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

What do people want from luxury when they can already afford almost anything? As technology, automation and highly scripted customer experiences become increasingly sophisticated, this conversation asks whether the future of luxury might depend on something far more fundamental: genuine human connection. Recorded at The Luxury Conversation 2026, Dr Fabio Duma is joined by Fabian … 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 creates the value behind luxury – the brand whose name appears on the product, or the craftspeople whose knowledge and skills made it possible? Recorded at The Luxury Conversation 2026, this panel brings together Bidisha Sinha, Charos Kamalova, Yiran Duan and Timur Kamalov with conversation curator Dr Kelly Meng to examine the people, … 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

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?

Why do we keep buying things we don’t need? Why do wardrobes keep getting bigger while satisfaction gets smaller? And who benefits from keeping consumers trapped in an endless cycle of wanting more? In this episode of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast, Shaun Borstrock sits down with Dr Brett Staniland – fashion writer, academic, sustainability advocate … Continued

How much fashion do we really need? In this episode of the In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast, we sit down with Gemma Metheringham – former fashion creative director, sustainability researcher, founder of The Elephant in My Wardrobe, and PhD candidate exploring the future of second-hand fashion. After more than 30 years working within the fashion … Continued

How much fashion do we really need? In this episode of the In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast, we sit down with Gemma Metheringham – former fashion creative director, sustainability researcher, founder of The Elephant in My Wardrobe, and PhD candidate exploring the future of second-hand fashion. After more than 30 years working within the fashion … 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 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 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

They don’t live like you think they do. In this episode of In Pursuit of Luxury Podcast, we sit down with Jane Caujolle – founder of a London-Geneva based private office serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals – to explore what life is really like behind the scenes of extreme wealth. From seamless travel and multi-generational estates… to … Continued

For episode four of Season 11, we are joined by Jane Caujolle, founder and Co-CEO of Townhouse, a London- and Geneva-based private office established in 2013. Through Townhouse, Jane has translated the discipline of private service into a refined, service-led company built on exacting standards and long-term trust. Working closely with international ultra-high-net-worth clients, she … 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

We continue this season from our set within the fantastic Henry’s Town House luxury boutique hotel in London. For episode two, we bring you an insight into senior leadership roles at Bulgari, Louis Vuitton and the Gucci Group, sustainable fashion and championing creative entrepreneurs with Mimma Viglezio.

Welcome to Season 11 of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast. This season our set is Henry’s Town House, a luxury boutique hotel within Jane Austen’s brother’s former residence in Marylebone, London. First up this season, we bring you an insight into the world of cinematography with Jordan Thistlewood, Chief Innovation Officer for Cooke Optics.

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 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 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

Welcome to season 10 of the In Pursuit of Luxury podcast. This is a special season because we are focusing on In Pursuit of Luxury, Honest Luxury live, and that means it’s the live debates and discussions we had at the In Pursuit of Luxury Conference in June 2025. We’ve got some amazing guests including … 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

Geordie Willis is Creative Director for Berry Bros. & Rudd. One of the oldest wine and spirit merchants in the World. With their headquarters based on St James Street in London, Berry Bros. & Rudd has been the official wine supplier to the British royal family since the reign of King George III and received its first royal warrant of … 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

Carl was born in the Austrian Alps surrounded by biodynamic and organic smallholder farmers. At 15, he started studies in graphic design and communications, and later specialized in brand strategy. He then did a year of volunteer work with street kids in Ecuador, where he met his wife. Social and environmental impact guides his work, … Continued

Adam Brand is the 4th generation co-owner of M&S Schmalberg the flower makers in New York. M&S Schmalberg, founded in 1916, is the last remaining manufacturer of artificial flowers in the New York City garment district. Using the same vintage manufacturing process since 1916, they provide exquisite quality and a level of artisanal customization that is … Continued

Philip Hanson is a young driver to watch, in the field of endurance sportscar racing. During his short career he has already smashed records and competed in prestigious races such as Le Mans 24 and Rolex 24 Hours, at Daytona, alongside two-time F1 champion, Fernando Alonso. Phil was crowned World Endurance Champion, the youngest driver … 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

Kenya Hunt is the Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK. Kenya’s career spans working for some of the most influential women’s titles on both sides of the Atlantic. From her post-graduate days as an Assistant Editor at the seminal magazine, Jane, to her time as Deputy Editor of Grazia UK and ELLE UK. She has written for … Continued

T Michael is a bespoke tailor/ designer /artist with a conceptual approach to men’s tailoring inspired by his love of sartorial traditions and his passionate quest for a different narrative within tailoring, design and creativity, that celebrates stylistic and cultural diversities present in today’s zeitgeist. He is known for his meticulous attention to details and … 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

Having been at the forefront of women’s’ fashion for almost three decades, Jo Hooper has worked as a buying director and design director for some of the largest retailers including Freemans Debenhams and John Lewis. Her newish venture, NRBY, focuses on women who more than ever are working from home or part-time and are not … Continued

Crombie was founded in 1805 on the River Don in Aberdeenshire and it has been the choice of royalty, presidents and popstars ever since. It ceased trading at the start of the pandemic in 2020 and was acquired by Gordon and his partners early in 2022. Gordon has a history with the company, he was … 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

Inspired by an old family photo album from the decades before her birth, Maya set out to capture, by way of scent, these moments in time, these tropes of familial life, set within their frames. ‘What did it smell like?’ The small Swedish summer house surrounded by mercurial forests or the visits to her grandparents’ … Continued

Clare Campbell, having found her inner rebel with a cause, founded the Prickly Thistle in 2015, a new purpose that would weave everything she cared about into a single passion. Clare’s rebel journey was clear to her despite the difficulties that she knew lay ahead. She had to restore a future for powerful story telling … 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

Ollie Dabbous is a Michelin starred chef famed for stripped back fine dining who has worked at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Hibiscus, Mugaritz, Noma, L’Astrance, The Fat Duck, WD-50 and Pierre Gagnaire, before returning to London to take the position of head chef at Texture and then opening his own restaurant, Dabbous in 2012. Since closing in 2017, he opened … Continued

Sam Bompas and Harry Parr first came to prominence through their expertise in jelly-making, but the business rapidly grew into a fully-fledged creative studio offering food and drink design, brand consultancy and immersive experiences across a diverse number of industries. Sam focuses on storytelling, and underlying narratives that define the experiences he and his team … Continued

On this episode of the IPOL podcast I am speaking with Simon Erlanger, Managing Director of Isle of Harris Distillers. As an expert in the international development of premium spirits brands, Simon has worked for amongst others, Diageo and for over a decade he was Commercial Director of Glenmorangie. After the sale and integration of … Continued

Paul is a ground-breaking and inspirational chocolatier who is at the forefront of British chocolate innovation. Never the conformist, and as an alchemist, he continues to push the boundaries of taste by combining what may seem to be unusual ingredients. His passion for his craft and his cutting edge creativity has won him numerous awards … Continued

Paul is a ground-breaking and inspirational chocolatier who is at the forefront of British chocolate innovation. Never the conformist, and as an alchemist, he continues to push the boundaries of taste by combining what may seem to be unusual ingredients. His passion for his craft and his cutting edge creativity has won him numerous awards … Continued

Right from the start, Jim McMillan knew that finding the best Mānuka bush and having access to remote locations meant building great relationships with landowners throughout the country’s best Mānuka honey-producing regions. As it’s always been, a big part of Jim’s job is working closely with farmers, local Iwi and the Department of Conservation. He’s … Continued

Taro Asano is one of only a handful of practicing ‘Kajiya’, the art of swordsmithing, in Japan. He started smithing knives and swords in 1997 as an apprentice, and continues to master his craft through continued practice at his workshop in Hashima-city near Nagoya in Japan. We discuss all things Katana, how he became a Kajiya, his … Continued