Best Buys 10 Stylish Winter Umbrellas Best Buys June 17, 2016 10 Stylish Winter Umbrellas A sturdy umbrella is always a good investment. Beat the winter blues with any one these 12 brollies available online today. Full Article
Lifestyle New Local Book: Green Is Not a Colour Lifestyle June 15, 2016 New Local Book: Green Is Not a Colour A desire to educate and inspire others to act on issues of sustainability that affect our present and our future on this planet prompted Devan Valenti and Simon Atlas to produce the visually appealing yet highly informative coffee-table book Green is Not a Colour. Full Article
Lifestyle M Social Design Hotel Lifestyle June 15, 2016 M Social Design Hotel Renowned French designer Philippe Starck’s latest creation, an avant-garde hotel in Singapore’s Robertson Quay area, is a raw concrete structure brought to life through the use of projections and videos. Named M Social Singapore, the 293-room hotel is decorated with Philippe Starck designs. Full Article
Lifestyle Uxus Gift Shop at Tate Modern Lifestyle June 15, 2016 Uxus Gift Shop at Tate Modern This week, London’s Tate Modern opens up its new extension, a wing designed by Swiss architect firm Herzog & De Meuron. Amsterdam-based studio Uxus came on board to design a gift shop for the space. Full Article
Lifestyle Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef by Massimo Bottura Lifestyle June 15, 2016 Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef by Massimo Bottura Here at VISI we love Phaidon Publishers’ sumptuous titles, so we’re super excited about the imminent arrival of rock star chef Massimo Bottura’s first book, a celebration of the celebrated Italian restaurant of which he is the chef-patron, Osteria Francescana in Modena. Full Article
Architecture WATCH: Inside Architect Knud Holscher’s Home Architecture June 14, 2016 WATCH: Inside Architect Knud Holscher’s Home This video, directed by Emile Rafael for NOWNESS, takes us inside the home of famed Danish architect Knud Holscher. Full Article
Design VISI Picks of the Week Series – Week 135 Design June 14, 2016 VISI Picks of the Week Series – Week 135 From a pink paper model of Barcelona and a walnut Wewood sideboard to a day bed designed with pets in mind and a beautiful woven chair, these are the VISI team’s top picks of the week. Full Article
Lifestyle Catherine Raphaely’s Escape From Samsara Lifestyle June 14, 2016 Catherine Raphaely’s Escape From Samsara A new high-end board game called Escape from Samsara, which incorporates spiritual and esoteric elements, is also a work of art. We spoke to its designer, Catherine Raphaely. Full Article
