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The future blows up, part 1: Hövding

Hovding-inflated

There are plenty of reasons for not wearing a helmet – it seriously messes up your hair, it’s way to big and bulky to carry around in a bar, and, well, let’s not go into the nerd factor. But, are any of these good reasons? Not really.

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Tickling the Senses in Mykonos

After an idyllic afternoon spend windsurfing, sun-worshipping and admiring the beach goddesses and gods at Ftelia Beach in Mykonos, a bite to eat, a bit of music to start your evening and cocktails that’ll keep you cool in the 40-degree sun is the island way to pass the time. Read the rest of this entry »

Greece is for Lovers

While your summer beach vacation is probably still a few months away, there’s no harm in fantasizing about days spent sipping cocktails and dancing the night away…

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Greece is for Lovers”, a cheeky design studio fittingly based at the foot of the Acropolis, has the perfect summer seaside accessories. Vasso Damkou, Thanos Karampatsos and Christina Kotsilelou create works that are fresh takes on classical Greek culture. Not to mention, there’s more than a little fun poked at what it means to be Greek today.

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Beer geeks and design freaks at Mikkeller & Friends beer bar, Copenhagen

Once upon a time Mikkel Borg Bjergsø was a physics teacher at a Copenhagen high school. Now, the man behind the world-famous Danish microbrewery Mikkeller has joined forces with a pair of former students to open the all-new Mikkeller & Friends beer bar in Copenhagen on March 16th.

Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen

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Bespoke Italian furniture in downtown Zurich

Meglio Fatto a Mano Zurich

Take a stroll down Talstrasse in Zurich’s city centre to discover the newly opened Meglio Fatto a Mano showroom and store. Here you’ll find an all-Italian design collective crafting bespoke furniture and interiors by hand.

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