Words | Virginia Blackburn First worn by the very rich while they kept their genuine jewels under lock and key, costume jewellery is now highly collectable WHEN IS A WORK of art more than just a work of art? When it’s a piece of vintage costume jewellery. There has been a phenomenal rise in acquiring old and glamorous [...]

Words: Camilla Chafer, Maisie Lynch Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market 1 Touchscreen PC The HP TouchSmart IQ504 comes with a 22-inch highdefinition scratch-resistant touchscreen that’s thinner in size than its predecessor. You can access panels, play music files and view pictures using your fingertips, while a built-in microphone, speakers and webcam [...]

A slump in the UK property market has been regarded as the first casualty of the global economic slowdown. Yet this isn’t the time to write off its potential entirely, says Property Correspondent Emma Mahony ANYONE WHO REGULARLY dips their toe in the property market – someone looking to buy to let, or put capital into housing – will know that [...]

Interview | Hazel Davis He has more street-cred than you can shake a skateboard at – meet the creative force behind the global clothing company Marc Ecko Enterprises WHEN THE ECKO clothing line was originally launched in America in 1993, it was aimed at cool young skater kids – similar to its founder. But such has been the roaring success of the label that suit-wearing [...]

Words: Virginia Blackburn Sometimes misunderstood as the dull relation of gold, platinum is, in fact, the most precious – and most collectable – of metals and prized pieces range from exquisite Art Deco jewellery to luxury wristwatches HEARD THE STORY about the businessman who spent £20,000 on a vintage platinum Rolex? He sold it to buy a much cheaper gold version [...]

Words:Camilla Chafer Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market Nokia camera phone With an eye on social networking, the Nokia N82 has a 5MP camera, a Carl Zeiss lens, Xenon flash, autofocus and video capture. Images can be “geotagged” so they are recorded by location and can be directly uploaded to web services. External 8GB memory stores up to 3,600 pictures [...]

Interview | Robina Dam Watches, chocolates and banking may soon be joined by cosmetic dentistry as the key sectors associated with Switzerland – at least if the sisters behind Swiss Smile have anything to do with it. voyager caught up with them as they prepare to expand into the Middle East and USA WHEN THE SWISS-based sisters Haleh and Golnar [...]

Words: Virginia Blackburn Many art experts agree that much of the output from modern British artists ­ those working between 1950 and 1970 ­ is still seriously undervalued. We tell you where to look for an eye-catching nest egg THE COMMON GOAL when investing in art is to discover the Next Big Thing: anyone lucky enough to have bought a couple of paintings by [...]

Words:  Robira Dam RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN that the business world’s executives are increasingly looking younger. So when time is of the essence, get an essence that works as hard as you do. Serums, which are highly concentrated anti-ageing and skin-feeding formulations, are now the ultimate power tool. These unisex ones are some of the big hitters in the market [...]

FROM LEISURE TIME TO THE BIG TIME: HOW HOBBYISTS CAN TURN PASSIONS INTO PROFITABLE ENDEAVOURS Words: Shuman Ghosemajumder “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises,” said Demosthenes in ancient Greece. The spirit of those words is echoed today throughout California’s Silicon Valley, where many great companies originated from the proverbial small acorns. While it takes a huge amount of talent, hard work and luck [...]

FROM TFT TO LCD, DVD TO HD, MP3 AND GB… WE BRING YOU THE LATEST HIGH-TECH WONDERS Words: Camilla Chafer Sony sat nav For those of us who can’t read traditional paper maps, a personal navigation device ­ or sat nav ­ has fast become a must-have. Sony’s NV-U72T is made for drivers who like to take their [...]

Interview: Boyd Farrow Ermenegildo Zegna may be the fourth generation of the Zegna family to run the eponymous Italian luxury men’s clothing group, but his business ideas are perfectly tailored to the globally minded marketplace of today PRESSING THE FLESH at the movie premiere-like opening of his new flagship store in Buenos Aires ­ a city which gives the impression that people dress up even to [...]