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Luxury

Sotheby’s to host first auction in Saudi Arabia at historic Diriyah site

Sotheby’s will make history with its first auction in Saudi Arabia on 8 February 2025.

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Luxury

Artnet lets luxury collectors borrow against their timepieces

A Birkin bag has long been considered a sound investment. Now, owners can use their collectible pieces as loan collateral.

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Luxury

Stat: 40% of major auction house bidders were new in 2022

For major auction houses, 2022 has been a record-setting year. End-of-year insights from Christie’s and Sotheby’s reveal how soaring sales of luxury goods have tipped the scale.

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Fashion

A phygital sneaker that evolves with online bids

The X Evolutions is a unique trainer created by RTFKT, a collective of phygital creators, that evolves through an AI (artificial intelligence) painting technique.

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Luxury

A high-end auction house hotel for Beijing

The PuXuan Hotel and Spa is a luxury hotel for art collectors attending China Guardian Auctions.

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Luxury

Thought-starter: Who are the art collectors of tomorrow?

Could digital platforms and aspirational lots drive a new era of acquisition? Sarah Duncan, head of jewellery at Chiswick Auctions, explores the challenges and opportunities.

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Luxury

Stockholm Design Week and Furniture Fair 2016 Preview

The most celebrated event in Scandinavian design, Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, will take place from 9 to 13 February 2016.

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Luxury

Bidding wars

New York – Worlds collided as eBay and Sotheby’s teamed up for a modern auction experience.

Volcano Vase, Circle/Square Vase by Maria Jeglinkska for Ornsbergsauktionen 2015
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Food & Drink

Stockholm Furniture Fair and Design Week 2015

Guest of honour Ilse Crawford opened the 2015 Stockholm Furniture Fair in front of a display of questions, such as what is design? and what is valuable? It was clear that the show was aiming to raise questions and conversation in contrast to the characteristically conventional shows of the past.