‘We will be ready, inshallah’: inside Qatar’s $200bn World Cup

Can the richest country in the world buy its way to footballing glory? We joined the Qatar 2022 hopefuls to find out

Martell France 300: The 300 most exciting French & French-inspired talents across the world

This year has been a spectacular and historic one for Martell cognac house. It began with the announcement of Diane Kruger as brand’s Ambassador, along with an incredible celebration at Versailles in May. Worldwide search led by Martell Cognac and spearheaded by actress Diane Kruger, has identified the 300 most exciting French & French-inspired talents across … Read more

Kering luxury group announces healthy performances, powered by tourist shoppers in Western Europe and Japan

Kering’s third-quarter 2015 revenue published last week shows sustained 15% growth in the first nine months. Kering posted revenue of €2,895 million in the third quarter of 2015, up 12.0% on the third quarter of 2014 as reported and up 3.1% on a comparable Group structure and exchange rate basis, in line with the 2015 … Read more

Dutch museum achieves the impossible with new Hieronymus Bosch show

To mark the artist’s 500th anniversary, the director of small Dutch museum secures 20 of 25 surviving panels by ‘the devil’s painter’

Imperiali Genève unveils the Emperador, the most prestigious cigar chest in the world

With a price tag of one million Swiss francs/ €917,975, Imperiali Genève’s Emperador is the most prestigious cigar chest in the world. Combined with a timepiece featuring a tourbillon, this utterly unique object limited to just 12 units produced per year, is the fruit of the ambitious imagination of Imperiali Genève, “a young company aspiring to … Read more