Jonathan De Villiers
Five top hospitality uniforms from our editors’ travels
How well-designed workwear set the right tone.
Out of the blue
For celebrated Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, inspiration often comes from unexpected places.
By the book
The completion of a 15-year library renovation is the end of a chapter for the team behind it – but the bonds they’ve formed are an ongoing story.
Lip service
With its new beauty métier, Hermès is hoping to capitalise on the booming demand for high-end cosmetics – starting with lipstick.
Red shoe diaries
The French shoemaker who painted his soles red explains why staying independent has allowed him to follow his creative instincts rather than market demands.
Amanda Lear
Muse to Dalí, lover to Bowie, disco pioneer: Amanda Lear lunches at Paris's Le Meurice and reflects on flamboyance, garlic bruschetta, and a life lived at art's most glamorous edges.
Still head over heels
Pierre Hardy, Hermès' shoe supremo since 1990, argues that the high heel's rumoured death is premature — and that women now wear them purely for themselves, not for anyone else.
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.
Keep it in the family
Though it has grown from two staff to 30 in 10 years, Rabih Kayrouz still values close bonds at his Maison.
We need to talk
We are living through a new golden age of debate and salons. Talks and conversations are the new religion. We asked our senior correspondent to spend one week at the heart of her city’s…
