Gucci in subdued mood at first show since ‘blackface’ scandal

Label voices regret in Milan while death of Karl Lagerfeld adds to downbeat feel

“41’ AMG Carbon Edition: 11th Cigarette Racing x Mercedes-AMG carbon-fibre boat is losing weight

  The 11th boat from Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing sets new benchmarks through extensive use of carbon-fibre. Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing presented the “41’ AMG Carbon Edition” at the Miami International Boat Show. Its systematic lightweight construction and design are inspired by the current Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-door Coupé. For twelve years, Cigarette Racing … Read more

Audemars Piguet Sapphire Orbe: Sapphires from Dusk till Dawn

  More than 12,000 stones are rigorously selected and set by hand. This piece combines a wide array of diamonds and sapphires in orange and blue hues. The dial is paved with graded orange sapphires. High jewellery, horology and design cues from nature have united in Audemars Piguet’s Haute Joaillerie collection since 2013. Started in … Read more

Crystal Cabin Awards 2019: revolutionary ideas for air travel

  For the first time ever, more than 100 submissions in the eight categories of the 2019 Crystal Cabin Awards, the most famous prize in the aviation industry. The award for aircraft cabin innovations and on-board products is the sector’s most highly regarded honour amongst media and the industry alike, and it is being presented … Read more

Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich

An extreme concentration of wealth in a city where even the air is for sale has produced a new breed of needle-like tower. By Oliver Wainwright