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Beach cafe, billionaire’s retreat, wedding marquee: second lives of the Serpentine pavilions
Everyone from Ai Weiwei and Frank Gehry to Zaha Hadid has designed a folly for the Serpentine gallery, but what happens to these starchitect baubles after their summer in the sun?
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Safe storage of wealth? US$100 million established as the billionaire benchmark for ultra-prime property, says study
‘Trophy’ has become the new buzz-word in luxury real estate. More properties than ever before were sold and listed for sale at US$100 million or higher in 2014, says the new study by Christie’s International Real Estate — the world’s leading luxury residential network and the real estate arm of Christie’s art house. As the…
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The future of luxury goods – from toxic waste urns to a compass that helps you get lost
A refreshing new exhibition at the V&A questions what luxury is and where it’s heading … and proves that £100k watches and fabulous fur hats count for nothing if you don’t have the ultimate luxury of time and space
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Hong Kong opens £193m luxury Buddhist monastery to public
Brainchild of Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest person, Tsz Shan complex features several grand halls, gardens and 250ft statue of goddess Guan Yin
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The best Easter eggs, chocolate, hot cross buns and simnel cake – taste test
Handmade Harrods egg for £30 or Aldi’s fudge egg for £3? A tenner on biscuits or £1.25 for a fruit ring? Our comprehensive Easter treats test reveals when to shell out – and when to bag a cracking bargain
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Dolce and Gabbana are unafraid of spats, but IVF row divides family of fans
The Italian fashion partnership rooted in Dolce’s Sicilian style and Gabbana’s graphic inventiveness are unrepentantly bound to family