Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2022 i Naples Illustrated

YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE Designer Laura Miller Mlinarich of Laura Miller created this room with a playful palette so her teenage client could channel her inner Parisienne. “While this 1970s Naples condo was transformed to meet her parents’ modern taste, their daughter’s space called for a pop of romanticism and cheerfulness,” Miller Mlinarich says. “We chose bright linen bedding embellished with crewel embroidery, an ancient hand-stitching technique that has also endured the test of time. When a place is made for one person to enjoy, it reflects their personality well. This room does the trick for a sweet, optimistic, and not-soserious sophisticate.” Naples (lauramillerasid.com)…

If you’re a horse-show enthusiast, or on the support team of a competitive equestrian, you may be used to long hours on hard bleachers or grass, lackluster food, and facilities that might not be best described as “glamorous.” The World Equestrian Center (worldequestriancenter.com) and its showpiece, The Equestrian Hotel (equestrianhotel.com), are here to change all that. Located at the west end of Ocala amid horse farms and sprawling golf communities, the 380-acre complex rivals—and in many cases exceeds—Wellington International (where the Winter Equestrian Festival is held) as the epicenter of equestrian competition. With multiple indoor and outdoor arenas, the WEC is equipped for grand-scale competitions on the pro and collegiate levels. Almost every discipline, from dressage and hunter/jumper to Western pleasure and reining, has a home here, and an expansive…

The rest of the country may be moving to dark woods when it comes to interiors, but in Naples, a beachy vibe still rules. So even though local designers gravitate toward light shades, using white oak and natural walnut from floor to ceiling, they’re embracing many other trends. “Wood creates endless possibilities,” says Ryan Hollenbaugh, president of Palm Brothers Remodeling. “It adds depth and character to a room. That’s what makes it so beautiful.” Following are tips on how the latest in wood trends can elevate the decor of homes along the Paradise Coast. NOT KNOTS. White oak dominates the Naples market, partly because large knots and texture have fallen out of favor for floors. “It’s clean, elegant, white, and bright, with a tight grain and minimal streaks or knots,”…

PIE IN A GLASS Pumpkin spice Spam, Pringles, or toothpaste anyone? While the monster autumnal flavor trend has spawned such oddball items, the warm, spicy notes do blend harmoniously with ale. At many area breweries, it’s pumpkin time. Read on for a sampling of where to sip the seasonal suds, often served with an optional brown sugar rim. –K.S. Bone Hook Brewing Co., Naples. Owner Dan Bilzor says for the last three years, brewer Bill Vaughan has followed the same formula for Pumpkin Jack’s Ale, one of Bilzor’s personal favorites. “With the brown sugar rim,” he says, “it tastes just like pumpkin pie.” (bonehookbrewing.com) Ankrolab Brewing Co., Naples. “We usually do a festive fall brew that is made with pumpkin spices to mimic the flavor of a pumpkin pie,” says Anastasiya…

Apply sunscreen, then apply it again. Putting sunscreen on your face in the morning is a great start, but don’t stop there. It’s important to reapply throughout the day. Use vitamins. Vitamin A can help treat acne and reduce fine wrinkles. Gosset recommends starting gradually to help your skin adjust, since it may cause dryness and irritation at first. Applying vitamins C and E can help protect skin and provide antioxidants. “If you use the A, C, [and] E vitamins and you protect your skin with a sunscreen, I think this is really a good package that everybody should be using,” Gosset says. Follow a regular routine at home. You can’t wave a magic wand—or just go get a facial—for perfect skin. While you can get regular professional treatments, she says…

TOP BILLING Mother-Daughter ROAD TRIP With 26 Miles, the curtain rises on the final full season of Gulfshore Playhouse performances in the Norris Center before the group moves to its new home. The debut in its downtown Naples space—the Gulfshore Playhouse Baker Theatre and Education Center—is scheduled for late 2023. The touching, funny coming-of-age play takes the stage October 15. The New York Times lauds 26 Miles, by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, as “charming, spunky, and ultimately heart-rending.” Hudes, whose writing focuses on unearthing family stories, is perhaps best known for her collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Tony Award–winning musical In the Heights—a story that Hudes considers her life story in fiction. As the professional theater’s tagline claims, “from rip-roaring laughter to difficult subjects delivered with grace, Gulfshore…

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER WHAT: Cocktail Reception WHERE: Naples Yacht Club DETAILS: Guests raised more than $350,000 to help cover the costs of essential music equipment and student tuition at the innovative music center for neurodivergent young adults. NAPLES CHILDREN & EDUCATION FOUNDATION WHAT: Second Annual NCEF Golf Fore Kids Pro-Am Buy-A-Spot WHERE: The Old Collier Golf Club, Naples DETAILS: Participants played golf with the pros and enjoyed a wine reception, dinner, and special acoustic performance by Ben Allen, a finalist on The Voice. KIDS’ MINDS MATTER WHAT: Sixth Annual Kids’ Minds Matter Gala WHERE: Innovation Hotel, Naples DETAILS: Long-time supporters and new donors raised more than $950,000 to fuel programs expanding access to pediatric mental health support in Lee, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Charlotte counties. Damini Parkhi, high…

HOME Mediterranean-style homes sprouted ubiquitously in Southwest Florida during the 1990s and 2000s. As millennials and modern design came of age, de-Tuscanizing became de rigueur. Today, homeowners are taking a second look at their Mediterranean residences and, instead of removing every trace of the lavish, are opting for more tempered modernizations. When Robyn Lang-Shankland, interior designer at Bonita Springs-based Freestyle Interiors, was tasked with updating a five-bedroom, Gulf-front home in Old Naples, her client requested an elevated Mediterranean look. “The home was filled with beautiful Mediterranean architectural details, and although the brief was to make the home more current, lighter, and brighter, it would have been criminal to remove all of its opulence,” she explains. The first phase of the remodel took six months and was finished just before Thanksgiving,…

I’m a range anxietist. Each time I get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle with a longish drive ahead, a tsunami of fear washes over me. Am I going to run out of juice before I can find a socket? It’s the same anxiety seen at airports and Starbucks across the land: smartphone users with power cords in hand, desperately in search of a vacant outlet. But there’s hope on the horizon. The remarkable Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX can go for an astonishing 747 miles on a single charge. To put that into perspective, 747 miles is roughly the distance from New York to Chicago, Miami to Charlotte, and L.A. to San Fran and back. In a recent record-shattering run, the EQXX whizzed across Europe, from Mercedes headquarters in Stuttgart,…

GOINGS ON & PERFORMANCES 1 Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward, The Naples Players, comedy about a cantankerous and spiritual skeptic, Blackburn Hall, Sugden Community Theatre, Naples, to Oct. 23, $47. (naplesplayers.org) 4 Blind Tasting Wine Dinner, test your Old World and New World winetasting skills with Greg Rivera, advanced sommelier and Napa Valley Vintners Association ambassador, Sea Salt, Naples. (seasaltnaples.com) 8 Music in the Garden, area musicians perform on the outdoor stage in the Water Garden, Naples Botanical Garden, included with regular admission. (naplesgarden.org) 13 Watercolors & Wildlife: Painting with Jan, paint the beauty of coastal Naples, Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center, Naples, $85. (rookerybay.org) 14 Brews for the Birds, a community brew-fest fundraiser with local craft beers, food trucks, and live music benefiting rescued birds and animals, The Wonder…

PAGES 106-107 Chiffon dress ($3,190), Fendi, fendi.com; earrings in metal with gold finish ($1,100), Gucci, Waterside Shops, Naples, gucci.com. PAGE 108 Net dress ($4,590), leather jacket ($6,990), Harness Punk pumps ($950), Alexander McQueen, alexandermcqueen.com PAGE 109 White tank top ($995), skirt with embellishments ($7,100), Prada, prada.com PAGE 110 Long-sleeved jacquard faux fur coat ($9,300), mid-heel boots in bright splash leather with white stripes ($1,690), black leather beret ($610), Gucci, Waterside Shops, Naples, gucci.com PAGE 111 Valentino Crepe Couture jumpsuit ($5,500), Valentino Garavani Tan-Go pumps ($1,150), Valentino Garavani long-sleeved gloves ($790), Valentino, Marissa Collections, Third Street South, Naples, valentino.com PAGES 112-113 Triangle bra dress in violet ($3,400), Stella McCartney, stellamccartney.com; ear cuffs ($180-$490), cuff ($1,290), Alexander McQueen, alexandermcqueen.com. PAGE 114 Sequin tweed T dress ($22,700), Donna high boots ($2,490), Louis Vuitton,…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Southwest has renamed its local scholarship program the Andrea Clark Brown AIA Florida Southwest Scholarship Program in honor of the late renowned local architect who designed such notable Naples landmarks as Sugden Community Theatre, the “Butterfly House,” and St. Agnes Catholic Church, to name just a few. The local scholarship program was established in 2018 to encourage students to pursue careers as registered architects. The commitment on the part of the architectural students is significant in terms of time, effort, and cost. With this in mind, AIA Florida Southwest created a program to help establish a continuous stream of local talent accepting the challenge. The organization hopes that after completing their formal education, the local students will return to Southwest Florida to enjoy…

There is no better way to instantly enliven a home’s interior and boost the mood of its inhabitants than a bouquet of fresh flowers. Instead of outsourcing your blooms, consider planting your own supply for year-round procurement. The daughter of a landscape architect, Elizabeth Beans Cohn grew up with her feet in the dirt. She spent her youngest years gardening beside her mother and grandmother before earning a degree in botany and environmental science from Miami University in Ohio. Today she is the Associate Director of Horticulture at the Naples Botanical Garden, which, in addition to serving as visual inspiration for backyard gardeners, also offers on-site classes and Dig Deeper online instructionals on a variety of horticulture subjects. In an effort to encourage people to share in her love of…

If you sign up for an agave tasting at Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Mexico’s Los Cabos region, be prepared to walk out with more than a buzz. In addition to sips of some very fine mezcal and raicilla, you’ll get a taste of the mythology of the places where the agave spirits are distilled. Take sotol, for example. Out in the desert, the story goes, sotoleros catch a rattlesnake and dunk it in the firewater, fangs and all, until it drowns. That microdose of venom is supposed to be good for the health, to add vigor. We’re told it’s a local legend. Maybe. Moments like this are typical of the ethos of Ritz-Carlton Reserve properties. As the highest expression of the brand, these resorts (there are five around the…

Along with beaches, gators, and Key lime pie, the one thing Florida has in abundance is sunshine. So, when a boatbuilder comes up with a luxury cruiser that’s 100 percent powered by the sun, it’s worth taking notice. Austrian-owned Silent Group launched its massive solar-powered catamarans in 2016. Back in 2018, its then flagship Silent 64 grabbed headlines by becoming the first solar-powered catamaran to cross the Atlantic, from Spain to Barbados, in just 16 days. Today, I’m in Fort Lauderdale, slathering on the SPF 50 and trying out the Silent Group’s newest power cat, the $3-million-and-up Silent 60. Its claim to fame is its ability to use sunshine to cruise at 6 to 8 knots for up to nine hours, or roughly 100 nautical miles a day. Ease back…

THE NOBLE DOOR “Doors are not the sexiest part of the house,” says Jessica Bonanno, regional sales manager of Sun Mountain Custom Doors. Often overlooked, “they can be the art or the wow factor in a room,” she adds. While personalizing their newly built home in the Park Shore area of Naples, Michael and Jodi Noble chose to design a custom door for their home office, situated just off the foyer. Bonanno assisted them with creating an 8-by-5-foot barn door of clear insulated glass outlined in white ash. At the door’s center and constructed also from white ash is an interlocking circular figure, a shape that is echoed in other rooms of their home. “Wood is finding its place in the home again,” remarks Bonanno. “Wood adds warmth and character.”…

A good complexion results from regular, customized skin care. Purpose Advanced Esthetics, which recently opened in downtown Naples, offers standard services like facials and chemical peels, but it also provides free consultations and a personalized treatment plan. Licensed aesthetician and owner Genevieve Gosset wants to both help treat issues and educate clients. “The skin is your biggest organ and … that’s what people see,” she says. “I just love everything about the skin, on the medical and the beauty side of it.” Turn the page for several of Gosset’s tips to help care for your skin. (purposenaples.com) –Erika Klein…