Stockholm Dubai

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Summerburst Stockholm

Thought I packed it all but no no (Taken with Instagram)

Lydmar dinner

To sum it up: Mantra Samui in no-doubt Stockholm-Dubai endorsed. 

We love Denmark, we also love Danes, and many of the products that they are gracing us with. So when rumor hit us that our trusted HiFi supplier Bang & Olufsen was branching out by launching a daughter company that is teaming up with young creatives, from all walks of life (designer walks that is) to make funky standalone sound systems we were very excited. Now the first product has now seen the light of day, the B&O Play, BEOLIT 12, an Airplay compatible 21st century boombox. We have not yet had the chance to try out the sound quality but judging from the mother companies previous record, we have no doubts it will be divine, and for the design…we say A-OK!

You might think that your city has a leg up on our city when it comes to delicatesse's originating from cerdo's due to the religious nature of the region. That might have been true until the french teamed up with their neighbor in the south the Spaniards and with some help from some black legged pigs we are almost at par. At Galeries Lafayette, behind those frosted doors hides a gold mine for the pata negra lover, it will dig a decent hole in your wallet but we can assure you it is certainly worth it, for 7k AED (~$1.9k) the leg is yours, for that kind of marbels they will throw in a wooden stand for your kitchen counter. Enjoy.

Another advice from your friends at Stockholm-Dubai on how to look like a pro in your apron, as you probably have figured we are all about the gear and having good looking pots and pans can make the difference between foe and pro, few cooking gear is better looking then the classic, Le Creuset. The french know how to look good in the kitchen, and this orange cast iron thing of beauty is perfect for a boeuf bourguignon but as you can see works well even for a simple bolognese. In Dubai they can be picked up at Tavola.

Now a good week after Christmas when the dust hopefully have settled and you have had time to reflect over the outcome of the season of giving, you might come to the conclusion that the long-johns Santa brought you was not as great as your face expression had it to be on Christmas eve. So to ease all worried souls our friends at the International Watch Company has launched a new addition to their Pilot Top-Gun line, the Miramar. This über cool fighter-pilot inspired watch named after the mythical location known to have fostered legends like, Ice Man, Goose, Viper and of course Maverick is crafted for you whose life is moving far too fast to be counted in days and hours, rather than minutes and seconds. For that reason the hours has been lifted from the outer ring to make those precious ticks even more visible. If this in an indication that the watch year of 2012 will continue to go in black is perhaps too early to say, might be true what they say about going black...however we are certainly off to a good start.

...we advise you make your way over to the newly opened hotspot in our fair city, Cirque du Soir, as the name suggests this ultra chique supplier of decadence has picked up most its inspiration from a traveling circus. Spend a night here and you will be subjected to boxed in half-naked females showing off the incredible simultaneous capacity only ladies posses, another more burlesque influenced lady on stilts can also be seen roaming around the champagne filled tables in this basement location. If you did not think that was enough to add some diversity to your night on the town, perhaps the number of little people that are showing of their dance skills on top of the backrests of the sofas might rev your engine, our favorite is the guy dressed like Elvis, you can simply not just love the guy. We strongly suggest a visit, a table reservation is advised though, considering the compact interior, so if the wallet permits, dig up that old red clown nose and make yourself over to the Fairmont Hotel.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpqknwKbvDE?rel=0] Dear Friends, we like to wish you all a Merry New Year, with some help from the former comedian Eddie Murphy, before he became all corporate and lost all comedian skills. 2012 will become a great year, that has the very able bar man at Zuma promised us, so it must be true. We wish to see you again in the new year with even more pleasures handed to you through a clouded light. Yours truly Stockholm-Dubai

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/33599333 w=500&h=331] There are a few people that are simply inspiring...prepare yourself for the New Year with an hour with every once favorite Mr Tom Ford.

Dear Readers, Stockholm - Dubai has many a time made it clear that we will never leave you in a tight spot. We'll stand by you until the bitter end no matter what. Christmas shopping is no exception. With less than a week to spare we want to provide you with a get-out-of-jail-free card for presents to any gentleman. It can be your brother, uncle, dad, cousin or by all means, why not give yourself that little something extra? And the best part. It comes with a satiesfaction guarantee. Edwin Jagger fine shaving products is a gentleman must-have. We at Stockholm-Dubai would say it's as essential as being able to tie your own bow-tie. So quickly run down to Harrods, Harvey Nichols or NK and get this done so you can spend the rest of the day at Cadierbaren or another waterhole of choice.

What does Tomas Tranströmer and Spike Jonze have in common? Well, nothing right now, but Stockholm - Dubai predicts that in a year's time when the winner for the nobel prize in literature has been announced, they will both have one. Because this is poetry: [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/21352791 w=500&h=283] I couldn't actually find a link that embedded nicely of the actual film but I recommend you have a look at it, cause it's a beautiful story.

Even though I think Madmen is a bit of a boring show, I totally agree that its 'looks and feels' make me wanna live America in the 60's. This guy here, Ed Rondthaler, is a real madman. Only from the 30's. Original Gangster. This clip is brilliant. Can you imagine he was 102 when it was recorded? [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/17561068 w=550&h=400]