The UK’s award-winning greenest premium organic fairly-traded chocolate brand Chocolate and Love have joined with leading boutique jeweller Diabloms in a competition reminiscent of Charlie & The Chocolate Factorys’ Golden Ticket.
Up until 14th December 2011, there are 4 special diamond tickets in just 5000 limited edition Crushed Diamond chocolate bars.
One of these tickets conceals a stunning one carat cut £10,000 diamond!
Good odds!
Those lucky enough to find a special diamond ticket will be invited to attend an exclusive event at Harvey Nichols where one of the tickets will be chosen and the winner awarded the diamond. Three runners up with receive a year’s supply of chocolate.
If that wasn’t a good enough reason to buy a Chocolate and Love: Crushed Diamond chocolate bar, you can treat yourself in the knowledge that as you munch away you are helping save the planet: a tree is planted for every bar purchased through the WeForest organisation.
Good job!
A Chocolate and Love: Crushed Diamond chocolate bar costs between £3.20 and £3.95 and can be purchased from Harvey Nichols nationwide and online.
The Sunday Times, Style Magazine’s resident foodie - Lucas Hollweg - will choose the winning ticket on December 14th at 6.30pm at Harvey Nichols in London.
Good Luck!
Yesterday we reported on how a ‘Luxury Cognac Deserves A Luxury Drinks Cabinet’, the magnificent Martell Trunk by Pinel & Pinel. This stunning example of a luxury drinks cabinet is on show in Harrods Brompton road window.
Last night, however, the same Harrods window was the location for an exclusive celebrity dining experience….
This was luxury Cognac Martell’s high end version of ‘Come Dine With Me’, hosted by French gastronomic genius Raymond Blanc.
Blanc created a French themed four course menu for his guests including Sir Terry Wogan, model and TV personality Jodie Kidd, entrepreneurial designer Sir Terence Conran and star of The Apprentice, Karren Brady.
Commenting on the evening, Raymond Blanc said:
“This dinner with Martell showcased and celebrated much of what is beautiful in France that we have come to love; its food, its conviviality, its ‘art de vivre’. ‘Art de vivre’ is an untranslatable expression meaning everything that goes into making life joyous, elegant and expressive…be it the flowers and their complimentary fragrance, the porcelain that makes the food look delicious, the glasses that bring out the bouquet of a particular wine…and of course the fellowship and the celebration around the table. Tonight this dinner party has been a glorious moment to remember…and thanks to Harrods for having the imagination to honour us in staging this unique event in one of the most famous landmarks in the world.”
As you can imagine, this most unique window display caused quite a stir!
The Atelier Martell live dining experience was filmed and ‘fly on the wall’ highlights will be shown on the Martell Facebook page.
Inspiring stuff!
Fancy some fun? Fancy a free stay in a luxury Hilton Hotel? The Hilton group are about to launch a ‘scavenger hunt’ using their social media platforms. Read on, this is good….
On 18th October Londoners will discover the closely guarded mystery location of a pyjama party, via the @HiltonHHonors twitter feed and be in with a chance to win a one night stay at a luxury Hilton hotel.
The Party doors will open between 6 – 7pm and the first 100 to check in at the mystery location will win an amazing free stay.
The Hilton HHonors Twitter and Facebook pages will begin leaking clues about the location from Monday, October 17th 2011.
Once launched, @HiltonHHonors followers and Hilton HHonors Facebook fans around the world will start receiving specific clues and tasks, along with hints about locations, rallying participation in the chase to win one of 100 grand prizes.
Simultaneous events will be taking place in four further mystery locations around the world, with a total of 500 grand stays being given away to lucky Hilton HHonors members.
The winners worldwide will be awarded with a free night certificate, redeemable any property in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands, including Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels and Homewood Suites by Hilton. To redeem their reward, winners must be Hilton HHonors members.
To participate in the Fast Ways to Free Stays social scavenger hunt, follow Hilton HHonors on Facebook or Twitter.
HHonors is the only guest-loyalty program to offer ‘Points & Miles’ and ‘No Blackout Dates’ at more than 3,750 hotels worldwide, including participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.
Now this is a real exclusive for Lussorian! There are so many Art Exhibitions, but we have the top industry experts giving us their top 5 Art Exhibitions.
Nicolai and Michael Frahm are two of the world’s leading contemporary art advisors. They work with artists and collectors from all over the world and spend over 200 days a year attending auctions, gallery openings and museum exhibitions to see new works, spot emerging talent and observe new trends.
Here they share their expert views on the top 5 art exhibitions to visit in the coming months and what each one has to offer…
Tomas Saraceno - Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, September 14, 2011 - January 15, 2012.
Tomas Saraceno, is an Argentinean born artist and someone we have been following and supporting from very early on. His work is incredibly mysterious and diverse and through photography, sculpture and installation he challenges the conventions of art and architecture. He is known for his large scale installations, from his spider web at the 53rd Venice Biennale to taking over the National Museum in Copenhagen with his Biospheres installations. Now he has done it again, this time in Berlin. Cloud Cities is Saraceno’s largest solo show to date and visitors to the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum can now experience and interact with 20 balloon-like installations in various sizes. It’s a very interactive exhibition, where the artist wants you to sit, walk, run, jump or roll around inside his floating sculptural models. It’s Saraceno’s vision of a utopian society addressing important questions about overpopulation, migration and the politics of space and the environment. The exhibition is engaging, fun and visually very powerful and it creates a strong dialogue between people, objects and spaces.
Marlene Dumas: Forsaken, at Frith Street Gallery, London, 14 October 2011 - 26 November 2011
We are excited to welcome back South African born artist Marlene Dumas to London for her first UK solo exhibition since 2004. The artist will be exhibiting 20 new paintings at the Frith Street Gallery in Golden Square, London. Dumas is known for her oil, watercolour and ink portraits based on photographs that she collects from newspapers, magazines and other sources. The exhibition titled Forsaken will be works ranging from The Crucifixion to images of famous as well as infamous contemporary figures. Her portrait paintings can almost be frightening and ghostly to look at, yet the effect of the work is very erotic and beautiful with a sublime magic. The works stand on their own and provoke and touch upon concerns like society, sex, morality, change and female beauty. Frith Street is really a great gallery and we are looking forward to this exhibition.
Jacob Kassey: ICA, London, 12 October 2011 - 13 November 2011
Young American artist Jacob Kassey (b.1984) will have his first solo European show at the ICA in London. Presenting Kassey’s exploration of monochromatic painting and installation, his work is hugely engaging, drawing the viewer into his environment. In situ the works come alive with the presence of the audience and the ever-changing light of the gallery space, and is often sensual and playful. This is a great opportunity to get a critical view of Kassey’s body of work to date and the exhibition is definitely not to be missed.
Takashi Murakami: Galerie Perrotin, Paris, 20 October 2011 - 07 January 2012
Japan’s biggest export artist, Murakami, has two exhibitions coming up. His exhibition ‘Hommage to Yves Klein’ at his Paris gallery Perrotin, will show his new monochromes. The exhibition is a ‘warm up’ to his massive exhibition in Doha, later next year. The artist has created new environments to display his work, the details are yet to be revealed, but it will undoubtedly be a fantastic experience. Murakami has his own unique style; it’s beautifully executed, visually appealing and there is an element of adventure and Japanese-ness to the work. Get ready for the great and amazing world of Takashi Murakami.
Daniel Turner: Journal Gallery, New York, September 19 - October 23 2011
The Journal is the gallery to watch right now in New York and it’s currently showing Daniel Turner’s installation ‘Mariana’. The artist has transformed the gallery space into an abstract painting by rubbing steel wool against the surface leaving traces of grey clouds and creating a very subtle, minimal and beautiful work. The gallery shows a great selection of artists from Joe Bradley to Ida Eklbad, it is experimental, progressive and a great place to discover new talent.
Up until the 16th October, you can enjoy a dazzling showcase of creativity, flair and international bartending skill at the World Class Cocktail Exhibition at Harrods.
Hosted in the Exhibition Gallery on the third floor of the iconic store, shoppers will be invited to indulge in expertly crafted cocktails at the World Class Bar, expand their repertoire with the series of complimentary masterclasses and learn about the history of cocktail making.
The event brings together multi-award winning luxury spirits such as Ketel One Vodka, Tanqueray no.TEN and Zacapa Rum. It showcases the World Class Competitiona global search for the world’s best bartender and the most sought after bartending accolade on the planet.
Throughout the event, 2011 UK World Class winner Jamie Macdonald from The Raconteur in Edinburgh (shown in the picture) along with experts such as Mario Navarro from Ron Zacapa and Kabir Suharan from Johnnie Walker Blue Label, will host a series of talks and masterclasses.
Highlights include Dinner Party Cocktails - a one stop shop on everything you need to know to pull off memorable cocktails, Whisky Masterclass - will reveal innovative ways of drinking whisky and the Harrods Martini experience - a step by step lesson on how to create the perfect martini and the stories this drink has behind it.
The World Class Bar will be open daily from 3-7pm with a selection of classic cocktails on offer including: the Daisy, a decadent vanilla and lemon scented drinking experience made with Ketel One vodka and a Smokey Espresso martini, a dinner party favourite made with Johnnie Walker Black Label.
If that wasn’t enough, there is also a private Johnnie Walker Blue Label Heritage room. This classically designed room will be devoted to the elite Johnnie Walker Blue Label Whisky with a private seating area.
