Oberoi Marrakech. Photo by Alan Keohane www.still-images.net for Oberoi There are entrances, and then there’s The entrance. A 20-foot-high cedar doorway rising from its own honeyed reflection, perfumed with the scent of roses, jasmine, and the faint hum of ambition. It’s less a door, more a statement: “Welcome to the better, bee-carved reality you didn’t…
It is always a pleasure to have a conversation with an industry professional in person for the first time, especially if you have interacted in more indirect forms. Such is the case for us with Hermès Horloger design chief Philippe Delhotal, the mind behind the watershed Le Temps Suspendu watch. Delhotal himself might prefer ‘architect’…
Few chefs in London’s fine dining landscape embody the soul of modern Indian cuisine quite like Chef Rohit Ghai. From earning his first Michelin star at Jamavar to redefining Indian gastronomy through his own ventures, Ghai has become synonymous with precision, poetry, and progressive cooking. His newest projects, Vatavaran in Knightsbridge and Zarqash, are not…
Are great minds terrified by their own era? Do some economists live in a parallel world, a universe where technologies politely wait for professors’ permission to exist? In a world where artificial intelligence and robotics are reshaping the contours of human labor, Nobel laureate in economics Daron Acemoglu offers a nostalgic vision. Tax reforms to…
Takuya Matsumoto, Deputy Manager of Seiko’s product design department The VANAC’s one of those watches where the closer you look, the better it gets. It’s also one of those rare pieces that looks even better in person than it does in photos. So you can imagine my excitement when I finally held one in my hands —…
The SD132 has a top speed of 17 knots and a transatlantic range of 3,200nm Months before the first SD132 had its world premiere at the 48th Cannes Yachting Festival and then appeared at the 34th Monaco Yacht Show, Sanlorenzo’s biggest composite model in its Yacht Business Unit had already earned a huge fan – the owner….
There is something dreamlike about the way Patek Philippe interprets nature and translates it into form. While the most obvious way is to portray the animal’s stripes as a pattern or print, Patek Philippe sees it as a study of duality: shadow and light, restraint and exuberance, movement and stillness. The Patek Philippe Gondolo Serata…
Dempsey Hill’s AIR CCCC recently hosted Roku Gin’s first-ever consumer pop-up experience in Singapore. The one-weekend-only collaborative experience — from 31 October to 2 November — saw a fusion of Roku Gin’s meticulous Japanese craftsmanship with AIR CCCC’s inventive, ingredient-led menu, promising guests an immersive journey that highlights flavour and storytelling. The activation was designed…
To mark the 20th anniversary of Paramount Business Jets in 2025, LUXUO sat down with founder and CEO Richard Zaher to reflect on two decades of transformative leadership in private aviation. A former pilot and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus, Zaher launched the company in 2005 from his New York City apartment with a mission to…
Situated on the serene and exclusive Cape Yamu estate in Phuket, Villa Amaravida is a masterpiece of modern tropical living, the kind of place that looks plucked from a dream. Overlooking Phuket’s stunning east coast with sweeping views across Phang Nga Bay, this eight-bedroom beachfront retreat combines eclectic design, expansive spaces, and some of the…