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Contents HOME 56 / One Collection, Five Rooms

Feast your eyes on the latest collection from Versace Home

60 / Follow the Scent

Discover why the smell of your home is as important as the décor

FEATURES

64 / On the Rise

DAMAC meets four Arabic designers who are making waves internationally

08 / Magnificent 7

From Courchevel to Megève, the world’s coolest lodgings are revealed

16 / The Tiger Who Came to Tee

70 / French Masters

Dubai-based 19th Century Antiques offers insider tips for collectors

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22 / Best of Bespoke :K\ 6DYLOH 5RZ KDV EHHQ WKH JR WR place for bespoke apparel for centuries

28 / Natural Phenomena 7KHUH·V SOHQW\ RI UHDVRQV ZK\ QDWXUH continues to inspire jewellery design

76 / A Winning Combination

34 / Ahead of Time

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42 / Recipe for Life

Discover why Antonio Carluccio is the beacon of Italian food

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86 / Lights, Camera, Action!

48 / Peak Performance

A high-end car customisation service arrives in Dubai with serious va va voom

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Chalet N

Oberlech, Austria Looking for that ‘once in a lifetime’ vacation? Then this luxury chalet should just about tick all the boxes. Located in plush grounds above the glamorous village of Oberlech, Chalet N sleeps up to 22 people and has room for 20 staff, including chauffeur, chefs, ski instructor, hair stylist, beauty therapist and SHUVRQDO PDVVHXU 2Q VLWH \RX¡OO Ă€QG D VDXQD SOXQJH SRROV FLQHPD Ă€WQHVV URRP RXWGRRU LFH EDU -DFX]]LV and direct elevator access to the piste from your own heated ski room. What’s not to love? chalet-n.com

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Cool DWELLINGS From Val D’Isere to St Moritz, we go in search of the world’s finest chilled out lodgings…

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Chalet Mont Blanc

Megève, France This seven-bedroom retreat is being heralded as this season’s most opulent new chalet in Megève. Perfect for large groups or families, this winter hotspot sleeps up to 12 adults plus four children and boasts a spa, hair salon, indoor pool, hammam and private helipad. On hand is a private chef, children’s concierge service and massage therapist, with additional facilities ranging from a home cinema WR SULYDWH EDU 2XWVLGH PHDQZKLOH \RX¡OO Ă€QG D ODUJH KHDWHG LQĂ€QLW\ SRRO RYHUORRNLQJ WKH UHVRUW for – quite literally – the height of alpine relaxation. consensioholidays.co.uk

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Courchevel, Switzerland Two hours from Geneva International Airport you’ll Ă€QG WKH MHZHO LQ WKH )UHQFK $OSV¡ FURZQ ² &RXUFKHYHO 1850, home of the Cheval Blanc Courchevel’s exclusive four-bedroom penthouse. The Apartment RFFXSLHV WKH WRS WZR Ă RRUV RI WKLV DOSLQH KRWHO DQG boasts three suites as well as a triple reception room, a dining room, a bar and a private kitchen. 2Q WKH Ă€IWK Ă RRU WKH PDVWHU VXLWH FRPHV ZLWK WZR bathrooms, two separate dressing rooms, a private WUHDWPHQW URRP DQG D Ă€WQHVV URRP 1HHG ZH mention the private elevator that directly opens onto a dedicated ski room? courchevel.chevalblanc.com

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Harads, Stockholm Nestled among the tree-tops of a small Swedish village some 970km north of Stockholm, is Treehotel, D FOXVWHU RI VL[ WUXO\ DPD]LQJ WUHH URRPV ,QVSLUHG E\ D 6ZHGLVK ÀOP DERXW WKUHH FLW\ GZHOOHUV ZKR rediscover their roots by building a treehouse together, rooms range from The Cabin to the Mirrorcube. The former is cosy and kitsch while the latter is approached by a 12m-long bridge and surrounded by forest – quite possibly the epitome of being at one with nature. treehotel.se

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Jukkasjärvi, Sweden An alternative winter experience can be found at the ZRUOG IDPRXV ,&(+27(/ WKH ZRUOG¡V Ă€UVW DQG ODUJHVW hotel built of snow and ice. Available to hire out in its entirety, and open until mid-April, guests have Ă€YH GLIIHUHQW URRPV DQG VXLWHV WR FKRVH IURP 7RS of the list, though, are the Art Suites, all individually designed and created by hand-picked artists from around the world, and the traditional Ice Rooms, where furniture is made from ice and nothing else. If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights from the hotel’s aptly named Northern Lights Rooms. icehotel.com

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Chalet Husky

Val d’Isère, France 7KH 9DO G¡,VqUH UHJLRQ RI )UDQFH LV ZHOO VWRFNHG with luxury lodges, but there is none so spectacular as Chalet Husky. The super-luxury lodge sleeps 14 in seven spacious en-suite bedrooms, and is fully equipped for those that aren’t enamoured of the snow. The cavernous games room contains LQGRRU FOLPELQJ DUFKHU\ DQG ULĂ H VKRRWLQJ IDFLOLWLHV and the vast yet cosy living spaces are linked by a glass walkway that is also suspended over the indoor atrium garden. As the property is exclusively managed by the Scott Dunn team, any rental comes FRPSOHWH ZLWK WKH Ă DJVKLS 6FRWW 'XQQ SULYDWH FKHI in-resort driver and nanny services. scottdunn.com

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7. Chalet Zermatt Peak

Zermatt, Switzerland This super-chalet has set a new standard for private alpine retreats. Located in Zermatt, an idyllic mountain resort 1,620m above sea level, this VWXQQLQJ ÀYH EHGURRP SURSHUW\ LV PRGHOOHG RQ D WUDGLWLRQDO VXSHUVL]HG 6ZLVV FKDOHW 7KH IDFLOLWLHV range from a wellness centre, open-plan kitchen and LQGRRU SRRO ZKLOH VWDQGRXW IHDWXUHV LQFOXGH à RRU to-celling windows, ample terrace area and bespoke dÊcor. With the majestic Matterhorn for a backdrop, and four unique ski areas nearby, it’s time to catch a winter chill in Zermatt. chaletzermattpeak.com

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ast year, the world of golf realised it was facing a conundrum. The question everybody was asking, could it survive without Tiger Woods? In 2014 it was perhaps more evident than ever how big this man’s legacy had become. His is a name that resonates with people who do not even follow the sport, who will quickly tell you that Tiger is the best RI WKH EHVW 7R PDQ\ LQ JROĂ€QJ FLUFOHV and beyond, he is the embodiment of the game itself. This was the conclusion that sports network ESPN came to when LW DQDO\VHG WKH YLHZLQJ Ă€JXUHV IRU last year’s tournaments. Tiger Woods had been absent from many games, suffering a back problem and requiring surgery, and the impact had been huge. The Masters, for example, experienced its lowest ratings since 1993 – a year when Tiger was still a senior in high school. When he announced that he would not be playing in the event, ticket prices fell more than 20 per cent the next day, while passes for the US Open plummeted likewise. It is unusual for one sportsman to have this effect, especially in events attracting around 100. But as fellow American golfer Hunter Mahan explained to ESPN: “Tiger changed the landscape of golf and how people viewed it. He’s an important part of

20 this game and you feel it when you’re out there. He’s a force. At Augusta [the Masters] this year, it looked different, felt different from when he is there. I just didn’t see as many fans.� The bottom line is that the people want Tiger Woods. It has been that way since 1996, the year that he turned SURIHVVLRQDO ZLQQLQJ KLV ÀUVW PDMRU the 1997 Masters, by 12 strokes, becoming its youngest ever champion at 21, and reaching the number one position in the world rankings all within KLV ÀUVW PRQWKV +LV SRZHUIXO GULYH and steely determination captured the public’s imagination, and for many years he proved unstoppable. Today he still holds records for the most consecutive weeks as world number one, has won 14 major golf championships and 79 PGA Tour events, been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record 11 times, and is only the second player in history to have achieved a career Grand Slam (winning the Masters, US Open, British Open

and focused. The two were clearly close, and every victory of Tiger’s early career would end with him scanning the crowd, wanting to give his father an emotional embrace. When Earl passed away from cancer in 2006, it left a huge gap. Just a few years earlier the two had launched the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, California, providing college-access programmes for underprivileged teens. This existed alongside the Tiger Woods Foundation, started in 1996, again with Earl, teaching golf to inner city children. “My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply,â€? Tiger said at the time. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without him, and I’m honoured to continue his legacy of caring and sharing.â€? There is something about Tiger Woods, the way he carries himself both on the golf course and away from it, taking on causes close to his heart, speaking highly of his father and growing up before our very eyes in the media that no other golfer is able to compete with. People like to see him and they want to see more – can ‘Often it appears that win, he break the few remaining records Tiger Woods was put that have eluded him so far, eclipsing still held by the great Jack on Earth for one reason those Nicklaus, for example? only – to excel at golf ’ Without his father in his life, Tiger clearly felt the effects. He took a hiatus from the sport in 2009, returning in 2010, but his last major win remains the 2008 US Open. Could this year see and PGA Championship in the same a return to glory? He believes that his season) three times. injury troubles are now behind him, But this is merely scratching the revealing in his end-of-year blog for the surface in terms of his achievements. PGA Tour that he felt “healthy, strong Perhaps his biggest, unwittingly, is and stableâ€?. turning millions of people onto the Irish golfer Paul McGinley also game of golf, who before his debut had noted improvements: “I watched Tiger not shown any interest. While 1996, recently, and the one thing that was and Tiger turning professional, seems very clear, and speaking to some of the the likely start date for this, many will other guys that have played with him, argue that he was charming the public he’s got his distance back,â€? he told long before, in 1978 as a two-year-old, Reuters. “If you’re playing at the top putting against comedian Bob Hope, level in professional golf now, you’ve himself a keen golfer, on TV. Tiger was got to be hitting the ball a long way. touted as a child prodigy, taking to the Rory McIlroy [current world number game at such an early age. one] has got that, he’s one of the His father, Earl, was interviewed longest hitters in the world, and it looks on the show, and revealed that his son like Tiger has got that back. For Tiger to had been playing since he was aged rise up this year and have a real head10 months. “He walked over, got his to-head battle with Rory would be great little putter, set up, waggled just like I for our sport.â€? did and hit the ball,â€? he said. It was to So there is potential for Tiger to EH WKH Ă€UVW RI PDQ\ 79 DQG PDJD]LQH reassert himself in 2015, coupled appearances. with the exciting news that he will be His father was the biggest driving designing an 18-hole championship force in Tiger’s life. A former military course for the Trump World Golf man, Earl Woods served two tours Club, Dubai, developed with DAMAC of duty in Vietnam and attained the Properties and set to open in 2017. The rank of lieutenant colonel in the Green conundrum of whether golf can survive Berets. Some believe it was his military his absence may remain the subject training that helped Earl to condition of debate, but we don’t have to worry his son, teaching him to be disciplined about it yet.

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Savile Row has been the go-to place for bespoke apparel for centuries. DAMAC profiles some of The Row’s most notable residents

& Co, known as the ‘founder of Savile Row’ after VHWWLQJ XS VKRS DW 1R LQ WKH Ă€UP LWVHOI dates back to 1806). Since then, this 300-metre stretch has attracted some of the most illustrious names in tailoring, including Gieves & Hawkes, Norton & Sons, Kilgour and Huntsman. Its tailors, meanwhile, have measured the inside legs of history’s great men, from Napoleon III to Sir Winston &KXUFKLOO DQG RXWĂ€WWHG UR\DOW\ DQG URFN VWDUV IURP .LQJ (GZDUG 9,,, WR %U\DQ )HUU\ During the mid-19th century, James Lock & Co invented a Savile Row icon: the bowler hat, while Henry Poole is credited with creating the tuxedo in 1860 for the Prince of Wales, a short smoking jacket cut in midnight blue cloth to wear at informal dinner parties at Sandringham. Savile Row was ZKHUH %ULWLVK PLOLWDU\ RIĂ€FHUV KDG WKHLU XQLIRUPV made, a legacy that remains to this day at No. 1, the home of Gieves & Hawkes, the tailor with most Royal Warrants. As the Jazz Age swung into action in the 1920s, WKH DUWLVDQV RI 7KH 5RZ ZHUH Ă€UP IDYRXULWHV ZLWK +ROO\ZRRG UR\DOW\ OLNH 5XGROSK 9DOHQWLQR DQG )UHG Astaire. While Royal mistresses such as actress Lille Langtry had their riding habits made at Henry Poole in the 1880s, the 1930s heralded a breakthrough for women’s clothing on The Row, when Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn wore masculine suits and ties by Anderson & Sheppard. By the 1950s and ‘60s, Savile Row was seen as the pinnacle of masculine elegance worldwide, thanks to dashing stars such as Gregory Peck and Cary Grant. Towards the end of the decade, suits became cool when Tommy Nutter and Edward Sexton opened Nutters of Savile Row in 1969, attracting the cream of Swinging London, including The Beatles and Mick and Bianca Jagger. These maverick tailors are ynonymous with bespoke regarded by many as the godfathers of the modern tailoring, Mayfair’s Savile Row has been the bastion Savile Row suit. of sartorial style since the 19th century – so much The 1990s saw a new generation of tailors arrive so, in fact, that the Japanese word for suit is “sabiroâ€? on The Row, with Richard James, Ozwald Boateng (say it out loud and you’ll see what we mean). Still and Timothy Everest photographed for the London to this day, The Row is considered the byword for 6ZLQJV $JDLQ LVVXH RI 9DQLW\ )DLU $QG ZKLOH WKH VW unmatched quality around the world, of which century has presented challenges for The Row, not bespoke – so called because when customers chose least from increased competition from cut-price their cloth it was said to “be spoken forâ€? – is the rivals, the tailors formed the Savile Row Bespoke ultimate expression. Association in 2004, which aims to protect and The street in Mayfair was built in 1731 to 1735 promote the art of bespoke tailoring. by the Earl of Burlington and named after his wife, Today, The Row employs over 100 craftsmen Lady Dorothy Savile. Towards the end of the 18th and women and members of the Savile Row Bespoke century, in response to the excesses that had fanned Association must adhere to a time honoured set of WKH Ă DPHV RI WKH )UHQFK 5HYROXWLRQ %ULWLVK EHVSRNH rules. Every bespoke garment must have its own tailoring as we know it today was born. Inspired by individually handmade pattern produced by a master ‘honest’ English country gentlemen’s riding attire, FXWWHU )LUPV PXVW RIIHU WKH FXVWRPHU D FKRLFH RI the elegant, understated aesthetic was championed a least 2000 fabrics, before the garment is handby George ‘Beau’ Brummell, who swapped decadent tailored under the cutter’s supervision, with at least aristocratic court dress for plain black or navy wool 50 hours of work required for a two-piece suit. The tailcoats and buff breeches. result of these exacting standards? An extraordinary One of the oldest surviving tailors is Henry Poole VXLW WKDW Ă€WV OLNH D JORYH DQG ZLOO ODVW IRU GHFDGHV

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Established by Henry Huntsman in 1849, Huntsman specialised in riding breeches and sporting clothes for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. With creative director and owner Roubi L’Roubi at the helm of No. 11 6DYLOH 5RZ VLQFH WKH Ă€UP KDV continued to excel at country and city suits. With a background in mechanical engineering, every L’Roubi creation is exacting and structured, with comfort and wearability at its heart – crafted WR VWUHQJWKHQ RU Ă DWWHU WKH SK\VLFDO form. “I have a very analytical approach to pattern making, which came from my engineering degree,â€? he says. h-huntsman.com Famous clients: Gregory Peck, /DXUHQFH 2OLYLHU &ROLQ )LUWK

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Richard Anderson 7KH Ă€UP ZDV IRXQGHG LQ E\ WDLORUV Richard Anderson and Brian Lishak, who have both worked on The Row all of their working lives, at No. 13 Savile Row. The house style is designed to make customers look at their best by enhancing the good features and disguising those less good. Says Lishak: “We use long slim lines, for example, a neat shoulder, high armholes, nipped in waist to lighten the coat by showing daylight between the sideseam and sleeve. A single button uncomplicated front with long lapel and slim sleeve. Trousers cut proportionately slim.â€? richardandersonltd.com Famous clients: AndrĂŠ Leon Talley, %U\DQ )HUU\ 6LPRQ &RZHOO

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Kathryn Sargent

Prior to launching her eponymous atelier last year at No. 6 Brook Street, just a stone’s throw from the famous street, Kathryn Sargent spent 15 years on The Row. In 2009, she was appointed head cutter at Gieves & +DZNHV WKH Ă€UVW ZRPDQ WR KROG WKLV position. Sargent provides a bespoke service for both men and women, ZLWK WKH VW\OH LQĂ XHQFHG E\ WKH individual. “I don’t have a set house style as many of the large brands – true bespoke craftsmanship is the core of my business and therefore we WDLORU WR Ă DWWHU WKH FOLHQW DQG RIIHU D discreet luxury service,â€? says Sargent. kathrynsargent.com Famous clients: David Beckham, Robbie Williams, Bob Geldof.

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Ozwald Boateng

At 28, Boateng became the youngest WDLORU ² DQG WKH Ă€UVW RI $IULFDQ GHVFHQW – to open on The Row. The former creative director of Givenchy has FUHDWHG EHVSRNH FRVWXPHV IRU Ă€OPV OLNH Ocean’s Thirteen and is the recipient of an OBE for his contributions to the FORWKLQJ LQGXVWU\ )RXQG DW 1R 7KH 5RZ¡V PRVW Ă DPER\DQW WDLORU QRZ LQ his forties, is known for using vibrant colours and adding a contemporary twist to his garments. “I like to play with the traditional themes – it doesn’t have to be black, so I’ve got my signature dark purple tux,â€? he says. ozwaldboateng.co.uk Famous clients: Will Smith, Jamie )R[[ 5XVVHOO &URZH

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Natural PHENOMENA Nature has inspired jewellery design for centuries, its influence etched, encrusted and engraved into and onto everything from rings to pendants, bangles to brooches. DAMAC examines the everlasting allure of the natural world

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> Opposite page, top to bottom: The Greater Bird of Papua ring; The Wilson’s Bird of Papua ring. This page: A watercolour of Van Eyck’s Greater Bird of Papua ring.

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> This page: Cartier’s Panthère Collection. Opposite page: A sketch of the Panthère Collection.

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‘It is one of the maison’s most significant creations, with the panther taking on a much fuller form’

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Watchmaking is one of the oldest and most celebrated industries in the world. Here, four 21st-century horology leaders share their story, and reveal the secrets behind their success

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Stand-out style: With its revolutionary approach to watchmaking, a watch’s weight is the primary focus for Richard Mille. Case in point? It’s record-breaking tourbillon watch, made for Rafael Nadal, which weighs 19 grammes.

Peter Harrison

CEO, Richard Mille Middle East “Richard Mille and I have been friends for nearly 20 years, we were both in the luxury watch industry for a very long time. When he started his company 12 years ago we started to work together in a small way, and then in 2006 we formed a much bigger partnership. It’s eight years old now and we’ll continue as long as we’re both happy. “A lot of watch companies – most watch companies – are tens or hundreds of years old, and in a way that often holds them back and they’re constrained by their history. Whereas us as a new brand, we don’t have a heritage we have to look back on that says we can’t do certain things. In terms of using new materials and new applications to watchmaking, it’s much easier for us to go forward. Our clients, particularly in the Middle East, are ready to embrace that kind of revolutionary approach to watchmaking.”

The story behind an icon: Richard Mille RM 027 Tourbillon

“The biggest thing for us is we try to make watches that are extremely light. Traditionally when you bought a watch, it was a big gold watch and the ZHLJKW RI LW VLJQLÀHG KRZ LPSRUWDQW LW ZDV :KHUHDV we worked with a lot of our ambassadors, like Rafael Nadal and Felipe Massa, and they wanted something that was as light as possible – a watch that did the same stuff all the other watches did, but you couldn’t feel it on your wrist. We got to this record-breaking tourbillon watch we made for Rafael Nadal, which was 19 grammes.” Founded: 2001

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‘Exclusivity’

Stephen Forsey

Co-owner, Greubel Forsey “The idea to make our own watch with our own signature came about because we had an idea for a mechanism around this tourbillion and we wanted to see the result of that and the only way to do that was to make the complete piece. “I think Greubel Forsey is very unusual in that we focus very much RQ WKH VSHFLĂ€FV WKH LQYHQWLRQ technically; the architecture, or the creation aesthetics; and the level of KDQG Ă€QLVKLQJ $QG VR WKHVH WKUHH elements together mean that it’s a very special timepiece. With each piece, (we make 100 pieces a year), we’re not seeking to add an existing mechanism – everything has to be reinvented, so LW¡V YHU\ GLIĂ€FXOW DFWXDOO\ :H¡UH DOZD\V interested in what others do. But for Robert [Greubel] and myself, it doesn’t change what we do, actually. We have a vision and ideas for 10 to 15 years, so we know what we want to do.â€?

Stand-out style: Specilising in timepieces with multiple tourbillons and inclined balance wheels, Greubel Forsey produces just 100 pieces a year, which can command up to US$1 million per timepiece. The story behind an icon: Double Tourbillon 30° Technique

“We entered the Double Tourbillon 30° Technique [into the 2011 International Chronometry Competition]. Independently they measured the performance, they beat the piece with a robot to VKRFN WHVW WKH\ SXW D PDJQHWLF Ă€HOG RQ LW ZKLFK is typically destructive to performance for a mechanical watch [and they exposed it to] different temperatures from 38 degrees down to eight. Despite that, we won the tourbillion category in terms of performance and we have the highest score of all the modern editions of the competition [it scored 915 out of 1,000 points]. So for us as watchmakers this was really the underlining of our new generation tourbillion system that can really deliver an extremely interesting performance.â€? Founded: 2004

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Jean-Claude Biver

Chairman, Hublot

‘Disruption’

“Hublot was founded in 1980, and it was founded in a very spectacular way because it came out with a watch that looked like a porthole – by the way, Hublot means porthole in French – so it was a very disruptive birth. The watch looked like a porthole and was with a rubber strap. And in 1980, to put rubber on the wrists of women and men was impossible, because it was not considered something that should be on the wrist. The tyres of a car, yes, but not on the wrist. So Hublot was born in a disruptive way. And when I joined Hublot in 2004, I said, ‘Now we have to disrupt again, because rubber has become common’. So the message, the DNA of Hublot, is disruption. Disruption is everywhere with Hublot. It is within our marketing, within our advertising, within our ambassadors, it’s in our promotions, and it’s also in the materials and colours we use. One can say Hublot is the master of disruption in luxury. “My journey to Hublot was very easy because I knew the company, I knew its potential, and I knew it needed to be restructured – and I love restructuring companies. It’s not my passion to drive a company where everything is going well. My passion is more in companies where I can contribute and make changes. That is why I joined Hublot.”

Stand-out style: Boasting a short history but a big future, Hublot lives very much in the latter. At a time when watchmakers traditionally stick to precious metals when designing their timepieces, this marque dabbles in rubber and other innovative materials, such as Kevlar and ceramics. The story behind an icon: The Big Bang Chronograph

“I designed the watch, and I said, ‘This is our future’. This is where we have to be, and where we have to go. I gave it the name Big Bang because the Big Bang was also a disruption, an incredible explosion. But this explosion was not destructive, it was constructive. After the Big Bang, the universe was created. So I said, ‘This watch is going to create what the future in watches will be. So let’s call it Big Bang.’ %LJ %DQJ LV QRW RQO\ VLPSOH LW RQO\ KDV RQH GHÀQLWLRQ in any language. It’s like the word tsunami, or golf. The Chinese say golf. They say tsunami. They say Big Bang.” Founded: 1980

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Christine Hutter CEO, Moritz Grossmann

“As a watchmaker, you have a dream LQ PLQG WR FUHDWH your own watch. I carried this dream with me over the years and during my time in Glashütte, where I worked for A. Lange & Söhne and Glashütte Original, I learned a lot about German watchmaking. Then I learned that the name Moritz Grossmann was completely free and nobody had secured the brand rights. In 2004, I went to Switzerland as managing director of Haute Horlogerie Schindler SA and then the idea became more and more. And then it started. I started really from the kitchen table LQ 'UHVGHQ IRU WKH ÀUVW PRQWK DQG then, three months later, we opened DQ RIÀFH LQ *ODVK WWH ,W ZDV D YHU\ GLIÀFXOW WLPH EHFDXVH , ZRUNHG DORQH IRU WKH ÀUVW HLJKW PRQWKV , KDG D ORW of ideas in mind but nothing was quite there. You see huge mountains in front of you and you do not know which step \RX VKRXOG GR ÀUVW ,W ZDV FOHDU WR PH that if we started to produce watches we had to develop them by ourselves, create our own movement and do the whole production in-house. Now, in Glashütte, we’ve already got respect and they recognise that the products are high quality and with a lot of craftsmanship.”

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‘Revival’

“The name is from Egyptian mythology and it came [about] bec because everybody said, ‘You’re coming like a phoenix ffrom the ashes’. We looked for a name we could ld protect as well and Phoenix was already done, so I looked and found the story of the Benu bird. The divine heron settled into its nest one evening, which ZDV FRQVXPHG E\ ÀUH ,W OHIW DQ HJJ DQG WKH QH[W morning a new Benu bird hatched. Grossmann died in 1885 and the company was closed. Until 2008, nothing happened with the name or workshop. We started after this long time and that was the reason ZK\ ZH FDOOHG RXU ÀUVW SLHFH %HQX µ Founded: 2008

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Antonio Carluccio is the beacon of Italian cuisine. Since arriving on the food scene some 40 years ago he has transported his home country’s culinary flair to the world. During a recent trip to Dubai, the pasta master sat down with DAMAC to talk simplicity, chocolate-coated oysters and why he’ll never retire

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onsidering he has never worked in a restaurant professionally or received any formal training Antonio Carluccio hasn’t done too badly. Carluccio himself is Italian, of course. He was born in 1937 in the Italian town of Vietri sul Mare, the son of Giovanni, the town’s stationmaster, and Maria Carluccio. A childhood spent at this stunning seaside town watching his “mamma� prepare family meals, was, he admits, the fuel that fed his passion for food. From the south-west coast of Italy to Vienna a twenty-something Carluccio went, taking with him a general understanding of food and a heavy heart – his younger brother, Enrico, died shortly before Carluccio’s departure. It was while studying in the Austrian capital that he really honed his skills in the kitchen. “On a very low budget, and cooking for myself and friends, I had to learn quickly how to stock a basic larder, how to buy fresh food wisely, cheaply, healthily and daily, and how to cook it simply,� says the self-taught cook. “Those months in Vienna were very important for me, because they helped formulate the base of my future hobby/profession. Because of them, I am what I am today – a passionate, virtually self-taught cook.� Carluccio is, however, quick to point out that all his ideas came from a solid foundation: the years he spent absorbing food facts, techniques, textures and tastes from his mother. Described by the now 77-year-old as “a passionate family cook who managed to feed her large family well, creatively and very lovingly through the lean post-war years�, he says: “When you have passion for food, for cooking and for people, and with food being more immediate than anything else, you can reach a lot of people with it.�

‘Italian cooking is based on centuries of very good food and it is unnecessary to change this’

&DUOXFFLR LV Ă€UP ZKHQ UHIHUULQJ WR KLPVHOI DV a cook, not a chef. “I’m not a chef, I’m a cook,â€? he says. “I’m a cook because I have never cooked in a restaurant, I never attended a school for cookery and I was never professional.â€? But, he adds: “I’ve cooked practically for 50 years, I’ve cooked in restaurants for chefs and then I was supervising. I discovered that cooking was a lovely thing to do – not only for oneself but for others as well.â€? What, then, makes a good cook? “Simplicity and modesty – let other people decide if you’re good or not.â€? And it is simplicity, unsurprisingly, that underpins Carluccio’s cooking methodology. “I have a motto for that – MOFMOF: minimum of fuss, maximum of Ă DYRXU <RX GRQ¡W QHHG WR WDUW WKLQJV XS FRPSOLFDWH LW unnecessarily. Italian cooking is based on centuries of very good food and it is unnecessary to change this. Just make it right, and good.â€? Complication in the kitchen is something he encounters – and dislikes – often. “In Turin, a twoMichelin starred Italian restaurant offered me an oyster with chocolate on top and I said to [the chef],

‘What is your aim with this?’. He said he wanted to shock people. I said you succeeded because it was revolting. If something has culinary sense then it’s acceptable but something like that, just to make your name, people forget it.â€? With more than 50 years under his toque, Carluccio is certainly not a name people forget. Be it the Carluccio CaffĂŠ chain (more on which in a PRPHQW KLV OLEUDU\ RI UHFLSH ERRNV KLV <RX7XEH cookery classes or his television series, Carluccio is synonymous with Italian cooking. This reputation is, of course, helped hugely by the said series of tratttorie-cum-delicatessens, Carluccio CaffĂŠ, now owned by Dubai-based Landmark Group, with Carluccio acting as its culinary consultant. With a number of new outlets springing up in Dubai in recent months, Carluccio is as excited about the chain’s future as he was when WKH Ă€UVW UHVWDXUDQW RSHQHG LQ /RQGRQ LQ WKH Carluccio’s brand was actually formed in 1991 when the cook and his then-wife opened a food shop in Covent Garden). “My ex-wife and I created Carluccio in its present form – a combination of a restaurant,

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‘I discovered that cooking was a lovely thing to do – not only for oneself but for others as well’

a cafĂŠ and a food shop, as such Carluccio’s aims to offer customers the opportunity to eat simple, high quality Italian food in a casual cafĂŠ environment, as well as taking the same foods home. Still today, it is a good formula.â€? Described by the godfather of Italian cuisine as “a collection of shops – with hundreds aroundâ€?, &DUOXFFLR¡V QH[W VWRS LV :DVKLQJWRQ WKH FKDLQ¡V Ă€UVW restaurant in America. “We don’t need to hang the Carluccio’s name anywhere. It has to make sense. If you do something right and well, you have the reward anyway,â€? says the cook. How – in his seventies – are his energy levels for this kind of business, for it is no secret cooking, paired with extensive travelling, can be stressful. “Never!â€? he shouts when asked about the prospect of retiring. “Never surrender. For me, you retire from the job that you don’t like because you’re fed up with it. If you like what you do you don’t need to retire. I’m 77 now and really enjoy everything. The word retirement GRHVQ¡W FRPH LQWR P\ PLQG DW DOO <RX UHWULHYH \RXU pension, you go on holiday and then you wait for the time you have to go. It’s not good.â€? Indeed, it is his sprightly soul and fondness for food that make Carluccio the face of Italian cuisine.

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Short on time but big on appetite? Head to one of Carluccio’s six locations in Dubai (The Dubai Mall, Mirdif City Centre, Dubai Marina Mall, Dubai Airport terminal 3, Deira City Centre and Ibn Battuta), or three Carluccio’s outlets in Abu Dhabi (The Galleria, WKH (DVWHUQ 0DQJURYHV DQG <DV 0DOO and order a bowl of this classic dish for yourself.

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Dany Bahar is the former head of Lotus, Red Bull and the marketing arm of Ferrari. His new business, ARES Performance, aims to turn supercars into works of art

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Marc Dibeh

/HEDQHVH GHVLJQHU 0DUF 'LEHK VD\V KLV ZRUN LV ´DOO DERXW VWRU\WHOOLQJÂľ $IWHU HVWDEOLVKLQJ KLV VWXGLR LQ Beirut in 2009, Dibeh began steadily building his reputation, culminating in being hailed by Wall Street -RXUQDO DV RQH RI WKH Ă€YH EHVW GHVLJQHUV RI 'HVLJQ Miami 2013 for his Wires collection. ´:LUHV WHOOV WKH VWRU\ RI D OLQH Âľ H[SODLQV 'LEHK &UHDWHG ZLWK IHOORZ /HEDQHVH GHVLJQHU 0DUF %DURXG IRU %HLUXW¡V $UW )DFWXP *DOOHU\ WKH FROOHFWLRQ XVHV a steel thread, shaped into a square, triangle, rectangle or diamond, to create desks and lamps. /DVW \HDU WKH GHVLJQHU KDG KLV Ă€UVW VROR VKRZ DW $UW )DFWXP DQG VD\V KH ´IHHOV OXFN\Âľ WR EH SDUW RI the local scene, which is “always on the rise with so PDQ\ QHZFRPHUVÂľ /RFDO LQLWLDWLYHV VXFK DV 6WDUFK DQG UHJLRQDO and international fairs have helped him tell his stories. “Starch gave me the chance to ‘perform’ on a platform and a stage. This visibility helped a lot to go from an audience of one to a bigger one. Design Days Dubai helped going from a local to a regional VFHQH DQG Ă€QDOO\ 'HVLJQ 0LDPL ZKLFK KHOSHG JR LQWHUQDWLRQDO Âľ marcdibeh.com

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN IN Discover how you can pick up a unique design piece from our stable of designers

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Head to Design Days Dubai this March (designdaysdubai.ae) and take a peek at Loulou/Hoda, the design duo’s collection for Art Factum Gallery. $OWHUQDWLYHO\ LI \RX ÀQG \RXUVHOI LQ Saint Etienne, France, in March, keep an eye out for their new porcelain collection (limited to 30 pieces) for Vista Alegre (myvistaalegre.com). In April, meanwhile, david/nicolas will be showcasing at the Salone del Mobile in Milan with Nilufar Gallery, one of Italy’s most active and original galleries. davidandnicolas.com

Marc Dibeh

With a piece currently on display in Lausanne, Switzerland, Marc Dibeh will be showcasing a little closer to home at March’s Design Days Dubai. Taking place in The Venue, Downtown Dubai March 16 to 20, the fair will see Dibeh, along with a stable of 43 renowned exhibitors, present purchasable and highly- desirable works of modern and contemporary design to discerning collectors. Moving over to Miami, and the Lebanese designer will also showcase at Design Miami in Basel in June. For the moment, his products are available through Art Factum Gallery in Beirut. marcdibeh.com

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eL Seed

Since landing on the UAE art scene, eL Seed has garnered quite a reputation. If you haven’t be able to spot one of the artist’s murals thus far, pick up a copy RI /RVW :DOOV LQVWHDG D FDOOLJUDIÀWL journey of discovery for the FrenchTunisian street artist. For commissions, email info@elseed-art.com or visit elseed-art.com for more information.

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Aside from its by-appointment-only boutique in Marrakech, fans can also order limited edition and exclusive pieces online at younesdesign.com. The studio, too, takes commissions for bespoke furniture and design (email contact@younesdesign.com), while it’s newsletter will keep you upto-date on events and workshops. younesdesign.com

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French MASTERS

19th Century Antiques in Dubai is home to the region’s largest collection of French collectables. Owner Behroz Javaheri shares his favourite pieces

SecrĂŠtaire Ă Abattant, Louis XVI style, end of 19th century

Maison Beurdeley (1818-1895) This drop-front desk is from the Beurdeley family of furniture makers and features marble, gilt-bronze mounted amaranth, burr wood, mahogany, ebony and lacquer. “Maison Beurdeley is a threegeneration furniture maker of the 19th century renowned for their H[WUDRUGLQDU\ PHWDOZRUN VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ the quality of their gilt-bronzes,â€? explains Behroz Javaheri. “Using the same techniques of mercurial gilding and hand chasing, their work is often compared to the famous 18th-century gilders.â€?

Fishermen in the Adriatic

FĂŠlix François Georges Philibert Ziem (1821-1911) French artist FĂŠlix Ziem was one of the most sought-after artists during the 19th century. “His paintings of Venice and Constantinople are noted for his use of colour and light,â€? says Javaheri. “He often painted seascapes, such as this one, and is recognised for his effects of natural light on the sea. Ziem produced his own colours from natural pigments, using lapis-lazuli from which he derived his blues, similar to the 17th-century Dutch master, Vermeer. +H KDG D KXJH LQĂ XHQFH RQ WKH Impressionist artists such as Vincent Van Gogh who found inspiration in Zeim’s blues and sunsets.â€?

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Melodie’ bronze sculpture

Louis XVI style Commode Ă Vantaux, 1865

Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen (1812-1871) This commode by French craftsman Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen features a marble top resting above three small frieze drawers decorated with gilt bronze mounted amaranth and sycamore. “Winckelsen’s production varied from furniture to decorative works of art, specialising in particular in the Louis XVI style to a very high quality standard,â€? explains Javaheri. “He had a distinguished clientele, LQFOXGLQJ /DĂ€WWH %HKDJXH WKH 0DUTXLV de Lillers and the Prince Radziwill. Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros was his main furniture maker, and Joseph-Nicolas Langlois his bronze chaser.â€?

Gilt-bronze clock garniture, 1855

Vincenti & Cie Vincenti & Cie was a leading French clockmaker during the 19th century, specialising in roulant blancs (rough PRYHPHQWV 7KH Ă€UP UHFHLYHG D silver medal in Paris in 1824. “This is an exceptional gilt-bronze clock garniture,â€? says Javaheri. “The clock dial is surrounded by cherubs and the pair of candelabra include bacchantes in classical dress, holding an urn above their heads, which also contains sixlight arms and acanthus leaves.â€?

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PROPERTY

An inside look at DAMAC Properties’ latest partnership with golf superstar Tiger Woods, a unique look at how AKOYA by DAMAC is shaping up, and a sneak peek at what’s planned in the state-of-the-art lobby at DAMAC Towers by Paramount Hotels & Resorts

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DAMAC Properties delivers a life of luxury

or over a decade, the real estate portfolio of DAMAC Properties has been at the forefront of the Middle East’s luxury real estate market. With an enduring passion for design and quality, the company has built a reputation for creating some of the most iconic and desirable properties in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. Established in 2002, DAMAC has delivered 13,000 homes to new owners, with over 38,000 homes at various stages of the construction process, including luxury branded apartments in collaboration with fashion icons and golf communities spanning a total of almost 100 million square feet. Following the success of the AKOYA brand, DAMAC introduced a second master plan development in Dubai in August 2014. AKOYA Oxygen is a 55-million-square-foot development in Dubailand and will include the most lush, green living area in the region. The project also includes D ÀYH VWDU KRWHO D OX[XU\ GHVHUW VW\OH ZHOOQHVV centre, globally-recognised retail brands, leisure and entertainment offerings, and organic market

places all set within beautiful manicured grounds. And for sports enthusiasts there’s the new Tiger Woods-designed 18-hole Championship course. Always at the forefront of visionary concepts, DAMAC has relationships with Paramount Hotels & Resorts WKH RIĂ€FLDO OLFHQVHH RI 3DUDPRXQW 3LFWXUHV ,WDOLDQ fashion houses Versace Home and FENDI Casa for branded residential apartments and villas, and The Trump Organization for the development and operations of the Trump International Golf Course, Dubai and The Trump Estates within the AKOYA by DAMAC development. Mid-2013, DAMAC Properties introduced the ‘AKOYA by DAMAC’ master plan development in Dubai. This includes mansions, villas, luxurious apartments and a retail centre all surrounding The Trump International Golf Course, Dubai. Within the AKOYA by DAMAC plan, products include The Trump Estates, a limited collection of 100 luxurious mansions. Also set within the heart of the community is a collection of FENDI fashion-styled villas, Golf Veduta, and DAMAC serviced Villas by Paramount Hotels & Resorts.

As a global leader in branded real estate, the company is also developing a US$1 billion hotel and luxury serviced residences in the Burj area of Dubai, called DAMAC Towers by Paramount, which ZLOO FRPSULVH WKH ÀUVW 3DUDPRXQW KRWHO DQG VHUYLFHG residences in the region. Within the hospitality sector, DAMAC’s in-house hospitality team is responsible for managing the company’s growing portfolio of over 10,000 units of leisure assets in its serviced hotel apartment developments. The division provides complete hospitality management through its own hospitality operating brands DAMAC Maison Hotels and Hotel Apartments, and NAIA by DAMAC. As DAMAC continues to innovate and bring new concepts to the market, the company is determined to build on its powerful performance to date. With vision and momentum. The company is listed on the Dubai Financial 0DUNHW ')0 DQG DOVR LVVXHG D 86 PLOOLRQ ÀYH year Sukuk on NASDAQ Dubai in April of 2014, which was more than four times oversubscribed. Further information is available at damacproperties.com

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tallest building in the world, the iconic Burj Khalifa. Canal Views is DAMAC Properties’ second premium project in the district – the company ODXQFKHG LWV ÀUVW GHYHORSPHQW LQ WKH DUHD DW WKH HQG of 2013. DAMAC Maison – Dubai Mall Street was a huge success for the company, its opulent and fully furnished one- two- and three-bedroom apartments GHOLYHULQJ WKH ÀQHVW LQ VHUYLFHG OLYLQJ WKDW WKH DUHD had yet seen. Rising to 50 storeys, the tower was a VKLQLQJ MHZHO WKDW ERWK FRPSOHPHQWHG DQG EHQHÀWHG from the other towers in the Downtown area of Dubai.

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The DAMAC Maison Canal Views development is also fully family-friendly, and the larger units will comfortably house a family with multiple children. The property offers free parking with spacious bays, and facilities like large-luggage storage and a children’s playground make the tower an ideal place to base a family. Of course, regardless of how spectacular the DAMAC Maison Canal Views tower is, any property expert will tell you – location, location, location is key. Downtown Dubai is rapidly expanding and its amenities are truly second-to-none. The crown jewel is The Dubai Mall. With an annual turnover of over 86 ELOOLRQ WKH PDOO LV D VLJQLÀFDQW FRQWULEXWRU WR the success of the Downtown area, generating tens of thousands of jobs and forming the hub from which the city’s retail, leisure and hospitality sectors spread RXW 7KH 'XEDL 0DOO WXUQHG ÀYH \HDUV ROG LQ 1RYHPEHU 2014, and celebrated by proposing a stunning new one-million-square-foot wing next to the Burj Khalifa, which will add further restaurants, shops and activity centres to complement the ones already in the mall like the Dubai Aquarium and Dubai Ice Rink. It isn’t just The Dubai Mall that is expanding. DAMAC Maison and NAIA by DAMAC (the company’s other hospitality brand) will be offering bespoke services to residents in more than 11,000 serviced hotel apartments by the end of 2018, making it one of the largest hotel apartment operators and GHYHORSHUV LQ WKH ZRUOG (YHQ QRZ IROORZLQJ WKH opening of Canal Views, nearly 1,000 rooms are already open and fully operational. The company has also seen a huge uptake in its other developments like AKOYA by DAMAC, a luxurious apartment and

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MAKING Enjoy a bird’s-eye view as AKOYA by DAMAC starts to take shape

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AWAR DS & ACCOLADES

DAMAC Properties has won more than 40 awards across various industry categories. These awards include:

2014 Gulf Business Industry Awards 2014 Real Estate Company of the Year 2014 International Property Awards World’s Best International Residential High-Rise Architecture (DAMAC Heights/DAMAC Residenze) 2014 Arabian Property Awards (Best In Arabia) Best Residential High-Rise Architecture Dubai (DAMAC Heights/ Residenze) Best Golf Course Dubai (Trump International Golf Course) Best Developer Website (www.damacproperties.com) 2014 Arabian Property Awards (Best In Dubai) Best Golf Course Dubai (Trump International Golf Course) Best Residential High-rise Architecture Dubai (DAMAC Heights/ Residenze) Best Developer Website (www.damacproperties.com) 2014 Arabian Property Awards (Best In Dubai) Highly Commended: Development Marketing Dubai (AKOYA by DAMAC, The Trump Estates) Architecture Multiple Residence Dubai (DAMAC Towers by Paramount) Golf Development Dubai (AKOYA by DAMAC) Residential High-Rise Development Dubai (DAMAC Towers by Paramount) Hotel Interior Dubai (DAMAC Towers by Paramount) Interior Design Apartment Dubai (DAMAC Heights/Residenze) Interior Design Saudi Arabia (DAMAC Esclusiva) Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013 Real Estate CEO of the Year 2013 OPP Awards For Excellence Middle East Developer of the Year 2013 CEO Middle East Awards 2013 Property CEO of the Year

2013 Arabian Property Awards Best Golf Development for Dubai (AKOYA by DAMAC) Best Interior Design Apartment for KSA (DAMAC Esclusiva) Best Residential High Rise Development for Dubai (DAMAC Towers by Paramount) Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best Development Marketing for Dubai (DAMAC Towers by Paramount) Best Golf Development for Arabia (AKOYA by DAMAC) 2012-2013 International Property Awards Arabia Best Residential High-Rise Development Saudi Arabia (Al Jawharah) Best Developer Website Dubai (damacproperties.com) Best Interior Design Apartment Saudi Arabia (DAMAC Residences) Best International Golf Development (AKOYA by DAMAC) 2012 Big Project Award Outstanding Development of the year (Al Jawharah) 2012 MEED Quality Awards for Projects Emirates Steel GCC Building Project Of The Year (Ocean Heights) 2012 OPP Awards For Excellence Best Developer Middle East 2011 International Property Award Best International Mixed-use Development (Park Towers) 2011 Big Project BGreen Award Developer of the Year 2011 Bloomberg Property Award Best Commercial High-rise (Park Towers) Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best High-rise Architecture Arabia (Park Towers) Best High-rise Architecture (Park Towers) Best High-rise Architecture (Al Jawharah) Best Mixed-use Development Arabia (Park Towers) Best Mixed-use Development (Park Towers)

2010 Bloomberg Property Award Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best International High-rise Architecture (DAMAC Tower) Best High-rise Architecture (DAMAC Tower) Best Interior Design (DAMAC Tower, Beirut) 2009 CNBC Property Award Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best PR Company 2008 CNBC Property Award Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best Development, Egypt Best High-rise Architecture (Marina Bay) Best Marina Development, Abu Dhabi (Marina Bay) Best Property Marketing, Dubai 2007 CNBC Property Award Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best High-rise Development (La Residence at The Lotus) Best International High-rise Development (La Residence at The Lotus) 2006 CNBC Property Award Best Development Abu Dhabi (Oceanscape) Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best Single Unit Architecture (Ocean Heights) 2005 Bentley International Property Award Best Architecture (Ocean Heights) Best Developer Website (damacproperties.com) Best UAE Development (Maria Terrace)

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