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Contemporary Fashion Education publishes classroom-tested books. The books fully diagrammed, step-by-step instructions present the designing, drafting, and fitting procedures used in industry to produce high-end, beautiful clothing. Minimal equipment is needed. Just a few simple drafting tools and a treadle sewing machine can be used to make the clothing.  

The Sofitel Philadelphia is pleased to announce a comprehensive renovation of menu and décor to its Chez Colette restaurant.  Customers will find a more intimate, authentic version of the brasserie atmosphere.  The casually elegant restaurant is reminiscent of and beckons patrons to 1930s south of France.  Gold script on Parisian-styled red awnings shadow the large windows of the lively, Mediterranean restaurant where the art of French cooking is accented with light, popular flavors and modern ingredients.

At age 11, Michael spent a year in Norway with his family. He attended a Norwegian school and began his immersion into Norwegian culture, mainly through the new sports introduced to him. He would not return for 16 years and through that and subsequent visits he developed an appreciation for the country, people and culture, although he is not of Norwegian descent. He is reunited with friends and gains new experiences.

Formally trained as architects, Ambit’s partners individually specialize in interior design, lighting design, furniture design, design-build and visualizations.

Ambit also translates a background in historic renovation, restoration and custom-residential design into the larger scale of multi-family, commercial, and institutional work.