The “Shoe Polishing Lesson” by Olga Berluti / La leçon de cirage par Olga Berluti. Advice on how to enhance a shoe’s beauty is always newsworthy. One does not polish a pair of luxury shoes like Berluti in just any way. In 1999, Olga Berluti developed a specific care ritual for Venezia leather and … Read more
Mulberry luxury British fashion house collaborated with iconic English tableware and lifestyle brand Wedgwood to create miniature teacups and saucers for its London Fashion Week show. The iconic Wedgwood Jasperware in traditional Jasperware colours, which also beautifully reflect the seasonal tones in Mulberry’s Spring Summer 2014 collection, inspired a bespoke ‘dolls house’ teacup and saucer. … Read more
World’s ultra wealthy population reaches all-time record. During the past year, the world’s UHNW population reached an all-time high of 199,235 individuals and a combined wealth of US$27.8 trillion, according to latest Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report dedicated to the most commercially significant segment today – the ultra wealthy. The total wealth … Read more
Gucci luxury house is the first luxury brand in Italy to join the Google Business Photos – an indoor version of the Street View feature of the tech giant. Gucci opened the doors of the menswear boutique in the Brera area of Milan – the first-ever Gucci flagship dedicated to men. The concept uses existing … Read more
Two of the world’s foremost design pioneers – Sir Jonathan Ive KBE and Marc Newson CBE – have collaborated with musician and philanthropist Bono to organize a (RED) Auction to raise money for the Global Fund’s fight to end AIDS. And truly extraordinary is exactly what the (RED) Auction at Sotheby’s, New York on November … Read more
Italian supercar maker Lamborghini came to Frankfurt IAA, 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show, with the new Gallardo Squadra Corse. Priced at €191,100 and equipped with the same 570hp V10 engine as the original Super Trofeo, Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse is a limited edition, “street-legal” version of Lamborghini’s famous race car. The race car … Read more