Lürssen: Bespoke luxury yachts
Soon celebrating 150 years of business, Lürssen specializes in the construction of state-of-the-art megayachts. The German family-owned business is responsible for the world’s first motorboat in 1886. In 2013, Lürssen delivered the 180-meter Azzam, the world’s longest yacht. Three years later, Dilbar, the world’s biggest yacht in terms of gross tonnage, left Lürssen shipyards. Completed in only 52 months, it features luxury entertainment and recreation spaces never before seen on a yacht. Lürssen’s latest project came to life in 2021: Ahpo, a collaboration with luxury yacht design studio Nuvolari-Lenard, well known for their timeless and elegant Italian style. Offering utmost comfort, the bespoke, 115-meter superyacht is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and engineering systems such as dynamic positioning, which enables electronic anchoring in sensitive and remote areas. With a professional crew of 36 that will cater to your every need, Ahpo… READ MORE Share your experience with #lurssen
Gagosian: A multibillion-dollar art empire
Larry Gagosian’s successes in life are due first and foremost to his understanding of people. He has always had a knack for connections and lives for those special bonds he creates between collectors and the pieces of art they covet. However, Gagosian arrived to the art world in a circuitous fashion. In the 1960s, Gagosian was a student of English literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. Working odd jobs, but always with an eye on the trends of the times, he would print famous works of art and photographs by Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander, among others. He would then sell these beautiful prints, at a hefty profit, and used his returns to eventually open his first gallery of modern and contemporary art in 1980 in Los Angeles… READ MORE Share your experience at Gagosian with #Gagosian
