Piaget and Mandarin Oriental launch Piaget Rose Stay

In true Piaget style, a new High Jewellery cuff watch was introduced at SIHH 2017. Artist Sara Bran worked on pink gold like lace around an oval-shaped white opal dial at the centre. The gold lacework, beautifully enhanced by incredibly fine engraved leaf motifs, engages in a fascinating aesthetic dialogue with the prong-set marquise-cut or … Read more

Haute Cuisine at BVLGARI: La Cucina di Luca Fantin

Assouline’s first ever book on cuisine, BVLGARI: La Cucina di Luca Fantin, is a beautiful volume featuring 32 of Executive Chef’s standout recipes, along with the inspiration behind each dish—with each recipe beautifully rendered in exquisite original photography. La Cucina di Luca Fantin is a sophisticated coffee-table book about the cuisine of the eponymous chef … Read more

The difference between owning and being a treasure. Explore The Original with Mikimoto

What is the difference between owning and being a treasure? The Mikimoto pearl necklace has become an enduring symbol of luxury around the globe. The world-renowned jeweler known for pioneering the art and science of pearl culturing aimes to change the world’s perception of pearls with a new Explore The Original campaign and the new … Read more

Where is the world’s most hi-tech city? (And it’s not San Francisco …)

Twitter and Uber may be based in San Francisco, but Santiago’s ‘Chilecon Valley’ and the South Korean capital Seoul could both make claims

London houses are second most over-valued in world – UBS

‘Bubble index’ rates Vancouver as city with most unsustainable house prices and puts several other cities in middle of bubbles

Hoshinoya, Tokyo’s tower ryokan now open

The Japanese “ryokan” concept was recontextualized for the city Staying in a “ryokan” is one of the most popular experiences for tourists to enjoy the authentic Japan. A ryokan is a traditional Japanese style inn where you can relax in a tatami-floored room with hot spring baths and seasonal cuisine. Ryokans, however, are hard to … Read more