Marc Bohan Honoured At Dior

A steady evolution of Dior Men’s aesthetics—all while still retaining its house codes—has culminated in a deft balance of the active and the elegant.

Perfect Front And-Backpack For Active Urbanites

Freitag and Brompton combine their sustainable design ideologies to devise the perfect front and-backpack for active urbanites.

Ted Charles Reveals How He Turned His World Upside Down

Handstand fanatic Ted Charles reveals how he turned his world upside down, and why it’s a vice he’d gladly be addicted to.

Tom Hardy In Pieces

An encounter with a singular movie star in one Winnebago and five parts.

Shak Finally Commits To Putting Out His EP

The hirsute musician explains why it took so long for him to drop his EP.

Come As You Are

Alain Ducasse begins a second chapter at Raffles Hotel Singapore’s storied Bar & Billiard Room with Osteria BBR offering homely Italian flavours.

Stephen Bruner Talks About Manipulating Jazz's Free-Spiritedness

Whenever life throws a curveball, Thundercat makes magic out of its volatility. The two-time Grammy winner talks about manipulating jazz’s free-spiritedness and his adoration for anime.

The Nail That Sticks Out

Who knew that a boy from Harbin, China would end up as the lead of an Asian-led Marvel movie? While Simu Liu’s journey to success isn’t a straight line, it is a route that’s replete with hard work and determination. But can Liu continue on this ascension to success while staying grounded?

The Black/White Movement In Malaysia

As the pandemic continues to rage through Malaysia amid a political crisis, a grassroots movement has been using flags to stand together—white flags as a symbol of compassion; black flags for defiance.

Au Naturel

Spa Esprit’s Drunken Farmer motivates high spirits with natural wines only.

Summer Reads

It’s time to have a vacation using your ideation and imagination through literature.

A Tasteful Odyssey

Trust Korean-American novelist Chang-rae Lee to craft a delectable yet healing tale using both flavours of life and food in his latest book, My Year Abroad.

Classic With A Twist

Not your average classic watch, Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques American 1921 raises a glass to freedom, creativity and individuality.

Beyond The End Lines

Gucci is the latest luxury fashion house to co-opt a basketball-styled sneaker. But perhaps under the creative direction of Alessandro Michele, it’s one that makes perfect sense.

All Hail The Minimalist Sandwich

Fried prosciutto instead of bacon? Crunchy sourdough in lieu of white bread? Leave that to the pros. At home, it’s time to rediscover the sublime joys of the kind of sandwich you ate as a kid.

Full Circle

Every watch maison needs a quintessential round icon, and Cartier has its Ballon Bleu. But this elegant model deftly subverts every design trope in classical watchmaking.

Pandemic-Spurred Innovation In Live Music

The samurai guitarist Miyavi speaks about the pandemic-spurred innovation in live music.

A Colour Symphony

Presented against hyper-realistic projections of galaxies beyond ours, Dior Men’s fall 2021 collection is a bridge between history and the future. And resting comfortably in between are colourful toons conceived by artist Kenny Scharf.

JJ Lin Lets Us Into His Creative Universe

JJ Lin was never one to rest on his laurels. Since 2003, the Taiwan-based Singaporean singer’s star has always been on a rise. With 13 studio albums, a fashion label, the fulfilment of a life-long dream of performing for Disney, and managing an e-sports team… Lin is still checking off a seemingly unending list. So, the question for someone who is constantly working is: what’s next?

The Creative Class

Singapore has long been known as a business hub. A global transit point. Renowned for its food. But over the past decade, a new generation of emerging talent has redefined what it is to be Singaporean, pushing the boundaries of the state’s creative capital through a completely unique cultural viewpoint. Now, being Singaporean and creative are not mutually exclusive. In partnership with innovative watchmaker Swatch, on these pages we explore, celebrate and rethink what it means to be inventive in Singapore by shining a spotlight on the artists, designers, performers and entrepreneurs bringing to the world ideas and artistry never seen before.

An Everyday Luxury

Aston Martin’s latest is, quite possibly, its best product of the modern era.

Second Life

A look into Felix Böck’s chopstick centred circular economy.

The Pilgrimage

No religiosity here, but Hashida Singapore’s latest Amoy abode and unwavering expertise prove grounds for worship.

Chicken That Never Experienced The World At All!

But can it tell Sonata No. 8 apart from Sonata No. 14?

One Man's Ever-Going Quest For That Elusive Goal Of Ample Sleep

One man’s ever-going quest for that elusive goal of ample sleep.

If Nike Did Home Décor

If Nike did home décor.

Family Ties

Besides DNA, music has bonded the De Torres brothers to venture the melodic unknown as Gliiico.

‘Does It Do Anything?'

James Bond and his watches.

From Paris To The Far East

Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh takes the brand across cultures for his latest collection.

The Fashion For The Trees

Though 2020 forced brands to examine their own systems and behaviour, Ermenegildo Zegna was already well positioned for top to-bottom structural change, with sustainability built into the very ethos of the Italian menswear house, writes Mitchell Oakley Smith.