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The bar/restaurant Lalu in Kolonaki has recently undergone a radical makeover and total change of identity. The new exciting space BOGART, strives to live up to its namesake with a character that is cool, chic and extremely urbane.

As part of a community regeneration programme in the township of Spijkenisse, Netherlands, a new library has been designed by MVRDV. It has been named Book Mountain and was designed to resemble a traditional Dutch farmhouse.

This visually striking example of contemporary architecture is the design of the Athenian practice of Divercity Architects under the direction of Nikolas
Travasaros. Located on a 1.000 sq.m. site in the up market Athenian suburb of Psychiko, its 600 sq.m.

The Australian skin and hair care brand, Aesop, appears to be taking Europe by storm. The 4th signature store to open in Paris is on rue Tiquetonne, and was designed by Cigue. As is the custom with this brand, the design acknowledges the heritage of the area in which it is located.

Contemporary and simple through its minimalism, House T, designed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architect, serves both as a residence and an atelier for a couple in Tokyo, Japan. The architects created a shifted box allowing visual connectivity and communication throughout all storeys of the house. 

During the Paris Fashion Week which took place earlier this month, the Chanel S/S 2013 Pret-a-Porter collection was shown to an enthusiastic audience. The event was an extravagant affair staged in the Grand Palais to a background of wind turbines.

The LTCH brand of exquisitely delicate jewelry was founded in 2011 by Anna Tomich Hockensmith and Jorge Lopez Conde. Anna Tomich was brought up in Houston, Texas