Behind the curtains.Interview with Barbara Coignet – CEO 1.618 Sustainable Luxury

It was the 3rd Edition and it was a great success. Against all the odds and all the obstacles , Barbara Coignet and hers 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Community did a step forward. A 2LUXURY2 interview taken during the event with Barbara Coignet – CEO and Founder. “1.618 is a pioneering and visionary movement , a … Read more

Creation of a beautiful boat. Speaking with Marc Vuilliomenet – Charpentier de Marine, MV-Boat

Wooden boat specialized shipyard, MV Boat updates yachting and makes its technical quiet revolution! Showing her electrical Classic Power , aptly named Evolution, MV Boat makes some noise in the world of yachting. Designed and handcrafted by Marc Vuilliomenet, Master Craftsman, this first model of its kind was conceived as a matrix to test alternative energy. … Read more

UltraLuxum CXL – the biggest cruising trimaran in the world

UltraLuxum revolutionary CXL Trimaran with retractable floats is nearing the shipyardUltraLuxum CXL: Luxurious, green and inhabitable Eco-friendly carbon fibre trimaran UltraLuxum CXL, the variable-geometry luxury sailing yacht launched at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show, is nearing the shipyard. Imagined by Jean-François Ruchonnet of Monaco based company UltraLuxum, CXL is, actually, the biggest cruising trimaran in … Read more

Smart Cocoon: Prospective Innovation Space at 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair

They anticipate things to come and create an exciting future. 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair gathered the visionary talents in the “Prospective Innovation Space”. This section of the Parisian event dedicated to sustainable luxury development allows visitors to grasp the planetary challenges ahead, through prospective, inspirational and discovery installations. The By Volta agency, specialized in sensory … Read more

The gaze of artists on water: art exhibition at 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair 2012

Every year the 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair in Paris dedicates an important space to a contemporary art exhibition that presents art works and artists’ points of view on issues of consumption and sustainable development. After 2 previous editions focused on consumption and urban issues, the art exhibit curated by commissioner Lauranne Germond in cooperation with … Read more

Sustainable floating Island(E)Motion by MCM design studio

Island Paradise Superyacht MCM design studio brought to the 2012 edition of 1,618 Sustainable luxury fair in Paris the ISLAND(E)MOTION concept, a revolutionary yacht based on green technologies, advanced sustainable materials & alternative energy solutions. The sustainable island superyacht is a floating paradise, part luxury yacht, part responsibile vessel of the future designed to have … Read more