In the quest to master the sea, mankind may never fully succeed; but in the 2001 112′ Westport “Lucky Seven” you will feel like you are nearing that goal. Westport Shipyards, well known for premier yachts and megayachts since 1964, takes exceptional pride in the “Lucky Seven” designed by Jack Sarin. Spacious interiors and stately […]

Just over a month ago, across the globe, those not in tune with the world of fine architecture might have not heard of Herzog & de Mueron. That changed during the unprecedented  opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics, when the firm’s astounding Beijing National Stadium, dubbed the Bird’s Nest, took stole the athletes’ spotlight.  The […]

The Byblos hotel, designed as a Mediterranean village amidst the heart of Saint-Tropez, has been the destination of choice for haute travelers in the South of France for the past 41 years. The hotel have been celebrating its fourth decade with an overhaul and an upgrade of the wondrous luxuries contained within their exclusive enclave. […]

If you wanted to be subtle, the 2006 Ferrari F430 Spider is not the car for you. Since its debit in the 2004 Paris Motor Show, the F430 is sleek, sexy and hypnotizing. You cannot help but pause and visually inhale when such a rare creation crosses your path. As successor to the F360, the […]

Porsche Design takes its high-powered engineering from the road to the high seas in a partnership with Royal Falcon Fleet, a Singapore-based yacht company. The luxury catamarans and mega yachts are to feature exterior hull and interior designs by Porsche-the first will be the RFF135, a 135 foot motor catamaran. The RFF135 will have the […]

James Cohen: Cresskill, New Jersey Cohen is president and CEO of Hudson News, the operator of 500 newsstands and specialty shops in airports and other transportation terminals and one of the biggest distributors of books and magazines in the U.S.

Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo has officially slated plans to design the interior of Trident International’s latest building venture in Dubai. The penthouse tower that Ferragamo will design is predicted to be the tallest residential building in global existence at 500 meters high and will include amenities such as a Davidoff- inspired cigar lounge, indoor […]

While Haute Living’s two recent Dubai-themed editions covered many amazing luxuries contained in the United Arab Emirates, we barely scratched the surface of over-the-top offerings in this rich desert nation. From bespoke A380s to hovercrafts that will cart people to-and-from the man-made World, in the UAE, everything is possible and customizable. Thus, it was no […]

A new species of butterfly has landed in New York, and it is of the oh-so-haute genus. While butterflies are known as one of the most delicate creatures to grace this earth, this partiular version of Mother Nature’s masterpiece is made up of roughly 240 natural colored diamonds weighing in at 167 carats, which were […]