Kuala Lumpur is fast emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic luxury hotel markets. This is exemplified by a wave of international hospitality chains entering the city and opening new flagship properties in Malaysia’s capital. The capital city’s luxury hospitality landscape is entering a decisive growth phase, underpinned by a broader resurgence in global…
Fragmented geography remains one of Southeast Asia’s most persistent challenges when it comes to connectivity. While commercial aviation links major cities with ease, access to remote islands and coastal destinations often relies on time-intensive transfers across land and sea. Seaplane Asia was established to address that gap. Founded in 2019, the company has developed an…
Dreamer Marine’s Jeanneau DB/37 in Maya Bay When you see Dreamer Marine’s blue-hulled Jeanneau DB/37 anchored by a white-sand beach near Phuket and surrounded by tropical-green forest, it’s easy to think that Southeast Asia is the ideal home for the new wave of luxury dayboats. Araya Banlang, the boat’s owner, believes so. Her DB/37 was…
The watch business loves celebrating milestones, far more than even its close cousin, the jewellery trade. For evidence, simply look at all the watch brand and model anniversaries this year, and the amount of attention devoted to the same. Counting this very story, to say there is milestone mania afoot is putting it mildly. Even…
It is a quiet irony of wealth that as one’s means expand, the heart drifts back toward the essential and nothing is more essential than the concept of home. For decades, luxury was often associated with familiar images: grand private residences, elaborate services, opulent fashion, or spaces designed to capture attention at first glance. It…
A home rarely declares its standards with volume. More often, it does so with control. The door opens, the eye adjusts, and within seconds the space has already made its case. Some interiors feel immediate and settled, as though every object has been considered in relation to the next. Others feel visually expensive yet oddly…
Photo courtesy of Unsplash If you like clear blue skies, golden sunlight, warm breeze, and wispy clouds, you’ll love North Carolina in the summer. The state offers plenty of scenic sights and a wide range of activities for solo vacationers. If you’re young with your family, then expect double the fun. However, as you prepare…
LUXUO explores a new wave of designers who challenge conventional furniture design, elevating the chair from a functional object to a collectible work of art. Through material experimentation, narrative depth and sculptural intent, seating is being reimagined across galleries, design fairs and limited-edition platforms. These creations operate as both design and discourse, often drawing on…
Madonna at the Dolce&Gabbana Women’s Autumn/Winter 2026 in Milan The concept of a “muse” — a source of inspiration who embodies cultural or aesthetic ideals — is far from dead. Madonna’s ongoing relationship with Dolce & Gabbana is one of the most visible examples. At Milan Fashion Week for Dolce & Gabbana’s Autmun/Winter 2026–27 runway show, Madonna…
Nature remains one of luxury’s most enduring and adaptable sources of inspiration, shaping not only how products look and smell — but how they are conceived, constructed and experienced. Across jewellery, fashion and beauty, natural forms are continuously interpreted and translated — sometimes as aesthetic references and at other times as integral, functional components embedded…