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2 weeks ago | 
wallpaper.com | Daven Wu
Tucked away in Singapore’s moneyed Bukit Timah neighbourhood, a distinctive concrete structure stands out from its surroundings. The area's semi-detached 1990s homes feature decorative façades and fussy embellishments, but architect Lim Koon Park has taken a different approach. QR3D is Singapore's first wholly 3D-printed house, a 6,130-sq-ft, four-level, seven-bedroom home that doubles as an innovation showcase and family sanctuary.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Daven Wu
The 12 Richest Countries in the World Right NowSome countries are rich — these ones are basically on a different tax bracket.The post The 12 Richest Countries in the World Right Now appeared first …
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3 weeks ago | 
wallpaper.com | Daven Wu
Thirty-seven years after opening its first property in Phuket, Aman has returned to Thailand with an urban outpost that feels both familiar and fresh.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Daven Wu
5 hours agoWhat is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries? All we know so far about the symptoms and spread of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1. India has reported a sudden rise in COVID cases, starting from late May. Authorities said the number of active cases of the disease has surpassed 5,000.
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1 month ago | 
cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com | Daven Wu
Experiences Nakasendo Trail – literally, the “central mountain route” – is one of Japan's five major highways, or gokaido, that once connected Edo (old Tokyo) with Kyoto during the feudal era. New: You can now listen to articles. Unseasonal mist still clung to the mountains like a silk kimono when our train from Nagoya pulled into Nakatsugawa.
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1 month ago | 
wallpaper.com | Daven Wu
Amid Sauda Arabia’s rugged Hejaz mountains, a striking luxury resort has quietly emerged from ancient granite. But this isn’t just another desert sanctuary – it’s a deliberate flex showcasing the country’s tourism ambitions under Vision 2030, the national programme to diversify its economy beyond oil, as well as boost cultural tourism.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Daven Wu
Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bailYOU MIGHT think it would be impossible for the inferno in Israel and Gaza to burn hotter. Yet Binyamin Netanyahu is fuelling three parallel …
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1 month ago | 
cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com | Daven Wu
Experiences Cruising at its most refined: No towering behemoth with water parks and thousands of passengers. Just a floating sanctuary of dignified luxury moving silently through deep blue waters. New: You can now listen to articles. In late March this year, as Yokohama shook itself awake from its wintery slumber, I boarded the Seabourn Quest for a long-anticipated, two-week cruise around the Japanese islands.
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2 months ago | 
wallpaper.com | Daven Wu
The Alpina Gstaad hotel, in the town’s Oberbort neighbourhood, has been attracting the well-heeled and design-conscious since it launched in 2012. The property’s latest evolution comes in the form of Monti, whose arrival, just in time for its first summer season, brings a fresh take on Swiss alpine dining. Peak season: Monti, Gstaad(Image credit: Photography by Giulio Ghirardi)Like the hotel itself, Monti, under the direction of executive chef Martin Göschel, operates seasonally.
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2 months ago | 
wallpaper.com | Daven Wu
‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’ arrives in Seoul this spring, marking the exhibition's ninth iteration since its 2017 debut at Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs. After captivating London, Shanghai, Tokyo, and other global capitals, the show finds new form at Zaha Hadid’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza.
