https://www.scmp.com/rss/519132/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com From interiors and architecture to fashion, Kelly Wearstler is one of the most influential figures in the design world. She has worked on a number of luxury residential projects in the US and beyond, and is behind the interiors of hotels such as the Santa Monica Proper and the Four Seasons Anguilla. The Los Angeles-based designer has also collaborated with brands including Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela and most recently Belgian brand Serax on a dinnerware collection. Why architect Yvette Yan... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3248885/designer-kelly-wearstlers-favourite-people-places-and-products-us-trendsetter-draws-inspiration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3248885/designer-kelly-wearstlers-favourite-people-places-and-products-us-trendsetter-draws-inspiration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:00:30 +0000 Simu Liu and Allison Hsu could be the next hottest “It” couple to watch. Ever since they made their red carpet debut together last year at the premiere of Violent Night in December 2022, the lovebirds have been openly sharing snippets of their relationship and outings together on social media. Last week, the LA-based duo were spotted dining out with a friend at Vietnamese seafood restaurant Crustacean in Beverly Hills. Before that, they were at the star-studded Taylor Swift Eras Tour film... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3239421/who-simu-lius-music-marketing-girlfriend-allison-hsu-she-works-lady-gaga-and-billie-eilish-attends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3239421/who-simu-lius-music-marketing-girlfriend-allison-hsu-she-works-lady-gaga-and-billie-eilish-attends?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:00:14 +0000 If Dubai hotels are constantly trying to outdo each other by reaching to stratospheric heights with their over-the-top amenities, one hotelier wants to win the battle once and for all: he’s literally taken his brand to the sky. Starting Thursday, the party-hard Five Hotels & Resorts starts accepting bookings on its very own 16-passenger private jet, promising that the entertainment will begin before you even get to Dubai. Flights aren’t limited to hotel guests, though. Anyone can book the plane... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3223357/inside-dubais-new-private-jet-hosts-parties-sky-fly-five-takes-aviation-new-highs-its-five-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3223357/inside-dubais-new-private-jet-hosts-parties-sky-fly-five-takes-aviation-new-highs-its-five-star?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:25:40 +0000 It would seem to be a no-brainer: as the world reopens following the Covid-19 shutdowns, countries that saw their tourism industries devastated by the lack of visitors are laying out the red carpet for digital nomads. The trickle that began with Estonia, in 2018, has now become a flood, with the Harvard Business Review recently declaring there are currently 46 countries and territories that offer visas especially designed for digital nomads (or close enough alternatives), from Anguilla to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3182813/indonesia-portugal-and-south-africa-mull-digital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3182813/indonesia-portugal-and-south-africa-mull-digital?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:45:21 +0000 “I’ve come into possession of a villa in the South of France,” announces the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the upcoming film Downton Abbey: A New Era. And you can, too – complete with a butler and other staff – at least for a few nights, or several weeks. The Côte d’Azur villa featured in the film is just one of the exclusive private homes available to rent through Homanie, one of a new breed of luxury holiday-lease brands providing service on a par with a luxury hotel. Launched in March 2021,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3176004/french-villa-downton-abbey-movie-you-can-rent-it-us52k?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3176004/french-villa-downton-abbey-movie-you-can-rent-it-us52k?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 May 2022 23:45:11 +0000 More than half of Tokyo’s hospital beds set aside for Covid-19 patients were occupied on Tuesday, a level that officials have previously flagged as a criterion for requesting a state of emergency. The capital and most of Japan are now under curbs to contain record coronavirus cases driven by the contagious Omicron variant. Tokyo has set aside almost 7,000 hospital beds for Covid patients, and admissions have risen sharply this month, reaching 50.7 per cent on Tuesday. New infections numbered... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3165472/coronavirus-thailand-restarts-quarantine-free-tourism-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3165472/coronavirus-thailand-restarts-quarantine-free-tourism-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:15:27 +0000