Luxury

Italian yacht design firm Lazzarini has unveiled designs for a solar-powered amphibious “crabmaran” that the studio says will be the first in the world. Dubbed Pagurus, the striking 82-ft catamaran merges solar technology and innovative design.

Slovenian high-end audio gear company Erzetich has just announced its second high-end headphone amplifier – the Medousa – which combines tube and balanced amplifier architecture for all of the sound quality benefits of both in a single unit.

Bugatti is a name associated with very fast cars and multi-million-dollar price tags, not home audio. But now luxury automotive design and premium audio components combine for the launch of the Royale loudspeakers from Bugatti and Tidal Audio.

Each December, the Icehotel is host to frozen bedrooms filled with amazing ice sculptures for a few months, before it all melts away into a puddle. This year's iteration contains a selection of icy artworks ranging from the abstract to the sublime.

Triton has turned its attention back to the luxury sector with a new six-person sub designed to launch from the garage of your mega-yacht. Its giant 2.5-m diameter spherical acrylic pressure hull is the biggest ever, giving panoramic views for six.

Our road test of the 2021 Infiniti QX80 SUV coincided with its entry into the 2020 Rebelle Rally, so we thought it fitting to talk to the women who drove it in that competition to find out just how capable it is.

Fretting over a gift for that ultra-posh jerk who has it all but will nonetheless berate you for coming up short? Fret no more; Rolls-Royce has you covered with the new "Pursuit Seat," a portable stool unconscionably jacked up to nearly $9,000.

Not every living room is large enough to house a 77-inch television from Denmark's Bang & Olufsen, and the high-end company has responded to requests from customers for something smaller with a 48-inch 4K OLED model rocking a built-in soundbar.

Rolls-Royce has pledged the new Ghost to a doctrine of "post-opulence," prioritizing substance over flashy style. But it's still got shooting stars in the ceiling, which is also a subwoofer, as well as the company's latest "planar" suspension system.

Clearly there are some photographers out there who love black and white images and have cash to burn. Following the launch of the M10 Monochrom in January, Leica has stripped its full-frame Q2 camera of all its color for the $6,000 Q2 Monochrom.

Take a Rolls-Royce-like sedan, drop it on a pickup chassis, add in a VIP rear passenger area with limousine-like luxury, and pretend your clients are going to actually off-road the thing. You end up with ... something of a mess: the Aznom Palladium.

Sir David Adjaye has joined forces with Aston Martin to design five luxury homes in Adjaye's upcoming New York City skyscraper. They offer plush interiors with a heavy automotive influence – plus a special edition Aston Martin DBX is included.