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Today, more than 40 variations of mahjong are played around the world. Photo: Andria Lo/Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora

Painted tiles, loud tables, new faces: shaping mahjong’s next chapter

The next generation of mahjong players around the world is preserving and reinventing a Hong Kong tradition.

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Jason Wordie in Macau in the mid-1990s. Photo: courtesy Jason Wordie

A timeless love affair with Macau, a city of hidden charms

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Mahjong is enjoying a revival around the world. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

This week in PostMag: Lunar New Year and the meaning of home

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Women with peach blossoms they bought at a flower market in January 1979. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: Hong Kong readies for Lunar New Year

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Villagers in Marobo await Taur Matan Ruak.

Project Timor

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Macau’s late-night dining culture sets the city aglow. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Craving a midnight bite in Macau? The city’s top chefs are here to help

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Timepieces

How these luxury watchmakers are going beyond boutiques

Luxury watchmakers from Richard Mille to Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre now offer homelike spaces for deeper client connections.

Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Paris-born, New York-based designer Joseph Altuzarra

Luxury yachts

Review | What it’s like to stay on The Ritz-Carlton’s Luminara superyacht

Interview

In conversation: Hong Kong creative duo Offgod:Tate, aka Tate and Andrew Mok

The Hong Kong-born, Gen Z brothers talk about collaborating with Adidas, and meeting their heroes Pharrell Williams and Takashi Murakami.

Hong Kong-born brothers Tate and Andrew Mok are the multidisciplinary creative duo known as Offgod:Tate. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Luxury Hotels

Review | The Hollywood Grande offers good vibes in a prime Los Angeles location

Marriott Bonvoy recently took over the buzzy Thompson Hollywood from Hyatt, rebranding it as The Hollywood Grande – here’s what to know.

History

A timeless love affair with Macau, a city of hidden charms

A decades-long fascination with Macau has endured for historian Jason Wordie, who finds little of what matters to him has changed, post-Covid.

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2026 Olympic Winter Games

Milan as it hosts the Winter Olympics: where to eat, shop and be pampered

Savour authentic cuisine at Rovello 18, get the full Italian barbershop treatment at Eredi Zucca, and admire Robert Mapplethorpe’s sensual photographs.

What to do in Milan: Italy’s fashion capital has great food, nightlife and culture for visitors to the upcoming Winter Olympics. Photos: Handout
Macau

Scandals, shidaiqu and fedora-clad concierges – a Macau institution returns

The grand dame, once a haunt of James Bond author Ian Fleming, has been resurrected by a local who vowed to own it as a boy.

Interiors

This refurbished home is a love letter to old Shanghai

A Hong Kong designer transforms his late aunt’s flat with 1930s East-meets-West glamour.

Archaeology and palaeontology

Italy uncovers ancient basilica designed by the ‘father of architecture’ Vitruvius

Mayor calls archeological find in the central Italian city of Fano the ‘discovery of the century’.

Excavations in Piazza Andrea Costa from which large columns emerged, remains believed of the Basilica of Vitruvius, in Fano, Italy on Monday. Photo: EPA / Regione Marche Press Office Handout
Interview

A conversation with design visionary Naoto Fukasawa

The legendary product designer gave an exclusive interview to Style on the sidelines of Hong Kong’s BODW In the City, an extension of Business of Design Week.

Naoto Fukasawa gives a talk at B&B Italia, Colourliving, in Hong Kong, in November 2025. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

The Swatch x Guggenheim range is released as Swatch Art Peace Hotel turns 15

4 new collectable Art Journey watches feature works by artists Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Edgar Degas and Paul Klee.

Art

Singapore Art Week invites the world to take a closer look at the city’s art scene

From karaoke lounges tucked inside malls to living forests in defunct school fields, the Lion City’s art scene is choosing depth over dazzle.

Better Living

Interior design trends for 2026 reflect a decade of change

Wellness, work and the urge to cocoon will reshape homes in 2026, according to these experts.

A room painted in Cloud Dancer (white), Pantone’s 2026 colour of the year. Photo: courtesy Pantone
Style Edit

Style Edit: Espace Gabrielle Chanel opens in Shanghai

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel was herself an active supporter of artists, composers and writers of her age, including Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dalí.

Espace Gabrielle Chanel hosts mainland China’s first public library dedicated to contemporary art, designed by renowned architect Kazunari Sakamoto. Photo: Handout
Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: a Cantopop dance revival and a dream trip to the Bahamas

DJ Fabsabs leads a joyful Cantopop resurgence, Singapore does art with intention, and sun-drenched escapism beckons.

Italy

Q&A | Italian family-run furniture designer Minotti’s growth to a global brand

Third-generation steward Susanna Minotti discusses the company’s heritage, design philosophy and Hong Kong’s influence on its vision.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 9-11

Indulge in a culinary journey this weekend, from limited-time yakitori to a Nordic-inspired afternoon tea, and a brand new weekend Mediterranean brunch.

This weekend’s dining highlights include a grill master’s offerings at Yakitori Yamato. Photo: Handout
Luxury Hotels

Review | Mett Singapore is a secluded retreat right in the heart of the city

Set in a beautiful 1926 colonial building, the hotel blends heritage charm with modern luxury, fine dining and a prime city location.

Sustainability

Mushroom magic: is mycelium set to be the next ‘it’ material in homeware?

Mycelium is revolutionising sustainable design and shaping the future of eco-friendly homeware, from lamps to sofas.

Luxury Hotels

11 exciting luxury hotel openings in 2026, from London and Florence to Kyoto

These ultra-luxe stays and unique experiences span the globe, from the US and Latin America, to Africa and the Middle East.

In 2026, expect to find luxury hotels working harder to raise the bar and stand out in the crowd. Photo: Handout
Fashion

London-based designer Faye Toogood on her humanist, playful approach

Her multidisciplinary practice designed the commercially successful Roly Poly chair and Baker trousers, now seen as Toogood’s signatures.

British designer Faye Toogood. Photo: Genevieve Lutkin
Luxury travel

Private members’ clubs are adding rooms for the most discerning travellers

Wellness and hospitality companies are also getting in on the act, from American fitness chain Equinox to Italian restaurant Cipriani.

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s AI-driven future and human past contrasted in 2 riveting projects

Sterile AI-driven designs at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture are at odds with a group’s efforts to preserve community stories.

Hong Kong interior design

Gilded interiors draw improbable luxury from the forest floor

This capacious home for a multigenerational family that likes to entertain is extravagant yet rooted in nature.

The dining room in the house in Tai Po, Hong Kong, designed by Seehow Design. Photo: Jason To / Black Cat Image
Obituaries

In memoriam: 29 beloved celebrities we lost in 2025

We remember stars from the worlds of Hollywood, TV, music, fashion and more, from Jane Goodall to Giorgio Armani and Hulk Hogan.

Ozzy Osbourne, Diane Keaton, and Robert Redford are just three of the celebrities we lost this year. Photos: EPA, TNS, AFP
Art

Building on waves: a Chinese triumph in temporary architecture

A Zhejiang pavilion takes top honours at the RIBA Asia Pacific Awards, alongside a Hong Kong finalist celebrating the beauty of impermanence.

Hong Kong culture

Opinion | Frank Gehry’s vision for Hong Kong’s arts hub was an opportunity lost

Years after Gehry delivered the Guggenheim Bilbao, one of the world’s most successful museums, his vision for Hong Kong was rejected.

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