The Grand Hotel Florence restored, redesigned, renamed and now open
International hotel chain Starwood has announced the reopening of a landmark Florence hotel. The now St Regis Florence has been treated to a ten-month restoration which has seen significant interior changes to the 18th century palace, ranked among the city’s most significant buildings. The hotel boasts 81 rooms and 19 suites, decorated by local artisans and including antique furniture such as hand-carved gold leaf frames and crystal chandeliers. The hotel’s most celebrated room is the Bottega Veneta suite, designed by Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier in a style of ‘quiet luxury’, and furnished with a mix of pieces from the Bottega Veneta home collection. In collaboration with the Michelin-starred […]
And, the lux world goes bling!
An soild 18K gold 22lb sculputre of model Kate Moss’s head, feet and hands formed into a contored yoga pose by artist Marc Quinn entitled “Microcosmos Siren” fetched for USD 908,245 by an Asian ‘art’ collector during a Sotheby’s auction last week. See The Rich Times On October 17,Groupon in UAE offered up a 50% savings on a Jamil pure gold bar USB memory stick made from 24 karat gold that is 999.9% pure gold leaf. It is fully functional at 32 GB of memory (a 4 GB version is also available). The technology is handmade in Japan and retails for AED 3200 or USD 870. See Groupon.ae And, hand […]