Interview

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE CEO OF ITALIAN JEWELRY GROUP DAMIANI T...

Damiani Group is the only jewelry company in the world that has won 18 International Diamond Awards (the Oscars Awards of jewelry industry). Damiani Group was listed on the Stock Exchange of Milan in 2007 and completed privatization and delisting in the sp ...

Exclusive Interview | Rene Caovilla’s Third Generation’s View Of Ch...

Prior to joining the family business in 2009, Edoardo Caovilla, who holds the title of CEO and Creative Director of Rene Caovilla, actually started his career in finance. In a recent interview with Luxe.Co, he said: "I've always been obsessed with numbers, ...

Luxury Can't Cut Corners — Creating A Brand That Lasts Forever | Ex...

"Our real vision is to create a brand which is beautiful, pure and timeless," said Sara Ferrero, global CEO of Valextra, a leading Italian leather brand. “… rather than being a company valued $1bn in 3 years… I think that's luxury.” In 2013, NEO Capital, a ...

INTERVIEW | Brunello Cucinelli: I Am The Guardian And Ferryman

In June, Luxe.CO was invited to Florence, Italy, to sit down with Mr. Brunello Cucinelli to discuss his thoughts on culture, heritage and development as the founder of the brand. Rebuilding The  "Spirit of The Place"  Brunello Cucinelli started his own cas ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview | Alberto Camerlengo, CEO of Furla Group

The fiscal year of 2018 was an important year for Furla, the Italian luxury leather brand.  Furla took over full control of the distribution networks in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. Furla also invested heavily in supply chain optimi ...

Interview With Tom Dixon, British Designer and Creative Director of...

You may not have heard of the name, Tom Dixon. But you have probably encountered some of his furniture and lighting works on magazines, social media or upscale restaurants and hotels. His most iconic lighting works include the Void series, a brass-molded c ...

Beyond a Boutique: The Story behind the Transformation of Cartier’s...

Combining tradition and modernity, Cartier’s flagship boutique was reopened at 175, New Bond Street in London on December 13th, 2018.

Design education for a bigger world 丨Exclusive interview with Eman...

Luxe.CO had an exclusive interview with Emanuele Soldini, IED General Manager  to deeply understand the breakthrough innovations made by IED.

Customize a super cruise for China | Interview with Mario Zanetti, ...

According to the research report from Cruise Lines International Association, from 2013 to 2017, the scale of Chinese cruise tourists has grown explosively from 727,000 to 2.4 million. Cruise Industry News originally expected the number grows till 5.6 mill ...

The playful heritage and modernization | a closer look of APM Monaco

In China people say, the union resulting from the accord of people is the most potent force, this doesn’t sound strange to APM Monaco. APM Monaco is a timeless, sophisticated jewellery brand inspired by Monaco and the South of France. Founded in 1982 by Ar ...

Sustainability is not an option but an obligation | Exclusive inter...

It is never something new for Kering to talk about sustainability. Back to more than a decade ago, Kering group has set sustainability as its core concept and deepened it into different levels of the corporation performance such as environment, society and ...

The American dream | Exclusive interview with Joshua Schulman, Coac...

Since the brand revitalisation in 2014, Coach has left its New York headquarters for the first time and come to China to hold a full range of products launching. At the press conference in Shanghai, people are walking along the streets as they were in New ...

After achieving 10 billion in 10 years, what is the next step for S...

In 2007, under the agency of Willie Tan, Skechers, an American lifestyle and performance footwear company, established a joint venture, Skechers China Limited, with Luen Thai Enterprises. Instead of prompt large-scale expanding, Tan staged a 3-year strateg ...

Deliver a lifestyle to China | Interview Steven Zhang, CEO of Sunin...

“The younger generation of consumers are eager to explore the world in their own way,” said Steven Zhang, president of Suning.com, at the forum of the 3rd Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai. In many people’s eyes, Zhang is probably still too young for this ...

Reflecting the meaning of clothing | Exclusive interview with Sadak...

From the introduction of clothing at roughly 70000 years ago, it never loses the significance to people’s daily life. And we, as the creator and user of the clothing, never tired segmenting it, by gender, by season, by culture, and by the occasion. But eac ...

The lady who brought Chinese design to Milan | Exclusive interview ...

In recent years, on the calendar of Milan Fashion Week, it is not difficult to find the names of Chinese designers - Uma Wang, Angel Chen, Rico Manchit Au. Through the frequent exposure, their brands were founded at the beginning with international renown, ...

Interview with Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, the President & CEO of Mar...

Throwing back to 1951, when the Finnish textile designer Armi Ratia was still working with her husband at their print plant Printex. That is the time when the idea of making unique and colourful flower prints started dancing in her mind. Hailing from Helsi ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Debbie Wosskow, Founder of Love Ho...

Other than hotels and Airbnb, do we have other options while travelling? British female entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow says “Yes”. Unlocking the sharing economy, Ms, Wosskow founded "Love Home Swap", a membership exchange platform where users can lend their o ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Michael Beutler, Sustainability Op...

Sustainability, the growing movement is changing the fashion industry gradually. Many brands have noticed this critical change and participated in this movement. Marco Bizzarri, CEO of Italian luxury brand Gucci, recently shocked the fashion world when he ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Philippe Fortunato, CEO of Givench...

Givenchy hosted its first New York fashion show on September 11th, 2015. Meanwhile, Givenchy’s flagship store at Madison Avenue in New York was also opened. In the past few years, Givenchy has become one of the fastest growing brands in the LVMH Group. Rec ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Markus Freitag, Co-Founder of FREI...

On a global scale, fashion is increasingly associated with environmental protection, public welfare and sustainable development. Many of the new generations of entrepreneurs start with this, positioning their brands and creating new fashion concepts. Howev ...

Luxe.Co exclusive interview with Judy Chan, Chief Merchant of Value...

According to the data from DBS group released recently, China has become the fastest growing market in global outlet channel. The annual compound growth rate is expected to reach 24% from 2016 to 2021. The strong consumption needs of the growing Chinese mi ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Designer Uma Wang | Refusing to co...

Fashion Designer Uma Wang (王汁) is usually modest and low-key in public. But her unique style and tall and slender figure with iconic long black hair always stand out in the crowd. At the Shanghai Film Festival weeks ago, Chinese actress, Yun Zhou shone o ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Paul Falke, CEO of FALKE

Founded in 1895 by Franz Falke Rohen, FALKE is headquartered in Schmallenberg, Sauerland, Germany. From a textile factory that initially produced two dozen pairs of socks, to more than 3,300 employees worldwide today, FALKE has distributed in more than 30 ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with John Lobb | How do classic brands ...

Under the French luxury giant Hermès Group, John Lobb is a British luxury men's shoe brand with more than 150 years of history and a refined and elegant style. It is categorized as "Other Product" in Hermès' annual report. In 2017, John Lobb achieved a dou ...

Is Hussin Chalayan Embracing the Chinese Market? LUXE.CO Exclusive ...

As Chinese consumers rise their fashion consumption power, more and more international brands are interested to share the cake. Not only luxury brands, fast fashion giants, but also some famous pioneer fashion designers. Hussein Chalayan visited China duri ...

Luxe.Co Exlusive Interview with Philippe Galtié of Tiffany | Omni-C...

The American luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co ("Tiffany") launched its new Paper Flower collection at Shanghai Minsheng Art Pier on September 6th. New York city elements were migrated to this classic building at the Bund. Benches from Central Park, ve ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Global Brand Director of CPB: Ziyi...

Japanese luxury skincare brand under Shiseido, Clé de Peau Beauté (CPB, 肌肤之钥) announced Chinese actress, Ziyi Zhang as their global brand ambassador recently. This was the first time for CPB to have Chinese as their global brand ambassador, which showe ...

Luxe.Co Exclusive Interview with Weixiong Yao, President of FILA Gr...

To celebrate its 107th anniversary, FILA held its first runway show during Milan Fashion Week on September 23rd, 2018, showcasing the new SS2019 FILA ICONIC collection, designed by FILA’s creative directors Antonino Ingrasciotta and Josef Graesel. Integrat ...

Luxe.Co exclusive interview with Oliver Lai, General Manager of Par...

“Always Fresh” is a set vision for Parkview Green since its opening six years ago. It has been a huge challenge for the operation team to maintaining the freshness for the business entity. Parkview Green's iconic pyramid architectural style and authentic a ...