
Penthouse Living: An Elevated Approach to Design & Architecture
Materiality can make or break a living space, and many of Griem’s penthouse clients provide him with singular challenges—especially when budget isn’t an issue. A Hong Kong-based client, for example,…

Dropping Anchor: 2023 Top Yacht Trends and Locations
On August 2, 1844, three days after the New York Yacht Club in Midtown Manhattan opened its doors, the founders’ eight yachts got underway from the Battery bound for Newport,…

10 Best Luxury Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything
Founded in 1888, French luxury brand Lalique’s crystal factory in Wingen-sur-Moder, Alsace, celebrates its centenary this year. To mark this milestone, the company has produced a limited-edition perfume in a…

Records Revival: Why Vinyl Is Back in Vogue
This wonderful home, designed by architect Stephen Fuller, is set on four private, gated acres (1.6 ha) in Atlanta’s prestigious Buckhead neighborhood. A home of Mariah Carey, global pop superstar…

Mexico Modern: Introducing a New Wave of Design
“We get inspired by everything around us—architecture, nature, light, shadows, repetitions, patterns, art, music, absolutely everything. We study and evaluate current trends and use them as a guide, but we…

Pamper Promise: 5 Special Spa Stays
Products at the Atzaró Spa are organic and made from plants grown on the estate. Newly introduced packages include the Healing Spa Day Experience, which includes “an energy healing session…

Trend Watch: Creative Designers for Your Home Update
Designers Guido Drocco and Franco Mello were way ahead of the curve when, in 1972, they “brought the outside in” in the form of the huge, soft, and thornless Cactus…

Super Yachts: Trend Spotting at the Monaco Yacht Show
When it comes to interiors, Boddington sees new notions of what constitutes luxury. “There’s a trend for designs that combine craftsmanship, technology, and sustainability,” he says. “Progressive yacht owners are…

Steinway: How the Piano Maker Holds the Keys to Success
Today the pianos are constructed in one of two factories based in New York and Hamburg, Germany, where generations of craftspeople, some from the same family, pass down their expertise…

Vintage Treasure: How to Build Your Guitar Collection
This year, the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang guitar, played in the Smells Like Teen Spirit video, fetched $4,550,000 at auction. On its launch in 1964, you could…