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A Safari Lodge perched high in the mountains of South Africa
Sarah Dusek first moved to Africa in her twenties, as an NGO worker in rural Zimbabwe. The experience, he says, “kindled a deep appreciation for Africa’s landscapes and cultures, and for the resilience of its people.” In 2009, she and her husband, Jacob Dusek, co-founded Under Canvas, a zero-waste luxury glamping company with camps across the United States modeled after African safaris. Now based in Montana and Cape Town, the pair have brought the lessons learned from their first hospitality venture back to the continent that inspired it. In South Africa’s Soutpansberg mountains, surrounded by baobab trees in the Limpopo province, Few & Far Luvhondo opened on January 1 with six Cliff Suites: Inside, curved beams resemble tree trunks and earthy patterns take their cues from local foliage and rock formations. The property’s vantage point means you can see giraffes and elephants from your terrace. Chef Nhlakanipho Sokhela serves seasonal tasting menus in the lodge’s restaurant, along with outdoor barbecues and gourmet picnics. For an even higher view, the lodge plans to unveil a 25-mile aerial experience called Solfari. Via a solar-powered zipline inspired by clusters of weaver nests, visitors can silently fly over the mountains and rivers of the UNESCO-listed Vhembe Biosphere Reserve to spy herds of buffalo and leopards stalking far below . From $1,800 per person, fewandfarluvhondo.com.
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Clocks with light art by Derrick Adams
Swiss watchmaker Movado was founded in 1881 as LAI Ditesheim & Frères; adopted its current name in 1905. Movado means “always on the move” in Esperanto, the language invented in the late 19th century in the hope that it would become a universal lingua franca for international business. Although Esperando never took off, Movado has been in business ever since, releasing minimalist women’s and men’s watches as well as regular artist-designed collaborations, the first of which was with Andy Warhol in 1987. Now, that tradition continues with a collection of seven of clock and wall clock pieces designed with Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams. For Adams, the pairing made immediate sense: “Movado has a really good feel for working with color block and geometric form, both things I think about in my painting and art practice,” he says. Adams chose works that he felt best translated to the scale and circular form of a clock. One watch features an image of a masked swimmer holding an inner tube, from his “Floaters” series (2016-19). another depicts an abstract face that recalls cubist compositions inspired by the 2022 double portrait ‘Arting’. The strap of the latter features a luminous pattern, which is not a print but a patchwork of individually dyed leather pieces. from $400, movado.com.
The Japanese term ikigai denotes a sense of purpose or passion in life. Ikigai Fruits, an online retailer selling specialty fruit sourced from independent Japanese farms, was founded last year to showcase the result of this dedication – and support the future of Japanese fruit growers. In Japan, where the average farmer is over 65, many businesses are closing without a successor to carry on the tradition. Selling soft, mushy cantaloupe, crisp soju pears and caramel persimmons to customers around the world, Ikigai Fruits hopes to play a role in reversing the decline. The company’s Sakura pink Awayuki strawberries, for example, are grown at Berry, a farm in Mie Prefecture established in 2017 that offers apprenticeships to people with disabilities or those with mental health or substance abuse problems. Strawberries, along with rainbow kiwi and fuyu persimmons, are currently included in Ikigai’s omakase box, which changes seasonally. from $89, ikigaifruits.com.
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In the French Alps, a newly renovated hotel reflects its surroundings
Ever since German-Danish interior designer Gesa Hansen discovered the work of French modernist designer Charlotte Perriand – whose portfolio includes the Les Arcs resort in Savoie, France – she had set her sights on finding a project in the mountains. Hansen finally got his chance after a chance meeting with French businessman Etienne Puech on the ski slopes of Chamonix, France, in early 2022. He had recently acquired La Couronne, the oldest hotel complex in the Chamonix Valley still in operation. . The property was built in the mid-19th century in Argentière, the region’s famous station for expert skiers and climbers. Hansen and architect Nathalie Visnovsky were given carte blanche with a caveat: The result had to appeal to both families and serious athletes. Hansen applied her signature Scandinavian style to the hotel, making liberal use of local oak and marble in 69 rooms (24 of which are in a new building extension), a spacious restaurant and bar, and an eight-person spa that houses a sauna. designed for Klafs, the German spa and sauna manufacturer. A motif of mountain topography appears throughout, from the hostel’s bathroom tiles to the specially designed hallway carpet, while the color scheme – autumn red, glacier blue and alpine spring green – reflects Chamonix’s changing seasons. “The minimalist aesthetic is perfect for the mountains,” says the designer. It fits the spirit of the lodge that I love here — the idea that once you’re inside, you need comfort, warmth and nothing else to be happy. From about $100 a night Sunday through Thursday. $165 a night Friday and Saturday, hotelcouronne.com.
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Abstract paintings inspired by the night sky, overlooking New York
Painter Chris Martin lives and works between his homes in Brooklyn and the Catskill Mountains of New York, where he enjoys stargazing away from city light pollution. The cosmic landscapes he observes at the top of civilization inform his abstract paintings, many of which approach panoramic dimensions. A new exhibition of such works, titled “Speed ​​of Light,” opens this week at the Timothy Taylor Gallery in TriBeCa. Among the new paintings is “Staring into the Sun 748 Russell Hill Road,” a nearly 20-foot-wide diptych in which a fusiform starburst-like form spreads out into bands of vivid hue reminiscent of hilly horizons. In both panels, Martin cut indentations, some of which contain images of sunsets and taxonomic diagrams of frogs. In a nod to the work’s title, Martin placed a pair of eclipse glasses, left over from last April’s solar event, on the canvas. Another painting, this one untitled, is placed in the center of the gallery, its collage visible to viewers. Martin’s inclusion of found texts and images on the back of the paintings is a recent development in his practice. he thinks of them “like hidden footnotes or a secret press release, visible only to the collector and art handlers.” “Speed ​​of Light” runs from January 16 to February 22, timothytaylor.com.
At 222 Lafayette, the new location of Crispy Heaven, a SoHo bakery and cafe, owner Fel Cassieli sells baguettes with a golden-brown crust, the inside meltingly soft. Crispy Heaven bakes all day, so the visitor is likely to get one fresh and hot from the oven. There are also sesame, walnut, olive and multi-seed raisin loaves, along with potato cumin sourdough and dense dark rugbrot, the Danish-style rye that pairs perfectly with smoked salmon.
Cassieli was a model living in SoHo when she taught herself to bake. “I didn’t know what I was doing, but it was so much fun,” she says. “Friends said, ‘Why don’t you open a bakery?’ I thought they were crazy. But I did.” In 2021, he opened on Grand Street, where he created the breads and other dishes he now serves in Lafayette from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ? bacon rolls with fresh eggs and Gouda cheese. Italian ham sandwiches or caramelized onion short ribs on baguettes spicy tuna salad In a month or so, Casielli plans to add a dinner menu that will include her juicy grilled octopus with saffron mayonnaise.And for dessert, there’s her signature almond cake, a chocolate ganache and an apple crumble cake served with a big bowl of homemade whipped cream. instagram.com/crispyheavennyc.
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