188-year-old Villa Les Cèdres, the world’s most expensive house, sold by Campari

    Campari Group has reached an agreement to sell Villa ‘Les Cèdres’. Italy’s Campari Group has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of the real estate property ‘Villa Les Cèdres’, located in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat, France. The luxury villa had entered Campari Group’s portfolio within the context of the Grand Marnier acquisition in 2016 … Read more

Yogi Berra’s baseball bat and a $17,500 typewriter: a visit to the auction of Philip Roth’s estate

The great American novelist died last year – and a huge stash of personal effects went on sale last week. J Oliver Conroy went along

Four Seasons debuts 37 luxury homes in the very heart of London’s most desirable postcode

    The first look at Twenty Grosvenor Square, A Four Seasons Residence, the very first standalone Private Residences from Four Seasons. Twenty Grosvenor Square is the world’s first standalone Four Seasons Private Residences. Along with the highly personalized services and amenities one would expect at a luxury hotel or resort, Four Seasons also acts … Read more

Philippe Starck’s Lily of the Valley hotel is making a splash in Saint-Tropez

      The unique setting of Lily of the Valley five-star hotel is a stone throw away from the exhilaration of Saint-Tropez: the lively beaches of Pampelonne and the sunlit terrace of Sénéquier are only a few minutes away. A protected area, this well-kept secret melds with Gigaro’s 5km of fine sand, a discreet … Read more

The Latest Design Trends in Luxury Homes

      The passing of every New Year means welcoming a slew of new interior decor trends to your already-extensive feng shui palette. 2017 was marked by brass accents, cerused wood, and lively terrariums while rose gold and exposed lighting fixtures dominated home trend magazines in 2018. 2019 has given design-lovers plenty to ooh … Read more

Stirling prize 2019 shortlist: from a cork creation to a Teletubbies-style whisky distillery

Energy efficiency is a priority this year as a railway station, visitor centre, social housing project and opera house vie for the RIBA award for British building of the year