World Handbag Report – industry’s first global analysis of the luxury handbag market China – the 3rd largest volume of luxury handbag searches European handbag brands dominate China After the World Luxury Index Handbags study release this July, Digital Luxury Group and Luxury Society released The World Handbag Report, the industry’s first global analysis … Read more
‘Birkin’ Bentley was named “Car of the Year” at 2012 International Historic Motoring Awards hosted at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel and presented by five-time Le Mans winner and double World Sports Car Champion Derek Bell. The 1931 4.5-litre Supercharged Bentley set the Outer Circuit record of 137.96mph at Brooklands in 1932, in the hands … Read more
2012 Hear the World calendar: a unique photo collection for a good cause Hearing loss – a neglected issue Sting, Georgia May Jagger, John Legend, Monica Bellucci and other stars, all have been photographed by Bryan Adams for the 2013 Hear the World calendar in the pose for conscious hearing. Captured with their hands … Read more
Future engines, future energies and urban future The new sources of energy for sustainable future mobility are the focus of the new exhibition “Audi future lab: mobility” which runs from December 6, 2012 to March 17, 2013 at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt. The Audi future engines exhibit area showcases drive technologies under development … Read more
The elBulli Wine Cellar to be sold at Sotheby’s On 3 April 2013 in Hong Kong and 26 April 2013 in New York, Sotheby’s will offer wines from the cellar of the now-shuttered El Bulli, the celebrated Catalan restaurant by Ferran Adrià. Founded over 50 years ago in 1961, elBulli was led by Ferran Adrià … Read more
Balenciaga appoints Alexander Wang Creative Director PPR’s Balenciaga announced the appointment of Alexander Wang to the post of Creative Director of the Balenciaga fashion house, after PPR said goodbye last month to Nicolas Ghesquiere, Balenciaga’s designer of 15 years, who it is said to have put the brand back on the fashion map. Alexander … Read more