A great escape

Stylish city hotels for elegant travellers, featuring a Milanese design icon, a New York sanctuary and our favourite Parisian hideaways

Catherine Fairweather finds a dream-like world of old-school glamour aboard the new Orient Express journey from Rome to Venice, where ancient ruins melt into rolling Italian landscapes steeped in Renaissance romance

Craft lies at the heart of Jeanne de Kroon’s life and work. It’s evident in her company, Zazi, an ethical clothing brand which sees her collaborate with women’s collectives around the world to create

The only way this home’s owners could handle living on Park Avenue was by getting their designers to create a Scandinavian-style apartment in New York

Originally designed in a butterfly shape, this unusual house is a harmonious blend of styles, with a contemporary extension bringing light and clean lines to its historic bones

There’s nothing expected or dull about this Parisian apartment, whose design takes risks by mixing references with studied panache