Planning a Seasonal Soiree on your Superyacht

White linen tables laden with flowers, seasonal holly and food, the finest champagne on ice, a Christmas tree adorned in silver and gold, the hot tub bubbling with bliss, and outside instead of a winter wonderland – palm trees, white sands and Caribbean bliss. Christmas on a luxury yacht can truly blend the best of … Read more

The £30m bookshelf: Pierre Bergé and the greatest stories ever sold

With Impressionists on their walls and priceless books on their shelves, Pierre Bergé and his former partner Yves Saint Laurent were the ultimate collectors. But now the art and YSL have gone, Bergé says it’s time ‘to attend the funeral’ of his library

Museum of Tomorrow: a captivating invitation to imagine a sustainable world

Rio de Janeiro’s new museum, focusing on ideas rather than objects, ecology more than technology, is a little trippy, a little hippy, very worthy but rarely dull

Firenze4Ever 12th Edition: TechDreamers. Technology through the language of fashion, art, design and music

TechDreamers inspired by Swarovski: An installation, a limited edition, an exhibition dedicated to the visionaries. The Fashion Weeks officially open with Firenze4Ever 2016 (9-11 January, 2016) in Firenze, the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. The 12th edition is dedicated to TechDreamers, visionaries who give form to … Read more

From baroque to bling: how France became king of high style

In early modern Europe, as political power shifted, one country became a leader in luxury. Now the V&A’s new galleries reveal how, through conflict and colonialism, France gained its artistic supremacy

Belonging is the new currency of luxury brands

Unlike traditional luxury, which is based on what a brand can offer you to the exclusion of others, tribal luxury is rooted in shared experiences