Cristina D’Agostino

The presence of the Arnault family on the LVMH Group Board of Directors was strengthened last Thursday with the appointment of Bernard Arnault’s two sons, Alexandre, aged 31, and Frédéric, aged 29, who join their elders, Delphine and Antoine, following approval by the General Meeting.

As the Watches and Wonders exhibition is opening its doors on April 9, Chopard’s co-president takes stock of the brand’s performance. He remains cautious, aligning with industry forecasts predicting a slight decline in demand for 2024. He also raises concerns about the upward trend in overall costs associated with organizing the exhibition at Palexpo.

Reinvention to celebrate an icon is a gamble. And, when the jewel embodies timelessness and simplicity, it’s a daring challenge. It is with audacity that Cartier has chosen to reinterpret the Trinity tri-gold jewel, which celebrates its centenary this year.

The aesthetics of the new monumental boutique on Rue du Rhône in Geneva are unprecedented. Designed by Christian de Portzamparc – the first French architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize – it evokes petals reaching for the sky. The Dior building offers a men’s, women’s, and jewelry universe over six floors.

The auction of eleven OMEGA MoonsSwatch Moonshine Gold suitcases raised a total of 534’670 Swiss francs. Raynald Aeschlimann, President and CEO of OMEGA, presented all the proceeds from the auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday, February 27 to Derek Hodkey, President and CEO of Orbis International, an NGO which fights blindness around the world.

The luxury giants had already warned investors at the beginning of the year that 2024 would not be marked by strong growth. François-Henri Pinault anticipated […]

Eight additional brands have signed up this year to participate in Watches and Wonders Geneva, the event overseen by Matthieu Humair, CEO of the foundation managing its organization, who aims to see it grow by ten more brands in the future. A 15% increase in visitor attendance is anticipated for the 2024 edition.

The Oscars 2024 ceremony will have crowned Oppenheimer as the most outstanding cinematic work of the year with seven statuettes. It will have been highly watched worldwide, with over 19.5 million viewers on ABC on Saturday night and a peak in interest during Ryan Gosling’s performance of his song “I’m just Ken”.

In her role as CEO of Audemars Piguet since January 2024, following a five-month transition alongside François-Henry Bennahmias whom she succeeds, Ilaria Resta aims to consolidate the foundations and lead the brand towards healthy growth while fostering a taste for risk-taking.

Digital artist acclaimed by luxury, Constantin Prozorov signs some of the most viewed artistic works online. After his technique of animated collage, he now aims for cinematic expression. A successful debut, as he has just signed with the powerful American agency The Wall Group (William Morris Endeavor). We met a surrealist artist with very real ambition.

On Monday, April 15th, the largest watch fair closed its doors in Geneva with a record result, welcoming over 49’000 visitors, a 14% increase compared to the previous year. The 2024 novelties observed among the exhibiting brands seem to highlight two major trends: watches with grand complications and simpler models, much more accessible.

From 2 April, Alessandro Michele will replace Pierpaolo Piccioli at the helm of the brand founded by Valentino Garavani in 1960.

The third edition of the Swiss Genius Prize gains momentum in 2024, extending its program over two years to provide more coaching and follow-up for students participating in the competition. This year, the concept of “Swissness” lies at the heart of the deliberation.

In Lens, near Crans-Montana, the Opale Foundation, established by Bérengère Primat in 2018, has steadily asserted itself through its exhibitions dedicated to contemporary Aboriginal art as one of the two major international artistic hubs. A new extension of its museum structure now firmly establishes the institution as a global center of knowledge on this artistic movement.

The Italian real estate group Arras, founded by Enrico Arras, has big ambitions and is aiming to win over Swiss customers with its first showroom in Neuchâtel, inaugurated on January 25 with much pomp and ceremony attended by the Neuchâtel authorities, the Italian ambassador and Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin.