Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week is in full effect and we could not think of a better way to experience, than with the world´s latest fashion hotel…  Maison Moschino!

The Maison Moschino is located in a vibrant district in central Milan close to Corso Como and Corso Garibaldi. The hotel is in the vicinity of Milan’s most famous landmarks including the Santa Maria Delle Grazie, the Pinacoteca di Brera and Pinacoteca Ambrosiana art galleries and the Royal Palace.

Right now, book a special room with the special opening rate for a limited time!

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Nowness by LVMH

Nowness.com, a digital magazine created by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, wants to teach you how to live a life of luxury. Relax. The site, at least, is free.

In a time when luxury sales are not exactly on the up and up, Nowness stands as a way for brands to connect with consumers–past, present, and future (they hope). The site, which has been running in teaser mode and will go into full launch today, serves as LVMH’s answer to last year’s closure of online store eLuxury.com, which was shut down largely because many luxury brands started offering e-commerce through their own sites. Rather than create another online shopping destination, LVMH has positioned Nowness as an “information reference”–a place for users to experience “moments of inspiration” and “experience the luxury lifestyle online.”

Nowness will feature original and exclusive content. Each day will feature a new theme (the launch-day theme appears to be “hair”) complete with a handful of stories–videos, photos, or pieces of art revolving around fashion, art, or travel. Today, for example, features a video of model Lily Donaldson, with hair by stylist Sam McKnight, titled “Lily Donaldson’s Flying Hair.” A preview of the site featured a short film noir featuring model Agyness Deyn (below). A slideshow of fashion photography featuring highly stylized hair accompanies.

(from Fast Company)

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Louis Vuitton Concept Designs

Check out these architecturally-inspired concept designs from Louis Vuitton…

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A look into the future of fashion

Many of the designs at New York City’s recent Fashion Week certainly looked futuristic–think metallics and extreme eyeliner–but the fashion industry will have to do better than that if it wants to adapt to coming changes brought about by climate change, resource shortages, and population increase. As these factors emerge in the decades ahead, what will happen to the multi-trillion dollar fashion industry? The Forum for the Future explored the question in the Fashion Futures report (PDF), which envisions four sustainable scenarios for the fashion industry in 2025.

*In Techno-Chic the latest craze is ‘Chameleon’ clothing, a military spin-off, offering a blank canvas which can change colour and style, programmed to mimic the celeb of the moment. People ‘try on’ clothes in virtual mirrors using 3-D body scanners.

*In the Patchwork Planet scenario, clothes are grown from bacterial cellulose and waterless washing machines are common in areas experiencing water shortages.

*In Slow is Beautiful ’slow fashion’ is in vogue, and high street brands compete on sustainability credentials. People also wear ’smart’ clothes that monitor their health and wellbeing.

*In Community Couture the fashion industry is highly entrepreneurial and focused around keeping costs down and reusing clothing.

Read further at Fast Company here…

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Hiroshi Fujiwara in Dub Conference

As a big fan of the Japanese streetwear movement led by figures including Hiroshi Fujiwara, Daiko Suzuki (Woolrich Woolen Mills) , and Hiroki Naramura (Visvim) I was thrilled to see the re-release of Fujiwara´s early forray into music…

“First released back in 1995, Hiroshi Fujiwara’s ‘HIROSHI FUJIWARA in DUB CONFERENCE’ sees a re-release today over at the Japanese iTunes Store. The EP is composed of classical and relaxing tunes, a reflection of Hiroshi’s lifestyle and taste. ”

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Mountain Man, Stefan Kruckenhauser

The Moment blog profiled the work of Stefan Fruckenhauser, the author and photographer behind some of the most compelling and inspiring “mountain” books ever…

” “Snow Canvas With the Leica” may not be the most exciting of book titles, but the author Stefan Kruckenhauser knew how to capture the drama and beauty of skiing in the Austrian Alps in the 1930s. He was known as the “pope of skiing,” and he trained many instructors on the finer points of the sport. While you might not understand or care for all the terminology, the images he took are glorious — something right out of an Arnold Franck mountain film. “Skikamerad Toni/Winterfahrten in Garmisch-Partenkirchen” by Dr. Paul Wolf is another bland title (loose translation: My Ski Comrade Tony/Winter Sports in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) but offers gorgeous moments of the sport as well as the après-ski scene in Austrian’s fanciest resorts.

You can find both at High Valley Books in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Go to highvalleybooks.com.”

Tony Cenicola/The New York Times

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Vitra Museum by Herzog and deMeuron

“The Vitra campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, is already a mecca for contemporary architecture, featuring a design museum by Frank Gehry, a conference center by Tadao Ando, and another building on the way by SANAA. And they’ve just finished what might be the greatest of them of them all: a new building, designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, to showcase the company’s home-furniture collection.

Herzog & de Meuron–who made a global splash in 2008 with their “Bird’s Nest” stadium for the Beijing Olympics–conceived of the building as an “ur-house.” The individual volumes take the form of generic, A-frame houses, which are then stacked on top of each–creating an architectural symbol of Vitra’s actual business, selling high-design through mass production.” (via Fast Company)

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Nike X Kobe Bryant X Aston Martin

“Nike has combined forces with Aston Martin for a very special edition Nike Hyperdunk “Kobe Bryant” edition, playing off the famous video campaign seen back in 2008. This special shoe is like no other Hyperdunk seen before, featuring premium leathers throughout, with Aston Martin branding on the tongue. Only 500 pairs will be hitting select retailers this Spring, with a pair now available through Osneaker for those interested.”

(via Hypebeast)

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Swingers and Art, What could be better?

Art lovers who are keen to visit one of the most important pieces of Gustav Klimt in Vienna will have to endure a new test of dedication…  Currently, The Secession — a world-renowned venue for contemporary art in downtown Vienna, has temporarily incorporated a sex club named “Element6″ as part of a project by Swiss artist Christoph Buechel.

Visitors who would like to see the Beethover Freize from Klimt will be required to walk through Element6 in order to visit the painting, although not during operating hours. “The room where the frieze is exhibited is locked at night for security reasons. But it too has its share of mattresses, surrounded by fake tropical plants and a life-size stuffed lion.

Buechel declined to comment on his project, but the club, normally located in another part of town, said its participation “aims to give as many people as possible the opportunity to overcome their inhibitions.”

“In the framework of this exhibition at the Secession, each individual can test for himself or herself whether this opens up new dimensions for his or her own sexuality,” the club said in a statement.”

Visit our hotels in located in Vienna!

Ronald Zak / AP

(via MSNBC)

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Raise your glass to… Paul Smith

Paul Smith, the London tailor designer and general eclectic lifestyle enthusiast, has put his own personal touch on a timeless bar accessory set.  Using Arne Jacobsen´s Cylinda-Line barset, Smith has re-finished multi-piece set in a slick titanium gloss and inscribed personal messages on each item  like “take pleasure seriously” and “start something new.” The set is called simpy “Statement” and is available in limited edition and includes a cocktail mixer and spoon, shaker, ice bucket with tongs, a two-liter pitcher with strainer, small glass coasters and a serving tray.

If you like this, you will love the Paul Smith-designed uniforms coming soon at our new Cambrian Hotel in Adelboden Switzerland! Click here to check it out…



(image via Luxist)

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