Thoroughly modern Stella McCartney muses over real women

The idea of the artist and their muse influenced the designer’s Paris fashion week show, but her interpretation was firmly rooted in real life

What’s new in ski resorts for the 2015/16 season …

Sleeping in an igloo, the creation of the US’s biggest ski area, a high-speed rail link to the Alps… we round up the season’s developments

Winning the uber jackpot. 5 things to buy from an investment perspective

Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once – Paulo Coelho – What would you buy if you won the lottery? What to do after winning a hyper jackpot? This fantasy exercise is always really amusing, conjuring images of … Read more

Limited Edition: Chopard ‘Happy Texas’

The Happy Sport watch, one of the Chopard’s most iconic designs, was created by Caroline Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard, in 1993. Ever since, Happy Sport has grown into the brand’s most successful collection. Various creative interpretations have been launched over the years, including Happy Beach, Happy Spirit, Happy Stars… and now: Happy Texas. Chopard ‘Happy … Read more

The 4th Dimension Watch

Behind the design of this concrete watch is beauty and poetry. An innovative brand in Taiwan, 22 Design Studios are known for their minimal approach to design and their love for concrete, their signature material. “The city houses us, moves us and protects us with the concrete and steel,” says Sean Yu, the head designer … Read more

Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he’s sobered with age

Caruso St John architects have conjured an immaculate new home for the art prankster’s collection in an unlikely south London setting – and there’s not a diamond skull or formaldehyde animal in sight