One of the recognizable signs of December are also Christmas-colored sweaters, which otherwise rest in the closet for a good eleven months. In happy December, sweaters of bright colors, full of patches, Christmas figures, etc. come alive. And although these are mostly fashion failures, this kind of knitwear has gained a cult status over the years. The more goofy, funny, or even ugly, the better.
If we are the type of woman who can't stand pantyhose, pantyhose in a thousand and one ways, and we, as well as most fashion critics, prefer bare legs, in winter we are faced with an unpleasant fact: cold and more cold. We have put together five short tips on how to go free here and there with bare feet in winter, without risking hypothermia.
The rock-shaped mountain hut "Antoine", located in the heart of the Swiss Alps, is a tribute to the mountaineering experience and the unforgiving winter.
Aromatic mulled wine is perfect for cold winter evenings spent in the company of loved ones. Why would you go to the stalls when you can prepare something even better yourself in the shelter of a warm home?
The Chester project, designed by two designers living in Berlin, presents a new revolutionary material - quilted wood.
In September, Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson became obscenely rich. His computer game Minecraft was bought by Microsoft for 1.93 billion. In December, however, he became the owner of a megavilla in Beverly Hills, California, which Beyoncé and Jay Z were able to view. Among the rappers, only Dr. could compete with the Swede. Dre, who, like Persson, made an outrageous fortune selling Beats by Dr Dre headphones.
On the Croatian island of Krk, the local architectural office Turato Architecture completed the upgrade of the modern summer residence Gumno, which, as an exceptional vantage point, is perfect for observing the beautiful surrounding nature.
Winter hats are, in addition to gloves and scarves, an indispensable winter item. And although the primary function of this warm accessory is to keep you warm, hats can also be a fashion accessory that brightens up your winter wardrobe. Although the range of winter caps in stores is really diverse, human imagination also reaches beyond it. That's how Vikings, Batmans, Sleeping Beauty, deer, mummies, Transformers,...
For the December-January 2015 issue of the Paris edition of Vogue magazine, Italian photographer Giampaolo Sgura portrayed models in the role of Barbie dolls, the more familiar barbies.
The best hot chocolate should be the treat of the day that sizzles and warms you on winter evenings, when you'd rather curl up in a ball and forget about everything around us. It should be on the table several times when our best friend visits us, and it definitely goes on Christmas morning as a family.
The museums, which opened in 2014, are the result of long-term cooperation of the best architects, designers and artists. Thanks to them, the world is richer for quite a few exceptional cultural junctions from this year onward, and the Designboom portal has chosen 10 of those that are true excesses - especially in the architectural sense.
Design studio Joint London has created a fun series of Designer x Santa illustrations featuring Santa dressed in popular brands from world-renowned fashion designers.











