Category: SHELTER
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The largest urban farm in Japan
Pasona Urban Farm with a vertical farm inside and out. Kono Designs, the architecture firm behind the largest urban farm in Japan, hopes that 15,000 square foot corporate office building with a double skinned green facade will make urbanites reconsider agriculture and embrace this new design trend. 20% of the Tokyo based recruitment agency Pasona…
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Chateau Quintus acquires Chateau L’Arrosee
The Dillon Family announced the acquisition of Chateau L’Arrosée by its neighbour, Chateau Quintus. The 2013 crop and vintage will be overseen by the Domaine Clarence Dillon and Chateau Quintus team. Chateau Quintus now comprises 28 hectares of vines. The larger entity will benefit from the knowledge already acquired at Chateau Quintus and be subject…
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Galactica Star wins 2013 Monaco Yacht Show Prix du design
For the tenth time, the Monaco Yacht Show organisers – in collaboration with the French Crystal manufacturer Baccarat for their second consecutive year as event partner – put one superyacht on a pedestal above the other 100-plus superyachts exhibited at the show. To qualify for the short list the yacht has to be presented by…
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An iconic watch for a legendary athlete
LeBron James unveils his namesake Audemars Piguet timepiece: The Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph LeBron James. Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James, Audemars Piguet’s global brand ambassador from 2011 and one of the world’s best basketball players, unveiled his namesake timepiece – Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph LeBron James. The selfwinding chronograph with date display and small seconds…
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The Beverly Hills estate of the movie industry’s first female studio chief listed for $34.5 Million
An expansive 10.2-acre compound once owned by Dawn Steel, the movie industry’s first female studio chief at Columbia Pictures, has been listed for $34.5 million. The estate offers rare vistas from the Santa Monica Mountains to Beverly Park, Century City, the San Fernando Valley and Catalina Island—a commanding view that stretches from Beverly Hills to…
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US$100m Antique Pavilion at the inaugural Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair
From 12 to 15 October, the inaugural Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair will display more than US$100 million (S$120 million) worth of fine antique pieces at its Antique Pavilion, the first such showcase in Singapore. Some of these antique pieces date back more than a century, with the oldest being a Victorian diamond tiara…