The champagne boxes are the playground of many designers. Closely involved with Contemporary Art, Ruinart, the oldest established Champagne house, gave carte blanche to Dutch artist Piet Hein Eek to reinvent the box for its Blanc de Blancs champagne, Ruinart’s golden nectar. Inspired by Ruinart’s history, Piet Hein Eek created individual wooden cases for each … Read more
2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013: Girard-Perregaux’s Haute Horlogerie collection. Girard-Perregaux’s Constant Escapement Haute Horlogerie timepieces took 5 years of development. Let’s take a step back in time with Girard- Perregaux at BaselWorld 2013, one of the most prestigious watch and jewellery show in Switzerland. Based on the ground-breaking prototypes presented in 2008, it has taken five … Read more
Junya Watanabe of Comme des Garçons & Loewe capsule collection: a celebration of 400 years of cultural exchange between Spain and Japan. Spanish leather, Japanese denim and dyed punk hair are the kew themes of the new Junya Watanabe x Loewe capsule collection, marking the celebration of 400 years of Hispano-Japanese bilateral relations. Spanish luxury brand … Read more
BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé. BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé, the outcome of BMW X Pininfarina first design collaboration was unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013. The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé is a one-off and represents the exclusive interpretation of a luxurious BMW Coupé as seen through the eyes of Pininfarina. BMW … Read more
BMW R 90 S, the BMW Motorrad design icon, turned 40 this year. In 2013, BMW Motorrad celebrates also its nine decades. As a tribute to both these anniversaries, the BMW Group presented BMW Concept Ninety – a special model at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013 produces in partnership with the custom bike company Roland Sands … Read more
Porsche Design reveals 24-carat gold BlackBerry. BlackBerry is continuing its Porsche Design collaboration unveiling a 24-carat gold version of the Porsche Design BlackBerry P9981, to be available in certain Porsche Design stores in July. The production of the gold-plated, leather-bound P’9981 Gold smartphone is limited to 25 handsets made out of a stainless steel case … Read more