A festive issue devoted to beauty, craft and the pleasures that make the year worth toasting. Inside, we celebrate design and daring in equal measure—from the Rolls-Royce Phantom Centenary and Lenny Kravitz’s joyously over-the-top California compound to photographer Hugh Arnold’s sub-aquatic art odyssey and Alessandro Sartori’s quiet revolution at Zegna. Looking for haute horology and fine jewellery suggestions? Our annual Gift Guide—“Oh, You Shouldn’t Have!”—rounds things off with the ultimate wish list for those who already have everything or think they do. So whether you’re wrapping presents or revving engines, consider this a little reminder that true luxury never goes out of fashion.

Inside this issue:

• Gold Plated: Robb Report Australia & New Zealand crowns a new Culinary Master in Brisbane—and finds a city in gastronomic ascendancy.
• Seeing is Believing: Not content with simply fashioning bougie eyewear, British outfit Cutler & Gross has focused its gaze on upscale collabs. Rule number one: don’t compromise authenticity.
• Tropical Storm: Forget the outdated clichés, Brisbane’s design-led renaissance is gathering momentum and redefining the city as a destination of distinction.
• One For The Books: If regular luxury adventure holidays no longer thrill, it’s time to mix travelling with breaking world records.
• Uncharted Waters: While others choose ocean pools, intrepid photographer Hugh Arnold hits the open seas for his sub-aquatic masterpieces.
• Watch List: Stop chasing trends and invest in one of these classic timepieces—designed to last for life
• Paris’s Nouveau Novel: Foundation Cartier once again calls on starchitect Jean Nouvel to create a space as daringly avant-garde as the art it exhibits.