presidential suite of Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo and seeing the views from Beijing’s tallest building, Shangri-La’s China World Summit Wing. VR headsets at Shangri-La Hotels “We want to employ innovative technology...

...also offers the world’s largest bike share program. New developments are also emphasizing sustainability more than in the past. In 2017, the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) will break ground...

...stores are striking a balance between healthy and processed snacks. Choice Market launched in Denver last October, offering organic Cobb salads and packets of seaweed alongside Doritos and M&M’s. “We...

as possible. Now, Everlane has launched the Transparent City tour, a first-of-its-kind look at the inner workings of like-minded local companies. The kickoff event in LA brought guests behind the...

...organic, to a large extent. During the Special Period—a time of economic collapse and hardship in Cuba in the 1990s—many Cuban farms were unable to source modern pesticides, and learned...

...as well as works by emerging designers placed strategically within the home, providing a modern touch to the well-maintained historic setting. Live classical music by the Filarmonica Della Scala played...

Political Lace is an elegant detachable collar embedded with an LED device that flashes every 7.5 minutes, the rate at which young women die during childbirth. Political Lace designed by...

...teaming up to launch an AR-based shopping app, writes Dezeen. –Why did Amazon buy Whole Foods? The Atlantic unpacks the deal: “At the simplest level, the deal represents a straightforward...

...viewing midwifery and the doula community with the same folkloric skepticism of previous generations. To help women navigate this transformational chapter, popular doula collectives such as NY/LA-based Carriage House Birth...

are definitely expanding Black Girl Beautiful. We’re looking at New York in April, Atlanta in July, back in LA in October 2017, and then branching out to London in 2018....