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Luxury Hotels in Las Vegas
No matter where in the world you are, you still must have heard about Las Vegas. Las vegas is also known as “Sin City,” it takes entertainment to a whole new level and offers more to see and do than one could possibly think off. This land is full of more casinos per square foot than the no. of houses in the land and a population teetering at 600,000. Las Vegas is internationally renowned for its gaming and adult entertainment. Las Vegas exudes opulence around every corner and is not all about late-night debauchery. Luxury lovers from near and far heard to the city to partake in its rich culture and refined offerings. The city that never sleeps has reinvented itself time and time again and has proven to be a lasting landmark in American history.
Las Vegas is usually remembered with two words “the strip”. This three-mile stretch is home to some of Las Vegas’ most extravagant hotels, entertainment venues, restaurants and fine boutiques. Las Vegas has a wide variety of luxury hotels in Las Vegas to choose from; we compiled a list of some of our favorites with quick overviews.
Bellagio Las Vegas:
The Bellagio Las Vegas Hotel has the AAA Five Diamond Award for six consecutive years in its kitty. It is a five-star resort and casino. It has also been on the Cond Nast Traveler Gold List for the past six years as well as having received the Four-Star Mobil Travel Guide Award for seven years running. Only the best in quality and service is being provided by a long lasting tradition with the Bellagio Las Vegas. The entrance hall is a magnificent reception area dazzling our guests with its marble and Bellagio-themed art dcor, plunging them in a realm of Luxury and past splendor. (more…)
Tribal DDB office by i29 interior architects
Tribal DDB Amsterdam is a highly ranked digital marketing agency and part of DDB international, worldwide one of the largest advertising offices. i29 interior architects designed their new offices for about 80 people. Our goal was to create an environment where creative interaction is supported and to achieve as much workplaces as possible in the new structure with flexible offices and large open spaces.
New north part of the Highline in New York city
The Highline in New York city is one of the best experiences in town at the moment. While in New York for the DesignBoost-NYC event at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum we went to see the new north part. It was an amacing experience to see how this old railway has been turned into a park for New Yorkers of all kind; joggers, readers, meditators.
Geist restaurant by SPACE
Copenhagen based multidisciplinary design studio SPACE has just finished their restaurant project Geist, which is the brain-child of Michelin starred chef Bo Bech. SPACE worked closely with the chef to make sure that the interior design of the restaurant reflected the relaxed nature of the cuisine, whilst capturing the wild and flamboyant universe of Bo Bech.
A typical part of the restaurant interior is the relaxed bar area where guests can enjoy an intimate supper. SPACE also created the Spine high chair especially for Geist. The design concept was all about contrasts. We wanted the restaurant to be dynamic & calm in both space , texture, color and materials. It is a modern design that has a nostalgic tone. It is an artistic space that retains its playfulness and is simultaneously rough and yet refined, says Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard R¼tzou of SPACE.
A church built of recycled materials
The new Tureberg Church is situated in Sollentuna just outside Stockholm. Architect Helena Tallius Myhrman from Tallius Myhrman Architects wanted to do the Tureberg Church bold yet timeless. It’s a modern concrete church with sustainability in mind. Most of the equipment in the round church is made of recycled materials. To the altar, baptismal font and the organ kabinett the artist Finn Ahlgren of Godspeed used recycled wood. The altar and processional crosses are made “‹”‹from recycled glass from scrapped televisions and monitors. The chasubles with its symbolic applications is made of durable linen made by the sewing circle of the local community. The church wanted to order something that reminded of man’s faulty and incomplete, and that it is ok and something that can be highlighted and presented to and nothing to be ashamed of. It brought the ideas to me on the broken and the ugly in design.
LIVING, Frontiers of Architecture
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art north of Copenhagen is organizing the exhibition LIVING, Frontiers of Architecture, an exhibition focussing on the cross relation between art and architecture. Arne Quinze was invited to participate in this exhibition and he has built the My Home My House My Stilthouse installation alongside three Safe Garden paintings. These paintings make a connection with his sculpture and the work in overall is an examination on how people claim their premises, houses and gardens and see it as something private and ‘mine’. The living area is fenced and boundaries are clearly set.
New York The Magnum Edition
New York The Magnum Edition, published by Gloria, this giant of a book, weighing in at 12Kg is book as architecture: it comes with its own base and skeletal frame. 1500 images, 756 pages, and features the most iconic images of New York by some of the most respected photographers of our times – including 28 Magnum photographers. The editon includes a silver gelatin print by Leonard Freed. There are only 25 of prints available worldwide.
New York contains thirty three chapters covering every aspect of the New York story, including history, architecture, design, art, fashion, music, film, television, dance, sport and 9/11.
28 Magnum photographers have work featured in the book. Some of the photographers featured in this book include Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Eve Arnold, David Bailey, Henri Cartier- Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Patrick Demarchelier, Elliott Erwitt, Philippe Halsman, Evelyn Hofer, Annie Leibovitz, Steve McCurry, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Jacob Riis, Jerry Schatzberg, Edward Steichen, Dennis Stock and Weegee among others.
Old and new by Ilse Crawford
British designer and creative director Ilse Crawford has made a nice transformation of a historic Georgian building in Somerset, England. It’s in her now classic tradition of joining old and new, modern and emotional design. We have been lucky to interact with Ilse a couple of times and her vision of the cool head and warm heart is very interesting to learn more about. No more words, the images speak for themselves.
Swedish design in bank of the future
BVD Design & Branding created a multifunctional space in Skandiabanken’s new branch in central Stockholm where interactive technology encounters natural materials and creative design solutions. Skandia has created a new type of banking experience that is unique in the financial sector, inspired by retail rather than banking. ”The basic elements are inspiration from nature, innovation and Swedish design. We were given a great amount of freedom in this assignment, and Skandia were keen to innovate and dared to invest in our ideas. Skandiabanken wants to be a modern and personal alternative within the world of finance and these premises exude this,” says Catrin Vagnemark, Creative Director, BVD.
The branch is multifunctional and can be used for different types of meetings. For example, on the first floor there is a room for workshops for creative sessions and a water dispenser when a break in work is needed. The light and airy premises can be transformed easily and simply into a lecture hall. And even the small details have been considered. There is a “mini meeting place” where children can have fun while their parents are helped by Skandia’s advisers. In the old days the bank was all about the power of money and the interiors reflected that. Expensive materials such as marble and oak wood were used and the bank clerks were located behind glass. It was not an accessible place. In today’s world of consumer power, financial turmoil and demand for transparency even banks must be open and accessible. In this assignment we worked with the idea of Skandia as the enabler; a brand/company/meeting place that can make people’s dreams and ideas come through.
A digest of modern architecture exclusively for iPad
Edition29 ARCHITECTURE is one of the top 10 newspaper and magazines apps sold on Apple iPad in 2010, along with other publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Wired Magazine, as recently reported by the Financial Post. The 5th Issue of Edition29 Architecture is the biggest one so far with over 170 pages of amazing visual drama elicited through great photography of structural sculptures that serve as residences from Japan to Portugal. Here’s the link to Edition 29 Architecture in iTunes. Following in the footsteps of buildings showcased in the past issues of Edition29 Architecture, this ISSUE 005 builds on the collection of great buildings that deserve to be seen, noticed and collected as a body of work that exemplifies genuine creativity and functionality in its inception and execution.
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