The Danish brand Vipp was founded in 1939 with a single design: a waste bin. In the decades since, its product line has expanded to include a full furniture range, lighting and home accessories. In 2014, Vipp opened its first guesthouse, a contemporary prefab cabin near Lake Immeln, in southern Sweden. It now runs nine vacation rentals in Europe and, as of today, is taking reservations for its first in North America, a five-bedroom home in Todos Santos on the Pacific Coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Sofie Christensen Egelund, the third generation co-owner of Vipp, was introduced to the region by the Mexico City-based architect Pablo Pérez Palacios, who’s behind the property’s design. The 3,800-square-foot home has a rooftop pool and open interiors that highlight natural materials: The walls are made of rammed earth, while window shutters are woven from branches of the local Palo de Arco tree. Furnishings include some of Vipp’s own pieces as well as the brand’s signature kitchen, a modular system with minimalist hardware. Pérez Palacios sees the final space as “an ongoing dialogue between Mexican and Danish design sensibilities.”
Sake brewers in Japan are said to have especially smooth, baby-soft hands from years of dipping them into vats of fermented rice wine. This stems from the fact that sake lees, a byproduct of the sake making process, are full of amino acids and are believed to have moisturizing properties. These lees, also known as sake kasu, are a familiar ingredient in Japan and are repurposed into everything from marinades to fortifying sipping broths. This spirit of no waste, or in Japanese, is also behind a line of sake kasu beauty products created by Dassai, a premium sake brand from Yamaguchi, Japan, best known for its junmai daiginjo sake, which is made from Yamada Nishiki rice polished down to at least 50 percent of its original size. In 2020, the company launched Dassai Beauty, which now includes a moisturizing lotion, face mask and bar soap enriched with sake kasu. “To use our byproducts in this way helps to reinforce our brand’s commitment to sustainability,” says Kenzo Shimotori, president of Dassai USA. It’s also consistent with the brand’s effort to reach American consumers. Dassai recently inaugurated a 55,000-square-foot brewery and tasting room in Hyde Park, N.Y., where the skin care is available to purchase.
The Italian designer Enrico Marone Cinzano took a circuitous route to his current occupation. He started his career working in finance, then in 2001 co-founded the fashion line Project Alabama. After experiencing a severe injury to his spine in 2007, he sold the company and traveled around the world to seek out healers and alternative medicine practitioners.
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“You did your alchemy here on this site to turn charred coals into art,” said France’s President Emmanuel Macron after he toured the newly restored Notre Dame. Five years since the cathedral caught fire, the iconic Parisian landmark is finally reopening to the public.
Black Friday and Travel Tuesday may have come and gone, but travelers still have plenty of ways to save on an upcoming flight. Norse Atlantic Airways, a growing low-cost carrier that operates flights between the United States and Europe, recently published dozens of discounted round-trip fares starting at $317. Travelers can score deals on flights out of New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, and more U.S. cities to popular European destinations such as Athens, London, and Rome. Best of all, the discounted fares can be booked now for travel throughout 2025. For example, travelers can snag a $395 round-trip economy ticket from New York (JFK) to London (LGW) between October 1, 2025 through October 11, 2025, or a spring break getaway between Orlando, FL (MCO) and London (LGW) in April 2025.Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of round-trip deals including:
Southwest Airlines is offering up to 30 percent off flights across the country and beyond for Cyber Monday, allowing travelers to plan their 2025 trips in advance.
zAs the holidays fall upon us and Black Friday weekend concludes—now more than ever is the chance to stock up on thoughtful gifts for others or, just maybe, treat yourself to something nice. On this Cyber Monday, one thing's for sure: Condé Nast Traveler editors have and will not be sleeping on this year's holiday deals. Thousands of Black Friday and Cyber Weekend offers have landed in stores and online, including sales from travel-friendly brands we love like Bose, Calpak, New Balance, and more. We asked our editors what goods are on their wishlists this year, and luckily, most of them are on sale. Ditch the lines and catch some inspiration via what our editors are shopping this Cyber Monday, from stylish sweaters and noise-canceling headphones to bed sheets as comfortable as the ones in your favorite hotel.
As the holidays fall upon us—so does the chance to stock up on thoughtful gifts for others or, just maybe, treat yourself to something nice on Black Friday. One thing's for sure: Condé Nast Traveler editors won't be sleeping on this year's Cyber Week deals. Thousands of Black Friday deals have landed, including sales from travel-friendly brands we love like Bose, Calpak, New Balance, and more. We asked our editors what goods are on their wishlists this year, and luckily, most of them are on sale. Read on for what our editors are shopping this Black Friday, from stylish sweaters and noise-canceling headphones to bed sheets as comfortable as the ones in your favorite hotel.
British Airways is making it easier to fly to the United Kingdom and beyond with a fall sale that has flights starting at just $404 roundtrip in time for Black Friday.
Black Friday is a time for deals, and low cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways is on board, offering flights to Europe starting as low as $129 and even bigger savings on fare bundles.
In the past year, I spent time in three of America's most popular Bavarian-inspired towns: Frankenmuth, Michigan; Helen, Georgia; and Leavenworth, Washington.