Luxury art and collectables
Spider silk dream revived A Gold silk cape made by millions of rare spiders A hand-woven cape is being shown at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum alongside the Golden Spider Silk, a four-metre long piece of brocaded fabric. The garment is created from golden silk spun by more than a million spider. Strands of silk … Read more
From 24-27 January 2012 Patek Philippe brought the inaugural Watch Art Grand Exhibition to Dubai at the Madinat Jumeirah. The exhibition offered a rare insider’s perspective into the art of watchmaking. Patek Philippe designed the area to recreate its headquarters in Geneva, including workshops and its own museum. It showcased about 400 timepieces dating back … Read more
Highlighting its French roots and esteem for international cinema, Sofitel Luxury Hotels present “BB Forever – Brigitte Bardot, The Legend,” a traveling photo exhibit venerating the legendary French actress, singer, and model, Brigitte Bardot. Showcasing 30 exclusive photographs of Brigitte Bardot’s rise to fame, the exhibit will launch February 21, 2012 during Oscar Week at … Read more
The official list of nominees for the 84th Academy Awards set to compete for the prestigious Oscars this 26 February 2012, was announced earlier today in U.S. at a special pre-launch ceremony Leading the nominations is Oscar-winner, Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”, which is contending for best picture along with 10 other nominations. Hot in pursuit, is … Read more
The emirate of Abu Dhabi announced that it had given the green light for the completion of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums after construction delays. The project is part of an ambitious development plan — “Abu Dhabi 2030,” aimed at modernizing the emirate and diversifying its economy. In October, the Tourism Development and Investment, the … Read more
Direction Japan! From March 21 through March 23, Chanel will open in Japan a pop-up shop, an exhibition devoted to Chanel’s tweed jackets and will present a winter couture show. The line up of haute events will reaffirm the brand’s commitment to Japan and “re-boost” its image in a vital market, said Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s … Read more