The Road to Heaven is Paved with Excess by Richard Ginori x Ippolita Rostagno

  Each porcelain plate has a different word, telling a playful and whimsical story: the simple act of having lunch becomes a sophisticated game. The tradition and excellence of Richard Ginori’s porcelains are combined with the glamorous and luxuriant vision of artist, renowned jewelry designer and Artemest Creative Director Ippolita Rostagno in a new collection … Read more

Special Edition Speakers by Bang & Olufsen. Artwork by David Lynch

  Bang & Olufsen and director, screenwriter, actor, artist, and musician David Lynch previously teamed up in 2017 to create a limited edition of Beoplay A9 speakers featuring the artist’s famed “Paris Suite” lithographs. All 30 speakers were personally signed and numbered by Lynch and were available exclusively through the MoMA Design Store. Last month, … Read more

Tristram Hunt: ‘In the era of fake news, museums allow a better understanding of truth and history’

The director of the V&A on the institution’s expansion into east London, the antisemitism row in the Labour party, and the changing role of museums

Great literary getaways: 10 writers’ retreats for an inspirational break

Follow in the footsteps of George Orwell and nine other celebrated writers to the places that inspired their work

Enter a frozen wonderland with Van Cleef & Arpels Snowflake

  Timelessly elegant, Snowflake creations combine the luminosity of the platinum and the sparkle of the diamonds. Complementing your glow with the frosted diamonds, the Snowflake High Jewelry collection is inspired by flakes of snow – an inspiration for Van Cleef & Arpels since the 1940s. Round diamonds combine to form dazzling winter motifs. Inspired … Read more

Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2018: Bovet wins the Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix

  2018 – the prize-winners of the 18th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG 2018) were unveiled last Friday on the stage of the Théâtre du Léman. Excellence, creativity and horological expertise were saluted by an international jury which had designated the winners of 17 prizes and awarded the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix to Bovet … Read more