Danny De Munter, a Belgian architect specialized in high-end interior design and restoration, and Wim Gyselinck, have been designated to build the new city palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Flemish approach, far away from the curls and ‘opera style’ often associated with Middle Eastern architecture, can be best described as a combination of ‘eco-neoromance’ … Read more
Co-founded by Swiss-Serbian Milena Cvijanovich and her husband, Denis Muller, MCM Designstudio specializes in international luxury residential and commercial architecture, with an emphasis on alternative energy solutions and sustainability. An 2LUXURY2 interview taken during 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Paris. The Swiss architect, Milena Cvijanovich has developed an innovative mode of travel and relaxation, one that harmonizes … Read more
Helsinki, the 2012 World Design Capital, is hosting over 300 events related to design and fashion – exhibitions, conferences, festivals and gallery showings throughout 2012. For the City of Helsinki, design has for decades been a pivotal enabler to building an open city. The concept of ‘Embedded Design’ has tied design to innovation and has … Read more
They anticipate things to come and create an exciting future. 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair gathered the visionary talents in the “Prospective Innovation Space”. This section of the Parisian event dedicated to sustainable luxury development allowed visitors to grasp the planetary challenges ahead, through prospective, inspirational and discovery installations. An interview taken by 2LUXURY2 during 1.618 Sustainable Luxury … Read more
Doettling Colosimo Spike-studded Spike and quilted leather Mies Your investment timepieces need an exclusive safe? Not an ordinary safe, but a customized one. Doettling, manufacturer of finest handcrafted luxury safes since 1919, came with a facelift to its Colosimo, world’s smallest high-security safe. The three-watch Colosimo rotor case has two new finishes: the spike-studded Spike … Read more
The house that plays music when it rains Singing in the rain…What a glorious feelin’. It’s happening in Dresden (Germany), where a unique colorful wall becomes a charming musical instrument. Neustadt Kunsthofpassage or the The Funnel Wall turns into a real orchestra. Only when it rains. On the walls you will find a long-term experiment … Read more