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Chasing The Redline

Just when Porsche fans thought that six-cylinder Boxsters and Caymans were things of the past, along comes the 718 GTS, with a magnificent 4-litre engine. Jon Wall drives it.

Women Of Action

Fast cars, galloping horses and treacherous slopes. Three female professionals tell Nafeesa Saini how their adrenaline fuelled passions keep them striving for more.

Pocketful Of Sunshine

Dana Cheong is a stalwart in Singapore’s high society, a style icon, a fitness trainer and a philanthropist. She’s also a wife, a mother, a daughter and, as Crystal Lee observes, someone who knows how to love.

Second Time Around

Prolific Bangkok-based architect and interior designer Bill Bensley is at it again. This time, he’s going full steam ahead with a railway-themed resort that will see abandoned train carriages upcycled into luxury suites. François Oosthuizen speaks to the mastermind behind the unique project currently under construction in Khao Yai, Thailand.

The Scent Of Life

When Francis Kurkdjian’s attempt to secure an internship at the Paris Opera Ballet School was unsuccessful, he turned to his other passion, perfumery. Since then, the world has become his stage all the same – as the nose behind some of the most iconic fragrances of our time. He shares his road to success with François Oosthuizen.

Couture Matters

In anticipation of a freer and more hopeful year, haute couture for Spring/Summer 2021 is bringing us lashings of sartorial fantasy and ageless craft, as well as whimsy and escapism, writes Jing Zhang.

Watch Report 2021

The first quarter of 2021 heralds a renewed confidence in the world of horology, with brands flexing their versatility through a wide range of novelties that span accessible favourites to signature complications. Feast your eyes on the new releases in this first segment of a two-part report.

Culinary Trails

Along the border of Umbria and Tuscany, a slow road of gourmet delights winds languidly back and forth. Debbie Oakes travels this fertile landscape to meet the makers, growers and kitchen maestros who best represent the culinary bounty of this region.

State Of The Art

Following its staging last year in the digital space, Asia’s biggest marketplace of modern and contemporary art makes its welcome return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this month with a format that combines the physical and the virtual.

Contemporary And Socially Responsible High Jewellery Collection

Boucheron’s illustrious heritage during the Art Deco era sparked the imagination of its creative director Claire Choisne, who distilled the design movement’s audacious spirit into a contemporary and socially responsible high jewellery collection.

An Icon Immortalised

Only a perfume as rich, unrivalled and mysterious as the century-old Chanel No 5 can inspire such a monumental high jewellery collection, writes Allyson Klass.

At Your Service

The Rolex World Service ensures the exceptional durability and reliability of Rolex watches for generations to come, reports Allyson Klass.

Hear Her Roar!

Call her a tiger mum or helicopter mum, but Shabnam Arashan stands tall in being the mother who tries her very best. From giving up her legal career to learning to let go, she tells Annabel Tan about the joys and struggles of motherhood.

Motion, Music And Magic

Van Cleef & Arpels is, and always has been, unapologetically romantic – an approach that seeps even into the oft-bravado world of high watchmaking. Charlene Co rediscovers the house’s enduring dance with complications and poetry through its new Lady Arpels Ballerines Musicales timepieces.

It's A Kind Of Magic

An unexpected palette of rare gemstones celebrates the enchanting beauty of the natural world in Tiffany & Co.’s 2021 Blue Book Collection. Allyson Klass discovers the exceptional pedigree of these coloured stones in this exclusive interview.

Love Actually

Creative director Alessandro Michele pays tribute to four of the heritage fashion house’s cherished bag icons – Dionysus, GG Marmont, Gucci Horsebit 1955 and Jackie 1961 – with the Gucci Beloved collection. Elevated in precious skins, these expressions distinguished with historic links evolve with a modern spirit in every new collection.

Comfort Zones

Private outdoor space, white-glove service, flexible floor plans and distinctive architecture are the hallmarks of luxury residential developments opening in 2021, writes VL Hendrickson.

Fat And Fab

From chic date night restaurants to gourmet home deliveries, indulgent desserts and more, keto-friendly options are broadening in Singapore. Annabel Tan rounds up her top picks for a more diverse low-carb, high-fat lifestyle.

The Human Touch

The Singapore- and Portugal-based designer Gabriel Tan talks to Jing Zhang about the revival of handmade items, craft and clarity, and how cultural exchange sparks inspiration.

Own A Piece Of History

While highly complicated and limited-edition watches are indeed valuable, what is equally priceless are pieces nearly lost to the past. The recently launched Cartier Vintage collection revives some of the brand’s most treasured creations – in all their original glory. Yanni Tan receives a quick history lesson from a preview at Cartier ION Orchard’s private salon.

Calista Cuaca - A Star Is Born

Calista Cuaca makes her cover debut as a rising social media star, marking her arrival as a fashion It girl. She tells Nafeesa Saini how she is coming into her own as the second-generation face of high society in her first major interview.

Something Old, Something New

Meet the champions of reinvention who are putting traditional trades and skills in a new light. Annabel Tan finds out how they are modernising the fields of Chinese tea, bird’s nest and ikebana.

If These Walls Could Talk

Since taking over the reins at MOCA Bangkok, managing director KANACHAI “KIT” BENCHARONGKUL has been pushing the museum in ever more diverse directions, as Bruce Scott discovers during an exclusive guided tour.

Lit From Within

A sign to skip the facial scrubs, chemical exfoliation through acids is the ticket to gently and effectively dissolving dead skin cells for a clean, clear and glowing complexion.

A Doctor A Day

With doctor-backed skincare brands taking the spotlight for their credibility, Net-a-Porter has released The Doctors’ Beauty Kit of bestsellers from renowned clinics. The set includes Macrene Actives High Performance Neck and Decolletage Treatment as well as Mz Skin Depuff & Define Contouring Eye Rescue.

She Lives To Give

Claudine Pang is the woman who has – and does – it all. The inspiring eye surgeon, avid humanitarian and mother of two tells Nafeesa Saini how her thirst for helping others guides her life’s trajectory.

Bordeaux By Way Of Mallorca

One winery in the Balearic Islands off eastern Spain is breaking the norm by bringing its bottles out of its home ground. MARIE BARBÉ, Bodega Son Mayol’s Technical Director, gives Crystal Lee an inside look at the nascent Mallorcan label.

Holidays With Heart

While the magnificent ruins of Angkor Wat remain the star attraction, Siem Reap has also become a magnet for creative titans intent on establishing a sustainable community, writes long-time resident Jonathan Evans.

Our Sparkling Inheritance

Dazzling luxury connoisseurs is a new coffee-table book by Peranakan jewellery collector Norman Cho. Yanni Tan receives a valuable lesson from him, and his book, on our unique yet little-known bejewelled heritage.

Power To The People

In the spirit of International Women’s Day this month, Annabel Tan speaks to three empowering women who are advocating for change in causes they are passionate about.