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Rosewood Venice set to open in 2020 as the ultra-luxury brand’s 2nd property in Italy and 8th in Europe

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A defining feature of the uber-luxury historic property are two walled courtyards, a rarity in Venice, which will offer an inviting outdoor space for dining and relaxing. With its exceptional design, history and heritage, Palazzo Dona’ Giovannelli is destined to become a landmark destination in Venice. Throughout its storied history, the magnificent fifteenth century Palazzo … Read more

Thomas Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard – shopping in the Instagram age

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Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘kissing’ roofs top a new high-end shopping mall in the old coal sheds. But why does the whole King’s Cross scheme not quite feel real?

Lorenz Bäumer: The Jewellery Prince of the Place Vendôme – or ‘the enfant terrible?’,

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  Article & video interview by Philippe Mihailovich. Paris’ Place Vendôme with its 28 private ‘hotel particuliers’ – little palace/manor houses- is not only perhaps the most prestigious place to live in the city but has certainly been the best Parisian address for any high jewellery house to be since the opening of the Ritz … Read more

County Cork gains three restaurants in 2019 Michelin guide

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Chefs at Ichigo Ichie in Cork city, Mews in Baltimore and Chestnut in Ballydehob recognised

New V&A East site to offer dramatic 360-degree viewing spaces

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First glimpse of the Stratford site that will be ‘an immersive cabinet of curiosities’

Senior executives no longer have the option to treat design as a luxury. Study

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  Companies from a wide variety of industries consistently showed financial benefits from good design: from retail banking to medical devices to consumer goods. This suggests that companies that improve their design capability can improve their financial performance whether they are making physical products, digital apps, services, experiences or a combination of these things. McKinsey … Read more