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8/6/2009
New...in Home Design
“French furniture designer Jean Bérenger de Nattes, who combines dark woods, metals, and 24-carat gilt bronze in his modern designs, has created a new collection of 10 pieces that were recently unveiled at New York’s Maison Gerard gallery. Internationally renowned, De Nattes is known for his contemporary style infused with classic design structure…”
-- “Jean Bérenger de Nattes Debuts New Designs in New York,” by Alexandra Foster, RobbReport.com, June 20
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News and Views on Real Estate
"(U.S.) Pending home sales show a sustained uptrend, rising for four consecutive months with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time buyer tax credit boosting activity…”
--“Pending Home Sales Record Fourth Straight Monthly Gain,” The National Association of Realtors®, July 1
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Glamour Days
“A symbol of Shanghai’s glamour days in the 1930s, a place where China’s elite and well-heeled converged for cabarets and gala parties, The Peace Hotel has been an iconic façade of the Bund since 1929.
Now under the new management of Fairmont, the Art Deco hotel will open its doors again in 2010 after a three-year makeover, and will attempt to capture the grandeur of those halcyon days while keeping pace with the new ‘kids’ on the Bund.”
-- “The Peace Hotel Shanghai Returns to 1930s Glamour with Fairmont,” by Lawrence Tan, Luxury Insider, July 16
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In Living Color
“Are white walls or archaic colors affecting your home's vivacity? A fresh coat of paint might be just what your home needs to help color your days with serenity and inspiration.
This year a spectrum of colors, including yellows, greens and blues, are in vogue and will be appearing in luxury homes around the world. Envision greens with a touch of yellow (think avocado) and blues with touch of green (think blue and green gemstone shades).”
--“ LUXETRENDS®,” Luxury Portfolio
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