International appetite for South African luxury goods growing

What you don’t know about South African luxury market South Africa is home to a significant portion of the resources used in luxury goods. South Africa has nearly 80% of the world’s platinum, is one of the world’s biggest gold and diamond miners, and has excellent leather. International appetite for local fine-craft brands like Avoova, … Read more

Wally to reveal the long-distance ocean cruiser Wally//Ace

Wally reveals details of Wally//Ace ground breaking displacement yacht Wally//Ace can take you non-stop from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean Wally revealed details of 24 metre Wally//Ace ground breaking displacement yacht that will be classified as a yacht and therefore manageable without a professional crew. A true long-distance ocean cruiser, The Wally//Ace is a motor … Read more

L’Ame de Christofle is a steak knive

L’Ame de Christofle Maison & Objet 2012 design fair was the perfect occasion for Christofle to present its dramatic steak knives, designed by Philippe Starck protégé Eugeni Quitllet. L’Ame (blade (when written lame) or soul) de Christofle is available in brushed or polished steel and represents one-piece forged simplicity.

Baccarat Chateau challenging Riedel for supremacy in the wine glass business

France’s luxury crystal company Baccarat is challenging Riedel for supremacy in the wine glass business. Baccarat presented at Parisian design fair Maison&Objet 2012 the Chateau Glasses Collection. With a rounded concave bottom and wide base, closed-angle side and vertical chimney, the Baccarat Chateau Collection has won praise from serious oenophiles and top French chefs.   … Read more

Bosco Verticale – World’s First Vertical Forest

Bosco Verticale, by Boeri Studio (now recognized as Barreca & La Varra and Stefano Boeri Architetti), is a high-density tower block that experiments with the integration of a lush landscape within the facade of the architecture.  The Vertical Forest, currently in construction in Milan, Italy, deal with the concept of regenerating the lost forests on the ground within the inhabitable … Read more