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With a feminine and aromatic essence, Carolina Herrera is launching a new limited edition summer fragrance, 'CH Marine'. Elegantly packaged like its siblings, CH, CH Red and Gold, and CH Garden Party fragrances, this new installment to the realm of CH perfumes is fashioned to send you on a journey to the sea coast with the air of sea breeze spritzing from the bottle. With an emphasis of fresh aquatic notes of grapefruit, bergamot from Florida, heart notes of Bulgarian rose, jasmine petals, and aquatic notes, CH Marine is contrived as a fresher, warmer scent. The latest aroma is an energetic spin on the modern and long lasting fragrance that perfume buffs are coming to love, making it the perfect summer scent.

If cutting edge design is at the top of your list when choosing a destination vacation, Singapore’s Wanderlust Hotel might be the place for you.

Boutique hotel king, Loh Lik Peng, has restructured the interior of an old heritage-listed school in Little India, leaving the innovative interior design to an number of award winning agencies that were granted full creative freedom.

With 29 rooms throughout the four levels, with each level being designed in a different fashion, contingent on the assigned designer’s idea.

In the lobby, ‘Industrial Glam,’ designed by Asylum, incorporates juxtaposing surrounding settings with contemporary design. Level two, ‘Eccentricity’, designed by :phunk Studio appeals to all things colour from the walls, neon lights, to the rainbow corridor, and out to the deck with the mosaic tiled jacuzzi. The third level, ‘It’s Just Black and White’ by DP Architects, takes you through black corridors into contrasting white rooms where you can discover a world of origami and pop art works. The fourth and final level, ‘Creature Comforts’ by fFurious, is a fantasy filled floor with each room hosting friendly creatures and differing themes.

There are three principle types of rooms: ‘Pantone’, which as the name suggests, are designed in specific colour, creating a rainbow of rooms; ‘Mono’ (and Mono Deluxe) rooms are inspired by paper and contain origami and pop art, with ‘Mono Deluxe’ featuring a glass bathtub; and ‘Whimsical’, which are loft style rooms differing in themes from ‘Treehouse’ to ‘Space’ and ‘Typewriter.’ Of the 29 rooms in this authentic cultural haven of left-field designs, you won’t find two rooms that are alike. Refusing to play by the rules of design, Peng has created an experimental get away that can appeal to the masses with its variety of room styles.


Mono Room




Pantone




Whimsical




http://wanderlusthotel.com/

Urban Interiorites Restaurant, located in the trendy Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo, can be described in a single word: affluence. This newly constructed restaurant, sake bar, and lounge, combines the eclectic culture of Harajuku and the high end fashion of the Omontesando strip to create a vibrant, psychedelic feel.  Pushing designer boundaries, the extravagant Urban Interiorites is eye-catching for any passerby with its textured exterior being made up of diamonds and amoeba shapes that liken cells and budding flowers. The modern architecture has an organic appeal that gives the building a divine presence. Upon entering, one is bewitched by the spacious and extravagant layout.  A floral aesthetic is threaded throughout the interior design from the restaurant to the pillow-padded lounges. The themed colours of various shades of gold, pink and purple add to the enticing effects. Urban Interiorites is the product of a student project at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design in which professor Ali Rahim, along with his partners Tiffany Dahien and Virginia Melnyk, realized its potential for interior excellence and innovative appearance. A simple glance at the exterior and a walk through of this avant-garde restaurant captures an onlooker’s imagination and allows the viewer to immerse themselves into the impressive mind-captivating environment where the structures and shapes appear both cutting edge and familiar.