Chopard Co-President & Artistic Director, Caroline Scheufele takes us behind-the-scenes of the 154-year-old family-owned business to offer a rare insight into what makes it tick. As one half of the brother/sister duo at the helm of historic Swiss watch and jewellery house Chopard, the brand’s Co-President & Artistic Director, CarolineScheufele, is perfectly placed to offer … Read more
Paul James Paul James, Global Brand Leader of Starwood Luxury Hotels, explains why today there is no destination too obscure to build a luxury hotel. “We’re on a bit of a global rampage at the moment,” explains Paul James, global brand leader of Starwood’s luxury hotels – W, St. Regis and Luxury Collection. “W literally … Read more
Gerald Lawless, President & Group CEO of Jumeirah Group, explains why it’s a lucrative time to be working in the global luxury hospitality industry It’s somewhat startling to realise that Jumeirah Group was launched as recently as 1997. In just under one decade the group has grown to operate 22 hotels in 10 countries, with … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, this is a new collection of links on philosophy and particularly on the state of analytic philosophy. Here are a couple of highlights: From PUP, the introduction to Analytic Philosophy in America: And Other Historical and Contemporary Essays by Scott Soames and the first chapter from The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, … Read more