December 2011
47 posts
Looking Good
SILS MARIA: Getting ready for New Year’s Eve can be tricky. Too much make-up makes you a different person and a too natural look lacks of glamour and glitter. Therefore work from the base and have a make-up artist take care of it. Luis Huber from Munich selected my make-up for a night at a friend’s chalet followed by lots of dancing at King’s Club in St. Moritz. Be well prepared and visit Luis...
Read Me
MIESBACH: Finally, the best present of all: time. I have a pile of books next to my desk which I will read all day long in the next few weeks. Another good thing about holidays. MY READING LIST:
THE PRAGUE CEMETERY by Umberto Eco, for the beautiful language.
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, for his simmering world with a surreal creeping malevolence
SAUL BASS: A LIFE IN FILM & DESIGN by Laurence...
Merry Christmas
LONDON: Home is where the heart is and there is nothing better to be at home on a cold Christmas night. Have a wonderful evening and a perfect Christmas day.
Dernière Minute
TOKYO: If I can, I go Christmas shopping in Tokyo because everything gets wrapped so wonderfully, artfully and uniquely especially during the festive season. The sight of a carefully wrapped present is already a treat. Shopping also makes you very hungry and it just makes sense to stop by The GOLDEN BROWN burger joint in the neighbourhood of Nakameguro. This neon-free corner shop, which has been...
Wrap it Nicely
BERLIN: Get everything nicely prepared for your friends and loved ones. I order my Christmas cards, boxes and wrapping paper at www.pleasedtomeet.de for a beautifully illustrated set of cards and wrapping paper you will keep forever.
Home Sweet Home
NEW YORK: Make yourself comfortable at home with a few things that can make a difference or just keep you comfy and inspired.
Visit the “Design Master” auction at Phillips de Pury in New York and get the Serge Mouille set of lamps “Grosse Mouille” (1955), a piece of art that will lighten up your walls.
Visit the Explorations Architecture website and see what can be done in Paris these days
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Stay at Home & Eat Out
SINGAPORE: Instead of going to one of the many good restaurants in the city, Singaporeans prefer to stay at home these days and enjoy a party with their friends in privacy. Of course they will not cook for themselves but order homemade, organic wonderful tasting food from new catering Chef Jeremy Nguee, who launched his catering business Preparazzi this September.
Don’t come underdressed just...
The Second Coming
MUNICH: Pop Ups are a current affair at the moment and they are spontaneous and full of quick energy. No. 2, whose creator is Simone Preiss, the former owner of the A.P.C. Store in Munich, will be at the Stachus Passage, until January. Find your Christmas presents or your own treat from labels like Celine, Givenchy Neil Barrett, Matthew Williamson, etc. besides A.P.C. and my current IRMA shopping...
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Bright Lights, Big City
NEW YORK: The weeks before Christmas are one of the best times to be in New York. I love window shopping and strolling across the holiday markets that have popped up all over the city. My favourites are the ones at Columbus Circle and at Union Square, which feature lots of stands with handmade gifts and yummy treats. For a holiday party tonight I picked up cookies from the Momofuku Milk Bar stand...
