December 27th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
Splitboarding is the best way to ride beyond a resort’s boundaries for those snowboarders without the budget or inclination to use a snowmobile or helicopter. Splitboarding uses snowboards which separate into a pair of mountain touring skis. Every splitboard switched from a snowboard stance to [...]
November 26th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy’s. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States. The three-hour event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day. [...]
March 12th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Orange County campus, sought an exuberant architecture which would support and enhance the learning experience. In addition to accommodating 200 hundred students and 50 staff, the school possesses a large collection of valuable books, garments and fabrics.
March 12th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Karen Santry has a 500-square-foot studio at Westbeth, the storied artists’ housing complex in the far West Village.
February 16th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
The recession has cast a shadow on Miami Beach. But it is not a long enough shadow to have darkened the spirits of many heat-seeking visitors, who still descend on South Beach in search of escape. The gossip social history of Miami Beach spans the [...]
February 13th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
This is a wonderful SoHo loft with a light-filled space made rich with rough brick walls, a sculptural masonry fireplace and wooden ceiling joists. The owners are Natalya and Eugene Kashper.
February 7th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Travel
Grenada is a beautiful island in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The history of Grenada begins in 1498, when Christopher Columbus first sighted the island and gave the name Conception island, later called it Grenada. The United States led invasion on the island, already 25 years, [...]
January 17th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
This magnificent house was created by Jan McFarland Cox, who is an artist and designer, spent nearly a decade of her life building the house in the Idaho Desert. The house is built around a single large room that mixtures kitchen, living room and dining [...]
December 14th, 2008 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Sea Ranch is a name with a huge aura. It is possible at once to lose and to find yourself on a path, following it past tumbledown picket fences to a driftwood throne on a secluded beach. In the early 1960s, a group of architects [...]
