Introduced as interior designer for the 152-room SLS LUX Philadelphia Hotel, the iconic Phillipe Starck found it easy to strike the right chord with his audience of city movers and shakers.

Turning to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the Frenchman thanked the recording impresarios for giving him "the kind of music that has allowed me to make good projects."

"This is my opportunity," Starck said of his first Philadelphia project, "to be able to pay my debt to you and your music," to which he listens as he designs.

With speeches, gold bricks, and daytime fireworks Friday at the Kimmel Center's Hamilton Garden, developers Carl Dranoff and Sam Nazarian, CEO of Los Angeles-based sbe Entertainment Group, led the tributes to Gamble and Huff.

The old building, simply called "309," was the home of Philadelphia International Records, where the two men produced 175 gold and platinum discs by the O'Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and Teddy Pendergrass, to name three of many.

"When we [Gamble, Huff, and Thom Bell] tried to buy the building [in the early 1970s], no one would give us a mortgage, so we had to go to New York to Chemical Bank," Gamble recalled.

"These two men established a gold standard we intend to meet," said Dranoff, who announced the plans for the $220 million project, designed by New York-based architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, 15 months ago.

Starting on the 18th floor will be 90 one-, two- and three-bedroom condos and two penthouses at undisclosed prices.

Construction is set to begin in the fall.

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If you've been inspired by the beautiful interiors of Shanth's Gallery Caf or the gorgeous Tintagel Hotel, then Paradise Road is the place to find his incredible interior designer pieces. This idyllic colonial house is full to the brim with iconic household items and furnishings, from larger-than-life bulbous stone sculptures of human heads, to unusually detailed elephant serviette rings. Upstairs you can treat yourself to Kolu cooking sauces, homemade jams, designer crockery, and a personal favourite: serene, hand-shaped stone tea-light holders, which cradle little candles to really set the mood for any candle-lit dinner. Don't miss the coffee shop on the top floor, selling giant pieces of pure indulgence in the form of double chocolate cheesecake.

High Street and Designer brands

From here it's a short walk to Sri Lanka's famous department store, Odel at No. 5 Alexandra Place, and with high-street and designer brands, a joyful kid's toy section, and a great food court with ice creams and sorbets, there is really something for everyone to enjoy. Parents can leave the little ones in the supervised play-area on the top floor, whilst Mum tries on the new pair of shoes she's been meaning to buy for ages.

Right around the corner is White Spa Ceylon 5, Alexandra Place, Colombo 7, wellness retreat for mind, body & soul and a welcome break from your busy shopping spree. Here you can pamper yourself and buy infused, organically grown products, including massage oils, soothing body scrubs and the popular lemongrass bath tea.

After this refreshing stop, you can head on to the popular Coco Veranda, only a short walk away at 32 Ward Place. Buddhi Batiks is a lovely designer boutique dress shop, providing a retro-modern take on vintage shapes and designs made from sumptuous silks. As the name suggests, all the pieces show simplified Batik motifs, printed on bold greens, pinks and yellows to make everything from long gowns and handprinted shoes, to matching bags and hairties.

Upstairs, Arugam Bay has two small rooms which cater for the contrasting markets of chilled-out surfers, with their beach dresses and flip flops, and high-fashion enthusiasts, with designs straight off the catwalk at Colombo Fashion Week.

Something little different

If you're after something a little different, the next stop provides just that. The National Museum and the huge Laksala Museum Shop next door will leave you with pearls of knowledge about Sri Lanka, and some souvenirs to match. Laksala covers the art and artisans from all over the country, including the mask makers of the South, the high-end leather designer market, bejewelled elephants and both the old and contemporary wood carving traditions. If there's anything you missed out whilst travelling the country, you can pick it up here, with informative displays and reconstructions of the Sri Lankan trades. You can also enjoy a quick drink in the Barista coffee shop by the entrance, before exploring what Colombo has to offer you for the rest of your shopping excursion.

You might not have expected to pick up beautiful china crockery with distinctive Japanese designs but here you can get stuff to match your designer dress from Noritake chinaware store opened, and can still be found at 309 R. A. De Mel Mathawa, Colombo 3. It's named after the tiny village where the crockery is made, and has retained all of its old charm.

If you're after the original young Sri Lankan designers, you need to head further out of the city, to Melache, at No. 29/3 Visaka PVT Road, Colombo 4. Their motto, 'Where dressing chic is an art' will certainly ring true as you explore the many local labels housed there. Their patrons are proud to wear Sri Lanka's own design talent, and enjoy receiving the 'Audrey Hepburn' shopping experience in the bridal changing room upstairs, cordoned off with beautiful silk drapes. This shopping experience is uplifting, as fashion should be, and Melache will add more than one sparkle to your wardrobe. Do note that the shop is not on the street but off to one side, so make sure you ask when you get there - you wouldn't want to miss out on this amazing designer place.

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Published: 23:10 EST, 1 March 2015 | Updated: 04:34 EST, 2 March 2015

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He was once one of the most notorious ladies' men in Hollywood, but Gerard Butler has been happily dating interior designer Morgan Brown since this past summer.

And on Sunday it looked as if the may have taken things to the next level, as the designer sported a large sparkler on her left ring finger.

She showed off the impressive ring as she was spotted taking in a solo stroll through Malibu, California.

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The man who murdered well-known interior designer Stuart Rattle has been jailed for 18 years.

Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth said on Wednesday that Michael O'Neill, known as 'The Talented Mr Ripley' because of the way he constantly lied,had been in a "fragile psychological state" when he killed his partner of 16 years.

Justice Hollingworth accepted O'Neill, who stood in the dock with hishead bowed as he was being sentenced, had murdered Mr Rattle in theheat of the moment without any forethought after an argument.

In sentencing O'Neill to 18 years' jail with a non-parole period of 13years, the judge said Mr Rattle had often called him lazy, a parasiteand threatened to send him back to where he came from.

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Justice Hollingworth said Mr Rattle treated O'Neill as an office boyand not his partner but his behaviour in no way justified his murder.

"I accept you are genuinely remorseful for what you have done. Thereis plenty of evidence that you are devastated," the judge toldO'Neill.

O'Neill, 48, who suffers from a dependent personality disorder, hit Mr Rattle over the head with a saucepan at the couple's South Yarra apartment at 6am on December 4, 2013, before strangling him with a dog lead as he begged for his life.

O'Neill claimed he snapped after Mr Rattle, 53, called him a "frigid bitch" for refusing to have sex with him that morning.

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