an unlikely source: the house of Chanel.

“I came across one of Karl Lagerfled’s many homes about two decades ago,” Swan recalls of the iconic designer’s beloved residence in Biarritz, France. “Seeing the stark contrast of black logs to white chinking on that French Alps residence made me think that I’d love to create that one day. I felt it was chic and bold — the black and white contrast set against the snowscape.”

Indeed, the satiny black logs on this mountain home do bring the glamour. They dazzle on the outside of the house amid a thicket of tall trees. And inside, they add a sculptural presence to the airy space. Swan admits it took a little convincing for her husband to share in this gutsy vision, but soon enough they were on the same aesthetic page. “I firmly believe in picking architectural moments that work within your budget and running with them,” Swan admits. “To me, the logs are the heroes. They convey traditional vibes, inside and out. But the color gives them a cool factor.”

The whole project came about quite by accident in February 2020. Swan was visiting a job site with clients in northern Idaho when they drove up to see nearby Schweitzer Mountain Resort. The architect had a visceral reaction to that dramatic vista. “When I took in that breathtaking view from the mountaintop with Lake Pend Oreille in the foreground, I saw grace,” Swan recalls, adding: “I wanted to go with a classic mountain vibe, inspired by the national parks and the Great West. I also wanted calming, happy colors that didn’t attract too much attention and could wear well over time like a favorite pair of jeans.”

Ease of living is woven throughout this four-bedroom, 4,700-squarefoot home, from the kitchen to the primary suite. Gray and red textiles ground much of the seating. Clusters of globe lights dangle like jewelry from tall ceilings, dramatically framing the cinematic views. “I used Pendleton in all the bedrooms; I’ve always appreciated the quality and authenticity of their collections,” Swan says. “I wanted it to have the Americana spirit of Ralph Lauren — worn in and timeless with tribal and cowboy elements.”

In business for 15 years, Swan Architecture in Minneapolis specializes in all things residential, from kitchen remodels to sunroom additions to cozy cabins up north. They pride themselves on listening to clients so the residences they create reflect the personality of the homeowner, not the firm. The company believes in drawing on rich traditions from the past, while distinctively modernizing them for today. And they pay special attention to the whimsy of an abode, those playful and unique touches that make each house a home.

Even though Swan has been a practicing architect for 25 years, for her Idaho home, she made sure to trust the local experts — working with Caribou Creek Log Homes in Bonners Ferry and primary general contractor Idagon in Sandpoint. Mountain homes can accumulate up to 20 feet of snow in the winter, which is a lot of dead load to consider. “I needed to solicit the opinions of builders, residents and consultants who live and work out there,” Swan explains. “For example, having a simple roof mass, avoiding valleys and using no gutters or downspouts.”

It turns out log cabins are a part of Swan’s family heritage. Her parents immigrated from Slovakia, which she describes as a ski-andhockey country much like Minnesota. She cherishes vintage photos of her grandmother working on her very own timber cabin in northern Bohemia. “We, like most Minnesotans, learned how to ski on our valleys and small hills in Minnesota, so when the opportunity presented itself to invest in an actual mountain ski home, we seized it,” Swan admits.

Completed in October 2024, the family’s chic retreat now sparkles with personality. Elk antlers grace the garage doors, while vintage skis frame the entrance. And for that trademark note of Swan Architecture whimsy, a wooden O.M.G. sign proudly hangs over the front door. “O.M.G. stands for Our Mountain Getaway, as well as what I said the moment I took in the view from the lot,” the architect muses. “I love that we went for it with the black log stain color and white chinking, inside and out. I knew it would be risky but also knew it was different, and I think it paid off.”

FAMILIARITY

BREEDS CONTENT

Charlie & Co. creates a light and airy modern home rooted in traditional architecture.

BY LAURIE JUNKER

Architect: Charlie & Co. Design

Builder: Anderson Reda

Interior Designer: Ellington & Co. Design

ARCHITECTURE PLAYS A ROLE IN MEMORY, ESPECIALLY THOSE formed during childhood when the mind is a sponge, and life is lived in technicolor. The kitchen nook where meals were served, crafts pasted together and squabbles settled as quickly as they started; the closets filled with coats, dog leashes, sporting equipment and other paraphernalia of family life; the quietest path from the front door to your bedroom past curfew. Even 30 years later, blindfolded, you could probably get from room-to-room without bumping into a wall.

So, it’s not surprising that people gravitate, sometimes unconsciously, to homes similar to those they grew up in. Take this new 6,500-square-foot home by Charlie & Co. Design. “Our clients desired a modern home that felt rooted in a classic saltbox shingle–style Colonial you might see on Cape Cod or Martha’s Vineyard,” says founder and principal Charlie Simmons. “When I pointed out the similarities to the house the husband grew up in [where Simmons has done a few projects], that made it special for them.”

The assignment wasn’t unusual for Simmons, who’s adept at

reinterpreting traditional forms for modern living, but this project had a unique point of inspiration — a sculptural plaster staircase like the one featured on the March 2020 cover of Architectural Digest in Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s minimalist Los Angeles mansion. The homeowners loved its volume and elegance and wanted something similar in their new home — a home with the heart of a Colonial. It was no small task.

Simmons began by following the rhythm and patterns of Colonial architecture to create a familiar exterior form. There are symmetrical windows, a centered front door, a steeply pitched roof and cedar shake–type siding. Then he veered off script with a flat roof bump-out clad in an iridescent black brick, and a two-story glass link between the main house and the garage. “We took the DNA of a shingle-style Colonial and stripped out everything unnecessary to create a modern interpretation,” says Simmons.

The front door opens to a white gallery that runs side to side, parallel to the street. At one end lies the formal living room. At the other, sits the

staircase that started it all. The gallery is lined with cloister vaults that bounce light and shadow and sets the tone for the drama of the stairs. It’s another riff on a traditional Colonial that would have a central hall from front to back. “We pulled the circulation away from the front because this house has great views, light and privacy in the back,” explains Simmons.

A soft plaster ellipse that curls up to the second floor and down to the lower level, the staircase provides a pleasing counterpoint to the sharp angles of the house. “We chose an ellipse because that shape implies direction, whereas a circle implies a destination,” says Simmons. Building anything curved is a challenge and something as large as this, more so. Fortunately, contractor Anderson Reda had the patience, skill and enthusiasm to make it happen. “Building curved staircases is kind of a lost art,” co-owner Kareem Reda points out, noting that it took over two months to construct this one — bending layers of metal and plywood to create the skeleton, then covering the form with sheetrock and finally plaster. The homeowners and their three kids view the staircase as the heartbeat of the house. It offers a transition between the hustle and bustle of the main floor and the more private upstairs that, despite its elegance, is an unpretentious space where fingerprints happen and Magic Erasers are in abundant supply.

Along the back of the house is the hub of family life, with big west-facing windows overlooking a marsh and providing sunset views. The spacious kitchen has two islands for entertaining and an informal eating area with a banquette and custom table by interior designer Carrie Ellington of Ellington & Co. Design. The adjacent family room is a cozy nest filled with tufted furniture, placed one step down from the kitchen, an intentional transition that helps define the spaces. Beyond that lies an office and formal living room separated by glass and steel doors. “They wanted a connected layout where you can see into other rooms but not an open plan,” explains Simmons.

Touches of white oak add warmth to the mostly white interior, particularly in the living room, where a fireplace clad in the same iridescent brick as the exterior bump-out engages in pattern play with a corduroy-like vertical slat wall. Here and throughout the house, Ellington worked with the homeowners on furnishings that suit their lifestyle and enhance the architecture, such as a curved sofa and chairs that echo the staircase. “This is an adult space where they can mix a drink at the bar, sit in front of the fire and listen to music,” Ellington explains. Another area she made extra special for the homeowners: their en suite bathroom, which features a striking white marble streaked with purple veining. “We were careful about where we incorporated color to keep the overall palette of the house calm and minimal,” says Ellington.

As sophisticated as this house is, it works like a dream for this family, combining an architectural point of view with functional ease. “We’re thrilled with how Charlie brought this design to life,” says the homeowner. “While the drawings and architectural plans checked every box for us, it was not until we moved in that we could appreciate the true beauty of the work. The home is so livable and filled with natural light and life, and we love how he brought the outside in for us to enjoy at all times.”

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Trekking the Inca Trail with local women challenging Peru’s macho culture, one step at a time.

BY ALEXANDRA OWENS

A PATCHWORK OF TERRACED FIELDS, ANCIENT RUINS AND ANDEAN VISTAS ROLL past the panoramic windows of PeruRail’s Vistadome train, which chugs in the direction of Machu Picchu. Suddenly, the cars grind to a halt in the middle of the jungle. We’re at KM 104, the starting point of the precipitous citadel’s so-called “short” one-day Inca Trail — which, speaking as a casual hiker, is enough of a challenge at seven miles long.

No sooner had I hopped off into the wilderness than four beaming Quechua women, our porters for the trip and part of the Indigenous community that many consider the closest descendants of the Incas, greeted our small tour group. They quickly distribute water and the weight in their bags. They wear no-nonsense hiking boots complemented by embroidered azure blouses and the tall, jaunty felt hats that are ubiquitous in this region. Decked out in head-to-toe REI, I can’t help feeling simultaneously underdressed and underprepared. It’s a relief to have these experienced, confident women by my side as we brace ourselves to ascend nearly 2,000 feet to the legendary “Lost City of Gold,” rediscovered by American archaeologist Hiram Bingham and native farmers in 1911.

Hiking the Inca Trail isn’t a trek you want to — or even can — do alone. Since 2001, the Peruvian government has required that anyone on the historic path, a route of pilgrimage to Machu Picchu used by the Inca (or Emperor) in the 15th century, be accompanied by a licensed guide to protect the heritage site from the unsafe and destructive effects of overcrowding.

Only 500 permits are available per day. Among those, 300 go to the diligent porters and guides who haul heavy loads packed with water, oxygen tanks and other necessary supplies, helping travelers like me make our way along the winding, rocky path. Because of this, it’s not unusual for the coveted passes to sell out months in advance.

Until recently, only men were hired for the job; women traditionally weren’t considered

fit for such brawny, masculine work in Peru’s patriarchal society. Now, that’s gradually changing thanks to initiatives like Abercrombie & Kent’s Inca Trail Women’s Project, which launched in 2021. This program provides professional training and jobs to Quechua women who often face limited economic opportunities in remote Andean villages. Other companies, such as Evolution Treks Peru and Mother Earth Treks, also offer adventures geared specifically toward female tourists.

Marisol Velasco Espinoza, an accomplished Abercrombie & Kent tour guide who led the first group for the Inca Trail Women’s Project, has broken barriers all her life. Guiding since 2011, she has completed the four-day Inca Trail 500 times and can speed through the one-day route in a mere two hours. For Espinoza, who celebrates the progress Peru is making in gender equality, the Inca Trail project feels personal.

“I finished my studies very young and thought that no one would trust me because of my appearance — young, small and female,” she says. “That’s why I tripled my effort; I wanted to prove to myself I could make it. I never liked the idea of someone being faster than me in my mountains. Guiding the women from the Village of the Flowers on their first trip to the Inca Trail and Machu

Picchu was very important to me because I identify with them. This program helps reduce the machismo idea that only men have the right to work. It teaches everyone to raise awareness that there should be mutual respect between men and women.”

When I ask the Quechua porters — Cintia Amalia Chaucca Ramos, Elizabeth Ttito, Sonia Quispe Quispe and Emilda Ramos Sallo — what they most want travelers to take away from this experience, the answer is clear: that women are every bit as strong as men. But they also wish to share their community’s customs. “[I hope people will] learn about our traditional clothing, our Quechua language [and] our dances,” says Ramos.

Before the big climb, we do just that while exploring their homeland in the Sacred Valley’s Ccor Ccor District. Once the center of the Inca Empire, this fertile farmland remains a stronghold of Quechua culture.

Masterful weavers, the women demonstrate how their ancestors have used textiles like alpaca and vicuña wool (a rare and impossibly soft raw

fiber far exceeding the price of cashmere) to create fine yet hardy clothing for centuries. Together, we enjoy a joyous warm-up hike accompanied by local musicians along the terraced hills, stopping for a surprise picnic of fruit and coca tea — an herbal remedy that’s popularly used for altitude sickness. Later, a local shaman reads our fortunes in the drink’s soggy leaves.

The next day, as I stumble up 200 steps at nearly 9,000 feet above sea level to reach Wiñayhuayna, a stunning archaeological site that’s only accessible for those who take the Inca Trail on the way to Machu Picchu, a porter grabs my hand, willing me to the top. We pause to admire the stone architecture, intact and hugging the mountain slopes after hundreds of years. Below, the Urubamba River ripples past, partially obscured by the cloud forest that settles over us at this high altitude. Along the way, the women tell me about medicinal plants and native birds. We peer intently at the sky for a glimpse of the Andean condor, a rare species and the largest bird of prey in the world.

I learn so much from the women leading us, and the long journey to Machu Picchu is definitely worth it. Peering at the citadel through the Sun Gate, or Inti Punku, at sunset is a privilege earned by those who walk in the footsteps of the Incas. Suddenly, I understand why Espinoza has embarked on this journey countless times.

“After so many years, I still enjoy walking,” she says. “I am happy believing that time has not passed. I know that it is not me who will decide to stop trekking the Inca Trail, but life will tell me when it’s time. In the meantime, if I can return, I will continue to take the opportunity and won’t let it go.”

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February 1–June 22

February 8–August 10

Free admission, every day. 2400 3rd Avenue South Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm; Thursday, 10am–8pm

Organized by Aperture. Curated by Leslie M. Wilson. This exhibition is made possible, in part, with generous support from the Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Image: Ernest Cole, Harlem (detail), c. 1967–1972. Courtesy of the Ernest Cole Family Trust.

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a quiet

place

Learning to still a forever-racing mind on Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

BY ASHLEA HALPERN

A THERAPIST RECENTLY DIAGNOSED ME with an “adjustment disorder,” which is just a $300-an-hour way of saying that my life has spun savagely out of control, and I am doing a lousy job of coping with it. He’s not wrong. The last year has been a lot, to say the least: I lost my dad to a heart attack and had to move my mom, who has middle-stage dementia, halfway across the country and into my house. Work is fulfilling, but the deadlines are relentless. Pile on the daily emotional terrorism of raising an unhinged toddler — like there’s any other kind — and who wouldn’t occasionally contemplate driving their car into a lake?

Exercise makes me feel better physically, but nothing I try calms my brain, which pinballs from morning to night, catastrophizing the littlest indignities and making lists of all the ways I’m failing as a mother, wife, daughter and career woman. Some days, the selfreproach is so paralyzing that I can barely crawl out of bed. This explains how I ended up taking a vow of silence for 24 hours at Ayana Estate in Bali, Indonesia, some 10,000 miles from home. I wasn’t trying to “find” myself at an Eat, Pray, Love retreat, per se, but I did time my visit to Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence. The holiday commemorating Isakawarsa, or the Hindu-Balinese New Year, fell on March 11 and 12 last year. Its solemnity is guided by four principles: Amati Geni (no fire or light), Amati Karya (no working), Amati Lelunganan (no traveling), and Amati Lelanguan (no revelry).

Balinese Hindus take Nyepi seriously. The airport closes, bars and restaurants shutter and lights dim across the island. For 24 hours, locals reflect, meditate and reset — like a Ctrl-Alt-Del for the soul. It’s also a contrast in extremes. Nyepi is preceded by Pengerupukan Day, which sees locals parading through the streets with elaborate ogoh-ogoh, demonic effigies depicting mythological spirits, hoisted onto their shoulders. There are ritualistic cleansing ceremonies, hypnotic dance performances and a whole lot of drum banging. It culminates with celebrations in public squares across the island. Some Balinese walk for miles just to join the festivities, clanging pots and pans along the way. It’s the storm before the calm.

Getting from Minnesota to Bali takes two grueling days. Still, my landing at Ayana Estate is soft: My night butler, Fidi, has a dazzling smile, which he flashes like Vanna White as he shows off the bath he drew in anticipation of my late-night arrival. (The water is cold now, but I am nevertheless charmed by the frangipani petals floating on the surface.)

I was drawn to Ayana for the unveiling of the Saka Museum, a new cultural center on site that offers an immersive introduction to Nyepi and other pillars of Balinese faith and heritage. The collection includes rare books, Tika calendars and 10 masterfully rendered ogoh-ogoh, including a 36-footer — the tallest in Bali.

The property has arranged an opening ceremony for the museum followed by an

ogoh-ogoh parade on Pengerupukan Day. To prepare visitors for the experience, cultural archivist Marlowe Bandem reminds everyone what Nyepi forbids: fire, lights, entertainment, ogling ourselves in the mirror or leaving home (in this case, the resort grounds). Talking with friends and family is OK, but no gossip. Some priests and pilgrims also fast for the holiday, but that’s where I draw the line.

“You must abandon your gadgets and Zoom and Google and resist the urge to work,” he says. “The best practice is to make time for yourself and listen to what the universe has to say. Silence is the mirror of the soul. Think about how the past year has been and how you want the coming year to be. Enjoy the serenity. For one day, one hour or 10 minutes — whatever you can do.”

The hotel’s Pengerupukan parade is not as chaotic as Denpasar’s packed streets but still exhilarating. By evening, however, I’m feeling anxious. Crushed with work and worried that tomorrow’s break from technology would put me even further behind, I dreaded being alone with my thoughts.

Nyepi starts promptly at 6 a.m. I set an alarm for 5:45 and check my email one last time before locking my laptop in the villa safe and putting my phone in airplane mode. Usually, I’d listen to music while getting ready, but Bandem’s words were still coursing through my head. I try to focus on the melodic chirping of the birds outside of my villa instead. They’re awfully loud; apparently, they didn’t get the memo about Nyepi.

My first pursuit on this tech-free day is a sunrise yoga class. The instructor tells us to imagine we’re rocks in a stream, with water flowing all around us. “Don’t push against it — let it wash over you,” he says. This feels like a metaphor I’m meant to hear: We can’t control what happens to

us, only how we react to it. Play the hand you’re dealt as best as you can. I’m feeling so grounded after yoga that I reconsider fasting for a hot second, but one glance at the resort’s array of international breakfast options scuttles that impulse. As I tuck into a South Indian dosa and snake fruit, I think about my body’s relationship with food — how I want to indulge in it but mindfully. I also listen closely to the conversations unfolding around me in Chinese, Korean and Australian-accented English; they’re things I might not have noticed when I was absorbed in my phone.

After breakfast, I wrestle a pool noodle in an Aqua Pilates class, join an hour-long thalassotherapy session, wade from one bone-pummeling jet to the next in a series of seawater pools heated to varying temperatures and eat lunch with new friends from Jakarta and Sydney, discussing everything from politics to motherhood. The hardest part of the techfree experiment is Zenning out during a sound bath meditation. Holding space for my thoughts without the distraction of holding a tree pose feels torturous. I try to focus on my breathing, but a woman near me is panting like a dog. How is she so … intentional? I wonder and listen to her breathing instead. Baby steps.

Stargazing on the lanai of my villa that night, hours after Bali had gone black, my head felt more clear, and my heart felt less heavy than it had in months.

The following day, I switch my phone on at 6:01 a.m. and it quickly blows up with 284 unread emails. I text my husband: “I survived!” He replies with a laughing-crying emoji: “Don’t waste a minute getting back online.”

Did Nyepi solve my problems? Of course not. But turning off my phone, even for a trifling 24 hours, helped me power down enough to recharge.

An insider’s guide to the best skiing on Earth.

BY MARK SYNNOTT

JAPOW!

ADVENTURE BACKCOUNTRY

YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS WORKING AS A carpenter, my boss once told me, “Never make an important cut at the end of the day.” The idea, of course, is that one should think twice before doing anything with high consequence when tired or operating at less than 100%. I had never forgotten these sage words of wisdom. They floated through my mind this past winter as I stood atop Shiribetsu-dake, a 3,600-foot volcanic peak in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan.

For the past five days, I’d been leading a group of American and Canadian skiers on what I call the “Japow Backcountry Ski Safari.” During that time, we had conspicuously avoided ski areas and lifts, preferring instead to earn our turns far from the madding crowds with special “alpine touring” bindings and removable “skins” that allowed us to walk uphill using our skis like snowshoes. We had already climbed and skied down Shiribetsu three times that day and barely crossed another track. But it was getting late, too late probably for what I was contemplating: a final run down a side of the mountain I had never skied before.

To the north, Yotei-zan (6,227 feet), which bears an uncanny resemblance to Mount Fuji, rose from the snow-covered plains that surrounded us. Its upper slopes, where we had skied earlier in the week, were bathed in alpenglow, and a tiny plume of wind-blown snow billowed from its summit. I could feel the nip of that cold north wind on my nose. To the west, a dark bank of clouds was rolling over the town of Niseko where I hoped to soon be soaking in the mineral-rich waters of a local hot spring with a cold beer in hand. Considering the late hour and our fatigue, I knew my old boss would have told us to play it safe and ski down the way we had come up on the south side. But that slope was riddled with tracks; whereas here, on the shady north side of the peak, the snow was still virgin and untouched.

I looked at Karl, a professor from a university in New England. Fifty-something, he was the oldest in the group but also the best skier of the lot. “What do you think?” I asked him. Karl looked up from buckling his boots, his eyes barely visible through his amber goggle lens. Then he reached out with his ski pole and clinked it against mine. “Let’s do this,” he said. This was all I needed to hear. I signaled for him and the others to follow and without further discussion, I dropped into a forest of old-growth silver birch blanketed in waistdeep, untracked powder.

Like my clients, I had come to Japan in search of its famous powder skiing. I’d been hearing for years that Hokkaido was home to the best snow in the world. Its quality is so exceptional that it even has its own name: Japow (a combination of Japan and powder). And so, in 2017, I finally went to see what all the hype was about. Over the course of more than 25 years working as a certified mountain guide, my work had led me all over the world, from the Tetons to the Alps, from Patagonia to the Arctic to the Himalayas, but I had never found snow like that which greeted me in Hokkaido. Not even close.

The key to Japow is a warm ocean current known as the Tsushima that runs northward up the Sea of Japan. Vapors rising from these warm waters are picked up by cold westerlies blowing in from Siberia, which forms dense storm clouds. When all of this pent-up moisture runs into Hokkaido’s mountains, it’s released in the form of snow. Exact numbers for snowfall totals are hard to come by, but I’ve driven up mountain roads

where I had to crane my neck to even see the top of the snowbanks. In Niseko, a mega ski resort that has been called the “Aspen of Japan,” they routinely record 50 feet of snow in winter. Where Vail, Colorado, or Whistler, Canada, might get a storm once a week, in Hokkaido it snows most days, and it’s rare to wake up in the morning without the mountains having had a refresh overnight. What this means for a skier is that virtually every day is a Japow day. And for people like me who live for skiing untracked snow, Hokkaido is quite simply the promised land.

Of course, Japan is a long way from North America. From most cities in the U.S., it’s two days of flying and tickets tend to average about $1,500 to $2,000. Add in 14 hours of jet lag from, say, Minnesota, and it’s easy to question if it’s really worth all the expense and hassle to travel halfway around the world just to ski. And truth be told, if it was just about the snow, one trip might be enough to check that box and take those bragging rights for the next time Japow comes up in the lift line. But, of course, the “Land of the Rising Sun” has so much more to offer than just stellar dendrites.

A visit to Japan will always be about immersing oneself in a spirit of collectivism and respect for one’s elders. In Nippon, as the Japanese call their country, social cohesion is valued above all else. Coming from a deeply divided country like the United States, I was taken by Japan’s emphasis on aesthetics, orderliness and extreme courtesy — all while maintaining a strict adhesion to ancient customs. Visiting there makes you feel like you’ve traveled back in time to a bygone era that has long since been lost in the West.

Perhaps nowhere are these traditions and aesthetics more fully on display than in the ancient Japanese onsen (hot springs) tradition, which dates back to the sixth century when Buddhism introduced communal bathing as a way to promote purification and healing.

Historically, most Japanese homes did not have private baths. Instead, each town had a central public bathhouse called a sento where townspeople would gather to soak together in geothermal waters. Today, life still revolves around the sento (a man-made public bath made with mineral-rich heated tap water) and onsen (a natural hot spring used for communal bathing). Each day, on our way home from our ski tours, we would stop at a different bath, where we’d partake in this ancient tradition. Most public baths are segregated by sex, and clothing is not allowed. After showering at small wash stands, we would move from one hot spring pool to the next, both inside and outside, all varying temperatures, while alternating between cold plunges and a sauna. Guests frequently comment about how effective these healing soaks are at washing away lactic acid in sore muscles, almost akin to the results of a long sports massage. Costs are small, typically $4 to $8 per person.

After all this, you’re going to be hungry, which leads to the very best part about travel in Japan: the cuisine. Besides sushi, sashimi and more types of noodles than I knew existed — beyond ramen, there was udon (thick wheat noodles), soba (buckwheat noodles) and somen (thin wheat noodles usually served cold). A typical dining experience in a resort town like Niseko might include tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlet), onigiri (rice balls), or takoyaki (octopus balls). My personal favorite is shabu-shabu, which features cuts of thinly sliced meat and vegetables that you cook yourself

over a bubbling, broth-filled hot pot right at your table. In Japanese, shabushabu means “swish-swish,” which is the sound the meat makes when you drop it into the bubbling pot. Washed down with a cold Sapporo or Asahi “Dry” beer, or even better, with a tokkuria (ceramic vessel) of cold sake, there is simply nothing better in this world after a long day of skiing. Between all the energy you’ll be burning on the hill and the Japanese concept of “hara hachi bu,” a philosophy centered on mindful eating — 80% of satiation is the target — you’re likely to go home a fitter, more healthy version of yourself.

But no, I wasn’t thinking about any of this as I swooped down through that forest on Shiribetsu. The trees were tight at first, but after a few hundred feet they opened up, and as I gazed downslope through a haze of flying powder, I noticed that the day’s last beams of sunshine had lit the slope aglow, its surface scintillating as if strewn with a million tiny diamonds. My thighs burned, but a little voice inside my head whispered don’t stop now! A quick glance over my shoulder showed Karl, closely followed by the others, lacing a perfect figure eight in my track.

And that’s how the day ended, with the four of us floating down through that magical forest like feathers dancing on the invisible hands of the wind, the only sounds the swish-swish of our skis through the untracked snow and the cries of pure joy, heard by no one but us, that echoed across the mountainside — as we reveled in the best skiing on Earth.

FANTASY FARMSTAYS

These luxury retreats offer an edenic taste of rural life.

BY BONNIE POP

IMAGINE ALL THE CHARM OF FARM LIFE — WITHOUT THE CHORES. IT’S BECOME A WIDELY SHARED FANTASY. Romanticized images of rural life on social media have captured our collective imagination, giving rise to a new type of luxury getaway: the idyllic farm retreat. Unlike traditional agritourism, where visitors may expect to roll up their sleeves and sweat a bit, these escapes are all about enjoying the bounty and serenity of farm life while relaxing in a luxe, rustic setting. Unlike traditional hotels, luxury farm stays invite us to participate in nature rather than passively admiring it from a plush suite. Hands-on experiences like harvesting, foraging and animal care allow us to connect more deeply with the wild world and rediscover a more straightforward and fulfilling pace of life.

For wellness enthusiasts, the appeal is obvious. Living on a farm offers daily access to things like hyperlocal produce, fresh eggs, grass-fed meat and clean air — not to mention a deeper connection to nature, which has been proven to increase the production of serotonin, decrease levels of stress hormone cortisol and positively impact the autonomic nervous system. Imagine meandering through fragrant gardens, riding horses at sunset and dining on meals prepared with ingredients harvested that morning. This elevated farm experience, complete with gourmet cuisine, holistic spa treatments and opulent accommodations, is calling to travelers worldwide. Here are a few of our favorites.

DAWN RANCH

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA

Located beneath the towering canopy of California’s redwood forests, Dawn Ranch is a rustic-luxe retreat just an hour from the Sonoma Coast. This 86-acre property offers a mix of cabins, cottages, chalets and glamping tents, situated within a historic orchard, providing the perfect setting for outdoorsy activities like kayaking the Russian River or foraging sessions to discover wild herbs and mushrooms. Evenings are spent around the communal fire pit, where guests can roast s’mores, savor a glass of Sonoma wine or go full-country, strumming on guitars provided by the resort’s partnership with Fender. For a slower pace, a soak in the property’s cedarwood hot tubs or a forest bathing session in the Redwoods provide a rejuvenating experience made all the more magical by the ruggedyet-soothing beauty of Northern California’s stunning natural landscape.

EUMALIA LACONIA, GREECE

This organic farm stay in Greece is as ecologically sound as it is luxurious. For 15 years, it has adhered to permaculture and biodynamic farming principles, ensuring that every aspect of the guest experience is rooted in sustainability and a meaningful connection to the land. A stay at Eumelia always includes hands-on experiences, such as the Olive Harvest Retreat, where participants pick olives from centuries-old trees and learn about the health benefits of this ancient elixir. For wine lovers, the farm’s vineyards provide a backdrop for tastings and grape-harvesting workshops. Eumelia’s focus on wellness is emphasized through its organic and vegetarian meals, made with ingredients sourced within a kilometer of the dining table. Its eco-houses, designed with bioclimatic principles, offer an ideal resting place after a day of cooking classes, yoga or hiking the majestic Mount Taygetos.

FINCA LA DONAIRA ANDALUC ÍA, SPAIN

Perched high in the Serranía de Ronda, Finca La Donaira combines the beauty of rural Andalucía with luxury farm living. The estate’s renowned equestrian center features over 80 Lusitano horses, and guests are given riding lessons or guided trail rides through the countryside. Its biodynamic farm produces nearly everything guests consume, and many choose to join daily tours of the estate, learning traditional farming techniques while sampling organic produce. With only nine rooms, the retreat feels intimate. Yoga and pilates classes are held in the open air, and treatments in the wood sauna and hammam induce deep relaxation. Herbal therapies used in the spa are sourced from a medicinal garden boasting more than 350 species of healing plants. Visitors can also experience unique activities like bee-sound meditation or forest bathing with Andalusian donkeys. The farm’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in its farming practices and ongoing efforts to preserve local wildlife and rare animal breeds, making La Donaira a standout for eco-conscious travelers.

THE FARM AT SAN BENITO BATANGAS, PHILIPPINES

Anyone who loves farm life but isn’t ready to give up their monthly mani-pedis, facials or acupuncture appointments will find the perfect balance at The Farm at San Benito. This retreat features a kitted-out medical center that caters to guests’ health journeys — whether it’s smoking cessation, sleep support, managing chronic health conditions or a more standard health detox. While high-tech treatments like IV drips, oxygen bars and infrared exposure abound, all guests are encouraged to take time to explore the 5,700-square-foot farm, from which almost all of the ingredients for its farm-to-table meals, herbal compresses and coconut oil–based spa products are sourced. Daily yoga classes, nature walks and mandala flower meditations round out the experience, making for a truly holistic wellness destination in a serene, farm-centric setting.

STERREKOPJE FARM

FRANSCHHOEK, SOUTH AFRICA

A masterclass in bucolic luxury nestled in the heart of South Africa’s Franschhoek wine country, this healing farm spans 123 acres of wildflower gardens and regenerativelygrown farmland. The owners created the retreat to help guests shed that persistent call toward productivity in favor of a slower pace of life. Days unfold here leisurely, filled with mindful activities like pottery, stand-up paddling and calming spa treatments. Guests are encouraged to embrace simple pleasures — sipping warm cacao at sunrise, reading in the garden, slipping into a midday nap, journaling by the pool or just watching clouds drift by. Resident animals like donkeys, ducks and pigs make sweet, spontaneous meetings as they wander the farm without agenda, soaking in the peacefulness of their surroundings. At Sterrekopje, each minute of the day seems to expand, making it a sought-after sanctuary for those craving an escape from the frenetic pace of modern life.

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IN THE SWIM

in Fargo, North Dakota.

BY LAURIE JUNKER

Jackson Strom Architecture designs a stylish pool house

FARGO LIES ALONG THE RED RIVER, part of the Great Plains region, where massive herds of bison once roamed its vast, flat expanse, and some of the richest farmland in the world yields bumper crops of sugar beets and spring wheat. The climate here is considered “continental.” Translation: frigid winters and hot, humid summers. Suitable for crops, more challenging for people. “We enjoy winter when it’s in the 20s–40s with no wind, but that doesn’t happen very often,” says homeowner Austin Morris, explaining one reason why he decided to ask his friend, architect Jackson Strom, to design a backyard pool house for his family’s home along the river.

Morris and his wife built the main house eight years ago. At that time, the couple didn’t consider a pool because they had access to their parent’s lake cabins within about an hour’s drive from Fargo. However, as their family grew to include three children, and they began having their kids’ friends and parents over for casual dinners, outdoor movies and yard games, the idea of a backyard pool began to take root. “There’s something special about kids having an incredible time creating games and laughing for hours in and out of the water,” explains Morris.

As they thought about it and cruised the internet for inspiration, the backyard pool morphed into a backyard pool structure for swimming and entertainment — an all-weather, year-round getaway. They wanted it to have a more modern look than the main house but not so modern that they didn’t relate to each other. That’s when the Morrises brought in the professionals — Strom and kitchen designer Kaitlyn Stokes of Belle Kitchen. “They had so many great ideas,” recalls Strom. “Our challenge was to refine all the elements to make them work together.” Stokes agrees, “Our goal was to combine function and beauty.”

Strom delivered a modern aesthetic in a simple 20-by-62-foot structure topped with a dramatic shed roof to capture the backyard, river bluff and open sky views. They employed the same horizontal siding, cedar soffits and color palette as the main house to ensure their compatibility. Clerestory windows, skylights and retractable window walls make the space feel like being outside, catching breezes off the river and the sounds of crickets at night when open while preserving privacy year-round from neighbors.

Inside, there’s a promise of fun and escape, beginning with the 14-by-14-foot saltwater pool, a perfect size for kids yet plenty big enough for adults who want to cool off or enjoy the unique pleasure of swimming while snow falls outside the clear windows. On one end, a waterfall cascades from a copper scupper with a variable flow rate so the Morrises can adjust the vibe from a tranquil

burble to a lively deluge. It’s set in a verdant moss wall that operates like visual oxygen in the depths of winter. An adjacent seating area is warmed by radiant tile floors that keep the space toasty year-round.

And since this is more than just a place for swimming — it’s a veritable vacation destination in the backyard — the Morrises also incorporated a high-end kitchen and dining area where they can celebrate kids’ birthdays, watch parties for sporting events and host movie and pizza nights. “They have almost a full kitchen with a refrigerator, Wolf speed oven, ice maker, dishwasher and sink,” Stokes points out. “The only thing we didn’t put in was a cooktop.” A two-tiered island built by general contractor Eric Berg was a practical choice, with table seating for kids, a beverage fridge and storage at counter height. The back wall of the kitchen is taken up by a bank of European-style cabinetry from Leicht, a mix of reeded walnut and carbon lacquer that fit the warm modern look and — because they’re made of MDF and veneer — won’t warp in the high-humidity space. A Shou Sugi Ban (Japanese for “charred cedar or cypress”) wall behind the island anchors the long room, providing a stylishly textured natural element.

“This couple knew what they wanted and were willing to take it all the way there,” says Strom. “They were such a joy to work with, and none of it would have been possible without our project manager, Shea Selly, who brought everything together and made even the most complex details feel seamless.”

When the weather is warm and mild, the glass walls slide back, and the property’s full potential is realized with a thoughtful landscape design by Bryan Leininger of AGL Landscape Architects. An amenity-rich extension of the poolhouse, this area includes a dropdown video screen with cozy seating for outdoor family movie nights, various outdoor lighting (subtle or festive), unobtrusive speakers hidden in the cedar steps and a gas fire pit. Leininger also used his knowledge of the native tallgrass to evoke a sense of place, installing plants like prairie dropseed, miscanthus and specimen prairie flowers to soften the harder edges of the patio and pool house, focus views and create a sense of enclosure around outdoor spaces.

The Red River got its due, too. “A flood levee sits between the Morrises’ home and the river itself, so we used a plant palette that obscured the levee and focused views towards the wooded riverfront in the background,” says Leininger.

The whole setting has given the family a onestop shop for fun — and a much-appreciated way to make winter more enjoyable. “Jackson is a genuine and kind person who’s also a talented designer,” says Morris. “He showed us early on what it could look like through interior and exterior renderings, which was helpful, and it turned out even better than we could have ever imagined.”

Architect: Strom Architecture

Kitchen Designer: Belle Kitchen

Builder: Eric Berg Construction

Landscape Architect: AGL Landscape Architects

STOP TELLING ANNA DELVEY TO SMILE

The notorious fake heiress and Dancing

With the Stars alum doesn’t care what you think. And she has the bedazzled ankle monitor to prove it.

BY ANNE RODRIQUE-JONES

IN THE SEASON PREMIERE OF Dancing With the Stars, Anna Delvey wore head-to-toe rainbow sequins but lacked the sparkle of her meticulously decorated ankle monitor. Her dance partner, Ezra Sosa, said to Delvey in rehearsal, “To get you to smile is the hardest thing for me to do.” But here’s the thing: Delvey doesn’t care. In fact, it’s her indifferent demeanor that’s making her a star. Again. Delvey, whose legal name is Anna Sorokin (and who told me to call her either, but that Delvey was better known), was arrested in a sting operation planned by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in October 2017. Delvey was soon transferred to Rikers Island, where she was held without bail. Three weeks later, she was indicted for stealing approximately $275,000 through multiple scams. Delvey was released from prison on good behavior in 2021 after serving nearly four years. In March 2021, she was taken back into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying her visa, and she remained in ICE custody in upstate New York for a year. All of this explains her sparkly ankle monitor and her casting on Dancing With the Stars, where she was one among many chosen from a pool of controversial contestants.

For Delvey, it was a second chance. She says, “I’ve grown up as a person. I was 26 when I was arrested. I’m 33 now; I think everyone changes between those ages. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been to jail or prison. You go through life experiences and hopefully learn something.”

But did her appearance on the show actually equate with acceptance? She says, “If it were up to me, I would love for people to give me the chance to move on from, whatever, my past. It feels like it’s impossible to shed this wild moniker that the tabloids gave me. So many people were upset about me being cast on the show, even though I’m by far not the worst person they’ve had,” Delvey says, referring to former contestants like Mark Wahlberg, who had a history of racist hate crimes and Adrian Peterson, who was charged with felony child abuse. She says, “It seems like they deserve to have a chance to move on more than I do.”

And she has a point. While unforgivable crimes and social justice movements bring about real change, America is generally a forgiving place to be a celebrity. Think along the lines of Martha Stewart, Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods, Prince Harry, Will Smith, Michael Richards and Lance Armstrong … the list goes on and on. “If you look at my crime, I never had any plans to defraud anyone,” says Delvey. “It’s not like I was an addict or a pathological liar or a pickpocketer. And now I turned my life around. I think my intentions were never bad to begin with,

even though people refuse to accept that.”

Delvey says she paid her restitution before going to prison and that she’s done the time for her crime. Dancing With the Stars was just a stepping stone. The show approached her while she was on house arrest (perhaps they could envision the ankle monitor cascading light into the mirror ball trophy). She said she was hesitant; she’s self-admittedly not an entertainer. She then agreed and said, “What’s the worst that can happen? I’ll get a workout.” That, and some negative media attention, apparently.

Delvey was kicked off on the second episode, and by that time, she was so famous that my best friend’s 9-year-old daughter had an impersonation of her coyly quoting, “You’re so basic.” People dressed up as Delvey for Halloween; the costume couldn’t be more, well, basic: simply don an ankle monitor and a sign that says, “Nothing.” The idea stemmed from when DWTS co-host Julianne Hough asked Delvey what she learned from the competition, and Delvey now-notoriously replied, “Nothing.” And the internet went wild. That one word left pop culture devotees wanting another bite of the nononsense Anna Delvey, who is frank to a fault. When I ask if she’s an unabashedly honest person, Delvey tells me, “I don’t like to lie as much as people think I do.”

So what’s next for America’s next notso-sweetheart? It certainly won’t be another televised dancing competition. “I don’t want to be in the entertainment business,” says Delvey. “I don’t have the personality for that. I hate reality TV. It’s just stupid and exhausting.”

These days, Delvey is diving into the fashion world. She put on three shows with publicist Kelly Cutrone during NYFW and capped off the event by walking the runway herself in a custom Shao Yang design featuring a sleek leather slit skirt and blazer. Her debut went better than, say, her performance on DWTS. Delvey says, “I think it went well? The comments I saw were mostly positive, and I didn’t fall down … not sure how else to judge things like that.”

Delvey isn’t new to the fashion industry. She explains, “I’ve been involved in the fashion world one way or another since my teens; I interned for a fashion PR company in Berlin, then for Purple magazine in Paris, and I’m now working with Kelly Cutrone.” She says that since Inventing Anna came out, she’s been asked about translating her aesthetic into a business. “I’m constantly being asked about starting my own line, and it seemed like a natural progression, but that’s only one of the reasons.” Delvey says she is working on something different from anything else on the market.

The name of her new line? Naturally, it’s “Nothing.” Now, who’s smiling?

As interior designers, we have one goal: to make your home an expression of your spirit and a lasting source of happiness.

Whether you’re remodeling or building a new home, we’ll guide you through the complexities for spectacular results.

North

Notables

The region’s best and brightest.

BY KATIE DOHMAN

Cassie Fehlen

SKIN MPLS

Once upon a time, Cassie Fehlen was an IT consultant. Today, she and her team at Skin MPLS are pro skin consultants.

Fehlen loved the problem-solving of the IT world but found herself craving something with a more human element. After a stint providing spa facials aimed primarily at relaxation, she discovered she wanted to dig deeper and leverage her problem-solving skills to tackle skin issues she saw in spa “recovery” environments. The idea of Skin MPLS was born: A more clinical environment providing the tangible results people need and deserve at an affordable price. “You put your trust in us, and we figure out how to make your skin look as healthy as possible,” she says. “Everybody has skin. And all people should be able to receive quality care.”

She took the leap solo, but soon her team grew to include 11 women. “We are women-owned, all female and a size I can keep my arms around.”

The studio offers a wide variety of services, based on individual client needs: chemical peels, light therapy, microneedling and the like, which can address issues such as acne (where Fehlen built her rep), aging, rosacea, sun damage and more. A nurse practitioner oversees the medispa, ensuring and providing top-notch care that helps every client look and feel their best.

What else sets Skin MPLS apart? Fehlen and her team are intentional about getting to know their clients, so they can anticipate their needs, aftercare and future plans. And, in addition to excellent skincare, the Skin MPLS team provides a community — one built on lasting relationships that support client success.

That’s not unlike her relationship with Bridgewater Bank, a Twin Cities–based bank with a niche in empowering entrepreneurs to achieve their goals and equipping them with the tools they need to succeed. “I see such synergy between our companies. They’re like us: local experts who take the time to truly know you and go above and beyond for their clients,” Fehlen says.

“Banking can be such a vulnerability, and so is your skin. You want to go somewhere safe, secure and comfortable — where you know you’re in good hands and supporting a local business.”

Marta Koepke

ROAM FURNITURE & LIGHTING

“I have never had anyone who didn’t like what they bought. Ever. That doesn’t happen,” says Marta Koepke, owner of ROAM Furniture & Lighting.

That’s probably because Koepke brings a discerning eye, a preternatural sense for scale and a passion for detail that feels unmatched in the classic modern furniture retail landscape. Recently moved from their longstanding streetside storefront in Uptown to International Market Square, Koepke has infused the new space with influential contemporary design from European manufacturers B&B Italia, Cassina, Moroso, Poltrona Frau and more. "To me, it is so important to the fiber of the community to have access to something special.”

Koepke and her husband, John Stedman, travel to Milan to the Salone del Mobile each year to survey the finest Italian and European design and bring that master craftsmanship back to Minneapolis. They get to know the manufacturers, visit factories, and, in some cases, meet with the designers or families — such as Patricia Urquiola, the eminent Spanish architect, industrial designer and art director for Cassina who Koepke regards as a “design goddess.” This high-touch approach helps her appreciate the nuances of each product inside and out.

“We learn about the materials and how something is made so we have a good idea of why and how it functions,” she says. She is forever marveling at the attention to detail that goes into crafting something indestructible yet comfortable, such as steel framing, inventive molds and cutting-edge sustainable fabrics and foams.

“We want anybody to be able to experience inspiring design here,” she says.

The high-end lines they carry are exclusive to ROAM, she says of her meticulously curated showroom. “You can’t find these anywhere else. Some companies have showrooms for a single line in New York City or L.A., but we’re multi-line, which I find more interesting. We cover more ground and price points. That’s curious — and endlessly inviting.”

Bob Carlson

JYLAND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

There’s a coffee cup on Bob Carlson’s table emblazoned with a question: “What if?”

“It’s fun to live by that phrase,” says Carlson, who owns Jyland Construction Management. “Homes of the future are going to keep getting better and better, especially when people are open to change. It’s a good thing to live by — we can do anything we want. It’s valuable to allow yourself the freedom to try something that hasn’t been done before.”

Carlson prides himself on a personal touch, one that hinges on the trust and chemistry maintained from the client’s first meeting to the moment they walk through the doors of their new dream home — perhaps a home that they could never have even imagined before they met the steady-handed Carlson and his team.

“We’ve never built the same home twice, and it’s great to show that variety,” he says of his portfolio, which includes several properties that have been featured on the Parade of Homes and Artisan Home Tours.

Carlson brings four decades of experience to the industry, both through building a business and as a real estate agent. He enjoys being “the guide” and bringing a highly personal investment to life. His boutique firm partners with a suite of architects and designers to fit clients’ aesthetic styles and budgets, and Carlson himself will scout and site the just-right lot. To ensure each client gets the whiteglove experience, Jyland takes on an edited roster of three to four clients per year, which helps everyone stay focused on the brand promise: “Building Distinctive Homes in the Finest Locations.”

“My value is my passion,” he says. “I understand details, fit and finish. I understand what quality means. Having a passion for architecture and building means you do it right, even when nobody is looking.”

PUBLISHER'S TAKE

TRAVEL IS UNDOUBTEDLY MY FAVORITE PASTIME. THE EAGER anticipation in planning a trip and, finally, the surprise and pleasure of arriving at a destination are truly unmatched. Here are a few of my travel favorites to get you excited about an adventure of your own:

The Remedy: Caudalie - Beauty Elixir

This hydrating face mist protects parched skin from stale, dry inflight conditions with soothing green grape, orange blossom water, peppermint, rose, lemon balm and rosemary. Bonus: The mini version is carry-on friendly.

The Carry-on: Little Liffner Sprout Tote

Whether traveling for business or pleasure, a reliable tote is essential. This suede beauty by Little Liffner is mid-size, perfect for easy riding atop your luggage and versatile for use at your final destination. I love the contrast stitching and restrained but unique artistic details.

The Luggage: Paravel

Allow me to introduce you to the world’s first carbon-neutral luggage brand, Paravel. Made from recycled polycarbonate, aluminum and vegan leather, the luggage is as beautiful as it is sustainable. The Sandstone Black Collection offers timeless colorways with optional personalization available. The Aviator Grand is my go-to when checking a bag. The packing cubes instantly upgrade the packing process, simplifying organization. Each can be personalized with embroidered monograms — so chic.

The Inspiration: Design: The Leading Hotels of the World

Armchair travel in style with Phaidon, Monacelli and The Leading Hotels of the World’s new collaboration celebrating over 70 iconic independent hotels through the lens of unparalleled architecture and design. This stunning coffee table book is filled with the best of the best in luxury hospitality. From The Chedi Muscat in Oman to the Ritz Paris, it contains a bucket list of destinations that dreams are made of.

The Memories: Polaroid Camera

It’s easy to take thousands of photos while traveling and never print a single selection. I like packing a Polaroid so I can film as much as possible while traveling — and then fill my house with sweet travel memories afterward.

My very best,

Emma Cutler Velez Publisher

LAST CALL

Explore the top luxury farm stays around the world on page 181, including La Donaira, an idyllic farmstead nestled within the rolling hills of Andalusia.

PHOTOGRAPHY

DONAIRA

Artful Living Magazine | Winter 2025

ELEGANCE ELECTRIFIED

PERFORMANCE REIMAGINED

THE RANGE ROVER SPORT ELECTRIC HYBRID

#1 Land Rover Dealer in the 5-state area**

THE LUXURY OF LAND

reflect your distinctive taste at Appliances

HENRI INTERIORS

THE TRAVEL ISSUE

CONTENTS

CULTURE

STYLE

COMPASS

CONTENTS

HOME

ADVENTURE

INTEL

CUSTOM HOMES | LAKE HOMES | REMODELING

EDITOR'S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS

Tanvi Chheda

Allison Duncan

Ashlea Halpern

John Rosengren

Elevating expectations. Plymouth showroom opening

ON THE COVER

Our Cover Shot

About Us

Paradise Found

Resort Core

Hit the Slopes

CULTURE

HEMINGWAY’S SUN VALLEY

An intimate tour of the literary legend’s favorite haunts.

animal magnetism

just the two of us

CULTURE TREND

place

BEST DRESSED

Style inspo from the most fashionable cities around the world.

London: Enlightened Footsteps

Milan: Tailoring Fluency

Paris: Ambitious Accessories

Tokyo: Global Thinking

New York City: Fearless Confidence

THE GUIDE

Escape to an elegant oasis.

COMPASS

nature's escape

A ROYAL CURE

TOUR

The Artful Living city guide to Sydney.

THE FULLERTON HOTEL SYDNEY

STAY

SAINT PETER

ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

DINE

MARGARET

BRIDGECLIMB

CROWN SYDNEY

Explore Amazing Art Museums Across Minnesota

The Suite Life

Forestis Dolomites

Singita Milele

The Colony Palm Beach

Saint James Paris

Six Senses Ibiza

Eriro Alpine Hideaway

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

STONE ARCH LOFTS: A LUXURIOUS MILL DISTRICT RETREAT

FULL CIRCLE

MOUNTAINGETAWAY

FAMILIARITY

BREEDS CONTENT

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

The True America Photographs by Ernest Cole

a quiet

place

An insider’s guide to the best skiing on Earth.

JAPOW!