Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction Painted in 1906 by Claude Monet and consigned by an anonymous collector, “Nympheas” An iconic painting of...
Furla’s CEO chooses bare faced chic for China The Furlanetto family has been making elegant handbags in Bologna for over 85 years and they are now making...
Donatella Versace takes her story to a new generation Provocative, controversial, daring and fearless — that’s what Versace stands for, Donatella tells Claudia...
Poseidonion Grand Hotel, Spetses On the Greek outlying islands it’s easy to imagine that this cradle of Western civilisation is still a...
Three new London hotels combine buzz and beauty London has seen a slew of turbo-hyped hotels come on line this year, with each one offering more than a place to...
The Bvlgari bar, Ritz Carlton Tokyo Now that Cathay Pacific have two daily flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo’s Haneda airport, which...
Hong Kong Design Institute makes window displays into an art form I was one of the judges at The Hong Kong Design Institute’s Visual Merchandising Competition 2013 on May 7th. The...
8th Asia Film Awards honour Wong Kar Wai’s Grandmaster TThe 8th Asia Film Awards were held on March 27th in Macau, presented by jurors Donnie Yen and Carina Lau. The jury...
Bicester Village heads to China Their second favourite place in the UK is Bicester Village (after Windsor Castle). Think how happy Chinese label...
Kazuo Okada passes the taste test A great restaurant is more than just fabulous food, it should also be a wonderful space and that rule has been...
In London Royal Salute whisky joins hands with the monarchy to protect England’s regal palaces With a thunderous roar cannons from the Honourable Company of Fusiliers gave a regal...
Luxury grandmaster Jean-Marc Lacave takes charge of Moët Hennessy in Asia Pacific Christophe Navarre, CEO of Moët Hennessy, announced today (Friday July 25th) that Jean-Marc Lacave is to become...
Julian Schnabel is staging a critical comeback with his mind-bending art Julian Schnabel’s flirtations with celebrity have damaged his reputation as an artist but the man who has more film...
Frank Yu turns Gravity into a force for change in architecture Founded just ten years ago, Gravity has evolved into one of Hong Kong’s most interesting and influential design...
Sculptor Wang Keping uses wood to tell astonishing stories For over 30 years sculptor Wang Keping has been changing the face of contemporary art with works that are a rare...
