New Luxury Kitchen Products from Franke Franke, the world’s largest manufacturer of kitchen sinks, introduced three new faucets and a water filtration system. The new FFPS1100 pull out faucet features minimalist lines and a dual-jet pull-out spray function. This updated version of the FFP1100 faucet is a single-hole model suitable for both transitional and edgier … Read more
Estée Lauder Companies Third Quarter Earnings Per Share Rise to $.38, before Restructuring Activities Underlying Sales Growth Remains Solid For the quarter, The Estée Lauder Companies reported net sales of $2.25 billion, a 4% increase compared with $2.17 billion reported in the prior-year quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, net sales increased 5%. … Read more
LVMH acquires Les Tanneries Roux LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury goods group, acquired quality leather maker Les Tanneries Roux. Founded in 1803 and based in Romans-sur-Isère. This acquisition reflects LVMH’s strategy to develop its expertise as already demonstrated by the creation of “Les tanneries de la Comète” in 2009 and by … Read more
Moonmachine by Stepan Sarpaneva MB&F’s innovative bug-eyed HM3 Frog has a brother with artistic ambitions. The MB&F Moonmachine hybrid watch was created together with Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva who used his own face to work on the project. Retailed at ~ $98,000, the Moonmachine is the first of the MB&F Performance Art pieces by … Read more
Pinterest, Spotify and Google+ win first Webby Awards Louis CK, Instagram and Bjork among special achievement honorees Facebook earns inaugural People’s Special Achievement for Social Change They truly represent the best of the Web. They are but a small percentage of total entries and chosen by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and … Read more
All the culinary world watched with great interest the Restaurant Magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012 Awards. If you want to know everything about the awards and enjoy a great collection of facts and figures, here is an info-graphic created by thefoodpeople.com. The graphic includes: To 10 restaurants awarded versus Michelin stars, the average age of chefs (43 … Read more