Audi electric-powered Wörthersee bike

Audi e-Bike Concept to Debut in Austria Audi’s Wörthersee e-bike is the first electric sports bike and the most powerful e-bike ever made, according to the car manufacturer from Ingolstadt. The electric motor mounted on an entirely carbon fiber framework (carbon fibre-reinforced polymer) produces 2.3 kW (3.12 hp) with a 184lb/ft of torque at the … Read more

Paramount enters luxury hospitality business

American film and television production & distribution company Paramount plans to create up to 50 hotels and resorts themed around Hollywood and California. The luxury hotels will be focused on ‘elements of the California lifestyle’. The hotels of one of the leading companies in the history of cinema will be centered around the art of … Read more

HARCOURT, The Magic of Lightning

HARCOURT, The Magic of Lightning From generation to generation, Harcourt succeeds in transmitting the power of lightning, the most important thing for all photographer to succeed. When you are an actor, a photo model, you know what light means and you know how to turn your face to benefit from this magic lightning. Harcourt used … Read more

Seven new European ports for Crystal Cruises

Louis XIV‘s marital stomping grounds, puffins’ Icelandic party pad, a former Prussian capital, Napoleon’s birthplace, and the gateway to Norway’s most scenic vistas are among seven European ports-of-call Crystal Cruises will be visiting for the first time this year. From Crystal Serenity‘s current trans-Atlantic voyage to Crystal Symphony’s reverse pond crossing in September, guests will … Read more

My style is my signature: Suzanne Belperron’s collection sold three times more than expected

The personal jewellery collection of arguably the most important female jewellery designer of the 20th century, Suzanne Belperron (1900-1983), was sold in Geneva on the 14th of May 2012. Comprising over 50 lots, this unprecedented sale featured the most significant group of jewels by Belperron ever to appear on the market. This collection includes some … Read more

Louis Vuitton to open an innovation hub near Angers

Luxury trunk maker Louis Vuitton Malletier will open an innovation terminal in Beaulieu-sur-Layon, at twenty kilometers south of Angers (Maine-et-Loire). The hub of leather goods will be a highly innovative research and innovation pole in the leather trades and could eventually employ about 400 professionals. The Beaulieu-sur-Layon commune was chosen due to the existence of a … Read more