Desert ski slopes and outdoor aircon: can the scorching emirates really go green?

It is one of Earth’s biggest carbon emitters, a place where SUVs roar from manmade islands to malls with ski slopes. Can an architecture triennial in the UAE really teach us how to go green?

Belmond wants to reinvent high-end travel with new Good Living concept

    With its new Good Living concept, Belmond takes its promise of timeless experiences for guests to a new level. The global collection of exceptional hotel and luxury travel adventures has appointed a council of Good Living‘ Experience Makers’ – experts in their field who will curate one of a kind experiences. Belmond says its … Read more

How do you like your beef… old-style cow or 3D-printed?

Manufacturers claim their products taste like the real thing, have huge ecological benefits and could soon be in our homes

World’s most expensive watch sells for £24.2m in charity auction

All proceeds from sale in Switzerland go to research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy

400-year-old heirlooms and artefacts from one of Britain’s most illustrious stately homes go to auction

    Spetchley Park is one of Britain’s great Regency houses Henry Berkeley is moving into Spetchley Park with his family, but wants his children ‘to roam free without the pressures of being around pieces that are too valuable to risk’. As the house at Spetchley Park is re-imagined for a 21st century family, Sotheby’s … Read more