Tag: Lifestyle
The Florentin Frankfurt: an urban retreat inside the city’s financial capital
In Frankfurt’s financial landscape, The Florentin introduces a different pace: an inner courtyard, greenery, and a design that soothes. A culinary experience unfolds beneath a starry sky The Florentin – Frankfurt...
Temple & Chapon: Phantom Relics in Neo-Gothic Flesh
Dining at Temple & Chapon unfolds as a neo-Gothic reverie in the Marais, where mid-century Manhattan grit meets ecclesiastical hush, turning every meal into a wanderer's relic-strewn pause
Preservation becomes creative reimagining at Rome’s Palazzo Talìa
The ancient Aqua Virgo aqueduct still flows beneath Palazzo Talìa: history and myth, cinema and architecture intersect in a Renaissance site restored to the city by the Federici family
Al Baretto Sant’Ambrogio, Speaking Milanese Without an Accent
Between Sant’Ambrogio and Tortona, Al Baretto plays the genius loci through French bistro allure and yacht-style interiors. The bar anchors the room, the kitchen stays visible – and a room...
Eriro Alpine Hide: a mountain refuge for travelers drawn to meaning and beauty
At Eriro Alpine Hide, the welcome is wool socks, not passwords: a high-altitude reset where no Wi-Fi and strong materials – larch, spruce, sheep’s wool – gently push travelers back...
Aedes de Venustas brings 1990s New York back into the present
Rooted in the history of a real 1990s East Village bar, Café Tabac by Aedes de Venustas translates a New York atmosphere into scent, combining tobacco, resin, fruit and smoke...
In Munich, an urban hotel drawn to the edge of a botanical horizon
With its curving volume, The Charles Hotel extends the serenity of the Old Botanical Garden into the city’s fabric, pairing rational architecture with biophilic interiors
L’Objet Blindfold: a study in material design and sensory precision
Blindfold continues L’Objet’s development in perfumery, translating its design discipline into a musk-driven scent conceived with perfumer Yann Vasnier
Antinomie Bois Blanc Pudique: I contain multitudes
In a world obsessed with fixed identity, a Paris-based perfumery dares to embrace contradiction as a form of truth.
Mediterranean Canvas: How CAN Ibiza Paints a New Identity for the Island
As the 2025 edition closes, the fair’s founding curator Saša Bogojev reflects on four years of building a boutique art platform that resists aesthetic clichés and champions global relevance
East Coast Makeover: BLESS’s Quiet Shift in Ibiza’s Hospitality Grammar
BLESS Hotel Ibiza reinterprets Cala Nova’s coastal landscape through monochrome contrasts, modular layouts and dense, curated vegetation
Craft, culture, and conservation: inside Jumeirah Capri Palace
A conversation with Ermanno Zanini, about reviving Jumeirah Capri Palace through the lens of design, contemporary art, and local craft
Island Hospitality Moves Within Ibiza’s Layered Identity
Mediterranean roots and contemporary experimentation: a journey through Ibiza with Island Hospitality, exploring three places where hospitality engages with the land and local community
The Hotel Breathing New Life into Furore, the Amalfi Coast’s Secret Hamlet
Furore Grand Hotel offers a renewed sense of belonging in an Amalfi Coast village long hidden from view — a minimalist design of white and light embraces local craftsmanship and...
Brach Paris casts future heritage through circular design in the capital’s greening west
From industrial bones to Bauhaus-meets-Surrealist alchemy, Philippe Starck turns the concrete shell at 1–7 rue Jean-Richepin into a political statement of circular design, complete with rooftop vegetables
When the Gong Rings: Floraïku Turns Afternoon Tea into Perfume
Floraïku’s latest eau de parfum traces the arc of a gong strike, echoing the mindful swell and release of afternoon tea rituals—each moment sweetened by the allure of traditional dorayaki
Tappi rari, Locherber. Natural does not always mean good
Brigitte Bärlocher takes us through the history of the famiy and how natural does not always mean good: «What we do is find a balance between natural and chemical. We...
Carthusia, Capri. What does the most beautiful place in the world smell like?
Those who land on the island are dazzled by the light and surprised by the orography - but it is the perfumes that get you drunk. Carthusia fragrances encapsulate the...
How Maison Margiela’s Replica Line Bottled Winter’s Essence
From Chamonix’s Snow-Covered Chalets to the Lab: By the Fireplace, part of the Replica collection, draws on the nostalgia of 1970s Chamonix, blending raw materials and alpine culture into a...
Étoile de Bali by Nectar Olfactif: Balinese Flower Rain Reimagined
Nectar Olfactif reinterprets the Balinese tradition of flower rain in a fragrance that blends cultural symbolism with olfactory craftsmanship
Hope: The Middle Eastern Legacy of Oud in Modern Perfumery
From incense-filled mosques to haute couture, Hope bridges cultures and eras with its blend – a dive into the history and artistry resonance of oud, as captured in Dominique Ropion’s...
The dandy: Penhaligon’s fragrance brings a modern interpretation to an age-old figure
From Beau Brummell to Timothée Chalamet, the dandy has evolved but never disappeared – exploring Penhaligon’s latest fragrance, a celebration of the 1920s dandy
Santa Maria Novella: the Iris, or lily, is the symbol of the city of Florence itself
Recently appointed CEO, Gian Luca Perris, talk us through the history and the ethos of 400-year-old perfumery Santa Maria Novella, established in Florence by Dominican monks
The scents of the forests of the Abruzzo National Park: Parco1923
The botanists and the art of Luca Maffei's nose have led to an alchemy: protection of flora and fauna has been proceeded for about a hundred years - Parco1923, Paride...
Anna Fendi, e quella F che sta per Famiglia
99 anni di Fendi: tra la solidità dell’immagine della famiglia, i cambi ai vertici aziendali e l’apertura di Montenapoleone: alcune parole di Anna Fendi
28 gennaio 2021-2024 – Giorgia Martone e una borsa di Studio
Coltivare il Futuro Olfattivo: Accademia del Profumo lancia la Borsa di Studio e Lavoro 2024 in onore di Giorgia Martone. Lampoon contribuisce al suo ricordo riproponendo un testo dell’Editore
Amouage, Purpose: Quentin Bisch enhancing the freshness of Omani frankincense
The tree is a visual metaphor for what the perfume expresses on an olfactory level, playing on the contrast and duality between smoky, resinous, warm, and woody notes and other...
Lorenzo Villoresi: materie prime e ispirazioni, tutto inizia con un Pot Pourri
Il Loto blu scoperto in Sri Lanka proietta Lorenzo Villoresi verso nuove sperimentazioni. Una conversazione sulla Maison, sull'industria dei profumi che cambia, sul valore delle materie prime che resta
Profumi: materie prime e chimica. Ambra Martone e l’industria Made in Italy
A metà tra il mondo chimico-farmaceutico e l’artistico-creativo, gli artigiani, i nasi e chi sa legare le migliaia di materie prime ad acqua e alcol. Intervista ad Ambra Martone, il...
Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Cologne forte. A collection of gender-neutral fragrances
«Eau de Cologne is a classic olfactive form. The power of classism relies in the simplicity of an expression and minimalism of the form»
Nobile 1942: Damask silk from Lorsica and hand-blown glass from Altare
The Rigati collection: ‘Rigati’ means ‘striped’ in Italian, referring to the old striped buildings made of marble and slate typically found in Genoa, where Nobile 1942’s warehouse is located
Preserving Collective Memory Through Art and Fragrance: BYREDO and Dozie Kanu, Bal d’Afrique
Bal d'Afrique, which was inspired by someone else's memories, was created with the intention of preserving and celebrating diasporic connections
Il profumo che ricorda l’incendio di Notre Dame de Paris è di Filippo Sorcinelli
Filippo Sorcinelli si racconta nel suo store Milano – dalla prima veste sacra per un amico a quelle per i papi Benedetto XVI e Francesco – fino al profumo ispirato...
Rituali pagani, medicina popolare e cosmesi esperienziale: la Sardegna di In Aéras
Alla Galleria Rossana Orlandi sarà presentata in anteprima la collaborazione tra In Aéras e il duo di designer e architetti Palomba Serafini per la Milano Design Week 2023
Hermès, Un Jardin à Cythère: an unspoiled Greek garden on the isle of Kythira
Christine Nagel gave life to the 7th fragrance of the Hermès Parfums Jardins series – an olfactory quest through Greece that leads to Kythira, combining grasses, olive wood and fresh...
Franck Boclet, Rock’ N Raï: the gardens of Majorelle, Berber scarves and Chefchaouen
«Spending days in Turkish baths and walking through rooms filled with rose oil, reminiscing the essence while enjoying the taste and aroma of orange water all around you» – Franck...
Ambre Chromatique, Maison Crivelli: Thibaud Crivelli introduces the Slow perfume
Thibaud Crivelli worked with the French perfumier Quentin Bisch to transform the memory of a night trek in a tropical forest into a fragrance – everything starts from a synesthesia
Eau de Californie, Celine: Hedi Slimane’s home in Beverly Hills
Hedi Slimane pays homage to his love affair with California: summers on the beaches of San Clemente and San Onofre, the scent of Connolly leather on a Rolls Royce Corniche
Sable Nuit, Armani Privé: an untold story between Armani and the Middle East
The unisex Armani Sable Nuit has been created by the perfumer Nicolas Beaulieu as an homage to nature and its contrasts - an olfactory oxymoron
Dr Vranjes Firenze, Rosa Tabacco: natural is not synonymous with safety
«I created the first perfume for myself, the second for my loved ones and the third for the public», in conversation with Dr. Paolo Vranjes
Jo Malone, English Pear and Freesia: English autumn and the orchard at harvest
John Keats’ poem To Autumn inspires a fragrance that is reminiscent of the English countryside by combining the fruit and flower
Ormaie. Organic perfumes with an architectural integrity rooted in Baptiste Bouygues’ childhood
Pain Perdu emulates french toast, Papier Carbonne is inspired by his elementary school. Baptiste Bouygues has built Ormaie on memories
Cologne Indélébile by Frédéric Malle. Permanence in a bottle
Frédéric Malle is a third generation perfumer «perfume? I spoke the language without knowing it». Along with Dominique Ropion they collaborate again for Cologne Indélébile
Apple Brandy on the Rocks, Kilian. Mr. Hennessy pays homage to the Big Apple
Refillable bottles have been the epitome of Kilian Paris since the beginning. Mr Hennessy is transported to a memory of his grandmother refilling her initial engraved perfume bottle
Vertigo 1973, LabSolue. A circular encounter of hot and cold
France claims supremacy in the perfume arts – but Italy shows its creative resources and the production ability to compete. A long-standing pharmaceutical company is an absolute perfume laboratory
Géranium Pour Monsieur, Frédéric Malle. Whilst there is a freshness to it, there is also warmth
When Malle creates a perfume, he pictures the person who would wear it. For Géranium Pour Monsieur, he thinks of the Italian director, Luchino Visconti, and the drummer of Rolling...
