25 of the most unexpected items of 2020

From Dominic Cummings’ staff and milk frothers to Connell’s chain and – of course – face masks: how the stuff that people used, and occasionally bought, in 2020 tells the story of a year like no other

Vision of a future home: 2035 US Edition Virgil Abloh c/o Vitra

    In 2019, Vitra and Virgil Abloh presented the installation TWENTYTHIRTYFIVE, his vision of a future home, in the Fire Station on the Vitra Campus. Three products developed by the American architect, artist and designer were launched in a limited edition as spin-offs of the exhibition. Vitra and Virgil Abloh are now presenting an … Read more

New Beechcraft King Air 260 Jet is offering superior upgrades and a greater ease of flying

    Textron Aviation is taking a legendary aircraft and is adding technological advancements that will allow aviation customers to achieve their varied missions. Nearly 7,600 Beechcraft King Air turboprops have been delivered to customers around the world since 1964, making it the best-selling business turboprop family in the world. The worldwide fleet has surpassed … Read more

Bid for the Louvre: once-in-a-lifetime experiences from the most famous luxury brands

      Bid for the Louvre: Louvre Museum artworks painted on your wrist. The Musée du Louvre and Christie’s, with the support of the iconic Hôtel Drouot Paris, the leading auction place in France, join forces to organise Bid for the Louvre, an unprecedented online auction (December 1st to 15th). All proceeds from the … Read more

Super-rich buying up ‘Downton Abbey estates’ to escape pandemic

Sales of £15m-plus English country homes breaking records as wealthy families ‘recalibrate their priorities’

A new way to celebrate cognac culture in an intimate, avant-garde atmosphere

    Hennessy, the world-renowned cognac leader, unveiled its very first conceptualized bar – BLENDS BY HENNESSY (BLENDS). The bar is located at one of Shanghai’s most iconic landmarks, BUND 18. Hennessy inaugurates BLENDS by Hennessy concept bar in Shanghai Hennessy has inaugurated its first bar in the heart of Shanghai, adding a new dimension … Read more