The secrets of a maitre d’: what it’s really like feeding the 1%

The gatekeeper at a top London restaurant reveals which guests are likely to be blacklisted, how to get a table without booking – and why you will never be seated next to Adele

Hong Kong’s ULTIMA Ultra Luxury Residences Take Design Cues From Views Of Yachts Sailing Across Victoria Harbour

Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) completes Ultima Residences with Sun Hung Properties in Hong Kong Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), the world’s leading hospitality interior design firm, has completed the design of Ultima, one of the most highly-anticipated luxury residential projects located in the heart of Ho Man Tin, minutes from Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. HBA designers … Read more

Exciting new luxury resort development announced on Saint Lucia

Luxury hospitality network Fairmont is expanding in the Caribbean. The southwest coast of Saint Lucia, a leading upscale destination in the Lesser Antilles, is the new home for a new resort built by Fairmont. Expected to open in late 2019, the 120-room luxury hotel with 40 private residential villas will be situated on 25 acres … Read more

Sun Rain Room review – a home for all seasons

Architects Anna Liu and Mike Tonkin have spent 12 years on an extension that lets the weather straight into their Georgian townhouse. The result is hard not to love – especially on a rainy day

Chanel Horlogerie J12·XS: a tribute to Lesage unique savoir-faire and Haute Couture

On a cuff tailored by luxury couture embroidery atelier Maison Lesage, Chanel Horlogerie dictates the Haute Couture rules and time. Chanel’s unique creation will be present at the world-renowned charity event Only Watch. Since 1987, Chanel gives allure to time. In a tribute to Lesage unique savoir-faire and Haute Couture craft Chanel Horlogerie creates a … Read more

AI and music: will we be slaves to the algorithm?

Tech firms have developed AI that can learn how to write music. So will machines soon be composing symphonies, hit singles and bespoke soundtracks?