http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-11-20T12:51:54Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1574/what-is-the-modern-uber-luxury-lifestyle-.html With the fantastic amounts of money flowing into the personal accounts of New York's young investment bankers, it has to go somewhere. <br><br>One place it's increasingly being invested is in property, but there's a new take on modern luxury and one of the most interesting examples is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.40bond.com/"><b>40 Bond</b></a>. This is a collaboration between the "godfather of the boutique hotel", <b>Ian Schrager</b> and Swiss architects <b>Herzog and de Meuron</b>. The concept is to combine the look and ameneties and feel of a modern luxury hotel into a residence. <br><br>Architecturally, it's a re-interpretation of the classic Soho loft.<br><br>Schrager explains all in this film.<br><br><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_YHzQjFdLQA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_YHzQjFdLQA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2007-09-14T10:18:17Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1330/influx-ideas-07--branding-switzerland.html We are pleased to announce that we have added <b>Christian Simm</b> to our list of speakers for the <b>Influx Ideas 07</b> conference on <b>October 19th</b> in <b>San Francisco</b>.<br><br>Christian Simm is the executive director of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.swissnex.org/"><b>swissnex</b>,</a> a unit that fosters cooperation and partnerships between Switzerland and Western North America in science and technology, education and entrepreneurship, and art and innovation.<br><br>Swissnex has been instrumental in helping to shift the brand image of <b>Switzerland,</b> from chocolate and watches to innovation and science. <br><br>Other speakers confirmed for the event include:<br><br><b>Beck Saeger- CMO-Charles Schwab<br>Johah Bloom- Editor, Advertising Age<br>Reuben Steiger- Founder, Millions of Us<br>Chas Edwards- Chief Revenue Officer, Federated Media<br>Scott Wyatt-Partner, NBBJ<br>Kent Nichols- Ask a Ninja<br>Sarah Rich-Editor, Worldchanging.com</b><br><br>More information on the event and registation can be found <a target="_blank" href="http://influxideas07.eventbrite.com/">here.</a> Influx Insights 2007-05-08T01:09:50Z