Clare Smyth, world’s best female chef: ‘I’m not going to stand and shout at someone. It’s just not nice’

She was once told by Gordon Ramsay she wouldn’t last a week in his kitchen. Now, the chef patron of Core in London has been named best female chef at the food industry’s ‘Oscars’. But why is the business still dominated by men?

The 30 kilograms Bentley Centenary Opus to feature never-seen-before imagery

  Bentley Motors and Opus collaborate to create ‘Best in Class’ limited edition Opus to celebrate one hundred years of Bentley Motors. The Bentley Centenary Opus will weigh a substantial 30 kilograms and feature pages of up to half a metre square to do justice to the never-seen-before Bentley imagery, with special gatefold pages measuring … Read more

Coromandel screens, the mythical interior design objects, inspired Chanel’s new high jewellery collection

  France, under the influence of Louis XIV, became enthralled with Asian imports, the 18th century emerging as an age of Chinoiserie, French culture conjuring romantic notions of these mythical objects from places afar. The Coromandel screens — of Chinese creation by way of India’s Coromandel coast — were in the highest demand. For Gabrielle Chanel, … Read more

Mulberry debuts a limited-edition Amberley for Chinese Valentine’s Day

  Mulberry Enters into Secoo Platform, Launching Limited Products to Express Love for Chinese Valentine’s Day (The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, 2018 date‎: ‎17 August).  The limited-edition bag is exclusively available in Mulberry’s Greater China stores as well as on Secoo. The British luxury brand Mulberry, the largest manufacturer of luxury … Read more

Frette Pop-Up is celebrating bedding at its most luxurious

  Harrods is hosting a worldwide-exclusive preview of linen specialist Frette‘s new collection in a pop-up in the Bed Studio, Third Floor. Reflecting the brand’s new ‘style of living‘ vision, which favours enduring design over seasonal trends, the 30 beds on display showcase a range of mix-and-match pieces for countless combinations. Whatever bedding selection, design, … Read more

This new Dior Pop-Up debuts a personalisation service on the brand’s much-loved Book Tote

  Dior Pop-up at Harrods is featuring exclusive and limited-edition items. Until Friday 31st August, Dior is hosting a pop-up at Harrods, the London luxury department store, showcasing its Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 creations. Featuring exclusive and limited-edition iterations of the Dior Saddle, Miss Dior and CD Hobo bags, along with debuts from the Diorquake pouches, clogs, … Read more