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A Collection of Thoughts About Gucci
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A Collection of Thoughts About Gucci

By Carleton Varney

I recently headed to Broward County to see a movie at a multi-screen theater in Pompano Beach (which is not a bad drive from Palm Beach). The movie was “House of Gucci” starring Lady Gaga...
Celebrate the Rich Red of Garnet This Month
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Celebrate the Rich Red of Garnet This Month

By Carleton Varney

January is garnet month. I know that well, for January is my birth month and garnet is my birthstone.  Most of us think of garnets as having a deep red or grape-purple red color, although there...
Appreciating Chagall’s brilliant tribute to Paris
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Appreciating Chagall’s brilliant tribute to Paris

By Carleton Varney

Pablo Picasso was once quoted as saying: “When Henri Matisse dies, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is.”  One of the 20th century’s greats, Marc Chagall has long been among my favorite artists. Anyone who is a...
Irish filmmaker’s converted bus is the wheel deal
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Irish filmmaker’s converted bus is the wheel deal

By Carleton Varney

Over the years, my staff and I have executed many interesting decorating projects, from designing hotels and houses to even a teepee, a supermarket and a bowling alley.  And that’s not to mention our design for the interiors of a fleet of taxi cabs, which received kudos...
Jet-Set Design Takes Flight at TWA Hotel
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Jet-Set Design Takes Flight at TWA Hotel

By Carleton Varney

When it’s time for up, up, and away — and you’re departing from or arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport — you might consider a stop at the TWA Hotel, where I...