At Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, a surviving shikumen neighbourhood reveals the quieter city beneath the neon, explores Anji Connell

Reflections on scaling international studios, fostering people-first culture and diversity, and delivering complex, human-centric architecture across global cities

In a quiet village outside Foshan, design studio Lim + Lu has unveiled “An Artist’s Teahouse” - a 200-square-metre sanctuary where architectural restraint, tactile heritage, and modern art converge

A rare collaboration between historic Speyside distillery The Glenrothes and London design practice, Studio Indigo, creates an invitation-only estate rooted in craft, provenance, and quiet luxury

Ahead of her new solo exhibition at Cadogan Gallery in Milan, the Dutch painter reflects on South Limburg's rural landscape, the rhythms of domestic life, and the quiet poetry of home

From a raw Haussmannian venue on the Champs-Élysées to exclusive gatherings in Hong Kong, Alexandre Mattiussi celebrates a decade and a half of sincere, adaptable tailoring for modern urbanites

We speak with designer Jorge Penadés, a practitioner who views the world not as a collection of static objects, but as a system of interconnected possibilities. By transforming the remnants of rural economies into profound narratives of resilience, Penadés invites us to radically rethink the value we place on the material world and the history inherent in the landscapes we inhabit

The art of collecting is often less about acquisition and more about curation—a focused pursuit of a specific narrative. For the Lewis family, this narrative has long been defined by the work of Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita. On 28 September 2026, Sotheby’s will present The Foujita Lexicon: Works from the Lewis Collection in Hong Kong, an auction that serves as both a survey of a singular career and a testament to three decades of discerning stewardship

Converting a nineteenth-century mercantile monument into a sanctuary of contemporary hospitality presents a delicate spatial dialogue. How does one introduce modern functional interventions into a civic landmark without muting the historic echoes that give it resonance? At Bergen Børs Hotel, this architectural tension is resolved not through heavy-handed homage or radical erasure, but through a refined, artful choreography of light, surface, and memory

At the Grand Hotel Timeo, a new alliance between Parisian haute couture and Mediterranean heritage defines the future of Sicilian slow luxury