London’s ‘most expensive offices’ unveiled, with ‘gold’ washrooms

The capital’s high-rollers no longer have to slum it when they go to work, as property firm spends £3m refitting a building

New Orleans Most High-Tech Residence

New Orleans is becoming known for its resurgence, especially in the entrepreneur and tech fields. One new residential apartment building, not far from the tech hub, is boasting some awesome high-tech amenities. Four Winds Apartments has some of the most up-to-date and high-tech amenities that are attracting businessmen and women, techies, and millennials alike. With … Read more

Yves Béhar wins Design Miami/2015 Visionary Award for pioneering design as a force for positive social and environmental change

Italian luxury watch manufacturer Officine Panerai and Design Miami/ announced the first ever Panerai Design Prize for Design Miami/ Visionary Award that will be presented December 2nd in Miami to Yves Béhar, founder of fuseproject. Behar’s award-winning industrial design and significant strides made in design for positive social and environmental change were instrumental in naming … Read more

#FutureOfSound: The ultimate sound experience no matter what the circumstances

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90

In the year of the company’s 90th anniversary, Bang & Olufsen unveiled a highly sophisticated loudspeaker with a multitude of technologies. According to Bang & Olufsen, the new Beolab 90 is “the most complete and powerful digital loudspeaker ever designed for use in the home.”

BeoLab 90 is fitted with Bang & Olufsen’s new Active Room Compensation technology, which makes up for the impact of your room, your furniture, the placement of the loudspeakers and the location of the listening position. By this, it is able to stage the sound so superbly you can hear precisely where the individual band members or the actors in your favourite movie are placed.

BeoLab 90 Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 loudspeakers --

“BeoLab 90 is the future of sound. This intelligent loudspeaker measures the acoustical effects of its surroundings and directs superb sound to your favourite listening position. You do not have to be close to the speaker or even in front of it to get an excellent sound experience,” says CEO Tue Mantoni.

The new loudspeakers offer unique Beam Width Control, which enables you to change the width of the sound beam to suit different listening situations. You can easily change the listening experience from a dedicated sweet spot to a party all-over the room setting.

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 loudspeakers

The 360º-design is based on a complex aluminium cabinet totalling more than 65 kg of aluminium. . The black fabric covers hover lin front of the speakers, and the curved wooden baselifts up the large structure from the floor, allowing the loudspeaker to fit inwith the interior design anywhere in the home.

“BeoLab 90 is our most complete loudspeaker to date. It is a committed investment in excellent craftsmanship, ideal materials and superior technology. Future Bang & Olufsen products will benefit from the innovation and know-how gained from the development of BeoLab 90,” explained Bang & Olufsen CEO, Tue Mantoni.

The recommended price of BeoLab 90 is €34.995/$38.995 per unit with first deliveries expected end of year.

BeoLab 90 loudspeakers Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 loudspeakers -

The 4th Dimension Watch

Behind the design of this concrete watch is beauty and poetry. An innovative brand in Taiwan, 22 Design Studios are known for their minimal approach to design and their love for concrete, their signature material. “The city houses us, moves us and protects us with the concrete and steel,” says Sean Yu, the head designer … Read more

Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he’s sobered with age

Caruso St John architects have conjured an immaculate new home for the art prankster’s collection in an unlikely south London setting – and there’s not a diamond skull or formaldehyde animal in sight