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A veteran of sailing on other people’s big boats separates the crass from the first class
With a glut of unsold high-end homes, does Manhattan need another residential building boom?
A sensitive restoration has breathed new life into the ‘gallery without walls’
Adja Sy’s move to Shanghai was eased by the speed with which she was able to launch her skincare brand
A man without some face fuzz is still technically a man, but he is not reaching his potential
Redevelopment of Goods Yard will add 700 homes to the area surrounded by Chalk Farm, Regent’s Canal and Primrose Hill
From a Cannes property with a solarium to a villa within a private resort in the Philippines
This light fixture is made up of three interlocking half-spheres — two fixed and one inner shade that rotates to ‘eclipse’ the bulb inside
Kids playing in the spray is as much a part of the city’s image as yellow cabs and steaming vents
Nature’s patron saint is rightly celebrated — he’s also the second biggest bore in English literature
Highgate House is a serious-minded addition to London’s suburban architectural menagerie
Meet the dealer in reclaimed items who likes to put the shabby into shabby chic
Property spending by foreigners increases amid increased political stability on the mainland
Despite losing three limbs to a landmine, the photographer travels tirelessly to document the lives of refugees
Follow the lake-shore path to the home of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
English institutions are popular with expats and French families, but standards vary
Japanese-inspired ceramics and artisan jewellery rub shoulders at this cleverly curated store
The gardens and meadows were a success in 2012 but more must be done to secure their legacy
It is the latest area of the capital to have a movie named after it, but its homes already have blockbuster status
From a villa in Mallorca with four kitchens to a castle in Tuscany near ‘the world’s most famous butcher’
The unspoilt island offers western buyers exciting opportunities but it is also developing a ‘sharia tourism’ industry
The ‘internet of things’ is creating a more connected world but there is a dark side to giving up our domestic lives to machines
In the first of a series on good property buys, we look at this city’s hipster HQ
The count on reclaiming his ancestral lands, helping Roma children and his friendship with Prince Charles
Globetrotters join locals to indulge in custard tarts created by Portuguese monks
The estate in Provence has opened its doors (and hills) to artists ranging from Tracey Emin to Ai Weiwei
Nibble pink biscuits under the gaze of the Smiling Angel while shopping for a château
‘The moment I was wheeled in, I knew this was nothing like my preconception of an A&E department’
Nice people renovate, nasty people imitate — architect Ben Pentreath on the trend for McMansions
Ex-negotiator reflects on his captivity and how his home came to be full of portraits and sculptures of himself
Japan’s second-biggest city is friendly to families and foreigners — and offers better value than the nearby capital
On a dusty hillside overlooking the South Pacific, the C3 House is defined by its roof
From a house in California with a fort, moat and ‘dragons’ to a Caribbean villa with forest paths and waterfalls
Piet Oudolf’s Walled Garden in North Yorkshire could inspire even a sceptic to be more adventurous
A dynamic new synergy is transforming the face of both yacht and interior design
Residential takes a flight of fancy and goes bi-coastal to look at property in the US
