Lifestyle & Design

In our style and design magazine, stories are told of well-designed sneakers, luggage, clutches, Interiors, scented candles and Architecture.

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Crystal Clear: The Allure of Transparent Furniture

There’s something quietly magical about transparent furniture. Glass and polycarbonate, with their shifting surfaces and delicate light play, bring a kind of poetry into a room. Check our list of selected transparent items!

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Luxury Gifts for Men: The Best Ideas for Every Age

In this ultimate gift guide for men, you’ll find items that are unique, special, and bound to hit the mark for even the most exquisite of men. Choose between luxury watches, design for home, travel accessories and many more!

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The Best Gift Guide for Women!

You shouldn’t need a reason to spoil the lady in your life with a gift for her, but whether you are looking for the perfect birthday women’s gift or simply a little “I’m thinking about you” present, this list has it all.

Luxury Scented Candles and Home Fragrances – Designed to Inspire your Home

Perfume tells a story. But just as important for the fragrances we use for the body are the ones our our homes. That’s why we selected brands and their home scents we think you should know. Perfect for the cold winter nights.

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Kitchen & Table: Design for Everyday Living

Design doesn’t need to shout to matter. In the kitchen, it should work, fit in, and bring something extra to the experience of making, sharing, and enjoying food. That’s what good design really does—it makes the everyday just a little more considered.

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From corsets to perfume: the breath of eternity by Clive Christian

Ava Gardner. Greta Garbo. Charlie Chaplin. Oscar Wilde. Winston Churchill. Beyond their legacy, there is something ethereal that unites these five names: their fragrance. They all chose Clive Christian to perfume themselves, not guided by chance, but as a desire to evoke greatness and eternity.

Boards, dice and style: why backgammon refuses to fade away

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.

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How Issey Miyake Homme Plissé Keeps the Fold Alive as a Timeless Detail of Luxury Fashion

Miyake may have passed in 2022, but his thinking feels more alive than ever. Under the creative direction of Satoshi Kondo, the Homme Plissé team continues not by imitation, but by carrying forward Miyake’s questions: What is clothing in a changing world? How can fabric enable movement – physical, social, and emotional?

When Sound Becomes Art: Loewe and Jacob & Co. Unveil Diamond-Studded Headphones in Monaco

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.

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A Home in the Style of Vincent Van Duysen

Vincent Van Duysen is a globally recognised Flemish architect. Over the years, he’s designed buildings and interiors all over the world and worked with some of the most respected furniture brands.