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Daily Dream Home: St. Pancras Penthouse


Spreading over three floors in a building in London, this amazing penthouse apartment was designed for one of Thomas Griem‘s clients in London. This St. Pancras Penthouse apartment occupies the top three floors of the building. The interiors look like they’re cascading down to the social space, from a high-up private level to the open entertaining spaces below.
With the master bedroom located on the top floor, the luxurious penthouse apartment displays a unique openness. Glass railings construct a seamless connection to the rest of the spaces, but it’s easy to get privacy by simply operating the curtains. This allows the owner to visually disconnect from the triple-height ceiling space, creating a modern comfort zone. The new oak staircase with sleek glass railings leads  from the entertaining areas on the lower floors to the master bedroom upstairs. It “consists of a bridge that connects to a library which is cantilevering the main part of the staircase. This library unit is the feature of the staircase and also forms the balustrade to one side. It offers storage for books, statues and other artifacts.” Two more bedrooms are located on the lowest level, sharing the floor plan with the kitchen, dining area and TV area. In the middle of these two floors, a sitting area complete with the owner’s beloved pool table shines under natural light.
After a visual tour, you will surely notice the stunning bathrooms: “The two en suite bathrooms are located in two gothic towers of the building which gives them great views of the surrounding area and a triple ceiling height. They have been finished in Arrabascato marble and each feature a low hanging chandelier to play with the unusual ceiling height.”























Photography Masterclass at Paris’ InterContinental Hotel


Over the weekend of November 2 and 3, guests at the InterContinental Hotel Paris Le Grand will have the chance to attend a master class with world-renowned photographer Craig Easton. A specialist in travel photography, Easton will help students take unforgettable snapshots of their trip to paris.
Guests who reserve a Weekend Escapes package in the hotel, which is located near the famous Opéra Garnier in Paris, will be eligible for a class with Easton and the opportunity to shoot photos in the city with his tips and feedback.
For visitors who are just learning their way around the French capital the hotel’s concierge is ready to provide custom itineraries off the beaten path, including the highly photogenic Village Saint-Paul in the Marais, the market at Place d’Aligre, or even the vineyards of Montmartre.
Travel photographers who miss out on this Parisian session can consider a stay in the InterContinental in Düsseldorf, Germany on November 30 to December 1, where Easton will provide the same course.

Chanel’s New J12 Moonphase Watch


A decade after the launch of the original J12, Chanel’s iconic ceramic watch, the French luxury brand is introducing a new version, inspired by the night sky.
Chanel’s watchmakers have added another technical complication to the J12, adding a small dial indicating the current phase of the moon: new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter.
This is not a unique feature in the world of watchmaking. However, while most watches that show the moon’s phases do so through an aperture in the dial, the J12 Moonphase presents the image of the moon on an aventurine disc in midnight blue, evoking the night sky.
In addition, the watch features all of the other features one would expect from a luxury timepiece, including a Swiss-made mechanical self-winding movement and a date indicator.


Refined style
The new timepiece is available in a number of versions. Fans of Chanel will be able to choose between white and black for the ceramic version, available with or without the diamond bezel.

Chanel is also producing a more exclusive version of the watch in 18-carat white gold and titanium ceramic, inlaid with 554 or 696 baguette diamonds (limited editions of 12 and 5, respectively).
The ceramic version of the J12 Moonphase is available without diamonds for €6,900 (around $9,300) or with the diamond bezel at €18,000 (around $24,300).