Awesome Luxury

This leather tool bag from Billykirk provides a great home for small hand tools, paint brushes, electronics, or other tools of your trade. It’s made in California from vegetable-tanned, full-grain leather with brass and steel hardware. Rivet-reinforced corners, steel feet, and a two-ply bottom help it last a lifetime. Available in natural, caramel, black, and dark brown.

Saddleback’s Big Wallet has a simple name and a simple aim: to last longer than you. It’s made from full-grain leather, lined with tough pigskin, and protected from RFID scanning. It has nine card slots, six pockets – including room for a passport, and a pen holder. Saddleback stands by their goods, too. The Big Wallet is guaranteed for 100 years.

Italian automaker Alfa Romeo blew our minds when they revealed the 33 Stradale, a limited-edition supercar with a sleek design that honors the classic Tipo 33 while still being modern. It will come in a conventionally-fueled model with a twin-turbo V6 with 620 hp, and an electric version with 750 hp. Each will be handcrafted at Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.

Transferring technology and expertise from the road to the water, BMW is the driving force behind The Icon, the first maritime luxury electric vehicle. BMW teamed up with boat builder TYDE to create a visionary experience that progressively blends the ideals of luxury and sustainable mobility. In other words, it’s a glass-encased plaything for the one-percenters.

The current-generation Nissan GT-R (R35) has been around for quite some time now, but it’s still a fantastic sports car. The 2023 GT-R is as fun to drive and attention-grabbing as ever. Other vehicles may have surpassed the GT-R’s specs and tech, but Godzilla can still hold its own in a straight line or a curve and makes anyone look like a pro driver.

A limited edition of Ford’s electric truck, the F-150 Lightning Platinum Black comes factory-wrapped in matte black. It rolls on matte black 22″ wheels, with black badging, power running boards, a black tonneau cover, a smoked light bar, a gloss black roof, and a black leather interior. The fully-loaded truck has dual motors and a 300-mile driving range.

Original Grain’s Heritage Collection brings watchmaking back to the U.S., with each timepiece handcrafted in one of six American workshops. The watches incorporate an American-made quartz movement, a stainless steel case, and wood from bourbon barrels or prohibition-era rackhouse wood. Available with black or copper plating or real bronze.

The second-gen Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe is as powerful and quick as its predecessor, but it’s now a proper grand tourer, adding 7″ to its overall length and stretching its wheelbase by 3″. That improves luggage capacity and makes a 2+2 config possible so the kids can ride along. 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering are now standard as well.

Jeep’s venerable Grand Cherokee SUV is at its best in its most luxurious version: the Summit Reserve. The extended-wheelbase model we tested features a beautifully refined interior with room for six passengers, top-grade materials, the latest technology, and a fantastic sound system. Plus, it’s still, at heart, an off-road capable Jeep.

The limited-edition Porsche 911 S/T packs the same high-revving flat-6 as the GT3 RS, but it’s tuned for the street. It has an understated design, and it’s the lightest 992-series 911 to date weighing just 3056 lb thanks to magnesium wheels and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic hood, roof, front fenders, and doors. There’s also a matching Porsche Design watch.

Hanging out at the shore is a blast with the inflatable Hangout 360 Trio floating lounge. Now available in a vibrant Native Paradise pattern, Bote’s ultimate portable deck is made up of three Hangout 120 platforms that can be joined in a donut shape or used individually. Pontoon backrests makes it comfy for chilling all-day.

Grovemade’s form-meets-function Note-Taking Kit declutters desks with three simple tools in three beautiful finishes: walnut, maple, and oak. The Display Rail keeps notes and devices upright with improved sightlines. The Small Notepad has a metal base so it stays put for whenever genius strikes, and the Vertical Organizer sorts notes. Felt desk pad sold separately.

The Konnected Joe ceramic charcoal grill and smoker features a pushbutton automatic fire starter, a digital display for setting temperatures from 225º to 700ºF, and Wi-Fi remote monitoring. A digitally-controlled fan helps regulate temperature and airflow, and its grill surface is big enough to cook 13 burgers at once.

Boise, Idaho’s Alpine Wood Co. makes extraordinary furniture from wood, metal, and resin. Among their collection is this beautiful black walnut dining table with a deep blue river of resin running through its center. It comes in sizes ranging from 48″ x 30″ to 96″ x 48″, with the larger models doubling as a ping pong table. Benches sold separately.

Farer’s sublime Palmer watch has a GMT dual-time display with a Swiss-made movement and a beautifully pearlescent opaline dial. A fusion of ice-blue Super-LumiNova and ceramic sits behind black hour markers for a cool backlit glow, and we love the splash of orange on the second hand and five-second numerals. Limited to just 150 pieces.

Recteq’s RT-B380X grill can cook at temperatures from 200°F to 1000°F, providing restaurant-quality searing. It burns natural hardwood pellets, has a digital temperature controller, and remote monitoring and control via a mobile app. It has an 18 lb. fuel hopper, and its 380 sq. in. cooking surface is big enough to cook a dozen burgers at the same time.

With a sticker price nearing $100K, the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali Ultimate is the most extravagant truck we’ve ever driven. Thanks to a powerful turbo-diesel engine and heavy-duty transmission, it can tow a large trailer while its occupants enjoy comforts like soft leather, real wood trim, climate-controlled seats with massage, and much more.

This unique coffee maker developed by LG Labs smoothly blends two different coffees into a single cup. With a design inspired by the Apollo lunar module. It accepts off-the-shelf capsules from brands like Nespresso, Starbucks, and Illy, and optimizes pressure, temperature, ane extraction volumes for each. It’s controlled with a companion mobile app.

Our pal Tim Esterdahl from Pickup Truck and SUV Talk got his hands on a vehicle that is neither a truck nor an SUV. The 2023 BMW 760i xDrive he reviewed is a $162,000 luxury sedan with a 536 hp, twin-turbo V8, a 48V motor, and a heaping helping of technology. Zoom from 0-to-60 in 4.1 seconds, or relax in the executive lounge seating while watching the 31″ 8K TV.

We love the bag collection for sophisticated city dwellers by Troubadour and London shirtmaker Thomas Pink, two British brands that exemplify quality materials and craftsmanship. Pink’s fastidious details — like matching shirt pouches — dress up four signature pieces: the Apex Backpack, Caboodle Tech Case, Embark Duffle, and Pathfinder Slim Briefcase.

The Smithsonian Channel takes us near Shanghai, China, where what was once a rock quarry has been transformed into an extravagant luxury resort. Architect Martin Jochman of JADE+QA designed the structure that appears to be just two stories when approaching from the top, but is actually a 16-story tower that blends into the rocks.

Aston Martin will make just 110 of this gorgeous sports car to celebrate its 110th anniversary. Its 5.2L twin-turbo V12 engine produces 705 hp and 555 lb-ft. of torque, and offers maximum driver engagement with a custom 6-speed manual transmission. It has adaptive dampers, anti-roll bars for sharp handling, and carbon ceramic brakes for serious stopping power.

Humanscale’s already-iconic Nova task light won an iF Design Award and is now even better with an optional wireless charging base with two USB ports. Nova’s bright, glare-free light has a touch-dimming control, high-efficiency LEDs that deliver 440 lumens, and smart-dimming tech that turns it off when you forget.