Snow White Princess

The diamond-studded Snow White Princess wristwatch made its global debut at the Doha Jewellery and Watch Exhibition 2012. Mouawad, the 121-year old jeweller has chosen Qatar as the location for the very first unveiling of its latest creation, the Snow White Princess Diamond Watch. The women’s timepiece, valued at $6.8 million USD made its global … Read more

Hermes defeated in China trademark dispute

France’s Hermes loses China trademark fight Foreign companies are having trouble in China over trademarks and unauthorised use of their names. The examples include Apple, basketball legend  Michael Jordan and, more recently, French luxury group Hermes International. French luxury producer Hermes, which is known as “Ai Ma Shi” in China, has lost a lawsuit against … Read more

LaCie Porsche Design hard drives receive 2012 iF Design Award

LaCie Porsche Design Hard Drives Receive Coveted iF Design Award Porsche Design P’9220 and P’9230 hard drives have won a 2012 product design award from the International Forum Design GmbH (iF). These products combine sleek design, solid aluminum casing, USB 3.0 speeds and capacities up to 2TB – making them a clear choice for an … Read more

Audi A8 Named 2012 Connected Car of the Year

Audi A8 recently was honored in the first annual Connected World Connected Car of the Year awards, which spotlights vehicles with technology that strikes the right balance between safety, convenience, and infotainment. Chosen by the editorial team at Connected World magazine, Audi A8 was selected for its unmatched Audi connect infotainment system, now widely available … Read more

50 most-searched for luxury brands on search engines

Continued demand for accessible luxury fashion Interest is strong for luxury automobiles In partnership with Luxury Society, the world’s largest community of luxury executives, Digital Luxury Group (DLG) has deciphered the top 50 most-searched for luxury brands in the United States in 2011. It will be very interesting to compare the result with a similar … Read more

Net-A-Porter – first major foray into the China luxury e-commerce market

Chinese e-commerce platform Shouke Limited is set to be acquired by the London-based luxury online retailer Net-A-Porter.com, marking that company’s first major foray into the China market. The members-only Shouke shopping website was only one of many well-capitalized luxury e-commerce platforms to spring up in China in the last couple of years, and the country’s … Read more