Hermès’ Coffre à Lutrin portable desk

  Last April at the Milan design fair, Hermès uber-luxury French Maison unveiled a folding desk that closes up in to a trunk like piece of exclusive furniture. The vintage mini desk suggest a leather trunk evoking past luxuries, depositing the work tools of our era – tablets and smartphones. The three-part design features adjustable … Read more

British Fashion Awards 2014: designers that make London the best fashion destination in the world

British Fashion Awards 2014: the winners of the British fashion.   The British Fashion Council (BFC) presented 16 awards to the leading figures in fashion, recognising creative talent and design excellence across all areas of the industry. Voted for by over 300 individuals in the fashion industry, British Fashion Awards winners celebrated the successes of … Read more

“Necessary beauty”: Chopard Mille Miglia Zagato watch

Mille Miglia Zagato watch by Chopard.    If you have dreamt of having your own Zagato supercar, look no further. Discover the new Mille Miglia Zagato watch by Chopard – the first collaborative endeavour between the Geneva and Milan-based family-run luxury companies. Both Zagato and Chopard are deep linked with Mille Miglia: Zagato took part in … Read more

Russia is now the world’s second-fastest outgoing travel market in spending

Russia has become a top performing growth travel market for many destinations and international outbound travel is forecast to grow by 7.5 per cent per year on average to 2017, according to a new survey released by online booking site Hotels.com, which published the Russian International Travel Monitor (RITM). Almost half (49 per cent) of … Read more

U-Boat watch store by Italo Fontana awarded with Silver A’ Design Award

The design U-Boat Watch Store by Alessandro Luciani has been awarded with the notable Silver A’ Design Award at Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition. The award-winning project is a luxurious and original interior design for made in Italy watch store – U-BOAT by Italo Fontana. The idea of design aims to present a store … Read more

Poltrona Frau’s “Pausa di Luce”

  Italian luxury furniture company Poltrona Frau collaborates with acclaimed Montalcino winery Luce della Vite on the 2013 “Casa di Luce” project. “Pausa di Luce” is the armchair produced by Poltrona Frau for Casa di Luce, a project conceived by Lamberto Frescobaldi in 2009 to celebrate the exclusive and elegant style of this great wine … Read more