Roberto Curtó of RC Design releases new 101m Concept. Italian yacht designer Roberto Curtó of RC Designs is working with brokerage firm SuperYachtsMonaco on a new 101m stunning motor yacht concept called Mauna Kea, named after the dormant Hawaiian volcano. .A stand out feature of this new superyacht design includes an external central staircase … Read more
Luxury flats with a price tag of up to £50m were touted as an easy sell – yet have failed to shift as the London market slows
IT’S BUBBLE TEA REIMAGINED. The art of tea meets the art of culinary, as TEALEAVES and The St. Regis San Francisco reimagine bubble tea, elevating the popular beverage to the world of fine dining. Appropriately named the “Boba Teashake”, the World’s Most Expensive Bubble Tea project seeks to “make the ordinary, extraordinary.” On June 22, … Read more
Vertu, the world’s leading manufacturer of luxury mobile phones, was purchased by entrepreneur Hakan Uzan in mid-March of 2017. The first big investment is coming with a major agreement with TCL Communication. This agreement, worth $40 million, will enable Vertu to use advanced and innovative technology from TCL Communication for 30,000 handcrafted Vertu high-end phones, … Read more
Luxury is synonymous with beauty, excellence and prestige, a requirement that complicates the entry of young start-ups determined to break the glass ceiling. “Luxury is a special sector,” says Thomas Mesmin, one of the founding members of French Luxe, a network inspired by French Tech that was born in early July of last year. The … Read more
International buyers of residential real estate in the U.S. don’t have a significant impact on the overall housing market. They are more influential at the top end of the market, according to the 2017 Q2 Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey. The quarterly survey, conducted by Pulsenomics LLC, asked more than 100 housing experts and economists … Read more