The Danish furniture brand has been around for twenty years Hay, she really got the industry moving during this time. The Scandinavian-hip Hay style has become the guiding principle of urban living aesthetics, so to speak, the boutiques in the city’s trendy districts look like real life blogs, and many of the designs have long since become design classics. No wonder, since Hay also works with some of the best designers in the world: Inga Sempé, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Stefan Diez and Naoto Fukusawa are just a few of the illustrious circle. Another key to the global success of the Hay brand, which today belongs to the US Herman Miller group, is that it covers a complete interior world, from candles and pot holders to sofas. You rarely leave the store without taking something with you – a principle that is familiar from Ikea. A guide through the many original designs and an opulent appreciation of the Hay aesthetic is now being published in book form for the first time Phaidon-Verlag. A good gift for anyone who already has the matching coffee table.
Rum with espresso? Good combination!
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Looking for a more masculine gift? No problem, a special edition from Möet-Hennessy will make spirits connoisseurs and hobby baristas happy this year. The package includes a bottle of the exclusive Eminente rums from Cuba, matured for seven years and in the characteristic bottle, the relief of which is supposed to be reminiscent of a crocodile skin – an eye-catcher in every house bar. As a special bonus, the special edition includes two extraordinary terracotta espresso cups with a simple, beautiful geometric pattern. The reason for this combination? Because the mild rum goes particularly well with coffee aromas, the rum makers have developed their own drink, or rather, established a lovable habit: El Cafecito Eminente. The recipe for this is easy to read: first drink an excellent espresso and leave a tiny bit of it in the cup, then add a sip of rum and enjoy it at your leisure. Sounds like a perfect transition from afternoon to winter evening. The special edition is available, among other things here.
Small highlight: The new mini light “T-Light” by Mori Mori.
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LED technology, in conjunction with a rechargeable battery, has freed the issue of light in the house from fixed power connections and made the lights much smaller and more sophisticated. Both come into their own in a particularly cute way in a new design by the MoriMori brand from the Munich area. It’s just about the size of a coffee mug happy battery light with the classic design and emits an amazingly beautiful and long-lasting light for its small size. There are many possible uses for such a mobile light source. The small romance enhancers are just as suitable as a highlight on a bookshelf or the center of a festive table as they are as a light to go: First on the window sill, then outside at a picnic and later as a night light – always with you. The new mood light in coat pocket format is available in two designs: As a classic “Café” shape in white or with a modern design “Lounge” in black, in which the light is only emitted downwards – as a cool focal point on a table or bar, for example. 59 euros in the Brand online store.
British-French mix with hints of gaucho: Coat from the joint collection by Barbour and Chloé.
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The rough everyday life on a ranch, the life of the gauchos camping in the grasslands – what does that have to do with luxury fashion? The designer Gabriela Hearst thinks that the two worlds can be perfectly combined. Her own world as the daughter of a farmer in Uruguay, who tended sheep as a teenager, and the fashion industry, in which the 46-year-old has climbed a pretty high peak since being appointed Chloé’s creative director in 2020. In her designs for the traditional Parisian house, the American made her roots visible right from the start: natural colours, leather boots, lots of linen and merino wool from sustainable production. now has itself Chloe quite logically Barbour together, a brand that stands for weatherproof outdoor clothing and does not ignore stylistic aspects. The joint small collection includes shoes and bags as well as a cape, coat and jacket, each made of the typical wax fabric that is supposed to withstand even the most extensive northern English downpours – but in the feminine French version: with ruffles on the shoulder and waist belt. A bit impractical for tending cattle, and at the price it would be a shame (trench coat Dani, 1990 euros, chloe.com).
Good to hold on to: A notebook calendar.
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The year 2023? Big question marks about what is to come, there is uncertainty in view of all the crises and bad news – on the other hand, one can hope that things will get better? For people who attach great importance to the annual purchase of the new calendar, because all the things that you don’t know about will be entered there, there is a for this difficult turn of the year Lighthouse 1917 a suitable model: a notebook in taupe, slim shape, subtle color, that’s appropriately reserved. But the sun-yellow rubber band is, if you will, the streak of light on the horizon. The “Weekly Diary” is a collaboration between the traditional company from northern Germany and the London style magazine Monocle. In addition to the weekly overview, the calendar with a firm linen cover offers space for notes on the opposite page, and a removable booklet with 25 city portraits and practical tips is included. Also a ray of hope: small weekend trips, the new train ticket is now a done deal (27.95 euros, also available in gray and olive, lighthouse1917.de).