Tiffany & Co Paris flagship up for sale for more than £25 million

The building that holds Tiffany & Co’s flagship Paris store is up for sale with a price tag of more than £25 million. As well as housing Tiffany & Co, the building on 6 Rue de la Paix is also home to Kornmesser, an Austrian luxury jewellery and porcelain retailer. Both jewellery retailers have recently … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Barbara Coignet – CEO 1.618 Sustainable Luxury

1.618 is a mathematical ratio that defines the divine proportion, a universal key to harmony that originates in nature and provides a formula at the service of aesthetics. It is a definition in symbiosis with the positioning of the event. 1.618 is a unique event, multidisciplinary, pioneering and innovative, at the crossroads of different worlds. … Read more

Net-A-Porter – first major foray into the China luxury e-commerce market

Chinese e-commerce platform Shouke Limited is set to be acquired by the London-based luxury online retailer Net-A-Porter.com, marking that company’s first major foray into the China market. The members-only Shouke shopping website was only one of many well-capitalized luxury e-commerce platforms to spring up in China in the last couple of years, and the country’s … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Pierre Marcolini – Haute Chocolatier

Pierre Marcolini is a chocolatier with a passion who always strives for the very best. In his world, simplicity rhymes with enjoyment,sharing,discovery, with a touch of refinement and creativity… And last but not least, with a childhood dream: to give this delicious treat – wrongfully considered a deadly sin – a new image. Sink your … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Francois Schwennicke – owner Delvaux

Delvaux was founded in Brussels by Charles Delvaux in 1829, a year before the creation of hte Belgian state. Its heartquarters have always been located in the capital,  now more specifically in the Arsenal. Since 1883,  Delvaux has been a warrant holder to the Court of Belgium. Delvaux is the oldest fine leather luxury goods … Read more

Away from the pursuit of luxury: Moutai denies the luxury label

Chinese liquor brand Moutai was recently included in a list of the top 10 “Gifts for the Chinese Luxury Consumer“, a list compiled by the Shanghai-based research group Hurun, as part of its annual “Best of the Best” awards. Moutai held the fifth position behind the likes of Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Hermes and Chanel. The … Read more