Lifestyle - Page 4 of 8 - This Quarterly

April 1, 2020
3 minutes read

A tidy living space reduces stress levels and promotes a sense of well-being. Get some ideas on how to start throwing out your junk and organise your space. Decluttering has become a fashionable word in recent times, especially since the publication of Japanese tidying-up guru Marie Kondo’...

April 1, 2020
1 minute read

Corum is making a bold move on its 65th anniversary, by going back to their roots and making preparations towards a strong future through a full-brand revamp and launching the ‘Risk is the Reward’ campaign. The strategic decision to relaunch was made last year by the brand; injecting new life...

Green Haven

March 2, 2020
3 minutes read

5 Landscaping trips for your garden. Always wanted to create a garden retreat? Wouldn’t you like butterflies and hummingbirds adding life to your yard? If you have never tackled landscaping before, we offer tips to create your dream oasis. PLANTING PRIVACY If you are looking fo...

Here Come Maserati’s Futuristic Electric Cars

March 2, 2020
1 minute read

Maserati fans got a glimpse of the future of mobility last month. The Italian luxury car manufacturer announced two brand new updated versions of the iconic GranTurismo and GranCabrio models, and they will come with a full electric propulsion system that is 100% developed and engineered in Italy. ...

Cased in Carbon: Roger Dubuis’ Revolutionary Minute Repeater

February 1, 2020
1 minute read

Roger Dubuis introduces the Excalibur Spider Unique Series—one of its kind, having been stamped with the prestigious Poinçon de Genève which is only given to 24,000 out of 20 million watches produced in Switzerland per year. Living up to its global reputation as a serial innovator, Roge...

February 1, 2020
1 minute read

Based around the concept of unity, LIULI welcomes the Lunar New Year in 2020 with a heartwarming and unique glass sculpture – Indomitable Hearts. It illustrates the twelve Chinese zodiacs all coming together to pull out a white radish that is bigger than they are. This shows how even though i...

February 1, 2020
1 minute read

The History of Whoo ushers in the Lunar New Year by paying tribute to the Joseon Empress, through the introduction of a limited edition version of its signature Bichup Self Generating Anti-Aging Essence. The Limited Edition Bichup Self Generating Anti-Aging Royal Appreciation Special Edition Trio...

New Life For Old Items

January 1, 2020
3 minutes read

It takes some effort but upcycling gives one enormous satisfaction, and bragging rights of a smaller carbon footprints. Considering global warning, rising sea levels, and green initiatives being promoted all around us, most would be familiar with the term ‘recycling’. It is a practice tha...

JW Marriott Marquis Shanghai: New Luxury Waterfront Living

January 1, 2020
1 minute read

The creative minds at Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) has finished the design of the first ever JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in China, Shanghai Pudong. Using the nearby location of Huangpu River as an inspiration, the fourth JW Marriott hotel bestowed with the title of ‘Marquis’ is primarily centere...

Usher in the Year of the Rat with LIULI

December 2, 2019
1 minute read

Chinese New Year means welcoming an all new collection of exquisite glass sculptures, crafted in the silhouette of the year’s zodiac animal, from the famed glass workshop LIULI. 2020 is the year of the “metal rat”, and LIULI has created four distinct rat glass sculptures. Based off on the o...

More is More with Roger Dubuis’ All-New Minute Repeater

December 2, 2019
1 minute read

For three nights in a row, from 17 to 19 October, the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai served as the perfect backdrop for the launch of Roger Dubuis’ Excalibur collection of timepieces—where else but the vibrant Chinese city to throw an epic party for a brand that exquisitely melds unbridled innova...

Marvel at this Ultra-Thin, Skeletonised Tourbillon from Breguet

November 1, 2019
1 minute read

In 1795, the world’s first tourbillon movement was invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet. At a time when watches were still worn vertically, it was a truly revolutionary feat (the French-Swiss watchmaker’s movement effectively negates the forces of gravity on a timepiece for great accuracy). Ever si...