Jamie Waters
Ahead of the pack
Whether you’re making for the shore, the slopes or the city, these four dedicated travel shops have enough covetable stock to really stretch your baggage allowance.
Athens Greece
Vouliagmeni is Athen’s wealthiest neighbourhood, where old-school rules. And now it has a revived hotel that’s set to pull in a jet-ski set.
The spring manifesto
Considered, ethical and quietly covetable: from a Berlin unisex label keeping production local to a Milan bag brand built on essential minimalism, these are the spring names worth knowing.
Let me be your fantasy
Jonathan Anderson, creative director at Loewe, talks about how he has grown the brand: from taking it outside to taking it slow.
Fashion
A round-up from Pitti Uomo, timeless bags from Lucie Cast and some branded kit fit for a president.
In sharp focus
Magrabi Retail is the biggest luxury eyewear firm in the Middle East. We meet the two visionary siblings at the helm of this hugely successful family-owned brand.
Life in miniature
The bigger the better? Wrong, according to artists, directors and publishers reaching more engaged audiences with postage-stamp-sized paintings, smartphone TV shows and niche books with small print runs.
Serious business
A slavish addiction to your smartphone can bring you down. App developers and ‘happiness consultants’ think they can help. But are they really enough to keep you smiling?
