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IN AN INTERVIEW with Jean-Michel Gathy, the principal designer of Denniston and a bona fide legend in the upper reaches of hospitality design, he surmises that an artist’s sensibilities are not actually cultivated, but are, in fact, an organic result

This year’s collection from Minotti marks the bridge between rationalism and brutalism, with pieces offering a modern design take on the midcentury spirit. Under the coordination of Rodolfo Dordoni with Minotti Studio and a team of international desi

IT’S BEEN 40 years since Jean-Michel Gathy decamped to Asia from his native Belgium, arriving to a new world in 1981. Not that this was anything surprising. Since he was a child, Gathy would be tasked to organise family holidays across Europe, where

THERE’S A WELL-KNOWN phrase in the real estate industry that refers to the three most important factors when choosing a property. I may not have this entirely right, but I believe it is, ‘location, location, location, location, and maths.’ The nub an

Riten Mozumdar 1927-2006 FOLLOWING INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE from the British Empire in 1947, artisans moved to revive the subcontinent’s ancient handicrafts. One of the most notable was Riten Mozumdar, whose work significantly shaped the country’s postco

TO STEP INTO a room or property shaped and enlivened by Martin Brudnizki’s creative eye – be it Fortnum & Mason in Hong Kong or two of the Grand Hotel Stockholm’s suites in the interior designer’s Swedish homeland – is to enter a world of opulence. I

NOTHING ABOUT THE feeling of driving a Lamborghini is accidental. According to Maurizio Reggiani, the marque’s chief technical officer, the sensation springs directly from the noise of those 12 screaming cylinders. That high-pitched roar triggers exc

AUDREY LARGE WAS never too keen on making things by hand. As a master’s candidate at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 2017, she and the other students were pushed into metal or wood workshops, but her preferred method was to create desi

Lawyer Hideo Kodama applies for a patent for a rapid prototyping device that builds models layer by layer using photopolymers but misses subsequent filing deadlines. Chuck Hull files a patent for his stereolithography apparatus (SLA), in which a lase

What do you mean you didn’t run out to buy a chess set after watching The Queen’s Gambit this year? Those who still need to brush up on their Sicilian Defence can try their hand at SaintLouis’ version of the game, which has a board made of reflective

SOMETIMES, WHEN DESIGNING a room, the art comes first. One couple found that to be true when mapping out the main area of their Ibiza vacation home, which took its inspiration from Rendezvous with a flare by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. “

THEY SAY LOCATION is everything in real estate, and Silverstone’s new luxury residences are set to take pole position. The storied UK circuit, which is the current home of the British Grand Prix, will welcome 60 upscale homes come May 2022 that each

VISTA, OCEANIA CRUISES’ newest ship, is set to sail the seas in style come spring 2023. Her 18 Inaugural Season voyages begin in April 2023 and will span more than 24 countries across four continents, from the ancient sands of Asia to the glittering

IT’S NO SECRET that size matters in the yacht world, but for a forward-looking generation of builders, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Maximising interior space has become the go-to approach for many brands, with the Ferretti Yachts 1000, Prin

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AT THE CLOSING of Milan Fashion Week this year, two fashion powerhouses joined forces to prove just how far strength in numbers could go. Fendace – that is Versace by Fendi and Fendi by Versace – is a collection that brings out the best of Italian sa

WITH A NAME that unites two of Cartier’s most definitive chapters, Tank Must embodies creativity and resilience in equal measures while staying in tune with the times – because blending aesthetics with the zeitgeist is the maison’s true gift. “The Mu

CHARLES GIRARDIER REALLY makes only one watch – which is not surprising given that its production numbers are in the mid double digits – but this boutique Geneva-based independent does that one watch very well. Well enough, in fact, to win a prize at

AUDEMARS PIGUET IS rolling out the red carpet for the arrival of horological nobility. Its iconic Royal Oak Offshore hasn’t received an update since 2010, when the hefty 44mm version was introduced, but this autumn marks the debut of a 43mm model, wi

THE LATEST ADDITION to Tiffany & Co’s 2021 Colors of Nature line-up is inspired by a well-trodden subject – the sea – but delivers a playful new take on the perennial jewellery motif. The plunging, 79cm platinum chain drips with over seven carats of

IT’S THE CITY that never sleeps, the city so nice they named it twice, the city of Harry Winston’s inspiring backstory, and a constant source of inspiration for the jeweller to this day. New York City and its numerous iconic landmarks have become the

IN AN EPISODE of the US television sitcom Scrubs, JD narrates what living with his girlfriend, Elliot, is like. As he describes her bathroom in detail, the scene pans accordingly: scented candles line every possible surface, and fluffy bathrobes and

THE MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS has long dominated the executive-sedan category with a simple formula, flawlessly executed: seamless propulsion, understated elegance and lavish, amenity-laden comfort. Then the world started paying attention to the electric

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IT MUST BE galling to buy your first new Ferrari, only to discover that the purchase of your US$300,000 car unlocks just the initial level of privilege and access within the world of the Prancing Horse elite. The climb up Ferrari’s customer ladder is

THE MOST ARDENT audiophiles spend countless hours obsessing over every minutia of their audio system, right down to screws, shock absorbers and the impedance of the cables. Admittedly the journey of self-discovery is part of the charm, but sometimes

I’VE BEEN CHAMPIONING the virtues of headphones since the mid-1970s, which marked me as a real audio weirdo in an era when nobody but recording engineers and pilots put a pair on their head. From the beginning, headphones have possessed those rarifie

THE BAY OF Kotor could be a fjord. The water is cinched into a crevasse between steep mountains, its surface speckled with islands, the edges rimmed with charming medieval villages. Call it the Boka, as locals do. “It’s strange and striking,” says Ed

THE DELTA VARIANT turned what was supposed to be the summer of post-COVID celebration into another fraught, virus-dodging slog, but not all progress was lost. International travel finally returned, and with it the first-class experience. And while so

IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE that counts, so the saying goes. True, but few would turn up their noses at something that’s beautiful both inside and out, and certainly not in the presence of Charabanc, unless it’s to take a good sniff. As a maker of luxury car

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PROFILE PHOTO NON-FUNGIBLE tokens (NFTs) are having a historic moment in the new age of NFTs. Prices of these digital collectibles go beyond the logic of rational non-NFT attuned minds. Here are the various adrenaline-inducing drops that collectors h

AS IF THE already burgeoning art scene in Hong Kong hasn’t spurred art enthusiasts to make a visit, the city has further pinned itself on the world map as a global visual art mecca with M+, the first global museum of contemporary visual culture in As

HERE’S ANOTHER CRITICAL takeaway from the pandemic: it has challenged the status quo for office-based companies as work-from-home demand has incessantly burgeoned over the past year. For one, these companies have had to rethink their strategies for o

SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS may have sadly succumbed to the stresses of the year, but fortunately for us, new and equally great ones have entered our lives. Kulto, for one, is a cosy Spanish joint that serves solid tapas and of course, paella, the beloved

THE OVERQUOTED OSCAR WILDE once said that there are but two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, the other is getting it. It was Jan Martin Villareal’s first day at Chihuly Lounge – a reassignment he finally managed to secure. And as

FOUNDER EIICHI ANAORI, who discovered the wonders of cooking on carbon graphite through his father’s roasted sweet potatoes, decided to bring the same magic to the modern kitchen. Its unique ability to minimise the cellular destruction of your food a

The Tanjong Pagar neighbourhood has no lack of good food, and it is easy for Griglia to be lost in the shuffle. What a waste that would be. Sandwiched between Shake Shack and Ma Cuisine, Griglia is quietly (and confidently) making a name for itself a

TAI-HENG CHENG describes the lawyer-statesman as a performer of multiple roles: lawyer, judge, professor, policymaker and legislator. Armed with an inimitable level of insight gained from authoring three books and 40 articles on international law, Ch