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Stoli, Diamonds and Compassion

The popular vodka introduced the Stolichnaya Elite Collection, four unique diamond pieces created by red-carpet jewelry designer Penny Preville to benefit DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). Preville has dressed stars such as Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria and Jessica Alba. The stunning collection was auctioned by Christie's Los Angeles President, Andrea Fiuczynski at the Chateau Marmont on August 9th to a select group of guests.

DIFFA is one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS services and education programs in the United States and since its founding in 1984, has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide more than $35 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide.

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Doorway to Style
 

Santa Monica-based Kenneth Hepburn embraces the dichotomy of nature and industry to sculpt the kind of doors through which one doesn't just want to walk through but linger and admire. "After working in design for a while, I realized everyone wants a Viking range, yet the entry to a home or business has long been overlooked and neglected...rather than celebrated as one of the most prominent architectural features of a building," he says.

Whether its Hepburn's Elements collection of handmade, kiln formed pieces, the Botanica collection that uses nature as a brushstroke, or Metrix for the machine textured, more industrial look, these are single and double doors that have more than just functionality on their mind.
 

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