Test Drive: 2014 Bentley Flying Spur

We take the "party in the front, business in the back" saloon on its maiden drive from Beijing to the Great Wall

We’ve been following the all-new Bentley Flying Spur from its sneak peek in London to its debut at Geneva’s International Auto Show and to the factory in Crewe, where we saw the first production car roll down the assembly line (you’ll see more about that later this year). Itching to road-test the car for months, we eagerly accepted Bentley’s invitation to join them in China, …

YVMIN

The Beijing-based fashion and accessories label cites eclectic influences on the path to global recognition

The adornments lining YVMIN‘s Beijing studio tell a lot about their work. An iridescent heart hangs on the wall alongside a set of plastic heads of Greek statues, and mannequins donning elaborately layered garb bring movement into austere forms of sculpture. Their workspace is located inside Biftpark, a platform for fashion design developed by the Beijing City Government and the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology …

Here & There at NYC Design Week

The designers behind Various Projects and Field host an exhibit of travel-inspired objects

by LinYee Yuan With a tepid spring and uncertain weather, summer travel seems like a distant dream for many of us in NYC. But during Design Week, the exhibition “Here & There“—from the designers behind Various Projects and Field—was a vibrant reminder of the delights of travel and the exhilaration of adventure. The exhibition was held at the studio space of Various Projects, tucked behind …