Master Builders Which architect is right for you? Critic Martin Filler recommends 28 firms specializing in domestic design.
Off the Great Wall A most unusual hotel—part luxurious retreat, part architectural showcase—has opened outside Beijing. High style has finally come to modern China.
Welcome To The Garden Party At London's Chelsea Flower Show, anything grows—and then some. Anna Pavord tiptoes through the tulips, tractors, and terra-cotta pots.
Culture Watch
Photographic Memories A publisher called 21st is providing unusually creative limited editions for true connoisseurs.
Past Perfect With the '50s back in fashion (the '20s too), vintage couture has never been more au courant.
Food
A New Taste of Mexico Mix one part NAFTA-fueled economy with a generous helping of young talent—the result: culinary boom! Francisco Goldman explores Mexico City's sizzling restaurant scene.
Where's the Boeuf? Grazing on dandelion and clover in Burgundy, Charolais are considered some of the choicest beef cattle in the world. David Downie travels to rural France to find out why everyone from breeders to chefs is following the herd.
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Departures Editor in Chief Richard David Story introduces the wildest innovations in contemporary luxury, airing on Plum TV®. The segments will be broadcast during Connections with Jennie Saunders beginning August 23. View programming schedule
