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CONTENTS

04 Art de Vivre - Editor's Letter

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05 Park Central Tower- Philippines 13 Eternal Design - Norway 17 Leopoldo Rosati - Italy

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19 Hampton Bays Villa - USA 25 Donna Moderna - Italy

30 Tracie Martyn Spa - NYC 35 Art of Chema Rivas - Spain 39 Meet Your Coach - Josh Miller 42 Himalayas - India 49 HeartMath Experience - NYC 51 Transcendental Meditation 53 Good News by Paul Sladkus

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EDITOR'S LETTER

ART DE VIVRE

BY ILONA LEE

Welcome to Île Maison A TURNING POINT FOR ARTFUL LIVING AND WELLBEING

The Île Maison dream was born a few years ago on the French Island of St. Barths. To me, being on an island feels like a celebration of life, combining the power and art of nature with the excitement of the future. The experience is always transformational, inspiring and unique. My goal is to bring this empowering feeling, the very essence of Art de Vivre to you and your life.

So what is my secret to Artful Living and Wellbeing?

Artful living and wellbeing is a lifetime journey. It can not be bought or accumulated. To me, it's about living in the present moment, building deeper human connections, doing fulfilling work, creating memorable experiences full of laughter and tears. It's a journey of the authentic self-expression on route to becoming the best version of ourselves. I believe that when we organize our mind, body, and emotions, we can transform from being a creation to being the Creator of our own life.

For the Île Maison community, we curate experiences from around the world to recognize excellence in Art & Design, Real Estate, Hospitality, and Wellness. Île Maison visionaries and empowering leaders share their stories to inspire others. When I think about my story, I think about Kintsukuroi - the Japanese art of repairing pottery using lacquer resin laced with gold to seam the broken pieces. The potteries mended flaws become part of the overall design, adding meaning, value, and depth, making the object even more beautiful. Just like the pottery, we get broken. The times when we get scratched and challenged can become our gifts, our golden seams illuminating a bright new light on a brand new us. Hope you enjoy our magazine.

With love, Ilona Lee

PARK CENTRAL TOWERS Paseo de Roxas, Makati, 1227 Metro Manila, Philippines

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TIMELESS RESIDENCES IN MAKATI'S URBAN OASIS A limitless divides earth and sky, a vibrant stillness dawning over the horizon.

At the core of a thriving city, soaring within Roxas triangle, Ayala Land Premier unveils a radiant living experience. Park Central Towers, timeless residences in Makati's urban oasis.

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ark Central Towers exemplifies contemporary living. Emboldened with the

most inspired details of refinement an elegant high glass ratio facade allows natural light and expansive views to stream in the 68 stories in the South Tower, which are highlighted by vast Sky Terraces.

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BOUNDLESS DIMENSIONS A fully dedicated fitness center, multi-functional courts, a pool, indoor and outdoor lounges, and play areas complement distinctive residences with dynamic environments for unique everyday pursuits. *For availability and rates contact Ilona Lee

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THE ART OF LIVING

FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS contact Ilona Lee Ilona is a licensed real estate expert based in New York. She specializes in properties created to enhance and inspire holistic wellness and artful living. She offers a carefully curated collection of luxury condos and co-ops, new developments, hotel residences, summer homes, and private villas from around the world.

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Maria Juchnowska Mari JJ Design was founded

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in Stockholm Sweden in 2010

by Maria J Juchnowska. Her uniquely designed pieces are handcrafted from the start to the finish product, using classical Meissen decoration techniques rich in gold and platinum. Maria takes her inspirations from Scandinavian

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European art and culture.

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On the right: Gold Birds Medium: 38cm x 26cm x 26 cm

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ETERNAL DESIGN

BY MARI JJ DESIGN

Design must seduce, shape and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response."

-A. Greiman

EGG VESSELS The design of the vessels is inspired by the timeless “egg”

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shape which is a symbol of eternal life. The vessels are designed to be assembled as one object or separated.

The owner of the objects can decide on the final look as the vessels are both decorative and functional.

Gold and Platinum

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25cm x 20cm x 20cm PHOTOGRAPHY:MAIK KRAUZE

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"White on Blue" is a Maria used reverse white on blue decoration playing with the concept of traditional decoration on porcelain, a heritage carried into modern times. The use of expressive brushstrokes can be related

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to Cy-Twombly paintings.

A traditional yet modern

E D I T O Rwhite I A L brush strokes

gold finish compliments

porcelain vessel series inspired by traditional “blue on white” porcelain painting, well known in the history of ceramics art.

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on a blue surface For inquiries contact Ilona HERE

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LEOPOLDO ROSATI

by Anna Irene del Monaco

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"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away".

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Leopoldo Rosati initiated his design practice in Manhattan in the mid-80s, during the years of the Reagan economic recovery. His

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expertise was distinctively shaped by his professional experience designing projects in the Middle East and Asia.

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Rosati was classically trained in the deeply rooted Italian education of The University of Rome-La Sapienza. Built around the foundation of the Roman School, the curriculum incorporated the history of architecture in all studies and served in developing Beaux-arts composition, structural and technical skills.

The program molded Rosati into an integral architect who covers every step with an understanding of the complex production

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techniques embedded in the design process. Rosati rearranges floor plans and transforms spaces, tailoring them to individual

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needs, while also making them fit into the flexibility, function, and the client’s style.

While working on a broad spectrum of projects, he structured an integrated design approach that fits all international standards.

It would eventually become a fundamental characteristic of his work.

HAMPTON BAYS VILLA INTERIOR DESIGN BY LEOPOLDO ROSATI

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Rosati's designs have sensitivity and elegance, with a natural inclination for what is beautiful and what is right, just what the poet John Keats wrote: TRACIE MARTYN SPA

"Beauty is truth, truth is beauty"

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EXTERIOR

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DONNA MODERNA

A conversation with Patrizia Calvio Style is universal! Only the accents are different.

If there is such a thing as “Italian style,” it incorporates these aesthetics, as well as attention to detail, and pride in a finished product. More important than Italian style, I believe is personal style. It is most important to match the clothing to the personality.

Q. You just came back from Italy. What are the fashion trends for Spring/Summer 2019 in Italy?

A. We see a transition in fashionable colors.

Solid black and solid red will always be fashionable for every season, and a well-made garment in those colors can grab the attention of a room. With the weather getting warmer, we’re looking at an influx of pastels, beige, and especially white. I’ve seen some influential designers pivoting towards polka dots and animal prints, both of which I love. I also love seeing layers, which are fantastic for the transition in seasons and provides opportunities for creative styling. The latest designs involve natural fibers, crafted details, and lace as a material, not just trim. I also see palazzo pants, short dresses, and long flowing dresses becoming more popular for the spring and summer seasons.

Patrizia in her hometown Giuseppe Castino Cafe, the Michelangelo of chocolate.

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C a l v i o

Q. How can we create our authentic

The Italian phrase,

image, finding our personal style?

“la dolce vita,”

A. Anyone can create a unique style.

means “the sweet life,” and refers to

P a t r i z i a

leveraging what we have to make the most of every day

It starts with looking in your closet at your favorite items: why do you connect with those pieces? Is it an associated memory (gift, experience, location) or do you connect with the pieces itself? Which pieces make you feel good about yourself when you put them on, and why?

Those questions and answers are most likely to reveal your authentic style.

Once you take the time to identify your preferences, a Closet Editor will help you

and every

pare down to the flattering core pieces

opportunity.

Personal Stylist will help you add a few

which match your authentic style, and a pieces to expand your wardrobe. If you need help I offer both those services.

Book Île Maison VIP styling experience

I work hands-on with people to turn

in New York City with Patrizia

their overfull closets into streamlined treasure chests.

Collection SS 2019

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WELCOME TO

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SANCTUARY & TRANQUILITY

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President/Co-founder,

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Tracie Martyn Spa, 101 5th Ave, New York. Interior design by Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz

M A I S O N

Multiverse IV

CHEMA RIVAS WINNER FOTO-Solo ARTEXPO 2019 NEW YORK

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Undressing

Allegory, theatricality and sensory ecstasy.

Nothing is what it seems in the photography of Chema Rivas.

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Q: Tell us, how does a mathematician become a visual artist?

CR: Very young I completed my Bachelor of Mathematics and continued my education studying classical guitar and composition at the Conservatory of Music in Madrid.

While I have been a professor of guitar, jazz, and improvisation at the Music Conservatory of Malaga for the past 30 years, my interest in photography has been with me since I was 12 years old. In the last three years, after a brief experience as a filmmaker, my scientific knowledge, together with my passion for music and

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photography came together as a visual expression.

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Q: How does your scientific background influence your creative expression?

CR: My visual work expresses my artistic vision through the interpretation of 3D space, the study of volumes and perspectives, the infinite vanishing points, and the study of color. For example, “Multiverse” which won the best stand prize at the ArtExpo New York processed numerous pictures using mathematical software, creating triangulation points and fractals.

Q: You received over 13 international awards. What is next for you?

CR: After "ArtExpo New York 2019” I will return to New York soon, as my work has been well received here.

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MEET

YOUR C O A C H

JOSHUA MILLER is the author of " I Call Bullshit: Live Your Life, Not Someone Else's", an Amazon bestseller. As a Master Certified Executive Coach and creative leader, his career has spanned both the worlds of advertising and organizational development.

In advertising, he was the creative lead responsible for developing campaign strategies for Fortune 100 brands. Today, he is an innovator,

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transforming executive development and change management for many of the same companies.

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" Do you really want to change? If so, Joshua Miller's book will challenge you to really do it this time. Straight to the heart of the matter, this is a book you don't want to miss!"

- Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Author of the #1 New York Times best seller Triggers WWW.JOSHHMILLER.COM | JOSH@JOSHHMILLER.COM

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Q&A GOT A QUESTION? CLICK HERE TO ASK JOSHUA YOUR QUESTIONS

Q. What are the most

Q. How do executives

common challenges

Q. What do you want to

maintain balance in their

share about the process

professional and personal

of change through self-

Common topics include:

lives?

discovery?

Executive Presence,

Balance is a tricky concept,

Managing Conflict, Leading

but achievable. The people

with Vision and Confidence,

who are successful at

and Life Balance. In the

creating a life balance are as

workplace Executives as

intentional in their effort as

leaders, are expected to solve

they are willing to flex in the

problems effectively and

face of disruption.

executives face?

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This is the show. It is not a dress rehearsal. This is it.

Either get out on the stage or stay seated in the audience.

I sat in the audience for a long time, because I thought

manage relationships

I deserved "more' and didn't

effortlessly. Every client deals

understand what was keeping

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feel is missing in achieving

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Q. What was the most

P E O lesson P L E learned valuable

me from having "more." I did get"more" but not until I got a coach and did the work that

their goals. l also listen for

from your experience

what is not being said. The

coaching executives?

process of discovery in itself

That we are all far more alike

to help you get there too, and

can be a significant change

than we are different. I coach

I am going to do it without

agent. You have to be

clients based on who they

the psychobabble. It's never

willing to look under the

are being, not their positions.

too late to change.

surface to discover what's

This allows me to connect

holding you back-- not

both head to head and heart

because you need to, but

to heart.

had me change. I am going

because you owe it to the person who is waiting there

LETS CONNECT:

to be discovered.

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JOURNEY

HIMALAYAS THE ABODE OF GODS The Sanskrit name means: hima (snow) and alaya (abode), I like to call them the Abode of Gods, because where else would Gods and Devas exist if not within the highest places on the earth. parts of the Earth?

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JOURNEY

HIMALAYAS THE ABODE OF GODS

The Sanskrit name means: hima (snow) and alaya (abode), I like to call them the Abode of Gods, because where else would Gods and Devas exist if not within the highest places on the earth. parts of the Earth?

WE ASKED THE FOUNDERS OF TREK NATION INDIA Anna and Rakesh Kumar

WHAT IS IT LIKE? It's a feast for the soul. Each and

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every visit changes you inside and out.

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It's like going back to the source.

It’s unspeakable energy which only resides there.

I am not surprised many sadhus (hole men) stay in caves meditating, praying

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and talking to God. My husband says spending time in

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the Himalayas brings him Anand (joy).

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WHAT IS IT LIKE "We asked founders of Trek Nation India, Ania and Rakesh Kumar What is it like to be there?

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The Himalayas has been the land of worshipping for thousands of years, attracting pilgrims from all over the world to its ancient temples and monasteries. Not only spiritual travelers are being lured to this divine and of snow and Gods. It is also where unforgettable experience awaits those fascinated by trekking mountaineering, adventure sports, the exotic flora and fauna, rivers and natural streams, snow- capped peaks, glaciers, and the lovely local people.

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Whenever I climb the Himalayas my body, mind, and soul are at peace.

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Visiting and spending time in the lap of the mountains is so important as it can help to find a healthy and happy way to cope with life.

It's the emotions, hunger for new peaks, and ambition that can be fulfilled. You go to the mountains, you leave the city, and you are free.

It is like in the song Counting Stars by OneRepublic.

Lately I been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be But baby I been, I been prayin’ hard Said no more counting dollars We’ll be counting stars Yeah, we’ll be counting stars.

To Join Trek Nation India Experience visit www.treknationindia.com

The HeartMath EXPERIENCE WITH BRUCE CRYER

TRANSFORMING STRESS & FINDING YOUR INNER BALANCE

“We have the power to use our hearts to transform stress and regain our balance in work and life. For millennia, the heart was revered as a source of courage, wisdom, intuition, love, and power - a source of life, a fountain of love, a wellspring of deep emotion. But then science, reason, and the industrial age decided the heart was not the stuff of poets, mystics, sages, and philosophers after all. It was a merely pump.“ - Bruce Cryer, Founder of Renaissance Human - a new movement to activate the creative spark that lies within each human being.

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Join Bruce Cryer for an evening workshop May 10, 2019 6:30 – 9:30 pm Open Center, New York City

In this fun, interactive, science-based program you will learn techniques you can immediately apply to increase focus and energy, improve sleep and emotional balance and stability, reduce the symptoms of stress and anxiety, and diminish "brain fog” while increasing mental acuity.

This workshop will offer powerful demonstrations of HeartMath technology.

RSVP HERE

THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE MAHARISHI EFFECT

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he Maharishi effect is thousands of years old Vedic technology named after the Scholar, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who introduced the technique to the modern world.

The modern name is the TM technique, Transcendental Meditation, a medically validated science phenomenon that brings improvement in virtually all areas of physical and mental health.

The humanitarian benefit is enormous, stress and violence reduced and eliminated. The business advantage is equally tremendous - in a peaceful new market place that develops continually and according to statistical predictions, an unimaginable amount of new goods can be created, and new businesses and services developed. One does not have to be a pure idealist to see the good side. Because it pays off to create the Maharishi Effect, to enjoy life in harmony and to create new thriving markets. The Maharishi Effect is a route worth taking.

Teresa Studzinski, MA, President and Co-Founder of the Global Alliance for Preventive Wings in the Military.

To support and learn more visit: www.gapwm.org

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A ROUTE

WORTH TAKING

GOOD NEWS It isn't enough to talk about peace.

One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it.

One must work at it. - Eleanor Roosevelt I am so happy to start my column sharing Good News with the Île Maison community. Often we think that the world is not peaceful and loving, and there is no hope for nonviolent communication.

We strengthen the message of good, as I am sure all of you who are reading this magazine do. You must be believers in humankind.

Currently, I am working on the 50th anniversary of he Woodstock festival. In 1969 Woodstock was a gathering of 500,000 people who desired to hear great music and show their concern over the war.

Our 50th Anniversary Celebration focus is the Peace, Love & Hope perspective that evolved from the 1969 Paul Sladkus Founder,

Woodstock Concert.

Milestone Broadcast Corporation www.goodnewsplanet.TV.

We have also created a companion book and a short research study titled Peace, Love & HOPE

Paul Sladkus, is a former television executive with

Survey to learn more about peoples thoughts about

CBS & PBS, having worked

Peace, Love & HOPE, so we can share the results

on classic CBS shows such

with the world. We encourage you to complete the

as All in the Family, Sonny

survey by going HERE

and Cher, Carol Burnett, and Love of Life. He also worked on the Nature and Brain Series for PBS.

I look forward to creating a dialogue with you and sharing your Good News. Om. With Appreciation, Paul Sladkus

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