Although you enjoy visiting new places and experiencing different cultures, your favourite part of a trip abroad is getting to escape reality for a week or two of bliss in a luxurious hotel. Nope, cut-price motels and cheap hostels don’t do it for you. You want five stars and all the trimmings that come with … Read more
Zaha Hadid’s groundbreaking architectural style is now on our tables. Zaha Hadid‘s whimsical shapes are transposed into architecturally inspired homeware in a posthumous collection of vases, candles, and tableware. Zaha Hadid Design creates a wide variety of pieces for living and for the home, from architecturally inspired homeware, and sculptural jewellery, to limited edition furniture, … Read more
Le Labo (“The Lab”), the high-end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand with a distinct French heritage, was acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2014. Founded in 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, Le Labo provides a highly selective assortment of exceptional fragrance and … Read more
Maison Francis Kurkdjian created this year’s scent for the 27th edition Biennale des Antiquaires, set to take place September 11 to 21 at the Grand Palais in Paris. According to AFP, the visitors of the Grand Palais will be confronted with a stone fountain fragranced by Kurkdjian with a new all-natural blend designed to replicate … Read more
8 prestigious Maisons Françaises celebrate 80 years of Lacoste Lacoste’s iconic polo shirt turned 80. The lifestyle brand was born of the inventiveness of René Lacoste, a multiple Grand Slam tennis champion, nicknamed the Crocodile. The tennis champion created the first polo shirt ever, initially for himself and for his friends. Before moving on … Read more
The Yankee Candle Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of premium scented candles, launched its new contemporary candle line, Pure Radiance. Made of a custom soy wax blend, Pure Radiance features patent-pending LumiWick technology. When lit this flat, all cotton ribbon wick provides a consistent burn and a wide, radiant flame. With a clean design, the … Read more