Elite Traveler May-June 2016

DISCOVER

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We love… Savoir Beds

Design

With a nod to Tracey Emin’s My Bed , Sacha Walckhoff, creative director at Christian Lacroix, has brought theatrical style to his ‘B’ bed. This is the latest designer collaboration with Savoir Beds. From $42,000, savoirbeds.com

A grand opening

With an exterior shape inspired, it is said, by a snifter of Burgundy swirling around a glass, La Cité du Vin in the heart of the Bordeaux wine region offers visitors “a voyage around the world, throughout the ages, across the countless cultures and civilizations of wine”. Designed by Parisian architects XTU, the $81m project on the banks of the Garonne houses 10 floors for workshops, shows, conferences, tasting laboratories, a library, wine and tapas bars and a wine boutique with bottles from at least 87 countries. À votre santé! Open from June 1, laciteduvin.com

TAKE THREE/// OPENINGS FOR ART LOVERS New contemporary art spaces

1. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 151 3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO Opens: May 14

2. TATE MODERN BANKSIDE, LONDON Opens: June 17

3. LOUVRE ABU DHABI CULTURAL DISTRICT, ABU DHABI Opens: December 2

The iconic new 10-story Switch House, created by architects Herzog & de Meuron, enhancing the existing Tate Modern

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opens as the US’s largest contemporary art museum. A 10-story, 235,000 sq ft addition, designed by architects Snøhetta, enhances the museum’s existing space. sfmoma.org

It has cost the emirate of Abu Dhabi $525m, and nearly 10 years, to bring a branch of the Louvre to its shores. Designed by Jean Nouvel, the museum will focus on bridging the gap between Eastern and Western art. louvreabudhabi.ae

is one of the most important cultural

buildings to open in the UK for nearly 20 years. tate.org.uk

Words: Susie Moir. Photos: XTU Architects