Smart Cocoon: Prospective Innovation Space at 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair

They anticipate things to come and create an exciting future. 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair gathered the visionary talents in the “Prospective Innovation Space”. This section of the Parisian event dedicated to sustainable luxury development allows visitors to grasp the planetary challenges ahead, through prospective, inspirational and discovery installations. The By Volta agency, specialized in sensory … Read more

Sustainable floating Island(E)Motion by MCM design studio

Island Paradise Superyacht MCM design studio brought to the 2012 edition of 1,618 Sustainable luxury fair in Paris the ISLAND(E)MOTION concept, a revolutionary yacht based on green technologies, advanced sustainable materials & alternative energy solutions. The sustainable island superyacht is a floating paradise, part luxury yacht, part responsibile vessel of the future designed to have … Read more

Consumer Trends for 2012: Top 10 list. Status becomes more than what you consume

Euromonitor International has recently published the Top 10 Consumer Trends for 2012, an interesting reading about 2012 consumers. Consumer identity is expressed in more complex ways than through consumption alone. Today, identity also encompasses weight, online status, green thrift, and attitudes to reality culture – even in emerging markets, where the joys of spending are still … Read more

Planet’s most expensive technology department launched with a Globe-Trotter Fujifilm X-Pro1 exclusive case

Harrods Technology launched with a Globe-Trotter Fujifilm X-Pro1 exclusive case London’s Harrods celebrates its new 22,000 square foot technology department with a Globe-Trotter Fujifilm X- Pro1 case. Only 12 of the cases will be available – each costing a staggering £5,695. The “Globe-Trotter case” includes the Fuji X-Pro1 grand compact system camera, three lenses (18mm, … Read more

The Art of Video Games

A major exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington celebrates video gaming‘s rich creative side and the people behind a medium that’s still in full bloom. Video games have entered the realm of art with a major exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington. In the forty years since the introduction … Read more

Aurora haute couture dress with LEDs technology

CuteCircuit designed an exclusive spectacular haute couture dress with LEDs technology inspired by the lights of Aurora Borealis – the Roman goddess who announces every morning the arrival of the sun. Designed for an opera performance hosted by Breitling, the Aurora Dress is adorned with hundreds of Svarovski crystals and is made with silk taffeta … Read more