Homage to one of the great CEO of our time – Vittorio Mosca

Vittorio Mosca was also a very good friend of mine, one of the most respected person in Milan and the one who could take you to the most eclectic parties. I will always remember the way he was feeling so easy going between the inaccessible Milanese High Society, to art or Italian literature lectures in Milan. This … Read more

Hotel Alfonso XIII Seville reopened following a $25 Million Restoration

Located on the historic Calle San Fernando in the heart of Seville, iconic Hotel Alfonso XIII, one of the grandest hotels in Europe, originally designed by Sevillian architect José Espiau y Muñoz and eventually named after King Alfonso XIII, has been reopened following an extensive $25 million restoration. The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts’ reopening … Read more

The Ritz-Carlton opens first luxury resort hotel to Japan. Photos.

The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa pioneers luxury hospitality on Japan’s secret tropical getaway The Ritz-Carlton presents Okinawa – known as “Gusuku” which means “Castle”’ in the local dialect     Japan’s tropical island of Okinawa is the home to the first Ritz-Carlton luxury resort in Japan. Okinawa island has been the secret getaway for generations of Japanese … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Adele Shaw – owner Adele Shaw/Society store in Paris

Many times I walked rue Jacob, passing by her shop and wondering if it could be her. Until the day I stopped by, entered and started to laugh as she was so surprised to meet me after 25 years. She did not changed at all and the way she laughed remind me all the laughing … Read more

Marq on Paterson Hill Singapore: World’s first apartment fully decorated by Hermès

  SC Global Developments, a leading developer of up-market residences in Singapore, unveiled the first apartment entirely decorated by Hermès. The private hospitality apartment is situated in The Marq on Paterson Hill, in Singapore. The luxury 6,200 sq ft apartment at the Signature Tower at The Marq features a combination of Hermès furniture, furnishing fabrics, carpets, tableware, wallpapers, … Read more

Louis Vuitton to open an innovation hub near Angers

Luxury trunk maker Louis Vuitton Malletier will open an innovation terminal in Beaulieu-sur-Layon, at twenty kilometers south of Angers (Maine-et-Loire). The hub of leather goods will be a highly innovative research and innovation pole in the leather trades and could eventually employ about 400 professionals. The Beaulieu-sur-Layon commune was chosen due to the existence of a … Read more