In the British Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art festival, UK artist Jeremy Deller has provoked controversy and ignited social debate by presenting an installation of the Wende Museum‘s significant collection of early post-Soviet stock vouchers, privatization certificates, and Ponzi scheme coupons that dominated alternative currencies of the early 1990s … Read more
Shangri-La creates ultimate travel package to Maldives for affluent Chinese. Among Chinese luxury travellers, Shangri-La was named the most preferred hotel brand for the second consecutive year in the 2013 Hurun Report – The Chinese Luxury Traveler. The luxury hotel chain announced the launch of the “Shangri- La Private Jet Journey”, a seven-day Shangri-La excursion … Read more
Top home features the wealthy choose: A statistical analysis of home features that differentiated the preferences of upscale buyers from others. The Economics and Housing Policy released a laser focused report on upscale home buyer preferences on home features, as they vary considerably from the general real estate buyer pool. What Home Buyers Really Want … Read more
The Caribbean is well-known as a playground for the wealthy – private all-inclusive resorts, marinas full of yachts, designer shopping and perfect sand. If you like your bubbles underwater as well as in a glass, the snorkelling and diving here is also world-class, and there’s no need to book a year in advance. Be … Read more
The world’s biggest billionaire art buyers Of the top ten biggest art collector billionaires, Francois Pinault, the owner of Christie’s auction house, is the wealthiest, according to the list of the top 10 Billionaire Art Collectors compiled by Wealth-X. With a fortune of US$9.9bn, US$1bn of that is tied up in art. He has amassed … Read more
A £1.2 million 19-carat diamond encrusted on a bottle of “Goût de Diamants” champagne catapulted it among the most expensive champagne bottles of the world. The customized item is the creation of Alexander Amosu, whose company Amosu Luxury designs customized luxury phones, iPhones, $26,000 Diamond Blackberry, and the most expensive luxury suit with gold thread. … Read more