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...
Italy’s queen of accessories: Silvia Fendi celebrates fifteen years of her famous Baguette The fashion house celebrated fifteen years of the punchy pouch with a weighty tome and two new versions of the classic...
A Japanese Artist Launches Plants Into Space Artist Azuma Makoto sent a 50-year-old bonsai pine into the stratosphere “Flowers aren’t just...
Aman’s new resort in Vietnam is a natural wonder It was the middle of the afternoon and I was floating several metres beneath the surface of Vietnam’s East Sea when...
The Bvlgari bar, Ritz Carlton Tokyo Now that Cathay Pacific have two daily flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo’s Haneda airport, which...
Tiger’s Nest, Switzerland The Swiss Alps in central Valais may be an odd place to find a big striped cat but once it becomes clear...
To the Manor Bought, Agence Mercure For 75 years Agence Mercure have specialised in the sale of what the French call ‘Demeures de charmes’ or charming...
Electric Avenue, Renovo Renovo, California Silicon Valley is more famous for start-ups than supercars. Yet the area has bred the Renovo...
Good as gold The black market for gold in china now sees up to 100 billion yuan worth of trade every year. The...
Perrier-Jouët, the master gardener Perrier-Jouët has been transforming grapes into the magic of champagne for over two centuries. Since 1993...
Dining at The Ritz The Ritz Restaurant is considered by many to be the most beautiful hotel dining room in the world The American...
Vegetables are the new chic on Chinese banquet tables After a decade in which Iberico pork, wagyu beef and french chicken were the most desirable menu items...
Brand strategy insights from two of Asia’s leading designers Yi Chair by Michael Young for EOQ HKDI’s “Successful Brand Journey” seminars in Spring 2014...
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...
Sales of Asian art ride a philosophical wave at Christie’s Noh masks. Cloisonné-enamels. Rinpa paintings. Lacquer boxes. Ravishing silk room dividers. Meiji art. Samurai swords...
