The Saudi art scene is booming right now, but behind the hot-topic exhibitions and international showcases are some incredible curators such as Jumana Ghouth, who has put together a multitude of shows over the years,…
Stephanie Sayar and Charbel Garibeh are the Lebanese creatives behind Sayar & Garibeh. They recently received a huge boost in terms of global awareness when their brand was one of ten selected by Domenico Dolce…
It was over twenty-five years ago that Hamad Sultan (above) and Achille Rossini first met as students at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). Then, after they both graduated in 2000, they ended up getting…
Much has been said about the modern day ‘It’ girl. Shorthand for an ineffable aura – one that embodies the cultural zeitgeist and reflects it back to us in sartorial flare and memeable moments –…
It’s been two decades since the Concorde’s last flight but the race to resuscitate supersonic travel is very much on, despite the industry leader – Aerion – going into “light” bankruptcy in 2021, after almost…
So Penélope Cruz wore a Chanel Haute Couture dress to the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Ferrari’ by Michael Mann on December 12th and we wanted to know more about. It seems that, in exactly the…
These are not your average speakers. They’re the brainchild of Rob Kalin who happens to also be the founder of Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade, vintage and one-off goods. Kalin says his aim was…
The Mandarin Oriental Doha is a hotel that seemingly took forever to open. First announced in 2005, its construction began back in 2006, only for the global economic downturn of 2008 to put a spanner…
Beirut-born chief executive Malek Sukkar speaks to me via video conference from his Dubai office looking ready to do business in a white shirt and dove-grey tie. It’s currently what he likes to call the…
Understanding the difference between fashion jewellery and fine jewellery is simple enough: it all comes down to the materials that the jewellery is made with. Fine jewellery describes jewellery made of solid gold, sterling silver,…