Floating, rotating solar panels to revolutionise solar power

Photovoltaic floating plant – the first platform of its kind in the world A team of Italian engineers invented a cost-effective prototype for floating, rotating solar panels that are revolutionising solar power. Standard solar panels on buildings or in fields have been criticised for taking up valuable agricultural land, being unsightly and losing energy through … Read more

The Scream, the defining image of modernity, expected to fetch at least $80 mn at auction

Edvard Munch’s  “The Scream” painting expected to top $80 mn at auction A version of “The Scream,” one of the world’s most famous paintings and an iconic image of despair, will go on sale this May in New York, where it is expected to fetch at least $80 million, Sotheby’s auctioneers said to AFP. Edvard … Read more

Baselworld 2012: Chopard, Louis Erard, Longines, Maitre du Temps, Dewitt, Frederique Constant

Here are some of the new horological creations present at the 2012 BASELWORLD Fair – the World Watch and Jewellery Show. The fair is expecting 1,815 brands on 160,000 sqm from all over the world: CHOPARD  L.U.C. Quattro watch Chopard’s prestigious L.U.C 98.01-L manufacture movement with four barrels has a new luxury showcase. The refined … Read more

Lyonheart K: New Made In England Luxury Sports Car

Lyonheart K: A New, Truly British Luxury Sports Car Designed by Robert Palm in collaboration with Bo Zolland and kingly name LYONHEART K, the new born supercar is the newest truly British Luxury Sports Car. Based in Coventry, the original home of the British automotive industry, Lyonheart Cars is synonymous with rare, exclusive, super luxury … Read more

Books: Dior Joaillerie

Dior Haute Joaillerie book The jewelry is timeless, unlike those who wear them. “We are mortal, but jewelry remain,” says Victoire de Castellane, one of the most creative and fearless jewelry designers in the world and creative designer at Dior Haute Joaillerie. Since launching Dior Fine Jewelry in 1998, Victoire de Castellane has been celebrated … Read more

The ultimate land-based sailing experience

Fun, fast and compact, Blokart is the ultimate land sailing experience that has developed into a culture with an international community of like minded enthusiasts who travel the globe with their kart chasing the wind. Designed in New Zealand by Paul Becket, the 3-wheeled Blokart is not only a revolutionary recreational product; the art of … Read more