2013 — Blog — Beatrice Aidin

The distillery’s 90th birthday is cause for celebration

Lavish lots, from crystal chandeliers to four-poster beds

A protective daily cream that’s a no-nonsense luxury

A chic women’s press that publishes forgotten classics by neglected authors

Museum-quality works with serious style kudos

Once tokens of affection and accomplishment in the 17th-century Imperial Court, these exquisitely crafted bijou vessels retain their potent appeal, says Beatrice Aidin

Savoury cocoa recipes, from a St Lucian plantation to an urban plate

Jeweller Hannah Martin’s super-chic limited-edition creation

Exquisite scarves for the V&A’s Chinese paintings exhibition

William & Son and Glenfarclas’ whisky gun-cleaning kit

Roja Dove gifts his birthday perfume to the world

A cooler-than-cool pop-up bar at the London Design Festival

Annina Vogel's necklaces and bracelets, which tell a personal story

Daphne’s starry clientele pulls out the paints for Great Ormond Street

A Glyndebourne-like peek into the world of haute parfumerie

Breakfast à la Bond to celebrate William Boyd’s new 007 novel

Lalique’s unique Greek goddess pendant finishes a world tour

The first brace of the season swoops into London

From a triceratops to a flying machine at Christie’s quirky sale

A gilded exhibition launches in Harrods’ new Rooms of Luxury

Bill Amberg and Yamazaki whisky collaboration

The Lanesborough Hotel’s magnificent auction

Waxing effusive about an everyday sunscreen

The silver-jacketed world of Persephone Books

Fashion Illustration exhibition at Christie’s

Chinese snuff bottles

Hotel Chocolat opens its first London restaurant

A sleek Hendrick’s hip flask

The X+Q factor

All guns blazing

Present scents

Whisky on the rocks

Victorian charm

Heartfelt art

Perfect scents

Going Solo

A woman’s Vesta friend

Glorious gourmet

Eye on the oddball

Golden opportunity