La Collina Toscana – Tuscany Reserve – the global ambassador of the “Tuscanian life-style”

Tuscany Reserve: A journey through the landscapes of perfume We come to the worldwide dreamt of and loved Tuscany in search of fine art, simple yet wonderful typical cuisine, oil routes,wine trails, the extraordinary countryside, for the melodic Italian language and culture, and now for special local made niche perfumes. What’s the smell of Tuscany? … Read more

The Oscars of hotels: Top luxury hotel in the world

11th edition of the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2013 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu in Hawaii was named “top hotel and luxury hotel the world”, according to members of TripAdvisor (world’s largest travel site) who compiled the annual “Oscars of Hotels”. The user-generated travel website’s 11th annual Traveler’s Choice Awards 2013 have identified … Read more

Nautor’s Swan to open new horizons with Gazprom Swan 60 Trophy

Gazprom Swan 60 Trophy Russian energy giant Gazprom is the new Nautor’s Swan’s partner. The relationship with the luxury sailing yachts builder will culminate with the creation of the Gazprom Swan 60 Class, title sponsorship of the Gazprom Swan European Regatta in 2013, 2015 and 2017. The activities both on the water and on shore … Read more

France named 6 young gourmet chefs to the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters

France recognized young and dynamic cookery by naming six young chefs to the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Instead of rewarding emblazoned chefs, the nobility papers of the French Republic and in particular the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, would go to a group of young French chefs out of the … Read more

Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibit: They’re both visionaries, though they would be the last to admit it

Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition “Whatever you try, clothes never really can live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take. I’m not nostalgic,” designer Marc Jacobs said backstage of the fall-winter Louis Vuitton runway show that featured models in Edwardian hats and a reconstructed Orient-Express. The show completed … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Barbara Coignet – CEO 1.618 Sustainable Luxury

1.618 is a mathematical ratio that defines the divine proportion, a universal key to harmony that originates in nature and provides a formula at the service of aesthetics. It is a definition in symbiosis with the positioning of the event. 1.618 is a unique event, multidisciplinary, pioneering and innovative, at the crossroads of different worlds. … Read more