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In 2011 the Bulgari family, majority shareholder of the renowned Italian jewellery house established in 1884 by Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari, joined forces with the LVMH Group and transferred its majority shareholding in Bulgari SpA. The L3.7bn, all-share deal made the Bulgaris the second largest family shareholder of the LVMH Group. After the acquisition FRANCESCO TRAPANI, great-grandson of the founder, CEO of Bulgari SpA and the driving force behind its success over the past 20 years, was made a member of the LVMH board of directors and appointed President of the LVMH Watch & Jewellery Division. From his position now supervising Bulgari, Chaumet, De Beers, Fred, Dior Watches, Tag Heuer, Zenith and Hublot, he gives LUCY REITER the view from the top of the luxury pyramid.

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My watch is my bond

Date: November 2010 (142) Category: Features

And so to gay Paree to see my good friend Gino Macaluso, who has done Boucheron the favour of making the French jeweller a watch, which was being premiered at a small party in the shop on Place Vendôme. The watch in question is a delightful Girard-Perregaux moonphase with big date in a round case – chic, discreet, desirable...

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Date: 16th Dec 10 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Future Lab

WHEN we released our last Luxury Futures Report in 2007, the industry was dominated by terms like ‘bling’, ‘hedge fund...

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Year-to-date (as of 11 October 2010), the TAG Luxury Stock Index increased 28.6%, outperforming the major indices, which retreated (0.1%)...

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I have always believed in doing business from the heart. My desire to start a leather bags and accessories label...

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Recent research has revealed RMB 9.3 trillion ($1.4 trillion) in undeclared income in China (Credit Suisse). To put this into...

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Luxury the world can afford

Date: November 2010 (142) Category: Features Brand: Luma

Luma is one of a growing number of businesses that are ‘emorational’: an emotional/rational response, in this case, to the evils of pesticides in cotton-growing. Founder Alison Satasi demonstrates to KATE PATRICK how ‘organic’ and ‘luxury’ in bed linen and other homewares need not be mutually exclusive

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On Fifth Avenue, Ivanka Trump jewelry is opening soon, at 721 in Trump Tower. At the Takashimaya Building, no 693,...

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THE arrival of Vanessa Bruno at 1 Grafton Street, at the junction of Dover Street, consolidates Dover Street’s position within...

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Auto luxe: Shock of the new

Date: November 2010 (142) Category: Autoluxe, Features Brand: Jaguar

This month it can only be one car – the stunning Jaguar C-X75, which took everyone by complete surprise at...

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Quite white

Date: November 2010 (142) Category: Interiors & Design, Reports Brand: The White Company

The White Company has opened its latest lifestyle store in Chelsea, just off Sloane Square, bringing together all of its...

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