Audi Sport quattro laserlight concept car

The Audi Sport quattro laserlight concept is reminiscent of the classic Sport quattro of 1983 while pointing towards the future – with the latest of the brand's technologies in plug-in hybrid drives, user control and display interfaces and lighting technology.

“The new show car demonstrates technical ‘Vorsprung’ on many levels,” says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg. “On-board this car we have e-tron technology with 515 kW of power and 2.5 l/100 km (94.09 US mpg) fuel economy; laser headlights that leave all previous systems in the dark with its higher performance as well as new display and operating systems with cutting-edge electronic performance. We are showing the future of Audi here.”

The coupe, a new evolutionary stage of the Sport quattro concept, painted in the color Plasma Red, combines the power of the historic Sport quattro with emotional elegance. Its body is tautly set over its large wheels. The overhangs are short, and the car's proportions show a sporty balance. With a wheelbase of 2,784 mm (109.61 in), it is 4,602 mm (181.18 in) long. At a width of 1,964 mm (77.32 in), the two-door model is very wide, and it is just 1,386 mm (54.57 in) tall, which is exceptionally low.

REFINED HARDWARE P2 MCQUEEN

THE P2 MCQUEEN EDITION FEATURES REFINED HARDWARE'S UNIQUE ‘CAGE’ CASE DESIGN, FLUID BAND BARS, AND IS HAND ASSEMBLED FROM PVD TREATED 316L STAINLESS STEEL. THIS PROCESS ADDS A MATTE BLACK FINISH AND INCREASED SCRATCH RESISTANCE. ENCASED IN THIS IS A PERLAGE FINISHED 60 SECOND FLYING TOURBILLON MOVEMENT SHOWCASING LUMINOUS HANDS AND UTILIZES THE 12 BEZEL FASTENERS FOR TIME SIGNIFICATION. ALL PIECES ARE MADE-TO-ORDER AND BUILT FROM START TO FINISH BY ONE CRAFTSMAN. 

Chopard Happy Diamonds bracelet

Chopard's special edition of our Happy Diamonds bracelet in rose gold with a pink sapphire heart charm will support the rebuilding of schools in places such as Haiti and Bali.

Happy Diamonds bracelet, £990, from www.chopard.com. Seventeen per cent of proceeds will go towards the Happy Hearts Fund

Jongo S3

Jongo S3 Portable Wireless Speaker

20w Portable Wireless Speaker: 360° bass-rich sound and a 10-hour battery life for big sound anywhere; indoors, outdoors – even in the bathroom!

Bowers & Wilkins P3 headphones

Bowers & Wilkins P3 headphones, £170

Compact, foldable headphones feature a custom-made, ultra-light acoustic fabric on the ear pad. They are also available in blue, black and white

 Bowers & Wilkins, www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk. 

Aesop Gift Kits

Aesop’s fascination with the arts has this year inspired a series of seasonal gift kits focused on the Italian Futurist movement of the early twentieth century. The six gift kits are presented in sleek, elegant tin boxes, featuring titles and designs that pay homage to ground-breaking Futurist language, art and typography. The contents vary from a convenient set of men’s grooming essentials to a comprehensive hand and body care ensemble, to a trio of full-sized products from Aesop’s anti-oxidant Parsley Seed Skin Care range. An artfully constructed brochure that folds in various configurations accommodates and protects each product, and provides summary details on the movement and its guiding proponents.

GIVENCHY FLORAL-PRINT BACKPACK

Traditional floral patterns get a Givenchy makeover with a sliced digital collage across this backpack. The electric palette and powerful star-studded leather shoulder straps ensure a sharp look whatever you team it with.

Eyes Without a Face

At his secluded chateau in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured countenance—at a horrifying price. Eyes Without a Face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. There are images here—of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty—that once seen are never forgotten.