LUXURY NOW / ESCAPIST FANTASIES

Seeking seclusion? As five magnificent islands go under the hammer next month, now's your chance to be ruler of your own kingdom.

Luggage becomes the latest "it" accessory as style and design combine to take the hassle out of harried haul.

The primitive art expert Guy Loudmer discussed this growing and possibly undervalued market following the June 2006 auction of the Verité Collection in Paris. Since then, the market has been attracting greater interest.

From Jean Nouvel's Culture and Congress Center to Rem Koolhaas's Casa da Musica, today's starchitects are giving music a modern makeover.

Bespoke interior design reaches for the skies as renowned designers and architects put their mark on private planes.