COURBET : The ‘disruptive’ French Sustainable Jewellery brand that even refuses ‘fairmined’ gold and diamonds

    By Philippe Mihailovich & Caroline Taylor In line with 21st Century youth who are now demanding vegan leathers be used by luxury brands, we are now witnessing the emergence of a ‘sustainable’ high-end jewellery house on the famous Place Vendôme*, for whom anything mined is considered harmful to the environment and thereby unacceptable. … Read more

All-electric hyper-luxury motorcycle: 2020 Curtiss Zeus Radial V8

    America’s most innovative luxury motorcycle maker has emerged from the dark with 2020 Curtiss Zeus Radial V8. When it enters production in 2020, the Curtiss Zeus Radial V8 motorcycle will sell for $75,000 USD and serve as the brand’s first entry into the hyper-luxury motorcycle space. Successive model releases will occupy more accessible … Read more

The most recommended eco-friendly stays from around the world

  Luxury and sustainability are not mutually exclusive. The key hot spots for eco-travelers according to Expedia. These eco-hotels are among the highest-rated by Expedia travellers for the multitude of positive impacts they offer like extensive policies governing waste management, resource consumption and natural conservation. On the must-have list are opportunities for guests to engage … Read more

UK house price growth stagnates on back of Brexit concerns

Average price up by 0.1% – the smallest annual gain since February 2013, says Nationwide

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

Seven ways technology will change in 2019

App stores, Facebook, smartphone photography, even USB cables – they are all facing disruption this year