Favourite Things

The Prosecco Van

The Bubble Bros’s converted three-wheeled Piaggio Ape serves sparkling wine and signature Spritz cocktails at festivals and private events. Their little fleet of bubble wagons includes a Bubble Bike and the Spritz Blitz, too. Only in UK. Pity.
bubblebros.co.uk

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Stand-out walls

Designed by Alessandro Mendini and Pietro Gaeta, this series of 18 vividly coloured frescos and wallpapers called “4 mani sovrascritture” (4 hands over-writing), creates a bold statement in any room.
now-edizioni.com

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A forest of canoes

Vancouver Artist Dana Claxton has manipulated photographs of canoes and added brightly coloured layers for a series of 16-foot murals adhered to the columnar bents along the treaty lands of Toronto’s Bentway Skate Trail.
thebentway.ca

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Coloured glass meets lacquered metal. Patricia Urquiola and Federico Pepe collaborate to create an inspired furniture collection with artisans skilled in the thousand-year-old manual technique of architectural stained glass.
editionsmilano.com

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Row, row, row your boat

Look for these autonomous floating vessels on Amsterdam’s famous canals—a Roboat is a research project between MIT and a local institute that’s hitting the water to move goods and people.
ams-institute.org/roboat

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Irresistibly Adler

Glamour turned up, hues turned down. The Harlequin Credenza by Jonathan Adler, in shades of early morning is a little Italian modern and a lot playful.
jonathanadler.com

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‘It’s always six star’…

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  – Maya Angelou They’ll tell you it’s all about ‘the guest’ anywhere in the hospitality industry. Whether you’re

Hello nature– 

A house full of pleasures where recreation is redefined Set on the slopes of the Asitz mountain with imposing views of Steinerne Meer and Leongenger Stienberge, Krallerhof’s fourth generation family members continue to nurture it’s transformative growth as a coveted

Liquid Assets

Glamorous inspiration!  Kelly Hoppen combines marble with gold tone details to add extra lusciousness. kellyhoppeninteriors.com Flirty yet classic Wearing her signature sunglasses, in her usual chic style, Audrey can grace your walls. trendsinternational.com Mural musings A night heron patterned pre-pasted

Away from everyday life at Montreal’s secret spa

Today, we’re hiding away at the Guerlain Spa at the Four Season’s Montreal, located in what’s affectionately known as “The Golden Square Mile’.  Far from the urban hustle and bustle of Rue de la Montagne, in an 18-storey mixed residential,

The Meandering Epicurist

By Keith Edwards Gion Duck Noodles Japanese culture, simplicity, attention to detail, continuous improvement, and the concept of ichigo ichie, often translated as “in this moment an opportunity” provoked some radical thinking about dining for me. I’m not against tasting

Unwined

Uncork elegance Radiant wines for Spring splendour  By Natalie MacLean Ruinart Brut Blanc De Blancs Champagne, Champagne A.C., France. (LCBO: 62984, $159.95). From Ruinart, a toasty, elegant and fruity Blanc de Blanc bubble, smoky on the nose with ripe apple, apricot,