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Wood lasts shaped like a human foot, metal stems set into heels to keep the wearer upright; the Parisian maestro, born in 1964, reveals why the perfect shoe is as much engineering as art.
Despite its fame, the famous handset struggles in tech round-ups and top-ten lists, with critics citing a thin app catalogue. Meanwhile the iPhone 4 grows slicker and faster with every release.
While New York and Hong Kong are celebrated for their verticality, it is fitting that the Middle East should again host some of the tallest structures on earth. Setting aside the Burj Khalifa, we spotlight the standouts.
A clock that costs as much as a house and a bed clad in twenty-four carats: we gather the heaviest, boldest and most extravagantly gilded objects, where Stuart Hughes and Hebanon push opulence to its glittering limit.
Nadine Khalil examines a rare act of philanthropy, as the world's wealthiest man opens the Soumaya to showcase his private collection, admission free, with the Carlos Slim Foundation underwriting every cost of maintenance and display.
Owned by developer Sun Hung Kai Properties, the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is the brand's loftiest property yet. From its lounges to its infinity pool, everything here is superlatively elevated, and not for those wary of heights.
However compact the world now seems, some cities remain more distinctively exciting than others. We venture beyond the usual suspects to uncover less conspicuous yet equally must-do experiences across three of the world's most special cities.
At 82, Frank Gehry has designed his first skyscraper and it has transformed Manhattan’s skyline. Official Bespoke tracked down the spirited architect to discover his side of this twisting, rippling tower. “I’m getting tearful,” says Frank Gehry when we ask him how he feels about finally…
We rank the world's richest governments by total reserves, from monetary gold to foreign exchange, while acknowledging that vast holdings, as China's overspending shows, are no guarantee of lasting prosperity.
At the western tip of Palm Island, the new One and Only resort can be reached by limousine from the airport. Yet the truer indulgence, our writer discovers, is to arrive by private launch from the sea.
The former Dior Homme designer turned photographer discusses his black-and-white chronicle of young men across four countries, his instinct for the zeitgeist, and why fashion and the image are inseparable.
Daisy Mohr explores the Aga Khan Development Network, which has restored cultural heritage from Mali and Egypt to old Sanaa and Aleppo. Led by the Ismaili spiritual leader, it ranks among the world's largest private development networks.