4th IAIR global award for innovation and sustainability

Australian green cosmetic company Kismet Jardin has won IAIR global award for innovation and sustainability in the beauty & health category Australia. Held at Sheraton Towers, Hong Kong, the fourth annual IAIR awards – Excellence in Global Economy and Sustainability ceremony were attended by more than 400 international guests. IAIR is one of the world’s leading … Read more

18th Gala Spa Awards 2014: The nominees for the internationally renowned Beauty and Spa Award

The GALA SPA AWARDS 2014 is one of the most important international beauty and spa awards in the world. Only first-class care products and spas that meet the holistic requirements of the GALA SPA AWARDS, epitomised by the motto “sanus per aquam – health through water”, reach the final selection. Companies from 30 countries were … Read more

Temples for mind and body. Luxury bathrooms at their best.

From strictly functional marginal status to temples for mind and body, the bathrooms gained an absolutely central part of the home. Just a few decades ago, the bathroom was a Spartan space. It seems that we are now light years away from that cold look. The smart luxury bathrooms of today offer the chance to … Read more

High Lines and park life: why more green isn’t always greener for cities

Transforming old industrial areas into urban woodland may look nice but can be conterproductive in the long run

China becomes biggest market for red wine, with 1.8bn bottles sold in 2013

Boom attributed to new urban affluence – and to Chinese fondness for lucky colour

Polo and Business – introduction

Sports used to be a healthy diversion for us. The amateur status was held in high esteem based on the ethos sana in corpore sano, meaning “a sound mind in a sound body.” In sports, professionalism was frowned upon. Somewhere along the line all that changed. Sports became big business. In 1968 the major tennis … Read more