Category: SHELTER
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Rowan Moore: the best architecture of 2015
From dumb towers to cool interventions, 2015 saw the gap widen between the big and brainless and the small and thoughtful• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full
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Laura Cumming: the best art of 2015
It was a wonderful year, as Goya’s extraordinary portraits got together, Ai Weiwei broke free and Eric Ravilious took us to the skies• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full
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Next-gen Energy Solutions at Eco-Products 2015: A vision of a carbon-free, comfortable, and safe hydrogen society
How can we build next-generation houses in which comfortable living leads to eco-friendliness? Panasonic‘s lithium-ion batteries for eco-conscious vehicles, “Zero-Eco House” and a hydrogen fuel cell that can create energy from pure hydrogen (prototype currently under development) drew great attention at the recent Eco-Products 2015 in Tokyo, Japan, a prestigious fair which was held at…
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Poltrona Frau Babel. A home bar unit, three cupboards, for the living room.
Ebony, steel, and Pelle Frau. Designer Roberto Lazzeroni joins elegance and innovation in Babel – a compact home bar unit comprising three cupboards in two different sizes. The largest, placed on the floor to support the other two, is in multiple birch with an ebony veneer MDF top and it has a chromium- plated tubular…
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Courvoisier Celebration Sensorielle encouraging us all to raise a toast to our own achievements
Get into the luxurious spirit of the festive season with Courvoisier Celebration Sensorielle. Courvoisier continues its relationship with luxury and celebration, encouraging us all to raise a toast to our own achievements. A highly wordly gift idea for sophisticated drinkers, this special festive collection allows you to embrace the spirit of a glittering era. Courvoisier’s…
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Bicester Village: top UK tourist attraction and shopping Shangri-la
Bargains, glamour and its own railway station – no wonder Bicester is one of Britain’s top tourist attractions, says Eva Wiseman