Luxury art and collectables
The new Maecenas of our days are big fashion houses. After Salvatore Ferragamo, Tod’s, Diesel, and Gucci, now comes the news that Rome’s nearly 300-year-old Trevi Fountain gets $2.9 Million facelift with the help of Italian fashion house Fendi, which was founded in Rome in the 1920s and is now part of LVMH French … Read more
The 20/20 Experience: Justin Timberlake dressed by Tom Ford Tom Ford and Justin Timberlake collaborated to create the style that will be reflected in Justin’s forthcoming album ‘The 20/20 Experience’ due out this year. Ford worked closely with Timberlake and his team to provide Made-to-Measure tailoring, including eveningwear, suiting, shirting, ties, shoes and accessories that … Read more
Jaeger-LeCoutre Atmos Marqueterie inspired by Gustav Klimt’s The Waiting, a marquetry masterpiece On the occasion of the International Salon of Haute Horlogerie (SIHH 2013), Jaeger-LeCoultre presented its luxury watch revelations. The Grande Maison is also celebrating its 180-year anniversary, and has dedicated the Jubilee collection to its founder: “Tribute to Antoine LeCoultre”. One of the higlight … Read more
Douglas Coupland Designs Luxury Furniture Line For SwitzerCultCreative Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer Douglas Coupland launched his first collection of furniture designs, in collaboration with Vancouver-based SwitzerCultCreative luxury design collective. Douglas Coupland’s first novel in 1991 was the acclaimed “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”. “The ‘Douglas Coupland for SwitzerCultCreative’ collection is a … Read more
Denzel Washington, Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks are America’s favorite movie stars Denzel Washington flies to number one and is America’s Favorite Movie Star. Clint Eastwood is at number two again and Tom Hanks is number three, according to the results of The Harris Poll conducted by Harris Interactive, one of the world’s leading market … Read more
Enchanting interpretation of time: Lady Arpels Papillon Extraordinaire watch – SIHH 2013 Poetry of Time by Van Cleef & Arpels at the Salon de la Haute Horlogerie Sculpted mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, plique-a-jour enamel, diamonds are encased in this new Van Cleef & Arpels’ enchanting interpretation of time presented at the Salon de la Haute … Read more