Nimerology is a luxury tableware brand started by Nour Al Nimer, a half-Turkish half-Palestinian artist who grew up between Beirut and London. “When I was at Central Saint Martins, I came across a surface design…
Yearly Archives
2017
Beirut was once home to hundreds of palaces. Perched on the hills of Ashrafieh, Zokak El Blatt, Clemenceau and Kantari, and spreading east to Gemmayze and Mar Mikhael, these spectacular gems of the Ottoman and…
On Twitter (where she has 7.1 million followers), she describes herself as “a mum and a wife with a really cool day job”. That job is being queen and she looks the part with her…
If you want to get up close and personal with some of the mere 5,000 remaining black rhinos in Africa – one of the world’s most critically endangered species – then there’s no better place…
Jeff Koons is the most successful American artist since Andy Warhol, and this is a very brief but beautifully put together documentary about him. Narrated by Scarlett Johansson, the video was commissioned by MOCA Los…
The once perilously fast Mille Miglia road race may have turned into a bit of beauty parade but it’s still a one-of-a-kind occasion that’ll get enthusiasts’ adrenaline pumping. The Mille Miglia (which means 1,000 miles…
As Luca Rubinacci tells it, his family’s eponymous menswear label was selling aspirational Italian lifestyle decades before it was a thing. It just so happens that the whole concept is very desirable right now. “Luxury…
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson ruled the skies with his airline. Now, the unconventional entrepreneur and philanthropist is aiming even higher. Sir Richard Branson could be forgiven for looking a little worn out. In…
Steeped in Moroccan history and culture, Marrakech is a city that also embraces modernity and creativity. CNN International’s James Williams, host of travel series ‘In 24 Hours’, takes us on a whirlwind tour. Marrakech is…
Founded just four years ago, Tinder has launched a slew of offshoot platforms – including the exclusive and secretive Tinder Select – and has forever changed the game of love. Like many good love stories,…