“Iris in Paris” – a tribute to the City of Light in Iris Apfel’s inimitable style

Iris Apfel x Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche Paris. The legendary style-setter Iris Apfel unveiled her latest exhibition and capsule collection at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris. The 94-year-old American style icon is the star of the exhibition titled “Iris in Paris“, a tribute to the City of Light in her inimitable style. At … Read more

The average spending of China’s high net worth individuals decreased by 15%

  Hurun Report releases Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2014 and Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2014. According to Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2014, the average spending of China’s high net worth individuals has decreased by 15%, with spending on gift giving down by a dramatic 25%. HNWIs are busier than ever. They … Read more

London is a property developers’ paradise. And ordinary people are being priced out

That we are heading for a crisis is not in doubt, but the huge rents on the government’s Build to Rent scheme are hardly going to help

2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – Best Of Show

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is most often recognized as the world’s premier celebration of collector cars, but an increasing number of new cars also made history here. While 260 historic automobiles competed for top honors on the event’s main show field on August 18 along the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, … Read more

Hermes and Karim Rashid to help fulfill Hyundai’s prestige aspirations

South Korean carmaker Hyundai, ranked fifth among the world’s top-selling cars, introduced a variety of both internal and external high-end collaboration projects at the latest Seoul Motor Show (March 28 – April 7). Along with the world debut of HND-9, Hyundai luxury sports coupe concept, Hyundai presented ‘Equus by Hermes’ concept car and ‘i40 Art … Read more

Vatican’s contemporary art pavilion to debut at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale

Vatican to set up contemporary art pavilion in Venice For the first time in its 84-year history as an independent state, Vatican will have its own contemporary-art pavilion  at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale – the major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years (in odd years) in Venice, Italy. The 2013 … Read more