A design “grandmaster” was chosen by the Persian Gulf emirate to create an institution that celebrates its cultural heritage and landscape: the National Museum of Qatar in Doha. For this project, Pritzker prize-winner Jean Nouvel produced an avant-garde building inspired by the desert rose, an ornate formation of crystal clusters with overlapping discs primarily found in dry desert regions. And architect Koichi Takada continued this analogy with nature for the interior design of the gift shop.
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Habitas, the sustainable, experience-led hospitality brand which continues to fortify its status as an industry disruptor with the recent launch of its Namibia and Bacalar properties, will open its next “home” – this time even further off the map, in the uncharted AlUla region in the Northwest of Saudi Arabia.
Delugan Meissl Associated Architects have designed the Botanical Garden for the city of Taiyuan in China. Its three timber-framed domes have lattice shells that could even be the biggest in the world.
The “Red Sea Project” is one of the most ambitious regenerative projects in the world. From 2023, the western coast of Saudi Arabia will feature a new form of barefoot luxury spanning over 28,000 square kilometers, with an archipelago of more than 90 untouched natural islands, plus dormant volcanoes, deserts, mountains and cultural sites.
Each Sous Le Manteau scent is based on the original recipe of a love potion from the 19th century in France and brings back to life an ancestral vision of love which memory still whispers between the pages of forgotten grimoires, modernized by the perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer …
Oriental bathing culture already existed in the seventh century. The stone house in Istanbul, where a new dream spa pampers guests, may only be 100 years old. But it adds an extraordinary retreat to the Six Senses Resort Kocataş Mansions, itself steeped in history.
Travel connoisseurs are well aware that Arnaud Zannier creates extraordinary holiday retreats. Now the hotelier has added a new jewel to his portfolio. The green luxury resort Bãi San Hô revives traditional Vietnamese style in untouched surroundings.
Upcycled denim, cotton from Nigeria and fabric remnants form the basis of each collection from the Nigerian label. The result is free-spirited fashion inspired by the nomads of the African deserts …
Dreams of the perfect holiday come true in the exclusive suites at the Geinberg5 Private SPA Villas – with your own butler and jacuzzi included.
The past year has been very challenging for everyone across the world. We have been thrown into new living arrangements and are still dealing with the upheaval the pandemic has inflicted on us. While being isolated during the lockdowns, LA-based artist Lucky Tennyson asked people to give him an insight into their thoughts while he photographed them through their windows – and in doing so, he found out what people are really longing for …
The exhibition Fire demands its Fuel (April 21 – June 12, 2021) was curated by Elisa R. Linn and Lennart Wolff (KM Temporaer) at the joint invitation of Drei and Markus Lüttgen. It marks the beginning of a year-long exhibition program under alternating direction by the two galleries …
The Red Sea Project is the world’s most ambitious luxury tourism development, offering an exclusive experience of unparalleled diversity for discerning global travellers …
The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement with an epic ambition to grow an 8,000km natural wonder of the world across the entire width of Africa. …
Amidst the rocks of the Californian desert, a piece of sky suddenly catches the eye. Surely an illusion? But no, there is simple explanation: an “invisible” mirror house has been built for film producer Chris Hanley in Joshua Tree. It is a house that serves as a stage for an Oscar-winning performance by the surrounding nature …