by NewYork Fashion
Prada will debut a capsule collection of jewelry in November made of what WWD calls “unconventional mixed” materials, including crocodile, leather, metallic studs, colored gems, and resin roses. They’ll be sold at Prada boutiques worldwide, with prices starting at 350 euros (about $488).
at ART Market Monitor
Last week, ArtPrice put out their report on the Contemporary art market hoping to catch a contact high from FIAC. The firm’s obsession with China is immediately apparent (as is some of their stranger self-promotion about the “de-materializing” art market,) but lack of reliable data from China means those sales and artists need to be viewed with some skepticism. How much of the spectacular numbers seen during the first half of this year is a product of adding domestic Chinese sales to totals that previously did not record Chinese sales. 
Nonetheless, ArtPrice.com says a record 34,700 works of Contemporary art were sold during the 12-month period from July of 2010 to June of 2011. Those works were sold for €895m. And that is only publicly auctioned work:
Finally, after the jump, you can see the top 50 Contemporary artists on Artprice’s list of 500 auctioned artists. Again, the list is over populated with Chinese names whose work is not well known in the West. Even so, there are some very interesting rankings, including Jean-Michel Basquiat’s position at number 1. Notice the volume of works for Murakami, Nara and Haring.
Gerhard Richter’s absence is strange and calls some of the list’s methodology into question.
Hermès was approached to design the public spaces of the building complex and, suprisingly, they accepted, making it the very first Hermès interior design for a public project. Despite the fact that Hermès has recently launched an extended home collection, including carpets and furniture, the French maison remains deeply focused on its core product range emanating from their exceptional craftsmanship.
NBAA’s 64th Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2011) closed it’s doors on October 12, a three-day outstanding event in Las Vegas featured exhibits at the Las Vegas Convention Center and a Static Display of Aircraft on Henderson Executive Airport with over 100 Education Sessions and Maintenance and Operations Sessions (M&Os) and over 26,000 business aviation professionals who are interested in seeing and learning about all that is new in the world of business aviation.
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen thanked Exhibitors and Attendees for what he called “a highly successful show.”
“What we are seeing is that the show is providing real value to the business aviation community, even in these challenging economic times,” Bolen said. “It’s clear that the Convention continues to be a must-attend event for anyone whose passion or profession involves business aviation.”
To illustrate his point, Bolen noted that:
“By every key measure, this year’s Convention met or exceeded NBAA’s expectations,” Bolen said. “Equally important, the level of enthusiasm we’ve seen from show participants tells us that their expectations were met or exceeded as well.”
video bonus : NBAA 2011 Tuesday Headlines by AINtv0nline
By Sean Carson at Autoblog
There’s a new Maserati on its way. Or so we reckon given that Maserati has registered the “Cinqueporte” name tag in Italy.
According to Italian car website alvolante, Maserati has also trademarked the Cinqueporte nameplate logo and typical Maserati font, hinting that the Italian firm is keen to use the new moniker on its sports-luxury Kubang crossover concept, unveiled at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
Ok, so broken down in English, “Cinqueporte” literally only means “five-door”. Somehow it just sounds so much better in Italian though – I mean you couldn’t imagine the Range Rover Evoque to simply be called the five-door.
But the new name for the next Maserati has also given rise to some speculation that the Kubang will retain its original concept car name and that the Cinqueporte will be a five-door shooting brake version of the current Maserati Quattroporte.
A one-off Quattroporte shooting brake was actually produced for an undisclosed wealthy Arab businessman back in 2008. The middle eastern mogul was looking to ape the Sultan of Brunei’s individual Ferrari 456 shooting brake, with a bit more of a modern flavour. But will that shooting brake special lead to a production version?
In truth, probably not. Obviously Maserati is remaining tight-lipped about its plans for the Cinqueporte name. But with the success of premium brands branching out into the SUV sector, such as Porsche and Audi, we wouldn’t bet against the Cinqueporte tag being applied to its sporty SUV when it eventually gets the go-ahead for production.
We think the market for a Maserati estate-style motor just isn’t big enough to warrant the new name.
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It’s officially known as Las Vegas Boulevard, but in reality it’s a strip of glitz and glam of unrivalled proportions. To say it’s over the top might be an understatement. 
The Strip is the main drag of gambling U.S.A. and home to most of the top Hotels, casinos and nightclubs Las Vegas style! A stroll down the Strip at night is a blaze of blinking lights and a sea of humanity making its way to that winning slot machine. Night time is also the most comfortable time of day to be outdoors in the Las Vegas heat zone, so take your stroll under the stars and bask in the glow.
What really took me aback about Las Vegas is that it’s a lot more than casinomania. The town most of the time buzzes with high-tech conventioneers (Couture show and JCK presented in this issue), weekending couples and families out for a little fun in the desert sun, not to mention people searching for pleasure in the capital of sin. Great! the next question arises; where to stay?
‘‘F’’ Luxury World – Luxury Travel Services selects for you the top 10 Hotel Suites & Villas for an unforgettable Las Vegas trip. Enjoy !
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by YachtXL
Sanlorenzo introduces its first steel megayacht: SLM 102 “Lammouche” Sanlorenzo moves forward in its program for metal megayachts. Sanlorenzo 46 Steel 46 metres three deck displacement hull yacht, semi-wide body, with high tensile steel hull and 5083 aluminium superstructure.
by Vanessa Friedman at FT.com
Could the above statement be true? It seems difficult to believe, but the numbers – at least numbers published today to the industry by Bain & Co, the consulting firm, in its 10th annual Worldwide Luxury Goods Market study (on general release later this week) – seem to say yes.
Consider: according to the Bain report, 2011 is going to be a record-setting year for the luxury market. Yes, you read that right. Bain predicts the industry will increase by 10 per cent beyond its current value of sales, which it estimates at €173bn. That would be growth of 13 per cent over 2009.
What’s more, the strongest markets are not just China (as expected), but also the Americas and western Europe, with sales in Europe up 10 per cent and those in the Americas 16 per cent higher. Put another way: the two most beleaguered global areas where the jobless numbers have risen are the places where someone (tourists?) are spending. A lot. Especially on high-margin watches and jewellery.
Weird, right?
Maybe not. Indeed, I wonder if these findings might not indicate that, as a Bain release notes: “The affluent now remember that they have high disposable income even if they have low consumer confidence.” Rather they might show that the affluent have adopted luxury products as a form of alternative investment.
After all, putting your money in banks, or bonds, is seen by some as increasingly risky. But putting your money in branded jewellery (and Bain notes that it is branded hard luxury that is the most popular) could look, by contrast, relatively safe, especially to those affluent individuals living in economies under pressure. It’s a very traditional approach, when you think about it: history is littered with the tales of highly affluent individuals surviving difficult times by sewing their gold and silver and diamonds into their garments and moving on to a new life.
In this view, buying a Delaneau diamond watch/Boucheron emerald necklace/Cartier gold bangle is really just a pro-active strategy for protecting your wealth. It’s got nothing to do with bling.
(Well…maybe just a little.)
It’s officially known as Las Vegas Boulevard, but in reality it’s a strip of glitz and glam of unrivalled proportions. To say it’s over the top might be an understatement. The Strip is the main drag of gambling U.S.A. and home to most of the top Hotels, casinos and nightclubs Las Vegas style! A stroll down the Strip at night is a blaze of blinking lights and a sea of humanity making its way to that winning slot machine. Night time is also the most comfortable time of day to be outdoors in the Las Vegas heat zone, so take your stroll under the stars and bask in the glow.
What really took me aback about Las Vegas is that it’s a lot more than casinomania. The town most of the time buzzes with high-tech conventioneers (Couture show and JCK presented in this issue), weekending couples and families out for a little fun in the desert sun, not to mention people searching for pleasure in the capital of sin. Great! the next question arises; where to stay?
‘‘F’’ Luxury World – Luxury Travel Services selects for you the top 10 Hotel Suites & Villas for an unforgettable Las Vegas trip. Enjoy !
If You wish to read the whole article click on the magazine logo and don’t forget to subscribe here to receive the next issues for free.
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