One of Milan’s most iconic buildings, once headquarters of the Touring Club Italiano, was renovated in 2021 to become the prestigious Radisson Collection Hotel. The project, headed by Studio Marco Piva, preserved and celebrated the historical and cultural heritage of the building. Effe was honoured to be chosen to complete the hotel’s spa area. Effe […]
It was 1845 when the American writer Henry Thoreau, aged 28, left his home town and went to live on the shores of Lake Walden in a hut he built himself and remained there for more than two years. Today his book Walden; or, Life in the Woods continues to be an inspiration for those […]
Today, half the world’s population, 3.5 billion people, lives in cities. Current predictions put the percentage of the population living in urban areas by 2030 at almost 60%. For this reason, goal 11 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, signed by the 193 member States of the United Nations, is to make cities green. But […]
One of the latest Japanese beauty trends is called layering. Each “layer” represents a phase that involves a specific treatment for the skin, from cleansing to toning, moisturising, protection and nourishment. The layering technique was discovered and launched by French blogger Elodie-Joy Jaubert, who is passionate about the land of the rising sun. She has […]
Water is welcoming and adapts to any shape. This is the first thing that gives us pleasure when entering a pool. Then there's the temperature. Dermatologists suggest the ideal temperature for water is around 36-37 °C, the same as our body temperature. Any hotter and it could have harmful effects on the circulation, especially if […]
“No city is complete without its own hammam” said Princess Scheherazade, one of the main characters of One Thousand and One Nights (Alf laila wa laila), the famous collection of tales which scholars have dated to the 10th century. The meaning of the word hammam (in Arabic) and hamam (in Turkish) is a place where you go to purify your body […]
