Technogym doesn’t just make the best gym equipment in terms of design, comfort and ergonomics, it also promotes a lifestyle. Visit its new mega-office in Italy and you’ll find the company’s research and innovation centre,…
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Giorgio Armani is Italy’s most successful fashion designer and a self-described perfectionist so it’s little wonder then that he couldn’t put up with chartering others’ substandard yachts and created his own. Twice in fact, because…
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Though it’s just as beautiful, Lake Garda never became the playground for the wealthy that its smaller neighbour, Lake Como, did. Yet, now that a handful of starchitects have teamed up to create a unique…
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When it comes to Arab titans of business, we’re all familiar with the Ghosns, Slims and Hayeks of this world. I would assume you’re also aware of others like Lubna Olayan and Nemir Kirdar. You…
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Master of Colour: 65-year-old Nabil Nahas is Arguably the Middle East’s Most Seminal Abstract Artist
In 2010, painter Nabil Nahas showcased 40 years of creativity in a retrospective at the Beirut Exhibition Centre (BEC). Although known as one of Lebanon’s most prolific and successful artists, the show was Nahas’ first…
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Aston Martin is up there at the summit of the world’s coolest brands, along with Nike and Apple. It’s the connoisseur’s carmaker of choice, just ask James Bond. But it’s not all plain sailing and…
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The world of hotels could easily be categorised as BA (Before Aman) and AA (After Aman). With its pioneering strategy of creating stunning hotels in far-flung locations with limited rooms at high rates – discreetly…
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Not everyone is fortunate enough to gain access to the inner sanctum of the Patek Philippe world. For those who do, it becomes ever so clear how this prestigious brand has attained its eminent status.…
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Collaborating with such designers as Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, The Rug Company, spearheaded by Suzanne and Christopher Sharp, do not make modern rugs per se. Rather, they make beautifully handmade traditional ones…
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His work may divide opinion but there’s no disputing that Richard Rogers is one of the most influential architects of our time. Still, at 81 he admits he “can see an end coming” and has…
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