This new luxury resort aims to take the booming “hotel-residence” concept to the mountains of Switzerland

Crans-Montana, Switzerland will soon have a way of transforming tourists into future residents.

Crans-Montana is one of the most prestigious ski resorts in Switzerland. As a member of the famous “Best of the Alps“, it is a favorite destination for travelers, combining the charm of the Alps and uncompromising standards.

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six senses cransmontana; photo: https://lead.cransmontana-residences.com/

 

Six Senses announces innovative 17-apartment concept in Crans-Montana. Six Senses, a world-renowned “beyond stars” hotel chain, has announced a new resort where luxury and tranquility become intertwined. The new Six Senses Crans- Montana will be a twofold structure, with one building dedicated to hotel customers and another, neighboring building for luxury residential accommodation. The project is being coordinated by one of the most important financial corporations and Multi-Family offices in Switzerland, 1875 FINANCE. In addition to melding its nature-inspired architecture with its pre-existing surroundings, Six Senses Crans-Montana will create close to a hundred new jobs.

The 17 residential apartments at the resort have already been put up for sale and are being marketed by BARNES — with special emphasis being placed on 13 of the apartments being allowed for foreigners to purchase as a secondary residence. These apartments are available at prices starting from 6 million Swiss francs and comprise magnificent large rooms and terraces. Situated at an exceptional location at the foot of the skiing area of Crans Montana, Six Senses will offer guests and long-term residents a 360° view of the mountains, pure air, 300 days of sun a year, and an active social scene.

This new “hotel-residence” concept — which has proven its worth in the past, particularly in Andermatt with the Chedi and in Verbier with project W-is taking over, becoming the new model for meeting hotel demands. And turning tourists into residents.

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How to experience colors in a new way with Art Palette, a new Machine Learning project by Google Arts & Culture

Paul Smith & Art Palette

New from Google Arts & Culture, Art Palette harnesses the technological smarts of Google with the artistic and cultural wealth of over 1000 museums and institutions from around the world including the British Museum, MoMa in New York and many more.

Art Palette is a tool that lets you scan through thousands of artworks by colour alone. Either pick a colour or upload a photo and Google’s algorithms will serve up a series of artworks that share the same colour palette. See how highly respected English fashion designer Paul Smith uses Art Palette to enrich his design work and inspire colour combinations.

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Paul Smith & Art Palette; photo: paulsmith / artsandculture.google.com/

 

“For somebody who loves colour, like me, it’s so useful to look through whole collections of paintings or photography or anything where people have used certain colours together”, said Paul Smith.

Art Palette

From interior design to fashion, color plays a fundamental role in expression, communicating personality, mood and emotion. Art Palette lets you choose a color palette, and using a combination of computer vision algorithms, it matches artworks from cultural institutions from around the world with your selected hues. See how Van Gogh’s Irises share a connection of color with a 16th century Iranian folio and Monet’s water lilies. You can also snap a photo of your outfit today or your home decor and can click through to learn about the history behind the artworks that match your colors.

Explore Art Palette for yourself via the free Google Arts & Culture app, or online at Google Arts & Culture.

Paul Smith clothes, shoes and accessories inspired by Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market
Paul Smith clothes, shoes and accessories inspired by Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market; photo: Paul Smith

 

This Summer, Paul Smith pays tribute to Tokyo’s world famous Tsukiji Market with a series of colourful fish graphics.

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