Life & Style

Happiness? You can force it. Through hard work, for example. Says Montez. The twenty-nine-year-old is not only one of the most successful songwriters in Germany at the moment, he’s also an entrepreneur passionately realizing new ideas.

The artist Daniel Richter once said: “I hate Jeff Bezos, because he destroyed bookstores and record stores, the two places where intelligent young people used to meet. That’s why there are no intelligent young people left today.” That said, here are some tips for an old-fashioned brick-and-mortar shopping experience.

A supermodel, an engineer and the luxury watch brand IWC meet. No, that's not another punchline and it's not a typo. It's the short version of a special encounter at Art Basel. The only thing left to say: Welcome to Miami.

The history of Burberry is inextricably linked to the subject of rain. That begins with the famous trench coat and ends – for now – with the company’s new designer DANIEL LEE. Checks also appear in our story – as does the color blue, of course.

Sorry, Madonna, but our Queen of Pop is Kylie Minogue. For four decades, the Australian singer and songwriter has been regularly firing off number one hits. Her latest single, “Padam Padam”, is a smooth dance-pop track that stormed the clubs across the world this summer. The accompanying album, Tension, is sure to make listeners get up and dance.

A watch like a sports car? F. A. Porsche drew inspiration for the Chronograph I from a design icon: the 911, which he himself had designed nine years earlier.

German news magazine Der Spiegel describes the biopic Ferrari by Michael Mann as a “fantastic psychological drama, continually peppered with spectacular, extremely intense racing scenes”. Adam Driver plays Enzo Ferrari, Penélope Cruz his wife, Shailene Woodley his mistress, Patrick Dempsey a racing driver.

Each of André Josselin’s pictures is a small world of its own, as he explains in our interview. Worlds that have given the Berlin-based photographer considerable success, we might add.

First he bumbles around for decades in mediocre German television productions - and suddenly he is a world star and two-time Oscar winner. As a Viennese, he may have been born with a certain ironic distance to such a dichotomy. And today he celebrates his 67th birthday.

The fascination of luxury brands lives from a very special aura. They have an outstanding ability to tell stories and to entice. Quality and exclusivity, aesthetics and prestige, community and lifestyle are right anyway. Want some examples? Here you go.

Once upon a time, there was an art director by the name of Max Samis who turned a newsletter into one of the hottest offline and online galleries. Its name: House of Spoils.

Yes, there is a lot to see during the upcoming Monterey Car Week in Pebble Beach. Especially cars and people. But our recommendation is: 17 Mile Drive, very early in the morning with sunrise.

On the anniversary of the first moon landing, many people think primarily of Neil Armstrong and his famous quote. But lunar lander pilot Buzz Aldrin, no one would have landed on the Earth's satellite. And he, in turn, relied on an Omega Speedmaster »Moonwatch« in space. We take time to look back at a few decisive seconds.

That today is not just any day, but a must-celebrated day for all lovers of luxurious indulgence, we owe to a few Dominican monks from the year 1550. They brought back a Maya chocolate drink from their journey to South America and presented it to the Spanish king on July 7th. Since then, a life without chocolate is conceivable for the Western world, but meaningless.

Stefan Buescher was appointed CEO of Porsche Lifestyle Group last summer, so if you want to know what makes the brand tick and what defines the Porsche way of life, he’s your man. We thought we’d go ask him in person.