It’s called slow food and yet the food at Villa Arnica is served very quickly. If you want, you can even choose your own ingredients in the natural garden. A glance over the garden fence is all it takes. Or you can take a few more steps into the 3,000 square metre Arnica field. The sun is shining. The first lettuces are poking their heads out of the soil. There is a delicate scent. The gardening season begins.
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A Slovenian architecture studio has built a residence with an exceptional view in the Spanish desert: a glass pavilion.
At the heart of the interior design of Dubai’s newest gourmet temple, Akabeko, created by 4SPACE, is the interplay between light and shadow. Traditional Japanese aesthetics meet modern design in the extravagant city of Dubai.
Was braucht es, um zu wachsen? Hindernisse vielleicht. Fehler. Angst – und ganz bestimmt auch Mut. Aber vor allem eines: Stille. Und ein paar tiefe Atemzüge. Am besten an einem Ort, an dem Stille laut sein darf, getragen von sanfter Musik und liebevollen Stimmen. Ein solcher Ort sind die Arise Body & Mind Studios der Alto Hotel Group in Lana und Bozen in Südtirol.
The gaming scene is growing and with it the US video game developer Gearbox. The company recently expanded to Montréal. The Gearbox Studio there was planned by Patriarche – inspired by virtual worlds, but also by the still quite analogue 90s.
The island of the gods sleeps on the slopes of the volcano. The dark jungle and the cool mist of the eternal waterfalls envelop the terraced rice fields, creating dreamlike watercolour paintings that promote the balance between man and nature. The heady scent of yellow frangipani flowers reaches the black beaches with their sweet aroma.
If you want to spell the Alfa Hotel, you might find more suitable words than Andrew, Lucy and Frederick – words that capture the feeling of this special place: A for alpine, L for letting go, F for finesse and A for a time out. All of this reflects in the spa area of the four-star hotel in Serfaus, which recently added an outdoor relaxation pool to provide even more space for relaxation.
A workplace like a luxury flat: with the new office of the financial company Horsley Bridge Partners, the Huntsman Architectural Group has created a working environment in San Francisco that focusses on work-life integration.
The Reef Restaurant on the Chinese island of Shengshan is a project by Benedetta Tagliabue that celebrates the sea and coastal landscape as well as cultural heritage. Local materials and wood are to play a key role.
Nobility obliges. But so is the name. In the case of London’s new The BoTree Hotel, the Bodhi tree, under which Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment, was the inspiration. Concrete Amsterdam created an appealing interior design for the five-star hotel.
Keep a cool head? A must, four days before Christmas. How about a dip in the cold water, for example, just as they do in the Nordic countries. And then wrap yourself up in a towel, or rather in the KAFTAN(EN) from HELGABAD, which you can win today with door number 20!
The Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall is dedicated to an important medicinal plant in traditional Chinese medicine. The well thought-out dome construction by Luo Studio is based on a cost-efficient structure made of standardised timber.
Is there really a place called Maria Alm? Yes! Even if it does sound a bit like you’ve discovered an isolated place with an impressive name, a pilgrimage church and an idyllic mountain and meadow panorama. And in Maria Alm there is also a Josef, although his surname is Sepp. He’s the one who’s in charge of all the excitement round here with his eponymous hotel for “children over 21”, as he calls his guests.
IMAGINE WAKING UP SURROUNDED BY THE LUSH GREENERY OF THE JUNGLE, THE SOUND OF EXOTIC BIRDS ALL AROUND YOU. THIS IS HOW EVERY DAY BEGINS AT SUITREE, THE LUXURY TREE HOUSE HOTEL IN SARDINAL, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA. THIS IS WHERE CLOSENESS TO NATURE AND MODERN AMENITIES MEET.
The ALBERTINA Museum is showing the highlights of its large holdings of works by Jim Dine – a representative selection of the artist’s generous donation that presents his oeuvre in a multifaceted way.
PIA KNOESTER, THE VISIONARY BEHIND HELGABAD, SHARES HER JOURNEY FROM THE BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE INDUSTRY TO THE CREATION OF A BRAND CENTRED AROUND WATER
AND MINDFULNESS. HELGABAD IS NOT JUST ABOUT PRODUCTS; IT’S ABOUT ENHANCING EVERY-
DAY MOMENTS INTO SOMETHING SACRED. IN THIS INTERVIEW, PIA EXPLORES THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF WATER IN BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, AND HOW HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCES SHAPED HER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS POWER.
How do you capture the essence of a place? One way to do it is through language. Learning basic words and phrases doesn’t just show respect, it also helps you to understand the people and their region a little better. It’s particularly interesting in South Tyrol, where melodic Italian meets rustic Tyrolean, resulting in as many dialects as there are valleys.
Bathed in the stillness of the morning, I took a conscious walk from the sublime Es Racó d’Artà up Puig des Racó. The cool autumn air, the scent of pine trees mixed with the distant salty hint of the sea and the rustle of leaves under my feet were my constant companions. The stony path required my full attention. I felt my breath, quiet and even, and my steps adapted to the gentle rhythm..