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Dani Brasserie at Four Seasons Hotel Madrid Wins the hot concepts 2022 Award for Hotel restaurants
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Dani Brasserie at Four Seasons Hotel Madrid Wins the hot concepts 2022 Award for Hotel restaurants

Dani Brasserie at Four Seasons Hotel Madrid Wins the hot concepts 2022 Award for Hotel restaurants

Dani García’s restaurant, located on the seventh floor of Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, has won an award at the 19th edition of the Restauración News awards
July 14, 2022,

For yet another year, Restauración News has held the “Oscars of the restaurant industry” in recognition of the most outstanding brands and companies in the HORECA foodservice sector. In this 19th edition, which was held on June 30, 2022 at the Goya Theatre in Madrid, the Hot Concepts Awards were presented to a total of 19 restaurant operators in different categories, such as fast service, casual and fine dining, track record, technology, innovation and business management.

Among the award winners, Dani Brasserie, which has only been in business for two years, was one of the stars of the event. The restaurant of the Malaga-born chef, located on the seventh floor of Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, has been awarded the Hot Concepts Award for Hotel Restaurants. The award was accepted by Alejandro López, General Manager of Dani Brasserie, who attended the gala together with Ismael Paul, Head Chef of the restaurant. This category recognises the work of restaurants that are strongly linked to hotels, hotel chains and accommodations, which have stood out for adding value to the establishment in which they are located.

This has been the case with Dani Brasserie, which, since it opened in September 2020, has established itself as one of the most sought-after rooftop restaurants in the capital thanks to its ideal location and exquisite gastronomic proposals. In this luxury setting, Dani García proposes a journey through the recipes that have marked his professional career, such as his famous Tomate Nitro, which earned him three Michelin stars in 2018, along with new summer creations, including Dani’s Club Sandwich, tomato tatin with Parmesan ice cream, hake with gazpachuelo or the frescor de almendra soup with white prawns.

The gastronomic selection also includes a selection of cocktails designed by the creative team at Dani Brasserie, which pays tribute to great artists who have left their mark on the history of Spain, such as Sorolla, Dalí, Velázquez, Almodóvar, Sara Montiel and Gloria Fuertes.

Opening Hours

  • Breakfast: Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 11:00 am and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 8:00 to 11:30 am
  • Midday meals: every day from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
  • Snacks and drinks: every day from 1:00 pm to 1:00 am
  • Evening meals: every day from 7:00 to 11:00 pm

Reservations

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The two different concepts of the VAIARO project with the names “Floating Platform” and “Passage”
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The two different concepts of the VAIARO project with the names “Floating Platform” and “Passage”

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The two different concepts of the VAIARO project with the names “Floating Platform” and “Passage”

In 2019, Master´s students of industrial design at Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design (Simeon Ortmüller, Tobias Gehrke, Vincent Steinhart-Besser, Yigang Shen and Jingyue Chen) developed design concepts for a new form of mobility on water and gave the CAPTN project its first visible identity.

The students have dealt with the question: What is the future of public transport on the Kiel Fjord? Kiel grows and urban mobility needs attractive offers to make it easier to avoid the car and to achieve ambitious climate targets.

The fact that ferry traffic in this context connects the west and east bank over a longer period of time during the day and at a tighter frequency and that the connections to bus traffic play a central role is obvious.

The two different concepts of the VAIARO project with the names “Floating Platform” and “Passage” are characterized by pragmatism and radicalism in equal measure. For this purpose, leitmotifs for intelligent mobility and a new landmark in Kiel were developed. The project was designed as a cooperation from the beginning: Partners from Kiel University and from the University of Applied Sciences are working in their respective fields on the realization of an autonomous ferry.

The parties involved were thus present at regular intervals for presentations, in the course of which the drafts and their own position were repeatedly reviewed and adjusted. In this way, indications of the desired qualities could be obtained. What is meant to be in the drafts is basically quite simple to grasp: When I come to Kiel, I absolutely have to take the new ferry!

FINANCING

Die Finanzierung des Projekts erfolgt aus Eigenmitteln der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

PARTNERS

  • Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design
  • Kiel University
  • Kiel University of Applied Sciences
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LEXUS CREATES MOON MOBILITY CONCEPT SKETCH FOR LUNAR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

LEXUS CREATES MOON MOBILITY CONCEPT SKETCH FOR LUNAR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Joining an elite group of design industry luminaries, the luxury automaker was selected to contribute a suite of design concept drawings to Document Journal’s prestigious portfolio

For Document Journal‘s issue No. 15, the art & fashion magazine invited a selection of the culture’s most compelling architects and designers to find their inner Major Toms and imagine human life on the moon for The Lunar Design Portfolio. How shall we live? What will it look like? What will we wear? What will we drive?

ED2, the European Advanced Design Studio for Toyota and Lexus dedicated to advanced concept proposals and groundbreaking design, was selected to contribute a lunar mobility concept.  Drawing on the just-released LF-30 Future Concept vehicle, the studio created a series of 7 concepts from 5 different designers, a full lineup of space vehicles ready to tackle the lunar landscape.

”When Document Journal approached us about the Lunar Design Portfolio, our team was working on the LF-30 Concept, which represents the “Lexus Electrified” futuristic vision for Lexus. The design team was already looking beyond near-term production and ahead to how advanced technology will change the way we interact with vehicles,” said Ian Cartabiano, President of ED2.  “The lunar project came at the right time, half way through the LF-30 development. It gave the team a chance to dream further out, and then apply some of the design language from the LF-30 interior to their lunar proposals.”

Zero Gravity, the concept sketch selected to appear in the print issue of the magazine, is a single rider vehicle that evolves the LF-30’s “Lexus Electrified” vision to incorporate Magnetic Levitation technology.  The design reinterprets the signature Lexus spindle grille and uses the motorcycle-style of driving to employ the new concept of Tazuna (which mean “reins” in Japanese): the fundamental human-centered philosophy.  Inspired by how a single rein can be used to achieve mutual understanding between horse and rider, the steering control provides active driving enjoyment created by the direct communication between human and machine.

Lexus Lunar, by Yung Presciutti

Lexus Lunar is a massive transport vehicle designed to explore and discover the moon safely. The vehicle is divided into two parts: the bottom consists of a platform with 6 rugged wheels to give the freedom to go wherever you want. The upper part holds the living area. The two components of the vehicle can be also divided, with the upper portion detaching to create the start of a lunar colony.

About Document Journal

Launched in 2012, Document is a unique, biannual journal of American and global culture featuring the pre-eminent voices of arts and letters. The editors scoured the globe to select the most compelling and visionary thinkers and designers to participate in the Lunar Design Project. Complementing Lexus’s revolutionary and futuristic designs, Document invited leading architects Shohei Shigematsu of OMA, Dan Wood and Amale Andaos of WORKac, Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY, and Lyondon Neri and Rossana Hu to envision the built lunar world, resulting in a thought-provoking collection of both practical and esoteric approaches; inspired by the potential enlightenment found in liberation from gravity, artist Mariko Mori submitted an ethereal original work; industrial design powerhouse frog and Nike contributed ideas for revolutionary consumer goods; leading writer and sociologist Steve Fuller, author of Humans 2.0, explored the historical, social, and philosophical implications of a lunar colony; and world-class DJ Honey Dijon created the soundscape through an exclusive playlist. Document Issue 15 also features Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James and Queen & Slim star Daniel Kaluuya in conversation on the creation of a black mythology; cultural critic Roxane Gay, women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred, and writer Siri Hustvedt on a reimagining of the law according to women; and an intimate and playful feature on groundbreaking musician King Princess in conversation with Mj Rodriguez, star of Ryan Murphy’s hit show Pose.

Additional Design Concepts of the Lunar Design Portfolio:

OMA (architecture) – Orbit City

frog (industrial design) – LEAP Scooters; BLAST MAX

wHY (architecture) – Transcending Gravity

Mariko Mori (art) – Radiant Being I

Nike Design Team (footwear design) – Nike

Steve Fuller (sociology) –­ The Moon as Hotel California

Neri&Hu (architecture) – The Mooncake Longing for a Home It Never Knew

WORKac (architecture) – WORKac

DJ Honey Dijon (music) – Lunar Playlist

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