Abu Dhabi could buy luxury Mayfair hotels from Barclay brothers

But long-standing minority shareholder Paddy McKillen believes complex legal agreements between the shareholders effectively weaken the brothers’ hand

The iconic Salvador chair re-envisioned

Customized Salvador chairs: The worlds of fashion & design fight poverty and injustice with an exciting new project presented at 2015 Salone del Mobile Milan. Five internationally renowned fashion designers, Fausto Puglisi, Yaz Bukey, KTZ, Manish Arora and Corto Moltedo, have each re-envisioned the iconic Salvador chair to create a series of limited edition pieces. The … Read more

Pierre Marcolini and Maison Kitsuné haute chocolate bento box

From the beginning, Maison Kitsuné (born in 2002) collaborated with some fascinating brands, both the young and avant-garde, as well as the more perennial and classic companies such as Petit Bateau, Michel Vivien, Oliver Peoples, Pernod Absinthe or Yasmine Eslami. The latest collaboration announced by Kitsuné is a special bento box made in partnership with Belgian … Read more

From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability

Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders

Scandalous Yves Saint Laurent. 1971: la collection du scandale

Yves Saint Laurent 1971: la Collection du Scandale, at the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent until 19 July. Using masculine codes, Yves Saint Laurent brought women a sense of security and daring while preserving their femininity. His clothes embody 20th century history. They have accompanied the emancipation of women in every domain, whether … Read more

Google teams up with health firm to develop AI surgical robots

Google believes it can enhance surgeons’ tools using technologies employed in other parts of its business, including self-driving cars