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Music Blog to watch: I listen to everything
A new music blog for those who don't usually read music blogs. No scary music geeks, cute visuals and music you can play in the gym featuring guest playlists from the likes of Charlotte Ronson & Lissy Trullie.
| May 28, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Philippe Starck redesigns Taschen
When it comes to beautiful books, nobody does it better than German art book publisher Taschen. Their newest bookshop which has just opened in Copenhagen has interiors courtesy of super-designer Philippe Starck.
| May 26, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Adjusting Dolce & Gabbana's package
We wonder what this little lady said when she eventually returned home after a busy day adjusting male model's packages. Swide gets to the bottom (!) of quite possibly the best job in the world.
| May 21, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Nika Zupanc's outrageous designs
Nika Zupanc, a young designer from Lubiana (Slovenia), starts from feminine archetypes transforming the daily life into something more luxurious, elegant and provocative. The result is a sexy series of objects that showcase a new form of "fetish chic".
| May 19, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Bubbletecture
Japanese architecture Endo Shuhei appears to like curves - in the building sense of course. As fans of living in our own little bubble, Swide takes a look at some of his recent projects and decides what to commission for our own office space.
| May 18, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The Lightsabre umbrella
If you've ever tried to plough your way through a crowded pavement packed with commuters umbrella in hand, you'll understand the need for some help from the dark side. With the rain still falling - Swide discovers how to keep frizz at bay.
| May 14, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Through the virtual keyhole
Much as we love interior shoots and their staged vases of expensive flowers we miss the debris of everyday life - slippers, magazines, an opened bottle of wine, which is why we're following Liz Arnold's blog "Homebodies".
| May 11, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Make pixels not war
Artist, illustrator, graphic and web designer, Italian Riccardo Paoletti has transformed his site into a pixel wonderland. Blending screensavers with illustrations and unique pixel graphics - he's our new virtual superhero.
| May 5, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Green power locates a new home
More than a trend, green architecture is now a lifestyle choice. A new "ecologically correct" philosophy has emerged with the appreciation for building and living in ecologically sound houses without renouncing comfort and futuristic innovations.
| May 4, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Sail by for a cup of tea
This "floating house boat" is the perfect solution to city living. If working and living in close proximity to other people is getting you down. Hop on board and wake up to the world through a porthole instead.
| May 4, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The blogsaphere is the new dancefloor
With everyone wanting to show off in the blogasphere (and hence the new dancefloor) - it's normal to want a little inspiration when going it alone. New blog, "Site Inspire" helpfully puts together the best of web design with keywords that actually mean something.
| May 1, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The Steve McQueen auction
Coming up on June 11th from auction house Antiquorum is the opportunity to buy timepieces from 20th century icons such as President Roosevelt, Frank Sinatra, and Steve McQueen. We take a peek at McQueen's collection.
| May 27, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Project Opel D49: Drive into the future
Could a futuristic car without wheels and that uses electro-magnetic power be our new green status symbol? This new vehicle runs 10cm above the ground fueled by electro-magnetic power and can also double up James Bond style as a submarine.
| May 26, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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How many sugars do you take?
Would you eat nine and a half sugar cubes? The scary thing is you probably have already. Nine and a half cubes is the actual amount of sugar in a normal can of Coca Cola. Ten sugar lumps to be exact - precisely 39g and a total of 240 calories. Swide investigates...
| May 20, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Bored of hipster poses?
Much as we love wasting our days clicking on images of the cool and the beautiful, all those artful nonchalent poses can get exhausting on the eye. Swide's new voyeuristic fix is www.latfh.com which profiles the people cool left behind.
| May 18, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Hermé macaroons hit new Paris tearoom
The French - just when the rest of the world thinks they overtaken them in the chic race - they reinvent the term luxury. "Hotel des Academies et des Arts" has just launched it's Chez Charlotte Tea Room with pastries from renowed Pastry Chef Pierre Hermé.
| May 14, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The chair of tricks
From one of our favourite emerging product designers, Florian Kallus comes the Karton Chair. As his newest project is released Swide asked him what's the best thing he's ever received in a box...
| May 13, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Ask the concierge: The strangest ever requests
We take a dip into the luxury pool with 24-hour global concierge and private members club Quintessentially.com to get the insider scoop on their wildest, and most fabulous lifestyle requests. Don't believe the hype - money it seems can buy your wildest dreams.
| May 8, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The dictator's honeymoon
Want to book a honeymoon destination that your fiancé will never guess? How about Saddam Hussein’s bed for a surprise? For the bargain price of £180 a night you can now consummate your marriage in the bedroom of the former dictator’s abode.
| May 5, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Ms Muse
If you've ever read an interview with an A-lister like George Clooney and wondered who gets to do a job like this and why, it's time to follow L.A based writer Ms Muse and her blog.
| May 4, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The composition chair
This hefty 50kg “Composition” chair is a marvel of metal handicrafts. No bolts or welding techniques were used as this chair was formed merely by bending aluminium wires. We try it for size.
| May 4, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The dirty weekend
They we were thinking all people wanted from a five-star hotel was a good spa and a stocked mini-bar. How wrong we were. Turns out one of America's top hotels is in demand because they provide the perfect setting for some horizontal action.
| May 1, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Over the next few months, Luxury London will be bringing you a mini-series and presenting a personal London guide that can be referenced any time you visit this wondrous city. I implore you to join me as I dig digger in to my Luxury London.
Have you ever thought about Palermo as the ideal city for lovers? St. Valentine’s day is coming and I’d like to suggest to you the top 5 romantic places in my city: each location has a little story behind it all relating to love... let’s discover them!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and today I have a special treat for you. I have asked 7 of my illustrator friends a few questions related to this special occasion and, to make this article special, 2 of them have each prepared an original Dolce & Gabbana art work as a Valentine’s gift to the Swide readers.
Andrea Preti invites us to one of his Dolce&Gabbana shoots and gives us a sneak peek into his pre-shoot routine and also shares some of his body secrets. But when you're in demand like Andrea is, a 5 minute chat is never easy...
I honestly fail to see sense in Valentine's day if you're a day over 13-years-old. Single people use it as an excuse to complain about being single (all men are jerks and all girls are crazy and whatnot), and couples ignore it or use it as an excuse to invite single friends over for dinner and boast about their love.
New York Fashion Week is on from February 9th: here are 5 Swide tips on how to take a break between one fashion show and the next.
When the Swide team was backstage at the Men’s Dolce&Gabbana FW13 fashion show, we couldn’t help but eavesdrop on what the male models were talking about; the questions that girls ask them again and again and again.
We’re living in a golden age of sport and especially for tennis. Years from now when we look back at sporting history of tennis the narrative will be all about three names: Rodger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The scary thing is of the three, it’s Djokovic who still has to write the greatest chapter in his tennis story. Here are 5 reasons why Novak is the greatest of all time: