Ralph Rucci takes a peek
When Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery wore Ralph Rucci gown at the Screen Actor’s Guild awards in February 2013 she caused a sensation. She hit the red carpet with a peek-a-boob dress that inspired the...
Rare books bring untold pleasures
Lok Man Rare books opens an enchanting window on the past. For the Constant Reader iPads are awesome and Kindle a godsend. But so far only books come in rare collectibles which increase in monetary and...
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 combination of sensuality, eroticism and yearning. Sculptor Wang Keping is a founding member...
Chinese caviar finds fortune with the New York Times
Since the USSR fell and the state’s monopoly on the sturgeon egg delicacy ended experts estimate that 90% of the dwindling reserves of wild caviar that end up on Limoges china across the world has been...
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 this one has lent its name to a new luxury lodge named after an iconic Bhutan temple then...
Peter Pilotto wins the 2014 BFC/Vogue Design Fund
When Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos won the latest British Fashion Council/Vogue Design Fund award last December Alexandra Schulman, Editor of British Vogue and Chair of the British Fashion Council...
Sebastian Knorr of tecArchitecture builds homes for the ages
“We consider ourselves a sort of ‘fusion lab’, a combination of European technologies and design trends with Pacific rim sensibility and ease” says architect Sebastian Knorr of tecARCHITECTURE....
Smith & Norbu go yak yak yak about the perfect eyeglasses
Asia is a land of spectacles and we are not talking about the Great Wall or Mount Everest. This is a region where eye glasses are ubiquitous and the latest explanation cites a lack of sunlight...
Lalique’s The Myth of Love
René Lalique’s brilliant innovations made the business he founded in 1885 an international success and it is his Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs that continue to inspire a new generation of the...
Schindelhaur crafts hand made bikes that whisper good taste
“You can’t compare a Schindelhaur bike to a mountain bike or an ordinary carbon road bike.” warns Tiffany Koh, one of the partners at Singapore’s elite Urban Bike outlet. “They’re not competitive...