A Little Bit Obsessed
I am a little bit obsessed. Which is exactly what Elizabeth Cutler, Julie Rice, Denise Mari and Holly Thaggard want me to be. These four women are founders of three great companies whose terrific products make my life a little bit better, easier, happier and healthier. And they do it with flare, smarts and style–which, [...]
Clean Start
Last week, as I was writing about the Zayed Future Energy Prize, I came across an article about Martha Wyrsch. Martha is President of the Americas for Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, this year’s winner of the Zayed prize. I made a note of her background and her career path–it followed the same pattern as [...]
Girl Power
First Natalie Massenet, now Arianna Huffington. In less than twelve months’ time, two super fabulous female entrepreneurs have inked high-profile, multimillion dollar deals for the companies they founded, using the internet as their launch pad. Natalie started online luxury retailer Net-a-Porter in London in 2000. Arianna, of course, founded eponymous news aggregator Huffington Post in [...]
Fashion Forward
Late last week Prada announced plans to go public. Rumors had been swirling about an IPO for most of 2010–actually, for most of the past decade. The new twist to the tales told last year was that the Company had decided to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange. And that is, in fact, what [...]
Breaking Rules
Luxury Culture is a website that breaks rules. For that reason, and many others, I am an ardent fan. First, before rule breaking, comes beauty. Around for at least five years, maybe more, this is a site that has long understood and capitalized on the power of simplicity, strong images and vibrant color. It’s delicious. [...]
