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Beneath The Surface

A Look Inside the Precision, Vision, and Quiet Luxury Behind Capital Aquarium's Living Installations Article by Bianca Bain Villegas | Photography by Courtesy of Capital Aquariums In the most thoughtfully designed homes, luxury is no longer defined by excess, ornamentation, or spectacle. It is defined by atmosphere. By how a space feels when you enter it, how it holds you, and how it restores you. Increasingly, that atmosphere is one of calm, intentionality, and connection to the natural...

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Mayor's Corner: What Is Home?

Article by Mayor Kelly Burk | Photography by Provided This month’s issue is about home: a word we use often, yet rarely pause to define. What, exactly, is home? The dictionary describes home as a place of residence, a house or an apartment, but also as something far deeper: an emotional, personal, and social sanctuary. Home is where we experience comfort, belonging, and security. It is a base of operations, a habitat, and, as the saying goes, where the heart is. And perhaps that captures it...

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Entertaining, Reimagined

How We Gather in 2026 Article by Elizabeth McKinley | Photography by Provided Entertaining in 2026 is no longer about performance. It is about presence. The era of rigid seating charts, exhausting menus, and hosts who vanish into the kitchen has given way to something far more appealing: intimate, meaningful gatherings designed to be felt as much as seen. The most memorable moments now unfold in relaxed, layered settings where conversation flows, guests participate, and every detail reflects a...

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Design Forecast 2026

The Art of Warmth, Texture, and Timeless Comfort Article by Finn Aldrich | Photography by Provided As interiors continue to evolve beyond the stark restraint of recent years, 2026 emerges as a return to warmth: spaces that feel deeply personal, sensorial, and lived in. This is not about excess or ornament for ornament’s sake, but about intention: interiors designed to engage the eye and the hand, to age gracefully, and to reflect the people who inhabit them. Luxury, in this new chapter, is...