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Drawing inspiration from the concept of the coal miner’s canary, the Urban Canary is an electronic pet that reacts to pollution. It was designed to be carried by a child as they go about their day. The idea is that, through various sensors, it continually monitors air pollution and gets…
Henry Dakak Jr. is a designer with a singular vision. His beautifully made creations, whether furniture, functional objects or jewellery, exemplify a judicious mix of modernity and antiquity, and bely a delicate attention to detail. The history of design is rife with drama. Truthfully, …
But when General Manager Guillaume Benezech and The Ritz-Carlton team took over the property in the autumn of 2015, the lobby’s deep reds and yellows felt heavy, musty, and well, old. Representing the Ritz-Carlton’s first foray into Switzerland, joining a wave of new luxury offerings in…
The 49.2-metre Ipanema turned heads at Monaco with a striking ruby-red hull, chosen to echo her owner's limited-edition LaFerrari and, by our reckoning, the first yacht to nod to Ferrari in decades.
Dubai has announced plans to become the first city in the world with a fleet of flying taxis, and it has even signed a deal with a German aviation company called Volocopter, for the supply of electrically powered driverless drones that can carry two passengers by way of18 rotors and nin…
As odd as it sounds, a walking safari tracking endangered black rhinos through the Kenyan bush is a tranquil adventure, at least as long as you do not let the rhinos track you first.
From a new Beirut flagship, Lebanese label LaLaQueen unveils its crystal-inspired Geometric collection of handmade leather bags, pairing designer Sally Sarieddine's spiritual ethos with a promise of ethical, sustainable craft.
Lalique's owner and chief executive, Silvio Denz, is making crystal cool again through contemporary collaborations and an inspired jewellery collection, with projects from Damien Hirst and Zaha Hadid bringing a fresh take to a traditional technique.
There are so many good hotels in Paris these days it’s hard to decide where to stay but the Mandarin Oriental, with its discreet obsession for perfection, is a worthy contender. Once upon a time, Saint Honoré, and its elegant continuation, the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, was just a lo…
The Beirut Design Fair aims to put Lebanese design on the international map and show that creativity is thriving despite the country’s multitude of challenges. Beirut has always been a lively Mediterranean nucleus of innovation but these days it seems there’s a design event almost…
Nimerology is a luxury tableware brand started by Nour Al Nimer, a half-Turkish half-Palestinian artist who grew up between Beirut and London. “When I was at Central Saint Martins, I came across a surface design course and realised that this kind of art surrounds us on a daily basis,” s…
Beirut was once home to hundreds of palaces. Perched on the hills of Ashrafieh, Zokak El Blatt, Clemenceau and Kantari, and spreading east to Gemmayze and Mar Mikhael, these spectacular gems of the Ottoman and French Mandate eras were built by wealthy Lebanese merchants seeking peace an…