Monthly Archives: June 2011

Vehicles from BMW i

BMW i3 set for September debut

Vehicles from BMW i

BMW is gearing up to unveil its first electric car under the new BMW i brand, according to reports from Germany.

The Munich-based automaker is set to unveil the i3, the first of two initial all-electric models, this September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The new model will feature a 100 kW electric motor and a range of 160 kilometers with an expected market launch in 2013.

The BMW i sub-brand was launched earlier this year by the German manufacturer, promising to put two electric vehicles on the road in the shape of the i3 and the i8.
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Vertu Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre 18-Karat Gold

Vertu Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre

Vertu Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre 18-Karat Gold

Vertu, the leading manufacturer of luxury mobile phones has launched a carbon fibre edition of its Constellation Quest handset.

Engineered using high performance materials combined with luxury finishes, Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre takes its inspiration from the world of motorsport and aeronautical design.

Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre features a matte black PVD body with detailing in polished stainless steel or polished 18 carat gold.
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Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibition

“Louis Vuitton Voyages” in Beijing – Video

Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibition

Louis Vuitton announces their new Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibition, which opened on May 31st at the National Museum of China in Beijing, with this animated video.

The “Louis Vuitton – Voyages” exhibition retraces the crowning moments in the history of the Maison, which since 1854, has beautifully paired form with function, creating travel items that bear witness to the French lifestyle.

The Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibition runs at the National Museum until August 30. Admission to the museum is 10 yuan.
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Belve Bear Belvedere Vodka Jean Roch

Limited edition Belver Bears Belvedere Vodka

Belve Bear Belvedere Vodka Jean Roch

Belvedere vodka has released a limited edition “Belver Bears”, in collaboration with Jean-Roch, at last month’s Cannes Film Festival in France.

The bottle has been crafted using a shell from dress jeroboam Belvedere vodka. The clear plexiglass bottle is backlit with a bright light and “can be hung two flares”.

Available at the VIP Room in Cannes, Saint Tropez and Paris, each bottle of the Belver Bear is priced at €5000 ($7,200).
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Versace Kids Fashion Line

Versace To Launch Kids’ Fashion Line

Versace Kids Fashion Line

The House of Versace announced the launch of their new children’s wear line under the Young Versace brand.

The label’s iconic symbols, such as the Greek frieze and the Medusa, will be reinterpreted with a sense of irony and fun prints in natural fabrics.

“This is a high-end, glamorous and colorful collection in line with the brand’s essence, with a touch of rock ’n’ roll,” said Gian Giacomo Ferraris, CEO of Versace.
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Dorchester 45 Park Lane exterior

Dorchester to open second London hotel in August

Dorchester 45 Park Lane exterior

Exclusive hotel chain the Dorchester Collection has promised that its new London boutique property will open later this year, the latest in a series of new luxury hotels to hit the British capital.

45 Park Lane is set to officially open in September in London’s well-heeled Mayfair district, although the hotel would ‘soft’ open to guests in August.

With just 45 rooms, the hotel is likely to be one of the smallest luxury properties in the city, although the Dorchester Collection — which also operates London’s Dorchester Hotel, Paris’s Plaza Athenee and the Beverly Hills Hotel in California — seems determined to offer the facilities of a much larger property.
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bang and olufsen earset 3i

Bang & Olufsen EarSet 3i Headset For iPhone

bang and olufsen earset 3i

Bang & Olufsen has introduced EarSet 3i stereo headset designed for use with iPhone, iPad and iPod.

Bang & Olufsen says EarSet 3i is developed specifically with the newest generation of Apple devices in mind.

Its functionality is based solely on Apple products and if compared to EarSet 3, it offers additional functionality.
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Nyasha Matonhodze Louis vuitton

Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Campaign

Nyasha Matonhodze Louis vuitton

Nyasha Matonhodze, a Zimbabwean-born, British-raised 16-year-old model, has been chosen as one of the new faces of Louis Vuitton.

Nyasha Matonhodze entered the modelling world just two years ago after winning the UK Elite Model Look competition in 2009.

Joining her in the shots are Zuzanna Bijoch, 17, Daphne Groeneveld, 16, Gertrud Hegelund, 20, Anaïs Pouliot, 19, and Fei Fei Sun, 21.
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mbandf hm4 panda only watch 2011

MB&F HM-4 Panda for Only Watch 2011

mbandf hm4 panda only watch 2011

MB&F returns to the Only Watch charity auction in 2011 with another emotionally charged piece – this time in collaboration with Chinese artist Huang Hankang.

HM4 Only Watch features a solid gold panda bear riding on top of the HM4 jet, which he controls with reins made of twisted gossamer filaments made of gold.

The panda was hand-carved and then cast in 18k white gold using the “lost wax” technique.
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Luxury Car Maker Aston Martin

Aston Martin’s International Property Developments

Luxury Car Maker Aston Martin

Aston Martin has extended its brand license agreement to include the development of international destinations.

The portfolio of Aston Martin’s luxury destinations will include villas, apartments, residences, hotels, sports clubs and accompanying exclusive leisure facilities.

Each development will be totally unique – maintaining the key principles of the brand’s prowess whilst combining the natural beauty of idyllic locations.
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robb report ipad app

Robb Report unveils iPad App

robb report ipad app

Coinciding with the release of Robb Report’s 23rd annual “Best of the Best” signature June issue, the magazine announces the debut of an iPad APP.

Robb Report’s new monthly iPad app will offer unique content including interactive features, hotspots, slide shows, and videos featuring the international luxury world’s most extraordinary new products and services.

The new Robb Report iPad app will provide access to all of the print magazine’s content when viewed in “portrait” (vertical) format, and unlock a wide range of interactive enhancements when operating in “landscape” (horizontal) mode.
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London photo

London tops ranking of destination cities

London photo

London will lead the world in terms of international tourist arrivals this year, according to new research released June 1 by MasterCard.

The new index of Global Destination Cities predicts London will receive 20.1 million inbound passengers in 2011, slightly more than Paris’s 18.1 million.

Bangkok is expected to welcome the third-highest number of visitors, followed by Singapore and Hong Kong — in fact, cities in Asia-Pacific account for eight of the top 20 global destinations.
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Absolut vodka SF

Absolut SF Vodka (San Francisco)

Absolut vodka SF

If the city of San Francisco were to be bottled, it would taste of grape, dragon fruit and papaya — exotic flavors that capture the unique mix of cultures, ethnicities and culinary heritage of a thriving, colorful city.

At least, that’s what one vodka maker thinks.

In the latest edition to a city-series that already includes New Orleans, Los Angeles, Boston, and Brooklyn, Absolut launched a bottle that pays homage to San Francisco’s diversity and culture Tuesday.
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w hotel iphone app

Music and room service on new W Hotels app

w hotel iphone app

When it comes to hotel apps, not all are created equal, as the excellent travel guide app from Fairmont and the concierge iPad app from InterContinental have shown.

But this week, hotel chain W Hotels pushed the bar a little higher with the release of the W Hotels Worldwide app, embracing travel, music and food all in one.

The free iPhone app offers information on the Starwood-owned brand’s hotels, as one would expect, with photos, maps and weather for each destination.
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London City Cruises

London’s sightseeing boats get pre-Olympic upgrade

London City Cruises

A London tour guide company has revealed plans to build the city’s largest sightseeing boat ahead of the 2012 Olympics.

City Cruises, which runs river sightseeing tours in the British, said May 27 that it would launch its new 600-passenger vessel on the River Thames by Spring 2012, describing it as a “next generation leisure and tourism vessel.”

The design, which will be London’s largest scheduled sightseeing vessel, is being built at a cost of £4 million and will ferry passengers between popular tourist spots such as Parliament, the Tower of London and Maritime Greenwich.
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