Contributors

ADAM BUSSELL is a director and photographer originally from Detroit, Michigan. He has been working with CSQ since Winter 2018. He has a primary background in music video, commercial, and live event production. A resident of Los Angeles, you can usually find him at the movies or on a basketball court.

Visionaries of the Year, p. 62 & p. 68 CHRIS GODFREY is an RIBA chartered architect with over 20 years experience producing highly considered and finely crafted residences for very discerning clients. Prior to becoming Principal, Godfrey was Creative Director at 1508 London, an internationally renowned, high-end residential design studio. At 1508 London, Godfrey helped develop the company from formation and oversaw the architecture and interior Ddsign teams. In 2000, Godfrey established SCAPE Architects, a highly regarded residential design studio which he ran for over a decade. SCAPE’s work has been published extensively and the studio was voted one of the top 20 young practices in the world by Wallpaper* Magazine. He has also lectured in Interior and Spatial Design at Chelsea College of Arts. BRYAN MCKRELL is a contributing editor at CSQ who continues to try and complicate his life like the watches he writes about. The father of three works full time in commercial real estate, while freelance writing, playing golf, betting on horses and ring announcing for any boxing promoter that will have him. He has enjoyed collecting watches since he started reading about them in college, and the fascination has never left him.

Contributors“Luxury Drawn From Design,” p. 40 Buying Time, p. 32

JAMES PATCHETT is a proponent of affordable housing and a principal driver of Mayor de Blasio’s effort to create 100,000 jobs within ten years. Patchett became President and CEO of NYCEDC in February 2017. Before his transition to NYCEDC, Patchett was pivotal in securing many of the Mayor’s signature affordable housing achievements and was one of the de Blasio administration’s chief negotiators on major land use matters. He currently serves on the board of the Prospect Park Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to sustaining Brooklyn’s most famous park. Patchett holds a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and young children. WHITNEY VENDT is a journalist and author in Los Angeles. She has been a staff writer for CSQ since 2013. Previously she wrote for the Annenberg Digital News and served as the fiction editor for the Southern California Review. Vendt has a Master of Professional Writing degree from USC and a degree in English from Kenyon College. She has worked on various National Geographic Channel shows, and has several short screenplays that have toured the national festival circuit. She is currently working on a novel for young adults. ANDREA ZARCZYNSKI is a professional journalist, writer, and editor whose work has appeared in a variety of award-winning publications including Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Malibu Times, and the Detroit Free Press. A CSQ contributor since 2009, she also serves as digital media director of the Detroit Athletic Club and managing editor of the nonprofit’s monthly magazine. Since earning a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, French and English from Oakland University, Zarczynski has found herself intrigued by the new media landscape and is now also pursuing a master’s degree in Media Management at The New School in New York.

“New York City Doubles Down,” p. 42 Paul Scialla Visionary Profile, p. 58 Les Hiscoe Visionary Profile, p. 60

22 Consummate Connoisseur 24 Style 26 Air 28 Land 30 Water 32 Buying Time

Desirables - Cover PageDesirablesFerrari’s 488 Pista (p. 28) is built for a sharp and skilled handler of roads, utilizing the new Ferrari Dynamic Enhance.

CONSUMMATE CONNOISSEUR Cigars

Curated by David R. Weiss, Owner, Lone Wolf Cigar Company

MONTECRISTO PILOTICO #2 Dominican Republic The Montecristo Politico Blend is crafted with rare Pilotico tobacco seeds, originating from Cuba in the 1960s by Pepe Mendez. This special and unique cigar is rich and complex with bold flavors and a smooth finish. Length 6” Wrapper Ecuadorian Flavor Profile Robust medium to full- bodied. Starting at $16

COHIBA MACASSAR Dominican Republic An ultra-premium masterpiece, the Macassar wears a Connecticut Havana wrapper that cloaks a Connecticut broadleaf binder and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers that have been aged four years. To complete this gourmet cigar recipe, the Desirables - Cigarstobaccos spend their final year in fragrant rum barrels to enrich the blend’s medium-bodied notes of wood, white pepper, cedar, and co ee. Length 6 & 7.25” Wrapper Connecticut Havana Flavor Profile A medium- bodied memorable smoke. Starting at $22

DAVIDOFF NICARAGUA Dominican Republic with all Nicaraguan tobacco The Davidoff Nicaragua Series features a complex blend o ering a bold yet balanced body with a unique flavor profile brought about only by the rich volcanic soils of Nicaragua’s most notable tobacco-growing regions. Finished with a lush and inviting Habano-seed Rosado wrapper leaf, the Davido Nicaragua Series selection showcases spicy and subtly salty notes against an underlying creamy yet hearty earthiness and smooth leather character that keep this cigar from becoming overpowering. Length 5, 5.5, & 6” Wrapper Nicaragua Habano-seed Rosado Flavor Profile A medium to full-bodied exceptional smoke. Starting at $14

AVO SYNCRO FOGATA Dominican Republic Finished in stunning Habano 2000 wrappers, this wonderful smoke exudes luxury. The binder is San Andres Negro, and the filler consists of aged tobaccos from the Dominican Republic along with prime Nicaraguan leaves from the famous growing regions Estelí and Condega. Intense, yet creamy-smooth and refined, this elite recipe delivers scrumptious notes of co ee, leather, and earth behind a deep spicy core. Length 5 & 6” Wrapper Habano 2000 Flavor Profile A medium- bodied monumental smoke. Starting at $10

Spring’s New Trends & Notable News

A sampling of outfits and accessories along with a piece of notable fashionable news

The founder of haute street wear brand Off-White and the longtime creative director and partner of Kanye West, Virgil Abloh, was announced as the next artistic director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton in late March 2018. Abloh—37—is Louis Vuitton’s first African-American artistic director. According to The New York Times, he plans to relocate to Paris as he helms the largest brand in the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton catalog. Abloh’s appointment signals a further blending of the lines between luxury and street wear—across brand—as noted by Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke, who first met Abloh 12 years earlier when he and West interned at Fendi and who told The Times, “Virgil is incredibly good at creating bridges between the classic and the zeitgeist of the moment.”

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FENDI Multicolor Fabric Belt $370 fendi.com

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KENT & CURWEN Suede Vintage Varsity Jacket $1,750 kentandcurwen.com

TOM FORD Orford Runner Sneaker $890 tomford.com

LOEWE Goya Backpack $2,450 loewe.com

PAUL SMITH Italian Liberty Dress Shirt $295 paulsmith.com

BOTTEGA VENETA Camel Calf Marcello $860 bottegaveneta.com

In 2014 Bombardier introduced their super midsize aircraft, the Challenger 350. In the years since, it has been highly sought out by aircraft rental services like NetJets and Flexjet. By 2017, it surpassed 200 deliveries. The light-class Embraer Phenom 300 had been the leader in deliveries since 2013 but in 2016, the Challenger was one unit behind. The following year, the Challenger completed 56 deliveries, solidifying its place as most-delivered business jet with the Phenom and the midsize Cessna Citation Latitude in second and third respectively. us.bombardier.com

AIR

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AN AVIATION-INDUSTRY VETERAN JOINS THE SPIKE AEROSPACE TEAM

Recently retired Vice Chairman of Deloitte, Tom Captain, has joined the Spike Aerospace team as an executive advisor. He led his previous company’s aerospace division, making him an ideal candidate to advise the Supersonic business jet builder. The allure of the aerospace company for Captain arose from the development of the S-512. The S-512 will have a price tag of $100M and a boom—the jet will break the sound barrier and fly more than 450 mph faster than any other civilian aircraft. spikeaerospace.com LA’S NEWEST & FASTEST TICKET OUT OF TOWN

BLADE—the on-demand helicopter company that took Manhattan by storm—is now in LA offering trips from Santa Monica to Staples Center starting at $125 a seat. Flying out of the city not across it? BLADE’s jet charter comes with helicopter transfer, choppering you across town directly to your private plane. flyblade.com

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Named after the Italian word for “track,” the 488 Pista enters the fray being the most powerful Ferrari V-8 to date. With the use of carbon fiber for multiple parts of the car, it comes in at a very light weight along with its highly efficient aerodynamic structure.

Top Speed 211 mph 0-60 2.85 secs Engine 3.9-liter V8 Transmission 7-speed dual clutch Max Power 710 hp at 8,000 rpm

Starting at $300,000 ferrari.com

LAND

New Meets Reinvented

Desirables - Land Ferrari’s newest model pulls up alongside impressive retreads of classics from Porsche, Jaguar, and BMW – all vying to claim the throne or usurp their predecessors

PORSCHE GTS R3

Giving much more power and purpose, the GTS R3 is meant to be used on the racetrack. Its radical color scheme borrows a page from the male iguana, known to boast its dominance over other reptiles and amphibians with its bright green color.

Top Speed 193 mph 0-60 3.0 secs Engine 4-liter flat-6 Transmission 7-speed PDK Max Power 520 hp at 8,250 rpm

Starting at $187,500 porsche.com

JAGUAR F-TYPE 400

With its sleekly designed interior and exterior and the ability to hold its own with other luxury race cars in the speed department, the F-Type 400 is perfect for someone who wants their own personal GT. Desirables - Land Top Speed 171 mph 0-60 4.8 secs Engine 3-liter supercharged V-6 Transmission 8-speed automatic Max Power 339 hp at 3,500 rpm

Starting at $89,000 jaguarusa.com

BMW M5

The BMW M5 makes an impressive comeback. The 2018 model sports a sleek, elegant uniform, while a tried and true road warrior lays under the hood. Its ability to comfortably hug roads is paired nicely with brand new all-wheel drive.

Top Speed 189 mph 0-60 3.2 secs Engine 4.4-liter V8 Transmission Automatic Max Power 600 hp at 6,700 rpm

Starting at $102,600 bmwusa.com

South Florida Boat Show July 22–24, 2018 West Palm Beach, Florida Sydney International Boat Show August 2–8, 2018 Sydney, Australia Cannes Yachting Festival September 11–16, 2018 Cannes, France Newport Boat Show September 13–16, 2018 Newport, Rhode Island

FLYING FLIPPER’S SUPERFLY GT42

Originally debuted fall 2017 as a fully enclosed vessel, the Superfly GT 42—designed by Red Design—is as confident on the water as its name implies. Earlier this year at the Stockholm International Boat Show, the Scandinavian company Flying Flipper launched the open version—the GTO 42— which, like its sibling looks the part. Both offerings are divided in half, keeping the cockpit and forward galley apart from the aft stateroom and skylight. Built for speed, the boats have stepped hulls and lightweight carbon-fiber. Owners choose from a Volvo or MerCruiser engine—both of which top off at close to 50 knots. flyingflipper.com

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WATER

Prestigious Power

Two of yachting’s sleekest—and fastest—new debuts build on their predecessors, offering the best in luxury and performance

DYNAMIQ’S NEW GTT 165

Monaco-based Dynamiq has introduced another new exciting model, following on the heels of the 127-foot Jetsetter and 115-foot GTT 115—the GTT 165. Designed by Studio F.A. Porsche, the 165 adds to its predecessor—the 115’s—standout interiors and technological specificities. Dynamiq claims the 165 can reach speeds of 20 knots and is capable of crossing the Atlantic at 17 knots. Inside the ship, owners can choose from multiple layouts that accommodate up to 12 passengers. Amenities include a glass-covered beach club, dedicated spa, 65-foot-long sundeck, covered jacuzzi, movie theatre (and a 75-inch outdoor television). With construction beginning in 2018, orders can now be placed for delivery in 2021. bedynamiq.com