Category: SHELTER
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New storehouse for the prestigious Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion designed by Philippe Starck
Wine tourism forces château owners from France to renew the facilities. After the renovations at the Château La Dominique (Saint-Emilion) and the Château La Coste (Provence) conducted by French architect Jean Nouvel, another Château announced a scale architectural project to appeal gourmet and wine travellers. Designer Philippe Starck and architect Luc Arsène-Henry design a new…
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Paris museum offers Picasso a bigger canvas as it prepares for reopening
The €52m transformation of the 17th-century Hôtel Salé has been undermined by delays and controversy over the cost
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18th Gala Spa Awards 2014: The nominees for the internationally renowned Beauty and Spa Award
The GALA SPA AWARDS 2014 is one of the most important international beauty and spa awards in the world. Only first-class care products and spas that meet the holistic requirements of the GALA SPA AWARDS, epitomised by the motto “sanus per aquam – health through water”, reach the final selection. Companies from 30 countries were…
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First luxury watch manufacturers to embrace Google Glass
Frederique Constant and Alpina become first luxury watch manufacturers to embrace Official Google Glass Explorer Program. Smart glasses are arguably the most innovative emerging technology. Though planned to hit the marketplace later this year, Google Glass remains in its invite-only Explorer phase, with less than one percent of companies experimenting with the new tool.…
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Perfect Pairings from unnecessarily well made brands. Single malt scotch whisky and luxury shirts
A custom Thomas Pink & Glenmorangie experience. Glenmorangie Single Malt Scotch Whisky has partnered with luxury shirt brand Thomas Pink to present three distinct ‘perfect pairings’ of their unnecessarily well made brands. The Classic Gentleman’ – tailored to fit a knowledgeable and sophisticated man who is eternally classic. ‘The Classic Gentleman’ pairing features Glenmorangie Original,…
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Hermès honoring its roots with customizable saddle service
Customizable saddle options available at Hermès. A saddle that is perfectly adapted to the owner’s riding style is of major importance in equestrian sports. To build awareness for its wide range of equestrian items for rider, horse and stable, French luxury house Hermès (established in 1837 as a saddlery) officially launched its…