We were lucky enough to make a trip to Rio before the end of the year work madness. Rio is one of those places that every time I land I feel at home. A trip there can never be disappointing. While visiting with friends and hopping from wedding to wedding, a usual weekend social event in Rio, we stayed at the Fasano Hotel - (...) Read More about Fasano Hotel : Rio De Janeiro (196 words)

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Three years after the launch of their Black Diamond phone, Dior just released the new “Haute Couture” touch smartphone called “Reveries”. If you “dream” about a diamond, white gold and pearl phone, it’s yours for only 85000€ (approx. 122,500 US$). I would love to see the user interface and OS, maybe it runs Android ?(...) Read More about Dior launches New Luxury Smartphone (20 words)

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This beautiful 3,300 sq ft duplex residence is the home of Parisian private art collector. Overlooking Avenue Montaigne on Paris’ fashionable Right Bank, the contemporary design experience within the 1920′s Haussman Style apartment complex begins in the entry vestibule, lined with creamy leather floors and wall. Designed by Frank Michel and Violeta Lekutanoy of New York based architecture and interior design firm SpaceSmith .

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Located in the Dietz Lantern Building in Tribeca, New York City. This one-of-a-kind luxury duplex penthouse occupies the building’s entire top two floors with five bedroom and five and a half bathroom. Offering amazing east, west, north, and south views of the city, the terrace with its gorgeous lap swimming pool really makes this penthouse so unique!(...) Read More about TrendHome: Tribecca Penthouse [nyc] (41 words)

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The Culture Chanel microsite was launched to featured the brand’s heritage and the iconic Chanel products in the same time as promoting their new exhibition in Shanghai’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Form Jan 15th to March 14th visitors can fully immerse themselves in the(...) Read More about Dedicaded Microsite for Chanel Culture (21 words)

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An interesting interview and the point of Karl Lagerlfed on the New Technology related to the luxury world. The interview was held in London last week at the 2010 International Herald Tribune Luxury Conference and conducted by Imran Amed, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Business Of Fashion blog.

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We have been feeling the radiology/ x-ray trend for awhile now, whether it was flowers, humans or even toys, this kind of photography given us a different view on everyday objects. Well, thanks to the technology of the medical imagery 3D high-definition, the French collective project Lux Inside decided to (...) Read More about When Luxury Objects goes under the Scanner (92 words)

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Hermès is really concentrating on their viral communication right now. After their ‘J’aime mon Carre’ they keep on trying, by all means to reach internet users. By launching lesailes.hermes.com, an interactive microsite featuring their products related to different themes including video, cool animation, downloadable screensavers and more. My favorite is definitely the Finger skate video by Alexis Milant (watch below)…

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Known for being the costume designer and co-creator of Borat, Ali G and Bruno – Jason Alper, is also a great artist. He mixes fine art with luxury and turns logos into high art on oil painted canvas. His latest exhibition “Proletarian Drift and the Enfranchisement of the Bourgeoisie” was (...) Read More about Jason Alper Fashion Art (144 words)

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