Hong Kong overtakes London’s West End as home of the world’s most expensive office rents

Hong Kong overtakes London’s West End as world’s most expensive office market in 2011 Newly-released figures from Knight Frank show that Central, Hong Kong overtook London’s West End as the location with the highest prime office rents in the world during 2011. Hong Kong’s rise to the top of the ranking is a result of … Read more

Hulchi Belluni – A diva on a world tour diamond chandelier

Italian Belgian jewellery brand Hulchi Belluni has brought to Switzerland’s Baselworld 2012 a chandelier with diamonds – an exclusive design for Claeys Lighting by Roel Haagmans. “Marilyn”, a modern interpretation of the classical model of the bag chandelier, is designed by Martin Hul and inspired by Feng Shui and the five essential elements of nature. … Read more

Moutai luxury liquor in center of the public outcry over Chinese government spending

Debate is raging in China about officials’ spending on wining and dining, funded by public money. This year particular attention has been paid to Moutai, Chinese liquor also known as baijiu, a high-priced drink beloved of China’s wealthy businesspeople and officials. Recently ranked the fourth-most valuable luxury brand in China on the Hurun Report’s 2011 … Read more

Nissan’s old-school Batmobile to race at LeMans

Nissan radical car that will race at LeMans Nissan will compete at this year’s 24 Hours of LeMans with a radical car originally proposed to IndyCar and reminiscent of an old-school Batmobile. Deltawing race vehicle will be competing in the experimental category. The Deltawing body weighs just 1,300 pounds, about half the weight of other … Read more

Marilyn Monroe: 50 year anniversary of iconic star’s death

The Getty Images Gallery presents Marilyn, a collection of imagery and memorabilia to commemorate 50 years since the untimely death of Marilyn Monroe. Showcased in London for the first time, the exhibition features a number of original dresses and costumes worn by the Hollywood icon, alongside unique and iconic photographs. Marilyn includes imagery from Monroe’s … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Blandine Laneyrie della Torre – designer @ Louise Della

Painter and designer, that smile, Blandine deliciously breathe it on her creations. Her intuition, her talent can be audacious, always. Autodidact assumed, she does not yield to temptation, the better, she causes! One shoulder neckline, leg guessed in a gilded frame, a cherry tree, a wolf, a story to tell. Animals friends, dancer, scintillating frescoes, … Read more