Free Spirit Tree House in the Canadian woods
Most of us spend our lives in regular places, whether flats or houses. No matter the personal touch you may add, they are all alike; check out any suburb. However, there are people who seem rather unwilling to live in regular homes and they decide that the odder the better. We may not be where we live, but for these households it’s clearly defining. If you lived in a tree-house, surely your neighbors would notice and perhaps make fun of you for it; but you live in a tree so, you may not notice.
That’s what the Canadian couple living at Free Spirit Tree House in British Columbia seem to have had in mind when they decided that a giant ball hanging from a tree is the best way to live. Currently, the Chudleighs, named Eryn and Eve, live in a two-sphere home, and if you want to feel what they feel, they sell these unique houses online. You can get yours completely equipped and in just one day of installation. Enjoy the heights! Read More »
nhow Milano bar designed by Karim Rashid
The nhow Milano is waiting for you right in the heart of Milan’s fashion district and offers inspired fusion between fashion, original design, and elegance.
You won’t want to miss the recent new redesign of the nhow Milano bar by renowned designer Karim Rashid. Coinciding with Fuorisalone 2013, the project involved four design companies, that have already worked with the designer, to produce innovative and exclusive interior design objects and artworks that make up the new nhow Milano bar.
A revolution within the core of nhow Milano: a fusion of art and design, an extraordinary place speaking in terms of innovative, striking and constantly evolving voice. Fuorisalone 2013 marked by renovation, starting from the bar area spaces which underwent a true evolution in the hands of famed New York designer Karim Rashid. Read More »
NH Porta Rossa, the old new classy accommodation in Florence
NH Hoteles is known for having luxury accommodations in the most important cities centers, usually in modern glass and steel buildings, such as the iconic nhow Berlin or NH Fiera in Milan. However, NH Hoteles boasts a collection of hotels that are completely unique and special.
NH Collection is all about comfort but with a classy touch only the patina of time can achieve. NH Collection hotels are Renaissance palaces, old manors and even a convent over the Italian shore. A whole new dimension in holidays you should try at least once to find out how it feels to sleep in such breath-taking environments.
Today we have selected five NH Collection hotels in Italy and Spain; Spring may be running a little late this year so going South may be the wise choice if you want to taste a hint of summer. Read More »
This is where we start; a ‘caution’ yellow tape should be in order
For many of us a clean and clear efficient workspace is the goal to being efficient, once you feel productive and ready for hardwork just by looking at it. For others, like many famous creative people, an efficient workspace means having all their stuff around, deep in their own world. Which kind are you?
While ideally we should have tons of natural light coming in, we hardly ever get to choose our exact working spot so let’s work out what we’ve got. Change your lighting into full spectrum bulbs; they offer the closest thing to sun lights. Needless to say, your source of light must be on your left if you are right-handed, shift if left-handed: you don’t want your own body to cast shadows on your keyboard. Our eyes suffer enough from screen exposure, don’t force them into worse conditions. Read More »
Cathedral of Brasilia by Oscar Niemeyer
Everybody knows the Mona Lisa is da Vinci’s and can tell Van Gogh’s or Picasso’s unique painting styles, but when it comes to architecture, names easily slip away. Architects shape our lives as few other artists can yet they are often regarded as engineers and the most famous modern architects may be not be so famous for all of us; something our general knowledge deserves to know.
Oscar Niemeyer, the most famous Brazilian architect, gifted us with some unique buildings around the world. If we were to define his creations, we must make a crossed reference between the 60′s James Bond movies like Dr No and some sort of future home idea.
Niemeyer’s works are true pieces of art -he’s called ‘sculptor of monuments’- that run away from ‘the straight line, hard and inflexible’ because ‘curves make up the entire Universe, the curved universe of Einstein’ (Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer). Read More »
#WakeUpPics photo exhibition at NH Milano Touring
This last December 20, 2012 until January 30, 2013 we had the opportunity to hold the#WakeUpPics III Edition contest on Instagram. We encouraged fans to upload their most inspiring Wake Up moments using the hashtag #WakeUpPics and share them with friends and the rest of the world.
In this III Edition alone we have received more than 5,000 entries and in total there are now more than 28,000 photos on Instagram with the hashtag #WakeUpPics.
The primary winner of the the #WakeUpPics III Edition was Instagram user and entrepreneur, Alicia de Luna, @aliceideas, from Barcelona for this inspiring photo, titled ‘2013 levanta el vuelo’ (2013 takes flight) which represents the dawn of a new day accompanied by a flock of birds, a symbol of freedom. She had the exciting opportunity to join us for an Instameet opening of the exhibition in Milan on May 9th. This is where she also received her winning image on canvas. The two second prizes went to José Luis Sáez, @jl_saez, and Xavier Cantons, @xaviclick, who have been able to enjoy a weekend for two in one of our hotels. Read More »
Hesperia Tower in Barcelona, designer postmodern architecture by Richard Rogers
When we are young we are told that bragging is not polite and they have a point, so let’s call it sharing. At NH Hoteles we care a lot about the architecture of our hotels. More efficient, more eco-friendly and simply better for us and for you is the general motto, but we have a soft spot; we also like them aesthetically beautiful. Check out these two iconic landmark hotels you can’t help missing and we can’t stop sharing.
Hesperia Tower in the ever trendy city of Barcelona meets the highest requirements of functionalist and modernist design, as demanded by this architect, Richard Rogers. Maybe his name doesn’t ring a bell, but we should remember he was the creator of Pompidu Center in Paris, the largest museum of modern art in Europe and an inspiring building that set new heights in postmodern and high-tech architecture. Read More »
Architect and interior designer Paloma Cañizares
Today we have the honor introduce you to the the architect and interior designer Paloma Cañizares winner of the 2012 Heineken Prize for New Values and Professor of the European Institute of Design. She opened her own studio in 2005, developing architecture, interior design and furniture design in parallel in office projects, commercial spaces, homes and temporary spaces.Recently she was chosen to accompany NH Hoteles and acclaimed Spanish fashion designer Juanjo Oliva in an adventure to create a unique space to house the NH Edition Shop by Juanjo Oliva. Located in the NH Costanza (Barcelona), it’s NH Hoteles’ first pop-up shop ever! Amaya Arzuaga, Ana Locking, Jeff Bargues, La Bonne Etoile Natura Bissé…are just some of the designers and brands that will include their accessories, perfumes, bags, candles, books, music and many other carefully selected items in this unique shop. Read More »
Burj Khalifa, the highest construction made by man
Not so long ago, we looked at Empire State Building in NY and were amazed by its imperial size. An engineering marvel back in the 30′s that pales when compared with modern constructions, so huge and complex we can’t help but name them megastructures.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats, part of Illinios Institute of Technology, is the agency to certify the tallest building in the world every year, which can only enter this category -and not be diminished to just ‘tower’- if at least fifty percent of its area is habitable. Read More »
Feng Shui is all about the right flow of qi, the energy of life
Feng Shui, the Chinese geomantic art of bringing positive qi -the energy of life- into our lives, irrupted in the Western world in the 4th quarter of 20th century. Still under suspicion by most eyes, the most renowned interior designers, architects and engineers from Europe and America hold few doubts about attending Feng Shui schools. Wanna know why?
One of the main attractions of Feng Shui is its respect for the environment. Western architecture has traditionally tried to adapt the landscape to human needs, regarding the planet as ‘the wild’ and us as the tamers. On the other hand, Chinese millenial tradition of letting positive qi flow through our homes understands the world as a gift, full of beneficial influences if you know where to look and how to attract them. Read More »
