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Exclusive Look Inside One Of The World’s Most Famous Book Stores, The Dujiangyan Zhongshuge
This surreal bookstore is a paradise for bookworms. Located in the city of Chengdu in China, the Dujiangyan Zhongshuge is a spellbinding bookstore designed by Shanghai-based architecture firm X+Living. Looking like a scene straight out of a Harry Potter movie, sweeping spiral staircases weave in and out of double-height archways that are filled floor to ceiling with books. To achieve the look, the design firm carefully integrated life-like wall paper featuring tightly packed shelves of book, a mirrored ceiling and black tile floors to accentuate the reflections and adding to the apparent depth of the space. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Li Xiang | X+LIVING (@xlivingart) The…
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Fine Jewelry Designer Vania Leles: A True Ambassador of African Culture
It’s true that there are no limitations to what one can achieve in life. Plus it’s not easy to measure how much creativity one’s mind can engender. This is very much true of a daughter from Africa who is making waves in the jewelry sector today and everybody seems to be buoyed up by her designs which have only won applause whenever put on display. This famous London-based model-turned fine jewelry designer is none other than Vania Leles. Vania’s deep attachment with jewelry cropped up while she was working as a model in the US. She was living right above a jeweler in New York when she fell in…
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Discover Rondel: The Dainty Fine Jewelry You Didn’t Know You Needed
In case you haven’t heard, Lindsay Boyd, the co-founder of The Laundress, just did what no one anticipated she would do — launch her own jewelry business. A stark contrast from her previous venture of selling home essentials, her latest brainchild, Rondel, sells jewelry pieces which she claims are packed with stories with charms and lockets. Lindsay Boyd It started with something old Boyd, who had managed to build an empire out of laundry and home cleaning products, joined the likes of Kendra Scott by starting small. Just like Scott who started her eponymous jewelry company in her spare bedroom back in the early 2000s, Boyd found herself crafting her own jewelry…
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Kross Studio Presents “The Batman” Collectors Set – The Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
Kross Studio, a company that launched in spring of 2020 during an unprecedented global turmoil, has become a huge success with it’s creative collaboration and design. Working with big names such as Warner Bros has brought them into the spotlight. Presenting “The Batman” a Collector Set representing the fourth upcoming Batman film is a Tourbillon watch with an illuminated Bat-Signal to highlight Batman in a fully functional art timepiece. With Batman being one of the biggest superheroes, The Kross team developed the wristwatch that embodies Batman, with its dark styling, ultra-precise movement, and the Bat-Signal fully represents the amazing super hero. The Tourbillon cage is designed in the form of…
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Introducing The Antonio Brown Concept – New Personalized Limited Edition Timepiece From Skeleton Concept – The Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
Skeleton Concept, a French Haute Horology atelier that specializes in fine watchmaking and the personalization of exceptional timepieces, inaugurates its new concept with the participation of NFL (super bowl / American football) player Antonio Brown. This customized timepiece is a limited edition of 55 pieces and will bear the name “The Antonio Brown Concept”. Based on a Rolex Submariner “HULK” 116610LV, this customization aims to do justice to the original Rolex theme, by accentuating the expressiveness of the movement and the general appearance of the watch in order to make this timepiece more intense, lively and vigorous. This customization process was made to match with the personality of Antonio Brown,…
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Skeleton Concept Unveals The Matuidi – A New Limited Edition Timepiece In Collaboration With World FIFA Champion Blaise Matuidi
True to their brand slogan, Skeleton Concept really did go “beyond our expectations” with their latest customization timepiece – a concept created with and for world FIFA champion and former Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus player, Blaise Matudi. “Blaise Matuidi’s only directive was to create a timepiece that would be elegant and classy one that would also reflect the football universe but without being ostentatious.” reports the brand. Together with the player, they opted to customize a Rolex GMT 116710LN Master-II, a watch that has the particularity of being complexed to customize due to its 2 complications- the extra GMT Time zone and date disc. Expert eyes will tell you this…
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Lazaro Leather: A Family History Of Leather Fashion – The Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
Created in 1948 inside the heart of Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires, Lazaro Leather is a family owned traditional leather goods company looking to leave an honest legacy in the leather fashion industry. With 72 years of traditional leather craftsmanship experience, the company was founded by Lazaro Nielavitzky and his brother as they began with the creation of their goatskin leather gloves that quickly grabbed the attention of many for their unique style and obvious quality of craftsmanship. Lazaro Leather was immediately recognized as a prominent figure in the industry for its ability to listen to consumers’ tastes and needs to deliver a product that has a quality that…
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Kolja Annussek: Pushing The Boundaries In High Streetwear Fashion
Luxury is defined as “the state of great comfort and extravagant living.” Many seem to think luxury tends to be a want rather than a need, but what happens when you create the next trending luxury streetwear brand out of pure necessity? An artistic high value creation born from need. That’s the story of Kolja Annussek. Inspiring to bring a revolutionary and timeless design to the world of fashion, Kolja Annussek brand has quickly established itself as a unique force looking to stamp its moment in time. What was born from Kolja’s inspiration of a culture surrounding american sports and hip hop, has transcended itself to take over the design…
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dstore: Reimagining Luxury Fashion in Egypt – The Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
Choosing and buying luxury fashion items is a process that should be enjoyable and satisfying from the very first moment. Relatively recently, the luxury fashion scene in Egypt offered few options to connoisseurs of the world’s premium clothing brands. Today, residents and visitors can experience a comprehensive luxury experience in modern shopping malls and specialized retail stores. One of the pioneers and leaders in this industry is dstore, a concept store that has transformed the fashion world in Egypt and won the Luxury Lifestyle Awards in the category of Best Luxury Fashion Department Store in Egypt. dstore is a luxury multi-brand fashion store, the emergence of which was an important…
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Top 5 Underrated Brands You Need to Know & Shop in 2021
1. The VanMan Company The VanMan Company is a San Diego-based brand that offers a diverse range of all-natural skincare, haircare and personal care products. Founded in 2021, the emerging wellness company conveys the simplicity of van life through everyday items, including tooth powders, tallow balms, mouthwashes and more. Though many conventional, big-name brands continue to line grocery store shelves with goods containing harmful ingredients such as fluoride and sulfates, The VanMan Company provides alternatives carefully formulated with pure ingredients and free from toxic chemicals. Upon releasing their wildly successful Miracle Tooth Powder, The VanMan Company has since launched a series of products replete with anti-inflammatory, healing benefits. 2. Les…