The most expensive city in the world to order a Club Sandwich

Geneva has retained the top spot as the most expensive city in the world to order a Club Sandwich. If you’re headed to Geneva, expect to pony up $32.60 USD for a hotel club sandwich. Sandwich index, a barometer of the most affordable/most expensive cities, names again Geneva the most expensive city in the world. … Read more

Upcycling case history: from firehose to luxury goods

Design partnership Elvis & Kresse explain how they created
desirable bags and belts from London Fire Brigade’s waste

Home-hunters’ secrets for busy freelancers

How to get your dream property when you are a self-employed. How to successfully make the move into the housing market when you become your own boss? How to make the most of a unique employment status? Let’s see together the easy steps of getting your dream property and transforming the process into a positive … Read more

Global luxury goods sector remains resilient: LVMH tops list of world’s largest luxury goods companies

Global luxury goods sector remains resilient, despite tougher consumer market, according to a new Deloitte report. The world’s 75 largest luxury goods companies generated luxury goods sales of $171.8 billion through the end of last fiscal year (fiscal years ended through June 2013) despite a slowdown in the global economy. The average size of the … Read more

Fashion may be expensive – but so is football

A Prada coat and a Premier League season ticket are both pricey – but because the football is aimed at men, it’s not dismissed as frivolous

Koenigsegg to be available for less than one million dollars

At this year’s edition of New York Auto Show, the Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg unveiled plans to add a ‘more affordable” model to its current $US1m-plus line-up of hyper- sports cars. The new model will be priced at around half of Koenigsegg’s current cheapest offering. Christian Von Koenigsegg, Koenigsegg ‘s founder, told motoring.com.au that the company … Read more