London luxury residential market Surge to Record on foreign buyers

London ‘Super Prime’ Home Sales Surge to Record on Overseas Purchasers Overseas buyers make up 65 percent of the London market for homes costing more than 5 million pounds Buyers from the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union are pushing prices in London ‘Super Prime’ Home Sales to new records. Values … Read more

Christian Louboutin retrospective staged at London’s Design Museum

Christian Louboutin at the height of his career: a retrospective at London’s Design Museum Opening in March, the display at London’s Design Museum will mark the 20th anniversary of the Christian Louboutin’s first Parisian store — the real starting point of a career that took its turn when Louboutin embarked on an internship at the … Read more

Two-thirds of luxury 2012 London Olympics packages still unsold

Around two-thirds of the most expensive corporate hospitality packages for the 2012 London Olympics have yet to be sold, although organisers said they were confident of finding buyers for the rest despite the gloomy economic outlook. Prestige Ticketing Ltd, the company with sole corporate hospitality rights inside the Olympic venues, said it had sold 30-40 … Read more

Champagne Meets Opera: Perrier‑Jouët Partners with the Met Opera

Two icons of elegance — one Champagne house and one legendary opera stage — have officially joined forces. Here’s everything you need to know about the partnership, and why it matters more than you might think. Imagine this: the house lights dim at Lincoln Center, the orchestra tunes up, and before the first aria fills … Read more

Sorry Dalí, Roseberry Did It Better: The Surrealist Schiaparelli Show Lands in Knightsbridge

London has officially turned “Shocking Pink.” In a spectacular fusion of Parisian wit and British grandeur, the House of Schiaparelli has descended upon Harrods, transforming the legendary department store into a living, breathing gallery of the avant-garde. This isn’t just a pop-up; it’s a full-scale invasion of the imagination, proving that while Elsa Schiaparelli may … Read more

Faena Residences Miami River: Where Rafael Viñoly’s Final Masterpiece Meets the New Miami

For those who have walked the candy-striped sands of Miami Beach, the name Faena evokes a very specific kind of magic. It is a world of theatrical red velvets, gold-leafed cathedrals of art, and a lifestyle that feels more like a continuous performance than a zip code. Now, that visionary spirit is crossing the bridge. … Read more