Design News Mag

Design News Mag

Design News Mag featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

L'ecole

The school is housed in a glass box that overlooks into a beautiful courtyard with old banyan trees by the main gate. The design concept was inspired by Chinese classical gardens in framing of views and borrowing of scenes. The lounge became the host of evening conversations cradled under the vault ceiling in bamboo mesh. The large area rug designed as an evocative fish pound, the long bar in an abstract shape of a boat, plus art photo panels inspired by scrolls of Chinese landscape paintings were all pulled together to create the illusion of a fairytale.

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Sky Room

The Penthouse has set a new benchmark for residential schemes around the world. There is an effortless marriage of design and functionality that ensures signature perfection and delivers a unique living experience. The design combines the splendors of high fashion brands with the comforts of modern life. The exacting standards employed, together with high quality materials sourced globally deliver beauty, luxury and technology that place this in a class of its own on a global scale.

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Waterloo Vintage

Porto Ferreira Waterloo Vintage 1815 was produced when the 1st Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon's army at the Battle of Waterloo and aged for two centuries in the Porto Ferreira cellars. This rarity has a unique packaging, totally handcrafted with silver, exotic wood and natural leather, and a very exclusive deluxe decanter in crystal and silver, illustrated with the scenery of the Douro Valley Demarcated Region and the silverware offered by the Portuguese to the 1st Duke of Wellington, both created by Omdesign, a Portuguese advertising agency.

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Oculus

Designed to accommodate 12 guests in comfort and style, Oculus is a long distance cruising yacht capable of speeds upwards of 25 knots. The interior features focus on a 12 foot high ceiling in the main salon, a cylindrical double height dining room, central stair and elevator tube, and seemingly anatomical ceiling. The second level is the dedicated Owner's suite. The third level contains the forward pilothouse, captain's quarters, and generous open decks.

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MCY 105

The MCY 105 is the largest in the MCY collection, and the boatyard’s trait of creating spaces only available on mega yachts is particularly evident. The spaces onboard the MCY 105 are incredibly voluminous. The Portuguese deck at the bow, and the flybridge with equipment and living space are unmatched in its class, while the ergonomic Raised Pilot House gives maximum comfort to the owner cabin that features giant with full size windows.

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Porto Barros 100YO

This Porto Barros 100YO numbered edition, developed by Omdesign, is in honour of the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Portuguese Port wine brand. It consists of 1913 bottles of a unique Very Old Tawny Port, taken from the best batches of Tawny Port from each of the ten decades of the company's existence. Each bottle holds 100 years of passion, talent and art, taking you back to 1913, the year the authentic and genuine Porto Barros was founded.

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