World Premiere: Christie’s to work directly with a luxury handbag brand for the New York Handbag Auction

With a beautiful variety of limited-edition, unique and extraordinary pieces, Christie’s online auction showcases a selection of the most collectible handbags in the world. STALVEY to sell exclusive selection of handbags with Christie’s Auction House. In a world premiere, Christie’s Auction House is working directly with a handbag brand. For the first time, luxury handbag … Read more

Unique experiences for the cigar lover who has everything

The perfect gift for when money is no object but the exclusive and memorable experience is. With every new week comes a new Gurkha experience. What’s yours? Gurkha Cigars has created the perfect gift for when money is no object but the exclusive and memorable experience is. The premium cigar company has created three extremely … Read more

Puiforcat Bureau d’Architecte: highly refined yet eminently functional pieces designed by Joseph Dirand

Designer Joseph Dirand sees craftsmanship as a veritable laboratory of ideas that goes beyond the specific skills involved. His latest collection for French luxury maison Puiforcat is a line of highly refined yet eminently functional pieces reshaping the arts of the table. A champion of minimalism, Joseph Dirand took an architectural approach to the design … Read more

Yann Fillioux coup de coeur: Hennessy Master Blender’s Selection No. 1

What is a Master Blender’s Selection No. 1? The latest “Master Blender’s Selection N°1” by Hennessy Master Blender Yann Fillioux is a very personal signature that was only ever meant to be produced in a single, limited batch. In French, a project like Master Blender’s Selection N°1 is called a “coup de coeur” — a … Read more

The Ultimate Cigar Experience

The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Features the Most Expensive Cigar in the World, His Majesty’s Reserve. The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay has joined with Fumar Cigars, the industry leader in legendary on-premise cigar programs, to feature the most expensive cigar in the world, His Majesty’s Reserve Gurkha. The Gurkha cigars created more than a century … 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