Rendezvous der Träume – Surrealismus und Deutsche Romantik
Touchdown für 100 Jahre Surrealismus. Eine Blockbuster-Ausstellung im Pariser Centre Pompidou, eine akademische Variante im Münchner Lenbachhaus und dann überraschte die Hamburger Kunsthalle mit Parallelen zur Deutschen Romantik. Mit 230 Exponaten eine Mammut-Präsentation, darunter 30 Leihgaben aus dem Centre Pompidou. Treffpunkt für ein Rendezvous der Träume im Abstand eines Jahrhunderts, beide verbindet die Hinwendung zur […]
Status in Mühlsteinkragen – Rembrandts Amsterdam
Das Bild von Aert Pietersz zeigt eine Anatomie – Vorlesung. Mit dem „Goldenen Zeitalter“ wird Amsterdam im 17.Jahrhundert zum Nabel der Welt. Begünstigt durch die Ressourcen fremder Länder und den lukrativen Sklavenhandel explodiert das Wachstum der Stadt. Aus einer beschaulichen Ansiedlung an der Amstel wird eine Megacity. Mit dem großen Reichtum seiner Bürger kann die […]
Avantgarde for ever – Centre Le Corbusier
Die Lage am Zürichsee könnte nicht besser und exklusiver, dazu ein farbiger Eyecatcher inmitten großbürgerlicher Villen. Ende der 1950er Jahre wurde der Galeristin Heidi Weber dieses Grundstück von der Stadt Zürich zur Verfügung gestellt, denn sie konnte den weltbekannten Architekten Le Corbusier zum Entwurf eines Maison d’homme überreden. Der Baubeginn war 1964, doch erst […]
In Love with Concrete
Regarding concrete nowadays many of us are thinking of ugly motorway bridges in a green scenery and no one is pleased. But concrete is not an idea of our times, already the Egyptians and later on the Romans were using similar materials. As you know the world famous Pantheon in Rome is still in good […]
Maui – best place for surfers
Haleakala Krater Maui is a hotspot for surfers but nevertheless the island has to offer a wonderful volcanic scenery and a real must is the landscape of craters at the Haleakala Nationalpark. The best light will in the very morning or during sunset while the rest of the day there will a lot of […]
Joburg – a new lifestyle has started
Many visitors are afraid of Johannesburg. Too many stories of violence, rape and car theft. But in last years the city got very serious about the security problem, now you see loads of cameras and policemen are standing everywhere. Not total Joburg is safe but nowadays there are many parts of the city where you […]
Davidoff – smoke less, but longer and better
Nothing changed of his sophisticated motto, Zino Davidoff was a man of vision and his whole life he was aiming for the very best cigars. One of the big points was the storage to keep cigars fresh and full of aroma so he was the first in 1930 having a humidor in the size […]
Asilia Camps – cheek to cheek with wild animals
Once in lifetime you have to experience african wild animals. To get guests as deep as possible to nature is the target of Asilia. The company’s name means „authentic“ in Swahili, the language of Tanzania. Asilia overlooks 16 camps in Tanzania and Kenya, well known for discovering new areas, getting in first and being pioneers. […]
The Lower Engadine – perfect for contemporary art
Quite different to the sparkling St.Moritz the lower Engadine is much more narrow, wilder, more shady and less inhabited. Geographically the charming Zuoz belongs to the upper Engadine but everybody who is familiar with the area knows that this village is far away from upper Engadine with his buzzing St. Moritz in the center. There […]
SHA – Focus on macrobiotic lifestyle
SHA Wellness Klinik Amazing location and an exceptional architecture, five independent buildings are connected with bridges. 93 suites, a spacious wellness with pools, yoga exercising rooms and several relax zones. Above the little village El Albir the wellness clinic is sitting on top just at the border of the Sierra Helada Nature park and as […]