Category: SHELTER
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Pritzker prize, architecture’s Nobel, goes to Toyo Ito
The Pritzker jury announced the Pritzker laureate for 2013, the highest award in the profession of architecture. The the thirty-seventh recipient of the Pritzker Prize is Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Called by the Pritzker Jury “creator of timeless buildings,” Ito is the sixth Japanese architect to become a Pritzker Laureate – the first five being…
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The curse of the plastic. Plastic lost at sea is an environmental and potential human health hazard
Plastic: The threats of oceans and coasline Take a look around you- most of what we eat, drink, or use in any way comes packaged in petroleum plastic– a material designed to last forever, yet used for products that we then throw away. Each year, humanity pours six million tons of plastic into the sea. The oceanographer…
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Olivia Putman collector’s edition of L’Air du Temps
Olivia Putman redesigns Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps French designer Olivia Putman, daughter to Andrée Putman and heir to her mother’s design studio, Studio Putman, works range from interior architecture to scenography, and design. The latest project saw the transformation of the iconic Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps perfume bottle. This new interpretation remains true…
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Swinging London: Dior takes over Harrods
The House of Dior arrived with a splash at Harrods From March 14th – April 16th Londong luxury department store Harrods is celebrating the luxury House of Dior with a pop-up store, a unique ‘So Dior’ exhibition & a Dior Cafe in-store as well as exceptional Dior Beauty events (Prestige Moments, Make Your Fragrance Truly Yours, Dior…
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The very best from day one – The Silver Cross Surf, Aston Martin Edition
The parents who want to experience the very best with their baby right from day one can offer them an Aston Martin Edition seat unit finished in luxurious Alcantara and leather thanks to new The Silver Cross Surf, Aston Martin Edition The legendary sports car marque Aston Martin and Silver Cross, the company that invented…
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To make a piece of furniture means to create an art de vivre: Roche Bobois
2013 spring and summer at Roche Bobois Like haute couture fashion houses, French furniture house Roche Bobois launches two full collections every year. The Spring-Summer 2013 collection brings together the natural with the sophisticated and was designed to inspire those looking for both indoor and outdoor modern furniture customized to personal taste and preferences. This…