Category: SHELTER
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The Luxury Landscape Is Becoming More Introspective, More Adaptive, And—When At Its Best – More Meaningful
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in Automotive, Beauty, Business, Design, DRIVE, Fashion, Gourmet, Holiday, LUST, Real Estate, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|Jewelry, YachtsThe luxury sector finds itself in a dynamic state of reinvention. Marked by audacious collaborations, a resurgence of heritage-driven storytelling, cautious responses to economic headwinds, and increasingly discerning global consumers, the industry is at a crossroads. The latest wave of developments—from fashion and hospitality to mobility and tech—paints a vivid picture of both resilience and…
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Christie’s Uncorks a Legend: The Glorious, Gilded Cellar of William I. Koch
What happens when one of America’s most audacious collectors decides to part with his wine? At Christie’s this June, we find out—and it promises to be nothing short of a Bacchic blockbuster. From June 12–14, Christie’s Wine New York presents The Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector, a once-in-a-generation auction that reads…
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From Penalty Kicks to Pasta: Why 2025’s Travelers Are Packing Passion Alongside Passports
Let’s be honest: global travel has always had its obsessions. Once it was pyramids and postcards, now it’s Shohei Ohtani and spa retreats in the Zambian bush. According to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s freshly unboxed Travel Trends 2025 report, this year’s globetrotters aren’t just chasing deals—they’re chasing meaning. And maybe the perfect Michelin-starred ceviche in…
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Not for Automotive Use? Mercedes-AMG and MSCHF Prove Luxury Design Can—and Should—Get Weird
There’s a new seat at the table—and it’s made out of actual seatbelts. Yes, Mercedes-AMG, the luxury performance arm of the German auto giant, has teamed up with notorious U.S. artist collective MSCHF to launch a jaw-droppingly unconventional collection of art-furniture hybrids and limited-edition merch. It’s a partnership so unexpected, so delightfully absurd, that it…
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From Page to Parfum: Assouline’s Library Gets Scented and Styled
Let’s be honest—Assouline has never been just about books. They’ve been about book moments. Those oversized tomes, immaculately printed and spine-tinglingly tactile, were always meant to do more than inform—they were meant to inhabit. Your coffee table. Your private jet. Your impossibly chic Parisian study. Now, Assouline is doubling down on that fantasy, launching The…
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Olivier Rousteing Pours His Soul Into Liquid Couture: A Seasonal Journey Through Whisky and Emotion
What happens when you blend the boldest voice in modern couture with the rarest liquids in whisky’s sacred vault? Something wildly unexpected—or perhaps, exactly the kind of high-drama indulgence we’ve come to expect from both Johnnie Walker and Olivier Rousteing. Welcome to Couture Expression—a limited-edition, high-concept whisky capsule born from the vaults of heritage and…