Eat. Sleep. Record. Repeat in Europe’s First W Sound Suite @ Iconic W Barcelona

W Sound Suite Music Studio and Writers Room to Inspire Artists and Hotel Guests Alike. The award-winning in-house design team at W Hotels partnered with London-based design studio Bowler James Brindley to reimagine the iconic W Barcelona hotel. The hotel unveiled a multi-million Euro transformation of all 473 guest rooms and suites, along with the … Read more

Peggy and David Rockefeller estate and art collection to be sold for charity

The collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller will be sold to the highest bidder at Rockefeller Center. Christie’s to auction David Rockefeller art collection. The Estate of David Rockefeller, the youngest son of American philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and art patron Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, will sell at Christie’s the personal collection of Peggy and … Read more

Cannes 2017 awards: visceral power overlooked in favour of bourgeois vanity

The Square was a decent pick for the Palme d’Or but there were disappointments: notably the jury’s failure to get fully behind the outstanding Russian film Loveless

The art-infused hotels of The Palm Beaches

Hotels are taking advantage of the trend toward cultural tourism in The Palm Beaches, offering on-site art programs to delight guests and tempt serious collectors. The hotels incorporate art and culture into the hospitality experience to please all the senses. Beautiful Palm Beach County provides the perfect backdrop to showcase the region’s spectacular culture, with … Read more

Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale

Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist

How real books have trumped ebooks

The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherished