By Mark Gallivan Model: 2022 Aston Martin Vantage F1 Price: from £154,650 as tested Engine: 4.0-litre twin turbo V8, front mid-mounted, rear wheel drive, ZF eight-speed rear mounted gearbox Performance: 0-100km in 3.5 seconds Coupe (3.7 seconds Roadster) 535PS/685Nm, 314kph top speed Fuel consumption: 24.3mpg – 11.6 L/100km, 337g/km CO2 Verdict: Subtle performance hike widens […]
Month: April 2022
Long Lasting Beauty: Louis Erard Drops Excellence Emaille Grand Feu II
Louis Erard continues its journey into the art of grand-feu enamel timepieces with a new limited edition of a three-hand model. The Excellence Emaille Grand Feu, first introduced in 2021, returns in a contemporary classic with some red touches and a 39-mm stainless steel case. Grand-feu enamel is a time-honored craft that requires a high amount of […]
Appearance, aroma and mouthfeel: all you need to know to give wine tasting a go
So you like drinking wine, but don’t actually know much about it? You want to feel more confident when talking about wine? You would like to know how to choose a “good” wine? You are not alone – but I am here to help. Many of us enjoy drinking wine but do not really understand […]
Mercedes C-Class C200d AMG Line
by: Mark Gallivan Model: 2022 Mercedes Saloon C200d AMG Line Price: from €56,425 (in Ireland) €63,330 as tested Power: 1,993cc, four cylinder, 9G Tronic automatic, rear-wheel drive Performance: 0-100km in 7.7seconds, 163bhp/380Nm, 230km/h top speed Fuel consumption: 65mpg / 4.2 L/100km achieved, 337g/km CO2 Verdict: Vastly improved C-Class. Grabs the executive car crown for long-legged […]
Portia de Rossi Curates a Fine Art Photography Collection by Julian Lennon
Julian Lennon’s considerable talents behind the lens were displayed at his first photo exhibition ‘Timeless,’ staged in Manhattan in September of 2010. A subsequent show ‘Horizon’ merged photography with philanthropy; the result was an initiative of The White Feather Foundation (his non-profit organization dedicated to environmental and humanitarian causes) bringing critically needed clean drinking water […]
Lalaounis’ Easter egg pendants are year-round treasures
Highly collectable Lalaounis’ egg pendants offer new styles each year to form your own charm necklace or bracelet, or simply to wear on their own. The simple form of an egg is the perfect shape for a jewel and one that the Greek jewellery house Lalaounis has been using for over five decades for its special Easter […]
Is this what luxury travel will look like in the future?
If someone time-traveled from 50 years ago and found themselves in a modern airport, there are many things that would surprise them. However, the planes would still look quite familiar. While major upgrades in safety, avionics, and engines have occurred, the commercial plane is still similar to its counterparts from 50 years ago. In fact, […]
Luxury Interior Design Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2027 | Jacobs, Stantec, AECOM Technology
Latest published market study on Global Luxury Interior Design Market provides an overview of the current market dynamics in the Luxury Interior Design space, as well as what our survey respondents—all outsourcing decision-makers—predict the market will look like in 2027. The study breaks market by revenue and volume (wherever applicable) and price history to estimates […]
Luxury Banking: Navigating The Road To Riches
For luxury start-ups, obtaining concrete funding and credit is often paramount, but a hard nut to crack. Here, wealth management and private banking company Boston Private shares its secrets for closing the deal. Banking, especially in the corporate sense, is often seen as a transaction involving lending, deposits and basic cash management. When you deal […]
Luxury interior design ideas: 7 steps to create a luxury living space
If you have been led to believe that the essence of luxury is contained in buying the most expensive sofa or collecting the rarest original art pieces then this article will help correct these ideas. Real luxury living cannot ever truly be bought. It is an organic process, beginning as a seed deep within the soul and […]