Bottega Veneta is set to showcase their new design previews for the coming season at Milan’s Salone Del Mobile. Known primarily for their woven bags among other fine leather goods, the Italian company has decided to break into the Japanese sector by celebrating their culture with various collaborations with design artists, and putting on a [...]
Spring is here, and with summer right around the corner, Louis Vuitton’s Spring 2010 collection is out in full bloom. With a unique shape and bold use of florescent color, the luxury designer puts an urban play on its Monogram design with the Gypsy PM Handbag. Featuring innovative fabric obtained through a complex weaving process, natural [...]
Inspired by 18th century clockmaker and geologist John Whitehurst, this luxurious grandfather clock harks back to a golden era of timekeeping. In order to stave off inaccuracies caused by the differentiating expanding rates of the different parts, a single source material is used for this beauty – a feature Whitehurst pioneered. Most of the materials [...]
Whether you want to be aware of any potential medical conditions, or simply have an interest your own body, San Diego-based Illumina will map your entire genome an what is an unprecedented service. With a doctor’s prescription, Illumina will decode, catalog, and analyze the basic building blocks that make you… you. This service can detect [...]
Glashütte Original unveiled one of its newest timepieces, the Senator Diary, at Baselworld 2010. This latest piece from the luxury watchmaker is the first mechanical timekeeper that can set an alarm up to 30 days in advance. Using pinpoint precision, the Senator Diary is balanced with two crowns at opposite ends of the stainless steel [...]
A pair of items from designer Michael Toschi is available through various retailers around the world. Toschi’s Capra is an unlined, lightweight, reversed kidskin shirt. The $1,800 shirt is the best of all shirt-jackets. Made from the most exquisite goat suede out there, the Capra is one of the softest and most luxurious shirts that [...]
Bentley Mulsanne (Above) Bentley opened up its first retailer in South America in Sao Paulo, making it the 48th in the Americas and 172nd worldwide. This new retailer will be owned and operated by British Cars do Brasil Ltda. Joseph Tutundjian has been named Retailer Principal for Bentley Sao Paulo and he, along with his [...]
To commemorate Bottega Veneta’s opening of a new boutique in Taipei, the luxury design house will come out with a limited edition knot handbag. Named the Taipei Knot, this handbag will available exclusively through the new store; only 50 will be produced. Sporting shades of york, cigar, and truffle, the patchwork of the handbag comprises [...]
Luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot’s latest timepiece, the King Power F1, comes out of their recently announced partnership with Formula 1 racing. Seeking to expand their amazing brand, Hublot decided to attach itself to the most famous high-end racing series. This limited edition of 500 features a “King Power” case and case-back surrounded in microblasted black [...]
Launched back in 2009, Christophe Claret’s innovative Dual Tow series will come out with its latest model, the Night Eagle. Set to be witnessed at Baselworld 2010, this new version of the Dual Tow is dressed in all black, so its remarkable movement will stand out more than it already does. Its slim silhouette with [...]
