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

Fashion makes an exhibition of itself to pull in the public

In a disused building in London, the French Louis Vuitton brand is offering a blockbuster experience

All About Bond at The Peninsula: MI6 agent as seen through the lens of Terry O’Neill

Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, and the most famous Bond Girls in the James Bond exhibition @ The Peninsula Hong Kong. The whole world seems to be obliged to pay tribute to the world’s favourite spy. To whet appetites for the new Spectre film, which sees Daniel Craig return to play … Read more

Forget fashion shops: how designers embraced art exhibitions

In fashion, it’s all about the blockbuster exhibition, with multiple fashion houses staging their own exhibitions. Is it more than mere vanity?