INSPIRATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR AN AESTHETIC AND MEANINGFUL LIFESTYLE
Extravagance, humor, and artisanal craftsmanship – the French fashion label Weinsanto is bringing a fresh perspective to the industry. Designer Victor Weinsanto, a former dancer and student of Jean-Paul Gaultier, blends theatricality with wearable couture. His collections are bold, playful, and always make a statement.
To celebrate its 20th anniversary (2023), the Portuguese winegrowers' group has created two exceptional wines: a red wine and a tawny port. These special cuvées, each blended from the best barrels of the five wineries, deserved a special presentation. The Linz-based creative agency upart won the tender. Their design for the labels and packaging of the valuable wines has now been honoured with the Austrian State Prize for ‘Smart Packaging 2024’.
Planning the "Symbiosis Residence" was a challenge, as it involved building on a steep cliff above the lake in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. It was mastered by Luciano Gerbilsky Arquitectos. And the name says it all. The house blends into the surrounding landscape.
At Das Graseck near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the mountain air becomes part of the recipe almost effortlessly. A private cable car carries guests up to a place where restorative escapes and proactive health care come together in perfect harmony.
In the Liknon show vineyard on Samos, the muscatel vine is the protagonist: the traditional concept of a building dissolves into a tour to explore the habitat of the vines - and the production of the brandy, of course.
Inspired by monastic silence and Gothic design language, the Silent Villas in Laa an der Thaya combine architecture and wellness.
By the time the shouts of Jedermann echo through the streets of Salzburg, it is clear that the festival summer has begun. While the Ouverture Spirituelle provides the classical prelude, Don Giovanni seduces his Zerlina and Herbert Blomstedt, almost 100 years old, is ready to conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra, the city itself once again becomes a stage. Here people stroll, discuss, shop and laugh… The Hotel Stein has always been one of the venues.
Gradonna
If you live in the city, you might often wonder how you can achieve restful sleep when there’s so much “vibrant” noise and activity in the background. You’re tired of the situation and just tired in general. It would be much more beneficial to sleep against the backdrop of the breathtaking East Tyrolean mountains with the best view of the Großglockner – so off we go to the Gradonna****s Mountain Resort with its hotel and 42 chalets...
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