Norway world’s most prosperous country for the fifth year in a row

Norway has kept its 1st place on the overall Prosperity Index from 2009 to 2013. A unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.   Norway has been ranked the world’s most prosperous country for the fifth year in a row by the Legatum Prosperity Index, followed by Switzerland, and Canada. The … Read more

€10,000 Pitt-Jolie wine for sustainable farming

Cask of Pitt-Jolie French wine went for €10,000. A barrel of organic wine produced by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s French estate was by far the top seller of the second edition of white organic wines auction in Correns (south of France), where the Hollywood couple have their chateau and summer residence. The barrel has … Read more

Alain Ducasse: the emperor of French cooking

Bill Buford profiles the chef who is the great practitioner of the French tradition, and is one of the 10 nominees for OFM’s chef of the decade

M&S Best of British menswear range: not just a suit …

Marks & Spencer’s new Best of British range uses the country’s finest cloth and craftsmen. But will the average M&S customer spend £800 on a suit?

Battle of the superyachts: architects go overboard

Architects have long been obsessed with the nautical, but recent designs by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster suggest they’re all at sea when creating actual yachts