Harrods unveiled ‘Harrods Technology‘, a new 20,000sqft luxury department on the Third Floor of its Knightsbridge store. Openined on Friday 16th March 2012, the space offers a premium selection of consumer technology categories including home computing, audio-visual, photographic and mobile communication. The department will showcase the best of the best global brands including Sony, Apple, Samsung, … Read more
Mercedes-Benz extends its design activities with “Mercedes-Benz Style” furniture In 2010, Mercedes-Benz announced that its designers will be styling other products in future. The portfolio of the “Mercedes-Benz Style” division will comprise not only transport-related products, but also furniture and lifestyle products and industrial design. Mercedes-Benz designers worked on styling the exclusive interior appointments of … Read more
Baselworld 2012 (March 8th to 15th 2012 ) followed on from an excellent year that saw 29.8 million watches exported representing a total value of 19.3 billion Swiss francs. A unique and yet fairly logical economic case, since demand for luxury products continues to increase and the potential of certain emerging markets, including Asia and … Read more
Vivre à la française: Qatar Holding investment in LVMH raised at 1.03% Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding made a new investment in French luxury sector. The gas-rich emirate which has a participation in London department store Harrods, aquired a stake of slightly more than 1% in French luxury goods group LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. … Read more
At the 16th annual Luxury Briefing awards, held at Whitehall’s Corinthia Hotel, products ranging from hospitality services to luxury goods were recognised across 11 categories. The panel of judges included Luxury Briefing founder James Ogilvy, chief executive of Couture Lab Carmen Busquets, Simon Burstein, Mimma Viglezio, Jamie Jouning of Conde Nast digital and Chris Sanderson, … Read more
Tag Heuer unveils $3,700 luxury Racer smartphone with high strength and shockproof rubber chassis GT racing cars and F1 inspired Swiss watchmaking company Tag Heuer to create “the first luxury phone crafted for high performance.” Racer is a luxury smartphone that combines shockproof rubber with titanium and carbon fiber bridges for support and strength. Racer … Read more