Alex Crétey Systermans
Ring the changes
Luxury shops can often resemble department stores. Cartier’s local approach is a jewel in its crown.
Small Fortune
Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.
Table talk
Wine and cheese tasting in Amsterdam, Japanese dishes meet seasonal Finnish ingredients, Australian craft gin and a Parisian bar with a global twist.
Artistic intake
From a sculpture park to record shops, these are the cultural hotspots to hit this summer.
Comment
A Dutch flower-and-plant fair is teaching the world how to green its urban environments.
State of the arts
Singapore's art museum transforms a cargo warehouse into an unconventional gallery space, challenging traditional exhibition formats while its main building undergoes renovation.
Talking shops
As shoppers return to high streets, what can they expect to find? We take the pulse of the world’s retailers.
Tour de forks
From a Parisian chocolatier-cum-café to a French hideaway in London and a terrific tarte tatin, there is plenty of Gallic flavour to this month’s rundown of restaurants and recipes.
Wheel-good factor
We refuel at a Parisian petrol station with great food, coffee and curiosities aplenty.
Good times
Travel has been stilted over the past year but a beautiful crop of new Parisian hotels is giving people a reason to visit and plenty to write home about.
