London

If you’re planning on heading to London this summer for the 2012 Olympics but you’re somewhat wary of all the crowds, sponsors and advertising you could get swallowed up in, then this member’s only club and private apartment may be just the thing for you.

The fashion label Paul Smith has teamed with Harrods, London to open a tour de force cycle pop-up shop on the sport store’s fifth floor. Paul Smith for Harrods, which opened last week, is open for the next two months.

In honor of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the legendary barman Alessandro Palazzi of Dukes St. James London will be serving a limited edition martini called the “Jubilee Martini”.

The Goring Hotel is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by offering a luxurious four-night holiday package fit for a princess, literally. For $1.5 million, guests stay in the Royal Suite, where Kate Middleton resided as a commoner a day before marrying Prince William, as part of a jubilee package in June.

For the first time, the Isle of Eriska Hotel Spa & Island in the Scottish Highlands is offering the opportunity to create a private event on the 300-acre island, ideal for corporate retreats and social networking.

Our Haute Time curators have carefully selected the hautest timepieces shown at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Basel World 2012. In our haute spin on March Madness, 32 of the most luxurious and technologically advanced timepieces from the finest watchmakers will compete against one another–with two timepieces going head to […]

The only privately-owned version of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” will go on show in London at Sotheby’s for a week prior to it being put up for auction in New York where it is expected to fetch $80 million.

On April 11th, Christian Louboutin has unveiled their European online boutique, marking a new wave of innovations in store for the future. Shoppers will have the opportunity to shop via website by size, height, and color, making the options very easy for customers to choose from.

1234 Shoreditch announced its upcoming festival in an unconvential and epic way: by throwing a party.

Though originally slated to open this month, the Bulgari London Hotel has now announced they should be ready for guests just in time for the Summer Olympics and will be opening their doors on June 1.

One of UK’s biggest young cooking talents, James Knappett, is opening his own restaurant in London called Bubbledogs, a Champagne and hot dog joint.

The founder of Soho House, Nick Jones, is known for ruling that “compulsory casual” wear in any of his establishments is a must and members are banned from wearing ties. However, with his new more retro venture, Little House, which he plans to open in Mayfair, Jones is leaning toward a more refined ambience.