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?

Hard times for luxury Swiss watches as sales drop 10%

Swiss watch federation reports huge drop in exports to China as official crackdown on bribery makes it worst year for industry since 2009

Frankfurt prepares for Brexit bankers: ‘Maybe our city will change them’

‘Boring’ Frankfurt is set to attract financial businesses from London with its accessibility, low property costs and family-friendly facilities. ‘Maybe these play hard, work hard people will start to enjoy the slower pace,’ hopes one resident

Gucci owner gets teeth into snakeskin market with python farm

Luxury group Kering says snakes will be raised in the ‘best conditions’ before they are turned into shoes, bags and belts

Après-art: how an Aspen ski resort became a retreat for art’s biggest names

The likes of Theaster Gates and Catherine Opie have all used Anderson Ranch to experiment. Now Tom Sachs is the latest to go tell it to the mountain

British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman to step down

Having been editor-in-chief for 25 years, Shulman is moving on as publisher Condé Nast makes other managerial changes