Life House is a community. We couldn’t do what we do without our band of unique and wonderful individuals. They each contribute their points of view to our Houses, bringing depth and subtlety to the hospitality experience. Meet some of them right here.
A Guide to the Berkshires in the Snowfall from Yara Akkari of Open Spaces Magazine, at the Intersection of Art, Travel, and the Outdoors.
Yara Akkari's itinerary for a weekend well spent in the Berkshires. Yara is the Founder of Open Spaces Magazine, a publication focused on the intersection of art, travel, and the outdoors. While staying at Life House Berkshires, she curated a guide highlighting local places with the idea in mind that travel– wandering, way finding, discovering–can become something like an art form.
Rainbo is a functional mushroom brand creating tinctures & supplements to support wellbeing. As a Life House partner, guests at our Berkshires location are greeted with The Travel Kit – on the go bottles of Chaga, Reishi, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane. We caught up with Rainbo’s Founder & CEO, Tonya Papanikolov, about her inspiration, the benefits of fungi, and sustainability.
A visual diary of a stay at Life House Berkshires, from the point of view of a New York City based writer and model.
Life House Berkshires features work by mixed media artist, Annie Lynch, whose art pulls materials from the 1970s or earlier and expresses a distinct admiration for the feminine. Here, Annie tells us about her inspiration & process, and what she aims to reflect through collage.
Jonathan Prince and Stephanie Manasseh are Co-Founders of Berkshire House, an artist hub bringing creative collaborations in art, design, & gastronomy to the Berkshires. Jonathan is a sculptor from NYC who has lived in the Berkshires for almost 20 years, and Stephanie is an art curator that splits her time between Brussels and the Berkshires. They take us on a journey through their go-to places in and around Lenox, the area of our newest hotel.