susan kime

She is the CEO of the Gilt Groupe and one of its founding partners. Her background is in e-commerce, where she was instrumental in growing E-Bay, to what it is now. With her partners, she helped launch Gilt Groupe in 2007, an online, invitation- only, luxury sample sale flash site...

In very general terms, this holiday list is for a very special few from a very special few who, right now, are running out of time, not money. These are the special few who look at the calendar in September, and think, well, it’s a LONG time until the Holidays....

For too many Western poets, the idea of winter relates to hibernation, quiet, emptiness, loneliness and sometimes death. It is the stillness, the cold, the Shakespearian “old December bareness” combined with that winter slant of light that, as Emily Dickinson wrote, “oppresses/ like the weight/ of cathedral tunes” that has...

It is a late, long July afternoon of this Norwegian summer. The light fades, but does not die completely. Here in Southern Norway, at 11:45PM, the day glow diffuses, allowing for a long, ponderous twilight. This is the blue hour, that in Norway last much longer than a mere HOUR....

As of this writing, Joël Robuchon, unlike any other chef in history, has garnered 28 Michelin stars for his restaurants, and for his exceptional work in all aspects of culinary arts. He has written six cookbooks, and has opened multiple restaurants worldwide. Though his name is a household word, his...

Jonathan Ward’s work is unusual, expensive and his products are not for everyone. It is also certain that not everyone remembers with great affection, the grille of a 1952 DeSoto, or a 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood station wagon, and can be enchanted by the colorful, nuanced character of rust stains on...

I have written about many adventures in Pursuitist, here are some 2014  favorites, and not in any particular order. This has been a most exciting year! February 2014 – Norway In Ibsen’s Apartment It was a dark and stormy day – I wanted to see the Ibsen Museum, as I...

At first glance, it looks like another substantial Sunny Isles Florida high-rise, but the Porsche Design Tower has architectural design plumage unlike any other high rise in the United States, or anywhere else. It is the first real estate product of the iconic Porsche Design Group in Austria, and will...

Few hotels these days have as disruptive a name as The Thief. But its unusual name is an authentic part of its DNA: it is borrowed from the island known in the 18th century as Thief Island. A former den of vagabonds, it was a true derelict site: a prison...

The best of the American Express Luxury Summit 2013....

Dec 4, 2013 ... article by. Susan Kime View Profile. Staff Journalist/Luxury Lifestyle Expert | JustLuxe. Art Miami: The Evolving Liaison Between Significant ......

Jan 8, 2015 ... the st. regis deer valley. Photo Credit: Susan Kime. The first evening was spent meeting the many guests at the event, and learning more about ......

Petter Stordalen is not a name that many Americans know well, except in hotel and hospitality circles. But in Scandinavia, especially in Norway, his name is almost a household word. He has taken the renowned Norwegian hard work ethic to astonishing...

Jun 10, 2014 ... Photo Credit: Susan Kime. The ship sails through the Lofotens during what Norwegians call the Blue Hour, or the gloaming bridge between ......