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Sunday Brunch - The art of luxury
24 February 2019
We discuss how to create the feeling of luxury. Plus: specialist sound design, the tale of a household and food from northeast India.
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24 February 2019
We discuss how to create the feeling of luxury. Plus: specialist sound design, the tale of a household and food from northeast India.
9 November 2017
Luxury is no longer simply defined by a price tag or recognisable label. It is not, in fact, confined to products: it includes experiences too, with the social interaction around luxury items more important than ever. As…
28 December 2012
We meet Mexican bartenders creating new kinds of drinks inspired by old traditions, visit a hi-tech luxury chocolate factory in San Francisco and head to Warsaw for a great cup of coffee.
25 April 2017
The future of luxury travel will certainly be fast-moving. Can small brands win big by telling better stories? Can long-haul travel really go low-cost? And will robots greet us in the lobbies of hotels or might common sense…
25 October 2011
This week Section D talks retail. Peter Marino discusses China and the rise of “mass luxury” and we hear from New York retail guru Jonathan Wooster.
5 August 2016
Popular perceptions of the word “luxury” are evolving. The aspects of a product or an experience that we deem valuable are undergoing a seismic shift. But don’t take our word for it. In the first of a series of new podcasts…
11 January 2013
We talk luxury toothpicks with the founder of the Canadian company Daneson, embark on a culinary night out in Seoul and enjoy a three-course dinner by top Belgian chefs in Brussels – served on a tram.
4 January 2021
What are the prospects of a return to normal in the European luxury sector this year? UBS’s head of European luxury goods is here to explain how this sector proved its premium valuation in a turbulent year. Plus: what might…
30 August 2015
Is Japan’s rail system too safe? We tune in to the difficulties facing Tokyo as it tries to market its famous transport internationally. We’re also in Melbourne where designing a high-end hair salon and a cocktail lounge…
20 December 2021
This is the last of our special editions featuring highlights from the 2021 UBS European Conference, the annual forum that brings together leading political, economic and monetary-policy experts. Over the past decade or so…
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