philippe Starck has long been the best-known popular designer of our time. With projects recently finished in Shanghai (Volar Club) and Moscow (Bon) he has turned his unconventional eye to Paris, and Le Meurice.

It’s New Years Eve 2007 and I’ve come to detox. Clearly I am mad. So are the other 49 folk who have made their way to Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat for a seven-night detox. Who kneW so many preferred to see the New Year in with wheatgrass shots?

aS my I lie becomes busier or more urban, I have found myself rediscovering an old passion. More and more these last couple of months I am enjoying getting lost in the simplicity of swimming.

Thirty-four stories high, Swissotel Krasnye Holmy Moscow is one of the tallest buildings in the city. Conveniently across the water from Red Square, this towering architectural landmark rises above the city in a dramatic display of modern geometry.

World-famous film and theater director Franco Zeffirelli wrote to the Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel’s General Manager during one of his recent visits to Moscow: “Your hotel has become my home in Moscow! I can’t imagine going anywhere else when I come to this wonderful city.