Bottega Veneta have released their first fragrance created by Bottega Veneta’s creative director Tomas Maier. It is a floral fragrance with notes of oak moss, Indian jasmine sambac, Brazilian pink peppercorns, Indian patchouli and Italian bergamot. The fragrance will be available as a perfume body cream, body lotion as well as a shower gel exclusively [...]
Monthly archives: July 2011
Hermès Bleus d’Ailleurs Collection
20 Jul 11The latest collection of tableware from Hermès is called Bleus d’Ailleurs. The Bleus d’Ailleurs collection is inspired by the striking blue color that was used by Ming dynasty in their vases, sixteenth century European courts in their art, the mosques of Samarkand and the minarets of Isfahan. The collection uses patterns from all of those [...]
Mandarin Oriental Paris
19 Jul 11Mandarin Oriental have opened their first hotel in Paris on the Rue Saint-Honoré close to the Place Vendôme. The hotel has one hundred and thirty eight rooms and suites done Mandarin Oriental’s signature modern style. The hotel has a garden, several terraces terrace as well as an indoor swimming pool adjacent to a world class [...]
Baccarat Zoo Collection
18 Jul 11The Baccarat Zoo collection was created by the Spanish designer Jaime Hayon and takes its inspiration form zoo animals. The collection consists of a duck, monkey and a bear in the form of containers. The bottom half of each animal is made of fine porcelain whilst the top is made of Baccarat crystal. The Baccarat [...]
Tod’s Ava Python Tote
17 Jul 11The Ava tote from Tod’s has a classical elegance to it yet utilizes modern lines. The bag is made of grey sinuous python skin with sides made of extremely soft suede as are part of the handles. The inside is lined with leather and contains one main compartment and one side pocket. The Ava tote [...]
De Beers Swan Lake Collection
16 Jul 11De Beers have released a high jewelry collection inspired by Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s legendary ballet, Swan Lake. The Swan Lake collection features a variation of different diamond cuts such as; round, oval, pear, marquise, baguette as well as traditional rose-cuts and briolettes with a variety of different colored diamonds set in either pink or white gold. [...]
S.T. Dupont Pens By Karl Lagerfeld
15 Jul 11Karl Lagerfeld has worked with S.T. Dupont to design a line of pens with a fan shaped barrel. There are two variations of the pen, the Prestige line in red lacquer with gold accents or the Chic line in black with palladium accents. There are both fountain pens and rollerballs in both variations with matching [...]
Porsche Design Bottle Cooler
14 Jul 11Porsche Design have created a limited edition bottle cooler as part of their home collection. The bottle cooler is made using the original ribbed cylinder taken from an air cooled 911 from the late 1960′s. The ribbed cylinder is mounted on an aluminum base which has a laser engraved Porsche crest. The Porsche Design bottle [...]
Prada Classic Crocodile Bag
13 Jul 11Prada have taken some influence from their archives when designing their Classic Crocodile bag. The limited edition bag has a very classic look to it, it features a detachable matching clutch inside. The bag is made of crocodile skin and lined with supple napa leather. Only twenty two of the bags will be made and [...]
Château Saint Martin
12 Jul 11The Château Saint Martin located between Nice and Cannes on the French Riviera in the exclusive village of Saint Paul de Vence. The Château Saint Martin has forty two rooms and suites each individually decorated in the traditional French style with views of the Château’s sprawling gardens and the sea in the distance. The hotel [...]