Daniela Villegas talks about her new insect-inspired coffee table and a love of books. Daniela Villegas If you follow Los Angeles-based Mexican jeweller Daniela Villegas on Instagram, you may have spied that big cricket in her living room. A fairly recent addition to her space, it is a wicker coffee table…
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Flip through the full issue of Special Edition Switzerland 2021
While all leisure travel plans have been temporarily shelved, we make a case for Switzerland in this Swiss tourism special, ensuring that it tempts and excites as soon we can all take to the skies.
BOOK TALK: FIVE MINUTES WITH MARION FASEL
Marion Fasel is a jewellery historian and author of eight other books on twentieth-century jewellery. She is the founder of the online jewellery magazine, The Adventurine. Fasel’s new book, Beautiful Creatures: Jewelry Inspired by the Animal Kingdom, depicts some of the most spectacular beasts transformed into sparkling treasures. She tells…
Ownership Enhanced
Owning a BMW 7 Series, 8 Series or X7 is more than having the privilege of driving one of the most advanced, luxury performance cars on the road. The complimentary membership to the BMW Excellence Club also provides a wealth of benefits that go beyond driving pleasure. People own cars…
BOOK TALK: FIVE MINUTES WITH STELLENE VOLANDES
Editor-in-chief of Town & Country magazine and editorial director of Elle Décor, Stellene Volandes on writing her second book, fun titles, and her new carnelian pendant. JEWELS THAT MADE HISTORY: 100 STONES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS, Author: Stelle Volandes, Publisher: Rizzoli She explains it all in the introduction to her book.…
MARK OF EXCELLENCE
Ownership of a BMW has its privileges. Much more so if you own the BMW 8 Series, BMW 7 Series, or the BMW X7, which qualifies you to be a member of the exclusive BMW Excellence Club. For many, owning a BMW is a sign of success – but it’s…
A SUCCESS STORY
For almost a century, Italian jewellery brand FOPE has grown from strength to strength. It even successfully launched a new collection in the midst of a global pandemic. What is the secret to its success? Diego Nardin, the brand’s CEO, tells us more “The Italian spirit manifests itself through FOPE’s…
THE WORLD OF OBJET D’EMOTION
Valery Demure of Objet d’Emotion talks about transforming her dream jewellery retail concept into a reality Objet d’Emotion is a fine jewellery shopping platform curated by Valery Demure. Founded in October 2018, it presents a selection of talented jewellery artists and aims to connect jewellery lovers with up-and-coming designers. Demure,…
FIVE MINUTES WITH AMANDA WU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT MIKIMOTO
Tell us about your earliest memory of Mikimoto. I am a fashion enthusiast and obsessive about a lot of different brands including Mikimoto. Mikimoto is a very unique international brand, and its vision and philosophy allows me to broaden my exposure and horizons to this jewellery brand with over 100…
FABULOUS FEASTS: JUN/JUL 2020
Once lockdown measures are eased and lifted, these are the top tables and new menus worth the indulgence Enlightened at LUMO Touting itself as a “beacon of light and respite”, LUMO is a new bar and restaurant that looks to positivity and creativity as its raison d’etre. The 70-seater watering…
