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A little over 12,000 kilometres separate the Dolby Theatre (home of the American Academy Awards) from the village of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. When it was announced that the best documentary award went to ‘No Other Land,’ about the brutal displacement of Palestinian villagers by the Israeli authorities,…
IIt’s 8am in the Windy City and the eminent architect Gordon Gill is seated at his desk speaking to us before his Chicago office springs to life. His firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), as the name reflects, resulted of a convergence of two great minds. In the…
The name Emmanuelle was forever changed by cinema – following the release of the 1974 soft porn film, it became the byword for desire, forbidden lust and fancy wicker furnishing. For those of a certain age the name still carries those connotations, but now the award-winning director Audrey Diwan has…
Rami Tabbara, 40, co-founder and co-CEO speaks to me on Zoom from Stake’s “cool set-up” at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) located on Gate Avenue’s shiny financial and fintech district. He scans the camera around the office, to where his team are busying away behind the scenes in their…
Back in February 2019, we (like everyone else) were taken aback by the announcement from the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (popularly known as MBZ) that there would be a new project on Saadiyat Island grouping – for the very first time – a…
What you see here is Rolls Royce’s newest driver-focussed coupé. It’s called the Spectre and, even if it’s a four-seat fastback with a long bonnet and two rear-hinged doors, it is not actually a direct replacement for the discontinued Wraith. (The Spectre’s 420,000 USD price tag and lengthier size actually…
If you visit Cool Inc.’s corporate website, you’ll discover it calls itself a chameleon due to the reptile’s ability to adapt to an ever-changing world. “The chameleon is distinctive and highly specialised,” the website rationalises, “He is charismatic and confident but maintains a powerfully discreet presence. He is the personification…
It took eight years to create ‘Atlantis, The Royal’ and it’s a resort unlike any you’ve ever visited. Before I got to see and experience it for myself though, I did ask myself whether Dubai really needed a second Atlantis. We tried the original – ‘Atlantis, The Palm’ – soon…
IT’S ALMOST SEVEN YEARS SINCE YOU FOUNDED LA REVÊCHE, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO CHANGE THROUGH YOUR BRAND? [Sara Melis, Owner & Creative Director of La Revêche] I wanted to create a new concept of swimwear that goes beyond a simple garment used for swimming. My aim was to introduce…
