Forget fashion shops: how designers embraced art exhibitions

In fashion, it’s all about the blockbuster exhibition, with multiple fashion houses staging their own exhibitions. Is it more than mere vanity?

London fashion week launches in quirky new home – a multistorey car park

Star-studded event moves from Somerset House to concrete landmark as practicality and accessibility take centre stage

The most charming castles transformed in hotels

Fonab Castle Hotel in Pitlochry, Scotland named crowned top castle hotel in the world. Top 10 Castle Hotels in the World. For travelers seeking the royal treatment, TripAdvisor has identified the top castle hotels where you can surround yourself in old world elegance. The list of top 10 castle hotels in the world is based on … Read more

Rome’s iconic Westin Excelsior hotel sold to Qatari luxury hotel group

The Westin Excelsior hotel Rome, a symbol of Italian elegance in the 1960s, has been sold for €222m to a Qatari hotel group. Qatari hotel group Katara Hospitality, owner of both Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Center and The Excelsior Hotel Gallia, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Milan, bought the iconic Westin Excelsior Hotel in … Read more

Experience what it feels like ‘walking on wheels’

The World’s First Official Electric Treadmill Bike let you walk four times faster.

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Provided with a powerful electric driven Quantum Motor, the Lopifit Treadmill Bicycle brings an innovative and intelligent way of transport. With its electric assist in combination with the gear, Lopifit Treadmill Bicycles boost your walking pace and is a good companion for those of you who are health conscious.

“Lopifit started as a small idea when I was training in the Gym. How can I use the treadmill outdoors? What about a treadmill on wheels? So from my living room I started to make my first Lopifit and took my exercise outdoors,” explained Bruin Bergmeester, the inventor of the new Walking Bike.

Lopifit - Electric Walking Bike-- Lopifit - Electric Walking Bike

“With the electric assist it takes no more effort to walk then “a walk in the park”. The electric assist in combination with the gear is boosting your walking pace up to the speed of a regular bike,” say Lopifit creator.

When you are walking on the Lopifit, you push the treadmill backwards with your feet. A sensor is registrating the movement off the treadmill and gives a signal to an electronic device which will activate the motor. The motor now supports you to continue the walking movement. Using the brake will shut off the motor immediately. If you are going downhill a freewheel function is activated.

With a high quality robust steel frame made from sustainable material and a Shimano transmission, the world’s first official electric treadmill bike offers a maximum range of 55 km. The display has a bar which shows you the status of the battery.

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Victoria Beckham under fire over ultra skinny models in New York

Charities warn that using very young, very thin women on catwalk could exacerbate conditions of people with eating disorders