Property investment once followed a relatively familiar formula. Buy in a prime location, secure favourable financing, hold for capital appreciation and let population growth, tourism or infrastructure do the rest. For decades, those fundamentals provided a useful shorthand for deciding where capital should go. The formula is changing. LUXUO examines six forces reshaping the rules…
Location Every global city has a hotel that quietly becomes part of the conversation. Not because it’s the newest, the flashiest, or the most photographed, but because it understands the city better than most of its residents. Portrait Milano is that hotel. Hidden behind the restored walls of a 16th-century seminary in Milan’s Fashion District,…
Sunreef Yachts and Brabus have revealed the Brabus Ultima 55, an upgraded version of the first model from the Ultima range produced in Ras Khaimah. Featuring an overall length of 55ft 9in (17m) and a beam of 18ft 4in (5.6m), the Brabus Ultima 55 is fitted with twin 725hp six-cylinder engines and tops 40 knots,…
Toby Moore, CEO, Informa Prestige As CEO of Informa Prestige, what’s your role at the Monaco Yacht Show? My role is to set the strategic direction that keeps the Monaco Yacht Show at the forefront of the superyacht world – an event that defines, rather than follows, the global standard for the sector. The Show…
Lasalle College of the Arts’ 2026 graduate fashion show took place in the then-unopened Cantonment MRT station, where students were asked to centre their designs in Southeast Asian fashion. (Photo: Courtesy of Lasalle College of the Arts) Midway through May this year, the who’s who of Singapore’s fashion scene—from editors and influencers to budding designers—gathered in…
Round Triple Mystery Rainbow 39mm in rose gold Franck Muller is a watchmaking brand that goes its own way. While Geneva might transform into the proverbial town square every April, in the village of Genthod, barely 6km away, Franck Muller’s Domaine du Grand Malagny estate offers a spot of bucolic calm and a less frenetic…
Native plant landscapes are replacing conventional turf on a growing number of premium American estates. Across the United States, a quiet but measurable change is reshaping the landscapes of high-end residential properties. The traditional lawn, maintained through weekly mowing, seasonal fertilization and regular chemical applications, is giving way to native plant installations that require fewer…
Singapore’s art landscape is creating more opportunities for audiences to encounter contemporary art beyond traditional collecting circles. Through initiatives such as Singapore Gallery Month, gallery exhibitions, artist conversations and public programmes, a wider audience is gaining access to the people, ideas and practices shaping the local and regional art landscape. Across galleries, cultural institutions and…
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opens the way every telling of this story has opened for nearly three thousand years: with a voice, a table of listeners and a version of an event already half-known. The Odyssey is one of two surviving poems attributed to Homer, a sequel of sorts to The Iliad that follows the…
Every August, Singapore pauses to celebrate another year of independence. The skyline glows in red and white, fighter jets streak across the sky, and familiar National Day songs evoke memories that span generations. Beyond the festivities lies a quieter story that has become increasingly relevant in a world searching for stability, certainty and purpose. Singapore’s…