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CHINESE TEA:
I love to drink pu-erh tea from China. I have a tea-ceremony master in Zurich from whom I buy all my tea, often vintage from the ’80s. I also always travel with my miniature teapots. The store in Zurich is called Shui Tang.
VINTAGE CARS:
I love cars, and I hope to buy a vintage Ferrari one day. When I am in L.A., I always visit that garage F&M Motorsport on Pico Boulevard. I always think of my shoes as small Ferraris ready to be taken out for the right occasion.
BESPOKE TAILORING:
I studied tailoring originally and therefore appreciate a crisp white or black shirt properly made at Charvet Place Vendôme in Paris. I’ve worked on several cuts with them for many years and love to have a new one made every spring.
TILES AND STONEWORK:
I recently designed my apartment in Paris, and I loved to go stone shopping in Italy, choosing the block of stone I wanted my floor to be made of. The place where I bought the stone is called Globastone in Pietrasanta.
PERFECT HAIRCUTS:
In Paris, I like to go for a haircut at the David Mallett salon at the Ritz. I do the cut with David and like to get my blow-dry with Lydia.
MOUTHWATERING MOZZARELLA:
I am obsessed with the taste of buffalo mozzarella and love to go to Naples just for that reason—to eat it at the Ristorante Ciro a Mergellina. Caserta, a small town close to Naples, is the birthplace of mozzarella. The cheese is very fragile, and the texture completely changes when it is exported, so you can only have the real thing in Naples. You should eat it without anything, not even oil.
DINNER AND DESIGN:
The Grill at the Seagram Building by Mies van der Rohe in New York is one of my top three favorite restaurants because it combines my love for architecture and food.
PINTS AND PICASSO:
My favorite bar in the world is the Kronenhalle Bar in Zurich. It’s the most unique place, where you can have a drink next to the owner’s incredible art collection with original works by Rauschenberg, Picasso, and many others.
LIMITED-EDITION PRINTS:
I recently bought these prints by Peter Doig from Heni, an online gallery offering limited-edition prints. I like to browse through their selections from time to time.
ITALIAN BREAKFAST:
When I’m in Milan, I love to have coffee and pastries at the counter of Pasticceria Sissi.
PARIS DINING SPOTS:
I don’t go to restaurants so much in Paris, as I am more into Italian food, but I can recommend Monsieur Caramel. It’s a tea room with incredible pastries. I love Lao Siam and Sushi Shunei. My favorite coffee shop is KB Coffee Roasters in the 9th.
SHOE STORE (OF COURSE!):
I like to spend time at the Christen shop in Paris to meet my clients and to do the visual merchandising myself. Sometimes I just stop by to make sure the shoes are all aligned properly :)