Gifts

Luxury gifts and high-end, limited edition accessories.

This space-age weather station is enabling accurate weather forecasting even when the power goes down

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Table clock, thermometer, barometer and hygrometer come together to create THE FIFTH ELEMENT: a intergalactic mechanical weather station.   Maximilian Büsser, the Swiss entrepreneur and founder of the avant-garde boutique watch brand MB&F, long admired desktop weather stations of the last century, but frustrated in not finding the right vintage model for himself decided to … Read more

Miami Beach pet-friendly perks and places to bark about

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Don’t leave Fido behind on your Miami visit Pet-Friendly Hotels: From the PAW program at the W Hotel on South Beach to the off-leash Flamingo Bark Park, Miami Beach caters to Fido and friends. Miami Beach is an idyllic place for vacationers and their pets. Tropical beach vacations for pet owners frequently come with the … Read more

Sweet Spring 2018 surprises from the world-famous Master Chocolatiers

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Spring season is full of sweet surprises. Take a look at the perfect Easter gifts for a true chocolate lover: Easter by Pierre Hermé The Easter collection by Pierre Hermé is enriched with new fruity flavours. Strawberry and passion fruit come to bring a tangy touch to rabbits and hens inspired by the sculptor François … Read more

Galeries Lafayette heir joins French tycoons in opening art foundation

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Guillaume Houzé’s cultural centre will rival that of France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault

Pensioner stunned as old vase kept in a shoebox fetches £381,000

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Unnamed UK buyer pays record sum for Hans Coper piece – bought for £250 in the 1970s – suggesting a boom in ceramics market

Make mine a magnum: the rise of supersize wine bottles in Britain

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Waitrose reports sales have doubled as larger bottles move into the mainstream