New Exciting Luxury Hotel Openings Are On The Horizon

Exciting Leading Hotels openings are on the horizon in Switzerland and China, following debuts in Greece, Italy, Russia, Canada and Korea within the past year. The Leading Hotels of the World announced the addition of eight new members to its collection of over 375 independent, luxury hotels. Of these, six are also new to the … Read more

London’s Walkie Talkie building sold for record-breaking £1.3bn

Sum paid for City skyscraper by Hong Kong food conglomerate Lee Kum Kee is highest ever for a single UK building

From red carpet to real life: how to rock the naked dress trend

Once upon a time, formalwear meant a structured, demure gown with colour-matched accessories and a slicked back hairdo. Nowadays, no matter how stuffy or fancy the event is, the rules are pretty much non-existent – as the red carpet’s latest naked dress trend clearly shows. We may have been taught that too much skin is … Read more

The vertical forest concept popularized in Milan is brought to Nanjing, China

A breath of fresh air: First ambitious Vertical Forest project is raising in Nanjing. Not only will the sustainable urbanization project be the first in China, but in all of Asia. A total amount of 1100 trees from 23 local species and 2500 cascading plants and shrubs will cover a 6.000 sqm area of the … Read more

Canaletto review – a utopia with its head in the clouds

City Road, London EC1
With its private bar, cinema and pool, London’s latest skyscraper aims to be a new blueprint for communal living. But why does it act as if its neighbours aren’t there?

Modern luxury for a future world. Gorden Wagener on Design

Modern luxury in book form: “Sensual Purity – Gorden Wagener on Design.” “Gorden Wagener on Design” encapsulates modern luxury in book form. Through the eyes of Gorden Wagener, Chief design Officer Daimler AG, this new coffee table book takes an unprecedentedly in-depth look behind the scenes at the design Studios and provides a comprehensive insight … Read more