Luxury art and collectables
The new Hermès Birkin handbags, which double up as high jewellery, will go on sale for £1.2 million French retailer Hermes is taking luxury to another level by unveiling four new designs, each priced at €1.5 million. The bags represent miniature totes decorated with precious stones are designed to be worn as a bracelet. The … Read more
Top 10 Artists: Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Xu Beihong, Wu Guanzhong, Fu Baoshi, Gerhard Richter, Francis Bacon, Li Keran Having emerged as the world’s strongest art marketplace last year, it comes as no surprise to find China’s two leading artists now holding the top two places in Artprice’s global ranking of artists by auction revenue. … Read more
Red soles French designer Christian Louboutin has taken his shoes to dance at the Paris cabaret Crazy Horse. He has helped choreograph four routines in the upmarket club’s new show which include a penitent naked nun number, a lesbian romp and an erotic dance to music composed by film director David Lynch. For Louboutin this … Read more
L’Odyssee de Cartier Escape with the Cartier panther on a journey through Cartier’s history and iconic designs. The three-and-a-half-minute movie directed by Bruno Aveillan represents the Cartier’s most ambitious film project. Cartier panther comes to life and wander unrestrained in the past, present and future. The film will debut March 4 on television screens across … Read more
Change is possible Each of us is a pioneer on a quest to change the ordinary life into a meaningful one. To meet the world with imagination and energy. Each of us will be drawn to a different doorway to begin our personal path. A doorway that we can only recognize by the what it … Read more
Jean Dujardin: “C’est un luxe, un honneur, encore plus de liberté” To become famous on a global scale by praising Hollywood’s silent era. What could be more honorable. His story, magnetism style and smile are charming. Jean Dujardin (39), the talk of the town in Hollywood, the highest-paid actor in his native France and sometimes … Read more