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Ben Dobbin was the luminary designer for The Dalmore’s art project at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture. Photo: Handout

Architecture and design

Scotch whisky brand The Dalmore redefines culture through art and design

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Anne Geddes often photographs pregnant women, newborns and small children, and her acclaimed work has led to collaborations including with Celine Dion and baby Dior. Photo: Anne Geddes

Fame and celebrity

Anne Geddes photographed Hong Kong families – now she collabs with Baby Dior

Hong Kong artists share their tips on calligraphy with Style – including Samantha Cheung, a self-taught calligrapher and mural artist. Photo: Handout

Discovering calligraphy: how a traditional art is experiencing a resurgence

Bunches of beautiful blooms such as these from Flowerbx bring instant colour and a sense of freshness to your home. Photo: Handout

Architecture and design

How to make your home bloom, plus 5 tips for the perfect floral display

Designer Thomas Heatherwick is a man on a mission: he wants to banish boring buildings and humanise our city environment. Photo: Raquel Diniz

Architecture and design

Designer Thomas Heatherwick seeks to humanise architecture – interview

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Amen Candles’ Uruguayan founder Rodrigo Garcia Alvarez. Picasso looks ahead. Photo: Succession Picasso 2022

Icons and Influencers

Q&a / Amen Candles’ founder Rodrigo Garcia Alvarez on building a plastic-free future

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Cartier’s Women’s Pavilion for Expo 2025 in Osaka, designed by Yuko Nagayama and Es Devlin, is a call to action for global gender equality. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: Cartier’s Women’s Pavilion for Expo 2025 in Osaka

Icons and Influencers

Toy story: the ever-growing scene around collectibles for adults

Top design brands have honed in on the luxury homes market, offering residences that exude designer style inside and out. Pictured: an infinity pool terrace at Design Hills by Dolce & Gabbana, Marbella. Photo: Handout

Architecture and design

How luxury brands are creating residences as stunning as their fashion

The new BMW X3 family.
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Style Edit: BMW’s next gen X3 SUV redefines the premium mid-size category

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Hermès Avalon throw blanket. Photo: Hermès

Celebrity style

‘Birkin for the home’? How the humble blanket started making a statement

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Vintage steamer trunks embodying heritage and craftsmanship at Bentleys London. Photo: Handout

Architecture and design

How to add nostalgic charm to your home with a leather trunk

Man caves are trending and also changing, becoming more sophisticated as designers lean in to give them the air of a members’ club, office or home gym. Photos: Handout

Architecture and design

Man caves: the members’ club you’ll never be turned away from

Hermès embraces its equestrian legacy once more with its homeware collection for Milan Design Week 2024. Photos: Handout

Style Edit: Hermès latest homeware collection embraces its equestrian legacy

Hong Kong’s Elaine Ng Yan-ling founded The Fabrick Lab, a design house whose innovative works include pieces for Swarovski, UBS bank and the Hong Kong stock exchange. Photos: Handout

Architecture and design

Inside The Fabrick Lab: meet ‘material innovator’ Elaine Ng Yan Ling

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Alma Berrow’s subversive ceramics are one example of a trend for more inventive and playful pieces that are attracting a younger audience – and the interest of luxury brands like Loewe and Bottega Veneta. Photos: Handout

Millennial style

Why kooky pottery and risqué ceramics chime with Gen Z

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Lively shades are replacing grey tones in interior themes. Photo: Getty Images

Architecture and design

Beige, begone! It’s all about bold, IG-worthy interiors today

Design guru Nina Yashar of Nilufar gallery talks about her passion and projects: from discovering Italian mid-century designers like Gio Ponti to her Open Edition collection shown as part of Salone del Mobile. Photo: Mattia Iotti

Architecture and design

Q&a / ‘It’s about emotional attraction’: Nina Yashar on the beauty of design

The hottest furniture and homeware spotted at the world’s largest furniture fare? Gucci, Loewe and Fendi and more brands showcase design chops in everything from sofas, chairs and stools to plates and napkins. Pictured: La DoubleJ; All photos: Handout

Architecture and design

Style’s top design finds from Salone del Mobile Milano 2024

Magazines like Architectural Digest, and plant styling feeds on Instagram and Pinterest, are making house plants more popular than ever. Photo: Hilton Carter

Architecture and design

Nature to nurture: how to get more plants in your life and home

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Chinese-born American architect I.M. Pei was one of the most important architects of recent decades, with key works around the globe including the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, seen here in 1979. Photo: Getty Images

Architecture and design

5 of I.M. Pei’s greatest hits: meet the architect celebrated at Hong Kong’s M+

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Reducing your home’s carbon footprint can be as simple as upcycling existing, quality furnishings, according to Liquid Interior’s Rowena Gonzales. Photo: Itemnine Production

Building Hong Kong’s sustainable homes: greener, healthier and more liveable

Fashion’s quiet luxury trend has reached the world of homeware, with brands like Hermès – its new collection shown here on display at Milan Design Week 2024 – Loro Piana and Saint-Louis showing the way with long-lasting quality materials in more sober colours and finishes. Photos: Handout

How interior design is embracing quiet luxury – and sustainability

Architecture and design

Q&a / Eastern Edition’s Teo Yang merges old with new in his sustainable designs

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