Ducati Diavel. If you drive it you know what it means to be a Diavelista.

On the eve of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the Italian high-end sport bike specialist Ducati Motor Holding (founded in 1926) unveiled Diavel – a Bologna-built sport cruiser boasting enhanced design, comfort and ergonomics and a new higher-performing engine. Ducati presented further enhancement of its sport cruiser model, featuring the latest version of the Testastretta … Read more

Years of Living Dangerously: James Cameron’s ambitious docu-series explore global issues of climate change

A topic that will continue to impact future generations.   Nobody can tell the climate change story better than Canadian Director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, and editor James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic, The Terminator, Rambo, Aliens, Spider-Man). When asked what’s the best thing an individual can do to fight climate change, James Cameron said, “Stop … Read more

The sailing experience: the tall-ship cruising

People looking for an alternative to big-ship cruising need only try tall-ship cruising. As interest in small-ship cruising has grown, so has the number of ships, increasing 200 percent in the past decade. Now, every year more than 350,000 Americans opt for small-ship cruises carrying just hundreds of passengers. Smaller does mean fewer shipboard amenities … Read more

From luxurious ornamentation to austere simplicity: the “Gorgeous” extremes of beauty

“Gorgeous” presents masterpieces from the Asian Art Museum and SFMOMA in provocative ways and stimulating new contexts to encourage viewers to ask the question “What is gorgeous?” The idea of ‘gorgeous,’ and whether it is valuable, has always been debated. Visitors of the new “Gorgeous” exhibition @ Asian Art Museum will encounter a selection of … Read more

Red Dot Product Design and Xaver Award won by Swarovski

        Swarovski’s Wings of Sparkle booth for BASELWORLD 2013 and 2014 is the winner of the prestigious 2014 RED DOT Award for best Stand Design. Swarovski impressed the Red Dot Award‘s 40-member international expert panel and the Swiss Xaver Award‘seight-member jury of with its exceptional design quality. Wings of Sparkle is a … Read more

13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition: Lexus’s first mid-size SUV ‘crossover’ car

Lexus’ Chief engineer Takeaki Kato and his team developed NX as a luxury vehicle that provides versatility and details unexpected in its class to young, urban drivers.   The luxury Japanese automotive brand Lexus wants to impress Chinese car buyers visiting the 13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition with their NX – Lexus’ first mid-size SUV … Read more