Luxury Games to Gift this Christmas 2024

Welcome to SPHERE's guide of luxury games to gift (and play) this Christmas. Lara Finn has curated a collection of lavish games, featuring everything from embossed Ettinger playing cards to bespoke backgammon sets and style-forward games from the house of Prada. Perfect as striking coffee table centerpieces or thoughtful keepsakes for passionate gamers, each piece combines elegance with fun.

SPHERE's Food and Drink Christmas Gift Guide 2024

With December just around the corner and Christmas fast approaching, now is the perfect time to start checking off your gift list. Skip the last-minute rush and dive into SPHERE’s Christmas food and drink gift guide, featuring the finest picks—from indulgent hampers to small-batch spirits—for the foodies and fizz lovers in your life.

Palace to Paper: The Royal Influences behind Cole & Son's Wallpaper Designs

Royal connections run deep at leading British wallpaper firm, Cole & Son. Fiona McCarthy traces the company’s fascinating past and celebrates the modern-day designs inspired by our great royal houses.

Presented by Cole & Son

Why you should add a Padel Court to your Property

Pools are out and padel courts are in? Zoe Dare Hall gives us the play-by-play on why adding a tennis or padel court to your property raises the stakes.

A Luxury Guide to 72 Hours in Bristol

Thinking about spending 72 hours in Bristol with a taste of luxury? Grace Walkington, a part-time local, offers the ultimate guide to, taking in this colourful harbourside city's cultural gems. Let’s go!

The Tales of Hoffman at The Royal Opera

SPHERE's Lisa Barnard took a seat at the dress rehearsal of The Tales of Hoffmann at The Royal Opera in London. This dazzling new production, audaciously directed by Damiano Michieletto, brings together a starry cast for a mesmerising journey through Hoffmann’s disastrous love tangles and disillusionment, delivered with panache. Catch this in London if you can - it's a visual and aural treat.

Top