Introducing Phoenix Island— a man-made, luxury island to be created by MAD Architects. The site will be home to some and a coveted vacation destination for many.
photo from designboom
photo from designboom
Located in the centre of Sanya City, Hainan province, China, the exclusive island will have a seven-star hotel, five-boutique apartments, a yacht club house, shopping high streets and a harbour for international passenger boats. Sounds a little Dubai to us.
photo from designboom
Don’t try to make reservations yet— construction is due to finish in 2014. But from what we can tell, it looks like it’ll be worth the wait.
Good news has hit the airwaves as the Lady of R&B, Erykah Badu has a new track out. “Window Seat” was just released on February 8, 2010. Badu was all over promoting her upcoming album on twitter over the past weekend.
The track is reminiscent of late 1990s R&B–spouting a smooth rhythm section and a fluttering piano. As usual, Badu’s vocals could sing you–and whoever you choose to bring with you–to bed. Like most of her songs, her back-up vocals are harmonically perfect. The lady, has most certainly done it again.
“Window Seat” is a bit of a teaser though, the album won’t be out until at least march 30, 2010.
New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh will have collabs with 9th Creation, ?uestlove, Madlib and the late-great producer J Dilla. With J Dilla in the mix, what could go wrong? Now if we could just find a leaked copy somewhere this day would be perfect….Just kidding, we don’t endorse that kind of illegal activity.
Get artist and designer Kacey Wong on your radar. His recent clash with brilliance is designing shelters for rich people who have lost their homes due to the economic crisis.
photo from dezeen
Not only do they look like robots from Famiglia Grande, but they also come in a variety of colours. The case unfolds and becomes a bed and a desk, and can be wheeled around on a trolley… talk about convenience!
photo from dezeen
His inspiration came from the recent economic tsunami that hit the rich and caused many to lose their fortune virtually overnight. The rich have feelings too, so Wong wanted to create these makeshift shelters so that they can live on the street and still maintain their image.
photo from dezeen
This is not the first time Wong’s work has been in the spotlight. His project called Paddling Homes andTin Man No. 11also received some media attention in the past two years.
Chargepod and Fueltank have released four innovative chargers and adapters designed to make modern life a little easier—think Slap Chop for computers.
The goal of these products is to power as many gadgets as possible with one chord or less a la “no strings attached”.
Charge your cell phone, camera, music players, and gaming systems at the same time with Chargepod’s Six-Way Mobile Device Charger. This isn’t your average power bar… it’s sleek and sexy and, really, how many people can say they’ve had a six-way with something like this?
Image from Gizmodo.com
If your keen on reducing cord-clutter check out Fueltank’s Rechargeable Portable Power. It’s practical, portable and only requires one chord when you charge the device itself.
Spa getaways are usually connected to buildings filed with aroma therapy, hot stone messages and facial. They are a woman’s oasis. Imagine getting that spa treatment in a more interesting place…like, say, a boat.
photo from wallpaper
Architect Sami Rintala has introduced the spa boat in Norway. The boat contains wood clad interior featuring a Turkish Hammam, Zen lounge with fireplace and a sauna with panoramic views of the sea, not too bad, not too bad at all.
photo from wallpaper
The Scandinavian vessel attributes don’t stop there, there is a hot tub is designed for mid winter lounging on deck and for the more adventurous a high dive board
Can it get any better? Yes! Lastly, when spa-ing on this boat you have access to myriad of professional chefs ready to make you taste buds dance with delight.
This luxury spa located in the city of Tromso and has only been around for a year. The only question is why didn’t this brilliant idea come any sooner?
Giorgio Armani has teamed up with Mircosoft and Samsung to produce pure gold. Armani has launched a new smart phone.
Designed by Mr. Armani himself the smartphone seamlessly draws together beauty and functionality. The phone, like the iPhone, is touch based and has the bonus of a five-megapixel camera, mp3 and video plate and holds 8Gb of memory. Talk about having all the necessary bells and whistles!
photo from wallpaper
This gold cladded phone *not real gold just gold in colour sorry* is sure to capture the eye of those who lucky enough to catch a glimpse.
Philippe Roucou and M. Cherie have collaborated to create something that may not have been done before: limited edition silk scarves with a polaroid image printed right on them. The vivid and vintage looking print may not be completely visible while the scarf is on, but when held up it looks like an enlarged polaroid.
Graphic designer Brandon Schaefer creates his very own movie posters just for fun. Many fans comment on his Flickr account encouraging Schaefer that some of his unique pieces are even better than the originals. He certainly has a recognizable style, and maybe one day we will see some of his colourful designs hanging up in a movie theatre or two.
Almost 25 years ago, to the day it was recorded, musicians banded together to create and record the legendary charity single, “We Are the World.” the song was recoded to raise money and awareness of the African famine.
This month, history repeated itself.
At 3 pm on the February,1, 2010 over 80 of music’s biggest stars got together to update and re-record the song. This time to support Haitian earthquake relief.
The lyrics were laid down over a more modern track, one with a feeling of Hip Hop and a flavour of the south. The session lasted well into the night, and the results, we are sure, will be incredible.
The new version of the song and its accompanying video will be available for purchase through a variety of online and retail partners. Every penny of the proceeds raised will go directly to Haiti through the newly created We are The World Foundation. Board members of the foundation include Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Wyclef Jean, Paul Haggis, Randy Phillips and Ambassador Louis Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank.
The song boasts production help from RedOne and Will.I.Am during the session, and the participating artists include Lil Wayne, Celine Dion, Jenifer Hudson, Usher, Nick Jonas and many more. Talk about variety.
We’ll be sure to post links and information on how to purchase the song and make your own donation as soon as we know.
How can you get a front row ticket to the highly anticipated Marc Jacobs show during NYFW and not have to move from your couch?
Use you computer.
This fashion week the designer is turning to technology and streaming his show live on the MJ website.
According to WWD, the focus on the website has an ulterior motive, it’s also to prepare for the upcoming launch of a Marc Jacobs e-commerce site, set for August.
We can’t wait to curl up in our sweats, eat something unhealthy and pass lots of judgement. Oh the beauty of the internet.
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