Moleskine iconic notebook joins Altagamma

Moleskine, the maker of tools for creativity and of the iconic notebook, has become a member of Altagamma Foundation, the organization that groups and supports the companies best representing Italian excellence since 1992 (EMILIO PUCCI, BVLGARI, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA, ETRO, RIVA, BOTTEGA VENETA, BRIONI, VALENTINO, VENINI,VERDURA GOLF & SPA RESORT, VERSACE, VHERNIER, etc.). In a contemporary … Read more

Giorgio Armani is reopening the Milan boutique to coincide with the brand’s 40th anniversary

Armani’s 40th anniversary is celebrated in conjunction with Expo 2015. On the 9th of April, Giorgio Armani reopened the flagship store in Milan on Via Monte Napoleone. Located in the historic Palazzo Taverna, the flagship store with a sales area of over 1000 square metres has been entirely redesigned by Giorgio Armani and his team … Read more

The truth is never as obvious as what it might appear to be: a revelation for luxury brand through the lens of Gabrielle Chanel

This study is not a biography of Gabrielle Chanel, whose life story everyone has probably read about in different places. Rather, it is an account of how an intuitive brand manager brilliantly wielded the resources at her disposal in line with the social, cultural, ideological,and philosophical norms at that particular time, whether intentionally or not, … Read more

How could we measure luxury

Our ability to review our past equals our inability to predict our future, though, can our ability to reach certain achievements in the past define what can we achieve in the future? In order to know which the most advanced countries are, we need to take a look at the Economic Complexity Index created by the MIT that … Read more

Where’s Best for Business in London?

As one of the biggest cities in the world, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to looking for a place to do business in London. That of course doesn’t mean that just anywhere in the UK capital will do. No – different areas are going to be better for different things, and if … Read more

All aboard San Francisco’s hipster bus for leather seats, Wi-Fi and iced coffee

New private bus service Leap boasts spacious seating, a general air of calm cleanliness and a steward serving coffee, cold-pressed juices and granola bars. With tickets costing almost three times as much as the regular bus, is it a welcome new addition to the marketplace or a step towards two-tier transit?