Green Lodging: Relaxing on a Green Roof

Eco Green Roofed Resorts To Relax In Modern green roofs, which are made of a system of manufactured layers deliberately placed over roofs to support growing medium and vegetation, are a relatively new phenomenon. However, green roofs or sod roofs in Northern Scandinavia have been around for centuries. The modern trend started when green roofs … Read more

Gourmet St.Valentine’s Day: Champagne Henri Abelé in macarons outfit

Henri Abelé x Eric Sontag The champagne house Henri Abelé partnered once again with pastry chef Eric Sontag (chocolatier, boulanger & patissier) for a chic and glamorous Valentine’s Day gift. Cuvée Sourire de Reims Rosé 2002 dresses in delicate raspberry pink macarons. This limited edition proposal is a marriage between delicious aromas of an exceptional  wine … Read more

Michael Maltzan’s Lens is the winner of St. Petersburg Pier competition

Architect Michael Maltzan’s “Lens” Wins St. Petersburg Pier Competition St. Petersburg Pier Michael Maltzan Architecture has won the competition to redesign St. Petersburg, Florida’s iconic pier. In a group of ambitious proposals, Maltzan’s scheme was perhaps the most so, with a group of interconnected bridges and pathways arranged along a figure-8 plan leading to a … Read more

Gourmandise haute couture at Café Ephémère Paco Rabanne by Hédiard

Part of the event “Vision Couture“, Printemps Café invites you to discover the Café Ephémère Paco Rabanne by Hédiard, an astonishing place that will open from the end of January 2012 (Printemps de la Mode, niveau -1), until the Paris Fashion Week in March (25 January -24 March 2012). The pop-up café at Printemps combines … Read more

International appetite for South African luxury goods growing

What you don’t know about South African luxury market South Africa is home to a significant portion of the resources used in luxury goods. South Africa has nearly 80% of the world’s platinum, is one of the world’s biggest gold and diamond miners, and has excellent leather. International appetite for local fine-craft brands like Avoova, … Read more