http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/the-cocktail-nation-podcast-joins-ultra-swank/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/the-cocktail-nation-podcast-joins-ultra-swank/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:20:39 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3621 We are starting the year off with a bang at Ultra Swank! Coming this weekend – famed and swingin’ radio show and podcast “The Cocktail Nation” will find a permanent home here at Ultra Swank. The Cocktail Nation is hosted by the silken-voiced Koop Kooper from Sydney, Australia. Each week Koop talks to the movers [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/the-cocktail-nation-podcast-joins-ultra-swank/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:00:46 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3617 From all of us here at Ultra Swank, to all of you – happy retro flavored Christmas! 2011 was a great year for us and we are hoping that next year will be even better. We’ve got some swank surprises lined up for 2012 and the first one will be revealed in January already. Until [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/summer-mode/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/summer-mode/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:01:15 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3414 Ultra Swank will be in a “summer mode” for the next couple of weeks. It’s vacation time and that means trying to stay away from the Internet as much as possible. I my self will be traveling around in Portugal and Spain for a few weeks but I will check up on Ultra Swank from [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/summer-mode/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/compilations-updated/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/compilations-updated/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:04:33 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3106 For those who have been asking when the compilations are coming back, today is your lucky day. As of now, all of the Ultra Swank compilations are available to download again – except Retro Shopping Volume 2, which has been temporarily lost somewhere between aisles four and eight. Get what you are looking for on [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/compilations-updated/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-holidays-from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-holidays-from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:05:07 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2972 From all of us, to all of you. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and have a great new year! Ultra Swank will resume our normal posting soon. Meanwhile, check out the Ultra Swank photo group on Flickr. There are close to 5,000 images in our archive now, amazing! What was your favorite moments of 2010? (Image [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-holidays-from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/moving-to-a-new-headquarter/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/moving-to-a-new-headquarter/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:09:32 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2574 If you are wondering why new posts have been a bit sparse lately it is simple because I have relocated to a new country. I was offered a job in fantastic Barcelona, Spain and had to relocate with short notice. I am now slowly adjusting to my new home and organizing my things, which eats [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/moving-to-a-new-headquarter/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/version-five-is-all-about-user-friendliness/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/version-five-is-all-about-user-friendliness/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 23:04:51 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2403 Time again for changes here at Ultra Swank. This is the forth major revision of the website since its launch in 2005. This time I have focused primarily in usability, speed and presentation of the content. Both images and videos are now displayed much bigger than before and if there are additional images, they are [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/version-five-is-all-about-user-friendliness/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-for-writers-are-you-one-of-them/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-for-writers-are-you-one-of-them/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:43:43 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2049 That’s right, Ultra Swank is looking for a few good men and women to help out with covering interesting topics from times gone by. It doesn’t matter if you are a skilled writer or aspiring blogger, everyone are welcome to apply! Do you have a huge archive of swell retro links or access to material [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-for-writers-are-you-one-of-them/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/follow-ultra-swank-on-facebook/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/follow-ultra-swank-on-facebook/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:28:16 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1912 For those of you who prefer to hang out on Facebook instead of socializing in the real world you can follow Ultra Swank through its group page which now also features automatic updates of every post from my website. Now you will never miss an update again. If you are not already a follower, head [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/follow-ultra-swank-on-facebook/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/numbers-numbers-numbers/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/numbers-numbers-numbers/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:06:22 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1784 So 2010 is upon us, it does has a nice ring to it doesn’t it? It really feels like we are in the future, not only because of the movie 2010 — but also because of the nice round number which makes me think of catchy retro futuristic theme songs like the one from The [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/numbers-numbers-numbers/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/santas-got-a-brand-new-bag/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/santas-got-a-brand-new-bag/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:00:33 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1730 From all of us, to all of you. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and have a great new year! Ultra Swank will resume normal posting soon. Meanwhile, why don’t you check out the Ultra Swank photo group on Flickr. There are over 500 photos and it is growing by each week. Thank you to everyone who [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/santas-got-a-brand-new-bag/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/comments-issue-resolved/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/comments-issue-resolved/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:26:53 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1637 Ever since Ultra Swank switched over to the Disqus system for handling comments, there have been issues with old comments not showing up every post. This has bugged me for a long time, but after a long e-mail conversation with the Disqus support team, the comments are now back again and working properly. Sorry for [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/comments-issue-resolved/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/new-design-and-new-features/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/new-design-and-new-features/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:28:20 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1390 What you are looking at right now represents many months of late night work sessions. Ultra Swank has been around for a little more than four years now and I thought it was due for a real change, to give it its own style and persona that represents more elegant and fun times. This new [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/new-design-and-new-features/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/shaft-and-future-compilations/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/shaft-and-future-compilations/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:05 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=985 For those of you who have tried downloading Shaft: Shut Your Mouth! lately it seems that the file hasn’t been working very well. So today I have uploaded a new copy of it so you can enjoy the compilation again! Also for those who are wondering about future compilations, yes there are two more in [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/shaft-and-future-compilations/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/downtime/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/downtime/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 10:21:04 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=842 Ultra Swank has been missing in action for the past day and a half due to a serious server error. Posts will return to normal shortly, please stand by.]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/downtime/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/and-we-are-back/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/and-we-are-back/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:25:09 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=730 Welcome to the the cool side of the moon, I have worked hard to ensure that your stay will be an enjoyable and fun one. This update is the biggest one since the launch of the site back in September 2005 and lots of time and effort has been put into moving the blog into [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/and-we-are-back/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/we-are-moving/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/we-are-moving/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:56:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/we-are-moving/ If you are wondering why the number of posts have reduced somewhat lately it is because I am making some major changes to Ultra Swank and instead of bringing you new posts I am focusing my time on developing the new version and getting it ready for take off. I am hoping to have the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/we-are-moving/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-new-year/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-new-year/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:53:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/happy-new-year/ Wishing you all a fabulous 2009, may it be productive and full of surprises! Good luck and good night! (Via)]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-new-year/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/24-days-and-counting/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/24-days-and-counting/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:39:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/24-days-and-counting/ Christmas is around the corner, and although there are no snow to be seen anywhere around me there are other ways to enhance the Christmas spirit – like listening to great vintage holiday songs. For those of you who have missed out on my praised Retro Christmas compilation, you should stop what you are doing [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/24-days-and-counting/feed/ 9 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:40:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/ A while back I was contacted by the lifestyle editor of British lifestyle and fashion magazine Chic Today with regards of joining as a contributor for it. Said and done I gladly accepted and pitched a idea for a article which was accepted and will be published in their next issue titled Tropical Blaze, due [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/feed/ 4