Soaking up the je ne sais quoi
Parisian chic – that certain je ne sais quoi that many of us Brits like to try to absorb on long weekends across the channel – is an elusive attribute. There are places in the city, however, where the essence o...
California Dreaming … of San Diego
Fashion aficionados and culture vultures should seriously consider their choice of holiday destination next time they are planning a trip to the USA. Southern California has much to offer everyone – for bot...
Villa Lena, Tuscany opens for summer
The magnificently resorted 19th century Villa Lena has just flung open its shutters for the summer season. It is set among rolling hills, olive groves and vineyards in the picturesque Tuscan countryside with mu...
A secret sanctuary
The 16th arrondisement in Paris, much like New York’s Upper East Side or London’s Knightsbridge, is a district synonymous with affluence and prestige. It is also the largest, with the grand Palais de Chaill...
The American Dream
The Dream Hotel Downtown, situated conveniently in the middle of the revivified Meatpacking District, is an oasis of all that is stylish, fashionable and convenient. In a city full of luxury accommodation, ...
Yangtze, The Long River
Nadav Kander: Yangtze - The Long River
Yangtze, The Long River
Nadav Kander’s Long River series has become a document of mankind’s desire to progress and has even been hailed by Kofi Annan as a servic...
Being human – Glass meets Christopher Anderson, one of the Magnum Photos collective’s rising stars
Being human - Glass meets Christopher Anderson, one of the Magnum Photos collective’s rising stars
Christopher Anderson, one of the Magnum Photos collective’s rising stars, explores the textures of human emo...
Stars on top form at Cannes 68th Annual Film Festival
At Cannes international film festival this year, hosted over 10 days at the end of April in Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, the shiniest stars of the big screen appropriately took centre stage. Glass round...
Where luxe meets eco
Uninterrupted sunset and sunrise views are a given at Cambodia’s Song Saa Resort. Whether from your mooching position at one of the five-star eco-resort’s 27 villas, hovering above the ocean at the Vista Re...
National Pavilion UAE showcases extensive, 100-piece show at Venice Biennale
The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates was first involved with la Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition four years ago, with a presence at the 53rd year’s national pavilion. Ever since, it has pa...
La Residence Hotel & Spa introduces The Wonders of Vietnam package
Guests lucky enough to be visiting the magnificent La Residence Hotel & Spa, located in Hue, Vietnam, overlooking the famous Perfume River, can book themselves a package of a lifetime. For a limited period,...
Aqua Kyoto by Marios Schwab opens in London
This week saw the unveiling of the newly re-vamped rooftop terrace at Argyll Street venue Aqua Kyoto, designed in collaboration with Marios Schwab.
One of the most stylish rooftop spots in the city, the ne...
Certified Indigenous
The Luxury Collection: Certified Indigenous
This month sees The Luxury Collection and Assouline join forces once more to re-write the travel guide in an impossibly luxe guise. Following the success of Epicur...
Thomas Zanon-Larcher shows at Photo London
Photo London kicks off at Somerset House this week. More than just a photography exhibit, the international arts fair features public programmes and talks, large-scale art exhibitions, and site-specific install...
La Isla Bonita
I’ve never bit into a raw sugar cane before – an experience I was lucky enough to partake in, during a wildlife trek through the Frédérica Nature Reserve in Bel Ombre, Mauritius. After admiring the re...
Collective consciousness – China’s foremost female artist Yin Xiuzhen speaks to Glass about collectivism and our disparate modern lives
Collective consciousness – China’s foremost female artist Yin Xiuzhen speaks to Glass about collectivism and our disparate modern lives
The snaking drone of conveyor belts proffering “other people’s” luggage...
Tables with a view
Londoners are getting high like never before, dining and wining with aplomb at the top of skyscrapers, experiencing their city like never before. Until very recently Londoners of all classes associated suc...
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit reinvents lobby
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit is making quite a name for itself by reinventing the use of its lobby by installing an S Gallery, the first art gallery inside a hotel in Bangkok.
Displayed along the upper concours...
A weekend in Istanbul
It’s always exciting visiting a city for the first time. It could be somewhere you have always wanted to explore but have just never got around to it, or perhaps a business trip has taken you to an unknown terr...
A roving lens – Glass interview profiles Werner Bischof – one of Magnum Photos’ first members
A roving lens – Glass interview profiles Werner Bischof – one of Magnum Photos’ first members
The creative vision of Werner Bischof, one of Magnum’s first members, was cut short by a tragic car accident. His...
The St Regis, Chendgu, offers guests a Shu fabric weaving experience
The newly opened St. Regis Chendgu Hotel is offering guests an intriguing insider experience featuring Shu brocade, one of China’s most ancient traditions, with a Shu fabric weaving experience. Chengdu has a ri...