The gold standard for keeping baby quiet
The central contradiction of parenthood? Mummy and Daddy can’t wait for their adorable newborn to make sounds. Then when it does, they can’t wait for the darling little bundle to shut the hell...
Sommelier’s Delight, Ikandi
“We’re not IKEA” Ikandi Interiors designer Linda Holmes deadpans of the handmade refrigerated champagne and wine bar cabinet her company retails at £14,500 (HK$178,486/144,979RMB) for the basic...
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 homes. And what could be more charming than a castle or a château in Normandy,...
Taking tea with the French in Mohkan Shan
In times past Chiang Kai-Shek, gangsters with tigers and French diplomats all sought refuge from Shanghai’s steaming summer in Mohkan Shan, the mountainous region to the south of China’s biggest city. In...