weekend away - Oslo
With an impressive Viking heritage, world-class galleries, and Norway’s natural wonders on its doorstep, Oslo offers the best of Scandinavia in one city.
select - Bespoke Tailoring
Off-the-rack is one thing, made-to-measure another, but only bespoke tailoring gets you individually patterned clothes created to your own specific measurements and stitched together with an unerring eye for detail. For the perfect fit and garments that are unique, only one of the world’s top tailors will suffice.
Milan
The traditional tourist Italy may be a place of Roman ruins and medieval piazzas, but visit Milan and it will bring you right up to date with the best of contemporary Italian life and style.
Malaysia - A World of Flavour
Like a well-spiced and perfectly blended chicken masala, Malaysia is made up of a tangy and colourful melange of many complementary ingredients. Far from being a recent occurrence, this cultural melting pot dates back two millennia. Oryx talks to Malaysia Tourism’s Culinary Ambassador Chef Wan about his world of delicious diversity.
Oslo
Oslo Opera architects Snøhetta have completed some beautiful projects, most recently the Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion. Robert Greenwood of Snøhetta talks with Anne-Sophie Redisch about the physical landscape, culture, and people of Oslo.
insight - eL Seed
Occupation - Artist
‘Calligraffiti’ artist eL Seed explores a fusion of Arabic calligraphy and contemporary street art. No longer the domain of urban laneways, his artwork attracts galleries and museums around the world.
museum review - Culture Comes Together
If you’re going to open up a museum in a city known for them, then you had better make it count. In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower the Musée du Quai Branly does just that.
well read - Frankfurt Book Fair ‘Fabulous Iceland’
Each year in October, the great minds of literature meet and exchange ideas at the Frankfurt Book Fair; and from October 15 to 16 the book fair throws its doors open to the public.
