Copenhagen is seemingly made for design tourism, and the Square is the perfect downtown hotel for travelers who need a little Arne Jacobsen in their lives—and the bright crimson Egg chairs in the lobby look positively retro next to the glowing green glass of the reception desk. The hotel takes its name from its location, on Copenhagen’s central Town Square, and is conveniently located next to the Tivoli Gardens and the Strøget, the famed pedestrian mall.
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The design company P.O.M. is an abbrevation of "Piece of Mind". Their business idea is to develop products they miss themselves
Even though all their products exist in similar forms or are not completely new as such, they always try to enhance them with one or more features in order of having the distinguished edge and product advantage. There should always be several reasons for getting excited over what P.O.M. produces.
They design and manufacture interior products by following criteria's:
- The products should solve a problem in new and better ways.
- The quality should be equal or superior to what we demand by ourselves in our own homes.
The company P.O.M. Stockholm AB was founded in 2003. Their products are available through a network of exclusive interior decoration stores.
Bleach Design, located in Marinha Grande, Portugal, is a multidisciplinary design team with projects ranging from web design and corporate identity to product development and design. The Vase by Bleach Design is made of flexible polyurethane rubber molded into a familiar vase shape. Throw this vase full of daisies at your boyfriend's head and it'll bounce right back at you. Bleach also suggests using The Vase as an anti-stress device, much like those flour-filled balloons sold at ten bucks a pop. All in all, The Vase challenges the quintessential "vase" to an existence with no discrepancies, protecting love and sentiment within its nearly indestructible shell. But really, if you want to make a scene, stick with glass because shattered glass is super dramatic. Afterwards, you can squeeze the hell out of The Vase for effective stress release.
Quintess is one of the finest luxury vacation clubs in the world. A Quintess membership establishes an incredible new luxury lifestyle for you and your family. They combine the grand opulence of a multimillion dollar home with services and amenities found only in the best five-star resorts. Together, with amenities and programs provided through our destination partners, Quintess members receive access to one-in-a-lifetime experiences that no other luxury residence club can offer. Properties include private apartments that would each sell for around $4 million, in New York, Paris, Napa, and Cabo, with Florence London in the works. Memership is a $345,000 onetime fee; annual dues of $21,000 for 30 days a year then $250 a day thereafter.
Walter Hansel was a lifelong wine enthusiast who had the vision to plant the original 250 vines in 1978. Today, Stephen, Walter's son, pursues that vision of producing world class Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Hansel Family Vineyards currently consists of 75 acres of grapes from ten different French and domestic clones ranging in age from 23 to 3 years. At Walter Hansel Winery, the emphasis is on low yields (a miniscule range from 1.5 to 2.7 tons/acre) for greater complexity. Since all their grapes are grown on their own property, they can exercise strict control in the vineyards, which are planted with 5 Pinot and 5 Chardonnay clones. Each clone was chosen for its specific acid and flavor variations.
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Dashwood Books at 33 Bond Street (between Lafayette and Bowery) is New York City's only independent bookstore devoted entirely to photography. Dashwood Books is owned and operated by David Strettell formerly the Cultural Director of Magnum Photos where for the last twelve years he produced numerous books and exhibitions advised on countless photographic projects and developed extensive relationships in publishing and media, as well as with museums, galleries and with photographers all over the world.
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CoverFlow is an album browser for OS X, using Cocoa and OpenGL. It was originally inspired from a concept by Andrew Coulter Enright. Now iTunes users can browse their entire music collection by album cover. I dont have a Mac so i haven’t been able to try it out but I love the idea
The Eva Solo Tea-maker is a complete solution to tea making. The Eva Solo design utilizes a solid metal cup that when depressed fully encases the leaves, preventing further steeping and the tea from becoming bitter. Because the elongated filter allows the leaves to extend to the bottom of the carafe, a partial pot is easily brewed. When pouring, the unique flip-top lid opens automatically with the metal lip preventing messy drips. The fabric cover (referred to as a “tea-shirt”) keeps the tea hot and accentuates the sleek lines of the glass jug as well as protects the pourer’s hand and the table from heat. The “shirt” comes in a variety of colors and materials to allow consumers to “dress” their tea maker to fit their personal style.
July 2006
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