4 Essential Marketing Tips for New Luxury Brands

Launching a luxury brand seems like it can be a prohibitively expensive and challenging thing to do. However, there have been many companies that started as small artisan operations and grew into large international luxury brands. Having a humble starting point doesn’t mean you can’t launch your own luxury brand out of nowhere. In fact, … Read more

Rowan Moore’s best architecture of 2019

From hemp and cork buildings to energy-efficient council housing, the climate crisis got us thinking laterally

Read the Observer critics’ review of 2019 in full here

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey: A Lalique country chic style hotel & restaurant inspired by wine

  French luxury glassmaker Lalique is marrying oenotourism, crystal, and wine at Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, in the Bordeaux region of France. Through Hôtel & Restaurant LALIQUE / Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Lalique CEO Silvio Denz wishes to contribute to the creation of high-end wine tourism in the Sauternes region. This new project will bring fresh momentum to the … Read more

Rise of £5m-plus mortgage: low interest rates lure super-rich

Global elite take out £1.8bn in mortgages for London houses in year to end of September

2020 set to be year of the electric car, say industry analysts

Mini, Vauxhall Corsa and Fiat 5oo will join rapidly expanding European EV market

2020 Prada Mode Paris will occupy the legendary Maxim’s Restaurant in Paris

    Italian luxury house Prada will present the fourth iteration of Prada Mode, a travelling social club with a focus on contemporary culture that provides members a unique cultural experience along with music, dining, and conversations. The club is organized to augment and extend significant cultural events in various cities worldwide. The first inaugural … Read more