In order to use the time spent at home wisely, Van Cleef & Arpels encourages us to learn and stay curious by sharing and fostering the culture of jewellery, all while supporting art and education L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, with the support of High Jewelry Maison Van Cleef &…
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#STAYHOME SERIES: RECREATE YOUR FAVOURITE HOTEL EXPERIENCES
Hotels have always played an important role in bringing our indulgences to life. Even if you have no travel plans, you can always swing by a swanky hotel in your city and fulfill a fantasy, even for just a few hours. Right now, visiting a hotel with family and friends…
#STAYHOME SERIES: 3 PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING
Learn new skills through an online masterclass You’ve clocked in more hours than you’ve had to while in your work-from-home state and now you’re being told to sit down some more. Well, the great thing about taking an online class is that you can do it in your own time.…
#STAYHOME SERIES: JOIN BVLGARI FOR A MASTERCLASS AT HOME
Necklace from Bvlgari’s Cinemagia collection Featuring Lucia Silvestri, Bvlgari’s Jewellery Creative Director As we all hunker down at home, ensuring we do our part to flatten the Covid-19 curve, consider joining Bvlgari for a jewellery masterclass at home, hosted by Lucia Silvestri. The brand’s jewellery creative director walks us through…
RETURN TO SRI LANKA
Falling in love with Sri Lanka all over again, with a little help from the country’s Aman properties It was a riotous first visit to Sri Lanka two years ago – and I say that in the best way possible. The energy and vivid colours of Colombo; excitement on the…
WHIMSICAL CONFECTIONS
Maggie Louise Callahan of Maggie Louise Confections takes a bite out of traditional chocolates and gives it her own fun, glamorous spin Maggie Louise Callahan Who: Couture chocolate brand Maggie Louise Confections, headed by Maggie Louise Callahan. Austin-based, but with global ambitions and a national following – chocolate lovers, of…
A CONVERSATION WITH FRANCESCA CARTIER BRICKELL
Francesca Cartier Brickell Francesca Cartier Brickell has quite a fascinating tale to tell. Ten years ago, she discovered in her grandfather’s cellar a “battered old trunk full of hundreds of long-lost letters, dating back over a century.” She realised that she couldn’t simply shut the trunk and leave them there.…
FABULOUS FEASTS: DEC/JAN 2020
Top tables worth the indulgence Around the World at COMO Cuisine With COMO Cuisine’s refreshed menu, it’s as if the dining destination at Dempsey Hill suddenly became the centre of the world. At the helm is Chef Tshering Lhaden, a Bhutanese native who looks to various COMO properties around the…
THE RUMA IS KL’S HOST WITH THE MOST
The RuMa Hotel & Residences in Kuala Lumpur boasts a new approach to luxury – one that does away with the unnecessary flash, focusing instead on what matters most: The guest It’s a scenario painfully familiar for most frequent travellers: You take a red eye or early morning flight and…
THE GIFT EDIT
Necessary objects for the modern bon vivant Il Borgo Balsamic Vinegar Il Borgo’s “L’aceto Balsamico Tradizionale” or traditional balsamic vinegar is extracted from casks where it has matured for at least 12 years. Expert tasters then decide on the vinegar’s ranking according to two different categories – Affinato (aged) or…
