Creatif research team to revolutionise ‘smart’ fabric production. An EU-backed ‘smart fabrics’ research team under the Creatif project umbrella will look into the potential of interactive ‘smart fabrics’. Creatif aims to design and develop software and a smart fabric printer that can print electronic materials containing inks with interactive capabilities. Imagine that you could print … Read more
The 2013 edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach drew strong praise from collectors, gallerists, critics and visitors. Featuring 258 leading international galleries from across 31 countries, the show confirmed its positioning as the leading art fair of the Americas. A favorite sector among museum directors and critics, Kabinett offered visitors many of this ear’s … Read more
Chanel brings Métiers d’Art 2013-2014 to Dallas. Previously staged in Paris’ Grand Palais, Venice, Moscow and Tokyo, Chanel’s extravagant Metiers d’Art show landed in Dallas, Texas. The location was chose as an appreciation of the support the American press and Dallas-based luxury department store Neiman Marcus gave Chanel when it reopened following World War … Read more
Russia has become a top performing growth travel market for many destinations and international outbound travel is forecast to grow by 7.5 per cent per year on average to 2017, according to a new survey released by online booking site Hotels.com, which published the Russian International Travel Monitor (RITM). Almost half (49 per cent) of … Read more
Demographics, mobile phones and rising wealth are helping emerging regions catch up with mature online markets
‘Celebrating the Icon’: Abarth 595 50th Anniversary. November is the month of the Scorpion, and this year Fiat’s Abarth racing car maker is celebrating fifty years of the Abarth 595, a true icon of the brand which in the 1960s proved an immediate success thanks to its extraordinary performance, unusual for such a small … Read more