Rising stars in music and style

AFTER last week’s journey around the world in our travel issue, BT Luxe turns its eye on style in part two of a special September issue.

Our cover personalities include rising stars in music, movies, modelling and more, such as the multi-talented Thai model-singer Mint Pattarasaya and Singaporean actor-singer Alfred Sun, who talk about the trials and tribulations on their paths to success. At the same time, they talk about the role that fashion plays in their lives and how it’s not just about looking good, but also about combining style with substance.

But style isn’t just limited to fashion as we delve into the design world too, namely architecture and interior design. Travel to Sydney and admire how a hotel turns a storied historical building into the luxurious Capella Sydney. And if you’re a city-hopping digital nomad, we point you in the direction of design-centric bars in Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong and Bangkok.

Check out also a three-storey bungalow built for a multi-generational family that craves space and privacy. And meet an architect who, after a career of building other people’s homes, decided to build his own based on his personal philosophy of sustainability. How do architects build their own home? Find out this and more in Friday’s edition of BT Luxe, free with your copy of BT.