Sep 9, 2012 | Compliments & Accessories, Environment
Could this be the answer to the smoking ban in public recreational areas? Airdiem have come up with a solution for an argeeleh/narghile/shisha that uses actual minerals & food aromas to create vapor instead of actual smoke, mimicking the pleasurable effect smoking a narghile gives by using Armatherapy which is actually beneficial to the consumer. This is a much more expensive concept given the minerals and high end narghiles used, but do you think it could be a solution to luxury hotels & restaurants?
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Aug 22, 2012 | Compliments & Accessories, Tips
Anyone who would love to host guests would appreciate tips for the perfect table setting. Checking out Priya Krishna‘s post on the The Food Network made me want to share with you her tip for the perfect French napkin fold. This is a nice classy way a setting your cutlery and would save you the hassle of knowing which utensil goes on which side.I loved the idea of creating a pocket! Check the detailed steps next!
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Apr 29, 2012 | Compliments & Accessories, Interiors
Justin Timberlake and his longtime interior designer Estee Stanley have been working on a home collection with HomeMint.
The collection will be available exclusively online at HomeMint.com, to members—who pay a monthly fee of $10 to enjoy discounts and early access to new products—and nonmembers alike.The line won’t be available to buy until early May, but you can preview the collection and sign up for updates today.
Elle Décor had an interesting interview with Timberlake where they were able to provide some snap shots of this collection. You can read the interview here.
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Apr 15, 2012 | Compliments & Accessories, Interiors
The fashion brand French Connection just introduced a beautiful down-to-earth home collection designed by Lorraine Brennan. The collection includes lighting, linen bedding, ceramics and a small selection of furniture with emphasis on colors such as mineral blue, white, taupe, tan and grey. I liked the fresh look, crisp feeling these images have. Looking at their prices, they are considered in the affordable range.
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Mar 26, 2012 | Compliments & Accessories
Château Baccarat from James Bort Factory on Vimeo.
To celebrate the new Château Baccarat oenology wine glass collection, the famed Crystalworks has given photographer and film maker James Bort carte blanche to make a short movie. Filmed at the House of Baccarat in Paris, the video, in the style of a fairy tale, presents the explosion of colours and flavours magnified by the specially-created Château Baccarat stemware.
See the full Château Baccarat collection at baccarat.com
Credits : jamesbort.com
Mar 16, 2012 | Compliments & Accessories, Famous Designers
Milan 2012 will witness the launch of ‘Luminosity’, a showcase of new lamps, lights and shades presented in a series of illuminated environments, at MOST, a festival of design, innovation and culture to be held at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology in Milan.
Luminosity is an exploration of light. On a mission to illuminate and furnish the future, we aim to de-mystify preconceptions of artificial light and to educate people on the future of lighting. New Products introduced by Tom Dixon include:
Etch Web is a vast 65cm wide shade with an unusual open structure, designed to cast atmospheric angular shadows when lit. An irregular pentagon shape is repeated 60 times across the body to create a total sphere. The enormous globe is astonishingly lightweight, weighing only 980 grams, with a correspondingly ethereal visual attitude. Formed from copper anodized aluminum through a process of digital photo-acid etching, an oversized LED bulb is suspended within the center of Etch Web to make it the ultimate shadow play pendant.
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