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Any conversation of cryptocurrencies has to begin with an explanation of blockchain and why it’s so revolutionary. In essence, blockchain changes the way we transact with each other and allows us to move from a world of cloning (in which we have to make copies of files we want to send o…
With an illustrious portfolio of homes and product collaborations to his name, the London-born, Los Angeles-based decorator Martyn Lawrence Bullard has an infinite number of stories to tell, and the charm to tell them well.
The world's tenth richest man, in the midst of a political renaissance, is touted as America's best hope of ousting Donald Trump in 2020. We met him on a recent trip to London.
A dinner-table grumble about the paperwork of flying private inspired the Harvard graduate to build a San Francisco platform that shows jet owners exactly where their money goes.
Creative director Pascale Habis explains why her Beirut slow-fashion house rejects mass production for timeless, impeccably finished pieces, reviving the garde-robe tradition and prizing individualism over the conformity of any It Bag.
Let’s take a moment to look into the not-too-distant future. Imagine that a robot has stolen your job and pushed you into a lower-wage occupation, if not out of the workforce altogether. Now, this isn’t science fiction, for a University of Oxford study estimated that due to advances in …
Six metres below Bloomberg's new billion-dollar European headquarters lie the restored remains of one of London's oldest buildings: a Roman temple to Mithras, the bull-slaying deity, now open free to the public.
It’s hard to believe Instagram was launched only eight years ago. Before that, “no filter” was an expression used to describe a loose-lipped party guest, and “blessed” was how you felt inside when something really good happened. There were no “Followers” and “Influence…
On September 12th, 1962, John F. Kennedy told the United States, “We choose to go to the Moon.” What JFK and the American public didn’t know yet was that by investing in its space programme, it was also getting memory foam, precision GPS, the cardiac pump, food safety …
House of Today’s Cherine Magrabi is propping up regional talent on the international stage. Her visionary concept is inspired, innovative and most of all- it’s working. Anyone casting even a cursory glance over the Lebanese design scene today will notice that the country’s game has stre…
With a sharp eye and a curator’s approach, Chahan Minassian creates unpretentious, tasteful interiors. It’s little wonder then that he was chosen to help renovate one of Paris’ most prestigious projects – the Hôtel de Crillon. Picture the plump curves of two soft grey armchairs, m…
With enough money, you can buy almost anything – even a bold new dawn.