Lorenz Bäumer: The Jewellery Prince of the Place Vendôme – or ‘the enfant terrible?’,

  Article & video interview by Philippe Mihailovich. Paris’ Place Vendôme with its 28 private ‘hotel particuliers’ – little palace/manor houses- is not only perhaps the most prestigious place to live in the city but has certainly been the best Parisian address for any high jewellery house to be since the opening of the Ritz … Read more

John Lewis to launch £10,000 ‘private shopping’ service

New Cheltenham store will offer after-hours service for those willing to spend big

Luxury is the new Top Growing Sector (42%), replacing Retail in the 2018 Best Global Brands Report

  We live in a world where consumers have more power than ever, curating their own personal brands like we’ve never seen before. Brands such as Amazon, Spotify, and Netflix lead in this era by improving our lives in very personal ways. Interbrand announced Apple, Google, and Amazon are the three most valuable brands in … Read more

Apple, Google and Amazon named as most valuable brands in world

Facebook slips in top 10 but US tech firms dominate Interbrand’s ranking again

Paul Smith on his muse Anni Albers: ‘The rest of us are still struggling to catch up’

Ahead of a major show of her work, the designer talks about his new collection inspired by her

Fantastical frocks rule in off-the-peg Schiaparelli range

Man Ray collaboration inspires couture label’s leap to off-the-peg collection