A Record to Change the Whole Art Market Structure The sale beats the previous record of £88.7 million paid for Jackson Pollock’s No 5, 1948, in 2006. The other four pieces in Cézanne’s post-impressionist series, painted in the early-to-mid 1890s, are held by the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Courtauld … Read more
When one tequila house sells you sculpture and the other sells you the truth, which one is the real flex? Two of the biggest names in agave spirits made headlines the same week, and — deliciously — they went in opposite directions. One is selling you art. The other is selling you honesty. Welcome to … Read more
Decoding Chanel’s world-first Haute Horlogerie chessboard — and why the watch industry is suddenly obsessed with games. Somewhere in a Swiss workshop, a team of artisans spent thousands of hours doing something that, on paper, sounds almost absurdly simple: building a chess set. Except this isn’t the chess set gathering dust in your parents’ living … Read more
Decoding the relaunch of Thrupp & Maberly — and why “no heritage replicas” is the most interesting phrase in the announcement. Every so often a name from the deep archive of British craftsmanship gets dusted off, and the immediate assumption is nostalgia: a retro relaunch, a heritage replica, a museum piece with a price tag. … Read more
Decoding Louis Vuitton and Singer’s first-ever co-branded creation — and what it says about where luxury collaborations are headed. Most great collaborations start with a grand plan. This one started with someone wanting a nicer clock. At Monterey Car Week 2026, Louis Vuitton and Singer Vehicle Design unveiled two extraordinary reimagined Porsche 911s — a … Read more
Decoding the Lamborghini Revuelto Miura 60° Homage — and why even hybrid supercars need an origin story. Sixty years ago, Lamborghini put a V12 engine sideways behind the driver’s seat, wrapped it in one of the most seductive shapes the automotive world has ever produced, and accidentally invented the modern supercar. The Lambo Miura wasn’t … Read more