From ye olde mappae mundi to everyday geotagging, mapping makes us feel good. There’s no progress without navigation, no trade, no aviation. But when every step we take leaves a digital trace, where in the world will we end up? Read More

Unornamented, clean lines and silhouettes owe a debt to Le Corbusier and the form-follows-function epiphany of Modernist architecture. Read More

Act I, scene 2: the deceptively tough dame, the misunderstood temptress, the guarded, vulnerable underworld lily who provokes hot-headed desire, even a tinge of jealousy. Enter screen left: someone to watch over her… The plot twist will blow your mind. Read More

We meet Professor Augustinus Bader, the stem cell research ac- ademic with an A-list alter ego currently conquering Hollywood, and wonder: how had you never heard of the Kardashians before she endorsed your products!? Read More

You say Cary Grant, I say Fran Lebowitz. You say Arthur Miller, I say Inès de la Fressange. When boundaries between man and woman dissolve, the modern epicene flourishes. Binaries, opposites and a whole load of contradictions map out the wo/man. Read More

Theatrical fantasy and inimitable glamour are offset by blasé nonchalance, and the mood is louche. In an unexpected landscape backdropped by seas of dunes, the essence of an indefatigable iconoclast is restored sporting anything but neutral. Read More

Consult Netflix and the fact that plot twists are most delicious when least expected. In today’s retail safari landscape practically brimming with excess, the trick to scoring a gem that will outlast the race with trend is this: hunt for classic, with a twist. Read More

The deafening roar of silence, a Cubicle celebration of noise—and the lack thereof. Illustrated with the new Bentley Bentayga Hybrid 2019 in San Francisco. Read More

Tangerine or terracotta, the right shade of orange can warm up your complexion, brighten your eyes, and infuse youth—all with just a few dabs.When it comes to the secrets of youth, consult the colour wheel. Read More

Filmed after World War II, Federico Fellini's acclaimed satire, La Dolce Vita, hints at an exasperated offspring of repressed female expression. Her contemporary: all about contrasts—sharp and soft, playful but pragmatic, blasé and quick-witted at the same time. Read More