Future Superyachts ~ CNN Spots Designs...

CNN spots Fantastical Superyachts including...

Markhor ~ Craftsourcing Men's Quality Shoes!

Markhor craftsourced quality men's shoes from Pakistan is Kickstarting now! I had the pleasure of meeting one of the team, Asim Janjua, earlier today. He met the founders Waqas Ali and crew through their Acumen Fellowship connection in Pakistan and they're now dialing things up with this crowdfunding effort. I'm particularly keen on the idea of building a Asian quality-craftsourced brand and this is a great step towards that dream!

Porsche Tower ~ Miami Lux Condo w/ Auto'vator

BBC's Ken Wysocky shares that Porsche designs a high-rise...

"The Porsche Design Tower under construction near Miami, Florida, features a virtuosic parking system that whisks vehicles up to sky garages adjacent to handsome floor plans. [...] Dubbed P'0001, is a joint venture between Gil Dezer, owner and president of Dezer Development -- a luxury-condominium firm that counts mega-developer Donald Trump on its client roster -- and Germany-based Porsche Design Group, the consultancy founded by sports-car scion Ferry Porsche in 1972. It represents a novel marriage of automotive branding and real-estate development."

Cruise Train ~ Japan's Ultra-Lux Railset...

The DailyMail spots Cruise Train...

"Observation cars with glass walls, deluxe suites and a sleek design -- this is the future of train travel in Japan. Cruise Train is expected to launch in the spring of 2017, but renderings have been released, unveiling a revolutionary blueprint with a £30m price tag. Produced by Ferrari designer Ken Okuyama in collaboration with JR East railways, the projections are based on the seven-star super-luxury Nanatsuboshi in Japan."

One57 ~ Where The Other 0.0001% Will Live...

CNN spotlights One57, noting Luxury real estate eyes new heights...

Luxottica ~ 60' on Italian Eyewear Domination!

UD spots Lesley Stahl CBS 60' piece on eyewear domineer Luxottica!

Orsos Island ~ Floating Luxury Yacht+House...

CNN's Stina Backer reports on $6 million man-made floating island...

"The oval-shaped "Orsos Island" has been designed to combine the mobility of a yacht with the comfort of a house. It offers six bedrooms spread over three floors and 1,000 square meters -- nearly four tennis courts -- worth of luxury living space. [...] The island is the passion project of Hungarian-born entrepreneur Gabor Orsos, a former hotelier who wanted to combine the best features of luxury hotels with the flexibility that a superyacht provides. Measuring 37 meters long, the island can be anchored anywhere in the world its owner fancies."

Luxury Rail ~ Rovos, Golden Chariot, Eagle...

Fascinating to see several examples of luxury rail services in emerging markets, first Rovos Rail in southern Africa... And the Golden Chariot in India... And the Golden Eagle on the Trans-Siberian in Russia...

Well Decks ~ From Military to Civilian Usage...

Ever since I wrote about the Beriev Be-200 amphibian jet aeroplane, I've been thinking about the non-traditional uses. That means beyond the obvious (but important) roles such as forest fire waterbomber or island tourism or accessing lakes and remote coastlines. In particular I've been obsessed with the idea that large-scale next generation cruise liners -- think beyond Oasis of the Seas -- could be architected to include a well deck big enough to deploy floating docks or even to swallow-whole one or a few Be-200's inside, thus making the ship a floating aerotropolis! There's lots of military precedent for interesting well decks, including... Now how about a ship well deck big enough to embrace this Be-200?

Penthouse Palace ~ Top of St Regis San Fran

Forbes promos St Regis San Francisco topfloor Penthouse Palace...