Since 2012, Western luxury houses have been going through a slumping phase in their most profitable market China. Gucci has closed stores in second-layer cities across China, Prada has experienced its gloomiest sales in a decade and Swiss watches are struck with the lowest increase in recent years.Moreover, Bain & Company has demonstrated in its newly … Read more
imm cologne 2015: Kartell’s tribute to the Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola. For 2015 Imm Cologne (internationale möbelmesse/German furniture trade show), Italian contemporary furniture design house Kartell dedicated a surprising setting in its flagship store in the German city to Patricia Urquiola. “The world of Patricia Urquiola for Kartell is an infinite concept of forms and … Read more
It’s little wonder that the world’s most affluent property buyers are attracted to London and Monaco. The cities’ property markets are like two peas in a pod, with very similar attractions, prices and buyer profiles. Each city has its own ultra-prime areas, plush enclaves with a feel very different to the rest of Monaco or … Read more
Health and fitness are two of the most important elements that everyone should integrate into their daily lifestyles. Life in the countryside proves to have more health benefits – fresh air, open roads and green landscapes make putting on your running shoes more enjoyable. However, for those of us who live in the big cities, … Read more
Paying homage to the Agate Rooms in the Catherine Palace in St.Petersburg (one of the most beautiful Baroque palaces in Europe), the Catherine Palace Pen of the Year by Graf Von Faber-Castell brings the lustre and aesthetics of a major era alive in a luxurious manner. Catherine II is the only female ruler in history to … Read more
What is Luxury? (25 April – 27 September 2015, a V&A and Crafts Council Exhibition) will interrogate ideas of luxury today. Victoria and Albert Museum asks ‘What is Luxury?‘ and how it relates to our everyday lives in a new exhibition challenging our definitions of what luxury means. “As its title suggests, the exhibition questions … Read more