There’s something inherently cool about a material being manipulated in an unconventional way. The furniture by Swisspearl, Europe’s leading manufacturer of high-quality fibre cement, is a perfect example of that. Light and resistant, waterproof, durable…
Yearly Archives
2019
Founded in London in 1849, and acquired by Hermès in 1979, John Lobb currently has two Royal Warrants, owing to the fact it’s the shoemaker of choice for the Duke of Edinbergh and the Prince…
Imagine a Sunday drive in a red Ferrari convertible: sun on your face, wind in your hair, an exotic aural symphony heightening your senses as you balance throttle with traction, slinging from corner to corner…
With his infectious enthusiasm and meticulous approach to creative solutions, Crescent Enterprises’ CEO Badr Jafar, makes changing the world look easy as pie. Envision the archetypal modern-day social entrepreneur: you’re likely conjuring a kind of…
Amsterdam may be small and easy to navigate by bike, but it’s never dull. A prime example of progressive living, bottled inside a charming 17th century city, it offers art, culture and gastronomic delights in…
If I’d never seen Mira Mikati’s clothes, I think I may have been able to guess what they look like by the mere sound of her voice. On the phone from her family home in…
Iftar dinners are upon us and that means it’s time to get your wardrobe in check with some modest looks. And just because your shoulders and knees are to remain covered doesn’t mean you need…
Let’s begin with the 46-suite MERCHANT HOUSE in Manama, which is Bahrain’s first five-star boutique hotel and just the second Middle Eastern property for Campbell Gray Hotels (after Le Gray in Beirut). Highlights include an…
It could be argued that The Ordinary is the most disruptive skincare firm to ever enter the beauty business. In an industry full of obfuscation and profiteering, this innovative, word-of-mouth brand was the first to…
Kitmen Keung is a Hong Kong-based watch brand named after its Chinese-Canadian designer and founder. Our favourite of their pieces is the 380 USD dual time model, which features two individual three-hand Miyota quartz movements,…