Purchase a Piece of a Landmark London Hotel

More than 3,000 furnishings and accessories from the Lanesborough hotel in London will hit the auction block starting December 9 in a five-day sale led by Pro Auction, based in Bath, England. The offerings include custom carpentry, original Georgian and Regency-era oil paintings, and mahogany furniture, dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. The furniture and accessories were part of the hotel’s 93 guest rooms, restaurant, and bar, including the U-shaped mahogany bar counter—which is carved with reliefs and fe…

Polished and Put Together

To follow up her premier 10-piece furnishings collection of two years ago, interior designer Azadeh Shladovsky has released her new DE+ capsule collection, which also consists of 10 pieces (priced from $6,800 to $29,700; Élan bar shown). Most showcase the juxtaposed textures—fluffy furs with polished metals; rustic woods with reflective metal accents—that are her hallmark, while all continue to reflect her fascination with material tensions in nature. Available through Jean de Merry, 323.655.9193, www.jeandeme…

Montage Scenes

Life at Montage Deer Valley is far from clichéd. Owners of the resort’s vacation homes, which are located on the six highest floors, do not reside among plaid-upholstered furnishings or the other ubiquitous trappings of typical mountain retreats. Instead, buyers can opt for one of the luxury property’s fully furnished condominiums, which, with overstuffed leather sofas, plush beds, and dark wood accents, showcase the Montage’s mountain-luxe aesthetic, or they can choose from well-appointed designer models that…

Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, and Kia Make Headlines at the L.A. Auto Show

Top-end luxury and performance models dominated the Los Angeles Auto Show, with the 2014 Jaguar F-Type Coupe leading the A-list of stars. Originally shown as a coupe in concept form, the production version of Jaguar’s premier two-seater was a convertible. Now, over a year later, Jaguar (www.jaguarusa.com) has circled back and developed a coupe for production that varies in significant details from the original show car. That concept had a side-hinged rear hatch and a solid roof, while the production car uses a…

Perrelet Updates Its Turbine Series with a Chronograph

Perrelet has added the first chronograph to its well-known Turbine collection that transforms the company’s patented double-rotor movement into a visually arresting turbine-blade design on the dial. The chronograph model is executed with unobtrusive and semitransparent elements so that the turbine design remains predominant. The arrangement uses a central seconds hand and two superimposed sapphire disks for the 60-minutes counter—a technically intriguing concept, since all indicators are positioned around the …