The perfect Caribbean hideaway

Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve receives International Hotel Award.  Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a winner in the 2013 International Hotel Awards, receiving the national award for hotel design for Puerto Rico. Project designers SB Architects, (architecture) and Wilson Associates, (interiors), competed against numerous hotels and resorts in Puerto Rico to win the award. … Read more

Champagne Masters 2013: The Medalists

Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve or Brut Millesime 2000 are among the few to earn the “ultimate accolade” of excellence: Master at the Champagne Masters 2013, a competition created and run by the drinks business and an extension of its successful Masters series for spirits. The competition is exclusively for Champagne and almost 100 entries … Read more

New Constellation launched in London

VERTU Constellation launch, One Mayfair. Vertu, the market leader in luxury mobile communications, pioneered the luxury mobile phone category with the launch of the iconic ‘Signature’ phone in 2002. Since then it has dominated the category that it created, despite competition from many larger brands over the years. With the launch of Constellation, a modern … Read more

Luxury brands stay strong: Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Brands

Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Brands. The luxury sector.    Despite the fact that China’s GDP growth has slowed, luxury brands performed solidly in this year’s Best Global Brands ranking by Interbrand. Seven of this year’s 100 most valuable brands hail from the luxury sector, and each increased its brand value by five percent or more. The top … Read more

Snow Yacht by Hakan Gursu – the newest generations of retro schooners

The work Snow Yacht by Hakan Gursu and Nur Yildirim has been honored with the famous Golden A’ Design Award in Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Category. The Snow Sailing Yacht is designed as an extraordinary 66-meter vessel with a radical approach. The elegant lines with streamlined touches, combines modern design with classical taste. One … Read more

Louis Vuitton L’Aventure

Every happy journey starts with a well-packed bag, n’est-ce pas? While Louis Vuitton’s Creative Director Marc Jacobs is preparing to leave the luxury fashion house for the work on an initial public offering, the French luxury label opened L’Aventure – a travel pop-up store on 22, Avenue Montaigne in Paris.   Designed in collaboration with … Read more