From the Top

The truth about luxury and high net worth in a new economic reality.

In September 2009, 30 Saatchi & Saatchi Xplorers in more than 20 cities around the world were out Xploring the world of high net worth and luxury. They met tenacious entrepreneurs, weary investors, optimistic business owners, heirs to old fortunes, designers and stylists to the rich and famous, personal assistants and party planners.

They put aside the interview guides and the obvious questions, listened for the real story, and discovered a new appreciation for old values, an unstoppable tide of determination and a renaissance of intimacy and emotion. In this beautifully designed book, Xploring shares ten ideas that will change the way you think about wealth and luxury.

Xploring's ten discoveries:

1. Embrace the Challenge
2. Hold Luxury to True Values
3. Rediscover the Beauty of Feeling Human
4. The Romance of the First Time
5. Step Away from It All
6. Find Luxury in the Real Thing
7. Make an Understatement
8. Investing is the New Spending
9. The Story is One the Inside
10. Generate a High Return on Time

For the raw and unedited version, visit: www.xploringfromthetop.blogspot.com.

 

From the Top Xplorers:

Adene Vanderwalt (Cape Town)..Amit Koren (Israel)
Aisea Laungaue (Sydney)...........Anna Lee (Los Angeles)
Belinda Parmar (London)............Besse Gardner (Los Angeles)
Coco Videla (Paris)....................Connie Yeung (Hong Kong) 
Daniel Toh (Kuala Lumpur).........Debby Giness (New Zealand)
Flora Proverbio (Buenos Aires)...Frances Clayton (New York)
Heather Poli (New York).............Hinoei Joshi (Mumbai)
Ilia Burlakov (Moscow)..............Katya Danilyuk (Moscow)
Katherine Zeng (Los Angeles)....Leanne Halder (London)
Maren Stegbauer (Frankfurt)......Maria Muns (Buenos Aires)
Michael Grandt (Tokyo).............Pedro Rojas (Buenos Aires)
Peter Ng (Beijing).....................Pinaki Bhattacharya (Delhi)
Shirine Aoun (Dubai).................Susanne Koehler (Frankfurt)
Will Pierce (Los Angeles)...........Vipasha Shah (Mumbai)
Yasuhiro Karakawa (Tokyo)