Weekend Five

5 AI tools to boost your productivity

With all this fear about artificial intelligence replacing humans, we feel it’s important to show how you can actually make AI work for you.

Wellness

Work, Play, Repeat: Jakarta’s shift toward balance in the office

From boxing clubs to mental health breaks, Jakarta's workplaces are evolving to prioritize employee well-being. But are they enough?

Table Setting

Experience a fiery culinary journey at Charkoal

Chef Adhitia Julisiandi celebrates primal cooking at Ismaya’s flame-themed restaurant, with each dish utilizing smoke and flames in unique ways

Weekend Five

Digital apps for parents of digital natives

The way we see it, parents of Gen Alpha kids today have two choices: you can be afraid of the internet because of its risks and keep your children away from technology as long as you can, or you can lean into the current era and use some thousands of available apps to your advantage.

Family Matters

To gadget or not to gadget, that is the question

Even though smartphones and gadgets are now more integral to our digital lives, experts say the risks of using them as digital babysitters remain.

Luxury

RM 27-05: Rafael Nadal and Richard Mille redefine watchmaking

Limited to just 80 pieces worldwide, the RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal can withstand a g-force of 14,000 yet weighs a mere 11.5 grams, excluding the strap.

Style

Changing beauty trends: Healthy, natural and local

As Indonesia’s youth embrace a blend of global and local beauty influences, preferences are shifting toward enhancing natural beauty using local brands and products

Table Setting

Dining at ESA: Dégustation, Jakarta style

Reflecting a city where East meets West and the indigenous meets the foreign, ESA’s menu is a culinary journey for the curious. 

Luxury

Intuition and innovation: How to keep a 140-year-old Swiss watchmaker relevant

Breitling CEO Georges Kern talks about the Swiss watchmaker’s heritage, today’s luxury market and creating needs

Wellness

The uncertainty of being Gen Z: Sisyphus was right, to dream is a cycle

“What do you know about life? You’re only 23.”

Weekend Five

July sizzles with art, sports, cars and music

While we try to wrap our minds around the fact that we’re halfway through 2024, we’re also looking forward to a lot in the second half of the year, with some exciting events kicking it off come July!

Style

Betawi fashion: Portraying the melting pot of Java

On the runway at this year’s Betawi-themed Indonesia Fashion Week (IFW), models presented pieces inspired by the Chinese cheongsam, Dutch designs and colorful Betawi motifs.

Style

Pre-loved is the new new: A tale of style, sustainability and luxury

Sustainability concerns and increased accessibility through local online marketplaces are contributing to changing attitudes toward the secondhand market.

Table Setting

Five surprisingly delicious leaves you can find in the wilds of West Java

Plucking a leaf from the sea of green to his right, Isep Kurnia ripped it in two and passed it to us. “This is edible too,” he said, “it tastes similar to kacang panjang [long bean].”

Pawrenting

How far will you go for your pets? The Rise of ‘pawrenting’

As our relationships with our fur babies evolve, it is becoming more accepted globally and surprisingly, locally, to spend copious amounts of money on our pets.