Harley Davidson opens third dealership in Bangalore

Harley-Davidson India recently opened their third dealership in Bangalore, Bison Harley-Davidson. Featuring a unique design that caters to motorcyclists’ dreams, the Bison Harley-Davidson will offer all 14 models in the Harley-Davidson India line up, a wide range of parts and accessories to customise motorcycles as well as authentic Harley-Davidson merchandise. Located at 80-feet main road Koramangala, this is also the largest Harley Davidson dealership in Karnataka—spread across 7,000 square-feet with a separate area where riders can drive-in to customise their motorcycles.

Raghubir Singh photographs to be exhibited at the MET Breuer, New York

The fall 2017 retrospective at The Met Breuer, Modernism on the Ganges: Raghubir Singh Photographs, will exhibit the works of the pioneer of colour street photography Raghubir Singh, situating his photographic work at the intersection of Western modernism and traditional South Asian modes of picturing the world. It will feature 85 photographs by Singh in counterpoint with the work of his contemporaries—friends, collaborators, fellow travelers—and with examples of Indian court painting styles that inspired him. The exhibition is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with the cooperation of Succession Raghubir Singh. Raghubir Singh worked and published prolifically from the late 1960s until his death in 1999 at age 56. Born into an aristocratic family in Rajasthan, Singh resided in Hong Kong, Paris, London, and New York—but his lifelong subject was his native India. The exhibition will trace the full trajectory of Singh’s career from his early work as a photojournalist in the late 1960s through his last unpublished projects of the late 1990s. Using a handheld camera and color slide film, he recorded India’s dense milieu in complex frieze-like compositions, teeming with incident, fractured by reflections, and pulsating with opulent color. Singh forged a distinctively Indian style of modernist photography that stands, as he put it, “on the Ganges side of modernism, rather than the Seine or East River side of it.” The exhibit will be held from October 11, 2017 to January 2, 2018. The exhibition will be featured on the Museum’s website, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using the hashtag #RaghubirSingh and #MetBreuer.

Reebok partners with Huntsman Savile Row for unique Flexweave suit

Reebok has announced a partnership with Huntsman Savile Row in which the two iconic brands will collaborate on a one-of- a-kind project, Reebok x Huntsman, creating a prototype suit using Reebok’s exclusive new Flexweave material that was originally designed for footwear. Flexweave is a versatile textile that can be produced using an unlimited array of fabrics. The Huntsman prototype suit created through Reebok Flexweave will feature the material’s innovative figure-8 weave structure that can interlock different individual fibers. Led by Huntsman Head Cutter and Creative Director Campbell Carey, Huntsman will take the first generation of Flexweave material designed for footwear and curate the textile into a premium suit. Reebok and Huntsman will work together over the coming months to develop the unique garment, made-to-measure for Reebok ambassador and superstar football WR Brandin Cooks.

The Tennis Classic from Nike in revolutionary new Flyleather

Nike’s newest, recently unveiled Tennis Classic debuted a revolutionary, brand new material created by the brand itself—Flyleather. It is supposedly an environment friendly material and stronger than natural full-grain leather. Flyleather rescues the scraps from leather cutting (of which up to 30% of the hide is lost) and transforms it into fibers that are then mixed half and half with other synthetic fibers in a pressurized hydro process, making it more consistent than natural leather in thickness and pigmentation. And though the look and feel is just like premium full-grain leather, it uses 90% less water to produce and results in an 80% lower carbon footprint compared to traditional leather manufacturing. Not only is it 40% lighter than traditional leather, it is also five times more durable.

Porsche design’s Monobloc Chronograph

The Monobloc Actuator GMT-Chronograph is one of Porsche Design’s most innovative wristwatches, inspired by the company’s distinctive 911 RSR racing engine. The watch is a classy and tough specimen of fine engineering and innovation, and comes with a hefty 45.5mm case, water resistant to a full 300 feet (100 meters), with a powerful self-winding chronograph caliber ETA Valjoux 7754 movement that features a two-timezone mechanism and a 48-hour power reserve. The bicompax dial features a 30-minute chronograph counter at 12 o’clock, 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, function indicator at 9 o’clock, and the date at 4:30. There is an inscribed 24-hour scale around the bezel and an outer edge tachometer.

Roger Dubuis partners with Lamborghini to create Roger Dubuis Excalibur Aventador S

Lamborghini has joined hands with Swiss master watch maker Roger Dubuis to create the stunning Roger Dubuis Excalibur Aventador S that marries Italian design aesthetic and performance with Swiss precision. It also boasts an all-new caliber, ostensibly inspired by the engine of the Aventador S and the new Huracàn Super Trofeo EVO: the double-balance handwound calibre RD103SQ, which runs at 4Hz and comes with a power reserve of 40-hours. The watch comes in two different versions, each of which are powered by the new calibre and are 45mm wide with a thickness of 14.05mm, both featuring multilayer carbon cases. Interestingly, both versions have straps crafted from winning Pirelli race tires, a result of Roger Dubuis’s collaboration with Pirelli. The first of the two versions is the yellow accented EX613, which is priced at $185,000 and the second one is the EX624 with orange accents and carbon cover plate, priced at $205,000. The watches are available in limited runs of 88 and 8 pieces, respectively.

Riding on festive season, Merc-Benz sells record cars in single day

Mercedes Benz, which is currently India’s leading luxury car manufacturer, has delivered a record 51 cars in a single day in Kolkata, riding on the festive season wave. The deliveries were made across Kolkata and neighbouring districts of Malda, Asansol, and Siliguri. The major contributor to these deliveries was the C-Class followed by the E-Class and the CLA, reflecting Kolkata buyers’ preference for sedans over SUVs.

Eco friendly new age décor: Algae-filled glass chandelier!

In the age when we’re seeking eco-friendly alternatives to everything, why should the grand chandelier be left behind? Julian Melchiorri, London based designer and leading biochemical technology researcher, has come up with a unique innovative and also gorgeous looking chandelier that’s filled with algae, which constantly purify the air inside your room! Termed the ‘Exhale Chandelier’,  it comes in a special bionic-leaf format that uses basic photosynthesis to convert Carbon dioxide into oxygen, and can be used both indoors and outdoors. An artificial leaf system stores live algae between glass structures that can be configured into designs using various forms and shapes. Currently on display at the V&A museum for the London Design week, this chandelier sure is a “breath of fresh air”!

Check out this vault-themed shoe store in Thailand

A newly opened shoe store in Bangkok named 24 Kilates has a unique theme to attract customers: it’s done up entirely like a plush bank vault—a completely golden vault at that. Conceptualized by Barcelona-based External Reference Architects, the store is covered from floor to ceiling with safes and lockers housing the shoes, lockers that customers can open and shut at will. There’s also a life-size opening wheel perched in the center wall to complete the look.

The barrel shaped L.U.C Heritag Grand Cru from Chopard

Chopard has uveiled the barrel shaped L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru in 18kt rose gold, and it’s the Fleurier manufacture’s only tonneau or barrel shape watch wound by an automatic movement. Named after Louise-Ulysse Chopard, the founder, the watch features a sensual, barrel shaped movement and a pure white porcelain dial bearing black Roman numerals. This is also the first tonneau L.U.C.  equipped with an automatic calibre with micro-rotor. The automatic Chopard in-house caliber L.U.C 97.01-L is 3.3mm thin with a 22kt gold micro-rotor and a power reserve of 65 hours, thanks to Chopard’s patented Twin Technology (two barrels) system. Priced at S$31,980, the watch features a hand-sewn brown alligator leather strap with alligator leather lining and an 18kt rose gold pin buckle.