Tag: sustainable
-
Tis the season to celebrate big, love big, and give big: 2021 Fantasy Gifts
From a rare and flawless 30.86 carat diamond to an exciting London adventure with your little one to cowrite a book—share the love on a grand scale with incredible one-of-a-kind gifts and experiences. These luxury gifts are designed to ignite the magic and whimsy the holidays have brought to customers since childhood. Each of…
-
Philippe Starck’s Dream of Winter Gondola is a solar-powered sustainable tribute to Venice
Dream of Winter Gondola concept is Philippe Starck’s Modern Take on the Traditional Venetian Boat. Illustrious French designer Philippe Starck has imagined a solar powered and sustainable gondola as part of an initiative to encourage Venetians to use design as a tool for innovation. His “Dream of Winter Gondola” is a contemporary take on…
-
Croatia has new gastronomic gems to share with gourmets the whole world over
The Croatian culinary scene is growing, especially on the coast and in the capital. The Michelin Guide Croatia revealed its new 2021 selection with three new Michelin-stared Restaurants. Despite the pandemic, Croatia is a resplendent destination that is starting to see its tourists return. The Michelin Guide is celebrating the resilience and talent of…
-
Mk-II Aurora reusable rocket ship to be the first spaceplane to access space multiple times per day
Sustainable space race: Mk-II Aurora is on track to reach low-space orbit in 2022. Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand-Dutch space transportation company, has conducted five flights of the company’s Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane. The flights were to assess the airframe and avionics of the vehicle, and were conducted using surrogate jet engines. The campaign…
-
Meet The Hydrogen Powered Chase Boats For the 37th America’s Cup
With so much investment in hydrogen across the world, shifting to foiling chase boats, powered by hydrogen could well prove to be a sustainable and practical solution for the future of the marine industry. For nearly two centuries the America’s Cup has pushed the boundaries in design and engineering, whilst ensuring innovation benefits…
-
Cities as forests, buildings as trees: New bioactive treatments transform buildings into living plant organisms
When eco-design meets science, the result is Laminam, large ceramic surfaces which revolutionise the concept of living. In addition to its vitrified surfaces’ inherent characteristics – resistant to various kinds of common, everyday stains (such as coffee, wine, lemon juice, oil, make-up) and bacteriostatic (inhibiting the growth of microbes and bacteria) – Laminam…