From Bling to Green: How Spiral Dynamics is Sprucing Up Luxury

The Luxury Consumer and Spiral Dynamics: Navigating Sustainable Luxury for Healthy Development. Understanding the Luxury Consumer. The luxury consumer is an enigmatic and evolving entity within the marketplace. Traditionally characterized by their pursuit of exclusivity, superior quality, and brand prestige, these consumers are often seen as trendsetters with significant purchasing power. However, as societal values … Read more

Which are the‘Noble Materials’ for Luxury Today?

Article By Philippe Mihailovich The Nouveaux ‘Nobles’? We have entered a new era that will change our world forever. Contemporary Luxury houses have been searching for meaningful, ethical and sustainable solutions to petrochemically-derived materials that could end up in wastefills. Do bio-based alternatives offer a real way forward? Bio-engineered fabrics may offer the most planet-friendly … Read more

4 Top Tips for Achieving a Luxury Lifestyle with a Business Career

Achieving a luxury lifestyle can take years of hard graft, but if you have a high flying career, you can reach your goals faster and worry less about living expenses. If you want to aim towards living in luxury, it’s a good idea to have a steady income, and opting for a business career is … Read more

Pei’s Legacy Finds Its Culmination In The Spectacular New York’s Centurion

Spectacular New York Penthouse by a World-Renowned Architect, Offered at $9.8 Million. The Centurion at 33 West 56th Street in the heart of New York City is the only luxury condominium building ever designed by Pei and Pei Partnership Architects and is part of Pei’s legacy, celebrated this year at the first major retrospective of … Read more

Unveiling Impact: What Transformed the RIMOWA Design Prize 2024 into a Catalyst for Change?

RIMOWA celebrated the second edition of the RIMOWA Design Prize during a ceremony in Berlin. This second edition, which launched in December 2023, continues to champion German design talent and recognizes young designers from leading design universities across Germany. The second edition of the RIMOWA Design Prize will continued to address the ever-important topic of … Read more

Balencia-type Bio-Fabrics: Can they be ‘Noble Materials’?

By Philippe Mihailovich  A New Era of Nouveaux ‘Nobles’? We are currently witnessing the emergence of a new era that is already changing our world forever. Luxury houses are constantly in search of meaningful, ethical and sustainable solutions to petrochemically-derived materials that may end up in wastefills. Do bio-based alternatives to fossil fuel disaster offer … Read more