What makes for a good phone? That is a multimillion-dollar question, and one the jury is still out, but Porsche Design thinks it may have provided the answer in its latest collaboration with Honor on the Magic V2 RSR. Without further ado, let’s break down what its ‘answer’ looks like. Hardware: F…
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These Audio Systems Deliver Premium Sounds While Disguising As Accent Furniture
The days of ordinary-looking speakers are over, and the era of audio systems with cavernous subwoofers and multiple tiny speakers is long gone. Today, if you want an audio device that gives you almost the same sound in your home as what you’d get in a recording studio sans the heavy, bulky, space…
Digital Passports: The Future of Luxury Goods?
Earlier this month, Italian horology brand, Panerai, announced the upcoming official launch of digital passports for its timepieces on October 3, 2023. The digital passports were developed in partnership with Arianee, a leading digital product passport solution and web3 consumer engagement platfo…
Luxury Fashion is Finding New and Exciting Expressions
Do you remember the year Coco Chanel started wearing and designing pants for women in the early 20th century, causing high society to clutch their pearls and gasp in collective horror at such audacious vulgarity? Or, when in 1947, Christian Dior threw this same class into further distress by debu…
The Spacruzzi is a Hot Tub Boat that promises a Unique Cruise Experience
If you’ve ever considered a yacht too big for your watery adventures or a boat too simple, perhaps, the Spacruzzi is the exact vessel you need. From its name, you can easily guess that the Spacruzzi involves some sort of jacuzzi. The product of an eponymous American-based company founded by Alex …
The Rolls Royce Spectre, the Luxury Auto Brand’s First-Ever EV, is here!
Rolls Royce is clearly on a roll. Nearly three months after the news of a possible new bespoke model dropped, the British luxury automaker has lifted the curtains on the Spectre, its first fully-electric vehicle. Rolls Royce is not the first luxury auto brand to have an EV model. BMW has the i-se…
Do Luxury Brands hold the Keys to the Future of NFTs, Cryptos and Blockchain Tech?
When it comes to NFTs, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology supporting them, the news is not so great. Trading volumes of NFTs have plummeted by about 97% since its January high when it recorded a whooping $17.2billion worth of sales. Now, the phrase, ‘are NFTs’ in Google’s search bar w…
The Macallan x Bentley Horizon is Perhaps the Most Beautiful Decantar You’ll See this Year
Recently, seemingly unrelated brands have come together to create truly iconic, one-of-a-kind pieces that are sure to outlive their era. So when The Macallan and Bentley Motors announced a new partnership back in 2021 that they said would see them share insights from their respective industries o…
Would You Rock the Balenciaga x Bang & Olufsen Speaker Handbag?
Before you give a definitive answer, consider all the functions you could squeeze out of a handbag fitted with powerful speakers from Bang & Olufsen and wrapped in Italian lambskin leather from Balenciaga. The just-concluded 51st couture fashion show by Balenciaga was a star-packed affair wit…
Sky Cruise Hotel wants You to Vacation in the Clouds
Have you ever thought, ‘what would a vacation in the skies look like?’ No? Well, someone apparently because a video of a ‘flying hotel that never lands’ has now surfaced on the internet. Released by Hashem Al-Ghaili, a well-known video producer who specialises in science and tech communication, t…