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The Art Fund charity launches a line of luxury holidays

December 25, 2019August 25, 2015 by Editorial Team

Secret doors will open, champagne will flow and VIP access to the art world will be afforded the wealthy. But it’s a curious departure for a charity that champions free museum admission

Silver Cross releases its most expensive pram

August 20, 2015 by Editorial Team

Balmoral Bespoke, the newest pram from Silver Cross, presented at Harrods. Purveyors of the finest prams since 1877, Balmoral is the original coach-built baby carriage. With its now-famous bouncing suspension, William Wilson’s design has been favoured by royalty from the United Kingdom to Monaco. This August, the British buggy manufacturer presented Balmoral Bespoke, the newest … Read more

‪#‎RewriteYourFuture‬: Sophia Loren Limited Edition Pen

August 18, 2015 by Editorial Team

2 Oscars, 5 Golden Globes, a Grammy, a BAFTA, the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, and more David di Donatello Awards than anyone else in cinema history… These are just some of the accolades won by Sophia Loren, the latest subject of Montegrappa’s Icons Series. What better icon could there be?

The oldest and most celebrated Italian manufacturer of fine writing instruments welcomed the first pen in its Icons Series dedicated to a female personage, as well as the first dedicated to an Italian.

For the new Sophia Loren limited edition, Montegrappa worked with the legendary Italian film actress to try and embody some of her elegance, style, and beauty in our design.

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age,” Sophia Loren says.

The silver version pen is offered as Fountain, Rollerball and Ballpoint pens. The solid-gold pen edition comprises Fountain and Rollerball. For the fountain pens, the 18K gold nibs are enriched with an artist’s rendering of Sophia’s face. The limited edition Sophia Loren collection will consist of 1934 silver pens denoting the year of her birth, 29 gold pens comprising 20 fountain pens and 9 rollerballs, representing her birth day and month as in 29/09 for the 20th of September.

This summer, Montegrappe opened its first flagship in Italy in Bassano del Grappa. Beautifully laid out amongst two floors of an ancient renovated palace, the new Montegrappa storefront is situated in Bassano del Grappa in the central Piazza Garibaldi. After strengthening the iconic Italian brand’s international presence in prestigious world cities such as Moscow, Doha, Dubai, and Riyadh, Montegrappa has introduced this new location not far from its iconic global headquarters. Designed to serve as a reference point for the brand, Montegrappa plans to use the new shop as a template for opening future boutiques in luxury destinations across the globe.

What do you think of the new collection?

Leica Ultravid 8×32 ‘Edition Zagato’

August 17, 2015 by Editorial Team

Italian automotive atelier meets Leica binocular – The Leica Ultravid 8×32 ‘Edition Zagato.’ Leica chose The 2015 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance in France (on 6 September 2015) to present a special limited edition – the Leica Ultravid 8×32 ‘Edition Zagato’ made in collaboration with Italian automotive atelier Zagato. The outer shell of the ‘Edition Zagato’ is … Read more

Limited edition glow-in-the-dark Hennessy label by New York Artist Ryan McGinness

August 10, 2015 by Editorial Team

New York artist Ryan McGinness creates anniversary limited edition glow-in-the-dark label for Hennessy.

250 years of dedication to “the art of blending” are translated by the Maison Hennessy into the fith Hennessy V.S Limited Edition made in partnership with multi-disciplinary artist Ryan McGinness. McGinness’ take on the iconic Hennessy V.S label features a distinctive radiant pattern in fluorescent colors that glow under black light.

“My process of combining elements and compounds to form mixtures parallels Hennessy’s artful blending of eaux-de- vie to create Cognac. The shared approach to our crafts is part science and part art,” McGinness explained the strong similarities between his artistic approach and the creation of Hennessy Cognac.

American artist Ryan McGinness is one of the most noted visual virtuosos of our time. Amidst a 20-plus year career of professional design work and exhibition, the Virginia-born artist has been heralded as “an art star” and “a leading pioneer of the new semiotics.”

The label on each individually numbered 750ml bottle features an innovative brand first: a radiating pattern in bright fluorescent colors that is illuminated when the bottle is placed under a black light. True to his style, McGinness also re-interpreted icons within Hennessy’s motif, including the brand’s coat of arms, and highlighted the bottle’s metadata – information found on the back of the label in fine print – through unique visual symbology.

In addition to the 750ml bottle, a limited number of deluxe sets in commemorative gift boxes (~$150)
are available. The Hennessy V.S Limited Edition Deluxe set features two individually numbered 750ml bottles with
different adaptations of the design by the artist in black and fluorescent colors on a black background. The Deluxe
set also includes a keepsake booklet, providing a special inside look at the collaboration, and two exclusive
artwork coasters.

The 2015 Hennessy V.S Limited Edition is the fifth in a series that has included critically acclaimed artists, KAWS,
Futura, Os Gemêos and Shepard Fairey. This year, the Maison Hennessy celebrates 250 years of an exceptional adventure that has linked the Hennessy and Fillioux families for seven generations and spanned five continents.