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For those whose idea of luxury involves being equipped with the latest hi-tech gadgets to make life easier, brighter and fuller, these new releases are just for you. Here, we’ve hand picked some cool toys that will dazzle your daily life in both aesthetics and function.
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Berluti and Bang & Olufsen latest collab

The latest collaboration between Berluti and Bang & Olufsen combines some of the Danish luxury audio brand’s most iconic products with the Parisian maison’s emblematic Venezia leather – all patinated by hand to produce six pieces that honour the heritage and craftsmanship associated with both brands.
By combining the strengths of the two brands, this collection of products is pushing the boundaries of audio technology, and pairing the result with elegant design and leather expertise – where craftsmanship is elevated and form and function go hand in hand.
The Berluti x Bang & Olufsen product collection caters mostly to urban travellers and digital nomads, but includes two made-to-order home products that complement Berluti’s existing selection of lifestyle and homeware.
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New release: the RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth




















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Richard Mille’s latest creation is the RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth, a release limited to only 80 pieces.
The name comes from Les Voiles de St Barth regatta which takes place annually on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy, and has been sponsored by Richard Mille since 2010. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the 2021 event was cancelled. Ordinarily, each year the winner is awarded a Richard Mille watch, so this year the brand decided to donate the cost of one of its new timepieces to good causes on the island as a sign of its long-term commitment.
Powered by the automatic winding RMAC2 calibre, the watch has an autonomy of around 55 hours. The timepiece’s other features, such as the flyback chronograph, an oversized date display, a month indicator and a rotating bezel that displays the local time, makes it the perfect companion for anyone nautically minded.
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Unveil the Lamborghini Essenza SCV12

Ignore, for a moment, the fact that you can’t drive it in on the road, and just gape instead at the sheer futuristic magnificence of the new Lamborghini Essenza SCV12. The preposterously sleek, track-only hypercar, of which only 40 are available, features the Italian luxury sports carmaker’s most powerful, naturally aspirated V12 engine ever, which delivers over 830 horsepower. Paired with an innovative lightweight carbon fibre monocoque chassis built according to FIA hypercar safety standards, that makes for a seriously potent power-to-weight ratio of 1.66hp/kg.
The car is available for private preview in specialist showrooms anyone buying one automatically gets accepted into a club that gets access to some of the world’s top race circuits, as well as storage in a specially built garage in Sant’Agata Bolognese, near Bologna, where the cars’ chassis are made – owners can even monitor their garaged cars in real time using a dedicated app.
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The new RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth. Photo: Richard Mille

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10 luxury mahjong sets – priced US$1,000 to US$100,000 –  for Lunar New Year, from Louis Vuitton’s  limited edition jade tiles to Prada and Ralph Lauren’s leather swathed sets

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Why Gucci and Rimowa are cashing in with NFTs – after the digital art boom, luxury brands are next to ride the crypto wave

Digital art piece Creation of My Metaverse by Serwah Attafuah, created in 2021, was sold in a non-fungible token (NFT) auction by Sotheby’s for US$25,200. Photo: Sotheby’s via Reuters

An NFT of Everydays: The First 5,000 Days was sold at auction in March 2021. Bids started at US$100, but quickly skyrocketed into the millions, eventually reaching US$69 million and making the artist, Beeple, not only the creator of the most expensive NFT art ever, but the third most expensive of all living artists, behind only Jeff Koons and David Hockney. Photo: Beeple/Christie’s

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