When it comes to art and furniture (in this case a combination of the two) that makes us drool, only one comes in fluffy sheepskin. Today on The Journal, we look at why having sheep in your living room, as opposed to armchairs or a sofa, is not only pure fun – but also pricey, with a group of ten sheep fetching nearly $7.5 million at Christie’s a few years ago.…
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Hand-built recreations of classic cars offer the charm and character of the originals combined with the comfort, reliability and performance of modern supercars – and demand is accelerating fast.
We’ve featured Singer and their lovely Porsches here on The Journal a couple of times, but if you need a reminder, Singer performs exceptional work in restoring, tuning, customizing, and modifying customers’ older Porsche 964 donor cars.…
With the very first cocktail bars in the early 1800s often doubling as reception area, it’s no surprise that hotels and good cocktails have gone hand-in-hand for quite a while. Nowadays, bartenders may no longer be charged with running the check-in, but three new London hotels prove that the link between top‑flight libations and a place to lay your head is still as strong as ever.…
Part one of our summer holiday officially kicked into gear a week ago when we boarded our flight, collected our little Fiat 500, and sped across the border to the Ligurian alps.
Unlike our Scandinavian compatriots we usually escape quite late, and per usual at Nice airport we’re met by the great European summer holiday handover, a concept that sees Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Danes ease out of beach loungers, pack up H&M holiday-wear strewn along the coast and board their flights to start the journey north and give their more continental neighbours the chance to kick off their own holidays.…
Escobar’s Tulum Mansion Is Transformed Into A Five Star Resort
What would Pablo make of this?…
The creme de la creme of boatmakers are ambitiously growing their brands at both ends, building mightier superyachts alongside sportier and more nimble crafts. In today’s summer special, we turn our focus to some of the greatest boating brands out there – where they’re heading as companies – and the best places to actually steer their boats.…
More than thirty years ago, the Harmon family opened Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley, a restaurant (eventually with a few gorgeous rooms to accompany it) inspired by Provence but infused with a wholesome Northern California feeling.…
In our world, nothing says summer like a classic road trip, bonding passengers and creating lasting memories. In fact, some of our best memories come from driving cars across Europe and the US together with friends and family.…
The capital of Scandinavia might have lagged behind some of our favourite cities when it comes to hospitality, but in today’s post we discover three locations that have raised the bar for hotels in Stockholm – giving “Stockholm Syndrome” a whole new meaning.…
Vintage sports cars and the country of Italy are two of our favourite things. And when you combine the two, you end up with something truly special. In fact, we find this particular mix so great that we’ve already wrote about it once before right here on The Journal, in the form of the famous Mille Miglia – one of the world’s most classic automobile races.…
Regardless of whether you’re into architecture or not, you sometimes stumble across stories that blow your mind. The story of Ricardo Bofill and his cement factory is most definitely one of those stories. With more than 30 silos, massive buildings and towering ceilings, the space is extremely raw and quite obviously presented the Spanish architect with a design challenge or two.…
Today on The Journal we’re sitting down for a little chat with Andreas Weinås, a fellow Swede and personal friend of ours – as well as one of today’s most influential people within men’s fashion and style.
Since a few years back, Andreas is the Executive Editor of one of Sweden’s biggest men’s fashion sites, Manolo.se, as well the Editor for fashion stalwart King Magazine.…
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been quite the busy man as of late. Not only has he been making a fair share of noise around the art world but he’s now also back with yet another stunning exhibit. His latest piece of work is (perhaps a litte surprisingly) located at the Château La Coste’s gallery in the South of France, close to Aix-en-Provence.…
As I woke up in Austin and took my first jet lag infused walk down South Congress, I have to say it felt pretty much like I was walking down the streets of San Francisco. Sure, I knew that the city motto is to “keep Austin weird”, but this was my first visit to the Lone Star State of Texas and I was (quite naively) imagining more cowboys brandishing revolvers and spurs and less Willie Nelson murals.…
Regardless if you’re into tennis or not, it’s difficult to imagine a more spectacular setting for a country club than The Monte-Carlo Country Club. Set high on the Monaco coastline, this members-only club is without doubt one of the most beautiful and unique settings in the world, featuring world-class courts surrounded by majestic villas, pine trees and azure blue sea.…
More often than not “car guys” also happen to be “watch guys”. As you might have noticed by reading The Journal, we quite obviously fall into both camps – and luckily, we’re not alone. This week we’re thrilled to be sitting down with Ted Gushue, probably most known for his love of cars, but who also happens to have a pretty impressive watch collection.…
Today on The Journal, we spend some quality time in St Anton and Lech, exploring the luxurious chalets and hotels that line this new route. Enjoyed together, as they can now be for the very first time, St Anton, St Christoph, Stuben, Zürs and Lech manages to cover the full range of ski-joy expectation, both on the slopes and off them.…
I often find myself torn between old and new. On the one hand, few things turn me on as much as reading about old things with a remarkable history. And at the very same time, I cannot describe how much I enjoy ripping the plastic off the latest Apple iPhone.…
In an art theft fit for a Sherlock Holmes story, five works of art—valued at €100 million and often described as priceless—were stolen from Paris Musée d’Art Moderne in 2010.
The thief, later nicknamed “the spider-man”, eluded security systems and dozing security guards.…
As you’ll know by now, one of our absolute favourite things in life is food. We’ve covered the best burgers in the world, the history of the Hirata pork bun, and where to find the best restaurants in great cities like Seoul, Stockholm and London.…
