Galeries Lafayette heir joins French tycoons in opening art foundation
Guillaume Houzé’s cultural centre will rival that of France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault
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Luxury gifts and high-end, limited edition accessories.
Pensioner stunned as old vase kept in a shoebox fetches £381,000
Unnamed UK buyer pays record sum for Hans Coper piece – bought for £250 in the 1970s – suggesting a boom in ceramics market
Make mine a magnum: the rise of supersize wine bottles in Britain
Waitrose reports sales have doubled as larger bottles move into the mainstream
The latest Swiss watchmaking creations presented at 2018 Baselworld, the biggest watch & jewelry fair. Part I
Baselworld 2018 has opened its doors, find here the latest creations that the Swiss Exhibitors present from March 22 to 27 at Baselworld in Switzerland. PATEK PHILIPPE Chronograph Ref. 7150/250R For 2018, the luxury Geneva manufacture unveils a new addition to its collection, the 7150/250R chronograph. Its once cushion-shaped case has been redesigned and is … Read more
Taste test: which Easter eggs and hot cross buns should you buy?
From chocolate bunnies to luxury eggs, high street Easter treats tasted and rated by Ottolenghi’s Helen Goh
See a luxury house transformed into a home through the magic of mobile augmented reality
Research has shown that an AR experience allows consumers to form more accurate expectations, therefore increasing confidence in purchasing decisions and shortening the sales cycle. A new mobile augmented reality (AR) app will bring a home’s virtual staging images from 2-D perception into augmented reality. Curate by Sotheby’s International Realty, powered by roOomy, intends to … Read more