Jean Nouvel has won the Pritzker Prize, the world’s most prestigious architecture award. And for a good reason, because his work is simply amazing. We love Nouvel’s for many reasons, from his irregular shapes and spaces, to the use of plants and color LEDs to create almost surreal, night-city creatures that seem taken from a science fiction movie.
A truly inimitable experience can be had with this Teuco hydroshower - the Armonya bathtub and shower combination unit by Angeletti Ruzza. The Teuco Armonya combination unit is a novel piece of equipment that blends the convenience of the bathtub and shower with multiple other amenities that make this product stand out from the crowd. The Armonya and Armonya Light are characterized by meticulous transparency, precious finishes (i.e. anodized aluminum) and essential design. The combination unit touts the unique Hydrosilence System, which offers complete relaxation and lets you enjoy the purest possible sound of well-being, the murmur of flowing water. Other salient features include hydrosonic jets, hydromassage jets, hand shower with anti-scale function on the up-down adjustment rail, control panel and remote control, headrest, combined overflow filler for bath, and radio. The use of translucent and opaque materials and lighting make Armonya to deliver special effects that cannot be found in other showers.
Cocktail lounges for long have been hip, haute and happening places where the swish set usually hang around. Taking the Coctail lounge concept to stratospheric heights is the super-bling, House of Bols Cocktail and Genever Experience, at Amsterdam. This, fast becoming tourist attraction, is actually a cocktail bar/ museum unlike any other in the whole wide world and coming from the world’s oldest spirit maker, Lucas Bols, expect it to be one contemporary yet a character filled place. To give you a perspective of how old the Lucas Bols company really is, how about an ancient 1575 when it all began. Coming to the BCGE itself, everything about this place is bling, sensory and awe inspiring. Right from it’s design which has won the prestigious Dutch design award for the best exhibition and experience award, this place reeks of pizzas. To get a full blown experience of this place, you can take a self-guided tour into its rich innards. The biggest head turner there is the Diamond Cocktail Shaker. This unique Boston Shaker is made up of silver and 18 carat gold, inlaid with no less than 480 brilliant-cut diamonds, with a total weight of 19.05 carats.
A well known 18 year old graffiti artist that goes by the name “Skullphone” has expanded his repertoire of vandalism to include 10 digital billboards around L.A. Earlier this week, onlookers were treated to Skullphones’s calling card in between the normal ads running on the display. Nice work dude, let’s hope that the police and the folks at ClearChannel appreciate art.
We don’t go to the movies to admire the theater, but would it kill theater owners to build even one with an edge? Time and time again, we are disappointed in the new, mega multiplexes that are boring beyond belief in their sameness and recycled ideas. So, we must admit that there is not much to celebrate but are seeing little glimmers of hope and ingenuity once in a while.Â
One example is the AMC Pacific Place Cinema in Hong Kong refurbished by Hong Kong-based James Law. The entrance areas to the six auditoriums seating 600 in 1.2-meter wide leather seats plus the a VIP theatre for 39.
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The new generation does not mindlessly wave away traditions. In fact, things reappearing in a new and improved Avaatar are often eagerly accepted. Take for instance the La Sorrentina Atomic age coffee machine. It was designed as far back as the late 40s by Milan designer Giordano Robbiati. After so many years, it retains its popularity as it makes a comeback. And with good reason. La Sorrentina retains its original design, which adds some old-world charm to it. However, the contemporary touches make it even more appealing to the present buyers who are hard to please. New, modern materials have been used with old-fashioned hand production and testing, with a view to making them more durable. You can easily produce from 2 to 6 espresso sized shots and quickly froth and heat milk for delicious cappuccinos. Now let’s see what the La Sorrentina Atomic age coffee machine can do.
Seems with all the latest technology bucking up, cooking will no more remain any tedious job at all. Attention Ladies, check out the the Izona CookSurface. Designed by Fisher and Paykel, the Izona CookSurface touts a radical design impassive of the conventional, gauche looking gas hobs. It also has a chic, glowing, easy clean model that’s the fusion of the paramount of both gas and ceramic technology. It has a modish, seamless black ceramic glass in the background from which emerge inventive burners and pan supports. Once you are done with cooking, these retract back. When the cooktop is not in use it has the visual discreteness of a ceramic surface, yet once functioning, it offers the power and functionality of gas cooking. The burners can be raised and lowered to tailor the configuration to user’s individual cooking requirements.The dial controls for the cooktop makes for accurate, incremental linear flame control, divided into individual flame settings. The Izmona CookSurface not only enhances the quality and efficiency of cooking, but also sustain a dynamic user experience by providing both audio and visual feedback.
From the renowned designer, Eero Aarnio another piece of funky furniture from his original catalogue is this perfect pod chair called, The Pastil Chair. The cool and eclectic lounge is made of fiberglass which makes it perfect for your outdoor area including the pool. The chair adorns a $1,780 price tag and it comes in a variety of color options. So, make your pool colorful with these pod chairs. The original design is in current production from Finland.