What defines a luxury home in Canada and who’s driving the market

The average entry price for a luxury single-family home starts at $2 million in Toronto and Calgary, $2.8 million in Vancouver and $3.5 million in Montreal, according to the Top Tier Trends Report: A Comparative Survey of Canada’s Luxury Real Estate Market realesed by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. The report goes on to uncover the … Read more

Brands bank on Middle East as luxury goods market continues growth

As a large part of the Western world continues to suffer in the wake of the on-going financial crisis that began back in 2008, growth in the Middle East shows no sign of abating. In the likes of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the demand for luxury goods continues to rise as the area welcomes … Read more

Salone del Mobile 2013 – The best design installations

All the installations below competed for Milan Design Award, the first and only award devoted to the most prestigious set-ups presented by international brands of the design industry, during the Milan Design Week. This year’s winners are Moroso (Milan Design Award), Opium (Sound Design award assigned by IED), Samsung (WOW award), and Afrofuture (Cross Transversal … Read more

Not a pilot? Not a problem.Video interview with Cirrus founders

Not a pilot? Not a problem. Cirrus Aircraft, one of the recognized leader in general aviation, wants to remove the barriers of ‘What if I am not a pilot’ or ‘My schedule is too busy’ by introducing the Cirrus On Demand program, a program that offers experienced, certified Cirrus pilots for the new Cirrus Aircraft … Read more

Luxury Goods Landscape: China. Infographic.

Benefitting from a fast-growing middle class and a fast-developing distribution network, sales of luxury goods in China have consistently outperformed the global market. Sales of luxury goods in China tripled in value in the 5 years to 2012 and by 2017 the country’s luxury market is set to double in value again, according to the … Read more

Hermes and Karim Rashid to help fulfill Hyundai’s prestige aspirations

South Korean carmaker Hyundai, ranked fifth among the world’s top-selling cars, introduced a variety of both internal and external high-end collaboration projects at the latest Seoul Motor Show (March 28 – April 7). Along with the world debut of HND-9, Hyundai luxury sports coupe concept, Hyundai presented ‘Equus by Hermes’ concept car and ‘i40 Art … Read more