+...RICH of EVE...+: September 2008

Monday, September 29, 2008

+...AmAziNg aLeXiA SiNcLaiR...+

Alexia Sinclair, a Masters of Fine Art (photography) student, has been recognised for her innovative series titled The Regal Twelve - a suite of pictures depicting historical females who have ruled their kingdoms.

The art series combines photography, models, drawings European backdrops, historical references and symbolism, to create works based on historical truths.

Alexia Sinclair has won the inaugural Harpers BAZAAR and Canon fashion photography award. She will become a regular contributor to Harpers BAZAAR and has been approached by Canon to endorse their products.

+...HaPpY MoNdAy...+

Thanks 2 Absolutely Beautiful Things

+...TriAnOn PaLaCe & SpA...+

Trianon Palace & Spa, Westin Hotel, Versailles

Thanks 2 A2

Saturday, September 27, 2008

+...NaMbA PaRkS...+

Namba Parks is a really amazing piece of architecture, a place where you’ll spend half your time shopping and the other half admiring the design. It stands where Osaka’s baseball stadium used to be until 2003, and consists of a 30-floor skyscraper, Parks Tower, and 120-tenant shopping mall which includes many restaurants and a cinema.

The eight floors of terraced gardens, boutique stores, big brands and trendy dining have been an instant hit in shopping-mad Osaka. In addition to providing a highly visible green component in a city where nature is sparse, the sloping park connects to the street, welcoming passers-by to enjoy its groves of trees, clusters of rocks, cliffs, lawn, streams, waterfalls, ponds and outdoor terraces.

Beneath the park, a canyon carves an experiential path through specialty retail, entertainment and dining venues. Namba Parks creates a new natural experience for Osaka that celebrates the interaction of people, culture and recreation.

Thanks 2 Freshome

+...HoTeL PuErTa AmEriCa...+

1_2 : Floor 1 by Zaha Hadid, 3_4 : Floor 2 by Norman Foster

1_2 : Floor 5 by Victorio & Lucchino, 3_4 : Floor 4 by Plasma Studio

1_2 : Reception & Public Rooms by John Pawson, 3_4 : Floor 3 by David Chipperfield

Hotel Puerta America Madrid * * * * * GL
Avenida de América, 41
28002 Madrid - Madrid Community – Spain

The Hotel Puerta América will undoubtedly become renowned as one of the great five-star luxury hotels. A sensorial and intellectual feast that clearly upholds the maxims of hotels in its quest for quality and innovation.

Through a space brimming with an array of different shapes, materials and colours, the aim is for the guest to become involved, to discover a new way of experiencing a hotel without sacrificing comfort. The goal is move towards a new concept in hotels, while at the same time creating a new dimension in services and facilities in order to make visitors’ stays more pleasant.
Under the motto “A passion for excellence”, the hotel reflect this philosophy in their care for guests, always going a step further in delivering the services most important to guests, such as high quality dining facilities, leisure facilities, parking, relaxing grounds and soon.

The hotel has 342 bedrooms, comprising of 308 premium rooms, 22 junior suites (larger than the premium rooms) and 12 suites, which are located on the 12th (top) floor.

The Hotel Puerta América is a space that invites people to dream - a never been- attempted-before project that has brought together nineteen of the top architecture and design studios in the world from thirteen different countries. The list includes Foster and Partners, Zaha Hadid, Chipperfield, Jean Nouvel, Arata Isozaki, Ron Arad, John Pawson etc

Originality, luxury, innovation and formal freedom define a hotel that awakens its guests’ senses. Each of the floors showcases a different conceptin hotel rooms. All play with different materials, colours and shapes to create spaces that bring together the best in avant-garde design and architecture, where creativity and the freedom to develop each of the spaces has been the hallmark.

Friday, September 26, 2008

+...WiNcHeStEr CaThEdRaL...+

Image from Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Winchester, which is part of the Church of England. The Cathedral has its origins in the 7th century, when a Christian Church was first built on this site