Even Old King Cole needs a refreshment every once in a while. After watching patrons partake at his namesake bar at the St. Regis New York for the better part of 70 years, the king and his subjects in the establishment’s 30-by-8-foot mural were taken down in 2013 for a cleaning and restoration. The whimsical artwork reclaimed its prominent perch that fall, when the bar reopened as part of a property-wide renovation that has returned the St. Regis to the top of New York’s hotel hierarchy. The midtown landmark, …

For those looking for the ultimate escape, Netherlands-based Waterproof Expeditions and U-Boat Worx—the latter manufactured the newly released HP Sports Sub 2—have teamed up to offer a series of submarine pilot courses off the Mediterranean island of Malta for the month of August. The excursions take place aboard an air-conditioned, electrically propelled U-Boat Worx C-Explorer 3, capable of an underwater speed of 3 knots and a diving depth of 3,280 feet. The two-day introductory course gives participants an e…

Unveiled at this year’s New York International Auto Show, the Lincoln Continental concept is a reboot of the fabled model that exudes old-school American luxury. The design is a radical departure for Lincoln, forgoing the double-wing grille found on its other current vehicles for a more traditional, elegant face. But not all reviews have been glowing: Bentley’s chief designer Luc Donckerwolke reportedly accused Lincoln designers of copying the Bentley Flying Spur. And while the two sedans share similar proport…

Savant, a Massachusetts-based home-automation company, recently announced the new Savant Smart Host control system. An upgraded version of Savant’s best-selling product, which now works 40-percent faster, it manages lighting, climate, entertainment, and security in up to 12 rooms. The system integrates seamlessly with Savant’s Metropolitan wireless lighting collection, which also has been updated recently. With newly designed switches, dimmers, and keypads, the line offers a chic and tech-savvy selection compa…

In Robb Report’s own backyard, Amanda Millin, associate editor of Robb Report Home & Style and Robb Report Collection, takes the new Can-Am Spyder F3S for a fun spin through the hills of Malibu. In fact, California is the one state that does not require a motorcycle license to drive Can-Am’s trikes.

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As the fourth and newest addition to the Spyder family of three-wheelers, the F3, which hit dealerships early this…

The modern American footwear brand Esquivel Shoes, known for its Old World approach to handcrafting footwear, has teamed up with the nearly 150-year-old leather tannery Wickett & Craig to create a new capsule collection of men’s shoes for the spring season. The Esquivel and Wickett & Craig collection merges the 20-year-old, Los Angeles­–based company’s revived-classic designs with the quality vegetable-tanned leather from the tannery—one of the oldest and last remaining of its kind in the United States…

Music festivals can often feel like the aural equivalent of an all-you-can-eat buffet, but BottleRock Napa Valley is bringing 12-course-tasting-menu refinement to its three-day, wine-country music festival by adding, among other new touches, a literal tasting menu prepared by top chefs. This year’s BottleRock Napa Valley takes place May 29 to 31 at the Napa Valley Expo exposition grounds.

Though VIP tickets to the event are available ($595), they pale in comparison to the Platinum pass, which is available f…

In celebration of the debut of Dreams of Diamonds, a comprehensive new tome by the British photographers Alastair Laidlaw and Christine Marsden, seven top diamond houses from around the globe will showcase a selection of their rarest items at the Gemological Institute of America’s headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif., from now until May 11.

“Dream of Diamonds is unique because it is the largest book ever to be published that focuses solely on diamonds,” says Siddharth Kasliwal, designer and owner of Munnu the G…

In the 1950s, while many U.S. carmakers focused on family-friendly vehicles—and as such eyesores as those from Ford’s Edsel marque came off the assembly line—these topless European beauties presented racier alternatives. Such superior performers as the Ferrari 212 and Lotus Type 15 were clearly built for life in the fast lane (and the spotlight), some of them making fine showings from Mille Miglia to 24 Hours of Le Mans. And while high speeds with the top down can send the heart racing, these iconic cars inspi…

On May 11 the auction house Christie’s hopes to brush past its previous world record for art sold at auction when Pablo Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger (Version “O”) goes on the block, with bidding expected to reach $140 million or more. The top lot at Christie’s Looking Forward to the Past sale in New York, the painting is the last in a series of 15—lettered “A” through “O”—that drew from 19th-century artist Eugène Delacroix’s studies of the same name. Departing from Delacroix’s French Romantic motif, Picasso’s …