The enormous art installations alone are worth a visit: Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo had the original concept of “beautiful chaos” in mind when she opened her first Dover Street Market store in London, and it is now expressed alongside sculptures, photographs and other works of contemporary art at the only Japanese outlet of the legendary high fashion department store …
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I received some incense sticks as a souvenir from our neighbour following a trip to Asia. I was eight years old at the time and they seemed infinitely precious to me. They smelt different to anything I’d encountered up until that point, and soon the whole linen cupboard where they were put smelt the same, enchanting and exotic …
The Danish architecture firm BIG has a real knack for spectacular design. Its recently constructed building “The Twist”, which opened in 2019 in the Sculpture Park of the Norwegian Kistefos Museum, fascinatingly bridges the gap between art and architecture – quite literally …
Overlooking the protected sand dunes, the Atlantic Ocean and its surrounding beaches the five-star design hotel The Oitavos is located at the westernmost point of the Portuguese coastline …
Located just a few steps away from the peaceful Károlyi Garden, but the sparkling city life as well, Hotel Collect is welcoming its guests with an intimate lobby bar facing Budapest’s oldest park and a bohemian courtyard garden
The auction house im Kinsky is one of the leading auction houses in the German-speaking area and auctions artworks including Old Master Paintings, Impressionist and Modern Art, 19th Century Paintings, Contemporary Art, Art Nouveau & Design and Antiques …
There are many Berlin Bars all over the world. But there is none like the one designed for Moscow by architect Thilo Reich. The design concept connects the two cities…
Milan’s tradition arrives in London. Vudafieri-Saverino Partners designed the Italian cafe “Latteria”, just opened in the district of Islington, an area that has seen an authentic renaissance in recent years, thanks also to a flourishing gastronomic scene…
A new hospitality space has been created by Pierattelli Architetture from the redevelopment of Palazzo Matteotti, a neoclassical building in Florence: the Italian studio has designed 6 apartments where the guest is at the centre of the project and the domestic atmosphere blends in with hotel facilities and comfort…
La Brillante is the first contemporary boutique hotel that offers all the modern comforts of a 5-star hotel in the middle of the Marrakech Medina…
In Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy’s most glamorous mountain destination, a design hotel combines comfort, modernity and tradition defining a new model in hospitality…
30 October 2019 – 18 February 2020
Louvre Abu Dhabi will present 10,000 Years of Luxury, a ground-breaking exhibition that explores the history of luxury for the first time in the Middle East…
The family-run butchery is in its third-generation and a popular culinary venue among locals and guests. Since 2018 the family also runs a boutique hotel under the arcades: the SuiteSeven Stadthotel Merano…
The Milanese Vudafieri Saferino Partners has been awarded with the “Special Prize Interior 2019” in the “Magazins Europe” category, with the Delvaux Flagship store in Brussels. A nineteenth-century dwelling reinterpreted in a space halfway between boutique and art gallery, revolutionizing the concept of luxury retailing…
A contemporary three-some from the World Wide Things Collection
Studio David Pompa creates unique objects with a strong commitment to authentic materials and excellent craftsmanship. Pompa’s work combines the essence of the material with bold and characteristic aesthetics …
“LA PETITE IVY” in Mühldorf in the Wachau, Lower Austria, may be “petite” with just six rooms, but it offers peace for the soul and a feast for the eyes on a grand scale […]
Elisabeth Skoftisch-Haas is an art expert and works for the auction house Im Kinsky in Vienna. She has put together her favourite current highlights from the art world for THE Stylemate […]