The Great Wine events series is again presented to wine enthusiastics of Hong Kong this year!

Bordeaux Confidential was held on 23 May 2014 in Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. 26 great wineries from Haut-Medoc to Saint-Emilion regions of Bordeaux were attending the event, showing their greatest wines which scored 90 points or higher given by world-acclaimed wine critic James Suckling.

We were honoured to be invited to attend this wonderful event on Friday.

For more details: http://www.bordeauxconfidential.com/about-the-event.html
 

Nordic Design - Turku Design Festival

Turku, the old capital of Finland, is a historical city producing a lot of designers for typical Nordic design. Turku Design Festival is an annual happening for local designers to present their products to everyone, for understanding and exploration. This year, the festival was held on May 14th to 20th this year. Let's experience the famous Nordic Design!

For more information, please stay tuned with July issue!

Give love to dad, enjoy coffee and love nature.

 “A taste of love” Father’s Day promotion by agnès b.

CAFÉ L.P.G. x The Hummingfish Foundation

agnès b. CAFÉ L.P.G. is proud to collaborate with The Hummingfish Foundation to present a meaningful project themed as “A taste of love” for the Father’s Day. It aims to raise the awareness of social enterprises such as Maubere Mountain Coffee and people in need around the world, and meanwhile promote Timor Leste coffee in Hong Kong.

Timor Leste, the first new nation of the 21st century, literally sees its mountains rise each year as Australia’s tectonic plate crashes up into Asia. It had been undergone a long period of war, including a heavy fight in the Second World War, a brief civil war shortly before a unilateral dec-laration of independence on November 28th, 1975. To strive for their independence from Indonesian dominion, the poor country has lost one-third of their population by the end of 20th century. Finally, the restoration of their Independence succeeded in May 2002. The modern-day Timor has been returned to peace. Coffee & eco-tourism are the highlighted projects and it is a little-known paradise for cycling, hiking and diving.

 The Hummingfish Foundation is a registered charitable organization set up by veteran photo journalist, Daniel J. Groshong in Hong Kong in 2010. Hummingfish is dedicated to protecting the earth’s unspoiled natural environments by “adding value to nature”. The foundation strives to support sustainable community-based nature tourism (diving, birding, trekking, etc.) and green entrepreneurs (e.g. soap, coffee, sea salt, etc.). Hummingfish is now working on a project which is supporting the coffee farmers of Laclubar, called the Maubere Mountain Coffee Project. The project aims to grow, process, brand and export the world’s best organic coffee and give back 100% of proceeds to the community.

Selected cafes will serve French Press coffee and a special Father’s day gift set with 100 gm freshly roasted coffee beans or coffee powder and coffee mug will be promoted from now to 26 June 2014.

Give love to dad, enjoy coffee and love nature.

For more information:

http://agnesb-lepaingrille.com/cafehk/?page_id=1909

http://hummingfish.org/projects/timor-leste-fair-trade-coffee-project/

Exclusive Facebook stickers to commemorate 1600 Panda Tour in Hong Kong

Hong Kong now is hosting to 1600 papier-mâché pandas as part of the launch of the month-long “1600 Pandas World Tour in Hong Kong: Creativity Meets Conservation” organized by PMQ and curated by AllRightsReserved.
 
The creation of French artist Paulo Grangeon, the pandas will come in six different shapes and sizes, with four more one-of-a-kind papier-mâché versions for Hong Kong.
 
 From June 9 to June 21, the pandas will be displayed at more than 10 Hong Kong landmarks including Ma Wan, the historic Clock Tower at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui, Victoria Park and Statue Square before gathering at the PMQ on Aberdeen Street in Central as part of a three-week exhibition.
 
To coincide with the tour a collection of 23 exclusively designed for Hong Kong “1600 Pandas Tour” Facebook stickers were created and will be available for download worldwide from June 10.
 
“Stickers are illustrations or animations of characters that you can send to friends. They’re a great way to share how you’re feeling and add personality to your chats. As more and more companies focus on mobile and look for ways to engage users in communication through content, stickers are an extension of that content-sharing trend,” said Jayne Leung, Head of Greater China, Facebook.
 
 The 1600 pandas have visited France, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Taiwan, and have been part of nearly 100 exhibitions.

https://www.facebook.com/stickers/559099264188570/

Finnair SkyWheel arrives in Helsinki

The Finnair SkyWheel opened to the public this week at the Katajanokka Harbour in central Helsinki, not far from where Finnair first based its flight operations (as Aero Oy) in the 1920s.
The 40-metre observation wheel is equipped with 30 climate-controlled blue-and-white gondolas for year-round operation, including one special VIP cabin featuring glass floor, leather seats and Veuve Clicquot champagne service. One trip on the Finnair SkyWheel takes about 15 minutes, while a ride in the VIP cabin lasts approximately 25 minutes.

“This summer the Finnair SkyWheel will take thousands of visitors on a scenic tour above the rooftops of Helsinki,” says Jarkko Konttinen, Finnair’s Vice President, Marketing and Product Development. “We are proud to be associated with Helsinki’s newest landmark, which also has a special connection to our own history.”

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/Finnair

http://www.finnairgroup.com/fi/index.html

TUMI Celebrates the Global Citizens

From road warrior to a more diverse global citizen

For TUMI, global citizens are extraordinary people an extraordinary journeys - both literally and figuratively The global citizen is a leader and influencer in their field who regularly hops boarders and blurs boundaries in pursuit of their passion. They travel frequently - for work and for leisure - and they always travel with TUMI, a brand that makes their frequent journeys as effortless and enjoyable as possible.

The brand has selected over 100 TUMI trailblazers from across Asia Pacific including Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan to travel with TUMI and share their adventures. Hailing from the world of fashion, photography, design, travel, business and beyond, each industry leader was given a TUMI bag and a TUMI Travel Journal to capture their extraordinary journeys, which will be displayed at the event. 

TUMI's success over the past three decades can be traced to its continual focus on its founding principles of design excellence, functional superiority, technical innovation, unparalleled quality and world-class customer service.

Don't forget to tag your pictures to share with worldwide of your journeys #tumiglobalcitizens

For more details: 

http://www.tumi.com    www.facebook.com/tumitravel    www.twitter.com/tumitravel