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Work is to begin in 2012 on a sustainable ‘floating spa’ concept, located on Amsterdam’s IJmeer fresh water lake around 10 minutes away from the city centre. The spa’s foundations will be made from GreenRexwall, a type of recycled polystyrene … Continue reading →

Mustapha’s Place hotel and bar on the east coast of Zanzibar has launched a mini-spa with a difference. The Casuarina Spa is located high above the hotel among the casuarina pines and palm trees of the hotel’s garden. Adapted from … Continue reading →

At the forefront of Costa Rica’s sustainability efforts, The Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort in Arenal, Costa Rica, has achieved the Luxury Eco Certification Standard (LECS), becoming the first hotel in the country and the second in the world to … Continue reading →

Artist Natvar Bhavsar’s pure pigment paintings are pieces of luminosity, energy and beauty. The Indian-born artist recently unveiled his inaugural solo exhibition in Hong Kong at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery, following exhibitions at the 2009 Venice Biennale and the Guggenheim … Continue reading →

Mature health and wellness is to be given a boost in London’s Hyde Park, UK, with the installation of a £40,000 (US$61,500, E45,950) outdoor ‘senior playground’ after plans were signed off by Westminster City Council. The facility, which has been … Continue reading →

A greater choice of therapies are often thought to widen a spa’s appeal. However, some operators are now carrying out treatment ‘menu engineering’ processes to come up with a more concise, profit-orientated offer.  For example, in 2009, the Mandarin Oriental … Continue reading →

BACKGROUND Described by the novelist Sir Hugh Walpole as “a house of perfect and irresistible charm”, the elegant Armathwaite Hall Country House Hotel certainly harks back to a gentler era. Bordered by Bassenthwaite Lake, Armathwaite Hall is one of the … Continue reading →

Photo: Robert Buelteman@2009, http://www.buelteman.com California-based artist Robert Buelteman is a very patient man. He’s spent the last 10 years creating 80 images that uniquely capture the ephemeral beauty of plants. Each plant is placed on a metal board before 80,000 … Continue reading →

Human brain activity has been converted into music, thanks to philosopher Dan Lloyd at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, US. As part of his brainmusic project which is exploring the intersection of neuroscience and aesthetics, the professor has created software … Continue reading →


 With ever-increasing choice for spa time before you fly, one American brand – 10 Minute Manicure – is to extend its reach away from the airports and into towns and cities across the US. As a result, high street … Continue reading →