Refurbishment of Venice’s storied Hotel Danieli, which connects three laguna-facing palazzos on the Riva degli Schiavoni, is due for completion this summer. Now managed by Four Seasons and with its Venetian Gothic interiors refreshed by the legendary Pierre Yves Rochon, it retains everything that made the property so special – including the incredible view from the rooftop bar and restaurant. A spa and 56 additional rooms are due to be added later this year, and reservations for August are now open.

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Mandarin Oriental Residences, Grand Cayman – an exciting shoreside address comprising 42 properties – recently unveiled the five-bedroom, 737-square-metre Ocean House. The property embraces indoor-outdoor living with a waterfront terrace featuring an infinity pool and understated interiors by renowned Paris studio AW2. The owner will enjoy exclusive access to Mandarin Oriental amenities, including a private club, spa, fitness centre and even a secluded private beach.

Haute joaillerie goes on holiday: David Morris, the London-based atelier of fine and high jewellery, is bringing British craftsmanship to Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda. For the third year running, the brand will showcase a selection of rare pieces in a rarefied setting at the iconic Hotel Cala di Volpe, this year spotlighting the brand’s expressive new Legacy of Colour series alongside a range of signature collections featuring exceptional gems and one-of-a-kind designs. Guests and travellers can visit the seasonal boutique to view and purchase these works of precious art from June to September 2026.

Connection Over Convention

Oceanco’s 111-metre Leviathan, built for tech entrepreneur Gabe Newell, challenges long-standing superyacht conventions. Delivered in November 2025, her design reimagines life onboard through a community-driven philosophy.

From 5 June to 6 September, Musée Maillol in Paris invites fashion lovers to step into the bright, bold world of Gianni Versace. The sweeping retrospective – the first major French exhibition dedicated to the iconic designer since 1986 – will showcase 450 pieces, including more than 120 silhouettes and mannequins in addition to a trove of accessories, sketches, photographs, videos and rare interviews. Premiering on what would have been his 80th birthday, and what is tragically the eve of the 30th anniversary of his death, the retrospective provides a kaleidoscopic glimpse into Versace’s visionary mind and the fascinating people, places, philosophies and movements that inspired him.

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The eighth edition of the prestigious Monaco Art Week will take place this year from 27 April to 1 May, drawing art aficionados from across the globe for an enlightening programme of exhibitions, performances and artist encounters. Fourteen international galleries and auction houses will showcase more than five centuries of creation, spanning Renaissance paintings to modern art, contemporary works and jewellery, with emblematic Monégasque neighbourhoods serving as a suitably sophisticated backdrop. Coinciding with Art Monte-Carlo and featuring a full day of conferences for curators, collectors and other industry insiders, Monaco Art Week is expected to further cement the Principality’s place on the elite cultural map.

Image: Léopold Survage (1879-1968) Adoration, 1933 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 55 x 46 cm

Designed by Perkins Eastman and newly opened in Hanoi's French Quarter, Fairmont Hanoi is a contemporary reinterpretation of French Colonial and Indochinese architecture. The sculpted façade gives way to a lush interior courtyard, with design references throughout the public spaces drawing from the Red River, the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long and the city’s twelve blossom seasons. Eight culinary concepts include modern Vietnamese classics from Chef Luke Nguyen and a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant by Chef Nicolas Isnard. The Cirua Spa spans an entire floor and features a Korean-style bathhouse with hydrotherapy and thermal facilities, while the beautifully styled rooftop pool offers panoramic views across the city.

Shilpa Gupta’s What Still Holds exhibition at the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin takes words and texts as its central pillars, using them to question established notions of truth, socially imposed moulds and structures of control. A thought-provoking experience. From 27 March 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Shilpa Gupta, Someone Else – A library of 100 books written anonymously or under pseudonyms, 2011, Edelstahl, geätzte Bücher, MS-Regale, 488 × 22 × 190 cm, © Courtesy Shilpa Gupta, Foto: Anil Rane