A great BIG idea for small apartments–the Jukie Flatfold was inspired by origami and pattern making, Juki Flatfold is freshly imagined floor seating that cradles and supports the sitter through a nifty balance of flexibility and rigidity. Casual yet chic, unforgettable yet versatile, Juki is the ideal place to cradle your butt for a little…
Wonder if Imelda owns a pair or twelve? Actually, the cool thing is that you only need to buy one pair and you’ll be able to create at least 12 different looks. The other cool thing is that these innovative sandals ( patent-pending) are cruelty free-to both you and the animals-since they are made completely…
Every dad should drive one of these just once… Le Richemond, Geneva A sports car is the ultimate boy’s toy, so let Dad play to his heart’s content with a one-day hire of either a Ferrari F430 Spider, an Aston Martin Vantage or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupé. The driving experience is part of a two-night…
To celebrate Father’s Day (June 15), The Rocco Forte Collection (a group of some of the finest luxury hotels in Europe) has created some unique packages that should appeal to jsut about any Dad. For Sporty Dad: The Lowry Hotel, Manchester Whether a Manchester United fan or not, men will adore a tour of Old…
Can one small neighborhood support 64 spas and salons? Apparently so. I’ve lived in and around Denver for more than 20 years and in that time made good use of the health and beauty services to be found in the chic Cherry Creek North neighborhood, but I had no idea until recently that there are…
I have a confession to make, for years I only owned two handbags. A leather one for winter and one in a lighter material for summer. At least it was a step up from my mom who insists on carrying these canvas totes, which aren’t even a proper purse. I didn’t understand the attraction to…
I remember when I first slept in Westin’s Heavenly Bed. I wanted to buy it. Well, now you can, either online or at Nordstrom. Who woulda thunk? Other hotels have jumped into the bed and bath products biz. One of my favorite hotels in Montreal, Hotel Le Germain, now offers beds, linens, urban spa products,…
Individual efforts so often become huge trends and one of the latest seems to be taking re-usable totes to market to minimize the use of plastic or paper bags. Once the domain of natural foods stores and the Birkenstock set, re-useable grocery totes seem to be everywhere now. Even the mainstream grocery store chains are…
Wow! This thing looks like it can fly. It could, if the wings were added. Because the three- wheel Aptera Hybrid (“Wingless Flight” in Greek) vehicle was crafted from an airplane kit by Steve Fambro, a San Diego robot builder. Weighing only 1,500 lbs., the Aptera prototype has 2.5 seats, a 0 to 60 acceleration…
Don’t miss the 2008 ArtSpan Benefit Art Show and Auction on Saturday, March 29th – where you can pick up a really special gift for Mother’s Day! This year, the event will feature over 140 works by local artists and take place at a waay cool, exciting new venue: Electric Works Gallery, 130 8th Street…
The next time you’re in Vancouver, BC stop in at John Fluevog’s new world headquarters in Gastown. The shoe maven opened his very first shop just down the street in the 1970s. It was a bit smaller than the airy 5,000 sq. ft. space, which will be both Fluevog’s flagship retail store and the design…
This just in from The Huffington Post & BornRich.com… If you want to plunk down up to £20,000 ($39,750) for the mega-blingingest computer of all time, take a gander at Bling My Thing’s new “Golden Age” creation. Unveiled at CeBIT 2008, “Golden Age” is a Macbook Air decked in 12,000 Swarovski crystals that have a…