Brilliance, Style and Comfort at Lux Only Exhibition in Inter Expo Centre Sofia

Georgi Georgiev, VisitBulgaria.NET

The second issue of Lux Only exhibition took place in Inter Expo Centre Sofia from 29.11 to 02.12. This is the most prestigious happening for the people with ambitions and financial resources and mostly people with good taste.

The event was organized by Expo Team and Creative Solutions. They had created the perfect atmosphere for the glamorous fairy scene. Maestro Jewelers, Lux Imoti and Prenod Ricard were the diamond sponsors of the exhibition. The company for luxury real estate in Bulgaria and abroad, took part in the event for the first time. The managers of the company Nicola Stoyanov and Mihail Chobanov and their guests Rosemary Wellings and Marc Debieuvre, experts in the field of the real estate sales, defined of the “luxury estate” term and presented the luxury real estates market trends.

The exhibition was inaugurated by the famous Bulgarian actress Anya Pencheva. The owner of IDC, Avi Tabisel gave her a splendid diamond necklace to emphasize her beauty. Fire ballet, jazz musicians and the famous jazz singer Vasil Petrov were the other participants in the show program.

One of the most impressive exponents at the exhibition was the unique pistol made of white and yellow gold, incrusted with white and red diamonds and golden bullets. A diamond Power pen, estimated to cost 100 000 Euro and the watch of Romain Jerome, DNA Titanic, made of the remains of “Titanik” ship were also among the stars on the stand of Maestro Jewelers.

Other pieces of jewelry on wheels also attracted the attention of the visitors. Aston Martin, Ferarri, Maserati, Bently, Alfa Romeo and Brabus were shown at Lux Only, to personify the luxury and comfort among cars. The prototype of Ford Mustang, designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro was also exhibited at Lux Only. The racer of Michael Schumacher also took its special place among the remarkable cars.

14 luxury yachts including Cruisers Yachts laid aboard in Inter Expo Centre. The biggest one weights 10 t and it is 12 m long. “It was a real challenge to run it into the exhibition hall” said Ivailo Zheglov from Expo Team. There was also a helicopter at Lux Only – a good alternative for the busy traffic in the city.

Many presentations were organized at the exhibition. The most attractive one was the Ballantine’s whisky tasting. The journalist, Martin Karbovski, and one of the most beautiful women in the world, Evgenia Kalkandzhieva, were among the guests of Ballantine’s.

The whole event was accompanied with numerous prizes and auctions. A lucky lady took a gift from Maestro Jewelers while another one won the greatest prize - Alfa Romeo 147. Athanasios Mallios got the special price of Lux Imoti – a master driving course in winter conditions - Porsche Winter Driving School, in the Lungau ski resort in Austria. The famous showman, Slavi Trifonov officially became an owner of Chaparral 215. The yacht is specially designed for the winner in the dance competition “Dance with Me”.

Some of the exponents at Lux Only were sold on a charity auction. Lachezar Bratoev (LZ YACHTING) and the managers of „Lux Imoti” Nicola Stoyanov and Michail Chobanov were the most active at the bidding. Mr. Stoyanov won a magnificent lady’s watch Chopard, part of the Happy Diamonds collection. He said “This would be an excellent gift for my wife and I’m happy to contribute to the noble cause”. Mihail Chobanov won unique Caran’d Ache pen which is a souvenir from the Romain Jerome Titanic-DNA watch collection. The real estate expert also bought a bottle of 30 years old Ballantine’s whisky – the only one on the Balkan Peninsula.

Part of the incomes from the entrée fees and part of the money gathered on the charity auction are intended for the Oncology Patients Association. This tradition has been established since the first issue of Lux Only.