VivaTech 2025: Where Algorithms Meet Artisanal – Implications for the Luxury Industry

The 9th edition of VivaTech, Europe’s largest startup and technology gathering held in Paris in June 2025, served as a potent crucible for innovation, offering both glimpses into the future and tangible solutions for the present. For the luxury industry, the event underscored a profound shift: technology is no longer an auxiliary tool but an … Read more

From Threads to Timepieces: Visionary Women Entrepreneurs in the Artisanal Realm

Crafting Excellence: LVMH and ELLE Spotlight Trailblazing Artisans in the Third Prix des Artisanes.   The third Prix des Artisanes, organised in partnership between LVMH and ELLE, ELLE Décoration and ELLE à Table magazines, was a great success, with over 700 applications. In a resplendent celebration of craftsmanship and innovation, LVMH and ELLE recently unveiled … Read more

62-metre RIO superyacht is an entirely bespoke opus with a strong artisanal stamp

  M/Y RIO superyacht by Ancona-based CRN Megayachts is an elegant yet supremely sporty vessel with flowing hull lines and a near-vertical bow. The new 62-metre luxury vessel built in Ancona, Italy has been christened in a memorable private ceremony. CRN M/Y RIO – 62 metres long, 11.2 metres in the beam and 4 decks. … Read more

Graff Floral: Haute horology is combined with artisanal savoir-faire

Haute horology is combined with artisanal savoir-faire to create a feminine timepiece featuring a whirling sequence of exquisite blooms. This romantic and feminine watch design presented at Baselworld 2018 combines all of the world’s most complex métiers d’art techniques: enamel painting, micro-painting and extraordinarily intricate diamond setting. Available in four distinct colourways, pink, blue, purple … Read more

This mechanical timepiece from Louis Moinet is a marriage between Swiss artisanal craftsmanship and Singaporean soul

Louis Moinet has come up with an authentic and uniquely Singaporean timepiece as a gift for the nation’s 52nd birthday. Renowned Swiss watch atelier Louis Moinet unveils an exclusive Singapore Edition luxury watch as a tribute to the history and culture of Singapore on her 52nd birthday. This timepiece was created in cooperation with Wealth … Read more

Parfums Starck Paris – artisanal fragrance range from Philippe Starck

Starck Paris Limited Edition New York. “No one is forced to be a genius, but everyone has to take part.” From everyday products such as furniture and lemon squeezers, to revolutionary mega-yachts, micro wind turbines, electric cars, and hotels that aspire to be wondrous, stimulating and intensely vibrant places, Starck never ceases to push the … Read more