en-usluxpresso For Markus Miele managing director and coproprietor of German luxury home appliances maker Miele the growing number of Audis and BMWs on Indian roads is a sign that superpremium washing machines microwave ovens and coffee machines have big growth potential in the country. The 3 billion Euro firm operating in 47 countries is growing in triple digits in India although on a small base Dr Miele told Economic Times ]]> Heres your chance to look at the world through the same frames as Angelina Jolie and Matthew Bellamy or closer home Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen. Tom Davies or TD the designer eyewear that is sported by many celebrities all over the world has arrived in Kolkata ]]> We hear that the 21day Cordon Bleu finishing school course headed by Chef Hemant Oberoi we hear that together with his wife Chhaya Momaya they will guide a bunch of impressionable young women pick up the right cutlery condiments pronunciations and wine on their trips abroad ]]> he best way to overcome the heat and the humidity is a) flee to London b) stay in your airconditioned ivory tower and c) head for sea but not unless its in the Birkin of all boats. So thats what a bunch of women did on a sultry Tuesday evening ]]> Estranged couple Raja and Queenie Dhody have us guessing once again if reconciliation is on the cards. Separation divorce affairs and broken friendships the couples marital life has been privy to Mumbais social circuit. Will the Dhodhys be lucky this time around? ]]> Art and culture aficionado Parmeshwar Godrej and her son have big plans of setting up a stateoftheart urban art gallery in the lush green suburbs of Mumbai. With this ambitious project she intends to create a judicious mix of art nature and culturea must in Mumbai ]]> Universally acknowledged as one of the worlds finest architects Tadao Ando kept a group of industrialists business leaders and students of architecture enthralled in the course of his lecture on Wednesday. Hosted by Parmeshwar Godrej at the session Ando planted a brilliant germ of an idea. Find out more here ]]> We sense some serious competition on the horizon early next year when Jeh Wadia unleashes his pet project on the citys swish set a retail destination dedicated only to luxury brands. We got a sneak peek of master plan of the shopping destination which will come up at the Bombay Dyeing Mill compound ]]> The Oscars of gastronomy the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants awards are out and the jury has decided who the champions of the culinary world are.Did Indias best restaurants stand a chance? Click here to find out ]]> Theres a Rs 12.5 crore Bugatti in someones parking lot and a Rs 5.3 crore minisubmarine in someone elses private beach. Who are the people buying these and who are the ones making the sales pitch? ]]> Whether delivering macaroons from Dubai every Sunday or the lookalike of a dog spotted in a Hollywood film every whim of Indias luxury apartment dwellers can now be met by this concierges services ]]> Androgyny is all the rage right now with womens wear borrowing heavily from the gentlemans wardrobe. So why should men be left behind? Find out what the latest fad for men right now is ]]> It was up to the social butterflies to keep their date with Mozez Singh who launched his eclectic line of furniture ]]> It was a busy weekend and the social blitzkrieg kicked off with the grand power dinner hosted by Neeta Ambani at Antilla in honour of the UN Secretary General Ban kiMoon and his wife Yoo SoonTaek. The list of Bollywood celebs included a bevy of stars right from Ambani favourites Raju Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra to Aamir and Kiran Rao Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor to name a few ]]> Automobili Lamborghini is bullish about growing in India despite high investments and low sales volumes on the back of more youngsters in their 20s picking up the iconic Italian luxury sports car. The CEO amp global president Stephan Winklemann talks about the market of the luxury car brand in India ]]> Kapoor took on a seemingly impossible challenge when he chose a Michelinstarred restaurant in Copenhagen as a setting for his fusion dish that combined the complexity of Indian cuisine with the simplicity of the Nordic ]]> Nita Ambani will host a special evening for the UN Secretary General Ban KiMoon as a part of his visit to India. After discussing politics in Delhi Ban Ki Moon will meet Bollywoods elite at Ambanis palatial Antilla in Mumbai ]]> Subrata Roy whose Sahara Group owns the Grosvenor Hotel in London has some fantastic plans for the luxury hotel. Reports say even his daughtersinlaw will help him convert it into a luxury destination for the wellheeled ]]> A bigname Italian brand has moved out of the jointventure model to appointing franchisees and has tied up with Delhibased luxury company owned by Sanjay Kapoor ]]> Last weekend Gayatri Ruia hosted the first bash at her Kurla shopping destination with a few of her brave south Mumbai friends trekking all the way to the suburbs and a smattering of Bollywood. Read on to know who else showed up ]]>