Tag: Africa
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Edizione Limitate: Ernest Hemingway -The adventurer art-crafted luxury pen
Montegrappa’s intricate micro-milling and engraving captures Africa’s allure – and luxury travel’s ultimate adventure. Montegrappa‘s celebration of Ernest Hemingway’s life enters a new chapter. The body segments of The Adventurer luxury pen by the Italian manufacturing company of luxury goods based in Bassano del Grappa, have been micro-milled and polished with the…
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Tate and MoMa ‘playing catch up’ in collections of modern African art
Art fair founder says western institutions belatedly investing in contemporary art from Africa
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Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze
Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring – but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act. By Tess McClure
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5 Luxury Vacation Destinations to Add to Your Bucket List
5 Indulgent Vacation Destinations to Visit in Your Lifetime. You don’t have to be rich or have excessive time to travel—you can find adventure in your own backyard. However, at some point, you should take an ultra-luxurious vacation to an exotic destination. It’ll be worth every penny spent and every second spent away from…
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Bloodhound 1,000mph car hits skids as project enters administration
Appeal for £25m investment to rescue British team’s plan to break land speed record
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At the heart of a savannah at night: Chaumet Trésors d’Afrique Espiègleries
The time-reading on this Chaumet timepiece is a representation of nature in movement: a yellow sapphire star is moving in an intense sky moving each Hour, and a flock of three birds is flying indicating the Minutes. Two giraffes are contemplating this sky full of stars, at the heart of a savannah at night.…