VITRA SALE
vitra is this super cool design company! perhaps you remember my algue wall! but that is just one tiny part of their mind-blowing range of products and designers. think eames, starck, ron arad and pretty much everybody else worth their macbook. but this post is not about how wonderful vitra is, it’s about the factory...
CAMPER EVERYTHING
first there were the comfortable shoes for cool urbanites: then the super creative stores: and finally there were the 2 awesome hotels in europe’s coolest cities! casa camper barcelona is placed in the middle of the picturesque raval. you can take advantage of the presence of chef albert raurich, formerly at the el bulli and currently at...
VICTORIE SPRUCE – A NEW SHOE MAKER TO WATCH
she got a BA in footwear design at the cordwainers college and an MA at the royal college of art. check out the promising pieces she had on show at the royal college of art! perhaps the production values could be better, but, even so, one can notice the architectural intricacy and beauty of the shoes. keep...
EASILY BORED NEEDS QUICK FIXES
modern, wild-looking jewelry? yes, please. – this maison martin margiela plexi neck piece had the blogosphere talking: nobody would even think about wearing it. i totally would. actually, i have a smaller/cheaper version that i’m wearing quite often. i usually like all the pieces margiela puts out there: they’re simple and they often challenge the concept most...
THE VERY COOL 25H HOTELS
are you going to travel to frankfurt, vienna, zurich or hamburg soon? if the answer is yes, i may have already found the place you’re going to stay. i admit, it is a little presumptuous, but check this out: there are 6 25h hotels in the 4 above-mentioned locations (actually, the one in zurich will only...
THE ULTIMATE JAPANESE TOILET
you wouldn’t think i talked and talked about all things japanese and forgot about their world famous butt-warming, flushing sound-faking toilets with their suggestive drawings menu and jet-temperature-and-angle settings? well, i found the de luxe version of this japanese staple and here you have it! nu-mi is a toilet made by kohler and it apparently...
MODERN INDIAN MILLINER – LITTLE SHILPA
shilpa chavan aka little shilpa is the former apprentice of phillip treacy as well as the future of indian millinery. apart from designing amazingly intricate accessories for her own brand, she also did a few collaborations (most notably with co-national manish aurora) and took commissions for lady gaga from fan nicola formichetti (who also used her stuff...
GALLERY NIGHT 2011
this friday night, nag 5 gives us 83 events in 69 spaces with over 350 artists in bucharest and cluj! last year, i rode my bike between the galleries i chose: it was an eventful, laid back friday night…what else can one ask for? for all the details, go to the nag website. for cluj,...
BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!
the 7th edition of the vienna fair (12-15 may) starts soon: “over 120 galleries from more than 20 countries focus on art from central and south-eastern europe, showcasing peerless presentations of contemporary art work in several areas of fine arts: painting, graphic art, sculpture, photography, media, installation and performance.” with a very detailed bilingual website...
OBJECTIFIED
i recommend this even if you’re not specifically interested in design. it is a short, pretty interesting documentary about every day objects and their shape. if you have 75 minutes to spare, choose this!
LUXURY CAPSULE HOTEL
i know, it sounds like a paradox. but it is the concept of 9h from kyoto: limited space, but high quality services and products. the pod can only be used for a maximum of 17 hours, but the recommended time is 9 hours. they even have a formula for this: 1 h shower, 7 hours sleep and 1...
WINE MANGA
i was told there is a manga out there on any theme imaginable. so i was not very surprised when i heard that a there is a manga on wine but it single-handedly increased wine sales in japan from less than a third of the market to around 70 per cent of alcohol sales. wow! traditionally,...
