Bottega Veneta Home Collection at Salone del Mobile 2012

For the design fair Salone del Mobile in Milano, Bottega Veneta presents its Home Collection. Tomas Maier mixed Bottega Veneta’s famous artisanal craftsmanship and functionality. The entire collection will be on display at via Privata Ercole Marelli 6, including the chairs created in collaboration with Poltrona Frau. In 2008, Bottega Veneta introduced the META chair, … Read more

The world’s largest private collection of Lotus cars to be sold by Bonhams at Goodwood 2012

The Lotus collection of Olav Glasius, a lifelong fan of the legendary British marque, will be offered for sale at the 2012 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 29th June. The Glasius Lotus Collection is expected to realise in excess of £1.5 million, according to Bonhams – one of the world’s largest … Read more

Billionaire heiress Tamara Ecclestone: I love to get a deal. Who doesn’t love a bargain?

Tamara Ecclestone says bargaining is ‘smart thing to do’ Tamara Ecclestone, the heiress to part of the multibillion-dollar Formula 1 fortune, is auctioning her clothes on eBay to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Tamara’s designer wardrobe includes 500,000 pounds of Hermes handbags and 70,000 pounds of Christian Louboutin shoes, reports ANI. Tamara Ecclestone … Read more

Watchmakers to design intricate watch movements for the neglected female market

Converting women to grandes complications $21 billion Swiss watchmaking industry intends to transform the neglected female market into a lucrative customer base. From a market mostly dominated by simple quartz watches under $1,100, Swiss watchmakers at the Baselworld fair said they were now taking pains to design new collections of mechanical watches for women, especially … Read more

Michael Jordan’s made-to-measure Chicago residence available for $29million

The Bulls legend, now the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, has listed his house in Highland Park Basketball superstar Michael Jordan’s longtime family home has gone on sale for a cool $29 million Michael Jordan‘s made-to-measure Chicago mansion goes on the market for a cool $29million. The suburban Chicago residence is the most expensive property … Read more

First unscratchable gold, world’s most expensive watch and other Hublot’s Tutti Frutti at Baselworld 2012

  Hublot, the Swiss watch brand owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, unveiled at 2012 Baselworld Fair the world’s most expensive watch with a price tag of $5 million and inlaid with more than 1,200 diamonds, including six stones of more than 3 carats each. The watch was made by 17 people in 14 … Read more