INSPIRATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR AN AESTHETIC AND MEANINGFUL LIFESTYLE
October 2023 - Cambodia's former royal residence Amansara, which once housed King Sihanouk's diplomats and aristocrats, will reopen on October 1, 2023 after a royal renovation. Not only will there be new culinary experiences and events to mark the occasion, but thanks to a new direct flight from Vietnam Airlines, it's now even easier to connect Amansara in the Laotian city of Luang Prabang with the legendary Angkor Wat. In the new season, Amantaka will also welcome guests with unique cultural festivals and wellness events - one more reason to embark on an Indochina odyssey this year.
CIS
Making things by hand is in no way “old school” at Creative Industries Styria. Styrian Products exhibit a blend of traditional craftsmanship with modern design and computer technology. This combination doesn’t just result in accurate and high-quality work, it also makes for extraordinary designs and products that have a positive impact on people’s everyday lives. Here are our top three...
Franzobel
The new world is devoid of humour. People are being axed left, right and centre. Replacing real people with self-driving buses, fully automated supermarket checkouts and airline phone lines is like a lottery win. And now artificial intelligence? Soon, machines will be able to do everything, even generate deceptively authentic articles. Does this mean the end of all certainty? The end of all jobs?
ChatGPT
Travelling always involves planning. A lot of it. Where are we going? What do we want to do? What do we want to see? Where’s best to grab a coffee, snack, lunch, dinner, drinks? There are too many questions for someone who loves to explore and see new places but hates the planning part of it – the endless scrolling through Instagram and TikTok to find the latest hotspots. So, I asked ChatGPT...
Iwan Baan
Iwan Baan is considered one of the most important photographers of architecture and the built environment. In impressive images, he documents the growth of global megacities as well as traditional or informal buildings and the works of well-known contemporary architects, including Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Kazuyo Sejima and Tatiana Bilbao. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Vitra Design Museum will dedicate the first comprehensive retrospective to the Dutch photographer. The exhibition "Iwan Baan. Moments of Architecture" presents a panorama of early 21st-century architecture in its urban and social contexts, and the people who live in it, with the photographer's wide-ranging oeuvre...
Gregor Pirouzi
Inspired by the digital revolution and in response to an increasing scarcity of resources, Austrian designer and entrepreneur Gregor Pirouzi has developed a new creative concept based on the fair share principle for the textile industry that breaks with linear systems and establishes fair partnerships between the creative industry and its producers...
The Journey to Peace retreat takes place in the second half of the year in the U.S. at urban Aman New York and remote Amangiri in Utah, supporting guests on their own journey to peace. The spiritual retreat is dedicated to teaching people to rediscover serenity. Das Journey to Peace Retreat findet in der zweiten Jahreshälfte in den USA im urbanen Aman New York und im abgelegenen Amangiri in Utah statt und unterstützt die Gäste auf ihrem eigenen Weg zur Ruhe.
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