Launched to much fanfare in November 2009, The Mandarin Hotel in Barcelona is the place to stop whilst in the city, previously an old bank building it has been transformed by Spanish born and Milan raised architect Patricia Urquiola, known for her work with brands such as Foscarini, B&B Italia, Alessi, Capellini, Cassina, Knoll and Moroso she gave the place her unique touch, by lavishly using white and combining it with the Scandinavian sense of scale and clean lines, the result is a hotel that sets a new standard for luxury and class in a a city fabled for its art.
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Although shot as thumbnails, you’d be forgiving for mistaking these for the real thing, its only upon closer inspection that you realize that they are made entirely of Lego blocks, Polish Lego fan Maciej Drwiega’s creations are just proof that one can make anything with these ubiquitous blocks!!
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If you though our coverage of Living Jewelry by Hafsteinn Juliusson was out of this world, how about these??? created by artist Debra Baxter who says she was fascinated by crystals and the powers they held as a child, she found the fact that they could amplify anything rather influential, she also defines her work as embracing failure and fragility, calling this piece a sort of a superhero tool/weapon, it kind of contradicts the image it portrays if you ask me. it looks out of this world none the less, what do you think???
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Initially beginning as a humble tea house with 3 tables that would serve as a meeting point for fellow artists and musicians, and moving on to be named by Time Magazine as “China’s First Celebrity Chef” Miss Zhang Jin transformed herself into a force to be reckoned with, although a musician, artist, trendsetter and tea connoisseur herself, Ms Jin turned her hand to haute cuisine and revolutionized the Beijing restaurant scene, developing a unique cultural brand in Green T. House.
She expanded her vision further by launching the Green T. House Living concept on the outskirts of Beijing City creating a crossroad for art, culture and community offering dining and art events and introducing her signature line of tea’s. with a spacious villa style accommodation and spa introduced in June 2009. we get the impression that there’s a lot more in store from this creative juggernaut!
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Every day thousands if not millions of people around the world use gyms, in and out they go, sweating away their guilty pleasures from the night before, but for a select few the commute to the gym might only be a few steps away, this privileged group often spend hundred’s if not thousands of pounds on the latest equipment, furniture, rooms etc but when it comes down to it there is only so much you can do with regards to the aesthetic aspect of the equipment itself, often standing out like an eye-sore, gym equipment is downright UGLY to say the least!
Designed by renowned Japanese Designer Kenzo Takata the power plate would be at place in a museum of modern art, never mind your home gym. made to order unfortunately this vibrating beauty does not come cheap, at £9,525 (gulp!) i’d rather jog!
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Shopping Carts! they are probably as ubiquitous as anything can possibly get, wherever there are people you can be rest assured that somewhere at the bottom of a river, an alleyway or street corner you will find an abandoned shopping trolley, Los Angeles based artist Ramon Coronado spent a lot of time living across a neglected area of LA called MacArthur Park, the area with its largely Hispanic population was a hub for crime, Ramon also found a general lack of recreational facilities for children and an abundance of shopping trolleys. As part of a project he transformed the discarded trolleys into useful objects like chairs and swings. rather nifty if you ask me.
