Best fine home furnishings brands

Best luxury furniture brands. The details are not the details. They make the design. (Charles Eames) Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful with intense relationships with furniture and books. There is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house, n’est-ce pas? Here are some of the luxury brands that … Read more

Building a better tomorow with hemp. New uses for the old hemp plant

The human beings could not find a more loyal companion in the plant world than hemp. The vicissitudes of the old hard times were alleviated with hemp. Plastic & building materials, clothing & fabrics, fuel, nutrition, animal bedding, animal feed, soap, paper & cardboard products. Of course, in all these areas hemp is an important … Read more

Hemp on the high street. Eco fibres in fashion

Hemp, Hemp, Hooray! Hemp is becoming a Force for Positive Change. Fashion is just another example of how exceptional this plant really is.     A true wonderplant, the hemp is an example of the genius of nature. During centuries the world was conquered on horseback and wearing hemp clothing. The sails of the greatest … Read more

The anatomy of fashion – Miuccia’s Pradasphere

Ready-to-Want: Miuccia’s Pradasphere exhibition introduced at Harrods.   Hailed as ‘the anatomy of fashion’, Prada came to Harrods with #Pradasphere, a month-long exhibition tracing the universe of Miuccia Prada. The immersion into the world of Prada’s ground-breaking approach to fashion began at the first Pradasphere Café, which serves Italian delicacies with customary Prada style. Prada fans … Read more

The Luxury Collection introduced to the Emirate of Ajman

Ajman Saray, a Luxury Collection Resort, to define luxury hospitality in the UAE.  Ajman Saray hotel marks Starwood’s entry into Ajman. Starwood Hotels & Resorts expanded its footprint in the UAE with the opening of Ajman Saray, a Luxury Collection Resort, Ajman. Ajman is one of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), … Read more

2014 Eco Fashion Week: Fashion for life, not for waste

  The Eighth Edition of Vancouver Eco Fashion Week (April 27-29th, 2014) focuses on global and luxury retailers’ level of environmental responsibility. 2014 Eco Fashion Week‘s seminars will open up a discussion and will offer solutions to shift the apparel and textile industries towards more responsible practices. Pierre Börjesson, H&M ‘s Senior Sustainability Specialist, will speak to … Read more