Spain’s El Celler de Can Roca named world’s top eatery of 2015

El Celler de Can Roca celebrated a return to the top of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. “May the force be with you!” That’s the message from the Roca brothers of El Celler de Can Roca, the brand new No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015. The Spanish restaurant regained its title as The World’s Best … Read more

The Value of Art: a specially curated exhibition on the past and future of collecting

Sotheby’s London announced the opening of a specially curated exhibition “The Value of Art: The Past & Future of Collecting.” The exhibition explores the different factors that come in to play when appraising and collecting works of art, from ideas surrounding the emotional, historical and cultural value in addition to the overt relationship between money … Read more

From Modena to the art galleries of Sotheby’s: Massimo Bottura transporting the conceptual premises of contemporary art into the kitchen

“Cooking is about not only the quality of ingredients, but also the quality of the ideas.” – Massimo Bottura – One of the foremost ambassadors of modern Italian cuisine, Massimo Bottura, will bring his celebrated three Michelin-starred restaurant, Osteria Francescana, from Modena to the contemporary art galleries of Sotheby’s London auction house this summer. Massimo … Read more

The 10 best shoes

… ahead of a new exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, at the V&A in London

The SC-Rumble by Vibrazioni Art Design Ducati Scrambler

Ducati and Pirelli commissioned Vibrazioni Art Design to create a work of art on the Ducati Scrambler two-wheeler. The specialv limited edition was introduced on 22 May at the London “Bike Shed” (an event dedicated to special bikes) called the “SC-Rumble.” And so the “SC-Rumble” was born, a special edition manufactured as a single unit. … Read more

The second annual LVMH Prize for young fashion designers awarded to Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida

Congratulations to Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida, designers of Marques’Almeida and winners of this 2015 edition of LVMH Prize! Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Raf Simons, Riccardo Tisci, Phoebe Philo, JW Anderson and Nicolas Ghesquière awarded London-based Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida the 2015 LVMH Prize for young fashion designers. The star-studded jury offered Marques’ Almeida €300,000 … Read more