Life Ball Fashion Show 2012 20 years on, the Life Ball in Vienna has become an internationally acclaimed major event and an established recognized platform in the fight against the HI virus. This year’s Vienna Life Ball has the theme “Fight the Flames of Ignorance“. The 20th Life Ball is dedicated to the element of fire – … Read more
James Beard Foundation Awards, the US’s most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries, announced its 2012 winners. During a ceremony hosted by chef and television personality Alton Brown at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, awards in the Restaurant and Chef and the Design and Graphics categories were presented, as well … Read more
Saveur magazine, Modernist Cuisine and Los Angeles Magazine are the big winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards, known as the ‘Oscars’ of US culinary world. Nathan Myhrvold‘s six-volume culinary encyclopedia Modernist Cuisine won the “Cooking From a Professional Point of View” category and was named the “Cookbook of the Year”. Amanda Hesser’s site … Read more
Audi made an important step towards future electric mobility in China. Audi presented its first luxury-class e-tron concept car – a technology study known as the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing, showing what a locally produced New Energy Vehicle from Audi might look like. The plug-in hybrid has a powerful … Read more
Italy’s Italo private high-speed train features interiors styled by Italdesign Giugiaro Italo, Italy’s first private high-speed train billed the most modern train in Europe, will begin running on April 28, and will initially start with services on the Napoli – Roma – Firenze – Bologna – Milano corridor. The network will be later extended to Salerno, … Read more
Relaxed lifestyle of the Amalfi coast hits Macy’s stores with the Alberta Ferretti limited-edition capsule collection for Impulse. The capsule is composed of feminine silhouettes and delicate fabrications, acting as an allusion to the designer’s main line collection. “This collection for Macy’s captures the essence of the Italian summer lifestyle and is at the … Read more