Venus Williams Scores Win as Interior Design Entrepreneur
McClatchy News Service via Canada.com
Creating interest is something Venus Williams has not had to worry about. Tennis fans have been hooked for years. She turned pro in 1994, has held the world No. 1 ranking and won 21 grand slam titles in her career. So, when Williams launched Jupiter, Florida,based V*Starr Interiors in 2002, her on-court celebrity drove instant name brand recognition to the company. More

Popular Painter Thomas Kinkade Dies in California
The Associated Press via Google News
Artist Thomas Kinkade once said that he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. And he won success with brushwork paintings that focused on idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches — highly popular works that became big sellers for dealers across the United States. The self-described "Painter of Light," who died April 6 at age 54, produced sentimental scenes of country gardens and pastoral landscapes in dewy morning light that were beloved by many but criticized by the art establishment.More

A Faceted Light With a Surprise
The New York Times
Maxhedron, the latest light fixture by Bec Brittain, a Brooklyn, N.Y., designer, appears to change states when you flip the switch. "I became interested in the idea of a one-way mirror, and the light grew out of that," Brittain said. "It's not a high-tech material, and we're all familiar with the idea of it, but it's really magical the way light can transform it." More

Mountain High — At Home with Giorgio Armani
Architectural Digest
Architecturally speaking, the Engadine Valley in southeast Switzerland pushes few envelopes. Best known for the posh resort of Saint Moritz, this dramatic 60-mile-long stretch between jagged mountains is dotted with traditional stone houses whose parchment-color exteriors have been embellished with folkloric sgraffito, decoration made by scratching the plaster walls with iron nails. Characteristic, too, are small windows whose size keeps the alpine chill at bay while their deeply angled recesses funnel precious light indoors. More

SLIDESHOW: theGrio's Top 20 Black Fashion Icons
theGrio
In a special feature, TIME magazine listed their 100 greatest fashion icons. The list included people from the world of fashion, designated into categories of muses, designers and photographers. "We picked the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923, the beginning of TIME ... magazine," the publication's site read. Their collection included seven people of African descent: Naomi Campbell, Iman, Beverly Johnson, Josephine Baker, Michael Jackson, Michelle Obama and Robin Givhan. More

Vogue Festival 2012 — UK
VERTU
Don't miss your chance to attend the Vogue Festival 2012 – a unique event where you can see and hear some of the biggest names in the fashion industry, including international designers, models, photographers, broadcasters and journalists. The festival, held in association with Vertu, takes place April 20-21, with individual tickets available for both morning and afternoon sessions More

Luxury Goods: Style Rises in the East
Financial Times
In the 1953 romantic comedy "Roman Holiday", Gregory Peck established himself as one of the better dressed men in film history. Ten days ago in the Chinese capital, he came alive again. On a big screen in the ballroom of the Beijing Hotel, Peck slowly walked towards the audience, hands in pockets. Suddenly the screen went dark — and, where the actor had been showing off his suit, a young Chinese model appeared, striding down the catwalk in a white cashmere coat with wolf fur collar. More

'Herb Ritts: LA Style' at Getty with Fashion, Celeb Photographs
Los Angeles Times
Madonna, supermodels, hard bodies, strong women and vulnerable men. It’s hard to think about the 1980s and 1990s without thinking of photographer Herb Ritts. And it's hard to think of Ritts without thinking of L.A., which is why the title of the retrospective of his work that opened recently at the J. Paul Getty Museum, "Herb Ritts: L.A. Style," is fitting. Despite (or perhaps because) he was largely self-taught, and worked in Los Angeles, Ritts, who died of AIDS complications in 2002, was able to develop a distinctive style that bridged the gap between art and commerce.More

Report: Pinterest is 3rd Most-Visited Social Site
CNN
Think back six months. You probably never had heard of a little website called Pinterest. Now it's the third most-visited social-networking site in the United States, according to a report released by Experian Marketing Services, a digital marketing firm. Pinterest, which lets its users "pin" photos and info from the Internet onto virtual boards, ranks behind only Facebook and Twitter in terms of total visitors, according to the analysis, titled "The 2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report." More

Google Creates a Spectacle with Project
The Associated Press via The Wall Street Journal
If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's futuristic, Internet-connected glasses. Directions to your destination appear literally before your eyes. You can talk to friends over video chat, take a photo or even buy a few things online as you walk around. These glasses can do anything a smartphone or tablet computer does now —and then some.More

i Watch2 a Mind Blowing Concept
Made By Tech
In 2010, ADR Studio designed Apple iWatch concept and shared its photos and the idea has not any further development but now after two years they have posted photos of Apple iWatch2 concept with some features descriptions, whereas no original iWatch was launched in market by Apple.More

Car of the Future Has Wings — and $279,000 Price Tag
MSNBC
Anyone who has ever had to deal with New York traffic will likely drool over the unusual offering making its debut at the city's annual auto show. The Terrafugia Transition isn’t your typical automotive entry, something immediately obvious even with its wings neatly folded up. With the completion of its maiden flight last month, and a sign-off by both federal air and automotive regulators, the Transition is set to deliver on a dream that has haunted dreamers since the days of Henry Ford. More