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EM A PETER PHOTOGRA PHY | X i q u Centre, HK
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For those who a sk why we use .YVR, a s p a rt of our ma g a zine na me? it is b eca use of our commitment to Va nc ouver a nd the West Coa st community. Most of us ha ve chosen Va ncouver a s the city we wa nt to live a nd g row in. We ca me from a ll over C a na d a a nd a round the world to b e here. Folio.YVR is the city's luxury lifestyle voice a nd is the only BC - b a sed ma g a zine tha t a llots a t lea st 80 % of it s c ont ent to those who ma ke this city incred ib le. Wha t other luxury ma g a zine in Va ncouver ca n ma ke the sa me cla im? With 21 issues p ub lished , Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Ma g a zine is a p owerful ma rketing vehicle for the city. We sha re rela ta b le stories of recog niza b le Persona lit ies a nd Businesses ma king p ositive cha ng es in our world . Culina r y is d evoted to the finest resta ura nts, Vehic les a nd Rea l Est a t e ta ke us throug h tony neig hb ourhood s to showca se stunning p rop erties in style, a nd Fa shion & Ac c essories sha re the newest collections of d esig ners a nd luxury la b els we a ll love to a cq uire. Get a w a ys focus on loca tions ea sily a ccessib le for a d a y or two; Event s celeb ra te those who b ring a n evening of g la mour with a focus on Phila nt hrop y, a nd tog ether, a ll these ca teg ories crea te a ma g a zine tha t everyone in our community ca n rela te to a nd b e p roud to sa y - "I chose Va ncouver. It is my home." In this issue, we a re excited to sha re the stories of two p hotog ra p hers. Va ncouver's Ema Pet er a nd Benja min Rosemb erg who recently a rrived from Pa ris to live with his young fa mily. M a nuel Berna sc hek of Show c a se Pia nos continues to cha mp ion Va ncouver with invita tions to world - renowned p ia nists to visit a nd p erform in p erson. This issue celeb ra tes Ra c hel N a omi Kud o a t 'Alb erni' on the Keng o Kuma Fa zioli.
As we nea r the holid a ys, so ma ny shiny op p ortunities ca ug ht our eye, includ ing Birk 's Zod ia c C ollection, the Mini DolceVita b y Long ines, the la unch of the Omeg a Sea ma st er with the N a t iona l Ba llet of Ca na d a 's Sip he N ovemb er, a nd the d oors of the new Va n Cleef & Arp els op ening in Toront o. Join us a s we exp lore the SPHERE in La s Veg a s, the soon- to- la unch Beijing M a nsion exclusive memb ers club , a nd ta ke a d izzying rid e- a long in La mb org hini's newest mod el? the Revuelt o hyp er- p erforma nce electrified ca r. G eta wa y to Va ncouver Isla nd a nd sp end a coup le of nig hts a t the serene hid ea wa y tha t is the M a g nolia Hot els & Sp a a nd imb ib e a t The Cour t ney Room; g et p a mp ered a t the Sp a M a g nolia , a nd then venture out into d owntown Victoria to enjoy a mea l a t Be Love, where the d ishes a re a b und a nt a nd the mockta ils crea tive. Drea m a b out the one- of- kind a rt p ieces in the newest Louis Vuit t on Ar t yc a p uc ines collection a nd revel in the g lorious a rtworks of Ang eles Ag rela a nd her recent exhib ition a t CICA Va nc ouver. Plea se enjoy a nd sha re this d oub le issue with your friend s, fa mily, a nd a ssocia tes. Being a luxury 'flip p a b le' d ig ita l p ub lica tion, we a re not restricted b y the limita tions of p rint a nd ca n honestly a d d the 'eco- friend ly' b a d g e to our work. In b etween issues, keep up with wha t is ha p p ening in Va ncouver b y b ookma rking folioyvr.c om a nd following us on Insta g ra m a t @folio.yvr. Ha ve a wond erful holid a y sea son!
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TABLE OF CON TEN TS PUBLISHER' S M ESSAGE | HELEN SIWAK EM A PETER BEN JAM IN ROSEM BERG RACHEL N AOM I KUDO SHOWCASE PIAN OS PRESEN TS BEIJIN G M AN SION AN GELES AGRELA | CICA OM EGA & SIPHE N OVEM BER LOUIS VUITTON ARTYCAPUCIN ES SPHERE | LAS VEGAS REVUELTO | LAM BORGHIN I THE SPA M AGN OLIA M AGN OLIA HOTEL & SPA THE COURTN EY ROOM BE LOVE RESTAURAN T ZODIAC COLLECTION | BIRKS VAN CLEEF & ARPELS | TORON TO M IN I DOLCEVITA | LON GIN ES M ASTHEAD
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Architectura l p hotojourna list Ema Pet er ha s d ocumented some of the most sig nifica nt interna tiona l contemp ora ry b uild ing s over the p a st 15 yea rs, g a rnering her a wa rd s a nd a ccola d es for her ima g es a nd key colla b ora tions. " I b elieve t ha t ever y b uild ing ha s a p ersona lit y a nd a soul." ~ Ema Pet er Her exhib ition a t The Pa c ific Ga ller y, titled ' In t he M oment ,' d isp la ys a series of una ltered p hotog ra p hs d ep icting p eop le intera cting with sig nifica nt p ieces of a rchitecture from a round the g lob e. Known for p ushing the b ound a ries of a rchitectura l p hotog ra p hy, 'In the Moment' is no excep tion. Peter's work exp lores the soul of a rchitecture, investig a ting our b uilt environment a nd how we intera ct with it. Living in a world where millions of ima g es a re a t our fing ertip s, with 'In the Moment,' Peter invites us to p a use a nd look a t ea ch ima g e in a more p rofound wa y. Her work sp ea ks d irectly to the hea rt of the sp a ce a nd exa mines how a rchitecture sup p orts our huma nity.
013 The exhib ition a t the Fa irmont Pa c ific Rim fea tures a rchitecture a t the forefront of West Coa st M od ernism in West Va nc ouver a nd c oa st a l BC, with selected ima g es of her renowned interna tiona l p rojects. The ima g es illustra te Peter's uniq ue a b ility to ca tch fleeting moments: fig ures moving throug h sp a ce, a cloud tra cing the sky, or a ra re q ua lity of lig ht. IN FRON T OF THE CAM ERA Born in Bulg a ria , Ema sp ent much of her youth on set with her fa ther, a ca mera ma n for ma jor Bulg a ria n film p rod uctions. Interested in d ocumenting life a s it ha p p ens, she b eca me a p resenter for Bulg a ria n TV, eventua lly lea ving Bulg a ria to p ursue a n internship in p hot ojourna lism a t the M a g num p hoto a g ency in Pa ris. Peter's love of mod ern a rchitecture wa s ig nited b y her visits to the Corb usier Villa La Roc he b uild ing . Insp ired b y its clea n lines a nd Corb usier's visiona ry thinking , she d rew from her tra ining in p hotojourna lism to d ocument the a rchitectura l world a round her. She then led one of the la rg est p hotog ra p hy tea ms in North America a t VRX St ud ios Inc . She wa s a lso the lea d p hotog ra p her for a d ca mp a ig ns a t Hilt on, Hya t t a nd Fa irmont a nd wa s resp onsib le for crea ting p hotog ra p hy sta nd a rd s for some of the world 's top hotel b ra nd s.
Por t ra it of Ema Pet er b y The Collec t ive You
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A JOURN EY TO THE LEN S As found er of Ema Pet er Phot og ra p hy, she ha s worked over the p a st twelve yea rs with some of the most p restig ious a rchitectura l, interior d esig n, a nd eng ineering firms in North America . Ema 's p hotog ra p hy ha s help ed ma ny of these firms rea ch a wa rd - winning sta tus. She hold s a ma st er' s d eg ree in a rt a nd a p p lied p hotog ra p hy from the N a t iona l Ac a d emy of Thea t re a nd Film Ar t s in Sofia , Bulg a ria (20 0 0 ). Her ima g es ha ve b een fea tured in p ub lica tions such a s Arc hit ec t ura l Dig est , Elle Dec or, Wa llp a p er, Dw ell, Wired , a nd The N ew York Times.
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Ema ha s received numerous a wa rd s, includ ing the 20 18 Ca na d ia n Arc hit ec t Ina ug ura l Phot o Aw a rd of Ex c ellenc e, the 20 22 Dezeen Arc hit ec t ura l Phot og ra p h of t he Yea r Pub lic Vot e, Arc hit izer' s 20 22 Aw a rd for Arc hit ec t ure + Phot og ra p hy + Vid eo, a s well a s the 20 20 a nd 20 22 Crea t eur Desig n Best Phot og ra p hy Aw a rd s. She currently lives with her fa mily in North Va ncouver a nd is excited a b out the op p ortunities tha t 20 24 hold s for her a nd the tea m a t Ema Peter Photog ra p hy.
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The crea tive community in Va ncouver recently welcomed p hotog ra p her a nd a rt d irector Benja min Rosemb erg . Moving his fa mily a nd b usiness from Pa ris t o Va nc ouver wa s a b ig step for him - p ersona lly a nd ca reer- wise. "I visited Va ncouver throug h a b usiness trip a yea r a g o, a nd I fell in love with the vib es, the p eop le. I d iscovered a uniq ue emotion with Va ncouver's b ea utiful lig ht a nd scenic views. There wa s something g rea t to b e b uilt here. Six months la ter, my fa mily a nd I were moving from Pa ris a nd settling here."
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A YOUTH CAPTIVATED Benja min rea lized his love of p hotog ra p hy when his renowned Pa risia n a rchitect fa ther g a ve him his first ca mera a t four yea rs old , a ma g nificent Kod a k Ek t ra lit e 40 0 . At 16 , when he received a Ha sselb la d 20 0 0 FC, he then rea lized tha t p hotog ra p hy would b e his life. He b eg a n honing his skills b y ta king his first p hotog ra p hs using friend s a s mod els a nd b uild ing strong rela tionship s with ma jor mod elling a g encies in Pa ris. His world turned up sid e d own when, a t 18, Benja min visited the Da hind en La b ora t or y in Pa ris a nd b ump ed into Jea n- Pa ul Goud e, one of the most renowned a nd visiona ry a rtists of the Pa risia n fa shion a nd a d vertising scene. Wha t evolved a fter a few excha ng es wa s a n invita tion b y Jea n- Pa ul for Benja min to join his tea m. The p a ir colla b ora ted for two yea rs on p restig ious p rojects, which insp ired Benja min to further d evelop his p hotog ra p hic techniq ue b y reg istering a nd a ttend ing the world - renowned Gob elins Sc hool in Pa ris. A LEN S ON THE WORLD Since g ra d ua ting with the hig hest honours in 20 0 5, Benja min ha s sig ned p rojects with world - lea d ing fa shion b ra nd s a nd colla b ora ted with interna tiona lly renowned a rtists a nd ma g a zines. "I've b een lucky to colla b ora te with a rtists, p eop le a nd b ra nd s I rea lly loved , such a s Jea n- Pa ul G oud e, a n a ma zing French Artist loved b y And y Wa rhol; Ya a c ov Ag a m, a kinetic p a inter; or recently Ja c q ues Ga rc ia , a French interior d esig ner who works with the b est a teliers a nd a rtisa ns in the world ," Benja min sha res.
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"But there a re a lso so ma ny p eop le I a d mire, a nd I would love to colla b ora te with or ca p ture: Quent in Ta ra nt ino a nd wond erful Ca na d ia ns like M a rg a ret At w ood , Rob er t a Bond a r, Jeff Wa ll, or successful p eop le from Va ncouver who ha ve b uilt a ma zing comp a nies like Arit zia found er Bria n Hill or Lululemon's found er Chip Wilson. Perha p s a p roject with EA Ga mes! It would b e my inner child 's d rea m." WEST COAST REFRESH With the reloca tion a nd a d esire to live more comp a ssiona tely, Benja min sha red tha t his time is a lrea d y full a s he is "currently finishing a b ook on my p ersona l work to a ccomp a ny a n exhib ition in Pa ris for summer 20 24. I would a lso love to exhib it here in Va ncouver. I a lso a lmost finished a n ord er for M a isons Pa r t ic ulières, a p restig ious hosp ita lity g roup tha t runs iconic p a la ces in Pa ris." A COM PASSION ATE STAN CE As a n a rtist a nd huma nita ria n, Benja min sa ys tha t ma ny ca uses a re imp orta nt to his hea rt a nd who he is - not only to his fa mily b ut a lso to those a round him who ma y not ha ve a voice. "Peop le who contrib ute to ma king thing s cha ng e a re wond erful, b ut for me, it is urg ently need ed to ma ke rea l cha ng e b y red ucing a nima l consump tion a nd fig hting to rea lly imp rove their cond itions. Four Pa w s a nd WWF a re the NG O s I feel the closest to, a nd their va lues a re the ones I cherish." A PORTFOLIO OF VALUE His most imp orta nt clients a re LVM H (LV, Dior, Cha umet , Pa t ou, Givenc hy, Sep hora ), Ric hemond g roup , Cha nel, Les Ed it ions Ja lou, Cond e N a st , AD, N ew Ba la nc e, N ik e, M a ison Souq uet , Volvo, a mong st others.
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"The Keng o Kuma Fa zioli Gra nd Pia no is a ma sterp iece of cra ftsma nship a nd d esig n insp ired b y na ture, with incred ib le a ttention to d eta il in its d esig n a nd construction. The uniq ue ma teria ls used a nd the p recision with which it wa s cra fted crea te a n excep tiona l sound a nd p la ying exp erience. Wha t wa s b orn wa s a p erfect synthesis tha t comb ines the b ea uty of the uniq ue Keng o Kuma a rchitectura l d esig n with the inimita b le Fa zioli sound a nd cra ftsma nship ," sa ys Ra c hel N a omi Kud o." "I could n't help b ut think a b out the q uote b y Joha nn Wolfg a ng von Goet he: "Music is liq uid a rchitecture; Architecture is frozen music." Before sound , every p iece of music, either with or without nota tions, includ ing imp rovisa tions, ha s a n ind isp ensa b le structure. Architecture, from its form a nd structure, ca n invoke the ima g ina tion a nd the sound of music. "The Keng o Kuma Fa zioli is the p erfect exa mp le. When you see the la yering effect crea ted using sheets of Hinoki wood , a sp iritua l ma teria l in Ja p a n used for b uild ing temp les, it ra d ia tes a n infiniteness a nd timelessness, a s if the melod ies ca n vib ra te from the d ep ths of the keys with extra - d imensiona l resona nce."
031 FROM DC TO YVR Born in Wa shing t on, DC, to Ja p a nese- Korea n p a rents, Ra chel b eg a n her stud ies with Emilio d el Rosa rio a t the M usic Inst it ut e of Chic a g o. After sp end ing her child hood in Ja p a n, she returned to Chica g o to p ursue a musica l life, p la ying cha mb er music a nd violin in her hig h school orchestra , a p p ea ring on 'From the Top ' on NPR, a nd stud ying with Kum- Sing Lee in Va nc ouver, Ca na d a . THE IN VITATION "When I wa s first a p p roa ched to p la y on the la unch nig ht for the Keng o Kuma tower, I wa s incred ib ly honoured a nd excited . The Fa zioli is a lrea d y such a b ea utiful a nd uniq ue instrument, a nd I wa s curious to see how the Keng o Kuma d esig n would enha nce its sound a nd feel. I wa s a lso insp ired b y the op p ortunity to p la y in such a stunning a nd innova tive sp a ce." A PASSION FOR M EN TORSHIP Ra chel b elieves in sha ring the tra nsforma tive p ower of music with the b roa d est p ossib le a ud ience to foster cultura l eng a g ement a nd huma n connection. "As for my a d vice for young p ia nists, it's essentia l to find a b a la nce b etween d iscip line a nd p a ssion. You should p ra ctice reg ula rly a nd hone your skills, b ut you a lso need to sta y connected to the joy a nd insp ira tion tha t d rew you to music in the first p la ce. Don't b e a fra id to ta ke risks a nd try new thing s, a nd a lwa ys sta y true to your uniq ue voice a nd p ersp ective. M usic is a lifelong journey!"
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THE HEART OF ' ALBERN I' M a nuel Berna sc hek, found er a nd owner of Show c a se Pia nos, felt the choice to invite Ra chel to p la y a t the la unch event wa s exq uisite a nd fitting . "The a ma zing thing a b out Ra chel Na omi Kud o is tha t she d id n't come to just "p la y the p ieces." Ra chel truly d elivered a top - q ua lity p erforma nce, which wa s the p erfect comp lement to the stunning setting a nd wond erful a coustics of Keng o Kuma 's b uild ing in the Alb erni d evelop ment." THE FAZIOLI THAT ASTOUN DS The Keng o Kuma Fa zioli g ra nd p ia no is b a sed on the Fa zioli F212 a nd is a g lorious instrument d esig ned b y the renowned Ja p a nese a rchitect whose na me it b ea rs. Develop er West b a nk commissioned the p ia no, a s it ha s ma ny others, throug h Va ncouver's only Fa zioli d ea ler, the hig hly resp ected Showca se Pia nos. The Keng o Kuma Fa zioli p ia no ha s a n exterior of 40 b evelled wood en p la nes of Hinok i w ood ?the sa me wood used for ma ny of the b uild ing 's wood en elements - a nd its uniform g ra in is a lso most d esira b le in the p ia no ma nufa cturing p rocess?b oth a esthetica lly a nd a coustica lly. The wood of the p ia no ca se is sculp tured to ca p ture the look a nd feel of the b uild ing 's exterior, a look tha t is echoed in ma ny of Kuma 's b uild ing s. The Keng o Kuma Fa zioli g ra nd p ia no took over a yea r to b uild a nd cost USD 89 0 ,0 0 0 . Show case
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Folio.YVR Luxury Lifest yle M agazine is pleased t o collaborat e wit h Showcase Pianos in t his present at ion series of celebrat ed pianist s and vocalist s, t heir st ories of devot ion, and t heir unique relat ionships wit h t he exquisit e pianos t hat bring such joy t o t he world.
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The West Coa st luxury community is rea d ying itself to welcome the Bejing M a nsion concep t a s rea lity. As p a rt of a new a nd hig hly exclusive socia l enterp rise, Beijing Ma nsion p romises to b e the ult ima t e d est ina t ion to connect, find insp ira tion, eng a g e in sha red d ia log ues, a nd enjoy a cura ted , uniq ue exp erience in a rts, culture, a nd g a stronomic exp lora tion. In essence, it is the p erfect luxury p la ce for hig h- end b usiness a nd soc ia l c irc les to exp erience the exclusive interna tiona l cutting - ed g e lifestyle a nd d isting uished c onc ierg e ser vic e a kin to those in Beijing .
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Memb ers will d iscover a ha ven where p riva cy reig ns a nd time g ra cefully unwind s in tra nq uil moments. Within the wa lls of Beijing Ma nsion, d elig ht will b e ha d in g a st ronomic ex p lora t ion, a nd wine a nd sp irits ta sting s, a ll the while, envelop ed b y a rich ta p estry of a r t s a nd c ult ure. The p rop erty will a ccommod a te a limited numb er of a nnua l renta l req uests for event sp a ces b y externa l p a rties. Whether p la nning includ es a n intima te d inner, a corp ora te p resenta tion, a la vish wed d ing b a nq uet, a Chinese- themed celeb ra tion, or a vib ra nt p a rty, the tea m is a b le to offer a va riety of ind oor a nd outd oor p riva te sp a ces customized to your need s. Bejing Ma nsion's network includ es celeb ra ted a nd up - a nd - coming culina ry p rofessiona ls, wine a nd sp irits exp erts, a nd exp erienced event p rod uction tea ms, a ll d ed ica ted to ensuring a n excep tiona l event exp erience. Ad ja cent to the fa cilities a re tra nq uil b lueb err y field s a nd org a nic veg et a b le g a rd ens? crea ted a s a testa ment to Beijing Ma nsions' susta ina b ility commitment tha t p erfectly comp lements the club ?s exclusivity.
043 TRADITION AL COURTYARD CON CEPT Beijing Ma nsion, a p riva te p rop erty in Richmond , BC, sea mlessly integ ra tes the sp irit of the tra d itiona l courtya rd house with a history of more tha n 2,0 0 0 yea rs in the West ern Ha n a nd Zhou d yna st ies with the p rofound a rchitectura l concep t of 'ha rmony b etween ma n a nd na ture.' Comp letely emb od ying the connota tion of tra d itiona l Chinese resid entia l d esig n a nd comp lementing ea ch other a g a inst the stunning scenery of Va ncouver. The tea m invites VIP g uest s to step insid e Beijing Ma nsion a nd immerse themselves in the ha rmonious b lend of tra d ition a nd mod ernity, to find tra nq uility. M EM BERSHIPS There a re a limited numb er of memb ership s a va ila b le of two typ es - ' Ex ec ut ive' a nd ' Und er 35.' For consid era tion, the Memb ership d ivision a t Beijing Ma nsion is keenly interested in lea rning more a b out p otentia l memb ers' p ersona lity, interests, p a ssions, a nd stories? those tha t a re fitting for p olite comp a ny. They seek memb ers who a re ind ivid ua ls who relish the comp a ny of others, find the concep t of a p riva te memb ers club exciting , a nd a nticip a te crea ting mea ning ful soc ia l int era c t ions a s p a rt of their Beijing Ma nsion memb ership.
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Ra e Kung , the newly a p p ointed G enera l Ma na g er of Beijing Ma nsion, is looking forwa rd to revea ling this new esta b lishment to the community with the hosting of the up coming 'New Wa ve 20 23' Dining b y Awa rd s evening fea turing a n eig ht- course mea l tha t reflects a fusion of Chinese a nd French d elig hts b y rising sta rs Chef Willia m Li a nd Chef Tob y Chen.
"Life should b e lived to the fullest, eng a g ed in unforg etta b le exp eriences, a nd b ecome p a rt of a life story worth cherishing ." BEIJIN G M AN SION Priva t e Prop er t y Ac c ess b y Invit a t ion Only Ric hmond , BC
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A solo exhib ition b y Áng eles Ag rela g ra ced the wa lls of CICA Va ncouver this fa ll sea son. It offered a vib ra nt vision of the venera b le tra d itions of c la ssic a l p a int ing with the nua nced und ercurrents of contemp ora ry feminist semiot ic s. Rooted firmly in the fertile historiog ra p hy of Sp a in?s a rtistic leg a cy, Ag rela offered a n a va nt - g a rd e p ersp ec t ive, inviting a ud iences to a ta b lea u wherein ob sc ura nt ism a nd ep ip ha ny merg e. Born in a UNESCO World Herita g e city, Úb ed a , Ag rela wa s not only d eep ly influenced b y the Gold en Ag e of cla ssica l p a inting , b ut a lso Rena issa nc e a rchitecture. Her work echoes the a llure of ma sterp ieces b y Vermeer, Holb ein, a nd Vela zq uez; yet resona tes with contemp ora ry a rtists, p hotog ra p hers, fa shion d esig ners, a nd comic illustra tors. Tra velling a nd living in a mix of N a p les, Ha va na , a nd Berlin, Ag rela ?s rich g eog ra p hica l journey infuses her work with a uniq ue b lend of cultura l a esthetics. This d iverse exp erience ha s cultiva ted a d istinctive na rra tive, sea mlessly merg ing cla ssica l influences with mod ern- d a y motifs.
051 AN IDEN TITY OF SYM BOLISM Centra l to Ag rela ?s a rtistic ethos is a n intrig uing d ia lectic of visua liza tion a nd era sure. Her meticulous chroma tic p encil rend ering s on p a p er d elinea te feminine visa g es ensconced in fla mb oya nt c oiffures. These intrica te ha ir a d ornments tha t remind us of fa shion p hot og ra p hy, while visua lly a rresting , freq uently eclip se seg ments of the sub ject?s countena nce. This conscious a ct of occlusion serves a d ua l interp reta tion: critiq uing the p erennia l a b stra ction of the fema le form while comp elling the viewer to t ra nsc end sup er fic ia lit ies, inciting a n exp lora tion into the p rofound na rra tives veiled b enea th these luxuria nt exteriors. THE EXHIBITION ?La s p a ra d oja s d el a ura ? fea tured 20 a rtworks from 20 14 to 20 23, tra cing the evolution of Ag rela ?s a rtistic journey. Her a rtistic end ea vours p resent a syncretic fusion of historica l reverence a nd contemp ora neous innova tion. Ea ch comp osition invited a n ep istemolog ica l q uest, urg ing a n unra velling of the la yered na rra tives concea led therein. Within her d oma in, every nua nce, every chroma tic va ria tion, every ob scured countena nce p roffers a p rofound d ia log ue, a wa iting the eng a g ement of the erud ite ob server.
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REDESIGN IN G IDEN TITY Ang eles uses the symb olic cha rg e a nd communica tory ca p a city of ha ir to crea te a n exa g g era ted ?ma ss?tha t freq uently sub stitutes the fa ce or hid es it comp letely a s a p la yful wa y to a ttra ct our a ttention a wa y from the fa ce a nd towa rd s the rest of wha t we choose to rep resent our ima g e. Tog ether with the ha ir, the use of colour, p a tterns, a nd fa shion p la y a role in her d iscourse of ?id entity,?Ag rela p resents a b ea utiful a nd somewha t ironic reflection on how women ha ve b een rep resented throug hout the Hist or y of Ar t .
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To celeb ra te OM EGA?s ocea ng oing icon, the Sw iss b ra nd p rod uced a new Sea ma st er collection with b old d ia ls tha t includ e a striking tone reminiscent of a p erfect d a y on a b ound less sea a nd invited VIPs to West Va nc ouver?s Bea c h House Rest a ura nt to exp lore this yea r?s sp ecia l ed itions in d ep th. The seven iconic mod els ? eleven wa tches in a ll ? tra ck a tra jectory from d ressy to serious d ive tech. C ommon to a ll is O MEG A?s Summer Blue, used in g rea ter or lesser d eg rees to reflect the wa ter resista nce of ea ch Sea ma ster a nd rela te its d ep th- d efying cred entia ls a t a g la nce: Aq ua Terra rep resents the sun- d renched surfa ce, Ult ra Deep the d a rk a b yss.
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A VERY SPECIAL GUEST Sip hesihle (Sip he) N ovemb er wa s b orn in Zola ni, Sout h Afric a a nd tra ined a t C a na d a ?s N a t iona l Ba llet Sc hool. Sip hesihle joined The Na tiona l Ba llet of C a na d a a s a memb er of the C orp s d e Ba llet in 20 17 a nd wa s p romoted to Princip a l Da ncer in 20 21. He ha s d a nced such roles a s Sieg fried in Sw a n La k e, Peter/ The Nutcra cker in The N ut c ra c k er, Blueb ird in The Sleep ing Bea ut y, Benvolio a nd Mercutio in Romeo a nd Juliet , Puck in The Drea m, a nd Lewis C a rroll/ White Ra b b it in Alic e?s Ad vent ures in Wond erla nd . His rep ertoire includ es The Wint er?s Ta le, N ijinsk y, Anna Ka renina , N ig ht , A St reet c a r N a med Desire, Being a nd N ot hing ness, Pa z d e la Jolla , The Four Sea sons, Elit e Sync op a t ions, Conc er t o, Orp heus Alive a nd The Drea mers Ever Lea ve You.
In 20 19 , Sip hesihle won The Interna tiona l C omp etition for The Erik Bruhn Prize, a nd he wa s na med one of Point e M a g a zine?s Sta r of the C orp s a nd one of Da nc e M a g a zine?s 25 to Wa tch in 20 18. He wa s a lso fea tured in Beyond M oving , a d ocumenta ry tha t followed his journey from South Africa to C a na d a . In 20 22, he ma d e his choreog ra p hic d eb ut on the Na tiona l Ba llet?s ma insta g e with On Solid Ground . For M AD HOT BALLET: Dec o- Da nse, he crea ted All Tha t Is Wit hin for former First Soloist Ta nya How a rd to ma rk her retirement from the comp a ny. Sip hesihle recently ma d e his d eb ut a s Jimmy/ Snowma n in the world p remiere of M ADDADDAM b y Wa yne M c Greg or, the world p remiere of Rena But ler?s Alleg ed Da nces, a nd the C a na d ia n p remiere of Alonzo King ?s The Collec t ive Ag reement . With his sig na ture musica lity, cha risma , a nd b rillia nt techniq ue, Sip hesihle is a na tura l in cla ssica l a nd contemp ora ry b a llets.
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HISTORY OF THE SEAM ASTER The story of the Sea ma ster b eg ins 16 yea rs b efore it wa s b orn, with the la unch of the OM EGA ?M a rine? in 19 32. This ing enious timep iece, successfully tested a t 73- metres b elow the surfa ce of La k e Geneva , a lso p roved wa ter- resista nt a t a d ep th of 135- metres when p ressure- tested insid e the La b ora t or y of Wa t c hma k ing Resea rc h in N euc ha t el. This imp ressive sta rt set the course for O MEG A?s ra p id a d va ncements in und erwa ter d esig n. During WWII, O MEG A d elivered over 110 ,0 0 0 w a t c hes for the p ilots, na vig a tors, a nd sold iers of Grea t Brit a in?s M inist r y of Defenc e to sup p ort its Air Forc e a nd N a vy p ilots d uring service. Tha t unp reced ented exp erience a llowed O MEG A to p rog ress q uickly in wa ter resista nce, a nti- ma g netism, a nd rob ustness a nd crea te a series of wa tches tha t could withsta nd the ha rshest cond itions. Fa mously, the MoD g a ve ea ch wa tch a WWW eng ra ving on the ca seb a ck, which stood for ?Wa t erp roof Wrist Wa t c h.?
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The collection b lend ed b a ttle- p roven technolog y with a n eleg a nt exterior to p rod uce a wa tch for ?town, sea a nd country.? It soon b eca me clea r which word of the three would d efine its future. In the hea d y rock ?n? roll yea rs, a d eca d e of op timism a nd exp lora tion, the Sea ma ster ca me into its own a s the wa tch of choice for und ersea a d venturers. The sta rting p oint for this new tra jectory wa s the Sea ma st er 30 0 , relea sed in 19 57. Wa ve a fter wa ve of extra ord ina ry mod els followed . Ea ch offers exciting new d esig ns, innova tive technolog ies, a nd even g rea ter levels of wa ter resista nce. Along the wa y, the wa tch with the d istinctive sea horse log o would p la y a key role in ocea n exp lora tion a nd conserva tion a s the timep iece of choice for the curious a nd the d eep ly concerned . Tod a y, O MEG A is a b le to test every one of its wa ter- resista nt wa tches in a rea l und erwa ter environment, tha nks to the b ra nd ?s ind ustry- lea d ing fa cilities a nd the certifica tion sta nd a rd s set b y M ETAS (the Swiss Fed era l Institute of Metrolog y). These timep ieces, la unched to celeb ra te the Sea ma ster line, p a y trib ute to a n extra ord ina ry history of innova tion, exp lora tion, ocea n- tested p erforma nce a nd d esig n. OM EGA Bout iq ue Fa irmont Hot el Va nc ouver 9 0 0 West Georg ia St reet
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LOUI S VUI TTON ARTYCAPUCI NES 2023
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For the fifth yea r in a row, the Ar t yc a p uc ines ha s returned to stea l a sp ot in the wea ra b le a rt rea lm with its stunning d esig ns, crea ted b y five lea d ing contemp ora ry a rtists chosen b y the Ma ison. Louis Vuit t on' s Ca p uc ines b a g ep itomizes b oth b ea uty a nd timeless a p p ea l. Since its initia l la unch in 20 13, the b a g never lost sig ht of its p urp ose to a ccomp a ny women in their everyd a y lives, reg a rd less of their styles a nd p references. The fa mous ha nd b a g , d esig ned b y N ic ola s Ghesq uiére, is na med a fter the Pa risia n street Rue Neuve- d es- Ca p ucines, where Louis Vuitton's first store wa s in 1854.
To p reserve its id entity a nd ca p ture the b a g 's versa tility, Louis Vuitton a nnounced the b irth of Artyca p ucines in 20 19 , the first limited - ed ition itera tion of the Ca p ucines b a g , fea turing ta lented a rtists from a round the world invited b y the house. The 20 23 ed ition sees the Artyca p ucines in a simila r b ut fresh lig ht. Louis Vuitton ha s fea tured five contemp ora ry a rtists ? Billie Za ng ew a , Ew a Juszk iew ic z, Liza Lou, Tursic & M ille, a nd Zip ing Wa ng ? to b ring their crea tive visions to the Ca p ucines. These five la test d esig ns, limited to 20 0 p iec es wra p p ed in sp ecia lly d esig ned b oxes, b ecome Louis Vuitton's testa ment to the b a g 's a b ility to unite a rtist ta lent with the ing enuity a nd cra ftsma nship of its ma sterful a rtisa ns. Exud ing a n unb rid led crea tivity, the 5th ed ition of the Artyca p ucines Collection comb ines the Ma ison's emb lema tic Ca p ucines with the uniq ue vision of five lea d ing contemp ora ry a rtists.
069 LIZA LOU America n a rtist Liza Lou exp lores the notions of socia l consciousness a nd ma teria lity throug h her sculp tures, p a inting s, a nd la rg e- sca le insta lla tions. Dra p ed a nd ca refully emb ossed , Liza Lou's sculp tura l Artyca p ucines reca lls her sig na ture b ea d work, p rinted in p a stel hues reminiscent of her emb lema tic Cloud p a inting s. Its d elica te texture offers a contra sting la yer a g a inst the smooth Ca p ucines b a g , p erfectly fra ming the iconic Louis Vuitton cla sp.
For a t romp e l' oeil effect, the Ma ison d evelop ed a new technolog y to emb oss a woven g la ss b ea d p a ttern, ca refully envelop ing the Ca p ucines to mirror the org a nic forms of the orig ina l oeuvres, while crea ting a d d itiona l exterior p ockets. "Concep tua l cra ftsma nship is a t the core of a ll my work. With the tea m of a rtisa ns a t Louis Vuitton, there wa s a sha red love for exp erimenta tion a nd rig orous a ttention to d eta il." ~ Liza Lou
BILLIE ZAN GEWA (Pa g e 6 8) A South Africa - b a sed a rtist b orn in M a la w i, Billie Za ng ewa celeb ra tes the a ma lg a ma tion of g end er, id entity, a nd ra ce in a socio- economic context throug h ra w silk a ssemb la g es. Tra nsp osing her 20 20 oeuvre, The Sw imming Lesson, Za ng ewa 's Artyca p ucines b a g d ep icts her son M ik a on the ed g e of a g listening p ool, a d orned with ha nd - stitched b ea d s a nd meta llic threa d to crea te a sp a rkling reflection, a nd three Monog ra m p eng uin cha rms in a n od e to their end uring connection. In a fusion of a rt a nd fa shion, Za ng ewa 's orig ina l b ronze silk p a tchwork wa s sca nned a nd p rinted in hig h d efinition, ca p turing its na tura l crea ses, a nd a tta ched to the Ca p ucines with d elib era tely uneven stitching . A recurrent theme of her p iece, g old d eta iling outlines the p ool ed g e a nd continues a long the top of the b a g , to the meta llic LV sig na ture. "I ha ve a love of texture a nd ta ctility so working with fa b ric wa s a lmost inevita b le." ~ Billie Za ng ewa
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ZIPIN G WAN G Chinese- b orn a rtist Zip ing Wa ng exp lores the overwhelming visua ls of d ig ita l a d vertising in the mod ern era throug h her p a inting s a nd illustra tions, from still life to g eometric p a tterns. Pla yfully reinterp reting the Ma ison's cod es throug h a k a leid osc op ic lens, Wa ng 's mini- Ca p uc ines, the sma llest Artyca p ucines crea ted yet, comb ine a g ra p hic motif reminiscent of the iconic Da mier with chroma tic a d ornments. Imb ued with whimsy, the crea tion is evoca tive of ca nd y wra p p ers a nd sweets.
Anima ted with whimsica l emb ellishments, the Ca p ucines' smooth surfa ce is la yered with a shimmering mid nig ht- b lue p a tent lea ther in a vib ra nt p a tchwork of textures a nd hues, to tra nsform the iconic b a g into a sweet trea t ? comp lete with a ca nd y ca ne ha nd le. "I wa s extremely imp ressed b y the d eta ils tha t were a chieved in this b a g : from the mint ca nd y feet ma d e of resin to the ena mel g ing erb rea d ma n who ha s LV Monog ra m flower b uttons." ~ Zip ing Wa ng
073 TURSIC & M ILLE Serb ia n a nd French a rtists Id a Tursic a nd Wilfried M ille, colla b ora tors for over twenty yea rs, b uild their p a inting - on- p a inting techniq ue with a uniq uely lib era ted a nd concep tua l a p p roa ch. Tursic a nd Mille's Artyca p ucines fea tures d eta iled stitches a nd rich p a int for sensory immersion, evoking the d uo's p a ssion for meld ing tog ether d ifferent med iums. Comp lete with a wood ha nd le, the mod el nod s to the a rtists' ca nva ses. Exemp lifying uniq ue sa voir- fa ire, thousa nd s of emb roid ery stitches rep rod uce b rushstrokes from the a rtists' 20 21 p a inting , Tend erness, which a re then meticulously p rinted onto the b a g 's front p a nel in vib ra nt hues, to a ccentua te its d ep th. This p rocess is rep ea ted on the rea r p a nel to tra nsp ose a ka leid oscop ic p a lette, in a concep tua l rep resenta tion of p erp etua lly sta rting over. "Tha t work is from a series of 'sentimenta l' p a inting s, which d ra w on the iconog ra p hic source of a d vertising ima g es from the 19 50 s." ~ Id a Tursic a nd Wilfried Mille
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EWA JUSZKIEWICZ Polish a rtist Ew a Juszk iew ic z d econstructs conventiona l id ea s of feminine b ea uty, contra sting tra d itiona l Europ ea n p a inting with the surrea l to crea te hyb rid fig ures. Juszkiewicz tra nsforms her striking surrea list 20 21 oil p a inting , Ging er Loc k s, reminiscent of a 19 th- century p ortra it, into a n insp iring Artyca p ucines b a g . A d elica te string of p ea rls a d orns the sid e like a neckla ce, while a lea ther envelop e hid d en insid e a llud es to secret love letters of the p a st. Ha nd - sp ra yed , the g ra d a ted g reen b a ckg round mirrors the orig ina l oeuvre to showca se the vib ra nt p ortra it, its d eta ils ca p tured a nd rep rod uced in ultra - hig h d efinition using a n innova tive 3D- p rint ing techniq ue, which wa s a lso emp loyed to ca moufla g e the iconic LV sig na ture. "I wa nted the b a g to reflect the essence a nd cha ra cter of my p a inting s. By comb ining va rious techniq ues a nd ma teria ls, like ha nd - d ying a nd multila yered p rinting , the fina l effect is b ea utiful a nd sop histica ted ." ~ Ewa Juszkiewicz LOUIS VUITTON Fa irmont Hot el Va nc ouver 9 0 0 West Georg ia St reet
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This p a st Sep temb er, a s our incred ib le Resor t World LV exp erience end ed , the d rive to the a irp ort wa s interrup ted b y a n a stonishing site. A la rg e b la ck sp here d ome a p p ea red in front of us. O ur d river q uickly exp la ined tha t this wa s ' The Sp here' where meg a - b a nd U2 ha d b een p ra cticing for a week in p rep a ra tion for the officia l la unch. Wha t is t he Sp here? Well, the short version is tha t it is a next- g enera tion enterta inment med ium tha t is red efining the future of live enterta inment! A mind b lowing venue where lea d ing Hollywood d irectors, concerts a nd resid encies from the world 's most p rominent a rtists, like U2 a nd p remier ma rq uee events, will a stound a ttend ees.
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A N EW WON DER OF THE WORLD? The Sp here Exp erience is a new g enre of live enterta inment tha t will tra nsform the sha red exp erience a nd p ut Sp here's 22nd - century immersive technolog ies on full d isp la y. The a p p roxima tely two- hour p rog ra m b eg ins in the At rium, w hic h t ells a universa l st or y of how c ult ure, t ec hnolog y, sc ienc e, a r t , a nd t he na t ura l w orld ha ve b een intertwined throug hout huma n history. "Every a sp ect of Sp here wa s d esig ned to tra nsp ort a ud iences to new p la ces, b oth rea l a nd ima g ined a nd The Sp here Exp erience is where tha t vision comes tog ether in its most integ ra ted form," sa id Ja mes L. Dola n, Executive Cha irma n a nd CEO of Sp here Enterta inment. "From the moment g uests enter the venue, Sp here's next- g enera tion technolog ies will crea te a n unforg etta b le journey, which includ es a sci- fi exp lora tion of our p la net via Da rren Aronofsk y' s ' Post c a rd from Ea r t h.' "
083 ' POSTCARD FROM EARTH' The Atrium exp erience ties d irectly into the ma in cinema tic fea ture, 'Postca rd from Ea rth,' a first- of- its- kind immersive film b y Aca d emy Awa rd - nomina ted d irector Da rren Aronofsky. The film offers a p ortra it of our p la net re- ima g ined a s a sci- fi exp erience. It b ring s a ud iences on a voya g e sp a nning a ll seven continents, d eep into the ocea n, hig h into the mounta ins, into the eye of a storm, a nd out into sp a ce. 'Postca rd from Ea rth' ta kes full a d va nta g e of Sp here's ex p erient ia l, nex t - g enera t ion t ec hnolog ies to tra nsp ort a ud iences a nd eng a g e the senses, ma king them feel like they ha ve tra velled to new world s without ever lea ving their sea ts in La s Veg a s. This includ es utilizing the interior LED d isp la y p la ne tha t wra p s up , over, a nd a round the a ud ience to crea te a fully immersive visua l environment. At 16 K x 16 K, it is the hig hest resolution LED screen on Ea r t h. Throug h Sp here Immersive Sound , a va riety of technolog ies, includ ing b ea mforming , ena b le a ud io to b e d irected to sp ecific loca tions a t a volume tha t rema ins consistent ? from p oint of orig in to d estina tion.
085 Sp here's a ud io system a lso a llows sound d esig ners to crea te a virtua l p oint of orig in a nd p la ce it in a p recise sp a tia l loca tion ? mea ning a ud io ca n b e d irected to the listener so tha t it sound s close, even thoug h the source is fa r a wa y. 'Postca rd from Ea rth' is a lso the first p rod uction to fea ture the venue's mult i- sensor y 4D t ec hnolog ies. This includ es immersive sea t s with a n infra sound ha p tic system tha t will use d eep vib ra tions so g uests ca n feel the exp erience ? such a s the rumb le of thund er or a soa ring rocket la unch. Sp here a lso utilizes environmenta l effects to rouse the senses?the feeling of a cool b reeze a nd fa milia r scents?which help a ud iences conjure the feeling of b eing there. THE ATRIUM The Sp here Exp erience journey is cura ted b y five huma noid rob ot s? na med Aura ?tha t serve a s intera ctive g uid es to Sp here, ea ch focusing on one fund a menta l a sp ect of huma n a b ility: connection, crea tivity, innova tion, long evity, a nd p rod uctivity. Aura wa s d evelop ed using next- g enera tion technolog y in rob otic mecha nics a nd a rtificia l intellig ence.
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Aura will g uid e g uests throug h a n intera ctive d emonstra tion of Sp here Immersive Sound p owered b y HOLOPLOT, which shows b ea mforming technolog y ca n simulta neously send uniq ue a ud io content to sp ecific loca tions, a llowing g uests to hea r comp letely d ifferent content ? such a s la ng ua g es or instruments. Sp here Immersive Sound is the most a d va nced concert- g ra d e a ud io system in the world ? using 3D a ud io b ea mforming t ec hnolog y a nd w a ve field synt hesis to d eliver ta rg eted , crysta l- clea r a nd uniform a ud io to every sea t in Sp here. O ther immersive technolog y exp eriences in the Atrium includ e a 50 - foot- hig h holog ra p hic insta lla tion tha t d ra ws on the themes of 'Postca rd from Ea rth,' a rtwork crea ted b y ma chine lea rning , LED d isp la ys, a nd a 36 0 - d eg ree a va ta r ca p ture tha t virtua lly p uts g uests on top of Sp here. Aronofsky sa id : "Sp here is a temp le to the a rts. It's not b uilt for sp orts; it's b uilt for p erforma nce a nd for this new moving ima g e med ium: this exp erientia l cinema . I ca n't wa it to sha re Postca rd from Ea rth with the world ." Tickets for the 'Postca rd from Ea rth' a re a va ila b le throug h the venue web site.
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R /E V Just b efore the 6 0 th a nniversa ry of the ma rq ue, La mb org hini unveiled Revuelt o, the first HPEV (Hig h Performa nce Electrified Vehicle) hyb rid sup er sp orts ca r a t a stunning event in Sa nt ' Ag a t a Bolog nese. With the Revuelt o, La mb org hini ha s esta b lished a new b enchma rk in p erforma nce, on- b oa rd technolog y, a nd d riving p lea sure. The ultima te thrill the Revuelto p rovid es is rea ched tha nks to a p owertra in tha t d elivers 10 15 CV tota l, comb ining the p ower of a b ra nd - new 12- cylind er interna l comb ustion eng ine with three hig h- d ensity electric motors a nd a g round b rea king tra nsversa l d ua l clutch e- g ea rb ox. The p ower of hyb rid iza t ion is ha rnessed to ta ke p erforma nce a nd d riving emotions to a n unp reced ented level.
THE FUTURE IS LUXURY HPEV Revuelto is not a n innova tion solely in p erforma nce, technica l fea tures a nd comp a ny stra teg ies; it ha s a lso b roug ht a rea l revolution in p rod uction p rocesses: M a nifa t t ura La mb org hini N ex t Level p erfectly exp resses the p a ra d ig m shift. 'Susta ina b ility' d efines the ca r's interior, reflecting the comp a ny's a ttention to a void ing wa ste, which ha s b ecome the mod us op era nd i of the La mb org hini universe. This includ es up holstery ma teria ls cut utilizing the la test- g enera tion ma chinery: this limits wa ste a s much a s p ossib le without a ffecting the c ra ft ma nship a nd emb roid er y p rocesses, in which 'ha nd - ma d e' continues a s a p oint of excellence within La mb org hini.
095 The new Revuelto d elivers p erforma nce fig ures a t the p ea k of its seg ment: a ccelera tion from 0 - 10 0 km/ h in only 2.5 second s a nd a top sp eed of more tha n 350 km/ h. These numb ers comb ine with its excep tiona l d yna mism tha nks to the introd uction of electric torq ue vectoring a nd four- wheel d rive a va ila b le a lso in fully- electric d rive mod e, ensuring the Revuelto sup er sp orts ca r exp resses its a mp lified q ua lities b oth on tra ck a nd in d a ily d riving . "With Revuelto, we ta ke the exp erience of d riving a La mb org hini to a sup erior level," sa id Rouven M ohr, La mb org hini's Chief Technica l O fficer. "Revuelto ta kes a sig nifica nt step forwa rd in terms of rea ctivity a nd resp onsiveness to ensure the most emotive a nd na tura l d riving in every environment. Revuelto is a ca r d elivering the hig hest p erforma nce b ut our ob jective rig ht from the sta rt wa s to confirm it a t the very summit of d riving emotions." DESIGN IN G FOR A BETTER WORLD Revuelto b ring s the future of La mb org hini d esig n to the roa d tod a y. It sta ys consta nt to the exclusive La mb org hini d esig n DN A b ut esta b lishes a new stylistic la ng ua g e. It links with the iconic a nd leg end a ry La mb org hini V12 ca rs of the p a st throug h the new sha p e, while the new p rop ortions op en the d oor to the future.
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While Revuelto d elivers a q ua ntum lea p in a n a ll- new ca r d esig n, externa lly a nd interna lly, the insp ira tion from p revious V12 leg end s is still evid ent. Sta rting with the 19 71 Count a c h p rototyp e a nd its p erfect p rop ortions d evelop ed on a sing le long itud ina l line, this ca r crea ted a p ure a nd essentia l style contextua lized in the Sp a ce Ag e era . It d efined the La mb org hini V12 sup er sp orts ca r DNA a nd introd uced one of the most d istinctive La mb org hini V12 elements: the vertica lly- op ening scissor d oors, which contrib ute to crea ting the cha ra cter of Revuelto.
THE ADREN ALIN E IS REAL "The Revuelto is a d rena line ma d e visib le," sa ys M it ja Bork er t , La mb org hini's Hea d of Desig n. "The d esig n of the new La mb org hini Revuelto op ens a fa scina ting d oor towa rd s the future of our uniq ue d esig n la ng ua g e. At first sig ht, Revuelto is a n intrig uing next- g enera tion La mb org hini V12, with a ll lines emb ra cing the monoc oq ue a nd celeb ra ting a n unrestricted view towa rd the V12 HPEV p ow er t ra in.
099 "The uniq ue a nd recog niza b le Y- sha p e lig ht sig na ture is sig nifica nt in this new era of our most iconic fla g ship ca r, a nd the interior is a d ra ma tic lea p forwa rd in d efining the new d esig n d irection of La mb org hini. O ur p hilosop hy of " feel lik e a p ilot " is vivid a nd visib le in every d eta il: the d river a nd p a sseng er a re d eep ly integ ra ted in the very lig htweig ht Y- sha p e d esig n of the d a shb oa rd a nd center console, rep lica ting the sensa tions of b eing in a ra ce ca r b ut with a p erfect intuitive b a la nce b etween d ig ita l a nd p hysica l controls." The a erosp a ce elements b lend ha rmoniously with a n a nima listic muscula rity sta rting a t the front: the sha rk- nose section mod elling of the b roa d monolit hic c a rb on- fib re hood conveys a sense of p ower a nd sp eed . The hea d la mp clusters ma tch this with Y- sha p e d a ytime running lig hts - a d istinctive stylistic fea ture of contemp ora ry La mb org hini d esig n fra med b y a erod yna mic b la d es tha t connect the sp litter to the hood itself. The sid e fins, loca ted b ehind the front wheel a rches, cha nnel the a irflow a long the sid es a nd the p ronounced conca vities of the d oors to the sid e a ir inta kes, which fea ture sha rp ed g es tha t echo the a rrows on the front.
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103 PERSON ALIZATION FOR AN ECO- EDGE Revuelto is the p rod uction La mb org hini mod el tha t offers the most p otentia l for p ersona liza tion. Four hund red b od ywork colours a re p rovid ed with ma ny more p ersona liza tion op tions a t the client's d isp osa l, a llowing the crea tion of a n entirely ind ivid ua l sup er sp orts ca r. The susta ina b le sp ortiness of Revuelto continues b eyond the technica l sp ecifica tion of the p lug - in hyb rid : a ll the p a ints used a re w a t er- b a sed ra ther tha n solvent- b a sed . A M ESSAGE FROM ITALY Ra nieri N ic c oli, Chief Ma nufa cturing O fficer of Aut omob ili La mb org hini, commented : "To ma nufa cture the Revuelto, we und erstood we ha d to g o a b ove a nd b eyond . It's a hig hly customiza b le hyb rid ca r, yet it's b uilt using tra d itiona l ha nd cra fted skills. We ra ised the b a r to p rod uce it, crea ting wha t we ca ll M a nifa t t ura La mb org hini N ex t Level: a p rod uction system with p eop le a lwa ys a t its core b ut which we a d a p ted to d eliver a much more comp lex p rod uct a nd to integ ra te p rocesses we ha ven't used b efore. With the introd uction of the Revuelto, we exp a nd ed the a rea occup ied b y the comp a ny fa cilities b y 172,0 0 0 - sq ua re- met ers, investing ? 150 million in the loca l a rea here in Sa nt ' Ag a t a Bolog nese." LAM BORGHIN I VAN COUVER 1720 West 2nd Avenue Va nc ouver, BC
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W hen g uests a rrive a t The Sp a M a g nolia , owner Pa ula Veenema ensures their exp erience is something they will rememb er. "Ha ving a tea m of incred ib ly ta lented thera p ists is b y fa r my b ig g est a sset. A b ea utifully a p p ointed fa cility a nd a ma zing p rofessiona l p rod ucts only serve a s a d d itiona l b enefits when the p eop le who na vig a te the exp erience in the trea tment room love wha t they d o; it's something tha t ca n b e felt. The p ositive energ y you feel when you wa lk into the sp a , the luxurious rob e, wa rmed a nd extremely comforta b le ta b les, a nd rea lly g enuine ca re a ll a d d up to the ma g ic of The Sp a Ma g nolia ."
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UPHOLDIN G EXCELLEN CE At The Sp a Ma g nolia , p rod uct sta nd a rd s a re incred ib ly string ent. Pa ula ha s set exp ecta tions hig h a nd d ema nd s tha t a ll lines a re a lig ned with the b ra nd 's p hilosop hy of hea lthy b eing . All offered p rod ucts a re ma nufa ctured b y p a rtners tha t ha ve clients' hea lth, b ea uty, a nd sa fety a t the forefront, includ ing end ot a , Comfor t Zone, a nd Ja ne Ired a le. Ea ch of these three interna tiona lly known a nd resp ected b ra nd s sha re commona lities, such a s not b eing t est ed on a nima ls, hold ing certifica tions a nd clinica l tria ls, b eing tra nsp a rent in ma nufa cturing p ra ctices, a nd a re rec ommend ed b y d erma t olog ist s a nd skin ca re p rofessiona ls a round the world . "Wha t g oes on your b od y g oes insid e your b od y; the Sp a Ma g nolia merg es luxury with org a nic hea lth a nd b ea uty trea tments with the b est na ture ha s to offer, b a cked b y scientific resea rch." RESPECTIN G THE EARTH The Sp a Ma g nolia is one of the very few sp a s tha t utilize the services of Green Circ le. This org a niza tion wa s p rima rily d evelop ed for sa lons to recycle colour, foils, a nd ha ir, resulting in 9 5% w a st e d iversion b etween the sa lons in- house recycling p rog ra ms tog ether with the services of G reen Circle.
This a llows one- time- use imp lements to b e collected a nd used in a wa ste- to- energ y p rocess to crea te clea n, renewa b le energ y, with the leftover a sh used a s filler in a sp ha lt p rojects. A TIM ELESS PARTN ERSHIP Pa ula 's p a rtnership with the a wa rd - winning M a g nolia Hot el & Sp a ha s ensured tha t visiting g uests from a round the world ha ve the convenience a nd luxury of a world - cla ss sp a within metres of check- in. "After 20 yea rs in this loca tion, I a m just a s p a ssiona te a s I wa s initia lly! My a im wa s a lwa ys to emb ra ce wha t a n honour it is to p rovid e exp eriences tha t ca n b e g enuinely life- cha ng ing to our g uests with g ra titud e," sha res Pa ula . CLIEN TS AT THE FOREFRON T "In a world tha t continues to imp ose stress in va rious wa ys to our d a ily lives, the need for huma n touch a nd connection is g rea ter tha n ever. Touch d ep riva tion is d irectly correla ted to neg a tive p hysica l a nd menta l hea lth outcomes, a nd the p a nd emic d emonstra ted increa sed feeling s of loneliness a nd isola tion. "Coming to the sp a is a b out trust a nd a llowing yourself to shift into a b etter mind set of ca ring for yourself. At the end of the d a y, it feels p retty g rea t to b e a b le to witness the cha ng e in a g uest from when they check in to their d emea nour a nd smile when they lea ve."
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Pa ula 's commitment to community is strong a nd The Sp a Ma g nolia ha s d evelop ed strong rela tionship s with WeBC - Women' s Ent rep rise Cent re. This org a niza tion p rovid es fina ncia l sup p ort, fund ing op tions, skills d evelop ment, a d visory op tions, a nd b usiness mentors to g uid e women entrep reneurs throug h their journey to success.
"Moving into the new yea r, g uests to The Sp a Ma g nolia ca n exp ect our continuing commitment to p ersona lized eng a g ement with our g uests. We love knowing skin a nd p rovid ing fa cia l trea tments tha t a re d esig ned to d eliver a n exp erience ta ilored to your need s," sha res Pa ula .
When The Sp a Ma g nolia moved from its fa cility on the second floor insid e the hotel to the herita g e b uild ing next d oor, lend ing op tions to fina nce the p roject were slim to none, a s the economy wa s exp eriencing the cra sh of 20 0 9 . Women's Enterp rise sup p orted Pa ula throug h its fund ing p rog ra m, which in turn p romp ted other fina ncia l institutions to a ssist. O ther community commitments includ e p rovid ing worn sp a rob es, linens, a nd towels to the Sa nd y M errima n House (Cool Aid Society Victoria ) a nd BC SPCA Vic t oria a nd g ift certifica te p urcha ses a nd mea l d ona tions for Our Pla c e Soc iet y homeless shelter.
"We p rid e ourselves on und ersta nd ing the effectiveness of newer- g enera tion p rod uct ing red ients a nd how ind ivid ua l need s cha ng e a s we a g e, d evelop sensitivities, shift hormona lly, a nd ma na g e stress."
Follow The Sp a Ma g nolia on Insta g ra m, a nd ma ke sure to b ook a service (or two) on your next visit to Va ncouver Isla nd .
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Throw a stone from the Inner Ha rb our in Vic t oria , BC, a nd it will skip to the d oor of the M a g nolia Hot el & Sp a on the corner of Courtney a nd G ord on Streets. Among st the historic b uild ing s on the b lock, the b rick a nd stone fa ca d e of the hotel is slig htly a nonymous, which p la ys well for those seeking refug e in q uiet eleg a nce. Pa ss throug h the d oors a nd q uietly enter a n interna tiona lly recog nized , multi- a wa rd - winning b outiq ue hotel tha t consistently offers incred ib le p ersona lized service, imp ecca b le a ccommod a tions, a nd d ivine culina ry exp eriences. The lea d ers in hosp ita lity ra ting (Tra vel + Leisure, Cond é N a st , Trip Ad visor) ha ve rep ea ted ly listed Ma g nolia Hotel & Sp a a s top s in Ca na d a a s it p rovid es g uests with a n unriva lled luxury b outiq ue exp erience in the hea rt of the city.
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119 A QUARTER CEN TURY In its 25t h yea r of op era tions, it rema ins the only hotel on Va ncouver Isla nd fea tured in the Top 10 . It truly is a p remier d estina tion for tra vellers seeking p ersona lized service, intima te b outiq ue- style a ccommod a tions, a nd a n a uthentic exp erience. "We a re thrilled to b e recog nized b y Tra vel + Leisure a nd its rea d ers a s one of the top city hotels in Ca na d a ," sa id Bill Lew is, G enera l Ma na g er of the Ma g nolia Hotel & Sp a . "This a ccola d e is the icing on the ca ke of our 25th yea r a nd a testa ment to the ha rd work a nd d ed ica tion of our tea m, who consistently g o a b ove a nd b eyond to p rovid e excep tiona l service a nd crea te memora b le moments for our g uests." PET LOVERS POLICY The Ma g nolia Hotel is p et- friend ly a nd a ccep ts up to two d og s p er room with no size restriction. Ea ch four- leg g ed g uest will receive crea ture comforts such a s a d og b ed , wa ter b owl, a nd food d ish. After ea ch p et sta y, rooms a re d eep clea ned to remove p et ha ir a nd d a nd er. If you ha ve sensitivities, when ma king reserva tions, b e sure to req uest a suite tha t ha s b een p et- free for a minimum of 30 d a ys.
121 A GREEN HEART BEATS WITHIN In 20 24, the 6 4- suit e hot el a ims to b ecome Biosp here Cer t ified a nd imp rove its environmenta l p olicy a nd susta ina b ility initia tives. Currently, the hotel is a certified memb er of the Green Key Ec o- Ra t ing Prog ra m, investing in susta ina b le p ra ctices to p rotect the environment. G uests a re offered a n op tion to d ecline housekeep ing a nd turnd own services, a nd enjoy comp limenta ry in- house filtered wa ter, b ottled in refilla b le g la ss b ottles in the rooms? the la tter results in over 50 ,0 0 0 p la stic b ottles sa ved p er yea r. Nesp resso p od s from g uest rooms a nd offices a re a p p rop ria tely recycled , a nd recycling is a va ila b le throug hout the esta b lishment. FITN ESS & FUN For those ra iny West Coa st d a ys, g uests ca n g et their step s in on the second floor. A key ca rd g ra nts a ccess to a mod ern fitness centre fully eq uip p ed with a n ellip tica l, trea d mill, free weig hts, yog a ma t, sta tiona ry b ike, universa l ma chine, a nd kettleb ells.
Those who excel in the elements, exp lore the outd oors on foot or on one of the comp limenta ry cruiser a nd electric b icycles to ta ke on a ny of the Cura t ed Tra il M a p s (M a g nolia ' s Ta p a Tra il, Bea ut iful Bout iq ues, Dow nt ow n Fla vour, Running Tra ils, a nd Bik es, Blooms & Brew s), a ll g enerously p rovid ed b y the Concierg e. SIGN ATURE DIAM ON D ROOM Sig na t ure Dia mond Rooms offer the finest vista s with p ostca rd views of the BC Leg isla t ive Assemb ly a nd the b ustling Ha rb our Ca usew a y a rea from the hotel's top two floors. This collection of b rig ht a nd sp a cious rooms includ es a king b ed , la rg e screen television, selection of hea lthy sna cks a nd mini- frid g e, cozy g a s firep la ce a nd a b ea utifully up d a ted b a throom with d eep soa ker tub s a nd sep a ra te g la ss showers. Veg a n b ed d ing , turnd own, a nd ice service a re a va ila b le up on req uest.
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The Ma g nolia Hotel & Sp a wa s b uilt in 19 9 7 a nd op ened in Oc t ob er 19 9 8. It wa s d esig ned to fit into Victoria 's old town d istrict, a nd the b uild ing wa s the p roud winner of the Vic t oria Rea l Est a t e Boa rd 's 19 9 9 Commerc ia l Build ing Aw a rd for Ex c ellenc e.
An extension of The Ma g nolia Hotel & Sp a 's a wa rd - winning b outiq ue hotel exp erience, The Cour t ney Room is a welcoming sp a ce where loca ls a nd visitors a like ca n enjoy g enuine hosp ita lity a nd a menu tha t honours the coa sta l offering s of the Isla nd .
The b usinesses tha t ha ve occup ied our sp a ce ha ve va ried over the yea rs a nd ra ng ed from b ook p ub lishers, ca r renta ls, a p a ving comp a ny, a nd even a b a njo shop ! The long est b usiness on- site wa s the Pro Pa t ric a Bra nc h of the Roya l Ca na d ia n Leg ion from 19 26 t o 19 9 0 .
The Courtney Room fosters p a rtnership s with loca l fa rmers a nd sup p liers to ensure its environmenta l footp rint sta ys a s loca l a s p ossib le. Bevera g es a re served sa ns stra ws, b ut g uests ca n req uest meta l stra ws to red uce the use of p la stic a nd non- b iod eg ra d a b le wa ste. Hotel g uests ca n enjoy the resta ura nt for a ta sty hot or cold b rea kfa st a nd b runch offering s, a chef- crea ted d inner with cra ft b eer, a crea tive cockta il from their sea sona l menu, or a p erfect p a iring from the extensive wine list. As a n a wa rd - winning b outiq ue hotel, the Ma g nolia Hotel & Sp a is firmly committed to a level of excellence tha t consistently d elivers a luxurious p ersona lized service, in a d d ition to contrib uting to Victoria 's tourism a nd the loca l community. M AGN OLIA HOTEL & SPA 6 23 Cour t ney St reet Vic t oria , BC
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Born of the d esire to continue the exp erience of timeless hosp ita lity emb od ied crea ted a nd offered b y the a wa rd - winning M a g nolia Hot el & Sp a , The Cour t ney Room d elig hts loca ls a nd visitors a like with d elicious loca l cuisine a nd exemp la ry service. O ffering a cla ssica lly mod ern d ining sp a ce tha t p romises g enuine hosp ita lity, d esig ner Sha ron Bor t olot t o (BBA Desig n) crea ted a n eleg a nt room where the old world meets the new b y ta king cues from the old g ra nd d a me hotels of Pa ris. The room fea tures hig h ceiling s a nd b istro- style lig hting to crea te a ca sua lly eleg a nt a mb ia nce comp limented b y commissioned a b stra ct exp ressionist a rtwork b y Blu Smit h.
129 The entry is hig hlig hted b y a cla ssica lly insp ired tiled entra nce a nd chevron p a tterned wood floor, which lea d to a b ra sserie- style velvet b a nq uette sea ting a nd the ma in b a r, which is reg a lly cla d with a n eleg a nt g ra y ma rb le showca sing a custom g la ss sta tion a nd illumina ted b a ck b a r. The centra l b a r a nd g a thering p la ce is a b la ck g ra nite insta lla tion fra med b etween two p a nelled wood columns with white ma rb le chevron d eta ils. Up sta irs is a slig htly more intima te a rea which p rovid es a n eleva ted d ining exp erience in a sp a ce with white ta b lecloths a nd a g la ssed - in wine room. Vinta g e- style lig hting , b ra ss a ccents a nd b ronze b ea d ed curta ins illumina te the room. IN THE KITCHEN Driven b y a n interest in the emerg ing , hyp er- loca l food scene in Victoria , Chef Bria n Tesolin joined The Courtney Room tea m in 20 19 . O ver the yea rs, he ha s eleva ted Victoria 's d ining scene with menus tha t reflect his knowled g e a nd exp erience g a rnered a t b oth Va ncouver's a wa rd - winning Ha w k sw or t h Rest a ura nt a nd La ng d on Ha ll Count r y House Hot el & Sp a in Ca mb rid g e, ON .
Dra wing insp ira tion from cla ssic cooking techniq ues focusing on Pa cific Northwest cuisine, Tesolin's sea sona l a nd sp ecia l menus offer the b est ing red ients from the Isla nd 's terroir. Menus includ e fresh p rod uce from loca l fa rm p a rtners (Lit t lest Ac res Fa rms, Sq ua re Root Org a nic s, a nd the skills of wild food fora g er La nc e St a p les). The d ishes a re ing red ient- d riven a nd b uilt on a found a tion of cla ssic Europ ea n techniq ues tha t celeb ra te the b ounty of the Pa cific Northwest a nd showca se loca l g rowers a nd p rod ucts. BY THE GLASS The Courtney Room Ba r Prog ra m focuses on the eb b s a nd flows of coa sta l offering s. The tea m thoroug hly enjoys the resea rch a nd a rt tha t g oes into p a iring loca lly fora g ed g ood s with the intent to showca se fresh ing red ients from the Isla nd 's b ioreg ion throug h a va riety of comp limenta ry sp irits (Amp ersa nd Dist iller y, Shering ha m Dist illeries, Vic t oria Dist illers), in- house ferments, a nd the exp erimenta tion of the b a r tea m.
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As p a rt of new cockta il sea son, a colla b ora tion with a loca l ta ttoo a rtist resulted in a b ea utiful new menu of uniq ue b evera g es with a n a strolog ica l b ent. Fea tured is the ON YX? a n otherworld ly comb ina tion of Ant id ot e Bla c k Gin, Ant ic a Torino Ama ro, house vermouth roug e, Oloroso Sherr y, 24K g old , a nd lemon oil.
Being p a rt of the Ma g nolia Hotel & Sp a , the a im is to a p p ea l to visiting g uests a nd b e a wine a nd food d estina tion for the loca l community.
The Wine Prog ra m reflects the food p hilosop hy. Selections a re b a sed on recog nized cla ssics a long sid e lesser- known reg ions a nd p rod ucers, a ll focusing on q ua lity a nd a sense of time a nd p la ce.
For those p referring a loca l b rew with their mea l, a va ila b le a re a selection b y Four Wind s, Drift w ood , Yellow Dog , a nd Ile Sa uva g e.
The extensive wine selection, cura ted b y Wine Director Colin Da vid son, includ es offering s from loca l vineya rd s Unsw or t h, Averill Creek , Sea St a r, a nd Ra t hjen.
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M EALS TO REM EM BER From b runch to a p la nt- b a sed Chef' s Ta st ing M enu for d inner, The Courtney Room d elivered on a multitud e of d ishes to sa tisfy even the most selective d iner. The morning 's hot b rea kfa st of steel- cut oa ts, ha nd - cra fted g ra nola , fresh fruits, a nd a selection of non- d a iry milks, were p ortioned p erfectly. Ea rly a fternoon crud ite of crisp sea sona l veg g ies, includ ing crunchy heirloom ca rrots with the smoothest hummus, wa s a ccomp a nied b y the a voca d o toa st top p ed with ka le, toma toes, a nd ra d ish slices. For our evening mea l, we went off- menu a t the sug g estion of Ronet t e N yha n, Director of Sa les & Ma rketing . The mea l b eg a n with a n heirloom toma to sa la d with fresh herb s, ed ib le flowers, a nd ta ng y p ickles, followed b y b a ttered fora g ed mushrooms with zesty hummus, d ense house- ma d e fa la fel b a lls, g old en a nd red b eet sa la d , crisp y rice ca kes in a sa voury sa uce, a nd b listered shishito p ep p ers on a b ed of d eep - fried p ota toes. The Cour t ney Room honours the tra d itions of g rea t hotel b a rs b y hold ing strong roots in cla ssic cockta ils yet continuing to p ush the b ound a ries b y exp loring the na ture of The Pa cific Northwest. THE COURTN EY ROOM 6 19 Cour t ney St reet Vic t oria , BC
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With its wood en floors, roug h- hewn ceiling b ea ms, a nd ca p tiva ting a rtwork, Be Love resta ura nt is a n oa sis for those seeking a d ining exp erience a wa y from the p ub s a nd loung es of d owntown Victoria . Loca ted in the on- trend Ha rris Green neig hb ourhood a nd found ed b y sib ling s Hea t her a nd Joe Cunliffe, Be Love is a p la nt- b a sed p a ra d ise. Tog ether, the sister- b rother d uo sha re with the community a culina ry voice tha t reflects their p a ssion for hea lth, cla rity of mind , a nd lig htness of sp irit. Using a t lea st 9 5 p erc ent org a nic p la nt - b a sed ing red ient s tha t a re mind fully sourced a ccord ing to loca l a nd sea sona l a va ila b ility a nd ma d e from scra tch, a s ord ered . Everything crea ted whea t, g luten, d a iry, a nd p rocessed sug a r- free.
139 With a menu tha t cha ng es with the sea sons to op timize the use of the finest p rod uce from the loca l wild s a nd the loca l fa rms, a s well a s to b est sup p ort their vita lity throug hout the yea r. Hea ther a nd Joe strive to run every p a rt of their b usiness in a wa y tha t sup p orts the hea lt h a nd sust a ina b ilit y of the Isla nd community a nd , b y extension, the p la net. We enjoyed a rela xing evening in the chic b ut ca sua l esta b lishment. An intima te ta b le for two und er incred ib ly hig h ceiling s. The exp erience wa s one of closeness a nd fa milia rity, the mea l rich in fla vour, a nd comp osition. Conversa tion b etween ta b les wa s freq uent a nd the servers a ttentive a nd g ra cious. Enjoyed were a M ezze St a r t er of za 'a ta r sp iced fla tb rea d , ma rina ted olives, crisp sea sona l veg eta b les, ha rissa hummus, ca shew crea m cheese, a nd p ob la no ra nch; a Morroca n sq ua sh soup , roa sted p ota toes a nd ketchup , a nd a roa sted b eet sa la d . It wa s a wond erful journey into p la nt- b a sed d ining d ue to the d ed ica tion of a tea m tha t wa nts nothing more tha n to nourish a ll welcomed in. BE LOVE Rest a ura nt 10 19 Bla nsha rd St reet Vic t oria , BC
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The collection showca ses the mystic b ea uty of the zod ia c sig ns. Ea ch p end a nt tells a story, comb ining the a ncient wisd om of a strolog y with exp ert cra ftsma nship. ?Birks?collections a re a lwa ys insp ired b y na ture, a nd we turned our a ttention skywa rd to the p la nets a nd sta rs a s insp ira tion for this collection,? sa id Ka t ie Reusc h, Senior Director, Ma rketing & Communica tions, Birks G roup Inc. ?We worked with our tea m of d esig ners to crea te a stylized interp reta tion of ea ch sig n tha t wa s true to a strolog y, b ut a lso trend y a nd wea ra b le.?
TREASURES OF HEAVEN
M AISON BIRKS 69 8 West Ha st ing s St reet Va nc ouver, BC
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VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
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V A N CLEEF & A RPELS | 100 Bl oor Street W, Toronto
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French luxury jewellery comp a ny Va n Cleef & Arp els ha s la unched its newest b outiq ue in Ca na d a on Bloor St reet in Toront o. The b outiq ue showca ses iconic a nd new crea tions, includ ing ones from the timeless Snow fla k e collection, a long sid e recent Perlée a nd Alha mb ra p ieces. Uniq ue to this new a d d ress is a n Art Deco- insp ired fa ça d e. Initia lly d esig ned in 19 35 for Va n Cleef & Arp els, the g eometric a nd p yra mid a l p a ttern is insp ired b y Eg yp t ia n hist or y reminiscent of cla ire voie in g old , onyx a nd d ove g rey tones. The fa ça d e sp a ns the heig ht of the b outiq ue. "Va n Cleef & Arp els is p lea sed to exp a nd its p resence in Ca na d a b y joining the Yorkd a le community," sa id Ala in Berna rd , Presid ent a nd CEO of Va n Cleef & Arp els, America s. "We ha ve b een p resent on Bloor St reet for yea rs with our p a rtner Birks, a nd Toronto ha s p roven to b e a n imp orta nt ma rket with clients of d iscerning ta ste a nd d istinctive style."
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PARISIAN IN SPIRED IN TERIOR The insid e d ecor fea tures two ha nd - cra fted g la ss cha nd eliers custom- ma d e in Fra nce, a s well a s intrica tely d ecora ted p a nelled wa lls. The cha rming events room consists of custom fa b ric wa lls d ep icting a flora l motif, a nd a n eleg a nt ova l- sha p ed Veronese- st yle c ha nd elier is enca sed b y a g old lea f ceiling in the center of the sp a ce. Ea ch of the rooms offers a n excep tiona l a tmosp here a nd exp erience. The store's exterior fea tures Va n Cleef & Arp els' newest concep t d esig ned using p a inted g la ss, a n a rra y of g old t ones a nd d a rk w ood . Mea nwhile, the store's interior includ es custom g old lea f ha nd p a inted wa ll covering s, sheer a nd velvet d ra p eries a nd vitrines comb ining b la ck la cq uered wood , p olished sta inless meta l a nd g la ss. The b outiq ue includ es a p riva te viewing room loca ted a t the b a ck where clients ca n view the Ma ison's crea tions in p riva te.
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A LEGACY OF TIM ELESSN ESS The Ma ison wa s found ed in Pa ris' Pla c e Vend ôme in 19 0 6 a nd since then, Va n Cleef & Arp els ha s crea ted timeless, feminine p ieces tha t enha nce the na tura l b ea uty of stones a nd the b rillia nce of meta ls. For over 10 0 yea rs, Va n Cleef & Arp els' p a ssion ha s enlivened its Hig h Jew elr y crea tions. The Ma ison sha res its uniq ue vision of the cra ft, ma rked b y encha nting sources of insp ira tion a nd virtuoso know- how. Ea ch meticulously selected stone is chosen for its excep tiona l q ua lity a nd the emotion it ca rries.
Va n Cleef & Arp els currently op era tes over 10 0 b outiq ues g lob a lly, includ ing over a d ozen loca tions in the US.
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Bout iq ue 10 0 Bloor St reet West Toront o, ON
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MI NI DOLCEVI TA LONGI NES
M I NI DOLCEV I TA | Longi nes | Sw i tzerl and
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M DV The M ini Dolc eVit a ha s a rrived . With its d iscreet p rofile, cla ssic styling , a nd a esthetic va ria tions tha t a re a t once timely a nd timeless, it is a ma sterp iece tha t exq uisitely exp resses, in eq ua l p a rt, Long ines?q uiet lux ur y a nd c ont emp ora r y eleg a nc e. The la test from Long ines a re b ound to resona te with d yna mic p ersona lities tha t a re d ra wn to b rea thta king wa tches tha t p erfectly comp lement a ny styling choice. ?Eleg a nce is uniq ue b eca use it a llows us to b rea k from t ra d it iona l a est het ic c od es while revea ling multip le fa cets of our p ersona lity. It is a n op p ortunity to continua lly reinvent ourselves, b a sed on our d esires a nd mood s, whether serious or p la yful, b ut a lwa ys in keep ing with our own ta stes a nd va lues.? ~ M a t t hia s Bresc ha n, Long ines CEO
"Eleg a nce, of course, is a n instinctive, elusive concep t. It sometimes d efies d efinition, b ut we know it when we see it. We see it in our d isting uished Amb a ssa d ors of Eleg a nc e like Jennifer La w renc e, Reg é- Jea n Pa g e, Ka t e Winslet , Suzy, a nd Zha o Liying . And we see it in every Long ines wa tch, where ea ch sma ll d eta il enha nces the ha rmony of the whole p iece. This is p a rticula rly the ca se with the Mini DolceVita , whose eleg a nce is a p p a rent in its soft, p ure lines a nd its p recise p rop ortions." A COLLECTION LIKE N O OTHER The Mini DolceVita fea tures a ca se with a red uced p rofile, p ure softened lines, a nd a newly d esig ned sta inless steel b ra celet, this mod ern cla ssic is a s trend y a s it is eleg a nt.
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BIRTH OF AN ICON The Mini DolceVita ha s a n imp ressive linea g e: it wa s insp ired b y a Long ines leg end crea ted in 19 27 a nd , of course, the orig ina l DolceVita collection from 19 9 7. Tha t collection trig g ered the now- fa milia r slog a n, ?Eleg a nc e is a n a t t it ud e,? a nd the Mini DolceVita up d a tes the story for a new g enera tion. IN THE DETAILS Ea ch reference in the Mini DolceVita collection fea tures a recta ng ula r 21.50 mm x 29 .0 0 mm sta inless steel ca se a nd is p owered b y a hig hly a ccura te L178 q ua rtz movement. They a re w a t er resist a nt t o 3 b a r (30 metres). The hig hlig ht of the new Mini DolceVita collection d a zzles with a ca se fra med b y 38 IF- VVS Top Wesselt on d ia mond s. And a new Cosmo circula r d ia l insid e the recta ng ula r ca se ca lls a ttention to its uncomp romising eleg a nce. The Cosmo d ia l, on view throug h a sc ra t c h- resist a nt sa p p hire c r yst a l, is cha ra cterized b y sub tle contra sts, fea turing a silver sunra y b a ckg round , a white ma tt hour tra ck, a silver sunra y inner c irc le, a nd a white ma tt round sma ll second s sub d ia l. Its p a inted Roma n numera ls a nd b lued steel ha nd s a re hig hly leg ib le a g a inst the lig hter sha d es of the d ia l.
This Mini DolceVita is p resented on a newly d esig ned sta inless steel b ra celet, which, tha nks to its 19 8 links a nd includ e a n imp ressive ra ng e of colour op tions a nd config ura tions. Six of the new references fea ture d ia mond s b ord ering the ca se. In a d d ition to the cla ssic mod el introd uced a b ove, there is a simila rly- a p p ointed wa tch with a Roma n recta ng ula r silver- coloured d ia l d isting uished b y flinq ué d ecora tion, whose sub tle g eometric p a tterns a re emb ossed on the d ia l with a g uilloc he effec t , a nd p a inted Roma n numera ls a nd b lued steel ha nd s. The sma ll second s ha nd a t the 6 o?clock p osition is p resented in a sq ua re sub d ia l. Ea ch Mini DolceVita mod el is a p owerful exp ression of eleg a nce a nd the Ita lia n sweet life a ssocia ted with the collection. Not only a re these stunning jewel wa tches b uilt on a rich herita g e, b ut they a re a lso uncomp romising ly contemp ora ry mod els for those who va lue living life to its fullest.
LUGARO JEWELLERY Pa rk Roya l, M et rop olis a t M et rot ow n & Dow nt ow n Vic t oria
EWA JUSZ K I EWI CZ | Gi nger Lock s | LV M H
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