The Vatican’s new philanthropy app could ruin everything

The last time wealthy art fans did a Vatican restoration, they nearly destroyed the Sistine Chapel. The new Vatican app is elitism 2.0 – and will only endanger more masterpieces

The voluptuous 220 mile/hr Icona Vulcano Titanium hypercar

Icona Vulcano Titanium debuts at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2015. The Italian designhouse Icona is reviving its 2013 Vulcano hypercar concept with a unique titanium and carbon fiber body. The concept first presented at the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2013 and at Pebble Beach the same year features a strongly sculpted body side … Read more

This week’s new exhibitions

Performance Art + Northern Ireland | Rick Copsey | Alexander Massouras | Caroline Locke | Towards An Alternative History Of Graphic Design | Holly Blakey | Lucky Dragons

Cadillac expanding footprint in men’s fashion

Cadillac expanding footprint in men’s fashion with pieces from today’s most influential emerging designers. Comprised of pieces from the Fall/Winter 2015 collections of today’s most influential emerging designers, first Cadillac Capsule Collection was styled by fashion icon Nick Wooster. The Cadillac Capsule Collection includes select pieces from David Hart, Cadet and Ernest Alexander and ranges … Read more

Luxury Lifestyle Award 2015 Asia Honouring The Best of Luxury

The whole world of luxury is awaiting the 9th annual Gala Ceremony of the prestigious international competition for high-end companies and brands – the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2015 Asia. This year’s first-class awarding event will be hosted at the Fairmont Singapore hotel on the the 17th of December and will bring together more than 300 … Read more

Shanghai in slow lane as market crash accelerates slump in luxury car sales

Little interest in showrooms as deep discounts fail to drive in customers