Vertu’s highest ever technical performance handmade smartphone

A new luxury smartphone aims to offer the ultimate expression of bespoke technology. British ultra high-end mobile phone manufacturer, Vertu, launched the next generation of its pinnacle high- performance smartphone – New Signature Touch. Available from 16th October 2015, the new device incorporates Vertu’s renowned full services offering; Dedicated Concierge, Vertu LIFE and Vertu CERTAINTY. … Read more

Prada calls up memories of other times and dresses at Milan fashion week

Fashion house pairs melancholic designs with striking accessories as design director Fabio Zambernardi runs the show

London’s highest botanical gin garden goes on sale

Luxury Wardian towers feature ‘sky gardens’, private gym, swimming pool and cinema – and a studio flat could be yours for just £395,000

Colombia is Magic Realism: Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota opens in October

Situated 2,621 metres (8,600 feet) above sea level, Bogota continues to re-invent itself. The ciclovia – when city streets banish cars in favour of cyclists and pedestrians – originated in Bogota decades ago and has since been adopted by urban centres around the world. The Jardin Botanico Jose Celestino Mutis (or Botanical Garden) highlights the … Read more

Silver Fast, the world’s largest and fastest aluminium motor yacht, debuts at Monaco Yacht Show 2015

  Those shopping for superyachts at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show could not notice the $88 million superyacht with helipad presented by Australia-based Silver Yachts. With its interior featuring the most wow factor, the sleek luxury floating hotel called Silver Fast is one of the highlights of the 25th edition of Yacht Show. Silver Fast … Read more

Zaha Hadid: from Baghdad to global ubiquity (and the RIBA gold medal)

One of the most sought-after architects in the world, Iraqi-born London-based Hadid is first woman to be awarded prestigious Riba gong in her own right