How can a nation get its voice heard on the world stage and encourage trade and tourism?
Inventory is our international round-up of what to buy and where to buy it.
Although culinary appeal comes first at any dinner party we think that crockery, cutlery and glassware should get equal attention, as our table setting shows.
Last November saw the opening of the Park Hyatt in Istanbul's smart Nisantasi district. Randy Gerner of Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel in New York was put in charge of designing the interior of the 90-room hotel that's housed in the 1920s Macka Palas.
Getting into shape is hard work, so we need all the help we can get.
