Cartier’s ‘Mysterious Day & Night’ timepiece

Cartier’s new timepiece from the Pre-SIHH 2018 collection is christened the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Day & Night, a name as alluring as the watch itself. A modern spin on the original and iconic Mystery Clock by Cartier produced in 1912, this one features the Day & Night function designed for the first time in the same year. While the top half of the dial features the mystery day and night feature, using a pair of indicators showing the sun and the moon, the bottom half features a retrograde style minute display with a lone bright blue steel hand punctuating the dial. The dial itself has at its center a circular Guilloché motif, with a dark brown tone and Sun Beam pattern on the outer part. Powered by the brand’s in-house hand wound movement Caliber 9982 MC capable of providing 48 hours of power reserve, the timepiece is available in either 18K white or pink gold with a 40mm gold case and the brand’s signature cabochon blue sapphire winding crown. Priced at $63,000 the watch will be available for sale next year.

Lamborghini unveils plans for the visionary Terzo Millennio hypercar concept

Lamborghini just unveiled plans for a visionary hypercar concept that’s sure to blow your mind. Dubbed the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio, this hypercar uses unique and innovative self-healing materials for its body and an unprecedented supercapacitor that powers its four-wheel drive. Instead of the V12 engine, the jaw droppingly gorgeous vehicle gets all-electric power that runs to motors integrated into each wheel. The supercar can also store energy in its carbon fiber body–a feature that’s probably going to get a lot more popular in the coming future. The Terzo Millenio maintains the iconic Lamborghini lines but the design is a definite treat for sore eyes.

Karl Lagerfeld to design Christmas Tee for Claridge’s Hotel, London

Karl Lagerfeld will be designing the iconic Christmas tree at London’s Claridge’s Hotel this year. The Mayfair hotel’s legendary tree, which has a history of being designed by the some of the brightest names in the world of design—Dolce and Gabbana, Burberry, Marc Newson, Jony Ive and a host of others—is one of the most significant symbols of the festive season in London. Citing “Christmas trees” as “the strongest ‘souvenir’ of happy childhood,” Lagerfeld will be the 9th designer Christmas collaboration for the hotel, which began in 2009 with John Galliano for Dior who returned for a second tree a year later. Lagerfeld’s theme, though, is a closely guarded secret for now. Just to give you some perspective, in the past the tree has had some very creative avatars—for instance, Burberry fashioned it from gold and silver umbrellas. But Jony Ive and Marc Newson went a step further, transforming the entire lobby with a festive installation that had glowing light boxes filled with photographic images of snow-covered silver birch trees set against a pure white floor. Now that’s going to be hard to top!

Hail the world’s most expensive iPhone X case collection: Advent Aurora

The iPhone X just got a selection of the most expensive cases in the world, titled the Advent Aurora, Created by Singapore based luxury brand GRAY, these cases are crafted from Aerospace Grade 5 Titanium, which is 2.5 times stronger than stainless steel but only half its weight and also gets used in Formula 1.The cases have undergone intensive heated treatments to the surface of the materials to achieve the stunning Aurora finish. Interestingly, these cases are inspired by supercars, representing precision engineering through a high-level technique performed by GRAY’s team of master craftsmen in Singapore. Machined textured finish and hand polished, each case is hand-torched to give the titanium a rainbow finish and a unique serial number is etched on each for exclusivity. Limited to just 100 pieces, these cases are available in Stealth, Gold and Rose Gold editions, and priced at USD$1295.

How about some limited edition pasta by Dolce and Gabbana?

From limited edition fashion collections to limited edition food: Dolce and Gabbana are now partnering with Italian pasta maker Pastificio di Martino to create a limited edition series of dried pasta. Designer tins containing four bags of pasta in different shapes will be offered with the packaging sporting a red, blue and yellow colour scheme and tile prints. And wait, there’s also a  matching apron to go with those, in the same print and colour scheme, with “La Famiglia, La Pasta, e L’Italia!” (“Family, Pasta and Italy!”) splashed all over it. 5000 tins of the limited edition pasta are up for grabs worldwide and will be available online from November 15th at dimartinodolcegabbana.com.

The Whale Bar, St Regis Maldives wins International Design Award

The Whale Bar for St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort, recently won the International Design Award for the most beautifully designed space. A creation of Singapore and London-based design group, WOW Architects l Warner Wong Design Group, the bar was designed to resemble the distinct shape of a giant whale shark. The interiors portray a cosy yet relaxed atmosphere with sweeping views of the Indian Ocean. Light-oak materials used in abundance soften the ambiance, in sync with the soft neutral palette that further complements the natural light throughout the venue. The SBID International Design Awards 2017 witnessed participation from some of the world’s best-known hotel chains, retail and automotive brands. Other winners include the Wanda Reign Chengdu Hotel in China in the category of Hotel Public Space Design, and the Barcelona restaurant Alkimia. The Penny Drop in Melbourne won The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards for being the most beautiful restaurant of 2017.

Christian Louboutin’s Loubitag collection is covered with his messages and signature

How would you like to strut around in heels covered with messages and doodles from Christian Louboutin? Or bags with his signature all over? Louboutin’s latest collection Loubitag is a cross-category collection of women’s and men’s shoes, as well as leather goods— featuring Louboutin classics like the So Kate and Pigalle Folies pump—all covered with his signature, his messages and doodles. Some of these are available for purchase online while others can be pre-ordered. Nothing could be better than this for showing off your Louboutin-love!

Watch legendary cricketers battle on frozen Ice at St. Moritz Ice Cricket

‘St. Moritz Ice Cricket’ is bringing “Cricket on Ice” to the next level, on 8th-9th February 2018. For the first time in cricket history, international cricketing Legends including Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Shoaib Akthar, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and Michael Hussey will compete on snow and bring a new form of entertainment to the world of cricket. The ‘Cricket Pitch’ with consist of an artificial turf carpet laid out on the perfectly groomed snow field which will make way for two Twenty20 matches on 8th – 9th February 2018 in St. Moritz. The cricket matches will be followed by an entertainment program on the lake and the party will continue on through the night. The entrance to the cricket village and standing room around the cricket field is free. There are also limited seats available at the grandstand, which can be booked in advance for the best view of the cricket field.  Also available is the Prestige Package which provides access to the exclusive Prestigious Pavilion on the Lake St. Moritz. Limited number of tickets are also available for the Gala Dinner on February 8, 2018 in the Badrutt’s Palace Hotel. Tickets for St. Moritz Ice Cricket are available online at www.icecricket.ch/tickets. For updates about the event and players follow Ice Cricket on Facebook at @IceCricketCH  For Hotel reservations: www.stmoritz.ch and www.engadin.stmoritz.ch . For more information visit: http://www.cricket-on-ice.com/

Canopy by Hilton to open in Kuala Lumpur

Canopy by Hilton has announced their entry in Malaysia, marking the debut of the brand in all of Southeast Asia. Scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2021, Canopy by Hilton Kuala Lumpur will be inspired and influenced by its local surroundings, and will be a natural extension of the neighbourhood in which it will be located—namely the vibrant Bukit Bintang district. Guests can expect a thoughtfully-curated local food and beverage menu that will highlight the capital city’s exceptional cuisine as well as an artisanal breakfast.

Suite Piaget Expereince at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

Mandarin Kuala Lumpur is offering guests ‘A Luxury Experience with Piaget’, in which guests would receive an item of gold Piaget jewellery on booking the suite accommodation offer. Guests booking A Luxury Experience with Piaget offer will stay in an elegant Mandarin Oriental Park Suite, which has extensive views over the city. Other branded luxuries included in the package are an 18K Piaget Rose pendant, a bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne, and an Aromatherapy Associates Renew Rose infused Himalayan sea salt bath. Guests will also receive a 2-hr 20-min Romance of Rose spa treatment for two, along with one Piaget Rose scented candle and one copy of Piaget’s lifestyle magazine. The package is priced at RM 5569 per night (INR 85,740 approximately) available until 30 June 2018.