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  1. Kiabi appoints chief information officer from Stellantis

    Published September 10, 2026 While at the start of the year Kiabi was showcasing its latest developments- notably…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Stellantis #Beauty #fashion #FashionNetwork.com #Kiabi #Luxury #network #professionals
    europesays.com/france/77170/

  2. Kiabi appoints chief information officer from Stellantis

    Published September 10, 2026 While at the start of the year Kiabi was showcasing its latest developments- notably…
    #Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Stellantis #beauty #Fashion #FashionNetwork.com #Kiabi #Luxury #Network #professionals
    europesays.com/netherlands/447

  3. Adidas criticised over campaign featuring former Israeli soldier wounded in Gaza

    Published September 10, 2026 Adidas drew the ire of many consumers and social media users in recent days…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Adidas #Beauty #fashion #luxury #Network #professionals #ZinedineZidane
    europesays.com/germany/88257/

  4. "Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world."

    Cesare Pavese

    #quoteoftheday #Luxury #Life #BeingHuman

  5. "Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world."

    Cesare Pavese

    #quoteoftheday #Luxury #Life #BeingHuman

  6. "Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world."

    Cesare Pavese

    #quoteoftheday #Luxury #Life #BeingHuman

  7. "Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world."

    Cesare Pavese

    #quoteoftheday #Luxury #Life #BeingHuman

  8. Why the Amalfi Coast is a Swiss Army knife destination

    Swiss Army knife destinations, well-suited for a wide variety of personalities, are nearly mythic. After all, is there really a place on this planet where a fly and flop beach reader can merrily move with an adventur…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianfood #Italia #Italian #ItalianFood #italiano #italy #Lifestyle #luxury #luxuryhotels #travel
    diningandcooking.com/2806275/w

  9. Bon Jovi pop-up ‘experience’ opens in Camden Market’s UMusic store ahead of Wembley shows

    Published September 8, 2026 As merch sales are an important part of any concert tour, it appears the…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Camden #beauty #fashion #Jay-z #luxury #network #professionals
    europesays.com/gbr/london/2228

  10. The Next Gas-Powered BMW 3 Series Gets Way More Horsepower But Its Big Party Piece Won’t Be Ready In Time For Launch

    Just because BMW has started production of the i3 sedan doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #BMW #2027BMW3Series #3Series #BMW3Series #bmwm350xdrive #luxury #M350xDrive
    europesays.com/germany/87330/

  11. The 45th #HongKong #Watch & #Clock #Fair and 14th #Salon de #TIME opened on September 1, 2026, bringing more than 630 #exhibitors from 16 countries and regions to the #HK #Convention and #Exhibition #Centre in #China. Running until September 5, the twin #events cover watch #manufacturing, #components, finished timepieces, independent #business #brands, #wearable technology and #luxury watches. chinaexpohub.com/hong-kong-wat

  12. The 45th #HongKong #Watch & #Clock #Fair and 14th #Salon de #TIME opened on September 1, 2026, bringing more than 630 #exhibitors from 16 countries and regions to the #HK #Convention and #Exhibition #Centre in #China. Running until September 5, the twin #events cover watch #manufacturing, #components, finished timepieces, independent #business #brands, #wearable technology and #luxury watches. chinaexpohub.com/hong-kong-wat

  13. Karl Lagerfeld continues partnership with Paris Hilton for fall / winter 2026

    Published September 1, 2026 Karl Lagerfeld has announced the continuation of its partnership with Paris Hilton, who stars…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #Beauty #fashion #Hilton #KarlLagerfeld #Luxury #network #ParisHilton #PierPaoloRighi #professionals
    europesays.com/france/72474/

  14. The 45th #HongKong #Watch & #Clock #Fair and 14th #Salon de #TIME opened on September 1, 2026, bringing more than 630 #exhibitors from 16 countries and regions to the #HK #Convention and #Exhibition #Centre in #China. Running until September 5, the twin #events cover watch #manufacturing, #components, finished timepieces, independent #business #brands, #wearable technology and #luxury watches. chinaexpohub.com/hong-kong-wat

  15. Heute früh beim Shipspotting in #Kroatien, die #ExploraII von #ExploraJourneys lag im Hafen. Nur 461 Suiten, max. 922 Gäste, #Luxus-Ableger der #MSC Group. #Rijeka mausert sich zum Kreuzfahrthafen der #Adria, 2027 kommen u.a. AIDA & Mein Schiff. #shipspotting #luxury #Kreuzfahrt #travel

  16. Two Foreigners Arrested over Tokyo Luxury Watch Theft

    Recently in Japan, police officers arrested two men from the nation of Chile over the theft of four luxury wristwatches from a store in Tokyo, according to a news report by NHK World. One of the suspects admitted that he and his partner planned to sell the stolen watches and bring the money back with them to Chile.

    To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of NHK World. Some parts in boldface…

    Japanese police have arrested two Chilean men on suspicion of stealing four luxury wristwatches from a shop in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward earlier this week. The stolen items are worth about 200 million yen, or roughly 1.25 million dollars.

    Police arrested the men after they were found at a private lodging facility in the western city of Osaka on Thursday. The suspects are 23 and 33 years old, respectively.

    Police say investigators found a watch of the same brand as one of the stolen items in the men’s belongings.

    Police quote the 23-year-old suspect as saying the two stole only one watch. They also say the 33-year-old suspect admitted to the allegations, and told investigators that the pair planned to sell the watches and take the money back to their home country.

    Police say they are investigating where the suspects traveled to after they arrived in Japan on August 21, and what led them to commit the crime.

    The theft occurred at a watch retailer in the Nakano Broadway commercial facility on Tuesday. A display case was broken with a hammer. Two perpetrators were in the shop for only around 10 seconds before fleeing the scene.

    For additional insight, watch the related Nippon TV news video below.

    https://youtu.be/OPuJ9_rh-_8?si=ZlYpBvl6xHukVf-D

    Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Do you think the two Chilean suspects are guilty of the crime beyond reasonable doubt? Do you think the investigators will be able to find more details behind the theft and how the suspects traveled all the way to Osaka after committing the theft in Tokyo? If you were in Japan during the past few years, have you ever witnessed foreigners committing violence or theft there?

    You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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  17. "The senator & his speechwriters clearly understand that powerful words do more than assert or indict: They create imagery.

    #Ossoff painted a picture of #Trump flying in comfortable, Middle Eastern-supplied #luxury, oblivious to the problems around him, his every need & indulgence fulfilled like some oleaginous sultan. That image contrasts sharply with his #MAGA cult supporters’ rally flags depicting Trump as a bandana-wearing Rambo delivering rough justice"
    publicnotice.co/p/natalie-harp

    #News #US

  18. Fendi to stage next couture show at Rome’s National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art

    The Roman venue where Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first Fendi Couture collection for Fall/Winter 2026-2027 will be shown on…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Fendi #Beauty #Belle #fashion #KarlLagerfeld #Luxury #lvmh #MariaGraziaChiuri #network #professionals
    europesays.com/france/65936/

  19. 🚨 Benz driver caught with 'ice' under the bonnet
    "Police #arrested a woman after finding one kilogramme of #crystal #methamphetamine, aka “ice”, hidden under the bonnet of her #MercedesBenz and a pistol on the back seat.. #police identified the 29-year-old woman only as Chanittha."
    👆 #Luxe clothes and #luxury car cannot hide the rotten stench of a #drug #trafficker 👆🤦‍♂️
    👉 Much heavier deterrent legal consequences ( #capital 🤔) are necessary to quell 🇹🇭's #narcotics scourge!
    bangkokpost.com/thailand/gener

  20. Multiple transformations of private swimming pools
    Traditional swimming pools are giving way to infinity pools, overflow pools, organic-style pools and beach-style pools, amongst others.

    👉 Now, discover MUCH MORE and SUBSCRIBE to our summary of news and updates through link: amusementlogic.com/general-new

    🏊 #swimmingpool #pools #luxury #design #architecture #tourism #leisure #piscine #piscines #luxe #voyage #loisirs #piscina #piscinas #lujo #diseño #arquitectura #turismo #ocio #amusementlogic

  21. What Is KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa? Inside Lisbon’s First Fashion-Branded Address

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa just changed how Lisbon thinks about luxury housing. The Maison unveiled the project at MAAT Central, and the announcement did more than introduce ten apartments. It introduced a new category to the Portuguese market: fashion-authored architecture, built for permanent living rather than a weekend stay. This matters right now because branded residences are multiplying across Europe, yet few projects carry a founder’s personal fingerprint the way this one claims to. So the real question isn’t whether KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa looks expensive. It’s whether the building actually behaves as Karl Lagerfeld designed it himself.

    What Makes This Lisbon’s First True Fashion-Branded Residence?

    Branded residences usually borrow a name and stop there. A hotel group licenses its logo, a developer builds a generic tower, and marketing fills the gap. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa takes a different route. It is the Maison’s first residential development in Portugal, and it is Lisbon’s first branded residence built around a single designer’s aesthetic rather than a hospitality brand’s service manual. The project sits at Rua Braamcamp 48–50, close to Avenida da Liberdade, inside the city’s most established luxury corridor.

    Developer OVERSEAS built the project with architectural and design direction from The One Atelier, working under Andrea Boschetti, the studio’s Head of Architecture. That partnership matters because The One Atelier specializes in translating a brand’s creative language into physical space. This isn’t their first branded residential project, but it is their first collaboration with a fashion house whose founder had such a distinctive personal visual signature.

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa

    The Founder-Fidelity Scale: A New Way to Judge Branded Residences

    Here’s a framework worth introducing, because the branded residence market needs one. Call it the Founder-Fidelity Scale. It measures how much of a designer’s actual biography, not just their logo, transfers into a building. The scale runs from one to five.

    Level one means a name license and nothing else. Level three means curated furniture and a recognizable material palette. And level five means the building borrows details from the founder’s own home. Most branded residences sit at level two or three. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa reaches for level five, and it earns that placement through specific, verifiable choices rather than vague brand language.

    Consider the underwater sound system installed in the wellness pool. That detail isn’t a decorative flourish. It directly echoes a system Karl Lagerfeld installed in his own home in Biarritz. Consider also the red gradient across the building’s façade, a nod to the red frame Lagerfeld used to finish his sketches. These aren’t marketing metaphors. They are biographical transfers, and that’s precisely what the Founder-Fidelity Scale is built to catch.

    Why the V-Shaped Façade Isn’t Just an Aesthetic Choice

    The building rises with a sculptural, V-shaped façade, built from vertical lines that climb toward the sky along a diagonal gradient. Architecturally, the form reads as Bauhaus-coded: precise, geometric, and unapologetically structural. Symbolically, it does something more specific. It mirrors the entrance installation Karl Lagerfeld’s team built at the MAAT reveal event, where guests walked through a V-shaped passage before entering the exhibition. The building and the launch event share a visual grammar. That kind of internal consistency rarely survives translation from runway to real estate, yet here it did.

    What Do You Actually Get Inside a KARL LAGERFELD Residence?

    The development includes ten exclusive apartments spread across eleven floors, starting at 234 square meters. Every unit includes a private jacuzzi, which signals how the Maison thinks about ordinary luxury amenities. Nothing here is generic. Community spaces carry furniture from KARL LAGERFELD MAISON, finished in brushed steel, lacquer, Via Láctea stone, and Grigio-toned wood. Smart-home controls, underfloor heating, and intelligent appliances handle daily comfort, so residents get automation without losing material warmth.

    The wellness floor deserves its own paragraph, because it functions as the building’s emotional center. Residents access an emotional shower, a multisensory experience combining water, light, sound, and aromatherapy. A steam room, sauna, heated wellness pool, floating pool, treatment room, and gym round out the offering. Front-of-house staff wear bespoke KARL LAGERFELD uniforms with branded linens, extending the aesthetic past the architecture and into daily service.

    The Penthouse Detail Nobody Will Stop Talking About

    The penthouse includes a private outdoor pool with a transparent floor, which doubles as the ceiling of the apartment below. That single architectural gesture turns water into a shared visual element between two private residences. It’s bold, slightly theatrical, and completely in character for a maison built on Karl Lagerfeld’s love of spectacle balanced against precision.

    Why Lisbon and Why Now?

    Lisbon offers something few European capitals still have: light, geometry, and cultural depth without the saturation of Paris or Milan’s luxury markets. The city’s azulejo tilework, Pombaline urban order, and contemporary craft scene give KARL LAGERFELD a backdrop that feels earned rather than imported. Michele Galli, CEO of The One Atelier, framed the project as an attempt to capture Karl’s precision and curiosity, then reinterpret those qualities inside a city defined by its own visual language.

    Timing also matters. Portugal’s luxury real estate market has grown steadily, driven by international buyers seeking design-forward properties with hospitality-level service. However, most of that growth has centered on hotel-branded residences rather than fashion houses. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa arrives as the first project to test whether Portuguese buyers respond to a designer’s personal aesthetic the way they respond to a five-star hotel name.

    Lagerfeld’s Personal Office, Rebuilt for the Reveal

    At the MAAT launch event, guests approached the museum through a glass structure housing a meticulous replica of Karl Lagerfeld’s office at Rue Saint-Guillaume. The installation included original sketches and archival materials from the Maison’s heritage. Pier Paolo Righi, CEO of KARL LAGERFELD, described the residence as a way of living defined by creativity, curiosity, elegance, and openness to the world, rather than a building defined by square footage alone.

    That distinction is worth sitting with. Righi’s framing pushes against a common criticism of branded residences: that they sell status without substance. Whether KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa avoids that trap depends entirely on execution between now and 2028, when the project is scheduled for completion.

    How Does This Project Compare to Other KARL LAGERFELD Real Estate?

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa joins a small but growing portfolio of design-led hospitality and residential projects carrying the maison’s name. The table below summarizes where Lisbon fits within that portfolio.

    ProjectCategoryLocationStatusKARL LAGERFELD Residences LisboaBranded residentialLisbon, PortugalPlanned completion in 2028KARL LAGERFELD MacauHotelMacauOperatingVillas MarbellaBranded residential villasMarbella, SpainOperatingDubai VillasBranded residential villasDubai, UAEForthcoming

    This positioning tells us something important. KARL LAGERFELD is building a real estate identity that spans hospitality and residential formats across three continents. Lisbon isn’t a one-off experiment. It’s a deliberate step inside a broader strategy, one that treats real estate as a natural extension of the maison’s design language rather than a licensing side business.

    What the OVERSEAS Partnership Signals About the Portuguese Market

    OVERSEAS, the Portuguese developer behind the project, describes itself as committed to sustainable, energy-efficient building practices, including near-zero-emissions construction standards. Pedro Vicente, the company’s CEO, called the collaboration a new benchmark for both Portuguese and European real estate. That claim carries weight because OVERSEAS already runs six real estate projects across the country, representing roughly 337 residential units and a total investment of nearly 225 million euros.

    Pairing a design-led developer with a fashion maison isn’t accidental. It suggests Portugal’s luxury developers see fashion-branded residences as a way to differentiate from hotel-branded competitors, who currently dominate the branded residence category across Southern Europe.

    Three Predictions for the Branded Residence Market Through 2028

    First, expect more fashion houses to follow this model instead of licensing their names to hotel chains. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa proves that a maison can lead architectural direction directly, without a hospitality intermediary diluting the vision.

    Second, expect the Founder-Fidelity Scale, or something functionally similar, to become a real evaluation tool among luxury real estate journalists and buyers. As branded residences multiply, buyers will need a way to separate genuine design authorship from surface-level licensing.

    Third, expect Lisbon’s Avenida da Liberdade district to attract at least one additional fashion-branded project before 2028. The neighborhood already concentrates luxury retail, heritage architecture, and international hotel brands. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa gives competitors a proven template to follow.

    A Critic’s Honest Take

    I’ll say this plainly: most branded residences bore me. They recycle the same marble, the same infinity pool renders, the same vague promises about “elevated living.” KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa doesn’t entirely escape that formula, but it does something most competitors skip. It ties specific architectural choices back to specific biographical facts about the designer himself. The Biarritz pool speaker isn’t a gimmick. It’s evidence of actual design intent, traceable to a real person’s real home. That said, intent on paper isn’t the same as lived experience. The project won’t complete until 2028, and the gap between rendering and reality has swallowed plenty of ambitious branded residences before this one. The Founder-Fidelity Scale gives this project a high score today. Whether it holds that score at handover is the story worth following.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa?

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa is the maison’s first residential development in Portugal and Lisbon’s first fashion-branded residence. Developer OVERSEAS built the project with design direction from The One Atelier.

    Where is KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa located?

    The development sits at Rua Braamcamp 48–50, a short walk from Avenida da Liberdade, inside Lisbon’s established luxury district.

    How many apartments does the building include?

    The residence includes ten exclusive apartments across eleven floors, starting at 234 square meters each.

    When will KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa be completed?

    The project is planned for completion in 2028.

    What amenities does the building offer?

    Residents get access to a wellness floor with an emotional shower, steam room, sauna, heated wellness pool, floating pool, treatment room, gym, concierge-level service, and private underground parking. Every apartment also includes a private jacuzzi.

    Who designed the architecture?

    The One Atelier led the architectural development under the direction of Andrea Boschetti, Head of Architecture, working closely with the KARL LAGERFELD team.

    What other real estate projects carry the KARL LAGERFELD name?

    The Maison’s portfolio also includes the KARL LAGERFELD Macau hotel and Villas Marbella, with Dubai Villas forthcoming.

    All images © OVERSEAS and The One Atelier. Discover more interior design projects here at WE AND THE COLOR.

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    #interiorDesign #karlLagerfeld #lisbon #luxury #Overseas #Portugal #TheOneAtelier
  22. What Is KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa? Inside Lisbon’s First Fashion-Branded Address

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa just changed how Lisbon thinks about luxury housing. The Maison unveiled the project at MAAT Central, and the announcement did more than introduce ten apartments. It introduced a new category to the Portuguese market: fashion-authored architecture, built for permanent living rather than a weekend stay. This matters right now because branded residences are multiplying across Europe, yet few projects carry a founder’s personal fingerprint the way this one claims to. So the real question isn’t whether KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa looks expensive. It’s whether the building actually behaves as Karl Lagerfeld designed it himself.

    What Makes This Lisbon’s First True Fashion-Branded Residence?

    Branded residences usually borrow a name and stop there. A hotel group licenses its logo, a developer builds a generic tower, and marketing fills the gap. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa takes a different route. It is the Maison’s first residential development in Portugal, and it is Lisbon’s first branded residence built around a single designer’s aesthetic rather than a hospitality brand’s service manual. The project sits at Rua Braamcamp 48–50, close to Avenida da Liberdade, inside the city’s most established luxury corridor.

    Developer OVERSEAS built the project with architectural and design direction from The One Atelier, working under Andrea Boschetti, the studio’s Head of Architecture. That partnership matters because The One Atelier specializes in translating a brand’s creative language into physical space. This isn’t their first branded residential project, but it is their first collaboration with a fashion house whose founder had such a distinctive personal visual signature.

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa

    The Founder-Fidelity Scale: A New Way to Judge Branded Residences

    Here’s a framework worth introducing, because the branded residence market needs one. Call it the Founder-Fidelity Scale. It measures how much of a designer’s actual biography, not just their logo, transfers into a building. The scale runs from one to five.

    Level one means a name license and nothing else. Level three means curated furniture and a recognizable material palette. And level five means the building borrows details from the founder’s own home. Most branded residences sit at level two or three. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa reaches for level five, and it earns that placement through specific, verifiable choices rather than vague brand language.

    Consider the underwater sound system installed in the wellness pool. That detail isn’t a decorative flourish. It directly echoes a system Karl Lagerfeld installed in his own home in Biarritz. Consider also the red gradient across the building’s façade, a nod to the red frame Lagerfeld used to finish his sketches. These aren’t marketing metaphors. They are biographical transfers, and that’s precisely what the Founder-Fidelity Scale is built to catch.

    Why the V-Shaped Façade Isn’t Just an Aesthetic Choice

    The building rises with a sculptural, V-shaped façade, built from vertical lines that climb toward the sky along a diagonal gradient. Architecturally, the form reads as Bauhaus-coded: precise, geometric, and unapologetically structural. Symbolically, it does something more specific. It mirrors the entrance installation Karl Lagerfeld’s team built at the MAAT reveal event, where guests walked through a V-shaped passage before entering the exhibition. The building and the launch event share a visual grammar. That kind of internal consistency rarely survives translation from runway to real estate, yet here it did.

    What Do You Actually Get Inside a KARL LAGERFELD Residence?

    The development includes ten exclusive apartments spread across eleven floors, starting at 234 square meters. Every unit includes a private jacuzzi, which signals how the Maison thinks about ordinary luxury amenities. Nothing here is generic. Community spaces carry furniture from KARL LAGERFELD MAISON, finished in brushed steel, lacquer, Via Láctea stone, and Grigio-toned wood. Smart-home controls, underfloor heating, and intelligent appliances handle daily comfort, so residents get automation without losing material warmth.

    The wellness floor deserves its own paragraph, because it functions as the building’s emotional center. Residents access an emotional shower, a multisensory experience combining water, light, sound, and aromatherapy. A steam room, sauna, heated wellness pool, floating pool, treatment room, and gym round out the offering. Front-of-house staff wear bespoke KARL LAGERFELD uniforms with branded linens, extending the aesthetic past the architecture and into daily service.

    The Penthouse Detail Nobody Will Stop Talking About

    The penthouse includes a private outdoor pool with a transparent floor, which doubles as the ceiling of the apartment below. That single architectural gesture turns water into a shared visual element between two private residences. It’s bold, slightly theatrical, and completely in character for a maison built on Karl Lagerfeld’s love of spectacle balanced against precision.

    Why Lisbon and Why Now?

    Lisbon offers something few European capitals still have: light, geometry, and cultural depth without the saturation of Paris or Milan’s luxury markets. The city’s azulejo tilework, Pombaline urban order, and contemporary craft scene give KARL LAGERFELD a backdrop that feels earned rather than imported. Michele Galli, CEO of The One Atelier, framed the project as an attempt to capture Karl’s precision and curiosity, then reinterpret those qualities inside a city defined by its own visual language.

    Timing also matters. Portugal’s luxury real estate market has grown steadily, driven by international buyers seeking design-forward properties with hospitality-level service. However, most of that growth has centered on hotel-branded residences rather than fashion houses. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa arrives as the first project to test whether Portuguese buyers respond to a designer’s personal aesthetic the way they respond to a five-star hotel name.

    Lagerfeld’s Personal Office, Rebuilt for the Reveal

    At the MAAT launch event, guests approached the museum through a glass structure housing a meticulous replica of Karl Lagerfeld’s office at Rue Saint-Guillaume. The installation included original sketches and archival materials from the Maison’s heritage. Pier Paolo Righi, CEO of KARL LAGERFELD, described the residence as a way of living defined by creativity, curiosity, elegance, and openness to the world, rather than a building defined by square footage alone.

    That distinction is worth sitting with. Righi’s framing pushes against a common criticism of branded residences: that they sell status without substance. Whether KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa avoids that trap depends entirely on execution between now and 2028, when the project is scheduled for completion.

    How Does This Project Compare to Other KARL LAGERFELD Real Estate?

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa joins a small but growing portfolio of design-led hospitality and residential projects carrying the maison’s name. The table below summarizes where Lisbon fits within that portfolio.

    ProjectCategoryLocationStatusKARL LAGERFELD Residences LisboaBranded residentialLisbon, PortugalPlanned completion in 2028KARL LAGERFELD MacauHotelMacauOperatingVillas MarbellaBranded residential villasMarbella, SpainOperatingDubai VillasBranded residential villasDubai, UAEForthcoming

    This positioning tells us something important. KARL LAGERFELD is building a real estate identity that spans hospitality and residential formats across three continents. Lisbon isn’t a one-off experiment. It’s a deliberate step inside a broader strategy, one that treats real estate as a natural extension of the maison’s design language rather than a licensing side business.

    What the OVERSEAS Partnership Signals About the Portuguese Market

    OVERSEAS, the Portuguese developer behind the project, describes itself as committed to sustainable, energy-efficient building practices, including near-zero-emissions construction standards. Pedro Vicente, the company’s CEO, called the collaboration a new benchmark for both Portuguese and European real estate. That claim carries weight because OVERSEAS already runs six real estate projects across the country, representing roughly 337 residential units and a total investment of nearly 225 million euros.

    Pairing a design-led developer with a fashion maison isn’t accidental. It suggests Portugal’s luxury developers see fashion-branded residences as a way to differentiate from hotel-branded competitors, who currently dominate the branded residence category across Southern Europe.

    Three Predictions for the Branded Residence Market Through 2028

    First, expect more fashion houses to follow this model instead of licensing their names to hotel chains. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa proves that a maison can lead architectural direction directly, without a hospitality intermediary diluting the vision.

    Second, expect the Founder-Fidelity Scale, or something functionally similar, to become a real evaluation tool among luxury real estate journalists and buyers. As branded residences multiply, buyers will need a way to separate genuine design authorship from surface-level licensing.

    Third, expect Lisbon’s Avenida da Liberdade district to attract at least one additional fashion-branded project before 2028. The neighborhood already concentrates luxury retail, heritage architecture, and international hotel brands. KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa gives competitors a proven template to follow.

    A Critic’s Honest Take

    I’ll say this plainly: most branded residences bore me. They recycle the same marble, the same infinity pool renders, the same vague promises about “elevated living.” KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa doesn’t entirely escape that formula, but it does something most competitors skip. It ties specific architectural choices back to specific biographical facts about the designer himself. The Biarritz pool speaker isn’t a gimmick. It’s evidence of actual design intent, traceable to a real person’s real home. That said, intent on paper isn’t the same as lived experience. The project won’t complete until 2028, and the gap between rendering and reality has swallowed plenty of ambitious branded residences before this one. The Founder-Fidelity Scale gives this project a high score today. Whether it holds that score at handover is the story worth following.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa?

    KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa is the maison’s first residential development in Portugal and Lisbon’s first fashion-branded residence. Developer OVERSEAS built the project with design direction from The One Atelier.

    Where is KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa located?

    The development sits at Rua Braamcamp 48–50, a short walk from Avenida da Liberdade, inside Lisbon’s established luxury district.

    How many apartments does the building include?

    The residence includes ten exclusive apartments across eleven floors, starting at 234 square meters each.

    When will KARL LAGERFELD Residences Lisboa be completed?

    The project is planned for completion in 2028.

    What amenities does the building offer?

    Residents get access to a wellness floor with an emotional shower, steam room, sauna, heated wellness pool, floating pool, treatment room, gym, concierge-level service, and private underground parking. Every apartment also includes a private jacuzzi.

    Who designed the architecture?

    The One Atelier led the architectural development under the direction of Andrea Boschetti, Head of Architecture, working closely with the KARL LAGERFELD team.

    What other real estate projects carry the KARL LAGERFELD name?

    The Maison’s portfolio also includes the KARL LAGERFELD Macau hotel and Villas Marbella, with Dubai Villas forthcoming.

    All images © OVERSEAS and The One Atelier. Discover more interior design projects here at WE AND THE COLOR.

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  23. Let’s get real!

    What bothers you and why?

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    Hey there, lovely readers!

    Today, we’re diving into the wonderful world of pet peeves.

    Yep, we’re talking about those little things that just get under your skin and make you want to scream into a pillow.

    What bothers you and why? Buckle up because we’re about to take a wilde ride through some common annoyances.

    1. Slow Internet

    Let’s kick things off with a classic: slow internet.

    Is there anything more infuriating than watching the spinning wheel of death while trying to stream your favourite show?

    Or worse, when you’re in the middle of an important Zoom meeting and your screen freezes in the most unflattering way possible.

    Seriously, is it too much to ask for a stable connection in the 21st century?

    2. Telemarketers

    Next up, telemarketers.

    These persistent callers have an uncanny ability to ring just as you’re sitting down for dinner or when you’re in the middle of a relaxing bath.

    The worst part?

    They always seem to have the most important and irrelevant offers just for you.

    “Congratulations! You’ve been selected for a free cruise!” Thanks, but I’ll pass.

    3. Overly Loud Chewing

    Can we talk about loud chewers for a second?

    There’s something about the sound of someone chomping away on their food that can drive even the most patient person up the wall.

    It’s like they’re auditioning for a role in a sound effects department.

    If I wanted to hear that, I’d turn on an ASMR video.

    4. Endless Email Chains

    How about those never-ending email chains?

    You know the ones where everyone feels the need to hit “Reply All” with their two cents.

    Before you know it, your inbox looks like a novel, and you’re stuck scrolling through 47 messages just to find the original point.

    Can we all agree to use “Reply All” sparingly?

    5. Misbehaving Technology

    Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, right?

    But when your printer decides to have a meltdown right before an important deadline or your phone battery dies at 20%, it feels like the universe is playing a cruel joke.

    Don’t even get me started on autocorrect—no, I did not mean “ducking.”

    6. Slow Walkers

    And then there are the slow walkers.

    You’re in a hurry, weaving through the crowd like a ninja, and then you get stuck behind someone who seems to be taking a leisurely Sunday stroll on a Tuesday morning.

    It’s like they’re walking through molasses, and all you can do is smile politely and wait for an opening.

    7. Leftovers with No Expiration Date

    Here’s a fun one: leftovers in the fridge with no expiration date.

    Is this container of spaghetti from last week or last month? Who knows!

    It’s a game of culinary roulette, and the stakes are high.

    Do you risk it, or do you toss it? The struggle is real.

    So, there you have it—my list of things that bother me and why.

    From slow internet to leftover roulette, these little annoyances can really test our patience.

    But hey, they also give us something to laugh about (eventually).

    What bothers you and why? Share your pet peeves in the comments below—I can’t wait to commiserate with you!

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