Loro Piana, the leading luxury and high-end cashmere specialist in the world, sold a majority stake of their family business to the LVMH luxury Group (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). Sergio and Pier Luigi Loro Piana family remain 20% shareholders and keep their functions at the leadership of the company. The Loro Piana family began … Read more
Art deco Parisian Prince de Galles reopens the doors Prince De Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris, an iconic jewel on Avenue George V Paris since its opening in 1928, reopend its doors following a meticulous two-year restoration. The restoration, which has brought the hotel back to its original Art Deco splendour, is part of … Read more
Baselworld 2013, the biggest watch & jewelry show of the planet, is the perfect stage to demonstrate to the world the fruits of a whole year’s work. At Montegrappa‘s third appearance at Baselworld, the Italian house of luxury writing instruments showcases its products on a stand designed to match the new guise of Montegrappa’s boutiques, … Read more
“Eternal, infinite and powerful, seemingly simple yet always producing different paths,” this is how nature is perceived and described by designer Giorgio Armani. Derived from the Latin word natura, or “essential qualities, innate disposition”, nature word in ancient times, literally meant “birth”. Inspired by the emotions transmitted by the purity of nature, the new Armani/Casa … Read more
Statistical Profile of the Hong Kong UHNWI Against the backdrop of a red hot premium property market, Hong Kong‘s ultra wealthy population holds US$43 billion worth of real estate assets, representing 9% of the total net worth of its UHNW population, according to the lastest study released by Wealth-X, a provider of detailed intelligence on … Read more
Chinese Online Gaming Co-Founder Most Likely To Become Next Female Billionaire Qianqian Luo , who is co-founder of Shanda Interactive Entertainment, is most likely to be the next female billionaire with a net worth of US$910 million, according to Wealth-X’ “Top 13 Female Self-Made Future Billionaires” list. Marissa Mayer , Silicon Valley’s golden girl and … Read more