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The Latest People & Products About to Shake Things Up

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The guide to who’s being hired and what’s being launched in luxury Product Launches Currently the biggest sailing superyacht in the world is the Maltese Falcon which measures a gigantic…

Over the last decade, collaborations between luxury brands and contemporary artists have gone beyond mere artistic partnerships towards a new kind of luxury branding.

PARIS – Art and fashion have always developed side by side, for fashion, like art, often gives visual expression to the cultural zeitgeist. During the 1920s, Salvador Dalí created dresses for Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiapparelli. In the 1930s, Ferragamo’s shoes commissioned designs for advertisements from Futurist painter Lucio Venna, while Gianni Versace commissioned works from artists such as Alighiero Boetti and Roy Lichtenstein for the launch of his collections. Yves Saint Laurent’s vast art collection, recently auctioned at Christie’s in Paris, testified to his great love of art and revealed the influence of a variety of artists on his own designs.

In the 1980s, relationships between luxury brands and artists were advanced when Alain Dominique Perrin created the Fondation Cartier. In the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, a book marking the foundation’s 20th anniversary, Perrin says he makes “a connection between all the different sorts of arts, and luxury goods are a kind of art. Luxury goods are handicrafts of art, applied art.”

The Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemparain building in Paris

The guide to who’s being hired and what’s being launched in luxury

Product Launches

Currently the biggest sailing superyacht in the world is the Maltese Falcon which measures a gigantic 289ft. But now its premier position is being challenged by its own builder. Perini Navi are working on a much larger sailing megayacht – a 335ft craft which has been dubbed the C.2157 which is expected to equal if not better the Maltese’s impressive 10 day Atlantic-crossing time. The firm will not disclose who has commissioned this record-breaking vessel.

Luxuo.com

Volvo, newly acquired by Chinese car manufacturer Geely are to produce a luxury car which will rival the BMW 7-Series as well as Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Despite their premium brand status and impeccable engineering reputation, this is a fresh departure for Volvo under their new leadership.

Autoblog

Tag Heuer are making a bold attempt to capture a slice of the tricky super-luxury phone market with their carefully crafted Meridiist creations. There will be three models of the TAG Heuer Meridiist device, all of which will share the same overall design but offer different finishes using the finest materials, including 18 carat pink gold, lizard leather, 1.34 carat diamonds, African green garnets and python leather. Information related to the availability or pricing has not been released yet.

Luxuo.com

Bottega Veneta raise the bar in luxury travel accessories with the launch of a $53,000 alligator suitcase.

Luxuo.com

Honda are branching into the private jet sector and have revealed images of their debut craft, dubbed rather unimaginatively the HondaJet. The factory that will produce the aircraft will be up and running in early 2011, meaning the first planes (priced at $4.5 million) are due to be delivered in the third quarter of 2012.

Luxury Insider

Porsche have reason to feel very eco-worthy as plans for the 918 Spyder concept car shown at this year’s Geneva Motor Show are given the go-ahead. The 918 is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid that has the potential to deliver CO2 emissions of just 70g/km,. Porsche has already launched a hybrid version of its Cayenne SUV, and a Panamera hybrid will be introduced later this year, but plug-in models such as the planned 918 would obviously make an even bigger dent in carbon emissions. Production volumes, pricing, and the launch date for the 918 have not yet been disclosed.

Independent

Kenneth Jay Lane, arguably the father of luxury costume jewellery, is collaborating with Via Spiga on a shoe collection to celebrate the brand’s 25th year anniversary. Much earlier in his career, 80 year-old Lane designed shoes for Delman and Christian Dior.

Fashionista

Appointments

The most important appointment of the week in terms of luxury journalism is Robert Sauerberg who has been named President of Conde Nast. He was previously Consumer Marketing Group President at the highly influential magazine group. Sauerberg replaces Jonathan Newhouse.

WWD

Deborah Needleman, formerly of Conde Nast has been appointed Editor in Chief of WSJ Magazine. She replaces Tina Gaudoin who announced in June that she would be moving back to London.

Fashionista

Michelle Kessler Sanders appointed by Sally Singer as Fashion Director at The New York Times Style Magazine. She moves from Donna Karan. Former Editor of V/V Man, Jacob Brown was also appointed by Sally Singer as Features Director at The New York Times Style Magazine.

Fashionista

Victoria Davydova continues her rise in the world of Russian glossy magazines as she is appointed Editor in Chief of Vogue Russia, leaving the same post at Tatler Russia. She replaces the previous, high-profile editor Aliona Doletskaya.

Fashionista

Yet another example of a cross-sector appointment within a conglomerate is that of Daniel Lalonde, President and CEO of Louis Vuitton North America, who has now been named President and CEO of champagne producer Moët & Chandon. Lalonde succeeds Jean-Marc Gallot, who was appointed President, Europe of Louis Vuitton earlier this year

WWD

Lucy Archibald
Lucy Archibald

Associate Editor

LEADERS

The Latest People & Products About to Shake Things Up

by

Lucy Archibald

|

This is the featured image caption
Credit : This is the featured image credit
The guide to who’s being hired and what’s being launched in luxury Product Launches Currently the biggest sailing superyacht in the world is the Maltese Falcon which measures a gigantic…

Over the last decade, collaborations between luxury brands and contemporary artists have gone beyond mere artistic partnerships towards a new kind of luxury branding.

PARIS – Art and fashion have always developed side by side, for fashion, like art, often gives visual expression to the cultural zeitgeist. During the 1920s, Salvador Dalí created dresses for Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiapparelli. In the 1930s, Ferragamo’s shoes commissioned designs for advertisements from Futurist painter Lucio Venna, while Gianni Versace commissioned works from artists such as Alighiero Boetti and Roy Lichtenstein for the launch of his collections. Yves Saint Laurent’s vast art collection, recently auctioned at Christie’s in Paris, testified to his great love of art and revealed the influence of a variety of artists on his own designs.

In the 1980s, relationships between luxury brands and artists were advanced when Alain Dominique Perrin created the Fondation Cartier. In the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, a book marking the foundation’s 20th anniversary, Perrin says he makes “a connection between all the different sorts of arts, and luxury goods are a kind of art. Luxury goods are handicrafts of art, applied art.”

The Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemparain building in Paris

The guide to who’s being hired and what’s being launched in luxury

Product Launches

Currently the biggest sailing superyacht in the world is the Maltese Falcon which measures a gigantic 289ft. But now its premier position is being challenged by its own builder. Perini Navi are working on a much larger sailing megayacht – a 335ft craft which has been dubbed the C.2157 which is expected to equal if not better the Maltese’s impressive 10 day Atlantic-crossing time. The firm will not disclose who has commissioned this record-breaking vessel.

Luxuo.com

Volvo, newly acquired by Chinese car manufacturer Geely are to produce a luxury car which will rival the BMW 7-Series as well as Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Despite their premium brand status and impeccable engineering reputation, this is a fresh departure for Volvo under their new leadership.

Autoblog

Tag Heuer are making a bold attempt to capture a slice of the tricky super-luxury phone market with their carefully crafted Meridiist creations. There will be three models of the TAG Heuer Meridiist device, all of which will share the same overall design but offer different finishes using the finest materials, including 18 carat pink gold, lizard leather, 1.34 carat diamonds, African green garnets and python leather. Information related to the availability or pricing has not been released yet.

Luxuo.com

Bottega Veneta raise the bar in luxury travel accessories with the launch of a $53,000 alligator suitcase.

Luxuo.com

Honda are branching into the private jet sector and have revealed images of their debut craft, dubbed rather unimaginatively the HondaJet. The factory that will produce the aircraft will be up and running in early 2011, meaning the first planes (priced at $4.5 million) are due to be delivered in the third quarter of 2012.

Luxury Insider

Porsche have reason to feel very eco-worthy as plans for the 918 Spyder concept car shown at this year’s Geneva Motor Show are given the go-ahead. The 918 is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid that has the potential to deliver CO2 emissions of just 70g/km,. Porsche has already launched a hybrid version of its Cayenne SUV, and a Panamera hybrid will be introduced later this year, but plug-in models such as the planned 918 would obviously make an even bigger dent in carbon emissions. Production volumes, pricing, and the launch date for the 918 have not yet been disclosed.

Independent

Kenneth Jay Lane, arguably the father of luxury costume jewellery, is collaborating with Via Spiga on a shoe collection to celebrate the brand’s 25th year anniversary. Much earlier in his career, 80 year-old Lane designed shoes for Delman and Christian Dior.

Fashionista

Appointments

The most important appointment of the week in terms of luxury journalism is Robert Sauerberg who has been named President of Conde Nast. He was previously Consumer Marketing Group President at the highly influential magazine group. Sauerberg replaces Jonathan Newhouse.

WWD

Deborah Needleman, formerly of Conde Nast has been appointed Editor in Chief of WSJ Magazine. She replaces Tina Gaudoin who announced in June that she would be moving back to London.

Fashionista

Michelle Kessler Sanders appointed by Sally Singer as Fashion Director at The New York Times Style Magazine. She moves from Donna Karan. Former Editor of V/V Man, Jacob Brown was also appointed by Sally Singer as Features Director at The New York Times Style Magazine.

Fashionista

Victoria Davydova continues her rise in the world of Russian glossy magazines as she is appointed Editor in Chief of Vogue Russia, leaving the same post at Tatler Russia. She replaces the previous, high-profile editor Aliona Doletskaya.

Fashionista

Yet another example of a cross-sector appointment within a conglomerate is that of Daniel Lalonde, President and CEO of Louis Vuitton North America, who has now been named President and CEO of champagne producer Moët & Chandon. Lalonde succeeds Jean-Marc Gallot, who was appointed President, Europe of Louis Vuitton earlier this year

WWD

Lucy Archibald
Lucy Archibald

Associate Editor

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