Steinway Musical Instruments acquired by Kohlberg

The bright future for Steinway? Steinway Musical Instruments, the creator of the world’s finest musical instruments, was acquired by Kohlberg Company, a global private equity investment firm, in a transaction valued at approximately $438 million. Steinway will accelerate its global expansion, while ensuring the artisanal manufacturing processes that make the Company’s products unique are preserved, … Read more

James Bond’s Lotus submarine up for auction

Lotus Esprit Series 1 ‘Submarine’ Car is due to be sold at auction Lotus Esprit Series 1 ‘Submarine’ Car, a piece of cinematic and motoring history and one of the stars of the Roger Moore James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.”, will go under the hammer in London this September. No Bond car … Read more

Send a letter sealed with your kiss

Introducing Burberry Kisses.   Using ‘innovative kiss recognition’ technology, a new innovative initiative is allowing users to seal digital messages with a real kiss. British heritage luxury brand Burberry launched Burberry Kisses – a romantic platform powered by Google. Accessed via a touchscreen device (iPhone/iPad) or a web camera, the platform captures and sends users’ … Read more

Ringo Starr to publish a children’s picture book

  45 years after Octopus’s Garden was first written, Ringo Starr will publish a children’s picture book with Simon & Schuster. Ben Cort, the illustrator of Aliens Love Underpants and a life-long Beatles fan, has been signed up to illustrate the book. Cort made his name with the hugely successful Underpants series written by Claire … Read more

Few parents with kids are engaged in nightly reading

  Only one in three parents (33 percent) read bedtime stories with their children every night, and 50 percent of parents say their children spend more time with TV or video games than with books, according to a new survey from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States, and affordable … Read more

British luxury and craftsmanship: Johnie Walker Blue Label x Alfred Dunhill

Johnie Walker Blue Label launches luxury Alfred Dunhill trunk The pioneering spirit of John Walker and Alfred Dunhill during their journeys from Britain to the four corners of the world inspired JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL Limited Edition Collection designed by Alfred Dunhill. Bolstering the bullish sentiment of growth of luxury offerings are indicators showing that … Read more