Is Yoga Relevant to Luxury Branding?

  by Philippe Mihailovich. Audrey Kabla, author of the new book Marque & Luxe, is not the usual high-flyer that one usually encounters from the rank and file in the field. She got off to a good start whilst studying for her business degree by having a 6 month stint at Christian Dior Couture followed … Read more

Sotheby’s creates a Global Luxury & Lifestyle Division

Sotheby’s, the British multinational corporation headquartered in New York City, is uniting its jewelry, watches, wine, cars, and realty divisions under one umbrella. The company announced the appointment of Maarten ten Holder as global Managing Director of the Company’s new Luxury & Lifestyle Division. An accomplished auctioneer, Maarten regularly conducts sales in all of Sotheby’s major … Read more

How well do you know your hair? What if a hairbrush could tell you the quality of your hair?

 Meet the Kérastase Hair Coach Powered by @Withings, the world’s first-ever smart hairbrush + mobile app. Technology is transforming our daily beauty routines, and smart devices have huge potential to impact how we care for our hair and skin. Kérastase have reinvented what a person’s relationship with their hair can look like. The high-end company … Read more

Innovations in robotics: The companion robot with human-like communication skills presented at CES 2017

Thanks to its embedded projector, this robot can be used for distance learning and other purposes. The companion robot debuts at the Panasonic booth (#12908) at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. This new robot unveiled at CES 2017 is about the size of a standard kitchen countertop blender. The “companion” robot with human-like movements and … Read more

Haute Couture appellation awarded to the Schiaparelli and Julien Fournié Fashion Houses

Schiaparelli luxury fashion maison inducted to fashion’s elite pantheon. The “Commission De Classement Couture Création” of the French “Ministère de l’Industrie”, in its meeting held at the Fédération française de la Couture, awarded the Haute Couture appellation to the Julien Fournié & Schiaparelli Fashion Houses. The two luxury fashion brands joined Chanel, Christian Dior, Franck … Read more

Zaha Hadid’s architectural repertoire brought to the table

Zaha Hadid’s groundbreaking architectural style is now on our tables. Zaha Hadid‘s whimsical shapes are transposed into architecturally inspired homeware in a posthumous collection of vases, candles, and tableware. Zaha Hadid Design creates a wide variety of pieces for living and for the home, from architecturally inspired homeware, and sculptural jewellery, to limited edition furniture, … Read more