Mobilize the Earth. Earth Day. 4.22.12

On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth. The Earth Day 2012 campaign is designed to provide people with the opportunity to unite their voices in a call for a sustainable future and direct them towards quantifiable outcomes. A Billion Acts of … Read more

Photosynthesis Panasonic installation at Salone del Mobile 2012

“Photosynthesis” Panasonic project: a “tree” of solar panels, storage batteries, LEDs and OLEDs Panasonic opened the doors to its “Photosynthesis” concept installation (exhibition floor space: approx.1,000m2), showcasing its total solutions for creating, saving, storing and managing energy during the course of the Milano Salone del Mobile 2012, one of the largest and most influential design expos … Read more

“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make it real”.Speaking with Jacques Rougerie, Founding President Fondation Jacques Rougerie and Ariel Fuchs, Science, Education and Media, Director Mission SeaOrbiter

Imagine… Imagine a silvery ship, drifting with the currents at the very heart of the oceans. A visionary architect with a strong passion for sea and space, Jacques Rougerie is the Founding President of Fondation Jacques Rougerie, creator of Mission SeaOrbiter, Academician, Member of the Institut de France, Oceanographer, Member of the Academy of Fine … Read more

The future is today: The Jacques Rougerie Foundation Awards 2012

Build together the civilizations of tomorrow The prizes of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation are meant to offer to conceivers a unique opportunity to submit innovative projects in architecture, design, engineering, urban planning, artistic culture … that meet the current key issues for greater environmental, industrial and technological responsibility, and take into account the precepts of … Read more

Between air and water there is an Island(E)Motion.Speaking with Milena Cvijanovich,architect and Founding Principal of MCM Design Studio

Co-founded by Swiss-Serbian Milena Cvijanovich and her husband, Denis Muller, MCM Designstudio specializes in international luxury residential and commercial architecture, with an emphasis on alternative energy solutions and sustainability.  An 2LUXURY2 interview taken during 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Paris. The Swiss architect, Milena Cvijanovich has developed an innovative mode of travel and relaxation, one that harmonizes … Read more

Norlha – “wealth of the Gods”. Speaking with Cristina Mugnaini

Norlha means the “wealth of the Gods”. An 2LUXURY2’s interview taken at 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Paris. Khullu- Itinerary of a precious fiber The yak thrives in temperatures below 30c at altitudes over 2.500m. Under its rough black hair is a dense layer of precious brown fiber that the nomads call khullu, which protects it from … Read more