No two people will express their feelings about Sweden’s Ice Hotel in the same way. In fact, if you visit the ice hotel from year to year it will be quite different since it continuously melts and is reconstructed with an entirely new look and usually, an even hipper design than the previous year.
The rooms are all designed and creatively carved of ice by international artists who have been coming to the area for the past 14 years to make their mark in this land of the deep freeze.
It began meagerly 14 years ago - one room. The 2004 season boasted 50-rooms with 5,000 square metres built of 30,000 tons of snow and 4,000 tons of ice. Best described as a fairy-tale like experience, you enter the ice hotel through reindeer-skin covered doors. Inside, in addition to the rooms, there is a reception area, hall of pillars, Iceart exhibition, Absolut Icebar, Icehotel cinema and an Icechurch. In the evening guests gather in the Icebar before going to bed for a drink “in the rocks” - iceglasses taken straight from the ice of the River Torne. Read more
Struggling to sell your London home? Don’t want to drop your asking price any further? Fearful of negative equity? There may be a solution if you look beyond your own front door – and, indeed, your own country – and target foreign buyers.
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The Asian design style of Chinese color design for interior space of the house with the Chinese style. Chinese-styled interiors are bold with bright colors used for accent. Dark wood tones and high-gloss finishes combine for a dramatic, sophisticated palette. Red is used abundantly as a symbol of good luck
NEW YORK — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation [NYSE: PVH], today announced that the Calvin Klein Home division will introduce two designer furniture lines this spring — ‘Calvin Klein’ and ‘The curator collection by Calvin Klein Home.’
Slated to launch domestically in January 2009, the latest additions to the Calvin Klein Home line will consist of modern, timeless pieces in keeping with the Calvin Klein brand aesthetic. The hallmark of both furniture assortments will be a combination of stylish pieces finely crafted of the highest quality materials, finishings, and hardware. The initial offering includes furnishings for the living room, dining room, and bedroom, including sofas, chairs, dining tables, coffee and side tables, beds, mirrors, and book cases. All of the designs will be unique to Calvin Klein Home, and will embody the modern design aesthetic for which the brand is known. The launch will be supported by a national advertising campaign with placements in strategic shelter, lifestyle, and fashion publications, such as Elle Decor, Metropolitan Home, O at Home, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Wallpaper, Domino, and New York Times Magazine, among others. Read more
