Monthly Archives: May 2009

Louis Vuitton – A Passion for Creation in Hong Kong

A symbol of French elegance and savoirvivre, Louis Vuitton has maintained close links with the art world for more than 150 years.

As pioneers of the art of travel, Louis Vuitton and his successors have forged a strong relationship between traditional know-how and contemporary design.

The arrival of Marc Jacobs as artistic director in 1997 reinforced Louis Vuitton’s ties with artists, notably through exemplary collaborations with Stephen Sprouse, Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince.

In Hong Kong, the Louis Vuitton and Art exhibition brings this exciting story to life illustrating the creative process through installations combining works of art and archive documents.
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Mobiado Professional 105GCB Rose

Mobiado has announced its Professional 105GCB Rose, a luxurious cell phone made using techniques from Swiss watch-making.

In the purest Mobiado tradition, the 105GCB Rose comes with a case built out of sapphire crystal and plated with 18K gold – rose gold, more exactly.

It also has sapphire crystal keys that are hand-painted with the same type of 18K rose gold.
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Mumm champagne presents gourmet-journeys.com

In keeping with the founders’ taste for adventure, Mumm champagne is launching today a new website with a unique perspective on gastronomy and design.

Gourmet-Journeys.com presents a journey around the globe in some of the world’s most vibrant cities for gourmets: St. Petersburg, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Seville.

French chef Frederick e. Grasser Herme has devised a range of exquisite menus that reveal the world’s culinary variety
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Radisson Blu Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel

Located just a short walk from the Trocadero and opposite the Eiffel Tower, the Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel is Paris’s newest luxury boutique hotel.

Conceived by the famous designer Francois Champsaur, the 48-key boutique hotel features ten suites, five with unrestricted Eiffel Tower views.

The signature Eiffel Suite is a 430-square-foot one-bedroom suite located on the sixth floor.
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The Ferretti Custom Line 124′

The latest offering from the house of Ferretti Custom Line is the luxurious 124’ superyacht, which marks the launch of a wave of renewal in the yard’s history.

The Custom Line 124′ is a tri-deck yacht which can sleep ten guests in four spacious cabins plus a large owners suite as well as space for up to six crew members.

The yacht features a large balcony on the upper deck directly overlooking the sea and a sun pad in the aft as well as special anti-rolling gyros making it a very smooth ride.
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Diamond-studded Tag Heuer Meridiist phone

The Meridiist, which was launched in late 2008 is now revamped in a diamond encrusted version.

Tag Heuer has launched two, ultra-glamorous models adorned in pave diamonds and precious gem stones.

The grandest version of the two models boasts 1232 diamonds totaling 7.4 carats, finely set in rows along the angled sides of the phone body, as well as framing the display screen.
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Victoria Beckham owns 100 Hermes Birkin bags

Victoria Beckham is well known for her extravagant taste in fashion, but news that she owns 100 Hermès Birkin bags is likely to be seen as nothing less than excessive.

A US financial website worked out that the sometime pop star’s collection of the coveted bag alone is worth £1.5million ($2.3 million).

Thebigmoney.com revealed that the 35-year-old owns around 100 of the style, which start at £4,200 for the basic model.
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Cullinan Blue Diamond Is Now “Star of Josephine”

The Hong Kong collector who bought Cullinan’s blue diamond has named it the ‘Star of Josephine’, Petra Diamonds said on Tuesday.

The flawless cushion shaped diamond, weighing 7.03 carats was purchased by Hong Kong collector Joseph Lau Luen-Hung on 12 May.

“Mr Lau bought the diamond for HK$74-million (US$9.48-million) and he has already exercised his right to name the diamond, which is now known as ‘Star of Josephine’,” said the company.
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‘Quantum’ Sunseeker Yacht At Bulgaria Boat Show

Thursday, 21th May, next week will see the opening of the Bulgaria Boat Show 2009.

The event will be held in Varna, the Black Sea capital and will have on display the latest James Bond film yacht, the Sunseeker Superhawk 43.

More than 50 new yachts will be there in an exhibition area of 4,000 sq.m, some boats on water, others on land.
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The Lady Noir Affair by Dior

Tomorrow, May 20th, the Dior fashion house will broadcast on the Internet a 6 minute 30 second thriller directed by Olivier Dahan starring Marion Cotillard, muse of the legendary Lady Dior handbag.

In exclusivity for Luxuo, Dior is pleased to offer you “The Lady Noire Affair”.

Marion play a wonderfully dressed femme fatale and it’s almost like watching a 6 ½ minute Hitchcock film.
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Ritz-Carlton Cuisine Takes Flight on Lufthansa

Business and first class passengers on Lufthansa flights from the US to Germany will soon be able to enjoy meals provided by luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton.

From May 1 until August 2010, the partnership will see chefs at Ritz-Carlton properties in Denver, New York, Boston and San Francisco creating dishes for Lufthansa’s premium passengers on flights from the carrier’s 18 US gateways to Germany.

The Ritz-Carlton menus will change every two months and will begin with dishes created by Andres Jimenez, chef at the Ritz-Carlton Denver.


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Louis Vuitton, a Fan of OrphanAid Africa

In honor of Cannes, Louis Vuitton has produced a limited edition fan designed in collaboration with Spanish actress Rossy de Palma.

A portion of the fans’ proceeds will benefit a non-governmental organization, OrphanAid Africa, whose ambassador is Rossy De Palma herself.

These designer fans were on one-day sale (Monday, May 18) at Louis Vuitton’s store in Cannes but you can also find these fans in selected stores in Spain until June 30.
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Victorinox Special Edition Airstream

In celebration of their 125th Anniversary, Victorinox Swiss Army has announced a partnership with Airstream to produce the first “Victorinox Special Edition Airstream” travel trailer.

These two iconic brands have created a masterfully engineered and aesthetically striking 19-foot trailer, production of which will be limited to 125 units.

Victorinox’s Airstream is outfitted with a customized interior and a selection of Swiss Army products.
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Source Asia online magazine

The Source Asia officially launches its online magazine, a platform for holistic global and local news, featuring the latest in the world of wellness.

The internetbased hub provides articles in three sections; Mind, Body and Spirit, covering everything
from eco-fashion and natural cosmetics to environmental issues, yoga, meditation and alternative medicine.

The Source Asia also offers an extensive A-Z Directory, making the website your first stop for organic restaurants, eco-shops, holistic centres, alternative healing techniques and related events among other things.


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Glenmorangie –The Ultimate Father’s Day Gift

Enjoyed alone as a nightcap, it is a sublime pleasure rewarding the end of another hard day.

Amongst friends, it is a token of good taste and goodwill. But the award-winning and most delicious malt whisky in the world, Glenmorangie, also makes the ultimate Father’s Day gift.

The Glenmorangie Company defines the art of creating super premium single malt whiskies, and has been distilling since 1843 in the Scottish Highlands.
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China International Luxury Property Show – CILPS

The 2009 edition of the China International Luxury Property Show will be held on September 25-27, in Shanghai, supported by LP – Luxury Properties magazine.

For the fourth consecutive year, CILPS will present to Chinese elite and wealthiest investors a selection of exclusive properties for sale from all over the world.

More than 4,000 high profile investors visited the Show last year, confirming the appetite of China’s elite for overseas premium real estate investments, and the growing globalization of the China market.
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De Beers woos safe-haven investors

De Beers has launched a global campaign to convince investors that diamonds are an alternative to gold as a safe-haven investment.

The move is a sign of the pressure on the world’s biggest diamond miner to find new markets following the collapse of traditional sales.

Stephen Lussier, De Beers’ executive director for corporate affairs, told the Financial Times the group had been approached in the past two months by “half-a- dozen” brokers linked to sovereign wealth funds and wealthy individuals.


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The world’s most expensive $1 million coupon

In an effort to cut through the gloom in the luxury real estate market, a Florida realtor has been running an ad in the Palm Beach Daily News.

“FREE $1,000,000 with this coupon,” the ad reads. “Offer expires May 31, 2009.”

Rusty Gulden is trying to sell a 2,000-square-foot unit at the Sun & Surf condo at 100 Sunrise Blvd. in Palm Beach. The asking price was $3.7 million, but it’s a mere $2.7 million with the coupon.

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Guy Blows 23000 Euros Out Of Audi A3 Convertible

Reportedly, A 23-year-old German guy lost yesterday no less than 23,000 Euros which were blown out of an Audi A3 Convertible.

The young driver took the Audi A3 Convertible for a test drive before he wanted to buy it.

The money for the purchase, the 23,000 Euros, were in envelope which he threw on the back seat before opening the top of the Audi A3 Convertible.
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Suspension Lamp from Sillux

Made in a combination of chrome and blown pyrex glass, its look is bold yet extremely likeable.

Spider-like in appearance; “legs” jut out from a central “body”.

Each of these curving “legs” is tipped with a tiny, twinkling light. The reflective surfaces of the lamp catch the light and multiply the effect.
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“The Magnetic Quatre” by Boucheron

Boucheron celebrates the launch of the movie “HOME”, for which its parent company PPR is the exclusive worldwide partner.

Precious metals and gems are amongst the earth’s most precious gifts and on this occasion, the House has especially created “The Magnetic Quatre”, a unique combination of four golds.

The amalgamation of different golds and textures of this unique product symbolizes our planet’s four elements; wood, air, water and earth and reminds us of their fragile balance.
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