Contemporary furniture should be colorful. It should reflect a sense of plasticity, inspiring the changing dynamics of modern tastes that dress up the bare walls of spacious interiors with select pieces that instantly transform the mood of a room.

Such is the inspiration that defines furniture designed by the Italian firm Zanotta. Established in 1954, the firm has been a recognized leader for innovative and eclectic furniture. Their designs are never safe, always challenging the status quo or embracing a brave spirit that, combined with world-class designers, makes for brilliantly diverse home furnishings.

Their collection includes pieces with a variation of old and new styles, basic shapes and new creations. The Koochy and Club sofas, for instance, feature self-extinguishing polyurethane foam upholstery, steel frames, and removable external covers in leather or fabric. The simple beds, like the Night and Alfa models, which have natural bent beech strips that can be adjusted for stiffness.

Then there is the Edizioni collection, where the imaginations of bold designers really take shape. Here is a company that has remained solvent by thinking outside the box, even if some of their pieces resemble one. See more contemporary furniture here.

Traveling to Sin City is undoubtedly a sensory overload. The four-and-a-half-mile stretch that makes up The Strip is action-packed with more resorts, casinos, nightclubs, shopping, spas and restaurants than you could ever imagine.  If you’re looking to wind down with some much-needed pampering, here we’ve picked out the Top 5 Las Vegas Spas to take your stresses away.

Canyon Ranch SpaClub

Located between The Venetian Las Vegas and The Palazzo Las Vegas, Canyon Ranch SpaClub’s 134,000 -sq. -ft. surroundings will leave you awestruck.  The spa features more than 100 treatment rooms, two fitness centers (one at each end of the hotels), a 40-foot indoor rock climbing wall and pampering services that will leave you feeling like royalty. www.canyonranch.com.

Qua Baths & Spa

If there’s one name on the strip that’s synonymous with luxury it’s Caesar’s Palace. So it’s no wonder Qua Baths & Spa made our list of the top spas to visit in Las Vegas. Here you’ll find cascading waterfalls, Roman baths and other rituals inspired by ancient Roman traditions. The Arctic Room where snow falls from the ceiling is definitely one not to miss. www.caesarspalace.com.

Spa Bellagio

With 54 treatment rooms and more than 55,000 square feet, Spa Bellagio at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino is one of the largest spas and salons on The Strip. This AAA Five-Diamond award-winning spa also features many internationally-influenced treatments. www.bellagiolasvegas.com.

Bathhouse Spa

THE Hotel, located atop Mandalay Bay, is also host to one of our favorite places to pamper, Bathhouse Spa. This serene space is ultra modern in decor and is host to a 3,000 -sq.-ft. fitness center too. www.thehotelatmandalaybay.com.

Spa at Four Seaoson Hotel Las Vegas

No matter where you are, you pretty much can’t go wrong with a stay at a Four Seasons Hotel. And this extends to its spa amenities too like at the Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. The  elegant, full-service spa features 16 treatment rooms and guests can even have a custom fragrance created for them too with a personal appointment with a spa specialist. www.fourseasons.com/lasvegas/spa.html.

Being green is becoming more important in the modern era, and it is the new “it” thing.  Many companies sell products made from recycled or recyclable materials to promote awareness to environmental issues. Some companies have come up with some pretty creative ideas to becoming more environmentally friendly.

Barlite has been making beer sconces and chandeliers, and also customizing them for over ten years. The chandeliers not only promote recycling, but add a unique touch to a bar or a house.

The unique part about these bottle chandeliers is that the bottles may not be included unless they are in stock. This gives customers the opportunity be creative, and arrange the recycled bottles themselves in anyway desired. As shown in the images, the chandeliers with bottles of different colors create a wonderful spectrum while the ones with clear bottles focus on simplicity, and give off a brighter glow. To see more of the products provided by Barlite please click here.

The driving force behind Gumpert automobiles is Roland Gumpert, the former Audi Sport manager who helped orchestrate his team’s racing dominance, achieving four World Rally Championship titles for his former employer. Beginning in 2001, his vision for a street-legal super sports car was set in motion, when the first scale models of the Gumpert Apollo took shape.

This gleaming, spage-age sports car bears no resemblance to a sleek Porsche turbo or a throaty Corvette. It is well beyond their capacity and affordability, coming in at just under $400,000. Instead, the Apollo interior resembles the cockpit of a Formula One racer, and the power and speed of this supersport will make the urge to jump on the nearest speedway difficult to resist.

The car made the recent auto show circuit, first at the Geneva Motor Show in March and then Top Marques Monaco this past weekend. How the car achieves staggering numbers like 690 to 800 hp depending on model, a 3-second 0-62 mph, and a top speed over 224 mph with just an Audi V-8, 4.2 litre, twin turbo engine is not for us to ponder. Compared to other supreme beings with more hardware like the Ferrari Enzo, Pagani Zonda F, and the Lamborghini Murcielago, the Gumpert’s flying griffin emblem suits the Apollo to a T. Check them out here.

Ten years ago, an idea formed for the construction of a unique music theater in the city of Graz in Austria. UNStudio were the central architects behind the fluid structure that seems to bend freely in tune with the flexibility of its public use requirements.  As a new and vital part of Graz’s University for Music and Applied Art, the many open spaces and flowing lines above visitor’s heads mirror the feeling of community for which it was designed. Visitors are welcome to look in on rehearsals and enjoy performances from a 350-seat auditorium with laudable acoustics.

Entrances on either side of the building separate performers and students from the public. The interior space is dominated by an open, spiral staircase that spreads out in a spiral dome beneath the two upper floors. Plenty of natural light bathes the interior from the surrounding glass walls  and a skylight in the ceiling.  The whole of the exterior is protected by a glittering steel mesh that is often accentuated by accent lighting. As a whole, the structure seems ready to burst with the artistic energy that is nurtured within its walls.