Category: SHELTER
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Fairmont Dubai keeps diners in the dark
According to recent research conducted at Oxford University, in an increasingly visually dominated world, our eyes lead the way when it comes to eating, while our tongues (and other senses) merely follow. Based on these findings and teaming up with Sightsavers, an international charity helping the blind in developing countries, diners at Fairmont Dubai will…
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Women photojournalists celebrated in Women of Vision
11 talented women photojournalists who have made a significant impact with their images are celebrated in “Women of Vision: On Assignment with National Geographic Photographers,” a new traveling exhibition. The nearly 100 images in the exhibition include provocative topics ranging from child brides in Yemen to the face of modern slavery in India to lions…
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The spirits business in search for small-production, hand-crafted products.
The spirits business is evolving. Consumer interest in the luxury wines category is growing at a fast pace. According to Terlato Wines CEO William A. Terlato, the industry is starting to look a lot like the wine business, with mixologists, craft bartenders and consumers embracing a new category of small-production, hand-crafted, super-premium brands. “Our Luxury…
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2013 Vienna Design Fall
During Vienna Design Week from September 27-October 6, 2013 the whole of the Austrian capital will be given over to design. The event showcases a broad range of Austrian and international products, furniture and industrial design creations, as well as experimental projects. Vienna Design Week will draw all the leading lights on the international design…
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Artificial intelligence employed for BMW’s first fully-electric production car
Following in the footsteps of Apple’s Genius, BMW is employing artificial intelligence to promote BMW’s first fully-electric production car through an automated information service available for UK customers. ‘BMW i Genius’ uses specially developed software to interact with potential customers in a live question and answer format that works on a mobile platform. Users simply…
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Interior design: Achieving a luxurious vintage look
Soft colours, rich fabrics, furniture characterized by elegant angles and lines; this is the glamorous and luxurious look of 1940’s vintage interior design. Calling to mind the classic interiors in Hollywood films of the post-WWII era, luxurious vintage looks can be achieved by making only minor adjustments to a room. The addition of a few…