HOST BILL STUBBS
William Stubbs, named "one of the world’s top one hundred interior
designers" by Architectural Digest, is much more than a creator of
luxury for the rich. This playful and intelligent host of A MOMENT OF LUXURY is
adventurous, endlessly curious, practical, artistic, insightful, and yes,
dedicated to spreading the secrets of luxury. Bill's incredible career includes
writing two books, designing penthouses and mansions all over the world,
lecturing on his design and telling the many stories of his fun filled
adventures that color his professional life.
MODERN
MEETS INCAN
Introduction
Lima,
Peru − Bill visits Lima’s magnificent historic sites and discovers the lasting
influence of the Incas on modern day Peru. Peruvian contemporary artisans and
designers honor their Incan and pre-Columbian roots in creating some of the
world’s most fascinating art, textiles, jewelry, modern architecture and food.
Palacio de Gobierno:
The Governor’s Palace, has rooms that offer a mélange of styles ranging
from Spanish colonial to French baroque, this diversity is due to an accidental
fire that destroyed part of it but gave the chance to merge contemporary ideas
with antique ones. There is no shortage of opulence especially in the Golden
Living Room which gives a sense of order and expansion because of the mirrors. For
decoration, design has been more important than function. Stubbs uses the
dining room chairs to give some designing hints, as to use vinyl or leather for
the seats and reserve the nice fabric for the chair back.
He
was joined by the Minister of Trade and Tourism who explained him how Peru’s
past is shaping its future.
Larco
Museum:
The curator of Collections has information of the cultures that developed in
ancient Peru and achieved the highest levels in working gold, silver and other
metals. From the magnificent objects
that ancient cultures left us to admire we know that they were really master
artisans that working only with their hands created masterpieces.
Jewelry
Aldo & Co.:
Everything starts in the research of history and they translate it into a
jewelry piece. Most of the pieces there are 18 karat gold. The Tumi is a
ceremonial knife that was used for medical procedures like surgeries.
Everything in the store is handmade and is done by skilled handcrafters.
Indigo
Arte y Artesania
: This shop has the colors and textures of Peru. They have pillows done with
vegetable dyes which offer vivid colors and the world famous alpaca that is an
ancient material but has been transformed into contemporary designs. Alpaca was
called the fiber of God by early Peruvians and while it may be a textile of
olds designers have been busy making it new again.
Sandra
Plevisani:
In 2006 Peru earned the title of gastronomic capital of the America’s. In her
presentation Sandra mentions lucuma which is one of our typical fruits that
seems to be like a milky pumpkin, she also mentions mango and our Peruvian
dessert “Suspiro de Limeña”.
Huaca
Pucllana(archeological site) Restaurant : A restaurant that rests in the
shadows of our wonderful ruins and whose executive chef Marilu Madueño offers New
Peruvian Cuisine, that is, all the dishes are made with Peruvian ingredients
but there is a fusion with other cultures and the result is a new style. Bill
tastes Causa which is yellow potato that has been cooked, pressed and stuffed
with different ingredients and has a magnificent texture. He also tastes
Ceviche which is raw fish marinated a few minutes in lime and takes his first
sip of our emblematic Pisco Sour
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Date Created: Jul 16, 2009 12:56 pm (CDT)
