Poltrona Frau opens its first showroom in Cologne A month after opening its Munich store, Italian luxury furniture maker Poltrona Frau, known as designing modern chairs and luxury car interiors using leather on most of their products, opened its first showroom in Cologne during Orgatec, the leading international trade fair for modern working environments. Poltrona Frau’s new showroom … Read more
54 Percent of Top Brands Now Using Instagram More than half of the world’s top brands now view Instagram as a major part of their social strategy. Instagram has graduated from a ‘fun new social network’ to an integral component of a brand’s social strategy, according to Simply Measured’s quarterly study of Instagram. The mobile-only … Read more
The first phone to use a hybrid stone material In 2010, luxury mobile phone maker Mobiado created a concept phone called the CPT001 crafted from one piece of solid marble. Two and half years later, the Grand Touch Executive is a realization of that concept as the first phone to use a hybrid stone material and … Read more
Bain Projects Global Luxury Goods Market Will Grow Overall by 10% in 2012, Though Major Structural Shifts in Market Emerge Strong Holiday Sales Will Cap Off Strong Performance in 2012 Worldwide luxury goods market revenues will grow by seven percent in the final three months of 2012 versus the same period in 2011, culminating in full … Read more
Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio has been announced the next model to wear a Victoria’s Secret Fantasy Bra, following in the footsteps of the most legendary supermodels that have received the honor in years past: Tyra Banks, Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr and Claudia Schiffer among others. Alessandra will wear … Read more
Interbrand Releases 13th Annual Best Global Brands Report Despite the current economic landscape, all of the luxury brands in the 13th annual Best Global Brands report released by Interbrand increased their brand value. As the meaning of luxury shifts, this year’s top luxury brands reflect a changing global consciousness – with success dependent not … Read more