LUXUO Luxury Blog

Asia-Pacific Boating celebrates its 33rd anniversary

Anakin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:00:33 +0000

Asia-Pacific Boating celebrates 33 years of being on the water in Asia with a special edition for September-October. In the coming issue, the editors and staff will offer a retrospective of some of their favourite destination photos in Asia. Regular columnists will also be writing in with their views on how luxury yachting and yacht racing have [...]

Tom Ford’s Ultra-Luxe Alligator Luggage

Anakin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:53:26 +0000

Tom Ford has come out with an ultra-elegant collection of alligator skin luggage along with a pair of matching gloves. The incredibly luxe line of exotic leathergoods is notable for the impeccable quality of the genuine alligator skin, carefully selected for its beautiful finish and symmetrical appearance. In addition every element has been crafted from alligator with [...]

Contemporary bedroom inspiration by Presotto Italia

Anakin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:37:48 +0000

Contemporary bedroom inspiration from the northern Italy based furniture manufacturer Presotto Italia.

Bugatti Bordeaux revealed

Anakin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:17:37 +0000

Bugatti will unveil a new ultra-exotic four-seater at the upcoming 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. According to Britain’s Auto Express, the supercar will be called the Bugatti Bordeaux. The magazine said the long-rumored four-seater — known until now as the Royale — will share the Veyron’s quad-turbo 8.0-liter W16 engine. With nearly 1,000 horsepower on tap, the Bordeaux should [...]

Aston Martin opens its own store in Nurburgring

Anakin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:52:48 +0000

Last week Aston Martin opened its first dedicated merchandising outlet – the “Aston Martin Store Nürburgring”. The store is located in the heart of the “Grand Ring Boulevard” consisting of more than 20 shops dedicated to car brands and motor sports. There was a big surprise waiting for all the visitors, as in addition to all the [...]

Angelina Jolie for Emporio Armani

Anakin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:09:22 +0000

Angelina Jolie has reportedly signed with top fashion house Emporio Armani to become the face of their new perfume. The hollywood actress is said to be fronting the advertising campaign for the as-yet-unknown fragrance, reported femalefirst.co.uk. “For this fragrance, they needed a true A-lister, and Angelina is the biggest, most dynamic female star in the world,” [...]

South Beach W Hotel Opens

Anakin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:37:50 +0000

Despite the economy, the South Beach W Hotel has opened their doors with much fanfare. Developers pumped more than $500 million into the 408-unit condo-hotel that features an oceanfront balcony and marble bathrooms in each guest room, as well as contemporary art in public spaces from such masters as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and photographer Danny [...]

Bang & Olufsen BeoTime

Anakin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:13:57 +0000

Bang & Olufsen, the Danish retailer of high-end audio and video products, launches the new BeoTime - an alarm clock designed by Steffen Schmelling. The BeoTime alarm clock best resembles a flute, but is actually a way to not only get you up in the morning but to control your house full of B&O A/V equipment. Three [...]

2010 Peugeot RCZ

Anakin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:49:29 +0000

Just two short years after unveiling the sporty 308 RCZ Concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Peugeot has a production version, named the Peugeot RCZ, ready to debut at this year’s Frankfurt show in September. All we can see for now are the teaser images of the compact 2+2 Coupé where its exceptional engineering design [...]

Piaget Cocktail Collection

Anakin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:29:22 +0000

This summer, upscale diamond jeweler Piaget is releasing a decadent collection that includes their signature watches, diamond necklaces, and rings. The Limelight Paradise Collection has a cocktail theme that features, naturally, cocktail rings. These cocktail rings differ from the classic work that Piaget has done in the past, in that the rings are designed to actually look [...]