What will the luxury “must have” requirements be 10 years into the future?

  From digital detox to trips into space, Americans’ notions of luxury are ever-evolving, says new Future of Luxury Report for the New Decade. Not long ago, electric lighting was considered a luxury. For that matter, so were mobile phones. But, notions of luxury often change with technological advancements and cultural shifts. With the start … Read more

Technology in 2050: will it save humanity – or destroy us?

Amid the calamitous effects of climate change, artificial intelligence could make the difference between a livable future or a dystopian one

Back to the Futuro: the spaceship house that landed in Yorkshire

Dreamed up in Finland and shaped like a flying saucer, Matti Suuronen’s ‘house of the future’ turned out to be an impractical curio – but its atomic-age aesthetics are still alluring

MB&F’s timepiece with a 1970s twist: HM5 On The Road Again

MB&F’s HM5 “On The Road Again” Watch     MB&F’s HM5 takes the 1970s icons and now, 40 years into the future, puts them “On the Road Again” with a new Horological Machine called HM5. The futuristic case is inspired by the early 1970s, when “everything seemed possible: humanoid robots, jet-packs and flying cars”. The supercars, … Read more

The Week in Luxury: Sculpture, Scarcity, and the Slow Reset of an Industry

August is supposed to be luxury’s quiet month — the pause between resort season and the September show circuit. This week said otherwise. Auction houses posted their best first half in years, private jet operators are consolidating and rationing access in the same breath, a hypercar shed a meter of height for the sake of … Read more

The Snake That Swallowed a Supercar: Bvlgari’s Icon Grows a V12 Heart

The Bvlgari x MB&F Serpenti is not merely a watch; it is a cultural collision that has successfully re-engineered one of jewelry’s most feminine icons into a predatory, mechanical “Horological Machine.” In the high-octane world of luxury collaborations, this release stands as a masterclass in how to respect heritage while ruthlessly modernizing it. Here is … Read more