Damien Hirst’s former manager gifts artworks under tax scheme

Six works donated by Frank Dunphy will go to his local gallery in lieu of £185,100 in tax

Yohji Yamamoto global e-commerce launched with seven fashion brands, some of them web-only brands

Yohji Yamamoto global e-commerce launched with seven fashion brands, some of them web-only Yohji Yamamoto, the Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris, launched a global e-commerce website THE SHOP YOHJI YAMAMOTO. The webstore will present the web-only brand S’YTE, and other brands such as Ground Y, Y’s, Yohji Yamamoto Produce (web-only products), Yohji Yamamoto … Read more

Pomellato embarks on a West Coast adventure

  Italian jewelry company Pomellato and its ‘New Precious’ gemstones feel right at home in California at the New Beverly Hills Boutique. Kering-owned Pomellato jewelry house embarks on a West Coast adventure with a 1,700-square-foot Beverly Hills location. Pomellato, the luxury Milanese jewelry house, announced the opening of its Los Angeles boutique on Two Rodeo … Read more

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The coveted gold Best of Show ribbon placed on a 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta at 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

  “This Alfa Romeo 8C 2.9 has all that one would wish for in a car—speed, style and, frankly, sex appeal,” said Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chairman Sandra Button. “The Touring styling is simply magical, and to top it off it makes all the right noises!”   A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta … Read more

GPHG: 12 of the most beautiful Jewelry Watches of the Year

  What does the new jewelry watches herald? A new journey? A new chapter? Or simply creations worthy of the Maisons, expressing expertise, singularity and authenticity? All these Ladies watches are competing for the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève prize offered annually by The Foundation of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). This year’s … Read more