Tea ceremonies have been a tradition in many cultures, especially in Japan, for thousands of years. Today, they are being revived as a practice to escape the fast pace of everyday life. Juskani Alonso created the ideal tea service for this purpose …
Design
During the first lockdown in Austria, Graz-based fashion designer Bettina Reichl stumbled upon a very special project – in the form of a sheep: Project Weidekleid. Here’s how an acquaintance with an animal was turned into incredibly sophisticated fashion pieces that changed people’s relationships and thoughts during the manufacturing process.
Walk across the carpet with bare feet or stretch out and feel good: That’s what you want on Geba’s rugs, made from the wool of high mountain sheep from Tibet.
The project “Vertical Chalets Kitzbühel” is located in Pass Thurn, close to Kitzbühel, Austria, and is part of a new 7-star Hotel developement. The project consists of suites that elevate in the nearby forest of the Hotel, and that share the public facilities of the Hotel like lobby, restaurant, and Spa.
The ‘Behind the Design’ and ‘Eco-Connect’ tours invite discerning travelers to explore destinations and landmarks from unique and original perspectives …
PLAY NOW – 19 APRIL: Win 3 nights in a PURESLeben premium house for two people including half board. Enjoy relaxing days in a luxurious retreat with individual design, panoramic sauna and outdoor pool. The exceptional locations of the holiday homes are hand-picked and combine a break from the everyday with a retreat into a private home …
PLAY NOW – 16 APRIL: Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht was formerly the Public Library and is now one of the most creative five star luxury-lifestyle hotels in the city. A stay at Andaz Amsterdam is a dream for every design lover looking for an unforgettable local experience. Win an exclusive 3-night stay in a Canal View Room with breakfast included …
Patricia Urquiola chose for the hotel a design in the typical Italian style of the fifties. Luxurious understatement and indulgent dolce vita await guests in absolute privacy.
A journey through dreamlike landscapes, bizarre buildings, and whimsical interiors floating between reality and fantasy.
In Madrid, sustainable urban development coexists with the memory of the past. In the refurbishment of the NEN – NUEVO EDIFICIO NOREÑA, geometry becomes light with the perfection of the circle, in the iconic Olympic lamps by Fabbian.
Distinguished by its soft shapes and classical elegance, the new furniture collection reflects the brand’s classic themes, with precious woods, iconic fabrics and symbolic elements like Paisley and the ETRO logo, combined with traditional outdoor furniture materials that guarantee maximum weather resistance.
A prime example of playful “tropical architecture”: The egg-shaped Coco Villas designed by Studio formafatal and ARCHWERK are part of the Art Villas Resort in Costa Rica. They seem to float above the ground and are predestined to literally hang out there for a while.
The Miracle Living showroom in Shanghai is a mulitfunctional space for textile collections and artwork and creates a new form of shopping experience.
In an old building in the centre of Graz, amid the urban hustle and bustle, you’ll find the headquarters of Lifestylehotels, where Robert Eisenberger from INSIDE Einrichtungen gave the innovative company the space to make a discreet style statement.
The Gradonna ****S Mountain Resort in Kals am Großglockner is proof that a luxury resort can sit harmoniously in the Alpine landscape of a national park.
Get out into the fresh air! 93% of children around the world breathe polluted air, according to information from the World Health Organization (WHO). That gave Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto from the London architecture and innovation agency ecoLogicStudio the ideal excuse to bring the world’s first biotechnological playground to life …
Inspired by the mountain world in the Tyrolean alpine village of Sölden, a tourism expert and a carpenter created a vacation retreat in which the mountain world can be experienced up close, both inside and out.
The company Green City Solutions helps people in highly polluted places to enjoy cleaner air and thus better health and quality of life. The CityTree and CityBreeze biotech filters developed for this purpose combine a wide range of applications to make ideal use of urban space.