Category: SHELTER
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Former Paris stock exchange to be reborn as major new art museum
François Pinault, the billionaire luxury brand owner, will convert the 19th century Bourse de commerce into art museum with architect Tadao Ando
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San Francisco Design Week 2017: The art of tea meets the art of culinary in the World’s Most Expensive Bubble Tea
IT’S BUBBLE TEA REIMAGINED. The art of tea meets the art of culinary, as TEALEAVES and The St. Regis San Francisco reimagine bubble tea, elevating the popular beverage to the world of fine dining. Appropriately named the “Boba Teashake”, the World’s Most Expensive Bubble Tea project seeks to “make the ordinary, extraordinary.” On June 22,…
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Is the $185 Prada ‘paperclip’ fashion’s latest mundane must-have?
From the Supreme Brick to the Christopher Kane’s cable ties, fashion has long found beauty, humour – and profit – in putting an expensive spin on everyday objects
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Perfect Luxury holiday in Italy: a tour of Sicily and Sardinia
Italy is getting more and more popular as a luxury tourism destination: this country attracts big-spending travelers thanks to its natural treasures, its stunning masterpieces and its top-notch hotels, provided with exclusive facilities. Two destinations are in high demand this year: Sicily, the land of unique flavors and views, and Sardinia, the island that stands…
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Viking: Graf Von Faber Castell Pen of the Year 2017
Made by craftsmen from choice materials, the Pen of the Year 2017 by Graf Von Faber Castell brings the Viking age into the present day in a fascinating way. “Admired as daring masters of wind and wave, feared as ruthless invaders and valued as merchants, the Vikings set up a trading network that span across…
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Public, New York: the five-star hotel for half the price
Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager’s new venture in Manhattan takes luxury down a notch. Eva Wiseman checks in