With Abercrombie & Kent, Geoffrey Kent pioneered a style of luxury travel that now takes thousands of trekkers to the planet’s wildest frontiers. In this extract from a new memoir, Safari, he reflects on the journey. When my parents [John and Valerie Kent] and I went into business in 1962, to most people in the…
The 11th generation of the famous glassmaking family, Maximilian Riedel is already known for introducing stemless wineglasses. Now he is dispensing with the champagne flute. Maximilian Riedel is contemplating a topic close to his heart: shape. It’s a conversation that roams across eggs, flowers, women, chairs – as well as the wineglasses his family is…
Hollywood starlet Cyd Charisse was known as “the girl with the million-dollar pins who danced rings around Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire”. So it’s apt that this million-dollar ring by Australian jeweller Mondial Pink Diamond Atelier is named after her (with a happy nod to the colour cerise). The dancer died in 2008, the year…
The Port City is the perfect pit stop for those who like food, fun and sun. Susan Skelly had it on her radar when in WA recently. Here’s her hit list. Where to eat & drink in Fremantle Bread in Common 43 Pakenham Street This bakery, cafe and wine bar epitomises the West’s new food culture….
The Cook Islands’ pearl industry is turning to fashion to put its lustrous lollies back on the map, reports Susan Skelly. The Cook Island’s shimmering pearls are about to have their moment in the sun as Italian designer Daniela Cicero works them into the high-end Kalia range for the Style Pasifika Collection destined for Milan and Dubai…
The Atacama Desert, in the north of Chile, is one of the world’s must-see landscapes, with its compelling colours, contours, wildlife and culture. Susan Skelly reports on a once-in a-lifetime experience. Navigating the compacted, deeply rutted sand of northern Chile’s salt flats in a perky red Jeep calls for a special kind of soundtrack. Pierre…