AN ICON REIMAGINED

Artful as they are beautiful, Tiffany & Co.’s latest special editions of the iconic Elsa Peretti Bone cuff honour the design’s 50th anniversary and Peretti’s love of colour. Described as powerfully feminine with an effortless ease, the ground-breaking design with an ergonomic sensuality was first introduced in the 1970s. With specific designs for the right and left wrists, the designer’s craftsmanship is exemplified in the way that the Bone cuff seamlessly contours to the undulations and curves of the wrist to become one with the body. A symbol of strength and grace, Peretti’s aesthetic embodies the modern independent woman and her unique style sensibility. The cuff’s tactile, sculptural form is drawn from her visits as a young girl to the crypt of a 17th-century Capuchin church in Rome and her time spent in Barcelona where she was inspired by Antonio Gaudí’s Casa Milà. Launching this month, the new variants are reimagined in vibrant red, blue and green finishes over copper and bear the inscription “special edition”. Also, look out for the carved stone pieces featuring sterling silver with black jade later in September.

When Joan Chang took on the task of revamping her family-owned boutique hotel, Lloyd’s Inn, almost seven years ago, it was entirely of her own volition. Contrary to popular belief, the daughter of Herman Chang, founder of property developer Macly Group, was never groomed to join the family business. Today, she is the lauded co-founder of the relaunched Lloyd’s Inn, as well as Ove, her own modern luxury lifestyle brand that encompasses homes, hospitality and wellness.

It was in 2014 when she first requested to get involved. Only 23 at the time and fresh out of university, she had no industry experience but, with her marketing background, saw the opportunity to elevate the Lloyd’s Inn brand from an old budget hotel to a novel concept that would ride on the staycation trend and satiate millennials’ growing appetite for unique experiences and authenticity.

A Singapore Management University business management graduate who majored in finance and marketing, Joan saw that hospitality had not fully transitioned into digital media yet, and wanted to take a creative and unconventional approach – not just in terms of the design of the hotel, but also in crafting a new way to market it and defining a new audience. She recognised that her own skill set could fill the gap and add value to what her family had already built.

GO-GETTING SPIRIT

It was at the dinner table one evening that Joan raised the idea to her father. “I told him that I think this is something I can do and asked him,