Shark Parks project: Telling the shark story Plans for UK’s first ‘Shark Park,’ revealed Over 15% of the world’s shark species are classified as ‘threatened’ by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and it is estimated that around 100 million sharks are killed by humans each year. Six million of these are killed … Read more
Step-by-step Berluti Maison expands globally. After the enrollment of Jeremy Irons and Pierre Casiraghi as Ambassadors, the manufacturer and retailer of luxury men’s shoes and fashion has landed again in London. The luxury label has unveiled a new three floors London home for its ready-to-wear, menswear, accessories and shoe collections. Designed by French-born designer Gwenaël … Read more
Retro-modernity is in full bloom this summer with Chloé eyewear collection‘s oversized shape, gilded metal frames and transparent acetate arms. Agathea sunglasses featured in the Spring-Summer 2013 ad campaign provide a sophisticated, contemporary look. The new sunglasses come in two designs and six shades and colors: Gold Honey (copper), Gold Havana (slightly tinted glass), Gold … Read more
The world’s biggest billionaire art buyers Of the top ten biggest art collector billionaires, Francois Pinault, the owner of Christie’s auction house, is the wealthiest, according to the list of the top 10 Billionaire Art Collectors compiled by Wealth-X. With a fortune of US$9.9bn, US$1bn of that is tied up in art. He has amassed … Read more
Land Rover North America has teamed up with Architectural Digest and the New York-based design firm Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) to create a one-of-a-kind public art installation, inspired by the aluminum body of the 2013 Range Rover vehicle. The installation was on display in New York City’s Meatpacking District. The public art installation, titled Climbing Up … Read more
French haute pastry house of Fauchon dresses its colored eclairs in Lacoste. For their 80 years Anniversary, Lacoste introduced 9 collaborations with 9 “Maisons Françaises” (Goyard, Baccarat, Bernardaud, Boucheron, Christofle, Veuve Clicquot, S.T. Dupont), in Paris’ Collette window from June 10 to June 15. The famous crocodile and the clothing brand’s signature colors on the … Read more