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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
Designer Tara Bernerd is known for many things. Her rockstarrish personal style (think colored leather jackets, jangling armfuls of bracelets) and color-soaked, luxe interiors (she’s masterminded everything from Belmond’s Maroma resort to Equinox’s downtown L.A. outpost). Bernerd’s renowned, too, for her raucous laugh and love of Campari soda (London-born, she now lives mostly in Milan).
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
It’s the fingers you notice first. When Arsha Kaviani talks, he moves his hands, absent-mindedly, like a conductor, his long, elegant fingers dancing through the air. At other times, he seems to be gliding them over an invisible keyboard, a pianist forever stuck mid-recital.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Mark Elwood
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysIt’s the fingers you notice first. When Arsha Kaviani talks, he moves his hands, absent-mindedly, like a conductor, his long, elegant fingers dancing through the air. At other times, he seems to be gliding them over an invisible keyboard, a pianist forever stuck mid-recital.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Mark Elwood
The world’s hottest new spot for luxury-hotel openings? It’s not a far-flung island, Saudi Arabia, or wherever the latest incentives lure operators (see also: Saudi Arabia). It’s London. The British capital’s roster of soon-to-open spots is impressive. There’s a new Rosewood, housed in the Saarinen-designed former American Embassy, on its way. A vast Six Senses will open in the repurposed complex that is the erstwhile Whiteley’s department store.
