Editorial Team 
Van Cleef & Arpels launching Paris jewelry school Van Cleef & Arpels will make history in February 2012 by opening its first jewelry school, where students from across the globe can gain unique insight into the world of creating world-class adornments. Situated in Paris’s elegant Place Vendôme, where Van Cleef & Arpels opened its very … Read more
Missoni would like to follow its successful Target collaboration with another lower-cost line, this time on an international scale. The collaboration line with Target was so popular that it sold out almost immediately from retailers across America, with the online store going into meltdown. In an interview published in The Los Angeles Times, Margherita Missoni … Read more
Although Steve Jobs is not known for ostentatious displays of his wealth, he was designing his own luxury yacht. And typical of Jobs, he was designing it himself so that he could obsess over every detail. This information has surfaced in an article by Walter Isaacson on the new biography of the Apple’s mogul. Steve … Read more
Russia to stop using ‘Soviet Champagne’ name Russian sparkling wine producers are to stop using the Shampanskoye name on labels after an historic agreement was reached at the weekend. The name, which was established under Stalin in the 1920s, is still widely used by privately-owned producers today. It is understood that there was strong opposition … Read more
While several marinas have been developed along the China’s eastern coast in the past five years, Chinese coastal waters are still strictly regulated, and import duties of 43 percent have dampened the development of a vibrant yachting culture. In 2009, the Chinese yachting market was worth $440 million, according to a recent report by China … Read more
Picasso takes lead in big New York art sales Christie’s and Sotheby‘s hold their big autumn art sales in New York starting next week, with both houses looking to to excite a robust market. The prominence of important works by Picasso, Matisse and other modern masters in the impressionist and modern art sales at Christie’s … Read more