10 August 2011
LUXX ORIENT “Shang Xia, nouvelle marque chinoise d’Hermès” ran the headlines of French newspapers in September announcing the landmark launch of Hermès’ new China-designed and produced luxury brand, Shang Xia, in Shanghai. Homewares-focused (at least initially), the discreet Shang Xia (translated as ‘Up Down’) is reviving ancient Chinese traditions of artisanal craftsmanship in the form […]
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10 August 2011
STARCK ON YOU A music recording studio in Hollywood, a hotel in Venice, an apartment in Singapore. At first glance these spaces don’t seem to have much in common. Look again, the hand of Starck has been on them. Like the Andy Warhol of New Design, Philippe Starck’s acclaim earns him the privilege of only […]
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10 August 2011
PRISTINE PAMPERING The classic lady’s white shirt may be simple in concept, but there is more than meets the eye. Fit, breathability of the material and of course design, are what makes this wardrobe staple of Anne Fontaine’s so desired. The designer is venturing into the spa scene, bringing her love for natural materials into […]
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09 August 2011
Saint-Tropez has evolved spectacularly, more correctly, garishly, since the ‘50s, when the seductive Brigitte Bardot and wellheeled Gary Cooper brought celestial Hollywood glamour to the tiny French fishing port. But like Monte Carlo, the Saint-Tropez of 2010 offers more in the way of teeming hordes of tourists, crude, bling-like excess and oligarch super-toys, such as […]
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08 August 2011
“The virile racer becomes the perfect gentleman”, extolled French artisanal luxury maison Hermès in relation to its 2008 collaboration with Alsace-based Bugatti to produce the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès, a refined, sublime upgrade on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 that debuted in Geneva 2008. And virile this racer certainly is. Never mind the 16-cylinder engine, […]
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06 August 2011
Though there has never been any poll of sorts to prove it, it’s an unofficial fact that if a venue is frequented from off-duty Michelin Star-rated chefs, there’s probably a good chance said venue is either, a) top notch in the culinary department, or, b) an uber-cool, hedonistic, intensely private establishment where post-work hell can […]
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05 August 2011
FLOWER POWER Not anyone can lay claim to a part of Brangelina’s pad, but Kenneth Cobonpue can (his Voyage bed, no less). The Cebu-born furniture designer uses locally-sourced organic materials like rattan and bamboo as the basis for his modern designs. Bloom is his latest collection of lounge chairs sculpted by hundreds of fine running […]
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03 August 2011
When Bentley’s Brazilian-born Head of Exterior Design, Raul Pires, arrived at the company’s Crewe-based factory in 1999 via a six-year stint with Skoda in Prague, he came laden with inspiration that owed more to Picasso than (Nelson) Picquet. During his time in Bohemia the art-loving Pires had become an unabashed fan of Czech Cubism. Walking […]
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