The Taylor Cellars Burgundy, Bordeaux, Napa: Sotheby’s first New York single-owner sale of the year

    This Saturday, Sotheby’s Wine New York is hosting a livestream of its first single-owner sale of the year, The Taylor Cellars | Burgundy, Bordeaux, Napa. The auction will be held at Sotheby’s saleroom in New York, with bidders participating online and by telephone. Due to New York regulations, bidders are not able to … Read more

These mystery flights are another way to support tourism operators

  Flight to nowhere? Check. Flight to somewhere? Check. Flight to who knows where? That’s next. Qantas Airlines announced the latest in its series of highly popular concept flights to combat the border blues, with three domestic mystery flights for travellers keen to enjoy unique travel experiences in Australia while international borders remain closed. Australia‘s … Read more

Upcycled denim, Christian Louboutin, and circular embroidery: Three fashion projects embracing circularity principles

    Christian Louboutin, upcycled denim, circular embroidery and other sustainable approaches to fashion. Christian Louboutin: The Upcycled Collection Christian Louboutin launched a dedicated capsule collection as part of the Selfridges Project Earth initiative. Supporting Project Earth’s pillar on waste reduction. Christian Louboutin unveiled an exclusive capsule collection crafted from upcycled denim sourced by global … Read more

Will the electric-powered flight be turned into an everyday reality? NASA’s X-57 Maxwell moves towards first flight

  X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric plane moves from the prototype phase towards first flight. NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57. Engineers, researchers, pilots, visual artists, and many other people from the four flight centers and business partnerships work together to make the X-57 Maxwell idea a reality. What is the X-57? … Read more

A new financing round grants pre-owned luxury platform unicorn status

  The leading global platform for desirable second-hand fashion announces a new €178m (US$ 216m) financing round. Following a strong year that saw the platform’s transaction volume grow over 100% year-on-year, this financing round grants Vestiaire Collective unicorn status and ideally positions it for its next cycle of accelerated growth.   Since its inception in … Read more

The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies Address A Society Remade By COVID-19

  From the biotech firms behind the first mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) to a real estate developer creating high-quality affordable housing (Stablegold Hospitality), the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list compiled by Fast Company addresses a society remade by COVID-19. “Many of them pioneered business models that are now accelerating: Peloton and Zwift, for … Read more