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Watching the makers of the future
Life, Noko, Published on 14/12/2012
» Nowadays, who would want to become a watchmaker? In Germany as much as elsewhere in the world, young people are increasingly driven to the service sector, causing a shortage of staff in manual trades.
EuroCave - 'the finest wine cellars in the world'
Life, Published on 04/12/2012
» EuroCave of Lyon, France, was the first to develop a refrigerated wine cabinet able to replicate the natural conditions of a chateau wine cellar, the Utopian environment for any wine. The advanced technology and hand-craftsmanship that go into every EuroCave are second to none, as is the uncompromised protection your wine receives. The result is superior taste, for both short- and long-term storage.
Significant movements
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 09/11/2012
» In addition to a long tradition of creating fine leatherwork _ amounting to an impressive 175 years, Hermes is also celebrating a century of watchmaking this year plus the reaching of a significant milestone _ the development of its very own mechanical movements for timepieces.
Prestige Watches
Life, Noko, Published on 21/09/2012
» Among the prestige watchmakers around the world Roger Dubuis stands out, not only for complicated movements and avant-garde designs but also its flights of fantasy.
Far from the madding fads
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 06/09/2012
» As fashion trends and the cult of "it" designers sweep across continents at breakneck speed, leaving masses of no-longer fashionable items to be disposed of in their wake, a small number of menswear houses, long steeped in the tradition of besuited classicism, have held their ground.
Proud legacy revived
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/08/2012
» Wilhelm Schmid was 17 when he bought his first mechanical watch and began collecting timepieces.
Clocking the Olympics
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 16/08/2012
» The London Games took place over a 17-day period beginning on July 27, and with some 10,500 athletes and officials from more than 200 countries participating, it was the largest turnout in the history of modern Olympics.
Inspiration station
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 16/07/2012
» When thinking about a university building, what comes to mind? A conventional, dull-coloured structure with austere furniture sets?
New life for Luxury brand
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 27/02/2012
» Thailand's leading product design company Lamont marks the commencement of the Year of the Dragon with a big step forward with Lamont becoming "Alexander Lamont", the full name of the company's founder, in order to emphasise the role of Alexander Lamont as designer and creative director of the brand.