VivaTech 2025: Where Algorithms Meet Artisanal – Implications for the Luxury Industry

The 9th edition of VivaTech, Europe’s largest startup and technology gathering held in Paris in June 2025, served as a potent crucible for innovation, offering both glimpses into the future and tangible solutions for the present. For the luxury industry, the event underscored a profound shift: technology is no longer an auxiliary tool but an … Read more

Pininfarina’s Final Love Letter on Four Wheels: The Battista Novantacinque

There are show cars, there are hypercars—and then there is the Battista Novantacinque, Automobili Pininfarina’s shimmering one-of-one electric love letter to itself. Revealed at MAUTO in Turin, the city of its birth and now the museum of its mythology, this final edition of the Battista is not just a vehicle. It is an ode, a … Read more

The Winners for the 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards: A Starry Night for Fragrance, with a Whiff of Familiarity

The American fragrance world gathered under the golden glow of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for what has become its most anticipated ritual: the 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards. The air shimmered with elegance, ambition, and a bespoke scent—”Lincoln in June”—designed exclusively for the evening by none other than Lifetime Achievement honoree Daniela … Read more

The Great American Wealth Paradox: Richer Than Ever, But Ready to Flee

It’s official: the United States is still the global Goliath of private wealth. The newly released USA Wealth Report 2025, produced by Henley & Partners — the international leader in residence and citizenship planning — in collaboration with New World Wealth, a respected global data intelligence firm, lays it bare: America is not just wealthy. … Read more

Rocks, Reuse & Radical Rethinks: What the Kering Generation Award Finalists Signal About the Future of Jewelry

In a sector where sparkle has long overshadowed sustainability, Kering’s Generation Award x Jewelry is doing something audacious: it’s asking us to fall in love with imperfection, reclamation, and resonance. Think less flawless diamonds, more satellite scraps, fractured opals, and musical leather — each telling a story not just of beauty, but of meaning. The … Read more

Can Estée Lauder Bottle the Secret of Centenarians? Inside Their Luxe Wellness Debut in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica’s Blue Zone, Estée Lauder Dips Its Luxe-Toed Foot into the Spa Longevity Pool—But Can Skin Science Really Keep Up with Centenarians? Let’s be honest—when beauty giants go looking for the fountain of youth, it’s not usually found bubbling beside a hot stone bath in Costa Rica. But Estée Lauder has a different … Read more