Having successfully propped up young British fashion designers since 2011, Tania Fares is now turning her attention to the Middle East with an initiative called Fashion Trust Arabia, and it’s got some lofty ambitions. And just in case you haven’t noticed, the region’s style seems to be rubbing off onto…
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It’s been 18 years since Hana Debs Akkari launched Senteurs d’Orient’s divine collection of soaps, but the company’s founding principals are as fresh as ever. The bourgeoning brand was built on a reputation of making soaps the traditional way, using the finest natural ingredients and essential oils and fragrances, distilled…
Zero Mass Water has the potential to change the lives of billions of people by using the power of the sun to make clean drinking water out of thin air. Have you ever wished you could make something appear out of thin air? Well that’s exactly what Cody Friesen did,…
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This one-stop beauty shop by Lynn Khoury Soubra brings together the world’s most natural products so that you can rid your daily regimen of synthetic and chemical ingredients. 1. There’s a brick-and-mortar boutique in Saifi Village in Beirut but the website ships worldwide, and that means anyone can have access…
The name Lalique might conjure images of a glamorous bygone era, yet the company is making sure its creations fit right into our modern way of life. Projects like Damien Hirst’s Eternel butterfly panels and Zaha Hadid’s Crystal Architecture collection effectively relegate grandma’s dusty old crystal vases to the far…
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 the week prior up to our meeting, he visited Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, New Zealand, Los…
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, this one begins on a night out. It is spring 2012, and a group of…
GORDON CAMPBELL GRAY WHY DID YOU BECOME AN HOTELIER? I first considered becoming an hotelier when, as a young boy we visited as a family a supposedly grand hotel, and I was struck as to how ordinary I thought it was compared to our own home, and I thought:…