The Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola is responsible for the interior design of the recently opened Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Barcelona. The project reflects the open, cosmopolitan character of the great Mediterranean city where the hotel stands, along with the unmistakeable seal of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The linear simplicity of the building, which was once the head offices of a bank, lends itself perfectly to the clean, balanced interior design by Urquiola.
Housed in the re-development of an elegant mid-20th Century building, Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona is within easy access to the …

Madonna, the queen of reinvention, is back. This time she is refashioning herself once again for the Spring / Summer 2010 Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign. Her heaving bosom features prominently in a couple of the shots, in which Madge plays an Italian housewife. The ad is inspired by Italian Neorealism cinema.
Stefano Gabbana says that there are many Italian symbols in the images, ones the whole world recognizes and identifies, pointing to the cross Madonna wears around her neck as well as the brass bed, a typical sight in Sicilian …

The new gullwing model is now at the starting line: following its world premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt/Main in September 2009, series production of the SLS AMG is now commencing in Sindelfingen, the largest of the Mercedes-Benz production plants.
“Made in Sindelfingen also stands for the very highest production and product quality where the SLS AMG is concerned,” says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “From the end of March, our customers will be able to verify this for themselves.”
“The Mercedes-Benz SLS …

Apple today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad’s responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets users physically interact with applications and content. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in …

Belgian-based Emocean Yacht Design has unveiled a rendering of a 200-metre gigayacht which if completed would be the world’s largest yacht by far – eclipsing Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s Eclipse (ha ha) by a whopping 30 metres. Who’s laughing now pal? It can’t be dismissed as a mere pipe dream either – Emocean’s awesome 165-metre design for the UK’s Devonport Yachts will be featured at the upcoming Abu Dhabi Yacht Show. Both are completely bespoke designs, with equipment, styling, configuration, class and all …

Royal Caribbean claims that Oasis of the Seas is the most technologically advanced vessel in the world.
Children can wear a tag that sends their location, so that parents can pinpoint exactly where their child is on board the 16-deck, 225,282-ton monster. The information is sent to “Royal Connect” branded smartphones rented to parents for a reported $17.50 a day.
Later this year, Royal Caribbean will roll out rental handsets for passengers, allowing guests to call or text each other and view daily events on board.
For those wanting a quiet night in, …