The Luxury Marketing Council Europe held their premiere Luxuria Awards last week at a ceremony at The Orangery Gallery in Holland Park, sandwiched in the middle of a fantastic summer bash complete with rum punch, cucumber rolls and chocolate fondue.  The Wall Street Journal Europe was the key sponsor and the awards were created to honour excellence in luxury design, manufacture, retail and communications. Open to brands and suppliers across Europe, the awards had 16 categories and were judged by a panel of 21 experts spanning the luxury industry from companies including American Express, Barclays Wealth, McLaren Automotive, Vertu, and from the world of fashion: designer, Maria Grachvogel, Richemont International and Vanity Fair.
Maria Grachvogel
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Amongst the attendees, FBC member and founder of Oresa Limited (executive headhunters), Orlando Martins was there, chatting with fashion stylist Rebekah Roy, and FBC administrative co-ordinator, Laura McCluskey.
Orlando Martins & Laura McCluskey
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The CEO of Liberty presented the first award for Best PR Campaign-Single to Getty Images, NET-A-PORTER.COM won Best Retailer, and I collected an award on behalf of one of my clients, Louis Mariette, a milliner, who won Most Innovative Product Design – Range.  The prize was a specially sourced block of Italian marble emblazoned with a golden ‘L’ and a commissioned watercolour by Finlay Cowan (below).ÂÂ
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To find out more about the awards…and perhaps enter for 2010, visit: www.luxuriaawards.comÂÂ
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Courtney Blackman Co-Founder & Co-ChairmanÂÂ
