The Luxury Collection brand’s third hotel in Thailand The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts expands its portfolio in Thailand with the debut of Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui. The newly built resort t joins Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok and The Naka Island Resort & Spa in Phuket as The Luxury Collection … Read more
Zaha Hadid Designs £100,000 Water and Ice-Themed Coffee Table World famous architect Zaha Hadid, the first women to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004), designed “Liquid Glacial” – a £100,000 water and ice-themed coffee table. Crafted from a new-fangled acrylic resin, the innovative furniture piece mimics melting and moving plates of ice and spring … Read more
Mazda and Fiat have signed an agreement to produce an Alfa Romeo Roadster at Fiat’s Japanese plant. The two vehicles will be significantly different and reflect the individual brands. Mazda will produce an open-top two-seat sports car for Fiat’s Alfa Romeo brand at the Fiat Hiroshima, Japan plant beginning in 2015. The Mazda Roadster will … Read more
Design Museum’s 2013 Designs of the Year award London’s Design Museum, the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design, announced “Designs of the Year 2013” nominations. The Designs of the Year awards, ‘The Oscars of the design world’ showcases the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, over the past year, spanning … Read more
National Design Award for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 100-Year Vision The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has conferred its 2013 Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM, one of the world’s leading architecture firms) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) for their work … Read more
Porcelanosa Unveils New Design For Flagship NYC Showroom Porcelanosa, a global manufacturer of luxury tile, kitchen and bath products, unveiled new design for flagship NYC showroom in the Commodore Criterion building in Midtown Manhattan. With the interior demolition complete, Pocelanosa has confirmed the opening is scheduled for spring 2014. “As a staple of New … Read more