Luxury

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio looks good in the photographs, but what struck me was how much better it looked in the flesh, or steel. It has a presence and style that most SUV’s fail to match and perfoms like a sports car. A genuine pleasure to drive and holds the road like no other SUV on the market. Better than many sports cars actually.

McLaren 720S Spider and 600LT Spider premiere at Shanghai Auto Show as McLaren Automotive celebrates 1,000 cars and five years of success in China
Five years of success for McLaren Automotive in China will be celebrated at the Shanghai Auto Show 2019 (16-25 April) with the Chinese debut of new models from both the Sports Series and Super Series, triple-digit year-on-year growth and expansion of the McLaren China network to 12 retailers.

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterised by a sense of universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.” – Dalai Lama

An Eclectic Collection of Latin American Craft: From Designer Bowls To Tequila  

The Boodles Tennis At Stoke Park
25th June - 29th June 2019
This is a big fixture on the British social season calendar and a proper summer garden party.
Not only will you and your guests be closer to the tennis than ever before but you will experience a day of sumptuous luxury in the idyllic grounds of Stoke Park, with Champagne on ice and a gourmet lunch prepared by award winning chef Chris Wheeler.

Glow All Out: Beauty Tips For A Black Tie Ball Or Glamorous Party
The arrival of Spring heralds a whole host of black tie events. Whether it’s a wedding, bah mitzvah or you’ve been invited to “monter les marches” at the Cannes film festival, you’ll want your hair and make-up to be looking the part; on trend, lasting all night long, and paparazzi worthy... at least a memorable Instagram photo.

Creating an entirely new and modern take on the Ferrari sports prototype concept is both an ambitious and complex undertaking. But it was in this spirit, and with very specific input from the client, that the new Ferrari one-off, the P80/C, was conceived. The Ferrari Styling Centre, under the direction of Flavio Manzoni, and the engineering and aerodynamics team worked hand-in-glove with the client, sharing principles and visions in order to create a new “Hero Car” with an absolutely unique and authentic soul.

Bloody hell, the Vantage is impressive, a real leap forward for Aston Martin.

In 1934 Hans Trunkenpolz founded a repair workshop in Mattighofen, Upper Austria. It became one of the largest car and motorcycle garages in Upper Austria. Iin 1953, Hans started building his own Motorcycles under the name of ‘Kronreif, Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen’.
Kronreif meaning motor-vehicle, Trunkenpolz was the founder and Mattighofen was the location.
 

Last night IX Magazine attended the official launch of the new Lexus sponsored film “Takumi - A 60,000-hour story on the survival of human craft” at Japan House in Kensington for a special  screening with the director, writer and Kirie artist Nahoko Kojima.
Lexus has produced a new documentary that poses the question of whether the skills of devoted craftsmen and women can survive in a world increasingly powered by Artificial Intelligence.