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If real estate is all about location, little can rival this. Ramsay Short surveys No.1 Palace Street, an address fit for a king that sits beside the Queen of England with views across her gardens.
Collections are for the masses; true luxury is personal. At Zegna, a suit is shaped to your posture and shoulders, approved by Alessandro Sartori and fitted by a master tailor named Angelo.
The Palestinian Museum honours the country’s history and represents an optimistic investment into its future. It’s also a remarkable architectural project. A museum to represent any one people, or nation, seems destined to be a reductive project, all the more so when the nation in quest…
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…
Just a hundred metres from St Mark's Square lies a new Dolce & Gabbana boutique that holds its own as a cultural destination. Bucking convention, the label tailors each store to its setting rather than replicating one identity.
With enough money, you can buy almost anything – even a bold new dawn.
What do you get when you take a 35-year old Italo-Belgian who honed his skills under Karl Lagerfeld at Fendi, before launching his eponymous label two years later, and who then worked for three years with Donatella Versace before being made creative director of Versace’s Versus la…
She was close enough to touch. Her skin, a rich, purplish black looked soft, almost velvety and as she drifted beneath me, her eyes swivelled back, watching what I was doing. She wasn’t alone. All around me, her companions swam. Some were as wide as a dining table, others even larger. I…
Belle Époque in design yet thoroughly modern in spirit, San Sebastián rose to fame when Queen Isabella II sought the cold Atlantic's cure. The aristocracy followed, and its allure has never faded.
Just because something is really amazing doesn’t mean it’s perfect. But there’s a place in the middle of the Indian Ocean that comes pretty close. The turquoise water is crystal clear, the sand is sugary white and the air is so pure and clean that by the time it makes it across the wate…
Inflation, salaries, property maintenance, upgrades, introducing new curricula, let’s be honest, running an institute of higher education is very expensive. You can turn to tuition fees and alumni associations, revenues from intellectual properties and, if you have a healthcare arm, hos…