The Inhotim Institute, Latin America’s largest outdoor art center, is nestled in a small city about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southwest of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais. In the 1980s, entrepreneur Bernardo Paz, from Minas Gerais, built galleries to showcase his collection of contemporary art on one of his farms … Read more
World’s Top 100 Most Valuable Luxury Brands World Luxury Association’s official report on 2012 shows that China has become the world’s largest consumer of luxury goods. The report predicts: With the phenomenon of RMB appreciation and depreciation of the Euro and the number of Chinese traveling to Europe in 2012, total consumption of luxury goods … Read more
South Korea’s Samsung Group announced it would invest a record 47.8 trillion won ($41.56 billion) in 2012 and hire an all-time high of 26,000 new employees despite global economic gloom. The country’s largest conglomerate said in a AFP statement that despite the worldwide uncertainty it wants to expand future growth engines and contribute to the … Read more
In the world of Moroccan zellige tiles, Le Mosaiste stands for authenticity and quality. Le Mosaiste is French and literally means ‘the mosaic maker’, which is a trade the Farhi family has been in for several generations. The name was chosen, says Miloud Farhi, who is a maâlem (Ar. master artisan) himself, because the select … Read more
Strategic sustainability project specialists Quimera, the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) will form a joint venture combining their respective areas of expertise in 2012 launching a new global initiative to develop the next generation of sustainable motorsport. Working strategically, both IMSA and Quimera have … Read more
If you want to really surprise your guests take the opportunity to invite celebrities to your table! In February 2012, from 20th-26th AL PACINO will be in Europe and from 16th-26th, FELICITY HUFFMAN (Lynette Scavo from “Desperate Housewives”) will be there also. Both are available for Corporate Events, Private Parties, Talk Show and others opportunities. … Read more