William Henry accessories honor George Washington’s Legacy

Luxury men’s accessory brand introduces limited edition pocketknife featuring wood from fabled horse chestnut tree in Fredericksburg, Virginia Luxury men’s accessory brand William Henry in cooperation with with Fahrney’s Pens and the Historical Woods of America, celebrates one of the most meaningful and personal legacies of George Washington. William Henry released a limited edition of … Read more

200-year-old champagne to set hopes for a new record

200-year-old champagne salvaged from a Baltic Sea shipwreck is again going under the hammer. Six bottles of Juglar, four bottles of Veuve Clicquot and one bottle of Heidsieck & Co will be auctioned off this week in Finland. A bottle of Veuve Clicquot from the same shipwreck was auctioned in 2011 for a record-setting 30,000 … Read more

Modernist Cuisine updated for home cooking

‘Modernist Cuisine’ releases home edition   “Modernist Cuisine The Art and Science of Cooking” writers are releasing a new version for the home cook, based on stunning cutaways and cross-sections of foods and kitchen equipment and step-by-step photos for most recipes. Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet are coauthors of the encyclopedic six-volume set … Read more

Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel & Spa opened in Madrid

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has debuted the Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel & Spa. Owned by Spanish Comercial Mirasierra Group, the hotel is part of Starwood’s strategic multi-billion expansion plan to open more than 60 Sheraton hotels around the world in the next three years. Located only 15 minutes from Barajas Airport, adjacent to “Cuatro Torres” … Read more

Solar aviation: First transcontinental flight for Solar Impulse aircraft

  Solar Impulse experimental solar-powered plane has taken off from Madrid en route to Morocco in a bid to complete its first transcontinental flight. Gibraltar Crossing and Madrid – Rabat flight is a historical moment for the Solar Impulse and for solar aviation. The mission is as a final dress rehearsal for a round-the-world flight with … Read more

Hermes’ first ephemeral shoes store

Is the first time since Hermes’ inception in 1837, that the French house presents an ephemeral boutique dedicated to women’s shoes. 8, rue de Sèvres in Paris is the adresse of the first Hermes pop-up store where you can discover all the shoes collections of the French Maison. The 80 square meters pop-up store decorated … Read more