Nautor’s Swan to open new horizons with Gazprom Swan 60 Trophy

Gazprom Swan 60 Trophy Russian energy giant Gazprom is the new Nautor’s Swan’s partner. The relationship with the luxury sailing yachts builder will culminate with the creation of the Gazprom Swan 60 Class, title sponsorship of the Gazprom Swan European Regatta in 2013, 2015 and 2017. The activities both on the water and on shore … Read more

France named 6 young gourmet chefs to the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters

France recognized young and dynamic cookery by naming six young chefs to the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Instead of rewarding emblazoned chefs, the nobility papers of the French Republic and in particular the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, would go to a group of young French chefs out of the … Read more

Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibit: They’re both visionaries, though they would be the last to admit it

Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition “Whatever you try, clothes never really can live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take. I’m not nostalgic,” designer Marc Jacobs said backstage of the fall-winter Louis Vuitton runway show that featured models in Edwardian hats and a reconstructed Orient-Express. The show completed … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Barbara Coignet – CEO 1.618 Sustainable Luxury

1.618 is a mathematical ratio that defines the divine proportion, a universal key to harmony that originates in nature and provides a formula at the service of aesthetics. It is a definition in symbiosis with the positioning of the event. 1.618 is a unique event, multidisciplinary, pioneering and innovative, at the crossroads of different worlds. … Read more

Baselworld 2012 novelties: Hublot, Harry Winston, Zenith, Pierre Deroche, Hyt, Maurice Lacroix, Muzo

  Each spring, some 1800 companies from the watch, jewellery and precious-stone industries, together with related sectors, showcase their latest developments and innovations in Basel. The world’s most renowned brands display their collections exclusively at BASELWORLD. About 100,000 visitors from the specialist retail and wholesale trade make their way to Basel from all over the … Read more

Road to Mandalay

Time to visit Burma Burma (also known as Myanmar) is a spectacular jewel that has remained hidden for decades, but which is now opening up to the world revealing astonishing natural beauty and an unparalleled cultural heritage. Now welcoming visitors, Burma is an intriguing country and much of its appeal to travellers lies in the … Read more