Lyon’s colossal Musée des Confluences breaks the rules and allows visitors to touch authentic artifacts

Lyon’s colossal Musée des Confluences has finally opened its doors. The colossal and controversial Musée des Confluences in Lyon opened its gates with the “Expect the unusual” message. The mega building of glass and steel located where the Rhone and the Saone rivers meet hosts a unique collection of 2 million objects from every continent … Read more

Tropical Utopia: $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort inaugurates ‘The New Riviera’ in the Bahamas

For for peak spring travel season, Bahamas will have a new $3.5 billion resort aiming to “introduce a new era of luxury, glamour, gaming and excitement to The Bahamas.” Baha Mar, called the world’s next great destination, will offer visitors a luxury experience of the true soul of The Bahamas. The resort’s pristine two-mile beach … Read more

The Swarovski x Misfit Shine Collection of wearables. Just expose is to light to keep it charged.

The first truly fashion forward activity tracker? Swarovski, the leading producer of cut crystal in the world, and Misfit, maker of wearable and smart home products, unveiled Swarovski Shine, an exclusive collection of two new wearable products and nine sparkling accessories. The Swarovski Shine Collection reinterprets iconic Swarovski jewelry and introduces brand-new designs, all incorporating … Read more

Victoria and Albert Museum’s ‘What is Luxury?’ explores the meaning and the history of luxury

What is Luxury? (25 April – 27 September 2015, a V&A and Crafts Council Exhibition) will interrogate ideas of luxury today. Victoria and Albert Museum asks ‘What is Luxury?‘ and how it relates to our everyday lives in a new exhibition challenging our definitions of what luxury means. “As its title suggests, the exhibition questions … Read more

The truth about alcohol, from gin tears to champagne hangovers

Do different drinks have different effects on your mood, why do funny-coloured drinks make you more drunk and what causes the worse hangovers?

Today’s Top Luxury Gadgets

When it comes to a love for new technology there’s no better way of expressing said love than getting the newest gadget. As technology companies’ deft use of Moore’s Law continues unabated, the gadgets we now use in our everyday lives are getting quicker, smarter and packed with more and more excellent features. This is … Read more