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Automobili Italiane

From Concorso Roma—a grand 3 day gathering of the rarest and most significant historic Italian cars hosted by Anatara Palazzo Naia di Rome Hotel.
Photo: Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel

The power of colour

Full of vibrant contrasts these vibrant, rich, bold and emotionally charged china cabinets come to us from an unprecedented partnership between Roche Bobois and Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. Called Chromatica, the recently launched collection includes bubble, lounge, cocktail tables as well.

roche-bobois.com/fr-CA

The myth continues

Celebrating it’s 20th anniversary with a strictly limited collection by Sieger by Fuerstenburg. The Prometheus ice bucket and cocktail tumbler. The titanised finish adds an attarctive metallic shimmer to the porcelain.
fuerstenberg-porzellan.com

Cooling down

Sure to put smiles on little faces (and big ones too), these colourful Summer lollies will chase away the heat on even the hottest day.
Photo: Daniel Oberg, Unsplashed

On your mark, get set, go!

Pack yourself up and hit the road on a Canadian adventure. From the Rocky Mountains, the Great lakes, the Laurentians and our scenic Eastern provinces—see more of our home and native land this year.
Rodion Kutsaiev, Unsplash

The Fortnum’s Dunkipedia

Tea and biscuits were made for each other, and for three centuries and counting, the Brits been pairing the two at teatime. Now there’s a helpful guide to all things dunkable and delicious.
fortnumandmason.com

 

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A hidden gem that overlooks the Douro

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Living in quiet abundance

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