From holding periods to succession, the owners of the region’s longest-standing private houses know a few ways to make capital work harder, and quieter, for the people who come after them.
We browse the shelves of a Bandung staple that has expanded into a city-wide institution and, crucially, without losing its original spirit.
Kyoto is undergoing a renaissance, as new fashion brands, restaurants, galleries and hotels open their doors. We meet the people wearing history and innovation into a new vision of the city’s future.
From beachside retreats to rustic idylls, we cater to the most discerning tastes and, indeed, palates, of those hoping to sample life outside the listed market.
On the evening flight from Halim to Husein, there is a man in his thirties wearing a low-key outfit of T-shirt, shorts and sneakers but carrying perhaps the nicest carry-on bag we have seen.
Are you a plate flipper? We cannot stop ourselves. Same with glasses. Where is this stuff made, we wonder, and who still makes it well? Often the answer is a delight.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with baked treats ranging from sourdough and Japanese milk bread to crumbly kue kering made the long way round.
What we want out of a city changes as we age. Bandung, Yogyakarta and Surabaya show that quality of life means being in the right place at the right time.
