E-commerce leads among luxury shopping channels. “Accessorization” and Polarization are prevailing luxury market trends. Study

Luxury consumers are redirecting their spending toward new and more personal high-end experiences. Study. The personal luxury goods industry managed to hold steady amid global geopolitical uncertainty, says Bain & Company‘s annual global luxury study. According to new data, under the surface of the high-end market’s increasing stability lies meaningful dynamism with a clear separation … Read more

Bob Dylan: a Hockney-like painter of America’s strange essence

Dylan’s art marks him out as a staunch traditionalist – but his powers of observation make his canvases evocative celebrations of life itself

Rare perfumes with an incomparable sophisticated trail

Close your eyes and imagine an exotic and full of adventures journey. Let’s open the doors to an intoxicating place for perfume connoisseurs. Clive Christian Private Collection Traveller Set For Women (£155.00) Each of the bottles is a perfect miniature of their larger namesakes. The set makes the perfect gift and is compact enough to … Read more

From lightning suits to algae-munching drones: how design is electrifying Dubai

The splashy projects by Zaha and Foster are back in business – and in the new design microcity, the world’s greatest graduate show is showcasing inventions by the best brains from 30 different countries

2017 Vendée Globe sailing race or the Everest of the Seas. Solo, non stop and without assistance

The 2017 Vendée Globe x Mercedes-Benz at the hardest and most famous sailing race in the world. The Vendée Globe, a super tough solo yacht race which takes place every four years, pushes sailors to their limits. Of the total of 138 competitors since 1989, only 71 have completed the full distance. The race is open … Read more

The Singapore Jewellery Design Award awarded at the Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair 2016

Exclusively endorsed by the Singapore Jewellers Association and the Diamond Exchange of Singapore, Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair is the most important fine jewellery event in Singapore and the region. A breathtaking array of stunning jewellery awaits visitors this weekend at the Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair 2016. A range of exquisitely handcrafted jewellery, first-time … Read more