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Beyond the high streets, the vaults and the runway, the art of fashion is immortalized in the glossy pages of fashion books, beautifully bound documents of luxury detailing visionary artistry and design. We’ve selected our six favourite fashion books to add to your coffee table for an endless fountain of inspiration.
A selection that tracks how the sofa became a marker of design, comfort and identity. From Italian greats refreshed with sustainable materials to recent projects with couture-level detailing, each piece offers a different take on contemporary living. These are icons and authorial designs that bridge past and present, art and function — where ergonomics, innovation and lasting beauty meet.
I came to backgammon recently, though the game itself has been around for millennia, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia. A friend invited me to play a few times, and I found myself drawn in, not just to the rattle of the dice or the race of the checkers across the board, but to the atmosphere it creates.
On a yacht, moored in the marina in Monaco, the German technology house Loewe and New York jeweller Jacob & Co. unveiled a pair of headphones that resist easy categorisation. They are not quite consumer electronics; they are not quite jewellery; and they are not quite sculpture. Somehow, they are all three.





