Tag: savoir faire
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Graff Floral: Haute horology is combined with artisanal savoir-faire
Haute horology is combined with artisanal savoir-faire to create a feminine timepiece featuring a whirling sequence of exquisite blooms. This romantic and feminine watch design presented at Baselworld 2018 combines all of the world’s most complex métiers d’art techniques: enamel painting, micro-painting and extraordinarily intricate diamond setting. Available in four distinct colourways, pink, blue, purple…
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Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2009 has the strongest concentration of Pinot Noir in years
Moët & Chandon, one of the world’s largest expansive champagne producers and a prominent champagne house, declares 2009 a Grand Vintage. Following several vintages in which Chardonnay was dominant, Pinot Noir has taken the spotlight in 2009. Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2009, the high-end maison’s 73rd vintage, is an authentic example of wine making excellence…
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Imperial Splendours at the Forbidden City: Chaumet presents its patrimonial wealth
The art of jewellery since the 18th century: Chaumet presents an unique body of historic jewels, drawings and archives. Discover the one-of-a-kind selection of Chaumet High Jewellery pieces made for the Imperial Splendours exhibition at the Forbidden City in Beijing. During centuries, Chaumet creations have echoed the excellence of the decorative arts, to become a major…
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First white Bordeaux from Château Cheval Blanc
If Cheval Blanc were a white wine, what would it be? The answer is here. Every year, through the subtle magic of blending, a new page is written in the story of Château Cheval Blanc. This year marks the release of a very special wine… Petit Cheval Blanc 2014. The product of a unique terroir…
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La D de Dior Satine is a metal ribbon around the wrist
A new watch by Dior makes an elegant and relevant connection between the world of couture and a horological piece. D de Dior Satine constantly reinvents itself, revealing the intricate savoir-faire of the Dior Maison and the ancestral art of passementerie, the artistic decorative trimming such as tassels, braid, and fringing, used on furniture and…
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Loewe Craft Prize 2017
Spanish unique savoir-faire… Spanish luxury fashion powerhouse Loewe knows it well. To preserve the unique craftsmanship and know-how, LVMH-owned Loewe has launched a new award celebrating excellence in artisanship. For the first edition of the Craft Prize a jury of prominent experts from the worlds of design, architecture, industry, journalism, art criticism and museum curatorship…