LUMINARIE DE CAGNA’S LED CATHEDRAL

You can get pretty complacent when running an 80-plus-year-old family business. Or you can make like Luminarie De Cagna and stage a show no one will ever forget. The Italian family business, specializing in lighting and illumination, has been known to show its wares in amazing ways during public events.

Starting with oil and carbide lamps, Luminarie De Cagna then switched to electric lights, and started 2006, LEDS. Its latest spectacle was during the 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium. An event with about 30 exhibitions, including 3D projection mapping, luminous flower fields, and a glowing phone booth aquarium, Luminarie De Cagna, with its giant Romanesque cathedral of 55,000 LED lights was once again the start of the show.

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The Greenbrier

Later this summer a dear friend of mine is getting married at the historical Greenbrier, a landmark hotel I’ve been dying to visit since . . . well, since she got engaged. Nestled in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, the resort was first built in 1778 and then revived after World War II when iconic interior decorator, Dorothy Draper, gave it a much needed makeover. Infused with her signature use of black and white tiles, Baroque plasterwork, oversized prints, and bold colors, the 682 room resort is still recognized as one of Dorothy’s most famous designs. I can’t wait to witness the Greenbrier in all its vibrant and luxurious glory!

OMG, SO PRETTY! I wish i can live there!

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