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A Class Apart

For the very amiable Nimrat Kaur the most precious gifts are the ones that are simple and thoughtful.

The Driving Force

To cash in on the growing demand from women drivers, luxury car brands are revising their marketing and design strategies to accommodate the ladies’ demands.

Redefining Aspirational Living

Designed by the world’s best architects, ready in 90 days and available online; Revolution Precrafted will change the landscape of Indian luxury real estate market, says CEO Robbie Antonio

Golden Beans

Freshly brewed and roasted to precision, artisanal coffee is fast becoming the preferred drink of young India, driving the growth of the country’s premium beverage market.

Goa On Display

Designer Wendell Rodricks donated ₹ 5 crore, a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes and Cartier cufflinks to build a textile museum, which he hopes will be recognised as a world-class foundation.

Go Green

Designer Raghavendra Rathore, an advocate of sustainable fashion, says it’s high time luxury brands rethink their age-old practices and adopt eco-friendly ways to minimalise waste.

The Shining Stars

The Oberoi, Leela and Taj are voted among the top 20 hotel brands in the world by travellers from across Europe and America.

Glorious Homes

To tap into the growth potential of branded-and-serviced residence segment, Indian realtors will have to provide top-notch customer service and continuously upgrade their luxe offerings.

The Right Mix

Innovative mixology, new filtering processes and gripping digital communication will excite millennials and help cognac brands expand their market reach.

Skirts For Him & Her

Pride: As gender-fluid fashion takes centre stage, designers Shantanu and Nikhil take stock of the style they have played with for two decades.

Art Is life

Artist Madhvi Parekhs retrospective, at the DAG Modern, is a window into her creative mind that looks at the world as a culmination of the real and the imagined.

Plating Perfection

Star Chef Vineet Bhatia, kicks out snobbery from fine dining, introduces sharing plates at The Oberoi Mumbais Ziya, and spreads the joy of snacky food at his three upcoming restaurants.

All Eyes Here

For Devita Saraf, the Founder and CEO of Vu Televisions, luxury is in the details. Its about creating an unmatched and unforgettable viewing experience

Exceptional Timepieces

Highlights from Astagurus auction of fine, vintage and contemporary watches on September 24 and 25.

Breathing Life Into A Brand

Akash Sheth, Managing Director of Luxury Lifestyle Weekend, says that it’s time brands master the skills of experiential marketing to appeal to those who are inclined to ‘being’ rather than ‘buying’

Wear Your Attitude

Sahil Nandal, CEO and Founder of Mirakin, a brand that designs 3D printed, customisable jewellery, says that Indian men too are warming up to the idea of expressing themselves through jewellery

Green Fashion Ninjas

These enterprising fashion designers are changing the way fashion is created. It’s not just about glitz, glamour and oomph, but also about green, conscious and responsible

Fashion Tsarina

Dramatic, flirtatious, sensual or chic; stylist Ami Patel can create any look with ease and is sought-after by the likes of Deepika, Priyanka and Anushka

The Final Word

Giovanni Gaja, a 25-year-old, fifth generation, Italian winemaker, explains Gaja Wine’s decision to neither have a website nor social media presence, despite selling in 80 countries

Designer Time

The 29th edition of Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, last month, launched some breakthrough designs that merged tradition and technology

“If You're With It, Click It.”

Indian luxury retailers must make their bricks-and-mortar outlets Instagrammable and leverage Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Reality to attract new-age consumers

“Consumers Will Prefer Brands That Provide Efficient And Flexible Service Solutions”

The well-travelled, aware and conscious buyers will seek slightly more affordable and environment-friendly brands in the future

“What's Good Today May Not Be Good Enough Tomorrow”

The heterogeneity in consumer preferences has led to changes in demand and willingness to spend; subsequently making the marketing initiatives and methods dauntingly complex

India To Have More Demi-Billionaires Than France, UK By 2022

Knight Frank’s The Wealth Report deeps dive into the wealth distribution data from the 2018 edition, by analysing the population of global demi-billionaires.

Bell The Copycat

To counter the growing instances of plagiarism on social media, chefs and designers in the luxury industry are using the very medium to track the offenders

New-Age Art

Astaguru’s upcoming Southeast Asian contemporary art auction offers works that tell gripping stories of today

Mia Cucina

At Milan Design Week, Gaggenau unveiled a much-anticipated kitchen collection. Sven Schnee, Head of Global Brand Gaggenau, spoke to BlackBook in Italy about what this means for the Indian market

The Ultimate High

Two Indian chefs have taken Indian fine dining into extreme sports with pop-up restaurants on Mount Everest’s 17,600 ft high base camp 

Beyond The Front Row

Fashion weeks must become more tech-savvy to translate into actual business, reach out to a wider audience

Reimagining Provenance

What does ‘Made in Jaipur’ signify? We pick brands using the city’s rich cultural heritage to create modern products.