Traditionally, people in Denmark leave their country to go skiing. But now the CopenHill waste incinerator provides them with a ski slope all year round. Seriously! It is all thanks to a truly spectacular architectural project ...
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Just like the hydrangeas in Olga Wisinger-Florian’s work that went under the hammer in the most recent auction at the im Kinsky, the art market is blooming even in this period of crisis. We cast a glance behind the scenes of the Viennese auction house ...
Systematic, nalytical, focused. And mindful of feasibility. That’s how Graz-based product designer Lukas Klingsbichel describes his way of working. Because it’s only when something is really feasible that reality can be changed – and that’s what he’s interested in ...
In the Island of Capri, a power station becomes distinctive element of the relation between urban fabric and nature. The new Terna power station designed by the Italian studio Frigerio Design Group is an innovative architecture, elegantly integrated into the unique natural context ...
Big City. That’s the name of the latest and biggest piece of work by Austrian artist Alessandro Painsi, who has installed Denmark’s largest indoor artwork in an apartment building in Aalborg ...
Wenn das kein Grund zum Feiern ist: Der Gewürztraminer Nussbaumer 2018 der Kellerei Tramin erhielt vom führenden italienischen Wein-Guide Gambero Rosso die Höchstnote „Tre Bicchieri“ (Drei Gläser) und liefert damit eine Sensation. Es handelt sich nämlich um die zwanzigste Drei-Gläser-Auszeichnung in Folge ...
The most ambitious building project in human history has been launched. Architecture office BIG, construction company ICON and NASA plan to build the first settlement on the moon using 3D printing technologies. The name of their mission: Project Olympus ...
Architect Gianluca Santosuosso asked himself, “How would nature respond to this brief?” – and turned to a beehive as a model for residential housing. His “HIVE Project” tackles current challenges with a completely new approach that benefits humans, animals and plants collectively ...
The newly built art depot of the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam can be considered a work of art in its own right. The architects at MVRDV have designed a massive, mirrored “bowl” with trees growing out of its “lid”. This new building can be admired already – even before the art objects have been installed ...
In the picturesque village of Pürgg, high above the Ennstal valley and with a population of just 150, time seems to stand still. Austrian poet Peter Rosegger described the idyllic spot as the “cradle of Styria”, and it’s where we discover a restaurant and guesthouse with centuries-old character that is still evident today ...
Delvaux – the oldest luxury leather goods house in the world –
opens a new Parisian boutique, its fourth in the French capital. The store is situated in Rue Saint Honoré , one of the most famous streets for luxury retail. Designed by Milan-based architectural studio Vudafieri-Saverino Partners, La Maison’s new space is an evocative combination of design pieces adorned with prestigious luxury touches: bringing a new harmony of shades and styles ...
Amidst the rocks of the Californian desert, a piece of sky suddenly catches the eye. Surely an illusion? But no, there is simple explanation: an “invisible” mirror house has been built for film producer Chris Hanley in Joshua Tree. It is a house that serves as a stage for an Oscar-winning performance by the surrounding nature ...
