by Alissa Ponchione | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Spirit Airlines files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a controversial art piece sells to a crypto bro for $6 million, and Milan is now home to the most expensive shopping street. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday. Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 18, 2024 | News
The luxury hotel segment continues to boom, technological innovations enhance sports architecture, and Zaha Hadid Architects craft a new cultural hub in Uzbekistan. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday. An undercover luxury hotel inspector...
by Alissa Ponchione | Sep 27, 2024 | News
The first-ever Wes Anderson retrospective heads to London’s Design Museum in 2025, Robert De Niro’s billion-dollar Wildflower Studios arrives, and Albania’s capital undergoes a major urban transformation. All that and more in this week’s Five...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 28, 2024 | People
For his first entrepreneurial stint at the age of 5, Carlos Franqui cut roses from his mother’s garden and sold handmade bouquets to his neighbors from his red Radio Flyer wagon. Fast forward to today, Franqui now runs Floratorium, creating large-scale floral...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 23, 2024 | News
Instagram tests out new vertical grid option, the lifestyle hotel brand wars intensify, and offices look to luxury hotels to entice people back to work. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday. The “hotelification” of offices lures people back to work...