2016 Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair: This year’s Guest of Honour’s Triptych installation

This year’s Guest of Honour – Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby create a Triptych installation at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair (held on February 9-13, 2016 at Stockholmsmässan), the world’s largest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design. Previous Guests of Honour include Patricia Urquiola, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Naoto Fukasawa, Konstantin Grcic, Giulio Cappellini, … Read more

O2 new luxury hotel in London to have one of the largest ballrooms in Europe

InterContinental Hotel Group opens new luxury hotel in London. The InterContinental Hotel Group has announced the opening of its new InterContinental hotel in London, The O2. Alongside its five destination-inspired food and beverage outlets including The Peninsula Restaurant and rooftop sky bar, Eighteen, the hotel boasts a world-class health spa and sumptuous accommodation – including … Read more

Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution

2016 Düsseldorf Boat Show: Azimut 66

At the upcoming Düsseldorf Boat Show, scheduled for January 23 through 31 2016, the Italian yacht‐manufacturing companyAzimut Yachts presents the world premiere of the harmonious lines of the Azimut 66. The new model is designed by Stefano Righini, with the hallmark shark’s fin shaped side window, the particularly spacious elongated flybridge and the prow area … Read more

The most unmissable culture of 2016

Tarantino goes bounty-hunting, Botticelli takes you to hell, Bowie goes dark, and Jericho fills that Downton-shaped hole … in our bumper guide to the best 150 arts events to look forward to this year

The ideal shopping experience: can technology deliver?

Virtual-reality shops, magic dressing room mirrors, 3D printing … the choice for consumers is huge, but can technology alone create a retail Utopia?