Category: Design
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The art-infused hotels of The Palm Beaches
Hotels are taking advantage of the trend toward cultural tourism in The Palm Beaches, offering on-site art programs to delight guests and tempt serious collectors. The hotels incorporate art and culture into the hospitality experience to please all the senses. Beautiful Palm Beach County provides the perfect backdrop to showcase the region’s spectacular culture, with…
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Kazakhstan calling: a jaw-dropping trip to Astana
As the country gears up for its Expo 2017, the astonishing architecture in its capital blows Sankha Guha’s mind
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Frank Lloyd Wright: fantasist or genius?
As an exhibition in New York marks 150 years since the birth of Frank Lloyd Wright, is it time for a reappraisal of this flawed hero of modernist architecture?
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Anti-smog bikes: could pedal power clean China’s polluted air?
The bikes designed by Dutch artist Daan Roosegarde would suck in polluted air, using positive ionisation to purify it, before releasing it back into the atmosphere
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You don’t have to earn a degree in rocket science to design your very own smart home, says Google & co
Google wants to make the smart home a reality for all. With a simple voice command, you can adjust settings on the air purifier and the Google Assistant on Google Home provides up-to-the-minute air quality readings as well as verbal feedback on operational status. A new LG partnership with Google demonstrates just how easy it…
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How real books have trumped ebooks
The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherished