Ava MD: Enhancing your most defining qualities
“It was a fascinating experience documenting how the skin cells were able to change and it set the direction for my career.” Owner of Ava MD clinics in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, Dr. Ava Shamban is a highly regarded dermatologist and anti-aging expert at the forefront of the latest techniques and technologies who also serves as an FDA trials investigator for skin products. Tapped as the resident dermatologist on Extreme Makeover and famous talk shows, Dr. Ava considers her team of 50 highly- trained women as the most rewarding aspect of her career. Celebrating individuality, the Signature Feature concept that she trademarked is an approach that focuses on a client’s most striking features. “Whether it’s expressive eyes, dramatic cheekbones, or a fabulous prima ballerina neck, we turn up the volume to showcase it.” Pioneering in the multimodality approach, Ava MD offers an arsenal of treatments for all skin types and tones, through the use of lasers, LED, microneedling, radio-frequency, ultrasound, dermal peels, nitrogen plasma, injectables and other avant-garde technologies… READ MORE Share your experience at Ava MD with #AvaMD
Chuan Spa: An oasis of well-being
With 12 treatment rooms, the 12,000-square-feet Chuan Spa at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena offers signature massages and face and body treatments inspired by traditional Chinese medicine and cutting-edge skincare technology. The values of Chuan Spa are based upon the principles of yin and yang, the meridian system — known as jing luo, and the five elements, all of which place a strong emphasis on restoring balance and providing a journey into wellness. Upon arrival, you may sit in the serene Contemplation Lounge to complete the Five Element questionnaire, which will help the team tailor the spa experience to your specific needs. You may then enjoy a sauna, aromatic steam room and whirlpool bath. Chuan Spa offers over 20 signature treatments such as a hot and cold stones therapeutic massage, a hydrating ginger wrap, a nurturing mud scrub and wrap… READ MORE
Brigette Romanek: The epitome of eclecticism
Originally from Chicago, Brigette Romanek found her calling as an interior designer following a career in music and fashion. After co-owning a furniture shop for several years and helping friends create their dream homes, she decided to open her eponymous design studio in Hollywood. Celebrated for her eclectic interiors and philosophy of “livable luxury”, Romanek likes to explore and to juxtapose characterful, contemporary and vintage pieces. Incorporating elegant and functional elements, and using bold colors, she is able to give personality to any room, giving birth to glamorous, comfortable spaces. “My favorite approach to design is eclecticism. If you can find different pieces that sit harmoniously together, a space will last for years and years.” Since 2018, the team of the Romanek Design Studio has been a major actor in interior design, offering creative home decor and a unique approach to design and architecture to a high-end clientele… READ MORE
Dr. Nicolas Ravon: Towards the perfect smile
Internationally recognized for his commitment to excellence in dentistry, Dr. Nicolas Ravon specializes in periodontal plastic surgery. “I respond to the needs of people who value their oral health and present complex dental problems like missing teeth or gum recession, but also demand highly aesthetic and natural results.” Located in the heart of Beverly Hills’ Golden Triangle, Dr. Ravon’s dental clinic has become a reference in functional and aesthetic oral rehabilitation. Growing up on the French Riviera, Nicolas Ravon was admirative of his father’s impressive career as a dental surgeon. He witnessed how a beautiful, healthy smile can turn a patient’s life around. “It is the most beautiful gift. That is what drives me.” After attending dental school in Europe and furthering his studies in the United States, he decided to open his own practice in Beverly Hills. Since 2012, Dr. Ravon has been enhancing smiles at his top floor dental clinic at the corner of Bedford Drive and Brighton Way… READ MORE
GAD Art & Fabrication: An eye for detail
Family-owned and operated, GAD Art & Fabrication is an artisanal and luxury metal fabrication studio that focuses on creating unique works of art, handcrafted furniture and architectural elements. With over 35 years of experience in the metal industry, founder Gonzalo Algarate has been producing outstanding sculptural pieces for interior designers, architects, furniture designers, artists, high-end real estate contractors and art advisors. Native to Uruguay, he first learned the art of sculpting, lost-wax process and bronze patinas and finishes with sculptor Robert Graham. It was at Graham’s studio that he perfected his handle on welding, patination of metals and metal forming, working on various civic monuments, including the Monument to Joe Louis, the Duke Ellington Memorial and The Great Bronze Doors of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Branching out into metal fabrication in 1997, Algarate started creating custom handcrafted furniture and architectural pieces. Some of those ended up in the homes of Will Smith, Joel Silver, Kelsey Grammer, Eli Broad, Peter Morton, James Turrell and at the Gagosian Gallery… READ MORE
Hauser & Wirth: Home of visionary artistic projects
In the 1980s, Ursula Hauser, co-founder and director of a family retail business in Switzerland, developed an interest in contemporary art and began acquiring modern masters, which turned into a true passion. In 1992, the art collector, her son-in-law Iwan Wirth and her daughter Manuela founded Hauser & Wirth, a gallery based in Zurich. “The niche for us was artists who were making more complicated work, work that needed support, that was highly important but not commercially successful. A lot of the artists we take on don’t have a market — our job is to build it.” The gallery, which represented 93 artists or their estates in 2021, engages with art, education, conservation and sustainability. Known for giving new life to historic buildings, Hauser & Wirth now have over 15 locations in Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Monaco and Hong Kong. As a pioneering, multipurpose art center, the Los Angeles gallery, located in Downtown’s Arts District… READ MORE Share your experience with #HauserWirth
Casey McCafferty
Galleries: Coup D’Etat (Los Angeles), Nino Mier Gallery (West Hollywood), Gallery FUMI (London) – https://www.casey-mccafferty.com READ MORE
Derek Gores
Galleries: Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles), Eisenhauer Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard), Lumas Gallery (Berlin) – https://derekgores.com READ MORE
Saatva: Smarter luxury sleep
After a career managing and investing in businesses in the home furnishings industry, Ron Rudzin, founder and CEO of Saatva, decided to transform the way people shopped for mattresses. Founded in 2010 on the principle that everyone deserves healthy and restorative sleep on a quality bed, Saatva offers a collection of the best-in-class mattresses featuring innerspring, memory foam, latex, hybrid, adjustable air, youth and crib options, as well as designer bed frames, organic bedding and upholstered benches, ottomans and chairs. Showing a strong commitment to eco-conscious practices, Saatva’s mattresses meet the highest health and environmental safety standards, being handcrafted with premium materials such as recycled steel, organic cotton and CertiPUR-US® foams. Thanks to its 19 factories across the United States and a network of 150 delivery partners, the brand is able to hand-deliver a custom mattress… READ MORE Share your experience with #Saatva
Lürssen: Bespoke luxury yachts
Soon celebrating 150 years of business, Lürssen specializes in the construction of state-of-the-art megayachts. The German family-owned business is responsible for the world’s first motorboat in 1886. In 2013, Lürssen delivered the 180-meter Azzam, the world’s longest yacht. Three years later, Dilbar, the world’s biggest yacht in terms of gross tonnage, left Lürssen shipyards. Completed in only 52 months, it features luxury entertainment and recreation spaces never before seen on a yacht. Lürssen’s latest project came to life in 2021: Ahpo, a collaboration with luxury yacht design studio Nuvolari-Lenard, well known for their timeless and elegant Italian style. Offering utmost comfort, the bespoke, 115-meter superyacht is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and engineering systems such as dynamic positioning, which enables electronic anchoring in sensitive and remote areas. With a professional crew of 36 that will cater to your every need, Ahpo… READ MORE Share your experience with #lurssen
