Hermès scarves metamorphosed in stamps

Hermès French luxury house joins Chanel, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Ungaro, Lanvin and Adeline André in creating a heart stamp for La Poste, France’s national postal service. The heart edition of stamps is issued each year in France to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Zoé Pauwels‘ design “De tout coeur” with images of swans, hearts, shooting stars and … Read more

Diane von Furstenberg x evian limited edition recyclable bottle

evian (bottled since 1826), the world’s #1 brand of premium natural mineral water, released the newest addition to its limited edition bottle collection by iconic American designer Diane von Furstenberg. Diane von Furstenberg is the first American and female designer to be appointed for this bottle design collaboration. evian‘s limited edition bottle by Diane von … Read more

Christian Lacroix launches lounge in Bangkok’s design boutique hotel

After interior design projects for Parisian hotels Le Petit Moulin (2005), Le Bellechasse (2007) and Le Notre Dame hotel (2010), French couturier Christian Lacroix unveiled a new executive lounge designed for Sofitel So Bangkok luxury boutique hotel. The 30-storey urban design hotel in Bangkok (opened in February 2012) was created by a reputable Thai Architect and five … Read more

Original hotel Paris by Stella Cadente

Stella Cadente follows in the footsteps of Missoni, Giorgio Armani, Kenzo Takada, Christian Lacroix, and opens an ultra-design hotel in the heart of of historic Paris. Located between the Place des Vosges and Place de la Bastille, The Original Paris hotel was conceived as a fantasy world, a joyful, colourful, fantastic world created by designer … Read more

Christian Lacroix ballet costumes on display

Christian Lacroix ballet designs go on display in France Chrisitan Lacroix, great French couturier who has become a designer of costumes for theatre, opera and ballet, created the sumptuous costumes for the ballet La Source, given at the Opéra national de Paris in the autumn of 2011. Now these sumptous costumes are presented in an … Read more

Bulgari Hotel: London’s first new-build luxury hotel in 40 years

Just in time for the London Olympics, Italian jeweller Bulgari makes its foray into the hospitality business with London’s first new-build luxury hotel in 40 years. Bulgari joins Versace, Ferragamo, Christian Lacroix, Giorgio Armani, Moschino and Missoni, luxury brands expanded into lifestyle hotels business. The 78-room hotel located on the site of the former Normandie … Read more