Alcantara’s “Future Landscape” exhibit at Superstudio Piu during Milan Design Week (Salone del Mobile 2012, April 16- 21) offers a current and future “green” interpretation of Alcantara material. Well-known for the aesthetic, sensory and functional features of its innovative cover materials, Alcantara also is dedicated to improving the environment as shown by its certification as … Read more
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
Bouygues Bâtiment Île-de-France, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has been declared the winner of the tender for the refurbishment of the celebrated Ritz Hotel, situated in the Place Vendôme in Paris. The luxury hotel, to close this summer and reopen in 2014, is to be totally refitted. This will encompass complete refurbishment of the decoration … Read more
Fragrances of the year and media campaign of the year: FiFi Awards top ten finalists In May, The US Fragrance Foundation organizes the annual “FiFi” Awards Ceremonies. The American “FiFi” Award was conceived in 1973 by then President, Annette Green, to acknowledge and honor the creativity of the fragrance industry. In 1993, the first annual European … Read more
The future for efficient long range cruising After 5 years of of planning and construction, 42,5-metre luxury trimaran yacht Adastra was launched to the water to the delight of boating enthusiasts. Designed by John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs and built by McConaghy Boats in Zhu Ha, China, Adastra trimaran has an astonishing 4000 nautical miles at … Read more
Ranking as one of the world’s largest malls, it has all of the space in the world but no customers to fill it. With an area of over 650,320 square meters and a potential for 2,350 shops, the New South China Mall in Dongguan China is the largest mall in the world. Dubbed “The Temple … Read more