The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware, food, glassware & bar, tabletop, home keeping, and another home furniture and accessories collection, here present one of their collection of contemporary Decanter. This elegant, feminine and artistic decanter is called The Riedel Amadeo Decanter. 24% lead crystal decanter that allows you to get different experience in pouring wine which is using traditional... 

Decanters and Coolers from Nachtmann

Available at Nachtmann, a glassmaker with a long tradition in manufacturing hand- and machine made stemware as well as gift items in Bavaria/German are the Nova Decanter (top), the Amalfi Champagne Cooler (middle) and the Celebration Decanter (bottom). This Decanters and coolers from Nachtmann allows you to get different experience in pouring wine which is using traditional way. So playful and fun, just great. via

Rainman Decanter by Matilda Sunden Ringner

Being produced by Skrufs Glasswork in Sweden, The Rainman Decanter has been designed by Swedish designer Matilda Sundén Ringnér. This Decanter from Matilda allows you to get different experience in pouring wine which is using traditional way. So playful and fun, just great. via

A triumph of modern architecture in an Alpine setting

Schooren des Alpes is a 21st-century take on the Tyrolean ski lodge – a bold departure from the traditional ski chalets. Nestled into the pristine Tyrolean paradise Kappl, 4 kilometres from Ischgl, Schooren des Alpes is uncompromisingly modern, but its architecture complements the magnificent scenery spectacularly. Only 12 sleek and ultra-modern mountain homes are available for sale – this is limited edition Alpine living at its best. The serene... 

Barbacco in San Francisco by CCS Architecture

Owners Umberto Gibin and chef Staffan Terje saw the need for a more casual option to serve the neighborhood, and when a space next door became available, they engaged CCS Architecture to develop a trattoria that would convert to an enoteca or wine bar at night. The result is Barbacco Eno Trattoria. Barbacco, with 66 seats, occupies a long, narrow room within the 1912 Hind Building. Inspired by traditional wine bars in Milan and Rome, the space is... 

Factory Expo Home Centers to Exhibit a Mobile Home in 5th Annual Arizona Home & Garden Show

Factory Expo Home Centers announce that it will exhibit a new cottage style Mobile Home in the 5th Annual Arizona Home & Garden Show. The event that homeowners and green thumbs throughout the Valley have been waiting for, the Home & Garden Show will be returning to Phoenix on January 8th, 2010 at the Phoenix Convention Center. The 3 day show will feature thousands of square feet of exhibits highlighting the latest in home and garden products... 

Intelligent Office Opens Fairfax Location

Intelligent Office of Fairfax, part of the Intelligent Office network that spans North America, announced the December 1 opening of its location here to serve the needs of Northern Virginia enterprises that require a Class A office environment with professional reception services, administrative support, leading technology/communications, and access to more than 50 locations in the United States and Canada. Intelligent Office serves the needs of the... 

Green Architecture (25th Anniversary Special Edtn)

When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of “green” architecture? Perhaps even Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright designed “greener” buildings than most contemporary architects, whose low-energy houses scarcely differ outwardly from traditional ones.James Wines puts up the various – and and

Tony and Jeff Vallone to Open New Restaurant in Weingarten’s River Oaks Shopping Center

Weingarten Realty Investors announced that iconic Houston restaurateurs Tony and Jeff Vallone will open a new signature bistro and wine bar at River Oaks Shopping Center in early fall 2009. The yet-to-be-named Italian restaurant and wine bar will be a highlight of the newly redeveloped northwest corner of the center, located at the intersection of Shepherd and West Gray. Featuring a first-floor dining room and outdoor dining area and a second level... 

Top Projects Showcased In Latest Brick Bulletin

The new edition of Brick Bulletin is out – and it features some astounding projects from around the world. Each story dramatically demonstrates the scope of brick and the qualities that have for so long made it a favourite among architects, developers and the public. Among the case studies, there is an eye-catching spatial housing complex in Tokyo, an Australian nursing complex clad in ‘timber’ planks, and a wine factory built by robot bricklayers....