24 ROOMS TUCKED INTO ONE_____________________________________________
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
5/05/2010
4/24/2010
Retail Stars
PanPan Atelier__Valencia, Spain
The Department Store__Auckland, New ZealandRETAIL STARS (VID)
Monocle's retail and service survey chronicles companies and people who are setting benchmarks we should all take note of. Saul Taylor reports on three entrepreneurial ventures doing just that.
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4/21/2010
Design Moment
THE GREEN DESIGN 100
+Tonic
+Celebs Love Eco-Tees
Purchase items like organic Ts by Luella Bartley while tracking which charities received donations from recent sales under the "What You've Done" section.
Taking its name from Sanskrit for "most pure," Amala skin and body products is made entirely from whole plant ingredients and contains no preservatives. Five percent of its profits are donated to the Amazon rain forest.
ION Salon
Founded by top hairstylists Leonardo Manetti, Marco Santini and Pasquale Ferrante, New York City luxury ION Salon is 85% green, from its products to its recycled and eco-friendly materials.
Sometimes it's the little things that add up. While the newly revamped Hotel Shangri-La uses important energy-saving fixtures like dual-flush toilets, the focus at this Art Deco-style hotel is on discreet changes like biodegradable packaging for bath amenities and recycled-paper stationery.
The 2010 Fisker Karma hybrid seems like any other luxury sports sedan, but with wood trim sourced from fallen trees, optional animal-friendly interior and a solar-panel roof, it goes the extra mile.
Confluences
The French company famed for its modern furnishings is also a leader in sustainable design. Ligne Roset is a member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council and manufactures and compartmentalizes products in a way that helps facilitate the breakdown and reuse of each object at the end of its life cycle.
Water-based and biodegradable, Nautica Oceans cologne was inspired by the ocean-tinged scent of a racing yacht's sail and, fittingly, contains hints of sea-salt rose, lavender reef and teakwood.
Not only is Xtrema ceramic cookware made from natural minerals, but the manufacturing process produces no pollutants and uses recycled water.
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+Tonic+Celebs Love Eco-Tees
Purchase items like organic Ts by Luella Bartley while tracking which charities received donations from recent sales under the "What You've Done" section.
Taking its name from Sanskrit for "most pure," Amala skin and body products is made entirely from whole plant ingredients and contains no preservatives. Five percent of its profits are donated to the Amazon rain forest.
ION SalonFounded by top hairstylists Leonardo Manetti, Marco Santini and Pasquale Ferrante, New York City luxury ION Salon is 85% green, from its products to its recycled and eco-friendly materials.
Sometimes it's the little things that add up. While the newly revamped Hotel Shangri-La uses important energy-saving fixtures like dual-flush toilets, the focus at this Art Deco-style hotel is on discreet changes like biodegradable packaging for bath amenities and recycled-paper stationery.
The 2010 Fisker Karma hybrid seems like any other luxury sports sedan, but with wood trim sourced from fallen trees, optional animal-friendly interior and a solar-panel roof, it goes the extra mile.
ConfluencesThe French company famed for its modern furnishings is also a leader in sustainable design. Ligne Roset is a member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council and manufactures and compartmentalizes products in a way that helps facilitate the breakdown and reuse of each object at the end of its life cycle.
Water-based and biodegradable, Nautica Oceans cologne was inspired by the ocean-tinged scent of a racing yacht's sail and, fittingly, contains hints of sea-salt rose, lavender reef and teakwood.
Not only is Xtrema ceramic cookware made from natural minerals, but the manufacturing process produces no pollutants and uses recycled water._____________________________________________
On Display
Apple store__iPod's Have You Heard it? display__2006THE WINDOW DISPLAY BLOG
Diesel's Be Stupid display__Mar.10
Agent Provocateur__Feb.10
Ralph Lauren__Feb.10TOKYO SHOW WINDOW
Ginza Core department store__Nov.09
Ginza Core__Mar.10GINZA - ABOUT
Ginza Waco department store__Jul.09
Tempe, Arizona__2009__[Flickr.com] _____________________________________________
3/07/2010
Design Moment
The Ledge__Willis Tower__Chicago
Skywalk__Grand Canyon__ColoradoBREATHTAKING VIEWING PLATFORMS
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2/27/2010
Japanese Bullets
+The World's Speediest Trains+World's Fastest Train Dumps Energy Like a Prius
+The World's Five Fastest Trains You Can Ride Right Now
VIDS
+Shinkansen Bullet Train+Shinkansen Bullet Train - driver's POV
+Maglev Trains
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2/26/2010
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Bio
W Magazine
Velvet Goldmine__1998
Fan Art__JRMFansite.org
The Return of the King
JRM on Henry VII and Love - vid
Rhys Meyers Shares His Personal Paris"Listen, Parisians have that arrogance about them. But that's their character. So what you do to cope is raise your own arrogance level so that you can fit right in. Now I have no problem with that at all. But Americans don't think that way. … Americans abroad can be so easily offended, when you don't mean to offend them. The trick is to be just as arrogant as the French are!"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Takes a Big Step Up With His New Thriller"I don't hang out with actors," he smiles. "They're all bitter, twisted creatures, including me.
From Paris With Love - review___________________________________________
2/21/2010
CARNIVAL
COLUMBIA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGOBRAZIL
VENICE
The traditional Flight of the Angel
[PICS: Boston.com / ABCNews.go.com / Jezebel.com / NYDailyNews.com / HuffingtonPost.com / DailyMail.co.uk / Clipmarks.com]
SLIDESHOWS
+THE BIG PICTURE: CARNIVAL 2010
+VENICE CARNIVAL 'SENSATION 2010'
+VENICE CARNIVAL 2010
+SHOWCASE: SURREAL SELVES IN RIO
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