Bugatti and Koenigsegg have at one point or another in recent years staked a claim to producing the world’s fastest sports car. The French carmaker declared itself victorious in 2005 and 2010, with the Veyron 16.4 and Veyron Super Sport, respectively, and its Swedish rival has made a similar announcement in recent years with its Agera supercar. And while any street-legal vehicle capable of surpassing the 250 mph threshold seems unreasonable, records were made to be broken (or so the saying goes).
In late Febr…

Bugatti and Koenigsegg have at one point or another in recent years staked a claim to producing the world’s fastest sports car. The French carmaker declared itself victorious in 2005 and 2010, with the Veyron 16.4 and Veyron Super Sport, respectively, and its Swedish rival has made a similar announcement in recent years with its Agera supercar. And while any street-legal vehicle capable of surpassing the 250 mph threshold seems unreasonable, records were made to be broken (or so the saying goes).
In late Febr…

Pritzker-winning architect Zaha Hadid has teamed up with France’s 126-year-old crystal manufacturer Lalique—a unique juxtaposition of avant-garde and tradition—to create Crystal Architecture, a striking collection of vases in two shapes and two colors. The slender, tower-like Visio vase and its shorter, thicker counterpart, Manifesto, pair Lalique’s simple elegance with Hadid’s signature exploration of fluidity and transparency—concepts that can be seen in her 40-some finished projects around the world includi…

Pritzker-winning architect Zaha Hadid has teamed up with France’s 126-year-old crystal manufacturer Lalique—a unique juxtaposition of avant-garde and tradition—to create Crystal Architecture, a striking collection of vases in two shapes and two colors. The slender, tower-like Visio vase and its shorter, thicker counterpart, Manifesto, pair Lalique’s simple elegance with Hadid’s signature exploration of fluidity and transparency—concepts that can be seen in her 40-some finished projects around the world includi…

The seating manufacturer Stylex, based in New Jersey, has released a stately new office chair this month. The Insight Executive, which ranges in price from $776 to $3,623, is a high-backed version of the 58-year-old brand’s popular Insight line of office chairs and is available with back heights of 20.5 inches, 24 inches, and 28 inches. Each of the three sizes features fixed or adjustable arms in five finishes that include chrome plating and polished aluminum. (Armless versions also are available.) The chair i…

The seating manufacturer Stylex, based in New Jersey, has released a stately new office chair this month. The Insight Executive, which ranges in price from $776 to $3,623, is a high-backed version of the 58-year-old brand’s popular Insight line of office chairs and is available with back heights of 20.5 inches, 24 inches, and 28 inches. Each of the three sizes features fixed or adjustable arms in five finishes that include chrome plating and polished aluminum. (Armless versions also are available.) The chair i…

To mark his victory as Robb Report’s 2014 New Culinary Master, chef William Bradley created a six-course celebration dinner in February at his restaurant, Addison, at the Grand Del Mar in San Diego. Forty-eight guests—including chef Thomas Keller, who nominated Bradley for the competition, and Robb Report readers and editors—enjoyed Dom Pérignon Épernay 2004 and pairings from wineries including Galerie and Cardinale in a private dining room overlooking the resort’s golf course. The contemporary French fare beg…

To mark his victory as Robb Report’s 2014 New Culinary Master, chef William Bradley created a six-course celebration dinner in February at his restaurant, Addison, at the Grand Del Mar in San Diego. Forty-eight guests—including chef Thomas Keller, who nominated Bradley for the competition, and Robb Report readers and editors—enjoyed Dom Pérignon Épernay 2004 and pairings from wineries including Galerie and Cardinale in a private dining room overlooking the resort’s golf course. The contemporary French fare beg…

In 2006, Tibaldi, Italy’s oldest pen maker, forged a partnership with the British automotive marque Bentley that resulted in the Tibaldi for Bentley series of writing instruments. “Our collaboration was sparked by my family’s passion for the Bentley brand,” says Tibaldi’s CEO, Giuseppe Aquila. “My father, in particular, has owned nine Bentleys.” Since then, Tibaldi has produced eight Bentley-themed writing-instrument collections, the latest of which is the Tibaldi for Bentley GT.
Developed in close collaborat…

Scotch whisky was originally called uisge beatha, a Scottish Gaelic phrase meaning “water of life.” And few people understand the important role that water quality plays in the delicate whisky-production process better than Brian Kinsman, malt master for Glenfiddich, a family-owned distillery since 1887 and the producer of the most award-winning single malt in the world. From the Robbie Dhu spring in Dufftown, Scotland, which supplies all of the water used in making Glenfiddich whisky, to the rivers in the Uni…