Dessert-only restaurant: Pía Salazar is the first Ecuadorean named The World’s Best Pastry Chef. Pía Salazar’s desserts typically feature only two or three ingredients, often pairing a local fruit with a vegetable. Each dessert follows an unbreakable rule: it must tell a story. In the realm of culinary artistry, where innovation and tradition intertwine, one … Read more
Where Fashion Meets Fur: Introducing FURB, A New Fashion House for Dogs and the Owners Who Spoil Them. The founder of Lulus, Colleen Winter debuts a new lifestyle brand that carves out a new niche in the pet industry that is fashionable, minimal, modern, and affordable. Furb is a one-stop shop for elevated pet essentials, … Read more
Unmasking the Fakes: How High-End Brands are Taking on Counterfeiting. The last year Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment, produced jointly between Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), reveals that the distribution of counterfeit goods has been thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. The health crisis has presented new opportunities for trade in counterfeit … Read more
With 45% of shares of sales, the US art market retains its leading position. Report. Inflationary pressures, the long tail of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, and cryptocurrency turbulence: the art market has been subject to manifold, and at times contradictory forces over the last year. The sixth edition of Art Basel‘s landmark report, … Read more
The past few years have seen a general uptick in philanthropic giving, particularly from UHNW individuals. Study. Wealth-X, an Altrata company, recently analyzed the giving habits of ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals around the world to gain a better understanding of how philanthropy has evolved in recent years. In this context, UHNW individuals are … Read more
New Report Explores the Resurgence of Cash Buyers, Real Estate in the Metaverse, and How Real Estate is Still King for Passing Wealth Between Generations. An inside-look into the biggest happenings in real estate. Sotheby’s International Realty published its 2023 Luxury Outlook report, an in-depth exploration into high-end real estate markets across the globe. Following … Read more