Each hand-painted domino is of the standard size and weight, with a copper ball inlaid in the centre of each one for an additional touch of class. A carrying case not only ensures their safety, but also contains a hidden compartment – perfect for stashing away a few Cohibas.
Set high in the Engadin, the now completely renovated Muottas Muragl is the first ‘positive energy’ hotel in the Swiss Alps. By that, the owners mean that it meets most of Switzerland’s strict environmental benchmarks, obtaining its energy from five different sources and reducing its overall consumption by a massive 64 per cent.
The genii of the M division must have been burning the candle at both ends recently: not content with creating a new range of ‘M junior’ cars in the form of BMW Performance Automobiles, they have also teamed up with winter sports experts K2 to create a limited edition pair of downhill skis.
On 20 July 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin carried out the ultimate test of the 21-layer spacesuit when they walked on the surface of the moon.
It was no easy task to fashion a flight suit that was both comfortable to wear and resilient to the extremes of space-travel temperatures. The American International Latex Corporation, though, best known for Playtex, developed the Apollo suits in conjunction with NASA, having won a three-week trial against the much-fancied Hamilton Standard/United Aircraft conglomerate.
Without a doubt, Steve McQueen is still a style-defining icon, even 31 years after his death. Anyone who's committed to replicating the actor’s style should find plenty to their taste at Bench & Loom: much of the range is inspired by ‘men of character’ such as McQueen and Hemingway.
Invented by the British, the Club is British-run to this day but it has always attracted the cream of the international jet set, prepared to risk broken bones – or worse. This delightful insanity began in the winter of 1884/85, when British visitors to St Moritz turned the lighthearted pastime of tobogganing into a serious sport. W. H. Bulpetts, an English Major, worked with an Australian enthusiast to design an ice channel, three quarters of a mile long, between St Moritz and Celerina.