Very excited to join the virtual “In Pursuit of Luxury” (#IPOL)conference on 26-27 May. A great line-up of speakers, and a valuable series of roundtables, paper sessions to discuss about the latest, most compelling matters in the #luxury #industry. I will share the findings of my latest study on...

Today I joined Sacha Rose (Derek Rose) and Adam White (Factory Design) for the panel “British Luxury in a Digital World Panelist”, moderated by Shaun Borstrock for the London Residency of  Parsons Executive Education. We defined luxury and the contradictions of luxury brands today in their articulation of luxury. We considered...

Glad to see the Master programme in Luxury Business I have developed for Sotheby’s Institute featured in the latest book by Hiroyuki Anzai and Kaori Nakano: “Decameron about New Luxury”. The way we educate the future luxury leaders of tomorrow depends on how we approach and understand luxury as...

Next Friday I will virtually participate to the art festival Camino Controcorrente, Camino al Tagliamento (Italy). Happy to share my reflections about the relationship between time and fashion consumption, with additions from my recent studies on  vintage and circular fashion. The video of my talk will be soon available...

2022: Where is the luxury industry headed to? Art, Digitalization and Sustainability have paved the way for the luxury innovation so far, and will continue to shape the future of the industry. I have shared my views with CEO Today. The issue is digitally available here [link]

A few days ago, I reflected with Andres F. Ibarguen on the watch trade – from auctions to other retail platforms – analyzed through the lens of the latest consumption trends in luxury. The interview is available on Montres Publique [here].

Looking through pandemic, looking ahead. What’s next for the luxury industry? I had the possibility to share my views with Katie Baron, Director of Brand Engagement at trends intelligence service Stylus. We touched upon elevated green consumption and new avenues of customer engagement. With young people, when it comes...

Looking forward to discussing the retail environment with ephemeral retail expert Ghalia Boustani. DBA, Ph.D. I will propose a socio-cultural reading on consumption and places of retail. It is a great for the opportunity to share the approach that I have developed with my consultancy SALT to the very hot...

This weekend I had the pleasure to speak at LUXRE, the conference for professionals and operators in the luxury rental business [link here].  My talk focussed on the concept of territorial excellence: specifically, I explored why certain places generate a sense of luxury in visitors and how rental professionals can...

This week I have been featured in an article in Forbes Japan. The article [here], written by Hiroyuki Anzai and Kaori Nakano, considers the importance of human sciences to shape effective practices in luxury management. Cashmere company Brunello Cucinelli is a case in point. The company is seen as...