5 August, 2013

Ever wondered how Smythson business cards are made…?

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I took a trip to the Smythson workshops to find out how their famous business cards are made

Shock confession: in six years of freelancing I haven’t had a business card. The shame! I’ve somehow survived on the dual methods of LinkedIn requests and pitiful scraps of Moleskine paper but that only gets you so far. Much better, I decided, to step things up and investigate the process of designing and printing bespoke business cards. Not just any business cards you understand, but the ultimate in luxury and elegance – Smythson’s copperplate printed cards. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 4 Comments Brands, Design, Video bespoke, brands, craft, design, factory visit, heritage, how it's made, long read, luxury, Smythson, stationery

15 July, 2013

Savelli’s women-only £76,000 luxury smartphone

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One for the maximalists, this OTT £76,500 smartphone has just gone on sale in the jewellery rooms at Printemps and Harrods. Aimed at wealthy women, the Savelli ‘Black Insane’ white gold phone boasts white pave diamond buttons and a black alligator case with ringtones developed by French DJ Stéphane Pompougnac. I think I’ll stick with my Blackberry thanks… (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 6 Comments Design, News, Technology design, luxury, Savelli, smartphones, technology

12 July, 2013

Ramadan fever and The Handbag Narratives at Harrods

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Just in time for Ramadan, Harrods has installed its summer accessory campaign, The Handbag Narratives, featuring a host of unique collabs with some of its biggest selling handbag brands.

Specially created bags from the likes of Burberry (a clever squashy number called the Crush), Fendi, Mulberry and Victoria Beckham have been commissioned in miniscule numbers (there are only four of Beckham’s duck-egg blue python Tote Minis), perfect for those with deep pockets and a love for super-luxury and exclusivity…

Victoria Beckham Tote Mini, £2,750

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Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Brands, Designers, Events, Retail concepts, Shopping Burberry, collabs, handbags, Harrods, luxury, MCM, Stella McCartnet, Victoria Beckham

1 July, 2013

Buy it now: lo-fi luxe

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This week’s issue of The Edit from Net-a-Porter is all about lo-fi luxe. I always find it hard to define what my ‘personal style’ is but lo-fi luxe is certainly a good way to describe part of it. I like things that are comfortable and casual but I also appreciate quality and beauty. (In System magazine, LVMH’s Yves Carcelle describes luxury as, “something you want to use two years later, ten years later, a generation later”.) (more…)