The Chinese now Competing on La Place Vendôme!

      By Philippe Mihailovich & Caroline Taylor Paris Haute Joaillerie (High Jewellery) Week is attached to the Haute Couture Fashion Week so that high-end fashion clients visiting Paris can be tempted to purchase gorgeous jewellery to complement their dresses or vice versa. This year’s Fall/Winter 19/20 shows began on the 30th June so … Read more

Anna Hu, the ‘haute’ jewellery maestro of the 21st Century

    by Philippe Mihailovich & Caroline Taylor   Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week is also the time for the big Haute Joaillerie talents to present their high creations to the world on the prestigious Place Vendôme – the place to be for the finest jewellery names in the world. The Ritz Hotel always hosts … Read more

Raf Simons on life after Calvin Klein: ‘I’ve never defined myself as a fashion designer’

In one of his first interviews since leaving the New York fashion house, Simons talks about the joy of designing textiles for Danish fabric company Kvadrat and his plans to open an art foundation

Beyoncé effect fills galleries with a new generation of art devotees

Fame sells: that’s the lesson in a survey revealing the world’s most popular exhibitions during a bumper year

Being independent but working together: tecno office at salone del mobile 2019

    The working world is changing, guided by the principles of mobility, connectivity, and responsive customization. Being independent but working together: open-plan offices are about co-working, where the office is no longer a physical location, but first and foremost the portable tool you need wherever you may be. At the Salone del Mobile 2019 … Read more

How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks

What happens when a forklift goes through your Picasso? By Andrew Dickson