Luxury art and collectables
Girard-Perregaux’s Young Watchmakers’ Tour stops in Paris Watchmaking is not an old-fashioned craft, and is certainly not a dying one either. Swiss luxury watch brand Girard-Perregaux aims to alter the image that many people have of watchmaking profession with “The New Face of Tradition” project and the story of 8 young watchmakers . The debut of … Read more
Martin Amis at the coffee shop, Paul Auster in the park… New York’s newly gentrified neighbourhood is now full of novelists
World record prices for Bentley and Rolls-Royce smashed by Bonhams A classic Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, one of the finest luxury automobiles in the world, was sold for $7.1 million at a Bonhams auction, making it the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at an auction. The eyes of the world were on Bonhams on Friday 29 … Read more
American photographer Steven Meisel, one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry, is behind last Balenciaga ad campaign. As Meisel is credited with “discovering” many successful models, Balenciaga Fall 2012 campaign promotes a cast of newcomers: Linn Arvidsson, Julier Bugge, Sophie Hirschfelder, Juliet Ingleby and Anniek Kortleve. Last month, Balenciaga announced the opening … Read more
One of the greatest designers of our times, Sergio Pininfarina died at the age of 85. “His genius brightened the history of the car,” Fiat said on Twitter “Italy has lost one of its most prestigious world ambassadors, and Maserati has lost a great friend.” – Herald Wester – Maserati With Sergio Pininfarina passing away … Read more
First look at Jimmy Choo’s arty collab with Rob Pruitt High-end shoe label Jimmy Choo revealed the first images of the collaboration with contemporary artist Rob Pruitt announced back in April. The iconic Jimmy Choo Anouk pump was reimagined with the Pruitt’s signature use of dégradé color overlaid with French lace. The range of accessories … Read more