The Interior Innovation Award is one of the most prestigious awards of the furnishing sector world-wide and was launched in 2002 by imm cologne, which provides the idea behind the competition. The organiser is the German Design Council. Through this competition imm cologne and the German Design Council have succeeded in creating an effective tool … Read more
Spider silk dream revived A Gold silk cape made by millions of rare spiders A hand-woven cape is being shown at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum alongside the Golden Spider Silk, a four-metre long piece of brocaded fabric. The garment is created from golden silk spun by more than a million spider. Strands of silk … Read more
In the world of Moroccan zellige tiles, Le Mosaiste stands for authenticity and quality. Le Mosaiste is French and literally means ‘the mosaic maker’, which is a trade the Farhi family has been in for several generations. The name was chosen, says Miloud Farhi, who is a maâlem (Ar. master artisan) himself, because the select … Read more
Everybody is invited aboard. Cruise collections of 2012 have arrived! We set sail for sunny shores with bold prints, vaporous textiles and eye catching colours that will rule the next season. The brightest pieces of the 2012 Cruise collections can be enjoyed at LuisaViaRoma. View the selection of 2012 spring-summer stars in the gallery below … Read more
Bulgari London Hotel is set to open in April. This will be the third hotel of the luxury brand, joining Bulgari’s properties in Milan (open since 2004) and Bali (2006). Bulgari says the 85-room property– a joint venture with Marriott International – will be the first luxury new-build hotel to open in the capital in … Read more
French luxury brand Hermes said on Friday it was on track for record sales this year amid “remarkable growth” in Asia and the Americas, as it announced an 18 percent rise in third-quarter sales. “We are going to beat the 2.4 billion euros in sales of 2010,” Hermes boss Patrick Thomas told AFP after the … Read more