The most valuable motor vehicle ever sold at auction. Fangio’s Mercedes becomes most valuable car ever sold by auction (£19,601,500, US$29,650,095, €22,701,864) at Bonhams Goodwood Sale Automotive history was made at this year Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, when the car that took five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio to the second of his … Read more
“Young Designer of the Year Award” celebrated the best of superyacht design from the boards of student and trainee designers. On June 21 at the ShowBoats Design Awards gala evening, was announced the winner of the sixth annual Young Designer of the Year Award in front of an international audience of yacht owners and leading … Read more
Manhattan’s 230 FIFTH Rooftop Bar & Penthouse Lounge, New York City’s largest high altitude outdoor bar, has taken frozen cocktail culture to new heights with the debut of the $1200 Frozen Fifth Avenue as the world’s most expensive margarita, frozen… or not. The cost reflects such high end ingredients as the $1800-a-bottle 1800 Coleccion Extra … Read more
Dsquared2 to open two pools-rooftop restaurant in Milan. Roberto Cavalli, Versace, GQ, Vogue, and fashion designers Dsquared2 are united by their venture into the restaurant business. Dean and Dan Caten, the twin brothers behind Dsquared2, are developing the interior design for Ceresio 7, a rooftop restaurant in Milan. Headed by former Bulgari Hotel chef Elio … Read more
Atlas human-powered helicopter – AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight. Aerovelo’s Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter has won the Sikorsky Prize. 33 years after “Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition” was established, the award was officially declared won when AeroVelo’s Atlas human-powered helicopter conducted a flight that met all the requirements of the AHS International competition, and received … Read more
Luxury Wine Experience with First Virtual Sommelier: pouring a taste or full glass of wine with just the touch of a finger. The Discovery WineStation by Dacor is the first virtual sommelier. The built-in, commercial-grade wine dispenser and preservation system for the home not only displays and dispenses fine wines, but keeps contents tasting … Read more