Like a restful shower, art and travel soften the heart and lift the soul, offering a vital way to recharge and enrich life. We invite you to experience what inspires and restores. Welcome to our curated leisure.

Curated Leisure

Repose in Nature: Quintessa Pavilions

Repose in Nature: Quintessa Pavilions

Rather than simply viewing the landscape and wine from the vineyard’s edge, the Quintessa pavilions invite visitors to immerse themselves in the world where the grapes are grown.

Repose in Nature: Quintessa Pavilions

Rather than simply viewing the landscape and wine from the vineyard’s edge, the Quintessa pavilions invite visitors to immerse themselves in the world where the grapes are grown.

Nadia Yaron: Learn from Flowers

Nadia Yaron: Learn from Flowers

"They open up to the world in their full radiance for just a few days," Upstate New York-based artist Nadia Yaron says, speaking about the wisdom of flowers. 

Nadia Yaron: Learn from Flowers

"They open up to the world in their full radiance for just a few days," Upstate New York-based artist Nadia Yaron says, speaking about the wisdom of flowers. 

John Pawson's Timeless Home

John Pawson's Timeless Home

A couple of years ago, I had an opportunity to ask the great British architect John Pawson about 'What Elements Make Your Home Truly Yours.' His answers are still memorable.

John Pawson's Timeless Home

A couple of years ago, I had an opportunity to ask the great British architect John Pawson about 'What Elements Make Your Home Truly Yours.' His answers are still memorable.

Scribe: Hipster Winery Revived in 19th-Century Warmth

Scribe: Hipster Winery Revived in 19th-Century ...

Working with the Mariani brothers' appreciation for imperfect beauty and the building's historical layers, Aidline Darling Design carefully revealed and restored original elements. 

Scribe: Hipster Winery Revived in 19th-Century ...

Working with the Mariani brothers' appreciation for imperfect beauty and the building's historical layers, Aidline Darling Design carefully revealed and restored original elements. 

The Donum Estate: Where Wine Meets Art in Sonoma Valley

The Donum Estate: Where Wine Meets Art in Sonom...

Allan Warburg, the owner of The Donum Estate, was deeply inspired by the serene atmosphere of the vineyards, the clear lakeside views, and the surrounding migratory birds and forests

The Donum Estate: Where Wine Meets Art in Sonom...

Allan Warburg, the owner of The Donum Estate, was deeply inspired by the serene atmosphere of the vineyards, the clear lakeside views, and the surrounding migratory birds and forests

Chris Kallmyer: Music to Meditate, Music to Celebrate... a Life

Chris Kallmyer: Music to Meditate, Music to Cel...

'My work has always been about interacting with people, whether it was a kinetic installation in the lobby of a concert hall or an intimate performance in a museum.'

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Chris Kallmyer: Music to Meditate, Music to Cel...

'My work has always been about interacting with people, whether it was a kinetic installation in the lobby of a concert hall or an intimate performance in a museum.'

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