Luxury art and collectables
Suzy Menkes at Gucci Museo Suzy Menkes, the fashion editor of The International Herald Tribune, speaks with Frida Giannini, the creative director of Gucci, as it celebrates its 90th anniversary with the new museum in Florence (inaugurated in September 2011). Inside the sumptuous confines of the 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia, Gucci‘s famed “bamboo” handbags owned … Read more
Best places to study 2012 Paris topped the inaugural Best Student Cities table, which ranks cities according to measures taken from “public information, population sizes, number of educational establishments and their quality, as judged by the QS World University Rankings. London emerged as the world’s second best study city, followed by Boston, Melbourne, Vienna and … Read more
Mayan ‘apocalypse’ codex goes on display The famous Dresdner Codex, one of the original Mayan books that set the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012, went on display in Dresden on Friday as part of an exhibition on the apocalyptic prophecy. The 78-page book, also known as the Codex Dresdensis, which has … Read more
Writing is a truly unique moment: MomoDesign 30 Anniversary by Delta In the era of Twitter, SMS and social media here is proof that the love for the writing instruments still exists. Products manufactured using special resins, turned by hand from solid bar, and precious metals, materials of unquestionable level of richness which are synonyms … Read more
Acoustic Addicts Video Compares High-End Acoustic Guitars Ever wondered what separates really expensive acoustic guitars from the rest? It’s the craftsmanship, yes, but it’s also the rare tone wood. In the pilot episode of Acoustic Addicts acoustic guitar expert Richard Caruso and top-shelf guitar player Carl Franklin produce controlled recordings of a Taylor K20 (all … Read more
The Bulgari Retrospective “Bulgari – 125 Years of Italian Magnificence” at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai kicked off with a celebration of glamour past and present. This Shanghai retrospective features, for the first time ever in China, the private collection of Elizabeth Taylor jewelry. The Bulgari exhibition, which features 600 of Bulgari’s most exquisite pieces, … Read more