Shoppers buying high-end goods from machines San Francisco Chronicle In Abu Dhabi, the lobby of a luxury hotel has a vending machine that dispenses gold bars and coins at more than $1000 an ounce....

In an exceptional synergy of Italian style and design, yacht maker Benetti and Fendi Casa—the home-furnishing brand of Rome-based fashion house Fendi—have collaborated to produce Lady Lara, the...

An immaculately be-suited, bespectacled and discreetly fragrant Patrick-Louis Vuitton sits at a leather-topped table in the reception area of London's newly opened Louis Vuitton store – or "maison",...

An immaculately be-suited, bespectacled and discreetly fragrant Patrick-Louis Vuitton sits at a leather-topped table in the reception area of London's newly opened Louis Vuitton store – or "maison",...

François Curiel moved halfway across the world to Hong Kong in search of the key to China's growing art market, writes Georgina Adam

There is an upbeat mood among the organisers and exhibitors of Europe's leading contemporary art fair, whose selection of museum-size works could signal the return of market confidence, writes Gareth...

Nicole Miller launched a new website today in the hopes of making her Internet identity a little more shiny and enjoyable. The designer told WWD that the world’s rapidly changing technology inspired...

Wired's app connects with users at Apple's app store, selling 1,000 units an hour in its first day.

LOVE Magazine’s official website just launched today, and the fashion world couldn’t be happier about having an online home for Katie Grand’s masterful mag. The homepage of the site features Issue...

Newsweek Don't Worry, Keep Spending Newsweek Luxury shopping is making a comeback, but for the economy to fully recover, companies will have to convince the anxious affluent that it's OK to...

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In nearly 40 years of creating large-scale iconic images, American artist Chuck Close had never taken a commission, or allowed his work to be used commercially. That will...

The Louis Vuitton ad pictured at left was banned in Britain by the Advertising Standards Agency for being “deceitful.” The image depicts a woman sewing a handle with a caption reading, “The...

Luxury automaker Audi is the exclusive sponsor of Fox Soccer Channel’s new Ticket to South Africa iPhone application featuring coverage of the FIFA World Cup.

Facebook users engage with companies and products on Facebook, joining their Fan Page and Groups. But why? The main reason behind this behavior is they want to show their friends which products and...

Daimler AG, the world’s second- largest luxury carmaker, raised its profit forecast for the Mercedes-Benz division for the second time in six weeks as the global recovery spurs demand.

A survey by the global consultancy firm KPMG reveals that the Chinese thirst for luxury shows little sign of abating. Read the rest of the story at: Chinese Hunger For Luxury Remains Prevalent

Italian luxury group ARMANI announced a new ARMANI Residences project, this time in Istanbul, Turkey. ARMANI will sign the interior design and provide all furnishings for the  MACKA...

Over half of wealth creators globally say they have grown their fortunes over the last 12 months, despite the recession, and more than 80% predict their wealth will increase over the next year,...

Luxury Sales Bounce Back Wall Street Journal After a near-disastrous 2009, the luxury market appears to be making a comeback, driven by growing buyer confidence, improved financing conditions and...