2015 World Luxury Car and 2015 World Car of the Year announced at New York Auto Show 2015

The 2015 World Car of the Year was announced during a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show. This year’s winner is Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Mercedes-Benz is no stranger to the World Car Awards program – now in its 11th year. Mercedes-Benz previously won the inaugural 2014 World Luxury Car award for the … Read more

A vibrant spectrum of gemstones to unlock every wish

Dazzling new colors are coming: ‪#‎AmuletteDeCartier‬. Amulette, the newest jewelry collection from famous French jewellery and watch manufacturer Cartier aims to unlock your heart’s dearest wishwishes. These multiple wishes are hidden in a mysterious charm made from carnelian, opal, chrysoprase, lapis lazuli, onyx, Mother-of-Pearl and malachite. The colorful gemstones of will keep you wishing for more. … Read more

Google teams up with health firm to develop AI surgical robots

Google believes it can enhance surgeons’ tools using technologies employed in other parts of its business, including self-driving cars

Apple targets Watch wearers with a taste for the exclusive

In a break from its tumultuous product launches, Apple is offering high-end customers its 18-carat gold Watch Edition with sapphire display for $17,000

Chanel testing the e-commerce approach

Chanel set to launch an e-commerce option next year. Inevitably, French luxury house Chanel could not resist the online progress and the opportunities offered by online retailing. Chanel joins Fendi, the latest luxury brand to embrace e-commerce. At the brand’s Salzburg-New York event the maison unveiled that it is set to launch an e-commerce option … Read more

Conscious Consumption, rather than Conspicuous Brands. Consumers distrust the term luxury, says report

This is the ‘luxury drought” The conventional wisdom is that as people feel wealthier, they tend to spend more money on consumer goods and services. But today a reverse wealth effect is taking hold, according to a report from Unity Marketing entitled Marketing in New Luxury Style in 2015: What Affluents Buy, How They Spend, … Read more