Apart from Art Basel and the fairs of Frieze, there are emerging or regionally anchored art fairs around the world where artists can be discovered who have not yet made it onto the big platforms. Eight of them are presented here. (Text in German; link to original text in luxurydefined by Christie’s in English)

Many people who live at home in lovingly designed properties are satisfied with often joyless holiday accommodation during their holidays. The organization living arcitecture in England has done something about this; it has built wonderful holiday homes by renowned architects in extraordinary places in the south of England. (Full text in German with link to website in english.)

Some estates are so extremely crazy that you have to look twice to believe they are real. These include the seven totally futuristic properties that could easily play a starring role in the Star Wars movies. (Full text in german, link to english original)