Discover the world’s most coveted masterpieces. From fine horology and high jewelry to luxury beauty and bespoke fashion, we curate the artifacts of modern desire.
Converting women to grandes complications $21 billion Swiss watchmaking industry intends to transform the neglected female market into a lucrative customer base. From a market mostly dominated by simple quartz watches under $1,100, Swiss watchmakers at the Baselworld fair said they were now taking pains to design new collections of mechanical watches for women, especially … Read more
Earning the reputation as a beauty visionary at the early age of 21 when she wrote the bestselling book “Eat Yourself Beautiful” Daniele de Winter has been recognized as a groundbreaking beauty “guru” for many years. Daniele launched the DANIELE de WINTER INSIDEOUT beauty™ natural skin rejuvenation concept, which combines (external) botanical skincare with (internal) … Read more
Tag Heuer unveils $3,700 luxury Racer smartphone with high strength and shockproof rubber chassis GT racing cars and F1 inspired Swiss watchmaking company Tag Heuer to create “the first luxury phone crafted for high performance.” Racer is a luxury smartphone that combines shockproof rubber with titanium and carbon fiber bridges for support and strength. Racer … Read more
Starwood Capital’s Louvre Hotels to speed up its expansion in fast-growing China Louvre Hotels, the world’s eighth-largest hotelier owned by U.S. investment group Starwood Capital, partnershiped with number one Chinese tour operator for expansion. Louvre Hotels, which so far has three hotels in China, plans to open 25 midscale or luxury hotels in the Shanghai … Read more
Italian Belgian jewellery brand Hulchi Belluni has brought to Switzerland’s Baselworld 2012 a chandelier with diamonds – an exclusive design for Claeys Lighting by Roel Haagmans. “Marilyn”, a modern interpretation of the classical model of the bag chandelier, is designed by Martin Hul and inspired by Feng Shui and the five essential elements of nature. … Read more
Painter and designer, that smile, Blandine deliciously breathe it on her creations. Her intuition, her talent can be audacious, always. Autodidact assumed, she does not yield to temptation, the better, she causes! One shoulder neckline, leg guessed in a gilded frame, a cherry tree, a wolf, a story to tell. Animals friends, dancer, scintillating frescoes, … Read more