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Brett Blundy goes global
After building a $1 billion empire out of Australia, Brett Blundy has headed to Singapore to conquer the world.
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Tahitian paradise lost following Billabong wipeout
Billabong’s financial wipeout has created waves for the tiny village in Tahiti that has hosted the Pro Teahupo’o surf competition for the past 12 years.
The slow work of saving endangered food
Across Italy proponents of the Slow Food movement are rescuing products of gastronomic excellence on the brink, and supporting small-scale producers. John Irving tours the country to taste their bounty.
Watch Magazine
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Watch special: Hong Kong struts its stuff
There’s a new event on the horology industry calendar: the Watches & Wonders show in Hong Kong, the watch-buying capital of the world. Bani McSpedden spends some time there.
For getting
Here’s what a selection of readers told us they’d love to find in their Christmas stocking.
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Wonders never cease
Watch aficionados were treated to a stellar line-up of new and exceptional timepieces at the inaugural Watches & Wonders exhibition in Hong Kong.
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For giving
Where to begin when choosing a watch as a gift ? We ask a selection of retailers what they might suggest.
A museum for maths nerds
New York’s Museum of Mathematics near Madison Square Park is the ideal place to rediscover your mathematical prowess – or lack thereof.
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Artwork reflects nuclear nightmare
The Fukushima nuclear disaster inspired artists Ken and Julia Yonetani to create a collection of chandeliers made of uranium glass.
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Patricia Urquiola: “trust your perversions”
Spanish roots and Italian training feed into this designer’s aesthetic.
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Living furniture, etc
A 3D printed chair that’s alive with fungus; yellow diamonds are hot sellers; and some photographic books for Christmas.
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Galliano’s path back
That a downward spiral was arrested may well have saved designer John Galliano’s life.
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Anjali Rao ducks a black eye
This TV host’s employers weren’t impressed when she took up kickboxing as her extra-curricular activity.
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Best of design 2013
It’s a hazardous path, but Stephen Todd has selected the best objects of the year – some ergonomic, some sensual, some simply aspirational.
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The best books of 2013
A collection of short stories, Tenth of December by George Saunders, heads our list of the best reading for the year. Simon Hughes shares his top picks.
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Australian pinot comes of age
2012 was a remarkable year for pinot noir, as this year’s Royal Melbourne Wine Awards for the best one or two-year-old reds proved.