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 … Read more
In the last decade the motor caravan lifestyle has experienced a major surge in popularity. Statistics from the likes of the National Caravan Council in the UK, the Caravan and Camping Association in Australia, the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association and others all confirm that the caravan, motorhome and camping industry is the fastest growing … Read more
The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, Ritz-Carlton’s first flag in Southwest China to open in summer 2013 The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, located in the heart of the capital of Sichuan province, will become the luxury hotel operator’s first flag in Southwest China, when it opens in summer 2013. China is already one of Ritz -Carlton’s most significant international … Read more
Modern-meets-heritage, forward-meets-classic: Burberry launches a new flagship store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago Burberry celebrates the launch of its new flagship store on Michigan Avenue on November 29. Burberry expands from a two-story building to a 25,000-square-foot flagship showcasing Burberry’s love for the digital age and luxury brand’s signature tartan check. “What I love are … Read more
Hong Kong’s Pacific Place Mall is home to Burberry’s largest store in Asia Pacific, a 2.000 sqm space inspired by Burberry World Live flagship on Regent Street in London. Despite a reported slow down in China and a chain of 18 stores in the region, the British luxury label did not hesitated to open big … Read more
Lest face it : the world is a big place with so many cultures and languages being spoken. There are over 1.5 billion Chinese speaking people, over 500 million English speakers, over a billion Indians and 150 million Russians and the rest. That’s a lot of people and a lot of conversations, Problem is, 99% … Read more