Journal

At the 60th Montreux Jazz Festival, a bespoke RAYE performance turned a familiar watchmaking idea into something much more personal: a reflection on authorship, memory and how time becomes valuable.

At a BABOR press lunch, two new launches raised a larger question about innovation, credibility and what a 75-year-old beauty brand should add to an already crowded market.

For an even more inclusive and diverse ball experience, the DIVERSITY BALL has created the Diversity Expert Board. Taskin Yüksel, a member of the board, explains why diversity has long ceased to be a niche topic.

A personal revisit of the questions behind a co-authored MAISON Ë feature on longevity, regenerative medicine and the point at which scientific possibility becomes commercial promise.

Revisiting a conversation with Kerstin Groh on heritage, beauty, leadership and the limits of automation in luxury.

A visit to Hemmerle in Munich became a reflection on architecture, jewellery and the confidence required to let craftsmanship speak quietly.

A brief conversation with perfumer Yann Vasnier became a longer reflection on time, precision and the discipline required to make complexity feel effortless.

Revisiting Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu as an exercise in how a luxury house can alter an icon without turning heritage into nostalgia.

Revisiting a conversation with Flowsofly about anonymity, reduction and why leaving something unsaid can be a form of precision.

A reflection on CŒUR, Yves Saint Laurent’s heart motif and the private mythology that gives luxury objects their emotional weight.