What if much of what we’ve been taught about luxury simply isn’t true? Anne Sisteron has spent decades inside the world of fine jewellery — first training as a gemologist before building her own successful independent jewellery brand. But today, she has also become an outspoken critic of some of the conventions, marketing strategies and … Continued

Luxury has always promised quality, craftsmanship and permanence. But what happens when making products last conflicts with the need to keep selling more? This panel brings together fashion designer Maria Grachvogel, Gemma Metheringham, founder of The Elephant in my Wardrobe, and designer Noah Bier, co-founder of Makers Cabinet, in conversation with Shaun Borstrock. Together they … Continued

Who really decides what we wear, what we want and what we believe is desirable? Influence has always been central to luxury. But the people shaping our choices — and the money, platforms and algorithms operating behind them — have fundamentally changed. In this panel discussion from The Luxury Conversation 2026, communications strategist Julian Vogel … Continued

What makes something truly luxurious — the price, the materials, the rarity, or the person who made it? In this episode of In Pursuit of Luxury, recorded in New York, Shaun Borstrock visits fourth-generation New York furniture designer and craftsman Mark Jupiter at his design and manufacturing studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Mark’s journey is anything … Continued

Why do we keep buying things we don’t need? Why do wardrobes keep getting bigger while satisfaction gets smaller?

What are you really paying for in luxury? In this episode of the In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast, we sit down with Mary Fellowes – founder of GreenWith Studio and one of the industry’s most respected commentators – to discuss the growing questions surrounding value, transparency, and trust in the luxury sector. As consumers become … Continued

What are you really paying for in luxury? In this episode of the In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast, we sit down with Mary Fellowes – founder of GreenWith Studio and one of the industry’s most respected commentators – to discuss the growing questions surrounding value, transparency, and trust in the luxury sector. As consumers become … Continued

What was the fashion industry really like before social media, influencers, and billion-pound luxury conglomerates? In this episode of In Pursuit of Luxury, we sit down with Julian Vogel – brand strategist, creative consultant, and longtime insider to the luxury fashion world – to explore the decades that transformed fashion forever. From the era of … Continued

What are you really paying for when you buy luxury? In this episode of the In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast, we sit down with Otis Ingrams, founder of Norfolk-based design studio OTZI, that creates furniture and leather goods that define the intersection of traditional craft and contemporary precision. Join us to explore the uncomfortable truth … Continued

Continuing Season 11 from our set within the fantastic Henry’s Town House, for episode three, we are delighted to be speaking with Otis Ingrams, Founder and Creative Director of OTZI. Join us for an insight into Otis’s practice and Norfolk-based design studio that creates furniture and leather goods that define the intersection of traditional craft … Continued

Continuing from our set at the fantastic Henry’s Town House luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Central London, we are delighted to bring you episode two of the In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast. This time, we are speaking to Strategy Advisor and Creative Consultant Mimma Viglezio, bringing insight from senior leadership roles at Bulgari, … Continued

Welcome to In Pursuit of Luxury Live, Season 10 of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast. Continuing our focus on the amazing live discussions we had at the In Pursuit of Luxury Conference 2025, Honest Luxury. This time we are bringing you the second part of our conversation between Bijou Abiola, Vice President and Chief … Continued

Welcome to In Pursuit of Luxury Live, Season 10 of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast. Continuing our focus on the amazing live discussions we had at the In Pursuit of Luxury Conference 2025, Honest Luxury. This time we are bringing you a conversation between Bijou Abiola, Vice President and Chief of Staff to the … Continued

Welcome to In Pursuit of Luxury Live, Season 10 of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast. Continuing our focus on the amazing live discussions we had at the In Pursuit of Luxury Conference 2025, Honest Luxury. This time we are bringing you a conversation between Margaret Macleod, CEO of Harris Tweed Hebrides and Gordon Ritchie, … Continued

Welcome to In Pursuit of Luxury Live, Season 10 of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast. Continuing our focus on the amazing live discussions we had at the In Pursuit of Luxury Conference 2025, Honest Luxury. This time we are bringing you part 2 of an amazing conversation between Dame Zandra Rhodes, Maria Grachvogel, Richard … Continued

Patrick Grant has a lot to say about clothes; how many we buy, how we value them, what they’re made from, and importantly who made them and where. His campaigning clothes brand Community Clothing supports local clothing and textile manufacturers across the UK and Patrick is an outspoken advocate for radical change in the fashion industry. He … Continued

Richard McVetis studied at Manchester School of Art before studying at the Royal College of Art, where he now teaches. McVetis has been shortlisted for several distinguished prizes, including the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, UK, 2023; the Jerwood Drawing Prize, UK, 2011 and 2017, and the international Loewe Craft Prize, 2018. In addition, McVetis … Continued

Grant Gibson is one of the UK’s leading design, craft and architecture writers. His work has been published in The Observer, New Statesman, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, and House & Garden, to name just a few. During a long career in magazines, Grant has been editor of Blueprint, deputy editor of FX, and acting executive editor of the RIBA Journal. More recently he … Continued

Nadia Tuma-Weldon is Global Head of Thought Leadership at McCann Worldgroup, and Executive Vice President of Truth Central, the agency’s global intelligence unit. She was named to Luxury Daily’s Luxury Women to Watch in 2021 list. She has nearly 10 years of thought leadership experience, leading global pieces of research on topics as varied as globalization, sustainability, affluence, … Continued

Kathryn started her career in the wonderful world of tailoring at Gieves & Hawkes in 1996, rising to the position of Head Cutter, the first woman to do so in the entire history of Savile Row. She founded her own tailoring house in 2012 and is the world’s only female Master Tailor. Breaking tradition, she … Continued

Jenny King has run an established embroidery studio for 20 years. Specialising in free hand satin stitch embroidery created on Irish machines the studio offers all aspects of design and development , production and bespoke.  Jenny King Embroidery now counts amongst its clients and ever-growing list of high profile designers including Erdem, Vivienne Westwood, Aspinal … Continued

Stefan Sagmeister has designed for clients as diverse as the Rolling Stones and the Guggenheim Museum. He’s a two time Grammys winner and also earned practically every important international design award. While his work is steeped graphics, he has also directed a film, created furniture, made products, designed a watch and ventured into clothing. His books sell in the hundreds of thousands and … Continued

Stefan Sagmeister has designed for clients as diverse as the Rolling Stones and the Guggenheim Museum. He’s a two time Grammys winner and also earned practically every important international design award. While his work is steeped graphics, he has also directed a film, created furniture, made products, designed a watch and ventured into clothing. His books sell in the hundreds of thousands and … Continued

Stefan Sagmeister has designed for clients as diverse as the Rolling Stones and the Guggenheim Museum. He’s a two time Grammys winner and also earned practically every important international design award. While his work is steeped graphics, he has also directed a film, created furniture, made products, designed a watch and ventured into clothing. His books sell in the hundreds of thousands and … Continued

Ted Bradley is a lighting designer located in Boulder, Colorado. Not your traditional designer as he started, or rather ended a career as a Google product manager to focus on lighting design.  Having been told that it would be very difficult or impossible to design the porcelain lighting sculptures he envisioned, he took it upon … Continued

Brian Woodrow is a Senior Design Director at Tomas Pearce Interior Design. In his role, Brian leads a team of creatives and designers on projects that range from multi-million dollar homes and expansive retreats to luxurious residential high-rise towers and private condos.  Prior to assuming his role at Tomas Pearce, Brian was involved in the design and development … Continued

Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv educated at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and later at the Architectural Association in London. He co-founded the design and production studio One Off with Caroline Thorman in 1981 and later, in 1989, Ron Arad Associates architecture and design practice and in 2008 he set up Ron Arad … Continued

Matteo is the founder and creative director of Mucca. His multidisciplinary background in architecture, graphic design, illustration, and typography facilitated his early business successes and inspired his decision to create a New York branding and design agency. Under his lead, Mucca has solved numerous design challenges and created uniquely successful work for global companies like … Continued

Natasha’s practice has been notable for crossing media genres, drawing on references from a diverse range of cultural, historical, aesthetic, and technological sources. Her work encompasses brand identities, environmental design, multi-scale exhibitions, signage systems, print, motion and interactive graphics, created in collaborations with global tech brands, consumer startups, cultural institutions and non-profit organizations. Her recent clients include … Continued