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3 weeks ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
Some things need boundaries: families, countries, baseball. But our imaginations should never be fettered or hobbled like that, and we should nurture a thirst for adventure beyond the confines of the conventional. Thankfully, this week’s drops from The Vault are brain food for the boldest among us, challenging you to go further and deeper than you’d ever have assumed possible.
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3 weeks ago | 
robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey |Mark Elwood |Abigail Montanez |Naomi Rougeau
The modern home on a sunny hilltop in Healdsburg, California, was designed as a family retreat. It was built to be fire-resistant with high-tech energy efficiency, generating enough energy to be off the grid.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
Forget planes, trains, and automobiles: What about cars, bikes, and boats? Discerning types know your mode of transport is as important as who you’re with, or where you’re going. This week’s roundup from The Vault is for anyone who understands that all too well. Is there anything as immersive as cruising through a rugged mountain range on a dirt bike? (Obviously not.) Does driving your own bespoke Bugatti make a statement?
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
Sometimes, the smallest thing can have a major impact—just look at the wheel, or the microchip, or even Simone Biles. Think of this week’s Vault assortment as offering the luxury world’s answer to the butterfly effect, offering treasures that might be more modest in size yet still leave an indelible impression. To say that little things mean a lot would be an understatement: Little things mean everything.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
The theme for this week’s Vault drop? Self-improvement—or, better yet, self-upgrading. Each of the offerings we’re showcasing this week is a chance to take something (whisper it) rather every day and make it bigger, better, and more to your liking. We think of this drop as an upgrade on life’s essentials, from wine to skin care to the simple plates you’ll use at supper. If you ever think about cutting corners, this will make you think again.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
Are you impatient? Keen to score an instant win or two? Think of this week’s selection from The Vault as shortcuts to scoring big. We’ve got a quick trip to the heart of Europe, a jaunt to hang with Napa’s coolest winemaker, a jump-the-line reservation at a hot Miami residency, and even a piece of jewelry that has universal appeal. Snap up any of these and you’re guaranteed a gushing thank you.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood |Abigail Montanez
Betsey Dingman has always been a rebel. She left her San Diego home in her mid-teens and was emancipated from her father, a judge, at age 16. “Because I was such a smart ass,” she admits, looking back. She soon found herself a working single mother, earning a living doing several jobs, from owning a laundromat to flipping houses to rehabbing a 31-room hotel.
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2 months ago | 
robbreport.com.au | Mark Elwood
Meet the young hotelier who turned a business-school idea into a thriving private villa network. “Build me a villa that thinks it’s a yacht,” the owner said to his architect—and as one wanders around the resulting seven-bedroom, 994 m² property Noam Bora Bora, it’s clear he got what he wanted. It feels like the ocean is everywhere.
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2 months ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
What makes a wunderkind? Some folks find success early but flame out. Others are handed it, nepo baby–style, and never quite live up to expectations. But the true wunderkind has a talent that both catapults them to the top of their field, and keeps them there. They’re equal parts skill and staying power. This week’s Vault selection spotlights three such men—and a chance to buy into, and buy a piece of, their legacies.
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2 months ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
Don’t roll your eyes at the mention of the word “artisan.” Yes, we know it’s overused, often treated as a shortcut to care in craft, a sense of handmaking and heritage that maybe isn’t quite there. This week on The Vault, though, we’re introducing you to a trio of true modern artisans, each of whom works in a different material—or in one case, with no material other than his imagination and a Steinway piano. Want to understand the true meaning of artistry? Read on.
