Bang & Olufsen levels up with its most powerful portable speaker yet

It’s been ten years since Bang & Olufsen unveiled the now iconic Beosound A9. The collaboration with Danish designer Oivind Slaatto is as much a piece of furniture as it is as a speaker – and now they seem to have pulled it off again. So, is it worth the $1,800 price tag? The Scandinavian […]

How to land an ultra-rare $6000 bottle of scotch

Australia has been allocated 42 of the 1,700 bottles of a rare and unusual 40-year-old whisky release. Five are going to bottleshops. The rest will be sold through a database of high-net-worth whisky lovers. Read on to find out how to get on the list. In the final in a series of three Epicurean Odyssey […]

How the iconic Carrera changed TAG Heuer – forever

As luxury watchmaker TAG reflects on 60 years of its iconic Carrera timepiece, Forbes Australia sits down with chief marketing officer, George Ciz, to track its journey to icon status. Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer is celebrating 60 years of Carrera, launching a new collection and campaign to mark the occasion. And it truly is […]

Versace fashion house cuts ties with luxury Australian hotel

Gold Coast’s iconic Palazzo Versace hotel has confirmed its agreement with the luxury fashion house will not be renewed, and will expire midway through 2023. Once Gold Coast’s most luxurious hotel, it opened in 2000 after Soheil Abedian, the founder of Australian property development company Sunland Group, visited the House of Versace in 1997 to […]

Bentley launches ‘once in a lifetime’ drive journeys

The luxury carmaker will offer exclusive experiences for those wanting to try out a Bentley for the first time, or for existing fans. The new travel series, called ‘Extraordinary Journeys’ is launching this month, with tours across the UK, New Mexico and Scandinavia to begin with, before rolling out more locations later this year. Each […]

L’Oréal acquires Melbourne luxury beauty brand Aēsop for $US2.5b

French beauty giant L’Oréal has purchased the Australian cult luxury brand Aēsop for $US2.5 billion ($3.69 billion) – its biggest acquisition to date. L’Oréal – the French beauty giant known for owning some of the world’s leading luxury beauty brands, from Prada to Yves Saint Laurent Beauty – has signed an agreement with Brazilian-owned Natura […]