We’ve been talking lot about Big K.R.I.T. and what we are looking forward from him in the new year and this recent track and video shows that we are in good hands for the year to come. Fresh off the Goodtalk Vol. 9 mixtape, comes the video featuring fellow southerners Curren$y and Killa Kyleon.

St. Georg is one of Hamburg’s most vibrant, diverse neighborhoods, rife with trendy boutiques good restaurants, reputable theaters and inviting street cafés. The latest addition to the local scene is the new George Hotel, which adds a touch of old-school elegance to the hip and fashionable quarter. Continue reading “The George, Hamburg: Germany” »

Located in the city-center of Maastricht, this renovated 15th century monastery of the Crutched Friars offers you a synthesis of a veritable Gothic exterior with a dressed-down modern interior. Many innovative solutions for structural challenges (e.g. a glass elevator connecting the church to the monastery area) only confirm the notion that the sobriety of modern style forms a perfect match for a late-medieval architectural expression of religious virtue. Continue reading “Kruisherenhotel-Maastricht: Netherlands” »

Dynamic, surprise, seduction and liveliness are the basic elements of the style concept at 25hours Hotel Hamburg No.1. Located in a former office building in Hamburg’s district of Bahrenfeld, the hotel has a distinctive stylish interior which uses chic and playful sixties and seventies-inspired design details. Created by the German design team 3Meta, the space was designed for creative people who love experimentation. As well as showcasing retro designs and unique pieces of furniture, the team has created an innovative lighting concept that transforms the mood of the interior throughout the day. Continue reading “25Hours Hotel Hamburg No.1: Germany” »

District 36 invites you to celebrate Mint&Serf: an immersive installation set within the new Garment District nightclub. Over the last few months the duo have been creating what is surely to become one of NYC’s iconic walls, presented as a layered collage following nightlife’s colorful history.  The three-room installation was completed in collaboration with Red Bull.

Dedicated to dance music enthusiasts, District 36 is the perfect space to showcase Mint&Serf’s colorful personalities. The two have been inspired by NYC nightlife fixtures of the 80’s and 90’s; reaching out to Lucien Samaha and Osvaldo Chance Jimenez who happily gave their contributions, as well as taking inspiration from fellow graffiti writers Mint&Serf have had the pleasure of working with over the years. District 36 evokes memories of losing oneself to music for hours upon hours and The Mirf guarantees there are more good times ahead.

District 36
29 West 36th Street – Suite 401,
New York, NY 10018

Head away from the crowds for the unspoilt east coast of Bali to Alila Manggis, where modern European shapes meet open, tropical design. Demonstrating creative function, elegant luxury and pure well-being, outdoors meets indoors throughout the resort, comprised of four two-story buildings built around a palm-fringed pool with ocean views, simple forms and Balinese touches. Relax and nurture body and spirit with village temple walks, yoga and Tai Chi. Try your hand at the Alila Cooking School, capturing the taste of East Bali, its culture and traditions. Visit water palaces from ancient kingdoms, bike through rice fields and raft down rivers. Climb majestic mountains or dive and discover other worlds. Days at the Alila Manggis are filled with activity and regeneration, pampering at the Spa Alila and pursuits by the sea such as discovering East Bali’s legendary dive sites. In the ‘Food for your skin’ program guests are invited to make their own facial treatment using herbs, roots and fruits from the hotel’s garden and nearby vegetation, including the famous local Mangosteen plant which contains a powerful anti-oxidant. Guests can also take Balinese dancing classes or learn about the agricultural practices of Balinese farmers from the hotel’s gardeners. This is the life, East Bali style.

Alila Manggis
Desa Buitan
Manggis
Karangasem 80871
East Bali
Indonesia

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The French take on modernist luxury, La Réserve is located on Paris’s Art Deco Place du Trocadero with hilltop views of the city, including the Eiffel Tower. A cinematic take on 1930s elegance, it features a contrasting palette of beiges and black, setting off soaring ceilings and, in public spaces, double windows that are significantly taller than guests. Continue reading “La Réserve Paris: France” »

Located 500 m from the beach, the resort is looking out to beautiful, verdant paddy fields leading to the Arabian Sea, and bringing a new level of luxury to the beautiful and exotic beach destination. The laid-back beach atmosphere is perfectly enhanced by the resort’s excellent service. Alila Diwa Goa has blended the best of contemporary Goan architecture with the finest of its incredibly rich cultural traditions within the exquisite and vibrant surrounding landscape to fashion an extraordinary experience in luxury destination travel. Continue reading “Alila Diwa Goa: India” »

Lovers of art, admirers of design: Boundary welcomes you. Located amidst the plentiful galleries and studios of London’s famed Shoreditch quarter, Boundary is a celebration of fine art and fine taste for the sophisticated traveler. Its twelve elegantly quirky guest rooms are spread across two floors, each inspired by a legendary designer or design movement, from Young British to Bauhaus, Eileen Gray to Le Corbusier. Continue reading “Boundary, London: United Kingdom” »

A BATHING APE linked up with Dr. Martens to produce an exciting shoe collaboration for Spring Summer 2011. The Dr Martens shoe will feature as part of the BAPE URSUS range, designed by long term BAPE collaborator “Tet”, Creative Director of Japanese brand WTAPS. The collaboration is based on a vintage saddle shoe from the Dr. Martens back catalog, revived and produced with a characteristic BAPE twist, featured in three exclusive colorways; grey/burgundy, grey/black, and grey/navy.

The saddle shoe was originally popularized by ‘Bobby Soxers’, the original trend-setting teenagers in 50′s America and so exudes a retro collegiate feel that complements the current trend for Letterman jackets and the Ivy League look. Bobby Soxers commonly wore the shoes in a white/blue color combination and were later adopted by ‘Greezers’ in harder colorways. This new style for Doctor Marten’s is being launched exclusively with BAPE URSUS prior to Dr. Marten’s releasing their own colorways and styles later in the season.

Priced at £230, stockists include www.bape.com and BAPE LONDON store.