diamondsChocolate and hot stone massages and now officially passe, diamond massages are the hottest luxury spa treatment.

These treatments involve massaging the skin with 1.5 carats of diamond powder mixed with irons which is left on for a few minutes to react then removed via magnets.

Allegedly it has anti-aging as well as detoxifying effects. Seems like a dreadful waste of diamonds to me.

When You Can’t Leave: Designing for the Flight Reflex in Airports, Venues, and Hospitals

When You Can’t Leave: Designing for the Flight Reflex in Airports, Venues, and Hospitals

In high-stimulus public spaces, our bodies do more than react – they strategise.
Airports, hospitals, and stadiums all evoke subtle “Flight” responses: scanning, pacing, early exits.
Understanding how threat appraisal drives behaviour can help architects and planners design calmer spaces – and reveal why relaxation, not excitement, predicts dwell, spend, and satisfaction.

The Last Ten Minutes of Luxury

The Last Ten Minutes of Luxury

Guests pay for days yet remember minutes. The peak end rule explains why a stay often lives or dies on one high moment and the day of departure. What works, what fails, and how to design the arc so memory carries your brand home.