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The Fantini Experience

An avant-garde tap company in Northern Italy is also the home to Casa Fantini Lake Time, an intimate luxury boutique hotel overlooking Lake Orta, one of Italy’s unsung jewels. Welcome to paradise.

Learning From The Best

Singapore-based app Tigerhall is for those who want to learn life skills – and those who have lessons to share, says its CEO Nellie Wartoft.

Speed, Power And Comfort In Equal Measures

Audi releases yet another RS model – this time with a couple of welcome changes under the hood.

The Ultimate Tool Watch

An action movie icon and an avant-garde brand create the ultimate tool watch.

The Next Name In Luxury Medical And Wellness

Using state-of-the-art, world-class facilities, Novena Bellagraph aesthetics is the latest player that’s looking to up the medical and wellness game in Shanghai and the world.

Putting A Freeze On Breast Cancer

Cryoablation, a promising technique to treat early-stage tumors, boosts the arsenal of treatments against breast cancer.

A Quest To Remain Evergreen

Timber scion David Yong has grown his family business by grafting new ideas

In A Time Of Crisis, Is It Time To Invest?

COVID-19 has sent ripples of shock around the world and caused stock markets to fluctuate. While many are panic-buying toilet paper, some astute investors are crisis-buying properties. Should you?

Fashion - Step This Way

A lifelong sneaker fan brings one of the world’s biggest street-culture shows to our shores.

Switzerland's Andermatt Comes Into Its Own As A Winter Wonderland

Through a steady infusion of investments and developments, Andermatt is finally coming into its own as a winter wonderland. And now it’s also gearing up to be the classical music hub of the Alps.

Switching Gear

An occasional refresh can do any wardrobe a world of good. the welldressed men in these pages share their thoughts on personal style, trends good and bad, and updating their closets for the year ahead.

Threads Of Time

Fashion is not just a platform for vanity. It mirrors society’s sentiments and reflects the cultural influences of the day.

Any Lim, The Second Generation Dealmaker Is About To Make His Greatest Play

Andy Lim, chief executive officer of JL Family Office, stakes out his path as the steward of his family’s assets.

Time Of Temperance

Dry January might be over, but the sober curious movement is still, well, on the move. New to Singapore’s market is Lyre’s and its range of non-alcoholic alternatives to spirits and liqueurs.

The Artistic Diplomat

If diplomacy is an art form, then German Ambassador Dr Ulrich Sante might just be the perfect artist.

Top Of The World

Looking beyond landed properties? Welcome to the world of super penthouses.

The Modernist Tableau

Enduring, stylish, and endlessly collectible, Mid-century Modern design has established itself as a movement that’s here to stay.

Next Gen Take Over

Nine personalities. Eight very personal columns. These future leaders write about the issues closest to their hearts.

SEAT OF POWER

All Ian Ang wanted to do was to design the best chair for gamers. That hot seat has him helming a company now valued in the millions.

First, You Have To Care

Heston Blumenthal addresses the macro issues of sustainability by deep diving into the micro.

Conscious Eating

Eat well, live well. it used to be that doing so meant indulging in the likes of foie gras and wagyu – but not anymore. These days, more restaurants are increasingly aware of the movement towards clean cuisine, and are adopting healthier approaches to cooking. Plant-based, impossible food alternatives are sprouting up on moremenus. also on board are gluten-free pastas that promise to go easier on your gut. and even TCM beliefs – rooted in nourishing herbs to restore balance – have come into play. We round up a shortlist of restaurants for your non-cheat days.

The Beat Of Their Own Dram

This luxury independent bottler just released an impressively high-scoring whisky from a distillery many have never heard of. Here’s why it should be the first of many to add to your collection.

Food Future

Agri-tech might be the sexiest thing right now, but is it the solution to bettering our nation’s food security?

Friends With Benefits

Any restaurant worth its salt will provide good service, but dine enough at any restaurant, make friends with the chef, and it becomes a second home.

The Bold And The Beautiful

The food and beverage industry in Singapore is brutal – the competition is intense, there is a dearth of skilled professionals, the consumers are fickle and the burnout is all too real. For young female entrepreneurs, it can be even more unforgiving. But for plucky individuals like Gan Guoyi, Jamie Koh, and Ong LiLing, perseverance brings immense rewards.

Jonathan Chua Is Parlaying His Musical Success Into Nurturing The Regional Music Industry

Now that The Sam Willows is on hiatus, band member Jonathan Chua is parlaying his musical success into nurturing the regional music industry.

THE LUXURY LARDER

Stash these products in the pantry for your most indulgent meals of 2020.

TAILORING THE INTANGIBLE

A bespoke scent is the ultimate expression of personal style.

SONIC BOOM

Vacheron constantin hits all the right notes with its latest ultra-exclusiVe chiming timepieces.

A SMILE IN THE HEART

Well known for its Happiness Index, Bhutan has a tranquil spirit that also works wonders on the harried soul.