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Front Office: Brent Neale

When jewelry designer Brent Neale began crafting her new headquarters, the last thing she wanted the space to resemble was an office.    Settled on the top floor of a 5th Avenue corporate tower, Neale’s showroom-meets-workspace was built in 1917 to house the Astor family’s private bank.    Developers converted the units many times over, […]
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Dubai’s luxury home market drives demand for bespoke interiors

Dubai Demand for personalised luxury homes is reshaping the UAE’s interior design market, with more residents investing in bespoke furniture, curated artwork and collectible design as they settle in the country for the long term.   Riding this shift, Dubai-based design group Atelio has launched a new design model that combines furniture selection, art advisory […]
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Art Deco Brooch Nabs Five Times Its High Estimate at Christie’s

An Art Deco sapphire brooch took center stage at the recent Christie’s sale in Paris, where it fetched EUR 406,400 ($462,931).   The jewel centers an oval, 5.69-carat Kashmir sapphire between 6.50 carats of old-cut diamonds. It raked in more than five times its EUR 80,000 ($91,128) high estimate at the June 26 Joaillerie Paris […]
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Hermès billions: LVMH blames asset manager

In the billion-dollar dispute over missing Hermès shares, a deceased man is moving into the center: the Geneva-based asset manager Eric Freymond.    A new 20-page court filing by LVMH, which the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) was able to review , details its role.   And it sharpens the core question of the case: Had […]
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Jauch discovers: Champagne of the great age

Laurent-Perrier launched the Grand Siècle Iteration Nº27 in Zurich in May. A lunch at the Wöschi restaurant made it clear why this cuvée lives less from prestige than from a grand idea: not to find the perfect vintage, but to compose it.   Lake Zurich is just a few steps away this Monday midday, the […]
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Luxury watch retailer James Kennedy joins Toorak’s penthouse set

Watch and Lego retailer James Kennedy is set to become neighbours with David Deague after buying the $21 million top-floor penthouse adjacent to one the veteran developer acquired in a newly completed luxury apartment building in prestige Melbourne’s Toorak.   Kennedy, who built the Sydney watch business his parents founded in the 1970s into one […]
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Most Europeans see car ownership as ‘luxury,’ survey shows

Car ownership has become a “luxury” for 80% of Europeans and 86% of French respondents, according to a new survey published on Friday, highlighting growing financial pressure linked to rising purchase and maintenance costs.   The Aramisauto-OpinionWay poll found that France has the lowest monthly budget in Europe for buying a new or used car, […]
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Pictet Alternative Advisors Acquires Zurich Luxury Hotel

Pictet Alternative Advisors is expanding its footprint in the Swiss real estate market with the acquisition of the Zurich Marriott Hotel. The move underscores the firm’s conviction in Zurich’s booming luxury hospitality sector and growing investor demand for stable real assets.   Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), who is part of the Pictet Group, the alternative […]
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Why high-net-worth customers are redefining what ‘special’ means

A rhinestone Birkin sold in Ho Chi Minh City this spring for $440,144, roughly 35 times its retail value, with no boutique, no waitlist, and no years of relationship-building.   Jane Birkin’s own prototype crossed the block at Sotheby’s last year for $10.1 million, becoming the most expensive handbag ever sold.   Read those numbers, […]
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The Fairmont Hanoi: Inside the luxury hotel brand’s first Vietnamese venture

Vietnam’s capital is undergoing a quiet transformation. International investment is pouring into the city, historic districts are being revitalised and a growing number of UHNW travellers are seeking experiences that combine cultural authenticity with premium accommodation.   Luxury hospitality brands have taken note, among them is Fairmont. The Canadian brand, now owned by Accor and […]
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NASA to wear Prada as luxury group pushes into space industry

Italian fashion house Prada unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts heading to the moon, underscoring the brand’s push to be the first major luxury player to make inroads in the space industry.   The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure […]
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