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Rolex signs global partnership with Formula 1 From the 2013 season, Luxury Swiss watch brand Rolex is the official Formula 1 timekeeper and the official timepiece to the sport. According to Rolex, the new partnership is “due to develop over the coming seasons”. The Swiss company will place its logo around the Formula 1 circuits … Read more
L’Oreal Paris Announces New Consulting Makeup Artist Billy B. Renowned celebrity makeup artist Billy Brasfield (known best around the globe as “Billy B.”) was welcomed to L’Oreal Paris’ impressive roster of experts. “I love my job. I feel lucky to have discovered my talent and consider it a privilege to share what I’ve learned. Working … Read more
Ferran Adria’s cooking app Famous spanish chef Ferran Adria from the now shuttered Catalan restaurant El Bulli, has released a tablet app that contains 31 three-course meals based on his latest cookery book. Fish soup and beans, spinach and egg, all these meals written for a home chef. Launched in partnership … Read more
Ritz-Carlton’s first hotel in Kazakhstan to be opend in late 2013 Kazakhstan’s Almaty city, former capital of Kazakhstan, the nation’s largest city and an important business centre in the CIS region, will have own Ritz-Carlton Hotel slated to open in late 2013. The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty will be owned by a subsidiary of Capital Partners … Read more
Ethan Allen, the American style and interior design center, continued its international expansion with the opening of Design Centers in Montreal and Brussels. The new addresses in Montreal and Brussels bring the number of international Ethan Allen locations to nearly 100. By the end of 2012, Ethan Allen will have 77 locations in China alone. … Read more
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts continues its global expansion with the Debut of the St. Regis Mauritius Resort, the brand’s first hotel in Africa and the 30th St. Regis hotel in the world. The St. Regis Mauritius Resort follows recent openings in Hainan and Shenzhen in China; Doha and Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi in the … Read more