High cuisine

Berlin has never been shy about reinvention. A city of fractured histories, bold experiments, and irrepressible energy, it is no surprise that its most iconic landmark – the Berliner Fernsehturm –  is once again at the centre of cultural life. On 3 June 2025, the tower’s revolving restaurant has reopened as Sphere Tim Raue, a culinary and design project that promises to be as dizzying as its 207-metre perch above Alexanderplatz

The bright blue of the Ionian Sea stretches endlessly below, while terraced hills burst into flame with magenta bougainvillea. Behind it all, Mount Etna rises, taller and more imposing than I had imagined. Around the piazzas, laughter bubbles up, a singer’s voice rises above the chatter, and the flicker of matchsticks lights the evening air. Above all, the locals’ deep love for their hometown. It takes time here for a visitor to move beyond spectator – to become part of this living

Set against the vibrant backdrop of Hong Kong’s Central district, Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic at Forty-Five is a masterpiece of French gastronomy, crystal artistry, and architectural innovation. Designed by the Paris-based architecture and interior design studio Gilles et Boissier

The London-based design and architecture practice Flair Studio conveys through original bespoke projects a young and dynamic approach. Such an attitude is evident in all the works signed by Flair Studio, might it be a hotel, a restaurant, a retail structure or a residence.