Like the Chinese gentleman who shared our table for Dim Sum at Aik Hoe, everyone in Penang seems to get by in at least three languages – Chinese, Malay and English. I do admire that in a person because, like most New Zealanders, I'm a monoglot. That wasn't the only reason I liked him, though. He was his own man. At 87, so he should be. Share each dish, he told us, you'll eat less and taste more. Start the day at five. Oatmeal for breakfast keeps you young – I've eaten it almost every day for fifty years. No cream or sugar. Work in your business every day [he has an electrical business with To View More >>

Poppy & Will's wedding took place over 3 days at the family's home in the south of France. They were photographed by Jo de Banzie and James Yeats-Brown. Here's how Jo describes the wedding day and how they ended up doing something a little different! "The weather was unbearably hot, and the idea of the swim occurred to us during the evening. Poppy is one feisty girl, a qualified doctor and champion canoe polo player. She'd already climbed a tree for us, so we were pretty sure she'd be up for it!  However, she was dressed in couture, and as the designer was present as a guest, we thought To View More >>

Heather and I have been in Penang for a few days, "recharging our creative juices". But what does that mean? Creativity is like happiness. You can't reach out and grab it directly, although we do believe that getting out of your comfort zone (I couldn't think of another cliché, sorry) – and sleeping a lot – both help. We're staying in old George Town. It was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 2008, as the locals are proud to tell us. They're also proud that Jimmy Choo was born into a family of local shoemakers, and apprenticed to a little shop just a few metres from where we're staying To View More >>

With the arrival of Press Books and now Press Albums, we've got a very big range of products on offer. In order to keep things simple and fresh we're retiring a few of our less popular older material and mat colours. Listed below are the colours that are now discontinued. For more about what 'discontinued' means and our policy on discontinued product options, sample upgrades and Swatch Book updates, click here. COVER MATERIALS • Classic Leather Sand • Micro Leather Gingerbread • Silk Claret (discontinued by our supplier so is no longer available) • Bengaline Silver • Bengaline To View More >>

After being together for over 50 years, one of the world's most famous couples have finally said 'I do'. Photographer Beatrice de Guigné organised the wedding for Barbie and Ken, and a lot of creativity, passion and patience went into their photo shoot! Take a look at the rest of the images here, they really are amazing. And for an explanation of what went into the photoshoot, have a read of Beatrice's blog post. Enjoy! Anna To View More >>