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Fadillioglu's women's section is an expansive balcony overlooking the central hall and divided only by crisscrossed railings. An airy and luxurious sensibility pervades the building. The facilities for preprayer ablution have blond-wood and Plexiglas lockers. In the main hall hangs a bronze chandelier, dangling with hand-blown glass raindrops - a visual allusion to the Koranic verse that says Allah's light should fall on believers like drops of rain. The mihrab, which indicates the direction of prayer, is tulip-shaped and turquoise - "an opening to God," says Fadillioglu...
Kanyon's anchor store is the just-opened Harvey Nichols?the 10th branch of the London landmark?where Fendi's in-store boutique sits alongside those of Balenciaga, Luella, Sergio Rossi, Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren. What's striking is how attractive the store is, with hand-blown glass orbs suspended above the cosmetics counters, walls of black tiles studded with Swarovski crystals and floors of glittering mosaics. Fine Turkish workmanship is also evident in the personal-shopping suites, which include opulent sitting rooms, changing rooms and even shower rooms where customers can buy, bathe and have their makeup done...
...Some pieces are indoors, in the Palm House (built 1844-48), the Temperate House (1860-99) and the 1986 Princess of Wales Conservatory (including Sun, above). They're made out of delicate flat or hollow pieces of hand-blown glass in a rainbow of colors, and are assembled on site. The display includes Chihuly's latest series, Fiori (Flowers), and two installations floating on the Palm House pond: Thames Skiff, a boat crowded with spikes, bulbs and shoots, and Walla Wallas, onion shapes floating in the water. Chihuly's sculpture just might inspire visitors to fill their window boxes...
...quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder (including Sun, pictured). They're made out of delicate flat or hollow pieces of hand-blown glass in a rainbow of colors, and are assembled on site. The display includes Chihuly's latest series, Fiori (Flowers), and two installations floating on the Palm House pond: Thames Skiff, a boat crowded with spikes, bulbs and shoots, and Walla Wallas, onion shapes floating in the water. Chihuly...
MIT’s Glass Lab has produced more than 1,000 hand-blown glass pumpkins, ranging in price from $20-$200. Artist Peter Houk oversaw the making of these autumn creations. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Kresge Oval...