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So apparently Mongolia is the new kid on the luxury block. What? And naively we thought yak’s butter was as luxurious as it got in the birthplace of Chenghiz Khan. ...

Louis Vuitton auction, held a couple of days ago at Sotheby’s, saw seven specially-commissioned pieces sold for a total of £495,000 in aid of the Red Cross. ...

Italian company Bisazza who have revolutionised interiors with their chic mosaic designs have announced the upcoming launch of their first flagship store in Miami, the fourth in the US after Chicago, Los Angeles and New York on 1 December, 2009 coinciding with Design Miami 2009 ...

….because fabulosity, otherwise known as Villa Moda stores at DIFC Gate Village, are going on 50 per cent sale tomorrow that is November 18, 2009. Be there early enough or lose out on this year’s fabulous bargains! Forewarned is forearmed. So don’t forget your platinum cards! Cal ...

We’ve been saying this for a long time now and this article in The Telegraph just proves us right! Web-based media and social networking sites rule the roost. Gone are the days when bloggers were given the second-class treatment as compared to their glossy magazine counterparts. ...

Leica camera and Hermès have once again (they last collaborated in 2003) come together to produce a limited-edition camera that’ll be launched soon for the Christmas holidays. ...

Metro Pictures Gallery present an exhibition of New York-based Swiss artist Olaf Breuning until December 5, 2009 ...

The new Georg Jensen concept has recently opened at The Pearl, Qatar ...

Apple, the company that spawned off a whole new design culture with its cool ideas and products recently teamed up with California-based company Incase, who create carrying solutions for your funky gadgets, for the launch of the Apple Store, Carrousel du Louvre, in Paris ...

In an exclusive interview, the former YSL designer tells the December 2009 issue of The Advocate magazine how there was no love lost between him and Yves Saint Laurent ...

Only because Australia advertised for the best job in the world last year where the lucky employee had to live on a faraway island and work really hard…which included lazing on the beach and enjoying pampering sessions at the resorts’ spa, dive with the dolphins etc etc. Real hard work that! No ...

Italian fashion house Prada’s affinity for all things cultural and intellectual is well-known and highly respected in the fashion and arts industry. Even Rem Koolhaas is a fan! The label has recently released a new book, simply titled Prada but exciting enough to get us bookworms all worked up. ...

‘DUMMKOPF’– works of the Canadian artist Adrian Norvid, features for the first time in Germany at galerie julia garnatz until December 19, 2009. Smal ...

Pardon us for an overdose of Zaha Hadid news, so much so that you might think it was one of those unofficial fan websites dedicated to one of the busiest architects of our times ...