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Second Boutique in Beijing at Oriental Plaza...

Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, founder of the luxury brand Porsche Design, celebrates his 75th birthday on December 11, 2010. Born in Stuttgart, the eldest son of Ferry Porsche headed up the Stuttgart-based sports car maker’s design studio from 1962 to 1972 – the period during which the Porsche 911 and the 904 race car were created. In 1972, he established his own design studio, relocating it two years later to Zell am See in Austria. During the decades that followed, he designed accessories such as watches, spectacles and writing instruments. Working with a team of a dozen designers, he also styled a host of industrial products, household appliances and consumer products for well-known international companies. Today, the studio in Zell am See is one of the most renowned design houses in the world.

Jste-li šťastným majitelem několika statisíců eur, můžete si za ně koupit luxusní vilu, extravagantní sportovní vůz, jachtu, která vám neudělá ostudu ani v těch nejsnobštějších letoviscích... nebo knihu. Ano, je to tak - historicky cenné knihy můžete prodat nebo koupit za stovky tisíc eur. Neznají krizi. V období otřesů na světových trzích jsou jistotou, na kterou lze vsadit. “Stagnace, která se projevuje v ekonomice a obchodu už déle než rok, nijak neovlivnila trh s knihami,“ potvrzuje Patrick Sourget, francouzský specialista na staré tisky. Jejich ceny se udržely. Rozvoj biblifilie není tedy jen přechodnou módní záležitostí, ale fakt, se kterým už nějakou dobu musíme počítat a který má před sebou slibnou budoucnost.

Volkswagen receives international award today in New York.

Aldar Property launches its latest major mixed use development - Abu Dhabi Plaza, Astana - designed by Foster + Partners. Unveiled at a ceremony attended by The President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Chairman of Aldar Properties, Ahmed Al Sayegh, the scheme is inspired by its sister project in Abu Dhabi - the Central Market Redevelopment.

Geneva, March 3rd 2009 – The 79th Geneva International Motor Show provides the venue for Ferrari to announce two new pieces of good news: the arrival of the Handling GT Evoluzione (HGTE) package for the 599 GTB Fiorano and the world debut of the 599XX which is aimed at a select group of clients.

They say the rule of trends is that if you wait long enough, everything comes back into style. But this season, all-new wedding trends point to breaking the fundamental “rules” of weddings, perhaps for good.

The Grande Collection is the semi-customizable megayacht family in the over 100 feet segment built by Azimut Yachts in keeping with a well-defined design and construction philosophy. Owners of the Grande Collection models can build the boats of their dreams by taking an active part in fitting them out starting from the drawing board, even before construction commences at the Viareggio shipyard.

To mark the tenth anniversary of Action Innocence, Vacheron Constantin has created a unique timepiece whose skeletonised, hand-decorated manual-winding movement, the flattest in the world, represents the very pinnacle of the decorative Métiers d’Art so precious to the Geneva-based manufacture.

Singapore Airlines' first A380, which was formally delivered to them on 15 October, left Toulouse at 10:30 p.m. local time on 16 October for the 12 hour and 24 minute flight to the airline's home base at Singapore Changi International Airport. The aircraft is set to make its first commercial passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney on 25 October.

The universes of writing and watchmaking join forces in this astonishing creation that serves as the perfect addition to the Titanic-DNA collection from Geneva’s Romain Jerome.

Now the discerning customer has the opportunity to enjoy the unique high-performance character of a BMW M car also in the segment of BMW X models: The BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M are the first all-wheel-drive models to offer the supreme performance, dynamic driving features, athletic design, and premium quality of a typical BMW M Car.

Foster + Partners has designed a new sailing yacht Panthalassa, which launches today at Perini Navi’s boatyard in Viareggio, Italy. Using natural materials to blend the interior spaces with the superstructure and skylights to introduce natural light below deck, the 56-metre-long vessel is conceived as a luxurious and flexible yacht for charter.

In cooperation with internationally acclaimed designer Christian Audigier, edo competition has pulled out all the stops to create the fastest Lamborghini ever made.

Always one step ahead of trendiness, Fawaz Gruosi now proposes the Instrumento Grande Open Date – originality on the wrist from an explorer of tomorrow’s moods and currents. A man’s watch with an open dial ? Normal – it has nothing to hide and everything to show.

The Lexus LS 460 flagship luxury sedans debut revised styling, new electronics and a new optional performance-tuned Sport Package for 2010. Lexus continues to offer the LS 460 and long-wheelbase LS 460 L, both available in rear-wheel or all-wheel drive.

Know-how, effervescent imagination, perfectionism: the Piaget art of jewellery-making is pervaded by the same spirit of tradition tinged with a bold sense of freedom that pervades its watchmaking talent, thus ensuring constant renewal.

Some partnerships, like the one between the Manufacture Vacheron Constantin and the Barbier-Mueller Museum, seem to be written in the stars.