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ROYAL ISSUE NO. 35 2021

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T.R.H. Prince Juan and Princess Kristine de Bagration of Georgia Photographs by Irma Sharikadze at the Art Palace of Georgia

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TOP INTERNATIONAL Renowned Contributors

Shalini Passi - India

Liliya Tippetts - Monaco

Estelle Arielle Bouchet - France

Shalini Passi, founder, Shalini Passi Art Foundation & MASH (My Art Shalini), as well as MASH Magazine launched this year.

Shalini is a Delhi based artist and Arts Patron, who sits on the Advisory Board of KHOJ (the not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Delhi), is a Patron of FICA (Foundation of Indian Contemporary Art), and is also an important Patron of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.

Having been actively involved in designing her home, Shalini has amassed a formidable collection of the most coveted names of Indian contemporary art, including Bharti Kher, Anita Dube, Sheba Chhachhi, Zarina Hashmi, Subodh Gupta, Atul Dodiya, and Riyas Komu, alongside significant international artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. Shalini’s passion for art and design is evident in her vast collection of furniture, tapestries, and rare antiques, which are juxtaposed with cutting-edge contemporary design, including important pieces by Ron Arad, Vladimir Kagan, and Herve Van Der Straeten. Located within Shalini’s Delhi home, (as featured in renowned international publications), the collection evokes and celebrates a powerful individual narrative that speaks of Shalini’s connection with each piece, each history, and each artist.

As a patron and collector, Shalini actively supports emerging artists, and fosters arts education through the Foundation’s yearround programming. She is regularly invited to speak prominent international art and design events, like India Art Fair and she has recently moderated a panel discussion at India Design ID 2019. www.mashindia.com www.shalinipassiartfoundation.com

Monaco based entrepreneur earned her BA in International Finance and Accounting and MA in International Business Management. Liliya splits her time between Monte-Carlo and London where she worked for six years at a London family office, managing various investment projects before setting up her ArteLia (Monaco | London) company that provides clients with art advisory, media communication for brands and business advisory.

Liliya established ArteLia Gallery (London and Monaco) in 2008, focusing primarily on Eastern European nonconformist art, but after graduating with Diploma in Modern and Contemporary Art and Art Business at Christie’s Education in London, she expanded her art advisory into modern, post-war, and contemporary art.

In 2018, Liliya was appointed as the CEO of Luxury International Magazine for Monaco and Cote d’Azur regions.

In 2020, Liliya shifted her expertise to expand ArteLia Consultancy into a fully independent operation: • Art Advisory offers private consultation for collectors of modern, post-war, or contemporary art.

• Media Services: brand enhancement through • Capital Raising Business Advisory for investment funds and individual projects • Premium Property Investments in Monaco, Cote d'Azur, premium European ski resorts • Luxury Lifestyle Management Services for individual clients. www.ArteLia-Consultancy.com

Estelle is an international journalist specialized in Art, Costume and Fashion, thus she collaborates with editorial groups as Conde Nast supervising the entire reportage, photos, style and text: Vogue, AD, GQ, World of Interiors. Besides Moralmoda Magazine, she contributes to www.theluxurychronicle.com, and was in charge of Fashion for L'Orient le Jour, she wrote for Qatar Airways magazine Oryx, and Marie-Claire Italia.

Based in Provence, where she managed the Press department of Fondation Calvet, in Avignon which gathers the most important museums of Avignon and Cavaillon.

She recently created the Association and publishing house "Méditerranée en Lumière" whose mission is to protect the Peoples, Cultures and the Sea of the Mare Nostrum. Méditerranée en Lumière will publish “Secret Egypt” art book in 2021.

Estelle is also the author of two Carnets de Voyage at Flammarion “Mes Carnets d’Egypte" and “Mes Carnets d’Italie”.

Estelle is asked to consulting as writer and art director for brands as Acqua di Parma, Hermès Cuirs Précieux, Mini-stère de la Culture & de la Communica-tion, Montblanc, Region Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, Group Hotels Tournier Courchevel, Van Cleef & Arpels and wines Chateauneuf du Pape. She owns the press office EAB Press & Image and manages international press campaign, branding and identity, monitoring budgets, and international management. Recently as Art Director for KLEIN KAROO INT. (the South African partner of HERMES). www.mediterranee-en-lumiere.com

Raquel-Elena Hernández Díaz

Raquel-Elena was born in Madrid (Spain), but has North American ancestry. She completed her primary and secondary education in boarding schools in United Kingdom, United States and Germany.

Having a Masters Degree in Advertising and Public Relations, she also has university studies in Journalism and Economics and a Masters by Harvard in World Literature.

She began her journalism and TV career in the popular show "Supermodelo 2007" (Spain's Next Top Model), originally created by American Supermodel Tyra Banks. Hereafter, she hosted a popular TV Show in the nationwide channel “Cuatro TV”, specializing in media and lifestyle.

Díaz published autobiography “Raquel, Supermodelo por dentro” (Raquel, supermodel inside), sold on Amazon.com and major bookstores, and launched her successful TShirt line and thus appeared in some of the most prestigious magazines: Vogue, Glamour, Vanity, El País...

In 2010, she became the Director of International Relations for "The Diplomatic World" an organization, subscribed by 68 ambassadors and chaired by Her Majesty, Doña Sofía de Grecia, Queen of Spain.

In 2011, she moved to the Gulf and worked as a journalist specialized in economics, finance and foreign policy for the Financial Times Germany, having interviewed several members of the royal family, ministers, governors, CEOs and most decision makers in the State of Qatar. At that time, she also wrote extensively about Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, in different Spanish publications.

After returning to Spain she co-organized the Spanish-Russian political forums, in Munich, Prague and Madrid, where relevant figures, such as the ex-president of Spain and the vicepresident of Russia, attended as ponents.

MORALMODA MAGAZINE The past twoCONTRIBUTORS years, she has hosted| a10radio Show, at national station ES RADIO and

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Dear respected reader, thank you for your attention to . hat is next for luxury? Acc. to the study from the topics highlighted in our 35th issue, in spite of all. Worldwide Luxury Market Monitor, conducted by Our premier Royal issue features art and savoir-faire, Bain & Company, 80 percent of luxury customers incredible individuals, philanthropists, artists, strong prefer now brands that are socially responsible." women, as well as teams of leading luxury Maisons (Altagamma 2019). oriented towards conscious and sustainable luxury. The Last year the total luxury market increased by 4 issue opens in the South of France at an elegant art %, to an estimated total of € auction hosted by friends of art and philanthropy, the The average luxury customer is getting younger super duo Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova with her co- and more demanding with brands, which will force host Anna Andres, the event raised funds for Naked brands to innovate both their business models Heart France. Then discover Monaco through the art and value propositions (18th ed. of Luxury Study photography by Prince Michel of Yugoslavia, who was by Bain & Company). Maisons like Ralph&Russo in conversation with Estelle Arielle Bouchet, our new propose couture on an avatar, it makes sense, contributor. recent luxury consumtion for a year amounts to We are excited to introduce new High Jewelry.1.3 trillion globally, out of which €281 billion came editorials by Adriano Davoli, High Jewelry Expert, who from the latter segment.and per-sonal luxury selected the most iconic new High Jewelry creations fromgoods segment four Maisons: Bulgari, Mellerio, Piaget and Van Cleef & Arpels.

Cover image: Photographer: Irma Sharikadze Dresses: Irma De Flore, Marionela Jewels: Chronograph Georgia Make-up: Ana Elizbarashvili Hair: Khatia Khatiashvili ©.

more in an Italian dream editorial by Adriano Davoli. We invite you also to not to miss the latest from the world of fine watchmaking, and patented movements that I had a great pleasure to discover during the very first Geneva Watch Days.

While the Monaco Investment Summit puts a new ”not for profit’ moral approach to grow family fortune, I note that it corresponds to moral arguments by American Philosopher Martha Nussbaum (Princeton, 2010). Nussbaum proposes a forneo-Aristotelian and Moral Moda Magazine 2020© takes no responsibility claims made in advertising in this neo-Kantian approach magazine. No images may be reproduced or copied any way.to achieve social sustainability. when we inseek Indian art collector and philanthropist Shalini Passi, founder of Shalini Passi Art Foundation and MASH, shares with us her favourite contemporary artist of applied arts.

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Salvatore Ferragamo, the dream shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, the dream shoemaker. The story of Salvatore Ferragamo is inspiring: an example of tenacity and the success of building an empire in the world of footwear and later, of fashion, based on the family.

Clockwise from top: Ferragamo’s unique creation, The Rainbow: Created in 1938, Salvatore Ferragamo photographed in his atelier. 'Invisible', creation made in 1947, the Cage Heel shoe designed in 1955. Marilyn Monroe wearing nude-colour tone Ferragamos. Images courtesy of Ferragamo.

By Raquel-Elena Hernández Díaz @eastladywest7

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alvatore Ferragamo was an Italian shoe designer who began his career as an apprentice to a shoemaker. Ferragamo was the eleventh child among fourteen in a poor family. His first attempt at shoe making was when he was aged nine, and that marked the beginning of his stellar career. He studied the art of shoemaking in Naples for a year and ran a small business through his parents home. With a vision to create and produce the world’s most beautiful shoes, he began his journey to fame by opening a humble repair and made-to-measure shoe shop first in Bonito, Italy and later Santa Barbara.

The first major step that helped him propel towards becoming a renowned souter was opening the Hollywood Boot Shop in Boulevard las Palmas, in 1923. He began designing and manufacturing shoes for movies in California, and there he moved to Hollywood when the movie industry did. In the 1920s, he was known as "the shoemaker to the stars" and his success was such that he could not meet the demand. He even went on to study anatomy at the University of Southern California, to create not only gorgeous shoes but also comfortable shoes.

After spending thirteen long years in the US, Ferragamo returned to Florence, Italy and began creating shoes for women. He created masterpieces for celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Eva Peron, establishing himself as a celebrated shoemaker.

After his death in the year 1960, his wife Wanda and later their six children ran the company. Some of Ferragamo’s unique creations include: The Rainbow: Created in 1938 was a unique piece made out of pure experimentation with new materials, due to war time rationing during World War II. Ferragamo created this rare piece of beauty for the American singer and actress Judy Garland to wear in her iconic song ‘Over the Rainbow’ performed in the Wizard of Oz feature film in 1939. What makes this heel a piece of art, was that it was crafted using shaped slabs of cork covered in suede to build up the wedge and gold kidskin for the straps.

This piece has had a new version, a sustainable rainbow model, with unique ecologic materials launched in 2018, with just 100 pairs.

'Invisible', in 1947, Ferragamo designed an upper made of continuous nylon thread, a wedge or an F-shaped heel, making the top portion of the sandal seem ‘invisible’. He won the Neiman Marcus award for this creation, which is like winning a shoe oscar. The cage: the Cage Heel shoe was designed in 1955 and was a total success. Although the heel was hollow and light, it was exceptionally strong. The shape of the heel reminds us of a cage and makes this shoe a true piece of art.

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Cover story all images by photographer: Irma Sharikadze for Their Royal Highnesses Prince Juan and Princess Kristine de Bagration. Location this and opposite page the Art Palace of Georgia. Dresses: Irma De Flore. Marionela. Jewels: Chronograph Georgia.

Make-up: Ana Elizbarashvili. Hair: Khatia Khatiashvili.

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oyal couple of Bagration of Georgia inside the Art Palace of Georgia, which makes the setting of the exclusive cover story for this interview with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Juan and Princess Kristine de Bagration as they invite readers to an exclusive preview of their social and philantrophic engagements in Georgia and about

the themes of the dynasty obligations and prospects for the future as a young couple, expecting to increase the family.

MM: Please tell us some detalis about your family's history. What is the connection of the royal line de Bagration-Mukhrani between the two ancient Iberias and please tell us more about the genealogy of the Royal family?

T.R.H. de Bagration: The Bagration royal dynasty represents the royal family of the country of Georgia. In ancient times, Georgia was called Iberia, therefore there are two Iberias, Eastern Iberia which is Georgia and Western Iberia which is the Kingdom of Spain. The Bagration dynasty of Georgia is Europe’s oldest royal family and the second oldest royal dynasty in the World after the Japanese MORALMODA MAGAZINE

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mperial family. H.R.H. Prince Juan de Bagration-Mukhrani of Georgia descends from several European royal houses. The Spanish Borbon royal dynasty, the Austrian Habsburg Imperial dynasty and the German-Bavarian Wittlesbach royal dynasty. H.R.H. Prince Juan descends from both Royal Dynasties of the Bagrations and the Borbons of the two ancient Iberias, Georgia and Spain.According to history, the Bagration royal dynasty descends from King David of Israel. Bagrations have been ruling since the sixth century and “Kings of the Kartvels� (Georgians) of the Kingdom of Georgia since the ninth century. As members of the branch of the Parnavazians, their history began in the fourth century B.C. The current Bagration royal family ruled Georgia from the 9th century until the beginning of the 19th century, ruling uninterruptedly for a period of more than ten centuries. Royal lineage: H.R.H. Prince Juan Bagration-Mukhrani of Georgia is the son of H.R.H. Prince Bagrat Bagration-Mukhrani de Baviera and H.R.H. Princess Carmen de Ulloa y Suelves. Grandson of H.R.H. Prince Irakli BagrationMukhrani and H.R.H. Princess Maria de las Mercedes Baviera y de Borbon,

Infanta of Spain. The great grandson of Louis-Ferdinand Prince of Bavaria and Maria de la Paz Princess of Spain; The great great-grandson of Alfonso XII King of Spain and Marie-Christine Habsburg Archduchess of Austria.

Prince Juan is cousin of King Felipe VI of Spain. King Alfonso XIII of Spain, the great grandfather of current King Felipe VI was the brother of Princess MariaTeresa of Spain who was the great grandmother of Prince Juan. Through his Georgian grandfather Prince Irakli, he is related to the Russian imperial family of Romanov. Princess Leonida Bagration-Mukhrani of Georgia, who was the sister of Prince Irakli, married the Grand Duke of Russia Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov, head of the Russian Imperial house.

MM: What is the Maltese connection between the two countries?

T.R.H. de Bagration: My father H.R.H. Prince Bagrat de Bagration y de Baviera was a knight of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, which is known as the Order of Malta. It is a chivalric order, that was founded in 1048 by the Blessed Gerard in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Its motto is

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Villa Gamberaia, When Love meets up Poetry in the capital of the Arts

By Estelle Arielle Bouchet With the support of Patricia Osmond, PhD, Curator Historic Archives, Villa Gamberaia (Florence)

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ne of the most beautiful gardens of Italy belong to the historic Villa Gamberaia whose long terraced slopes hang softly over the city of Florence, and the mirror-like pools of its famous parterre d’eau reflect the ever-changing moods of the Florentine sky.

Its unique garden plan and setting in the Tuscan landscape have been studied and celebrated by architectural historians and garden designers throughout the centuries.At the turn of the twentieth century Villa Gamberaia was home to two artists: Princess Jeanne Ghyka, sister of Queen Nathalie of Serbia, and her American companion Florence Blood. It was under Princess Ghyka’s loving care and vision that Gamberaia became the enchanted place to which a privileged few were invited, a private and exclusive retreat to European royalty, diplomats and art connoisseurs. In 1896 and again in 1898, the poet Gabriele d’Annunzio visited the Gamberaia, recording in his journal its mysterious charm and imagining it as the stage set for his dramas. In the following years, he lived not far away at the Capponcina, just across the road from his beloved Eleanora Duse. From its origins in the early 1600 to the present, it preserves the cherished memories of all who have lived here or visited, a place of both worldly beauty and spiritual wonder. What else if one decides to marry or to celebrate in Tuscany? What more than this feeling of “plenitude” in such a remarkable location? Having spent plenty of time in this enchanting space, I can testify that Past and Present tend to merge here in a magical dimension, evoking a kind of Eternal Eden.

Today it is a joy to consider that persons from around the world now have the opportunity to celebrate their marriage, or renew their vows, in the chapel of Gamberaia or in its flagrant green gardens or spend a holiday in the guest houses of the property. Hosts will enjoy a refined Tuscan dinner on the terrace overlooking Florence, where the stunning view is framed by statues of urns and MORALMODA MAGAZINE

hunting dogs, set in sharp relief against the dramatic sunsets of the City of the Medici. Located about fifteen minutes by car to the wonderful art treasures of the city as well to other villas and gardens in the vicinity. The Villa Gamberaia brings all these memories where love and transcendental beauty are leitmotifs…

Villa Gamberaia is characterized now by an 18th-century terraced garden. The setting was praised by Edith Wharton, who saw it after years of tenant occupation with its parterre planted with roses and cabbages, and by Georgina Masson, who saw it restored by Sig. Marcello Marchi after its near ruin during the Second World War to the immaculately clipped and tailored condition today. Today Villa Gamberaia belongs to his son in law, Luigi Zalum married to Franca Marchi, Marcello’s daughter and to Luigi and Franca’s children.

Set high upon the crest of the hill, the Gamberaia stands above the adjacent agrarian countryside. Its terraces are filled with simple but elegant architecture and ordered greenery. Entering through its gates, one is struck by its otherworldliness, the surreal character of the enclosed space. One cannot foil to see its beauty, to feel its grandeur, to marvel at its intimacy and to puzzle at the assemblage of separate garden spaces within. The setting and composition, a result of over four centuries of over-lapping interventions by its owners and their

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architects, is a simple yet subtle progression of the garden design.

Yet the villa remains an integral part of the Tuscan landscape and in harmony with its surroundings, as the trained eye will notice. La limonaia with its delicious lemons overhangs, in a harmonious combination with the mere classical arrangement of the Gardens.

And the olive fields below seem to extend themselves to the City…

The surrounding nature and borgo The village of Settignano is a picturesque frazione ranging on a hillside northeast of Florence, Italy, with spectacular views. The little borgo of Settignano carries a familiar name for having produced three sculptors of the Florentine Renaissance, Desiderio da Settignano and the Gamberini brothers, better known as Bernardo Rossellino and Antonio Rossellino. The young Michelangelo lived with a sculptor and his wife in Settignano—in a farmhouse that is now the "Villa Michelangelo"— where his father owned a marble quarry. In 1511 another sculptor was born there, Bartolomeo Ammanati. The marble quarries of Settignano produced this series of sculptors.

Roman remains are to be found in the borgo which claims connections to Septimus Severus — in whose honor a statue was erected in the oldest square in the 16th century, destroyed in 1944— though habitation here long preceded the Roman emperor. Settignano was a secure resort for estivation for members of the Guelf faction of Florence. Giovanni Boccaccio and Niccolò Tommaseo both appreciated its freshness, among the vineyards and olive groves that are the preferred setting for even the most formal Italian gardens. And the Villa Gamberaia reigns in a tribute to Love and Poetry! It could be a fantastic project to stay there and schedule an unforgettable celebration.

In Conversation with Luigi Zalum, Owner with his Children of

Villa Gamberaia Born in Alexandria of Egypt, 96 years ago, Luigi Zalum brings to the administration of this historic villa the brilliant mind, creative spirit, and modern outlook of a Renaissance humanist and twentieth-century CEO.

A graduate of the Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs of Beirut, he holds advanced degrees from the Università di Bologna in Chemistry and Pharmacology, and began teaching at the School of Engineering in Beirut at the age of only 25! At home in both Europe and the Middle East, he is fluent in six languages from: English, French and Italian, to Arabic, German and Turkish. In 1988, Luigi and his wife, Franca Marchi, inherited the beautiful Villa Gamberaia, which his father-in-law Marcello Marchi (from the family of Marchi Industriale) had acquired after the WWII, and in the last 30 years has continued the restoration and renovation of the property, opening up the gardens and villa for cultural and social events and turning the smaller houses on the property into holiday retreats. Always engaged in leading-edge issues, Luigi remains committed to scientific and technological advances in all areas.T he biggest challenge, he believes, is to decrease the carbon ratio in order to slow down global warming.

Thus, in the course of a very animated conversation touching on many topics he invokes the great innovation of ENI (the Italian energy company) in terms of sustainability and potential solution for the future: a patent to expose plants to a perpetual artificial light in order to boost bio-masses and oxygen production. What is this about? "According to ENI sources, these processes would be a solution for Carbon neutrality in the long term.”

In order to achieve carbon neutrality in the long term, ENI has adopted an approach that takes the emissions generated over the entire life cycle of energy products into account. The main measures ENI has put in place are maximizing the energy efficiency of its assets, increasing low-carbon sources in a portfolio (increasing the share of gas and biofuel and the production and marketing of biomethane), increasing emission-free sources and developing circular economy initiatives. The application of new technologies capturing CO2 and the development of forest conservation projects in accordance with the REDD+ scheme, will have an important role too. ENI has created two new Business Groups to support these objectives even more effectively: Natural resources and Energy Evolution. The first aims to develop the upstream oil & gas portfolio sustainably, promoting energy efficiency and carbon capture, while the second will be dedicated to supporting the evolution of the company’s power generation, product transformation and marketing from fossil to bio, blue and green.” (eni.com) Luigi Zalum former DG of the Italian chemical company Montedison believes very much in these

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GÜBELIN JEWELLERY DEBUTS SCARF AND JEWELLERY COLLECTIONS WITH FASHION BRAND AKRIS, INSPIRED BY THE INNER WORLD OF A PADPARADSCHA

Tradition and innovation, combined with timeless modernity, supreme artisanship, elegant design and, most recently, a collaboration inspired deeply by the inner life of a precious gem, have all come together to unite the two Swiss, family-owned companies Akris and Gübelin. “Sharing knowledge and inspiration is part of the DNA of our family-owned company”, explains Raphael Gübelin, President of the House of Gübelin, marking the first time that Gübelin Jewellery has shared valuable insights into the inner life of a precious gem with the fashion house Akris.

Both the Lily Dew line from Gübelin Jewellery as well as the 2020 Collectors’ Scarf from Akris reflect the fascinating inner life of a treasured padparadscha.

These silk scarves are available starting now exclusively in Gübelin’s Swiss boutiques as well as in the Zurich Grieder boutique and the Bongénie Grieder boutique in Geneva.

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When you invest in the entire collection, you are sure to hold precious creations made with fully tracable gemstones. Gübelin seeks to keep high transparency regarding all the details about the authenticity and the origin of gemstones. Thus in terms of authenticy and ethics Gübelin is leading in the field, by deloping reliable and objective methods to determine the origin of gemstones. Above all the beauty in design shoul be traced down to the all steps from the stone mining to its end placement on collectors finger, ear or neck. This is painstaking and difficult process.

Gübelin Gem Lab lifts this challenge and develops continuesly the required technologies with its partners. Such technologies make it possible for everybody in the undustry to assess the authenticity and the origin of gemstones, finally benifiting the collector.

Padparadscha sapphire is a legend in the field, and among the rarest sapphires.

This extremely sought-after variety remains famous for its majestic orange-pink hue on the outside and the refined, pink-orange interior shades. Lily Dew jewellery line encoporates all these qualitues. Thoughout the collection, Güblin works with cabochon-cut coloured gems in delicate shades such as pastel-coloured sapphires and morganites as well as stronger gradations such as green tourmalines and amethysts through to elegant blue shades such as sapphires, tanzanites and aquamarines. All creations are set with sparkling brilliant-cut diamonds and als with a ruby. The ruby is considered the King of Gems. The cabochon cut is one of the very first known, and its history can be traced back to ancient times.

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All images courtesy of Hôtel Métropole, Suite Carré d'Or by Jacques Garcia.

Alpine winter landscapes dotted with snow capped peaks and five star palace packages

"This suite is because it is the most beautiful in Monaco, offering an enchanting view of the Mediterranean and the Casino ... with touches of elegance, comfort, culture, and refinement." - Jacques Garcia.

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ALL-SUITE WINTER RESORT OFFERS BEYOND LUXURIOUS & CLIMATE-NEUTRAL WINTER BREAK

Tschuggen Hotel Group that operates luxurious all-suite Carlton Hotel, set in the midst of pure Alpine hills and forests, holds also an impressive standard for the protection of this natural scenery. As of 2019, Tschuggen Hotel Group is completely climate-neutral, thanks to the partnership with the Swiss foundation myclimate. The Group’ manages the unavoidable CO2 emission with offset through myclimate's Gold Standard verified climate protection projects in Switzerland and Rwanda, namely the rewilding of the Swiss wetlands in the conservation area Tourbières des Ponts-de-Martel, near Neuchâtel and Efficient Cookstove Project in the later, as a part of the International Gorilla Conservation Project.

The renowned high standard of hotel’s service and amenities will not be affected, on the contrary; each year the hotel prepares an array of events and bespoke activities for its guests. Tschuggen Hotel Group also introduces luxurious and eco friendly products, throughout its portfolio, and notably in the spas, for the benefit of nature, guests and improved wellbeing, they will get pampered with two organic care lines that are 100%, The Organic pharmacy and Londontown.

No hospitality resources are spared, save the CO2 emissions, also when it comes to winter programme. In the year 2021 guests are spoiled with a range of VIP and conscious luxury packages. Engadine has been the cradle of winter tourism since a century and half. This season again the Carlton Hotel offers a full packed programs of with hotel’s outdoor butler and immersive indoor activities.

Among many highlights in 2021 is the VIP package ‘Rent a Mountain’ from CHF5000 per suite.

Ski guests can actually rent mountain Corvatsch with the highest mountain station in Graubünden, at 3,303 metres and enjoy the longest illuminated slope in Switzerland (4.2 km), to spend an evening of unparalleled privacy on freshly

prepared and velvety soft snow. The high altitude of the Engadin inspires many artisans, and guests can benefit from bespoke and sustainable jewelry creation

by KOENIG Jewelry by booking an appointment at the maison Koenig, renowned for finest Swiss handmade jewellery since 1985.

Renowned as Switzerland's best Italian restauran, Da Vittorio takes Italian gourmet cuisine to another level, with its 2 Michelin star menu prepared by two Chefs Enrico and Roberto Cerea. The Carlton introduces new culinary director, Max Herzog, at its second dining venue, restaurant Romanoff.

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All images courtesy of Piranesi.

aspen, Milan, New York and st. Moritz

Unveiling Piranesi of St. Moritz The family-owned company debuts jewellery store on the world’s most elevated high street

Inspired by tradition and fine artisanship, Abraham, the founder of Piranesi, sought to merge rare and exotic gemstones according to his vision of Italian renaissance tradition of artistry that highlighted his experience in the Orient, into designs of excellent quality and fine craftsmanship, pawing a way for the future of the House of Piranesi. Left: designed exclusively for Elizabeth Taylor, these earrings named ‘The Elizabeth’ feature beautiful Colombian emeralds surrounded by a cascades of diamonds.

Since the house’s inception in 1845 Piranesi embodies a family legacy of excellence and fine artisanship. The House of Piranesi is recognized as one of the most well respected and trusted family-owned companies in the fine jewellery arena. During the three generations the brand has established its name thanks to an exceptional access to exotic and rare gemstones that get transformed into majestic jewellery.It is no surprise that Piranesi was discovered very early by the royalty, and the brand started to supply some of the world's most selective and famous jewellery collectors as well as the industry's giants. Piranesi gained an unique access to the mines and most sought after gemstones of the time. The brand quickly became the jeweller of the royals and icons like Dame Elisabeth Taylor. Piranesi has become sought after, not only for the quality gemstones, but also its impeccable and reliable service with an authentic and personal approach offered in their family-owned stores. Thus, Piranesi's customers will always be

guided and offered unique jewelry designs and statement pieces for any occasion. Piranesi offers four exclusive jewellery lines, namely the contemporary Boutique collection, Couture collection; that stands out with rubies, Colombian emeralds, sapphires, radiant yellow, white, champagne and black diamonds.

The design of Bridal line is supervised by the family’s matriarch, and individual customization options are infinite. Every stone and every setting is individually hand selected for the bride by the Piranesi bridal atelier. Finally, the Masterpiece collection is the epitome of the brand’s legacy, it holds the rarest, one of a kind high carat stones, each accompanied by a certificate.

In order to meet the demand for fine taste in jewellery on the both sides of the Atlantic, Piranesi works with Neiman Marcus, Saks and retailers for its distribution, in addition to the brand's own flagship store in Aspen, Colorado.

Being an outspoken brand deeply rooted in the cosmopolitan and exuberant spirit, the family moved its headquarters from Milan to New York, almost 50 years ago. Piranesi resides over its present headquarters at the 5th Avenue.

Finally, this winter season Piranesi debuts its European flagship jewellery store in St. Moritz, the chic alpine resort and a Swiss jewel on its own. Located at Via Serlas, brand’s new store joins the world’s best brands on the world’s highest shopping promenade. Availability at this location occurs rarely, but when it did, the next generation of Piranesi, Julian Hajibay, Managing Director, didn't hesitate to secure the exclusive location by the landmark luxury hotel Badrutt's Palace.

With the brand's new outlet, in the proximity of its private showroom in Milan, Piranesi will be better positioned to meet the demands for its exceptional collections and service in Europe.

These collections are available starting now exclusively in Piranesi’s new Swiss boutique at via Serlas, St. Moritz.

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QUALITY TIME, VIP TOURS AND WELCOME 2021 IN STYLE AT THE D’ANGLETERRE IN COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen is renowned for its emphasis on luxury and sustainability, and the capital is aiming to become "The World's 1st CO2 neutral Capital by 2025". You don't have to wait this long to enjoy a bespoke stay at the d’Angleterre. With its central location on Kongens Nytorv, aligned between Strøget, (Europe's longest shopping promenade) and Amalienborg, the Copenhagen residence and administrative headqu-arters of the monarch of Denmark), the d’Angleterre unifies the city, culturally and physically, since the 18th century. It symbolises the real life love fairytale when Jean Marchal, a young French servant to His Majesty King Frederik V, fell in love with Maria Coppy (the daughter to his royal chef), who are the founders of the restaurant in 1755 that grew to 'White Lady' as this landmark is now called.

Under the eminent supervision of The Remmen Foundation, the d’Angleterre remains a family labor of love and its heritage is incorpo-rated in the impeccable service of its 140 strong staff team, and newly refurbished 37 rooms and 55 suites.

The hotel interiors and its staff are dedicated to enable its guests to relive the everyday fairytale with sumptuous holiday packages, curated to cater for the guests to enjoy a quality time together. The hotel remained open throughout 2020, and offers a full calendar of events, to the countdown for 2021, including international jazz, the Nomad Dinnershow and an impressive VIP Tour at Danish jewellery designer OLE LYNGGAARD COPENHAGEN. The VIP tour offers exclusive access to one of the most extensive goldsmith workshops, and a welcome by brand's CEO Søren Lynggaard. Limited VIP places are available starting from 8,550 DKK (approx 1,350 EUR) and including an overnight accommodation in a Junior Suite, in-room breakfast dining, return taxi to and from the hotel and the VIP tour with champagne. All enquiries can be made to room@dangleterre.com.

Families looking to be spoiled at the hotel are treated to an irresistible Tivoli Christmas Break offer valid until January 3, including a visit to the famed Tivoli Gardens with sparkling decorations and warm festive spirit. Prices start from DKK 3.925,- per night in a Superior Guest room.

Finally experience the Danish New Year's Eve tradition with a fabulous two night New Year Celebration offer, including New Years Eve dinner in Marchal on 31st and a spectacular Jazz Brunch in Palm Court on January 1st as well as breakfast the other morning of your stay in Marchal . Available 30/12/2020 to 1/1/21 or 31/12/2020 to 2/1/2021, from 18,440 DKK.

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Grand Hotel Kronenhof unveils new refurbished rooms

Image courtesy of Grand Hotel Kronenhof

Sunny Engadine valley is dotted with the ultimate luxury, combining the rich tradition of Swiss hospitality. At the Grand Hotel Kronenhof, guests can rediscover the hotel’s 15 newly refurbished rooms and suites, by internationally renowned designer Pierre-Yves Rochon. Using tranquil elegant colours, premium materials and comfortable furnishings, while discreetly incorporating the latest technology, as in its sister property the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz. Prices for the new Rochon rooms/suites start from CHF595/CHF1365.

Kulm Hotel St. Moritz reunites with the threestar Michelin chef Mauro Colagreco

Image Chef Mauro Colagreco, copyright Matteo Carassale

The legendary fine dining at the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, high above Lake St. Moritz will feature new menu highlights, prepared by the best chef in the world (see the annual Le Chef list).

The K by Mauro Colagreco is open for guests from December, this winter season, featuring dishes that reflect Chef Colagreco's personal experience and training with the top chefs in Paris (such as Bernard Loiseau and Alain Ducasse). Colagreco evidently puts a lot of his Italian and South American background into the composition of his menu, while leaving room to be inspired by his surroundings. Thus, expect to sample some spectacular dishes that use authentic Alpine ingredients from the rich flora and fauna of Canton Graubünden. One of his star ingredients is lemon, which is used in anchovy fillets. Other menu highlights include “Green” of garden peas, fennel and kiwi

”We are very excited by his plans for the K – our guests are in for a treat when they sample the taste explosions on their plates”. The K by Mauro Colagreco will be open to dinner guests from 19:00 to 21:30 hours, Tuesday to Saturday. Chef de Cuisine Paloma Boitier will be in charge of the kitchen. Chef Boitier has also been working with Chef Colagreco at his renowned Mirazur for close to five years.

Reservations for The K by Mauro Colagreco can be made by emailing fb@kulm.com The Kulm has also put together an accommodation package that includes a tasting menu dinner for two at The K by Mauro Colagreco (excluding wines) and overnight accommodation followed by a sumptuous breakfast buffet. Prices start from CHF 1490 for two people sharing a superior room. with panoramic views over the Engadine Valley.

fruit, or Chef Mauro's signature dish “Luxus beta ulgaris” that combines the everyday (salt encrusted beetroot) with the ultimate luxury (Oscietre caviar cream).

The guests will be spoiled again by Chef’s menu, which plays with freshness, simplicity, balance of colour and authentic flavours.

Heinz E. Hunkeler, General Manager of the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, is pleased to welcome back Chef Colagreco, for a longer period this winter season after a succesfull launch of the Kulm Country Club three years ago.

Image courtesy of Kulm Hotel St. Moritz.

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Unique stays _______________________ Geneva, Switzerland

Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, the Loft Suite located on the hotel's sixth floor. Image courtesy of Four Seasons.

A Landmark Hotel in Geneva celebrates one and a half decades of historic moments

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF PASSION AND DEDICATION

A MICHELIN STAR FESTIVE MENU

This festive season, Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva marks its 15th anniversary and launches a series of festive celebrations, for guests to enjoy throughout the property, from treatments at the Spa to festive menus.

Nestled in the 19th century building which was the first Geneva’s hotel, the guests of Four Seasons can expect festive spirit throughout the hotel with abundant offers from festive seasonal menus to bespoke treatments at the top floor Spa Mont Blanc.

From the moment of check in a new world opens to the guests from sumptuous interiors to unrivaled service by the staff and even outdoor activities organized

by Concierge, with access to the best of Geneva.

Throughout the festive season, guests will be able to hire the Hotel’s 6th floor junior suite to enjoy a meal in privacy. With its warming fireplace and sophisticated lounge with sofas, the Izumi Like Home experience offers a cosy setting, making it the perfect place for guests seeking to dine in a private and enjoyable way over the holiday season. The warm and home-like festive ambience continues at Spa Mont Blanc, which is spread out over the top three floors of the Hotel. It is the perfect spot to relax and recharge, the Spa offers treatments designed to leave guests feeling refreshed and pampered for end of the year festivities.

Guests are invited to indulge in truffles, from a decadent hot chocolate with white truffle cream served with a butter-infused white truffle biscuit, or sip on Christmas cocktail creations made with truffles. At Michelin-starred Il Lago, Chef Massimiliano Sena has created a menu center around the exclusive ingredient, serving a creamy risotto dish, while at the more informal and legendary Izumi, guests can enjoy a tender filet mignon with teriyaki truffle sauce. For those looking for the perfect sweet gift, yule logs are available for purchase (24 hours notice is required).

To celebrate Christmas, Chef Sena of Il Lago has created a festive menu that will be available on the evening of December 24, 2020, while on December 25, traditional Italian specialities will be available à la carte, including vitello tonnato, pasta e patate, and rack of lamb. For a more informal dining experience, guests can enjoy simple bites at the Salon Dufour lounge, which serves light fare in a welcoming setting.

On the New Year’s Eve, Il Lago and Izumi will both offer a taste of their very best tasting menus featuring a selection of rich and flavoursome dishes, accompanied by live music performances at the Hotel’s three dining outlets.

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All images at the Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus, photographs by Şenol Altun.©

Art and travel

The Collectable Art & Design Team The motto of The Collectable Art & Design Consultancy Team is to explore new fields of art and to support art events in Istanbul, a city that is increasingly recognized as an upcoming art market in the international arenas. Besides the idea of sharing and increasing an awareness of the Turkish Art scene, the team’s aim is to promote the value of the Turkish Art.

Şenol Altun, sculpture

As people around the world become more discerning and conscious of good design, the pressure for hotels to keep up and to make their spaces visually exciting is increasing. That's why hotels brand themselves as art hotels and partner with us to provide their guests with a unique art experience. Artworks, when thoughtfully incorporated with a well-designed concept into the hotel’s brand, provide a unique atmosphere that guests will always remember. Hotel lobbies are the first thing that the visitors see when they enter the hotel. That's why choosing the right artwork for a hotel lobby is vital as it sets the mood for the whole stay.

The Collectable Art and Design Team have recognized the potential of art exhibitions that change every three months and offer something new to their guests every time they come to the venue, thus increasing brand loyalty.

Pembe Tüzüner, sculpture

İsmet Doğan, oil on canvas

As the team members Dr. Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı (top image opposite page) and Hülya Çebi Şekercioğlu (image above in front of Emre Erturk’s painting ‘The Tiger’) stated, ''We select artworks from local artists, helping them learn more about local culture, understand its history and establish a visual connection with the place they visit. Today’s modern travellers are searching for an authentic travel experience and the opportu-nity to meet new cultures.’’

About the Collectable Art & Design Consultancy Team: The duo consist of two adorable ladies Hülya Çebi Şekercioğlu stylist for interior design and gourmet chef and Dr. Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı lecturer at the Beykent University, in Art Theory and Communication & Design and director of a business development company. The team, based in Istanbul, opened its gates in November 2016 with the aim of becoming a meeting point for artists, art-lovers, collectors, as well as being an art hub and an exhibition center for art.

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The same year they partnered with Susan McMurrain to present the first exhibitions of Turkish Collectable Design, via the M.int Gallery. This collection was exhibited at the 14th Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair and featured functional art by well-known Turkish artists and designers. In 2018-2019 they organized an exhibition named “Art Blend" and "Woman” in Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus and FS Sultanahmet.

In 2019 within the scope of the 25th anniversary of TOÇEV (Tuvana Foundation for Children Willing to Study), a silent auction was held with the advice of Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı and Hülya Şekercioğlu Çebi, in cooperation with the Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus. Collectable Art & Design Team was the curator of the 'Child and Expression’ auction, which 15 artists contributed to.

These works have been put up for charitable fundraising to help the TOÇEV children.

In 2020 Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı, Hülya Çebi Şekercioğlu and Muse VR presented Harif Guzman’s “ADAPTATION” paintings exhibition for The Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus Art Residency Programme. This was Guzman’s first exhibition in Turkey. Stuck in Istanbul because of the pandemic, the artist met new people, found a studio and started to create. His temporary lack of mobility during the pandemic helped him to better understand the plight of refugees all around the world. The work attempts to express how he felt personally in this situation and what refugees constantly endure as they are forced to relocate to foreign lands. Recently the Collectable Art & Design Art Consultancy Team, Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı and Hülya Çebi Şekercioğlu, helped to put on the last exhibition of original silk-screen works by Andy Warhol, one of the geniuses of Pop-Art. The Team's promising artist Büşra Kölmükçü will take part in the next art project for the facade art work installation of Lungarno Collections Hotels.

Dr. Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı top image in front of the sculpture by artist Ahmet Nejat. Down: Candan Arıcı. Right: Şenol Altun - light emitting sculpture.

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Four masterpieces from Geneva Watch Days

RÉCITAL 26 CHAPTER TWO

by Bovet 1822

SPACE REVOLUTION

by Louis Moinet The universe of Louis Moinet and brand’s Cosmic Art series evolve with superlative and entirely original mechanism in SPACE REVOLUTION serie of 8 different timepieces, each featuring different extraterrestrial material.

Jean-Marie Schaller stages battle of two spaceships balanced by two constantly revolving tourbillon 'space stations', which provide powerful anti-gravity defense beneath a sapphire case of Flying Satellite Double Tourbillon - one of the most sophisticated in the field, that handful of exceptional watchmakers can accomplish.

Initially deemed impossible, its development required more than three years of research.

The movement comprises over 470 components. The two oscillators are equipped with a differential mechanism to provide greater precision, and six ceramic ball bearings to ensure perfect rotation and balance of all revolving parts (the spaceships, the tourbillon cages, and the centre of gold frame).

Even the winding and time-setting mechanisms stand apart from other timepieces: a function selector integrated in the caseback toggles between the two.

The dial with light-absorbing proper-ties, is achieved by laser nano-structuring on a titanium base. Each timepiece in this limited edition of eight is truly unique, thanks to the meteorite fragment placed beneath the centre of the hands on the watch. One is from the Moon, another from Mars, another again from the oldest known rock in the solar system; still another is a fragment containing amino acids.

STREAMLINER FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH AUTOMATIC

by H. Moser & Cie. A world first automatic chronograph with a central display to feature a flyback function for the minutes and seconds. Its chronograph calibre is considered to be one of the best ever made. This new calibre, developed by AGENHOR with support from the teams at H. Moser & Cie. is based on a philosophy very similar to the brand’s famous perpetual calendar.

The movement is extremely complex but the end result is simple, legible, and minimalist, with an emphasis on functionality and ergonomics thanks to the central display. In fact, by highlighting the chronograph function AGENHOR has rewritten all of the rules at the heart of chronograph technology which have followed for over 200 years.

Thus its oscillating weight is placed between the movement and the dial.

Using the retrograde principle which allows the elapsed minute hand to jump instantly using the energy accumulated and then released by a snail cam, the calibre HMC 902 allows the values to be read with greater accuracy. Featuring two chronograph hands, one for the minutes and one for the seconds, and two time display hands, one for the hours and one for the minutes, the Streamliner is epitomizing the art of understate-ment. It comes with the new signa-ture dial featuring a new anthracite shade of grey, that is not only fumé, it is also griffé. To display the hours and minutes, H. Moser & Cie. has selected 3D curved hands, with inserts of Globolight®, an innovative ceramic-based material which contains Super-LumiNova® and has never before been used on hands.

BRAINSTORM®

Following the award-winning Récital 22 Grand Récital (2018), this new Récital 26 Brainstorm® Chapter Two, features Bovet’s patented double-sided flying tourbillon, a second-time zone with a twenty-four city disc, a precision moon phase, while offering the chronometry of 5 days power reserve, in a limited edition of 30.

The emblematic writing case with its protected design of the writing case, an asymmetrical profile (imagined by Mr. Raffy, Owner of Bovet in 2016) allows collectors to explore new display mechanisms that guarantee intuitive and increased readability.

Concentric rollers, rotating domes, and 3D needles were used to express time in new ways. The dômed dial, displays the hours and minutes of local time in the upper part of the case, while the seconds are read by an index fixed on the tourbillon, itself. Dome located at 3 o'clock is for a second time zone and world time function, according to the construction, specifically developed for this timepiece and subject to a patent.

In perfect symmetry, the moon phase indicator is positioned at 9 o'clock displayed by a rotating, luminescent dome. The precision mechanism that drives this dome gives it an accuracy that requires a correction of one day every 127 years! The domes of the second time zone and the moon phase rotate by the patented mechanism of the radial guidance system, using artisanal processes, and adding the concept of exclusivity to the experience offered to each collector. www.bovet.com

CHRONOMÈTRE FB 2RE.2

by FERDINAND BERTHOUD For the 3rd time, shortlisted for the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) award, the brand offers a new world of mechanical precision. FB 2RE is an appropriate timepiece to mark the 250th anniversary since Ferdinand Berthoud was awarded in 1770 the title of "Clockmaker and Mechanic by appointment to the French King and Navy".

FB 2RE holds three exceptional mechanisms for time measuring and an unprecedented chronometric performance in 18K ethical gold case, which shape is inspired by the Marine Clock No.6. While the grand feu enamel dial with a complex two-tiered construction, combines the emblematic fusee-and-chain trans-mission with a one-second remontoir d’égalité mechanism.

The fusee-and-chain regulates the torque generated by the barrel, keeping it constant.

The remontoir d'égalité positioned at the end of the gear train, regulates the torque delivered to the escapement, always releasing the same quantity of energy, or torque, as it does so. Subjected to the Fleuritest, one of the most demanding in the watchmaking industry, the FB 2RE.2 returns unprecedented results – in conditions simulating a watch on the wrist.

Over the entire duration of the power reserve, the readings taken show discrepancies of less than 0.5 seconds on average from the benchmark GPS clock optical measurement.

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Jacob&Co. introduces new

ways to revolutionise and elevate watchmaking to new hights with the ASTRONOMIA EVEREST The brand welcomes well-known adventure activist Johan Ernst for a collaboration on its latest limited edition of Astronomia Tourbillon, intended to make a difference.

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he prestigious Swiss watchmaker unveils the new limited edition of Astronomia Tourbillon, highlighting the emergency of global climate change in one of the World´s regions that is experiencing its immediate effects - the Himalayas - with its fragile ecosystem and glaciers. With the Astronomia Tourbillon, its visionary creator Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob&Co., revolutionized watchmaking when he introduced the never before seen series in 2014. Now with the latest limited edition of Astronomia Tourbillon, the brand takes this watch to new hights - litteraly. Jacob &Co., has collaborated with renowned Swedish explorer and adventure activist Johan Ernst Nilson, who had an Astronomia Tourbillon on his wrist during his recent expedition to the Himalayas.

“I used the Astronomia on the climb in order to test it. You would think that such a complicated watch would be delicate and fragile, but it isn’t, and it performed perfectly in all conditions. I used it climbing up ice walls, with my ice ax, banging it against rock andice and it held up extremely well.” says Johan Nilson.

Johan´s journey takes him from piano salon at the prestigious Grand Hôtel in Stockholm to the covers of the Guinness Book of World Records, for his Three Poles Challenge Expedition. His travels and experiences have allowed him to see climate change and its consequences firsthand, during his visit to 172 countries and some of the most remote places on Earth, climbing expeditions of the Seven Summits and many other peaks. Johan is an activist for change, leading people on expeditions and giving talks and making films about the environment. His own journey is inspiring and unique even for an reselient Nordic activist.

Customizing the Astronomia Everest takes its point of departure in brand´s Astronomia Sky. The watch contains earth elements collected by Johan during his expeditions, such as the two buckets of water collected respectively one from the North Pole, and one from the South Pole. Also visible in the dial is piece of rock from Everest, which Johan collected during his climb of the mountain. When customers buy this watch they earn a trip for two by helicopter to Everest itself and a charitable donation of 10% of the purchase price goes to the charity of their choice.

Jacob & Co.´s partnership with Nilson to launch is not just an updated exciting version of the brand’s iconic Astronomia.

Above all this watch is a statement timepiece in more than one way, it celebrates the beauty of the Earth, while highlighting the risk from the climate change. “Raising awareness about the dangers facing our planet is important,” says Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob &Co.

Above, Johan Nilson.

“I wore the regular Astronomia Tourbillon on my last climb to the Himalayas, where I went up to 6,200 meters (almost 20,000 feet), in -30 C degree, extreme conditions,” – Johan Nilson.

Based on the Astronomia Sky, the Astronomia Tourbillon Three Poles/Everest features Jacob & Co.’s iconic double axis gravitational tourbillon on one of four satellites, the others holding a turning, one-carat 288-facet Jacob-cut diamond, the time display, and a spinning magnesium globe. The partnership with Nilson joins the long line of collaborations that Jacob & Co. has with hyper sports carmanufacture Bugatti, Universal Pictures, world football star Lionel Messi, Paramount Pictures, streetwear icon Supreme, design icon Virgil Abloh and Off White, and more.

Image above: the Astronomia Everest. Right: Johan Nilson in the Himalayas feat. the customized Astronomia Everest. All images courtesy Jacob&Co.

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The 20th GPHG, Geneva

Each year, watchmaking excellence is honoured at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) prizegiving ceremony in Geneva. At the recent 20th edition of GPHG, the independent jury awarded 19 prize categories and attributed the two coveted prizes to Bovet 1822.

The House of Bovet is thus among few to win two awards at the 20th edition of the prestigious ceremony. Bovet competed against the finest novelties in watchmaking. Earlier this year the House of Bovet 1822 unveiled two of its now award-winning watches, at the first edition of Geneva Watch Days to the press and buyers: the Miss Audrey (image right) and the Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter Two timepiece. They collect awards at GPHG 2020 in respectively Ladies’ Category and Mechanical Exception.

Their quality and the exceptional savoir-faire of the Maison is highlighted in every detail of the watches, down to the engravings of Maison’s logo even on hidden parts-assembled inside the case-that are only revealed to the watchmaker when they need to open the case for maintenance or repair.

Both Awards ultimately recognize the tenacity with which Mr. Pascal Raffy, Owner of BOVET, perpetuates the artistic crafts and engineering brilliance, and honors the House’s 80 employees and artisans who combine their talents to write the history of time.The Miss Audrey continues Bovet’s tradition of timepieces that can be worn as a wristwatch, pocket watch or pendant on a string of jade beads, thanks to the ingenious Amadeo® system.

Bovet provides elegant options for collectors to wear and play with the Miss Audrey diamond-set fine timepiece and the possibility to adapt it to a desired look and for any occasion of the day, due to its unique combination of stainless steel case and the green enamel guilloché dial, set with diamonds in place of painted numbers.

"The Miss Audrey is equipped with the Amadeo® system with its magnificent versatility that has often been copied but never equaled.

I salute our crafstmen who are rewarded tonight, thanks to you. I greet them with affection for their exemplary dignity in this period of health crisis, because they have never stopped working to defend our watchmaking art, even if the circumstances were not easy. I thank them from the bottom of my heart.” - Mr. Raffy, owner of the House of BOVET 1822.

©Courtesy BOVET 1822.

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About the House of BOVET 1822 Mr. Raffy, leads this prestigious award-wining Maison on its way to the 200th anniversary. In order to maintain such high quality of Swiss Manufactured timepieces and patented movements while staying among rare leading watchmakers that focus on handcrafted collections, the Maison limits the annual production to 800 handcrafted timepieces, that highlight all areas of fine watchmaking of all components in-house.

The 20th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève golden prize goes to Piaget

Image left, courtesy of Piaget: Chabi Nouri, during the GPHG ceremony, thanking the Piaget family who live by the moto “Always do better than necessary”.

Piaget is honoured for the Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch, with the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” at the 20th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). This prize rewards the best overall watch among all categories (Best in Show), and the awards goes to the Swiss watchmaker for the record achievement with the exceptional Altiplano Ultimate Concept - the thinnest mechanical watch on the market.

Developed entirely in-house by Piaget's dedicated Research and Innovation division, the project took six years to realise, reinventing many of the established codes of watchmaking along the way. The Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch measures a mere 2mm including case and sapphire crystal. “The initial concept to create this watch came from a crazy and wonderful idea that we

had when celebrating the 60 years anniversary of the 9P caliber which was only 2mm thin.” said Chabi Nouri, CEO of Piaget. The Altiplano Ultimate Concept served as a stage for numerous innovations, including the case being part of the movement, an integrated winding crown, an ultra-thin crystal and more importantly new constructions for the barrel and the energy regulation.

The concept per se was not to create a watch of multiple layers, but to research fusion of re-scaled components, and to integrate the case to the movement. In order to do this, Piaget embarked on a journey of miniaturisation that resulted in the filing of no fewer than five patents and that led to this 2mm-thin hand-wound watch, with wheels as thin as 0.12mm and the sapphire crystal down to a mere 0.2mm.

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Highlights from the Swiss watch Universe

Breitling Endurance ProLive, featuring a thermocompensated SuperQuartz™ movement, is the ultimate athleisure watch from sustainable luxury brand. The launch is complemented by the Breitling Endurance Pro Challenge on Strava, offering the chance to compete for some incredible prizes.

Van Cleef & Arpels: Lady Arpels Soleil Féerique manual-winding mechanical movement (430P), 40-hour power reserve; numbered and limited edition of 3 pieces.

Bovet unveiled its Amadéo Fleurier 7-day Skeleton Tourbillon In 2013, this year the House launches Tourbillon Squelette Fleurisanne 7-day with an aventurine dial.

Van Cleef & Arpels: Ballerine Musicale Diamant watch from Poetic Complications Collection, 44,5 mm white gold case, round diamonds; white gold bezel, round diamonds; miniature painting dial, upper dial in sculpted white gold, round diamonds; white gold crowns, round diamonds;; DEF, IF to VVS diamonds; manual-winding mechanical movement with retrograde time indication, on-demand musical animation; numbered edition.

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“Signature Mystérieuse” Tourbillon by Charles Girardier (registered trademark) for men and women embodies the first chapter of a Geneva watchmaking House that had fallen asleep in the 19th century.

Swiss haute horlogerie selected nominees and winners at the 20th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève

Ladies’ tourbillon watch imbued with Piaget’s technical expertise and jewellery mastery. Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon Limited Edition The bezel in rose gold is set with 64 brilliantcut diamonds (approx 1.03 cts) that frame mother-of-pearl dial, delicately engraved with a guilloché technique. The flying tourbillon at 2 o’clock, opposing the off-centred hour counter at 8 o’clock, forming 8, Maison’s symbol of success and fortune. Equipped with our 670P ultra-thin hand-wound mechanical tourbillon movement, measuring only 4.6mm, (watch: 7.35mm thick). HAUTE HORLOGERIE FINISHES: Circular Côtes de Genève. Hand-circular-grained plate and bridges. Hand-bevelled and hand-drawn bridges and carriage First tourbillon movement on Altiplano – developed to perfectly fit the Altiplano case.

A world first, Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic, H. Moser & Cie. movement is the first automatic chronograph with a central display to feature a flyback function for the minutes and seconds. Its chronograph calibre is considered by a number of watchmaking experts to be one of the best ever made.

Memoris by Louis Moinet, the inventor of the chronograph in 1816; unveils the only watch of its kind in the world, with 100% ingenious design within which the traditional mechanism has been dissociated: automatic winding on the back, and the chronograph system on the front. More than 500 components of the chronograph, are fitted in particularly light, polished grade 5 titanium case (only 31 grams) with chevé concave sapphire crystals, The chronograph functions are handled via a single pushpiece (at 2 o'clock) for userfriendly factor for the wearer.

Fashion _______________________ Anniversary collection

Clockwise from the top; Tara de Vries, with the sleek design large Melissa Bag. lkan Karatas, carries the Emre Erturk NewYork's unisex free bag, set against the Bosphorus..

The same year they partnered with Susan McMurrain to present the first exhibitions of Turkish Collectable Design, via the M.int Gallery. This collection was exhibited in the 14th Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair and featured functional art by well-known Turkish artists and designers.In 2018-2019 they organized an exhibition named “Art Blend" and "Woman” in Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus and Sultanahmet.In 2019 within the scope of the 25th anniversary of TOÇEV (Tuvana Foundation for Children Willing to Study), a silent auction was held with the advice of Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı and Hülya Şekercioğlu Çebi, in cooperation with Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus. Collectable Art & Design Team was the curator of the 'Child and Expression’ auction, which 15 artists contributed to. These works have been put up for charitable fundraising to help the TOÇEV children.In 2020 Gizem Pamukçu Tatlıcı, Hülya Çebi Şekercioğlu and Muse VR presentedHarif Guzman’s “ADAPTATION”

About the photographer: spending most of his life in Istanbul, Altun graduated from Marmara University, Department of Photography. He continued his career starting as an assistant, by shooting fashion, locality, architecture and still-life photographs. He published the photo books “Nefes/Breath” where behind the scene images of the motion picture titled “Nefes: Vatan Sağ olsun /Breath: Long Live Homeland” are compiled, and “Çatılardan Istanbul/Istanbul From Rooftops” referred to as his homage to Istanbul.

In year 2014, he realized his first exhibition at Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, titled “Illuminating Sculptures.Use and importance of light in shooting photographs serve as inspirations in creation of works based on light. And the idea of sculptures emitting light which could be viewed both as sculptures as well as design objects emerge and evolve through such an inspiration. His interest in respect of re-utilization of scrapped materials, when merged with light, emerges new forms of sculpture which are each lamps at the same time. Şenol Altun adopts in his works a method of creation which is mere improvisation. Upon bringing together the materials found according to shape, color and appearance, he creates his sculptures in a spontaneous attitude. This, at the same time, comprises of the transformation of the invaluable to the valuable, enlivening of the material at a new dimension, in a new form.

Emre Erturk NewYork unveils his anniversary collection of handbags, with the new line of fresh, functional and chic designs for the 2021

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“Amit Dixit Design” is a London based luxury interior design and interior architecture practice, delivering some of the very high-end projects in residential, hospitality, retail and wellness sectors across the UK and internationally. Before founding his own practice in 2017, it’s founder and director Mr Amit Dixit has worked on some of the best-known projects under various design houses in London for many years. He was involved in the projects such as One Blackfriars Tower London, Victoria Nova London, Four Seasons Abu Dhabi and London and many more high-profile projects.

Amit was also a design director for the prime central London developers as well as has also handled a luxury property portfolio of UHNW clients. Currently the practice is working on a celebrity football player’s family home in Chelsea, London as well as other UHNW clients’ private properties and other investment portfolios.

Amit always believes in delivering unique projects rather than focus on a stylebased design practice. Amit believes

that every client is different and the client has a vision. It’s the designer’s role to make the client’s vision realise. Each client comes from a different cultural background as well and it is also important to enhance this background in the design. In fact, this is what makes the project and design very unique. Amit Dixit Design | London is open to connect to various businesses, family offices, celebrities, HNWs and UHNWs to discuss their property portfolios, investments or any private and confidential projects they might have. To know more about Amit Dixit Design | London, please get in touch via email address info@amitdixitdesign.com and you can also find more details on website www.amitdixitdesign.com.

To get in touch directly with the founder & director Mr Amit Dixit, you can contact him on +44 (0)79 5644 9523. You can follow Amit Dixit Design | London on their Instagram page @amitdixitdesign as well.

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Emre Erturk NewYork unveils the new anniversary collection marking 25 years since the launch in New York. The fashion brand in all its glory narrates the story of the cosmopolitan heritage and rich craftsmanship, adding the astronomical story with an chic and sophisticated design vision

Artist and designer Emre Erturk, with his friends from left to right: film maker and humanitarian Volkan Karatas, Zeynep Cebi, and Tara de Vries, founder of Jiavn Padma.

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n the loving memory of his Mother Serpil Guzey, fashion designer Emre Erturk NewYork celebrates the 25th anniversary with a new collection of handbags, featuring the new line of fresh, functional and chic designs. The energy of the new 2021 line by Emre Erturk NewYork, is going to raise the bar in everyday handbags, just like, when he designed the first, luxury airline approved pet carriers in the USA, in 2000. It was an instant succees

among celebrities in Hollywood. For many years, they didn't travel without their Emre Erturk NewYork bags dedicated to their four legged friends. The celebrated artist and fashion designer Emre Erturk NewYork, creates his new line of handbags for the concious women, who look for the chic, the functional and the comfortable accessory, all in one. It’s the new age out there!

Emre Erturk NewYork is ready to set the new standarts for the new-age, with his fresh energy.

Emre Erturk NewYork is operating EENY handbags with his cousin, the successful interior designer, Can Guzey, who is the nephew of Emre's mother, Mrs. Serpil Guzey. To honor Emre Erturk's Mother, he got together with his friends at the Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorous and posed with his new line of handbags for the Moral Moda Magazine. That day, his friends who also love fashion and new trends, accompanied him at the Four Seasons.

If you are looking for a freebag that can also double as a shoulder mini bag you will love this unisex freebag with it's lucky horseshoe leather accent. This freebag comes in; gray and black.

If you want a unique style everyday EENY handbag, the large Melissa Bag is a gorgeous grey color has the multi functional leather and chain top handle! This light weight bag is perfect for travelling as well. This sleek style comes in two sizes; large and medium, in grey or black.

About photographer Şenol Altun: Based in Istanbul since his youth, Altun graduated from the Marmara University, Department of Photography Hereafter he works shooting fashion, architecture and still-life photographs. He published the photo books “Nefes/Breath” with behind the scene images of the motion picture titled “Nefes: Vatan Sağ olsun /Breath: Long Live Homeland”, and “Çatılardan Istanbul/Istanbul From Rooftops” referred to as his homage to Istanbul.

In year 2014, he realized his first exhibition at Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, titled “Illuminating Sculptures. Use and importance of light in shooting photographs serve as inspirations in creation of works based on light.

The EENY clutch in black is extremely functional and presentable.

The black handle part is remo-vable.

Blue and red leather handles are also sold seperately for the style concious fashionistas. EENY’s Lucky Box bag will be a wonderful compliment to your chic moods during the day and night. This style comes in black with gold trim or cognac with gold trim.

There are several other designs in Emre Erturk NewYork's new handbags collection. We hear that there is already a waiting list and several, worldwide jet setters from Europe and USA, had already placed their orders with Emre Erturk NewYork. Handbag lovers are excited, waiting to recieve their new EENY limited edition handbags with their excellent craftsmanship.

Zeynep Cebi, who helps her father at one of his hotels; Le Meridien Istanbul, also loves functional fashion. She modelled with the day and night EENY’s Lucky Box bag, inspired by the beautiful and successful Hollywood movie producer, a family friend, Demet Oger. The cover of this bag has the leather accent of Emre Erturk NewYork's signature lucky horseshoe detail (see above).

Since, the movie producer Mrs. Oger brought success to several Hollywood movies, the designer Emre Erturk NewYork adressed his signature horseshoe on the cover, to Demet Oger.

Another friend of Emre Erturk, Tara de Vries, Founder of Jiavn Padma cosmetics, also known as, Miss Turkey 2018, modelled for the sleek design large Melissa Bag in grey.

Tara de Vries also had a wonderful connection with the unisex CanCan Clutch in black, (below) at the beautiful dock of the Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorous.

The awarded film maker and humanitarian Volkan Karatas, carried the Emre Erturk NewYork's unisex free bag on his shoulders at all times. To see all the other styles you can visit www.emrenewyork.com

Emre Erturk NewYork with his cousin, the successful interior designer, Can Guzey, above and left Emre Erturk with his mother Mrs. Serpil Guzey (private family archives).

Look 26 (above) Pale pink silk satin column gown, featuring a plunging squared neckline, high-high slit and all-over multi-coloured crystal embellished fringing. All images courtesy of Ralph&Russo.

Look 27 (right) Rose pink tweed tailleur, featuring light rose, jet black stone and crystal chain embellishment. Accompanied by an embellished bralette and finished with a jewelled brooch.

Look 41 (right top) Chrome yellow silk taffeta ballgown, featuring a plunging neckline and cape enhanced by voluminous draped sleeves and deconstructed bow detailing, and finished with a cascading train.

Look 1 White silk crêpe column gown, featuring an oversized bow hip bustle and exposed bow embellished back, finished with crystal pear drops, xilions and crystal briolette pendant brooches.

COUTURE FOR TRAVEL IN TIME AND SPACE For Autumn-Winter 2020/2021, Ralph&Russo celebrates remarkable monuments of civilisations in a nod to world heritage sites. The Maison stages its latest couture on a virtual journey around the world, thanks to the digital technologies. Thus the collection celebrates seven iconic landmarks around the globe, the so-called the seven contemporary wonders of the world. Fashion presentations in digital format are not new, but they are a first for the Paris Fashion Week.

Refusing to let its creativity be confined, Ralph&Russo enables its couture to conquer the global stage in the form of a unique digital experience in partnership with the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.

Illustrating the journey behind this season, Ralph & Russo bring their sensual Autumn-Winter 2020/2021 couture collection alive in the virtual experience that also showcases the way in which this collection was brought to life, through a number of digitised looks on the Maison’s custom brand avatar.

With its latest couture collection, Ralph&Russo is reflecting on the far-reaching beauty of our natural world and the digitally charged future.

Couture worthy to wear at the seven Wonders of the World sites Creative Director, Tamara Ralph presents a collection infused with wonder and adventure, sending Maison's very own avatar and muse Hauli on a stylish journey around the globe, with stops in eight marvelous destination, like the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, dating to the year 2560 BC. Then she visits the Great Wall of China, initiated by the Qin dynasty in 700 BC, while its most well-known sections were built by the Ming dynasty (1368– 1644), which Hauli honours by wearing the look 32, inspired by a Ming dynasty style robe, as she strolls on the wall in midnight blue floral printed silk chiffon gown, featuring oversized draped bell sleeves.

Or when she wears beduin blue silk gown in Petra Ma'an, Jordan 312 BC, featuring bodice with intricate ornaments, possibly inspired from the silver jewellery from the Najd region. Hauli visits the eternal city Rome, styled in gladiator white, look 1 for the Colosseum.

Her other it stops invlude; Chichen Itza in YucatĂĄn, Mexico 600 AD, Machu Picchu in Peru the fabled city from 1450, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 17th century masterpiece of Mughal architecture the Taj Mahal. Naturally, Hauli arrives to the each new destination impeccably styled in a different look from the latest haute couture collection. It is not only travel between different cultures, traditions and regions, but it is also a time travel, reminding us that civilisations never cease to develop and rise. Through the seven series Tamara is encouraging all to explore the history of humanity and fantasy, but I would argue also worlds of knowledge and cooperation.

Look 17 (above top) Pale blue silk double satin gown, featuring a hand pleated skirt and an interlacing cut-out bodice embellished in a geometric design with glass bead and crystal embroidery, and finished with draped sashes.

Look 40 (above) Pale pink floral printed silk taffeta gown, featuring a fishtail silhouette and three-dimensional organza flower design, adorned with crystal embellishment, finished with voluminous sleeves, a silk crĂŞpe draped cape and a deconstructed bow.

Look 32 (left top) Midnight blue floral printed silk chiffon gown, featuring cut-out shoulder detailing and draped bell sleeves, embellished with crystals and devorĂŠ ostrich feathers.

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UN Environment Programme (UNEP) appoints renowned Lebanese designer Rami Kadi as its Regional Goodwill Ambassador for sustainable fashion in West Asia The devastating explosion on August 4, 2020, in the heart of Beirut city and port, assaulted the hope of its citizens against the backdrop of a life-changing, devastating pandemic and a heavily strained local economy. Nonetheless, the void brought in by these events inspired the Lebanese-American designer, Rami Kadi, to depict a new world with a promising prospect, embracing a minimalist approach. The collection is galvanized by optimism, creation, and sustainability, “Creativity does not shy away from the unknown, and beauty can never cave in even when the going gets tough. On the contrary, beauty pulls the beast of void by its horns and tames it to its liking.

It redefines emptiness and illustrates it in a memorable fashion.” In his pursuit to retain his country’s success and sustained progress, while creating exclusive and sustainable fashion Rami Kadi has deloped numerous initiatives adapted in his part of the world, for the first time; his Spring Summer 2020 Couture collection, Kaleidoscope was presented through the region’s first virtual fashion show. The above led to his recent appointment to Regional Goodwill Ambassador for sustainable fashion in West Asia by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

At this platform Rami Kadi will be able to scale his influence and launch ever larger sustainable projects adhering to the UNEP’s 2030 Agenda.

Rami Kadi talks in the interview below about sustainability approach in fashion, his personal relationship with sustainable living and unveils some of the pioneering projects that he did through the Maison Rami Kadi as a sustainable luxury brand.

MM: What does sustainability imply to you?

Rami Kadi: For me, sustainable fashion is the change of how we produce our fashion items towards greater ecological responsibility while creating new values. My relationship with sustainable fashion started with my SS20 couture collection launched on January 2020. It came at a point in time where world events were accelerating, and where climate change was and still relentless is in its pace and effects. Rami Kadi couture SS 2020 features the first dress made completely from recycled plastic, 100% rPET. Not only does this dress cash on the qualities of transparency and lightness that plastic affords, but it is also a reference to the idea of turning the bad into good, and to the idea of environmental sustainability that permeates throughout the collection.

In addition, Rami Kadi Maison de Couture was the first to do a cyber show in the Middle East and our main purpose was reducing the carbon footprint. This relationship continues throughout my collections while using recycled materials as well as old fabrics and textiles.

MM: How will the recent appointment as GWA increase the good practices in fashion?

RK: It means acting more responsibly and advocating a greener environment in the fashion industry by influencing other designers in doing the same.

MM: How has COVID-19 impacted the way you do things? How about collaborations in your field?

RK: I believed that covid 19 mainly changed the overproduction and overconsumption way of doing and owning clothes. In reducing production we help amending the mindset into a new one holding longevity when it comes to clothes. It made us shift to a new level of consciousness to reach a higher moral ground. I involved recycled materials into my pieces, I use my old fabrics and twisted theminto new ones, I reduced the production as well.

As for streaming online, we started this before the pandemic and we were pioneers, however we continuede with it during the pandemic.

We at Maison Rami Kadi, are always pro collaborations as you can see looking at our previous projects, by collaborating, art reunites and we can reach a large audience as well as save resources.

MM: What made you adapt this environmentally conscious approach?

R. K.: It was about time that brands create fashion while considering humanity and the environment, we need to start saving our natural resources. 97% of what goes into making clothes are new resources leaving only 3% being recycled materials. We needed to start tackling the waste management. Reducing carbon foot print in contributing massively in global warming. Another reason to me was saving animal lives, “we need to stop killing for fashion” why not use cruelty free alternatives? In conclusion, sustainable fashion is healthier for people and the planet and teaches us how to love our fabrics again.

MM: What is your advice to sustainable fashion?

RK: Create what can last in your wardrobe, sustainability is in your entire business and not only the product you’re producing. Furthermore, use social media to promote and increase awareness so we can maybe reach the ultimate fashion sustainability, one day.

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Maison RAMI KADI presents the

2021 COLLECTION DESSINER LE VIDE RAMI KADI Haute Couture Collection FW’21 'Dessiner le vide' represents a stunning sensory journey in search of force of creation, rebirth and beauty of a better world. Traversing the aesthetic of couture gowns and cocktail dresses with his phenomenal imprint and noticeable signature, Rami Kadi depict a new world out of this void and paints it with a promising prospect, while his Maison supports him in uncovering the creative strength inspired by the iconic ancient city of Beiru.

The exquisite collection renders a fresh breath, turning emptiness into a breathing element that bustles with life, with each of 20 dresses including two richly adorned bridal gowns, a quintessential element of the Maison’s artistry. Crafted to evoke timeless elegance and majestic allure, each monochrome look shines with bold colors of a jewel in all of its multifaceted brilliance, each new gown is the ultimate expression of Rami Kadi savoir-faire.

Kadi adopts a minimalistic approach to draw the void. Through sensible irregularity, simplicity in motion, and purified lines, the designer applied simplified graphics and softened geometric embroderu patterns on tulle pointillé with velvet dots, teardrop Swarovski crystal stones, glass beads and sequins, metallic watery sequins, (right).

Layering is also used expansively to amplify the colours, which vary between deep sea coral, wistful mauve and dusky orchid, burgundy, as well as fairest jade. Adorned with laser-cut ostrich feathers and tiers of peacock feathers.

Dessiner le vide renders a revolutionary approach to matter, turning emptiness into a breathing element that bustles with life.

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Lokomotiva fashion brand unveils its debut at Milan Fashion Week 2021

By Josip Grabovac

I would like to present to you a very fresh and unique fashion brand from Croatia named Lokomotiva. Behind the steering wheel of this special locomotive is Lana Puljic, an architect, a fashion designer and a yoga teacher. One of Lana’s greatest passions since a very young age was fashion. Somehow, she knew that her creativity would lead her to express herself in that way.

A few years after doing a MA degree at the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb, Lana's wish was to continue her education somewhere abroad, more specifically fashion focused.

This led her to London College of Fashion where she completed the 'Graduate Diploma Fashion Design Technology'. The idea behind her brand is to create unique, timeless pieces with lots of flare in high quality, lush materials, while paying the utmost attention to detail and execution of every specific single garment.

Brand aesthetics definitely reflect the designer’s most inner influences and are, in a specific way, a testament to a cumulative of lifelong experiences. At times, the designer, almost absurdly, likes to exaggerate volumes, details and loves to play with superimposing something light to something heavy, something delicate and romantic to something strong and robust. I would say that Lana is almost fanatically devoted to creating beautiful, yet simultaneously bold statement pieces for everyone, pushing the barriers beyond gender or age. Lokomotiva is first and foremost a brand that can be worn by anyone with strong individuality and character.

Looking at Lana's designs, my opinion is that she indeed has some great material and a unique story to present at the Milan Fashion Week. So, it was my pleasure to reach out and to give her an invitation to the coming up season. Lana will stage her new collection in February 2021 at MFW and we expect nothing less than an explosion of creativity, boldness and absolute perfection in execution. Stay tuned!

Dessiner le vide renders a revolutionary approach to matter, turning emptiness into a breathing element that bustles with life.

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“Ms. King is an icon, both of her craft and of this Regina King supports the Obama moment. I couldn’t be more honored to have dressed Foundation’s Girls Opportunity A l l i a n c e w i t h M a i s o n S c h i a p a r e l l i her for the 2020 Emmy awards and I am proud to

Left Regina King in RTW and right Regina King in HC dress Courtesy of Maison Schiaparelli.

support the Girls Opportunity Alliance. We at Maison The Couture House Schiaparelli has donated two custom Schiaparelli join the Obama Foundation in celebrating creations to Christie’s special auction titled, Schiaparelli: the inherent power of women.” - Daniel Roseberry, Regina King Emmy Outfits, Proceeds Intended to Support Artistic Director, Schiaparelli. the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance.

All of the proceeds are donated to the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, a program designed to empower adolescent girls around the world through education.

Christie’s online sale featured Maison Schiaparelli haute couture bustier dress in electric blue, made of embroidered faille with 250 encrusted multicolored jewels. The asymmetric dress worn by actress Regina King to the 72nd Emmy Awards to accept her award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a ‘Limited Series for Watchmen’ was made in Paris in the atelier of Maison Schiaparelli in Place Vendôme.

The making of the dress required 270 hours of work and 12 meters of silk faill.

Oscar-winning actress Regina King Another donated lot was a Ready-to-Wear double- noted that her partnership with breasted wool suit with embellished ‘bijoux’ buttons and Schiaparelli has been rewarding, matching trousers, in the iconic Schiaparelli Shocking pink, pointing out brands heritage and which the actress styled on the night with her own shirt shared positive work ethic and values. honoring the memory of Breonna Taylor.

The Maison Schiaparelli is located at the icon Salon Schiaparelli’s, at 21 place Vendôme in Paris. www.schiaparelli.com

More news from magnificent high jewellery world ‘Les Jardins de Giverny’ necklace by high jewellery artist FENG J featuring an impressive 19-carat fancy light pink diamond, reaches 2.6mil US$ at phillipsauction. (Lot 649) in an exquisite transformable masterpiece, featuring one cut-cornered rectangular step-cut Fancy Light Pink diamond, 19.00 carats, sVari-shaped rose-cut sapphires, white sapphires, pink spinels, tanzanites, aquamarines and tsavorites, 83.08 carats total. Diamond beads, round brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, 32.53 carats total. A section of the necklace is detachable and can be worn as a bracelet. Accompanied by a ring mount 18K white gold GIA Report: Fancy Light Pink colour, VVS2 clarity. Diamond Type Classification Report: Type IIa diamond.

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MAURO PERUCCHETTI‘S FAMOUS ‘JELLY BABY’ SCULPTURE EXCEEDS THE ESTIMATE AT PHILLIPS NY AUCTION Mauro's iconic Jelly Baby Family 0.9 did incredibly well at Phillips NY Auction well above the estimate, actually it exceeded the estimated price three times, going for the hammer price of 90,000.00 Dollars.

This is fantastic for his secondary market and of course for all his collectors. There is now only one left of the edition. Read more about the artist in our MILAN Issue. Featuring an interview with Mauro Perucchetti. www.mauroperucchetti.com Instagram@mauroperucchetti

Conceived in 2011 and cast in 2018, this work is number 6 from an edition of 8. Each incised with the artist's signature and number "Mauro Perucchetti 6/8" on the underside pigmented resin, in 5 parts blue 35 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 10 in. (90.2 x 36.8 x 25.4 cm) pink 31 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (80 x 32.4 x 23.5 cm) orange 22 x 9 x 6 1/4 in. (55.9 x 22.9 x 15.9 cm) green 21 3/4 x 9 x 6 in. (55.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm) purple 16 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.

(42.2 x 17.1 x 11.4 cm).

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The elegant embrodery in the making inspired by enchanted places and history of culture and architecture the Maison draws us into the magnificent world by a digital presentation of models wearing Haute Couture from the latest couture collection.

to discerned clients Ralph&Russo reopens its atelier for rare insight sight in the different including visits to Tamara’s studios and detailed in ara’s hand to hand parts of haute couture process from sketch by Tam mains. made embroidery details and couture atelier’s petite

TAMARA'S DESIGN ATELIER AT RALPH& RUSSO CELEBRATING THE WORLD & HERITAGE

This time Charls de gaille was not overflown by internatinal press an dpribat and privste jets filled with couture clients, the oarisian Pslace hotels didnt turn into a Robert Altman movie and there was no last minute fittg waiters whento be made or panicking models on scoote between the shows required. not to mention the circus as Suzy Menkes describes it outside the dhows. there was in stead peace to work snd time to designers to finish their collection unifluenced by editors and pressure from the media, or was there, lot of designers describe work routine turned upside down. lets face it the yesr is 2020 but we sre not technologicsly or mentsly prepared for it, all the work that could be facilitaded by technology is unfamiliar to us< but Tamara seems to brace this chalange very confidently. the colection seems well executed an dprepared in spite of restrictuons at work flow.n Maison Ralph&Russo designs couture looks that are soft and majestic, liberating and armouring, because the contemporary woman needs to embrace both dichotomies with equal joy and passion, which enables her to embrace joie de vivre and live it in the most beautiful way. Therefore Tamara offers a rich and voluminous paste universe of pinks, yellow and pistachio gowns for private and intimate dinner or VVIP gatherings. In fact the entire fall/winter 2021 collection is well aimed to be worn at a fabulous Roman party or at the top peak of Rio de Janeiro as the Maison proposes in its digital haute couture campaign with 8 couture looks across the world.

Undoubtedly women played role in these the world heritage contexts and their journey takes them always to the center stage of human history. Construction of these , the almost translucent dresses would come alive with more bold fine jewellery in white or yellow gold and fancy cut stones that would underline cuts on Tamaras evening and gala diner gowns.

Abundant with vibrant tones of yellow-gold and sky blue, hues of lavender and fuchsia the couture collector is offered a varsity of individual interpretations of the same look, making it further timeless.

The best news in 2020 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in West Asia announced during a virtual press conference the appointment of Rami Kadi as the regional Goodwill Ambassador for the latest sustainable fashion program.

The fashion industry is a $2.4 trillion rapid evolving industry with numerous impacts ranging from economic to environmental. It is believed to be the second most water consuming industry on the planet; 215 trillion liters of water annually. The industry is also wasteful of its own products, with an annual loss of $500 billion in product-value due to mishandling and the lack of recycling (UNEP). Rami Kadi, Creative Director and founder of Rami Kadi Maison de Couture, is among leading designers aiming to reduce the negative impacts of fashion.

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Above: Lebanese-American fashion designer Rami Kadi marks his 2nd couture fashion show during Paris Haute Couture Week by showcasing his couture Fall-Winter 2019-20 collection “The Temple Of Flora”, image courtesy of Rami Kadi. Photographer Patrick Sawaya.

IMPERIAL COSMETICS

LEONA KÖNIG WINS AUSTRIA 20 PRIZE

- FOR SKIN AND PEACE

CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Leona König, chairwoman and founder of Goldene Note music award and the International Music Foundation (IMF), is honoured with Austria 20 award, in the category cultural heritage prize. Leona König is dedicated to promote highly talented young musicians, since 2016. In 2020, the IM Foundation has substantially increased the funding of highly talented young musicians within Austria and internationally.

Leona König continues to support the training of young talents regardless of their origin, and she has launched numerous projects and partnerships, including the collaboration with ORF, the Austrian broadcasting company, for a TV transmission of ‘Goldene Note Spezial’ gala concert, under the patronage of Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the National Council of Austria.

The foundation also welcomed the Swiss watch and jewellery Maison Chopard, as the new sponsor. Chopard redesigned the trophy for the “Golden Note” prize, which was unveiled at Foundation's press meeting held earlier in 2020 at the iconic Hotel Sacher in Vienna.

The focus of the foundation is to search, discover, promote and support the children in the form of master classes, auditions and concerts in a long run. In doing so, she makes an important contribution to the future of the cultural heritage of classical music, especially in the city of music: Vienna. This year Leona König brings the young talents on the Austrian national national TV platform ORF, during December also. For more info how to apply or support IMF, visit www.im-foundation.com.

Upon accepting the Austria 20 award Leona expedsed her gratitude for all the support and stated humbly that “I am very happy that I won the award and I want to thank all the parents and children and everyone who gave me their vote. It is an important signal and also a great motivation to continue working for the young talented Austrian musicians. Especially because this award is not only an award for me, but above all an award for the stars of the future."

Imperial Cosmetics supports the Association for the Furtherance of Peace with 10% of every product sold - for aid projects worldwide! More info: www.flameofpeace.org

The skin care line of the year Imperial Cosmetics debuts in Europe with essentials like Bionic Brightening & Lifting Gel - a patented product this facial caregel with diamond powder is completely transparent with gold leaves. Imperial Cosmetics line is made with natural ingredients to energise, protect and regenerate all skin types. www.imperialcosmetics.com

Imperial Cosmetics is represented by ambassadors, Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduchess Herta Margarete Habsburg-Lothringen and Sándor HabsburgLothringen, Archduke of Austria-Tuscany, who love these luxurious and unique products. Fall in love with the line that offers unparalleled skin care with highest sustainability standards!

AUSTRIAN OF THE YEAR

Image above right: RF-III-CEO, Peter Schöber, Leona König, musical multitalent Ania Druml and ORF-General director, Alexander Wrabetz (from left to right). picture credits: ORF / Roman Zach-Kiesling)..

Frette Interiors

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the I60th anniversary of the illustrious Italian Maison Frette, a latin name which embodies per se the symbol of elegant houses, allured boats and exclusive spaces. Frette a name meaning hurries, while a company of 160 years age with deep roots in Art de Vivre, Elegance and Slow Life…Having still more sense in an era where interiority finds its full sense. Estelle Arielle Bouchet in interview with Filippo Arnaboldi, CEO Frette.

Mr Filippo Arnaboldi, CEO- FRETTE

E. A. B.: How do you plan to keep the "Made in Italy" label for the future of Frette?

Does it mean being more protectionist about Italian know-how? Where your production units are based?

F. A.: Frette’s storied heritage is rooted in a commitment to unparalleled quality and fine craftsmanship. To be “Made in Italy” simply assures the best, highest standards, year over year.

Estelle Arielle Bouchet: On December 18, Frette celebrates its 160th anniversary. While we will always remain true to our roots, we are also constantly seeking to Which thoughts and challenges come to your mind for such a large jubilee to be innovate and evolve as a brand. Today we collaborate with a variety of artisans honored? What do you plan to organize for this celebration? throughout Italy, who are each experts in their craft, but we also carefully select Filippo Arnabold: December will mark Frette’s 160th anniversary. We are additional partners when appropriate to secure the best product and service to our tremendously proud of what we have accomplished over the last 160 years and look customers. For example, we produce some wonderful, plush cotton terry for our bath forward to our continued evolution as a luxury lifestyle brand and as an innovator in linens in Portugal, as we found it more luxurious. the home décor space. Our top priority is to continue evolving our product offering and services to meet our clients’ evolving needs and changing lifestyle while staying E. A. B.: Which kind of difficulties do you have to grapple with in terms of relevant. While we had ambitious plans to kick off the celebrations, our plans were management and new developments perspectives in the context we know? unfortunately placed on pause given the uncertainty of the global situation. Having F. A.: The greatest challenge we have had to overcome throughout the course of the said that we are current situation so far has been related to our global scale and different business taking the opportunity to have thoughtful and strategic conversations internally as to channels, which were touched by the pandemic in different ways, for the good or the safest, most appropriate way to mark this anticipated occasion throughout 2021. the bad - whether it be how to safely close or re-open our boutiques, sharing logistical updates with our partners around the world and addressing concerns from E. A. B.: Having actually to address this special era of coronavirus, houses and clients or colleagues. Our global teams are in constant communication, discussing private spaces become kind of "Edens,” how Frette plays its role and embodies the challenges and brainstorming solutions to overcome any challenges we may interiors sphere itself? encounter. We also empower our teams across business channels to embrace an F. A.: Because Frette has brought comfort to our clients around the world for 160 entrepreneurial spirit when it comes to reaching out clients, both in a B2B and B2C years, our mission has never been more relevant in this challenging moment. We environment, and assuring them we remain willing and able to assist them, especially have found that comfort is personal not only in the way you dress your bed and in the current environment. improve the décor of your home, but also in the way you approach shopping. We started connecting with clients in creative ways, both digitally and in-store.

E. A. B.: How does an elegant and traditional House like Frette explore the We implemented our customer care team and launched a virtual styling studio to modernity in terms of creativity? Which specific products would you like to explore assist clients in their home décor endeavors. Think of it as a substitute of our world- and comment? class retail experience online, away to offer support to those who are less F. A.: We believe that nothing is more modern than a well-designed, long-lasting, comfortable shopping in-store or online. Clients can season-less product. Our collections are designed to accompany our clients in their connect in real-time with a Frette Specialist who will work with them by video, daily lives for many years, thanks to a strong foundation of iconic timeless products, phone, chat or email to reimagine their space, proposing creative solutions and which are refreshed every season with new colorways products, complemented by a personal touch. Additionally, we amplified our bespoke and design motifs, always working together seamlessly. We are especially proud of services, with the goal to offer individualized our jacquards, as Frette was the first company to use the revolutionary Vincenzi assistance and personalize our clientele product choices. looms for jacquard weaves in 1878. Since then, our jacquards – such as Luxury Glowing Weave, Ornate Medallion and Forever –

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have evolved to become complex, intricate pieces of art for the bedroom. More recently, we have begun to transition beyond the bedroom and bathroom with accent pieces for the home, including throws and decorative pillows as well as home fragrances, to allow our customers to embrace Frette’s lifestyle in every room of their home and beyond it.

Additionally, with our Bespoke Service, we give our clients carte blanche to create unique linens that reflect their own style of living with bedding and bath linens with custom embroidery and emblems, themed designs and unique colorways. So the last touch of creativity does happen in store. It’s exciting to see these one-of-a-kind pieces come together in a collection that’s truly exclusive to the client.

E. A. B.: What is your vision for Frette's future?

F. A.: As we weave our path forward, we’ll continue to evolve our product offering and expand our services to meet the ever-changing tastes of the modern consumer while always remaining true to our roots. We will also continue building upon the tailored, personalized experience our colleagues around the world consistently deliver, both in-store and digitally.

We follow a very selective growth strategy in an effort to maintain our strong luxury identity. Our target markets are international destinations such as Paris, New York, London, the Middle East and Asia. As we continue to grow our business globally, we will align ourselves with the right partners, in the right markets, who take each step with us hand-in-hand to grow mutually stronger each year. The current global pandemic has forced brands to rethink the old retail and marketing strategies.

E. A. B.: What changes have you planned for Frette?

F. A.: Recently, Frette’s mission has never been more relevant. Our approach has shifted, connecting with clients in creative ways, both digitally and in-store. While building upon the core values of our brand, like our bespoke

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services, we assured our clients could schedule private in-store appointments or enjoy a tailored experience from the comforts of home with the Virtual Styling Studio, that allows clients to receive a personalized retail experience over video, phone, chat or email.

As the concept of “home” will only become more important, we will continue to adapt our offering and services to meet evolving needs for comfort while simultaneously implementing fresh, innovative ways to communicate our brand messages.

E. A. B.: What is the most significant change that you have brought about in Frette's 160 year old history?

F. A.: Historically, Frette was best known for dressing some of the most illustrious bedrooms in the world – from European royalty to the presidential suites of the most celebrated hotels. Over the past few years, we extended our reach far beyond the bedroom to become a truly global lifestyle brand.

With our new design journey that debuted in 2018, we have established a strong foundation of timeless, iconic bed and bath linens as well as decorative accents, reinvigorated each season with fresh colorways and motifs, always working together seamlessly. These long-lasting, season-less luxury products are meticulously designed to accompany our clients throughout their daily lives and assist them in improving their living spaces.

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Guerlain

THE GUERLAIN HOUSE IS CELEBRATING WITH SOME EXCEPTIONAL FESTIVITIES. FROM 68 AVENUE DES CHAMPSÉLYSÉES, GUERLAIN’S PRECIOUS “GOLDEN BEE”

GOLDEN BEE MÉTÉORITES GOLDEN BEE MÉTÉORITES For fans of Météorites pearls, Guerlain has created this new harmony. Taking the emblematic shades found in the 02 harmony, this limited- edition has been enriched with the addition of a new gold-colour pearl. All contained inside a refined gold box with engraving that celebrates bees. The result is sublime. Fine mother-of-pearl create an imperceptible veil on the surface of the skin, leaving it seamlessly illuminated with golden glow. Once again, discover the magic of Guerlain’s Météorites pearls as they work to elegantly awaken the complexion’s infinite glow.

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TERRACOTTA GOLDEN BEE

TERRACOTTA GOLDEN BEE For the promise of a gorgeous complexion, even in midwinter, comes Terracotta Golden Bee. Applied over the high points of the face such as cheekbones, the bridge of the nose, chin and forehead, its coppery tones brighten all complexions without exception – from the lightest to the darkest. This season, the highlighter comes presented inside a precious golden domed case.

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Mona Kattan creates memories to last a lifetime with KAYALI’s 5th Eau De Parfum, Déjà Vu White Flower | 57

Mona Kayan, CEO

"Fragrance evokes such strong memories for me, and I always remember the first time that I’ve experienced a fragrance. With KAYALI Déjà Vu White Flower | 57 we want to transport you back to yourmost treasured memories and make you dream of the future” - Mona Kattan

KAYALI, the disruptive fragrance brand, founded by beauty maven Mona Kattan, features some of the most luxurious raw materials sourced from all around the world, the warm and sultry scent is an alluring bouquet of white florals.

With each and every spritz the notes of jasmine, tuberose, patchouli and gardenia come together in a seductive and unique blend. The white florals are combined with rich sandalwood and fruity notes of white nectarine and green pear. Déjà Vu White Flower | 57 has a generous concentration of 25% oil, which intensifies the fragrance.

Born out of Mona’s love for jasmine and tuberose, the complex and multifaceted scent has been more than two years in the making. Mona wanted to perfect the blend and ensure it would evoke the beautiful spirit of warming nostalgia as well as the thrill of future hope.

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‘I started wearing the scent in 2017 when we first started experimenting with blends that were focused around my favorite white floral notes. Déjà Vu White Flower | 57 was created during a time when I was making some exciting changes in my life, so to me the smell reminds me of new beginnings”, said Mona. With the team at Firmenich, she sampled the finest raw materials and integrated Jasmine and Tuberose from India, Patchouli from Indonesia, Sandalwood from Sri Lanka and Vanilla from Tahiti. Mona worked tirelessly with the team at Firmenich perfume house until they were finally satisfied with the 57th modification of the fragrance. Déjà Vu White Flower | 57 is a seductive, yet warm and comforting scent that is steeped in nostalgia and love.

Now also available as a nourishing Hair Mist featuring KAYALI’s signature allure.

Fragrance Notes: Top notes: Green Pear, White Nectarine, Lush Gardenia Middle notes: Indian Jasmine Absolute, Orange Flower, Tuberose Infusion Bottom notes: Crystallized Patchouli, Cashmere Woods, Sri Lankan Sandalwood, Tahitian Vanilla.

Top tips and tricks to use: Mona likes to spray her hair towel with KAYALI Déjà Vu White Flower | 57 before drying her hair. The result is a subtle hint of the fragrance that will follow you around all day.

The KAYALI collection is all about layering to create your own, unique signature scent. Try layering KAYALI Vanilla | 28 underneath Déjà Vu White Flower | 57 for an opulent and sophisticated scent that leaves a lasting allure. Or underneath Musk | 12. The result is a sweet, juicy uplifting scent that will elevate your mood in the morning. This blend is perfect for daily use.

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Precious Perfumes AN UNPRECEDENT COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO MASTER PERFUMERS

BVLGARI INTRODUCES MAGNIFICENT AND UNPRECEDENTED FEMALE AND MALE FRAGRANCE DUO COLLECTOR LEGEMME Signature Ingredients: GERANIUM LEAF, BLACK INCENSE OUD ESSENCE (AGARWOOD)

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ulgari is one of few Maisons in the world to master Haute Joaillière, Haute Horlogerie and Haute Parfumerie. Bulgari retains the ancient charm of its Roman heritage and its relevancy in the world of fine scents, as it rediscovers the romantic beauty of the Near East embarking on a transcendent journey that reaches a fresh pinnacle with the introduction of the first-ever Men’s and Women’s fragrance collector’s duo – a two-part masterpiece that is the result of a spectacular and exceptional collaboration between two renowned Master Perfumers Jacques Cavallier and Alberto Morillas. The iconic duo dates its close relationship with Bvlgari since many years.

With the introduction of Bvlgari Le Gemme Erea (signed by Alberto Morillas) and Bvlgari Le Gemme Kobraa (signed by Jacques Cavallier), Bvlgari once again mines the natural world in search of its most captivating treasures, enlisting the unparalleled talents of the two Master Perfumers to translate the bold beauty of Green Agate and Snake Jasper into magnificent new fragrances.

DISCOVERY OF GEMS OF NATURE TREASURES In the latest chapter of its journey, the Bvlgari Gems Road leads to Zealandia, a mostly-submerged continent between New Caledonia and New Zealand that is known for its rare and distinctive flora. It is there that Green Agate and Snake Jasper can be found — stones that are both known for their powers of regenerative energy.

To create the fragrances inspired by these two gemstones, the Master Perfumers had the immediate intuition to use incense as a common olfactory gem of nature, each interpreting it in his own way. Indeed, incense is a sacred and long-hallowed gem of nature, representing a direct link to millenary culture.

The word “perfume” comes from the Latin per fumum which means “through smoke”: incense, resins & woods have been burned across myriad cultures as a way of communicating with the divine.

Alberto Morillas immediately thought of incense because it has so many facets: “You could smell it a thousand times and each time, it would smell differently”. For Jacques Cavallier, “Incense is like diamond in high jewellery. It’s irreplaceable.”

Feminine and luxurious, Bvlgari Le Gemme Erea is inspired by Green Agate. Hailing from New Caledonia, this precious stone is named after the Achates river in Sicily and, according to ancient tradition, offers protection and is said to exude a peaceful energy. Therefore, the name Erea, is inspired by the Greek word eirene, which means “peace.”

Addictive, warm and feminine, Bvlgari Le Gemme Erea is an Oriental Woody fragrance that opens with spicy top notes of lemony green cardamom, before revealing a beautiful incense heart from Somalia (one of the most exceptional quality) blended with the addiction of an exceptional vanilla from Madagascar. In the words of Alberto Morillas, who signed the fragrance: “I wanted to translate the power and generosity of this precious stone into a luxurious fragrance. I chose a beautiful quality of vanilla from Madagascar, sustainably grown and produced and undeniably multi-faceted with ambery, spicy, gourmand and almost leathery shades. Using ancient magical resins such as incense and myrrh, prayed over by the Gods, and mystical woods like patchouli and cypriol to adorn this vanilla jewel and create a divine oriental addiction.”

For men, Bvlgari Le Gemme Kobraa conjures the mystery of Snake Jasper, a hard stone that hails from New Zealand. Anciently used as an antidote for snakebites, this stone is a symbol of powerful regeneration and life force. As a scent, Bvlgari Le Gemme Kobraa reveals a timeless masculine freshness thanks to geranium leaf, blended with the spiritual force of smoked incense and the depth of agarwood. Oriental and woody, it is a mysterious, ambery and deep fragrance, possessing a rare intensity that mirrors the legendary and restorative properties of its inspiration, Snake Jasper. A beautifully composed fragrance of geranium leaf, black incense and oud essence, Bvlgari Le Gemme Kobraa is a triumph of modern-day haute parfumerie.

Master Perfumer Jacques Cavallier says this of the fragrance: “The top note has a timeless aromatic freshness, blended to the spiri-tual force of incense and the depth of agarwood. I chose a black incense that is burnt and warmed before distilling it. It gives the incense a stronger, more concentrated note, but also more leathery and smoked. It is a harmony of incense and oud, the oud has a gentle harmony, not animal and very elegant.”

TWO CREATIONS LINKED BY THEIR GREEN IRIDESCENT COLOR An unprecedented union of male and female, the bottles stand together, a magnificent pairing adorned with green iridescent shells as a tribute to the stones’ regenerative energy. The cap of Bvlgari Le Gemme Erea is inspired by the iconic Serpenti scaglie pattern and responds to the masculine Snake Jasperinspired cap. The bottle’s amethyst glass contrasts with the Green Agate iridescent shell in a pairing that mirrors Bvlgari High Jewellery’s mix of color combination. The bottle itself takes its shape from the ancient Roman amphora, a vessel used to carry gems, silks, perfumes and spices. Instantly recognizable, it is a symbol that conjures transport and travel, and alludes to the fragrance’s origins along the Gems Road. The Bvlgari Le Gemme Kobraa bottle is finished with a cap inspired by Snake Jasper and crafted in the shape of a majestic obelisk. An ancient symbol of travel, this Roman structure was traditionally used as a marker to guide merchants on their journeys to and from the Eternal City. Given its association with the Gems Road and the precious ingredients that travelled that path centuries ago, it is the perfect motif for Bvlgari Le Gemme masculine fragrances.

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awarded menus

ZUMA DUBAI OFFERS AUTHENTIC JAPANESE MENU, NOW FEATURING ITS AWARD-WINNING ‘BEST BAR IN THE GULF’

The effortlessly cool spot located in the international financial centre, at the heart of Dubai, creates unique atmosphere for guests to enjoy the contemporary skillful craftsmanship. The white table cloth features italian Japanese cuisine in the vicinity of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. terrace ambience and sophisticated setting LPM Restaurant & Zuma won numerous Restaurant Awards and most recently Zuma Bar was Bar, Chef Patron, Raphael Duntoye, explains, awarded Best bar in the region and 23rd best in the World.

“We have been opened for 10 years in Dubai, this is something Zuma menu highlights the Japanese izakaya style of dining wIth a twist. It’s very special. Our guests love all our signature dishes and keep guests always return for unexpectedly delicious food and chic Japanese restaurant vibe with steel and granite decor, serving sushi, grill dishes & sharing coming back for those, and I really wanted to come up with unique plates..Spread over two floors, it’s unpretentious and welcoming for lunch guests creations to celebrate this milestone. The global situation made me or large groups for dining menu. You can dine in either the main restaurant area think hard about new ideas, to add even more reasons for our longor the upper lounge, the latter of which is slightly more casual and buzzy. The term guests or new ones to keep discovering LPM at each and every service throughout is impressive, as is the quality of ingredients. Zuma is a must visit. A paella in a French Mediterranean restaurant, why not?” for locals and visitors, who order signature dishes Black- Cod, Spicy Beef, The new dishes are priced from Dhs 45, available from Sunday WagyuNigiri, Gyoza, Grilled Octopus and desserts, even for non fans of 11th October, dine in only at LPM Dubai and LPM Abu Dhabi. chocolate.

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CAFÉ SOCIETY LAUNCHES THEIR HOME DELIVERY SERVICE ACROSS DUBAI. EXPERIENCE THE CITY’S MOST SOPHISTICATED VENUE EVERY TIME YOU ORDER IN!

’’We’re thrilled to bring Café Society home delivery to all our diners, especially now when people are discovering new ways to dine in. Our home delivery service exemplifies a typical experience at the restaurant, and we can’t wait for guests to enjoy it from home,” Walid Alawa, General Manager at Tamani Marina Hotel and Hotel Apartments.

Café Society is renowned as of the finest restaurants in Dubai Marina, with it’s Parisian bistro glamour and art deco inspired interiors. Located in the promenades of Dubai Marina and the beautiful neighbourhood of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street, this restaurant is the city’s most stylish and sought after venue. Now Café Society will be mesmeri-zing diners with the launch of its delicious new home delivery service. Starting November 2020, guests can order the most popular offerings of Café Society’s menu from home, through the restaurant’s website. Café Society inspired by the bistro culture of the 1920s, is set to redefine its service in the 2020s with its elegant take. With the promise of delivering anywhere in Dubai, diners can expect signature dishes from their impressive menu, such as Chicken Picatta, Beef Medallion, Barley Soup, Victoria Sponge Cake, the best-selling Three Way Date Cake and more.

skillful craftsmanship. The white table cloth features italian terrace ambience and sophisticated setting LPM Restaurant & Bar, Chef Patron, Raphael Duntoye, explains, “We have been opened for 10 years in Dubai, this is something very special. Our guests love all our signature dishes and keep coming back for those, and I really wanted to come up with unique creations to celebrate this milestone. The global situation made me think hard about new ideas, to add even more reasons for our longterm guests or new ones to keep discovering LPM at each and every visit. A paella in a French Mediterranean restaurant, why not?”

Café Society is located in Tamani Marina Hotel, King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al The new dishes are priced from Dhs 45, available from Sunday Saud Street, Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates, and is open daily from 9am 11th October, dine in only at LPM Dubai and LPM Abu Dhabi.

– 11pm (Sunday-Saturday).

For reservations or more information, please call +971 4 318 377, email info@cafesociety.ae, visit www.cafesociety.ae, or follow @cafesocietydxb. www.cafesociety.ae _______________________

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new anniversary menus

LPM celebrates an exceptional decade in Dubai with the new Anniversary menu

Internationally renowned LPM Restaurant & Bar unveils new dishes by Chef Patron, Raphael Duntoye to celebrate with its fans in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The iconic restaurant proposes ten brand new dishes to be featured at their award-winning venues in Dubai, DIFC and Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. The dishes have been created by LPM Chef Patron, Raphael Duntoye, in celebration of the DIFC institutions 10-year anniversary.

The new plates showcase vibrant ingredients, beautifully pre- sented and served without pretension. New favorites include the Butter Bean Hummus with quinoa crisps, Seabass Ceviche with smoked tomatoe jus, Undressed Crab with cucumber gaz- pacho and Seafood Paella – all sure to be a hit with LPM fans.

The white table cloth features italian terrace ambience and sophisticated setting LPM Restaurant & Bar, Chef Patron, Raphael Duntoye, explains, “We have been opened for 10 years in Dubai, this is something very special. Our guests love all our signature dishes and keep coming back for those, and I really wanted to come up with unique creations to celebrate this milestone. The global situation made me think hard about new ideas, to add even more reasons for our long-term guests or new ones to keep discovering LPM at each and every visit. A paella in a French Mediterranean restaurant, why not?”

The new dishes are priced from Dhs 45, available from Sunday 11th October, dine in only at LPM Dubai and LPM Abu Dhabi.

: LPM Restaurant & Bar – Dubai Location: LPM, Gate Village No, 8, Dubai International Financial Center, P.O. Box 506711 - Dubai Phone: + 97144390505 www.lpmrestaurants.com/dubai

The stylish New York inspired restaurant Bull & Bear, situated on the 18th floor of the Waldorf Astoria DIFC. is the perfect setting for its first brunch called “The Bull of Wall Street”. The 80’s themed experience is open for public bookings from October 2nd, 2020 - referencing iconic moments from“The Wolf of Wall St.” film.

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On Fridays guests are welcome from 1pm to sample amongst contemporary twists on classic New York grill dishes, ann indulge in the uber-stylish interiors, open dining room with generous spacing and high ceilings and stunning panoramic views across the city.

To celebrate the weekend in style, Waldorf Astoria DIFC offers a selection of two brunch exclusive packages; AED 290 for soft drinks or AED 450 for bubbles, house hops and a selection of cocktails, including Aperol Spritz infused jelly fish (remember the scene from the movie?).

To set the right mood for the Friday afternoon, Bull & Bear’s live house-band “Cross Fire” will serve classic covers from the 1980’s and 1990’s, while brunch guests enjoy a fine selection of signature dishes such as: Alligator Pear (pickled avocado, cilantro, pomegranate, kalamata rice cracker, gazpacho jelly), Wagyu Beef Tartare (house relish, slow cooked egg yolk, saffron aioli, fine herb salad), Beef Rossini (braised short ribs, foie gras, mushroom ketchup, crispy shallots, truffle sauce), Palamos Octopus (charred octopus, lemon eggplant purée, shaved fennel salad, Padrón peppers, chimichurri), The Big Apple (muscovado apple, caramelized rosemary apple, green apple foam, walnut crumble, green apple sorbet)and a delectable dessert board to be revealed on the day.

The Bull of Wall St. brunch promises to become as iconic as the movie that it champions for Dubai’s weekend millionaires. The main difference is that at least most revellers are not due back into work the following day, unlike their counterparts from the Scorsese classic.

Upon arrival guests pass the hand-forged, gold bull and bear sculptures symbolic of the famous bull statue outside the New York stock exchange.

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aldorf Astoria’s award-winning contemporary grill Bull & Bear, located in Dubai International Financial Centre, the heart of Dubai down-town business district, debuts Friday brunch that takes its guests on a movie themes Immersive Journey its centerpiece culinary experience is infused with references to Martin Scorsese's iconic movie.

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Location: Bull & Bear, Waldorf Astoria DIFC, Burj Daman, Al Mustaqbal St - Za'abeel Za'abeel 2 - Dubai Restaurant Opening times: 12PM - 12AM, seven days a week Brunch timings: Friday 1pm - 5pm www.waldorfastoria3.hilton.com/difc Telephone: 04 515 9888 Email: BullandBear@waldorfastoria.com Instagram: @bullandbear.difc/

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Chops Grill Split, Croatia Few years ago, after a successful spring in Italy and upon my return home, I made a stopover in Split and one of my friends suggested dinner in, as she said, one of the ‘’it’’ places in town and it happened to be a steakhouse in the very city centre. Now, not being a big fan of steaks in Croatia, I was not convinced but decided to give it a go. The place is called Chops Grill and I was sure we made the right decision from the moment we came in this carnivore heaven. A professional and smiley hostess greeted us at the entrance, found our reservation and walked us to our table in a simple but elegant dining room, with the main grill in the middle of it – so all the guests can see their steaks being done!

Restaurant is well spread and quite big having in mind that it is in the centre of a 1700 year old city of Split (Croatia), where most of the eateries are squeezed in narrow streets or on busy squares. The place was packed, and few other hostesses at the desk were handling quite a row of people trying to get in for dinner that night.

I was impressed seeing over thirty types of steaks from all over the world and with the exact descriptions about the country of origin and type of feeding, but besides steaks I found some great fish choices and, as the waiter later pointed out, a few vegetarian options.

We decided to splurge that evening and ordered us a dry-aged 1.2 kg Tomahawk steak to share. And quite a show it was! The steak was brought on a gibbet, with a big bone hanging from the upper part and the tasty juices from the steak were dripping over baked potatoes and veggies on the bottom. The meat was cut in front of us, salted and served to our plate. Perfectly done, juicy and soft, and with a bit of a foie gras flavour at the crisp parts by the bone (due to dry aging for 40+ days), this piece made me a steak fan for sure and Chops Grill was on my ‘’must visit’’ list every next time I came to Split.

By Josip Grabovac I wanted to explore and learn more about the steaks and how on earth they decided to open up a steakhouse in a country where you cannot even buy a tenderloin in a butchery store, so soon I started the friendly but educative conversations with the owners Jasmina and Igor, chef Ivan and grill master Marko.

Quite a team they are, started together from the very beginning of Chops in June 2013 and back at the time they were not profiled as they are today. ‘’So where do you get the meat’’ – I asked. - “We have a few suppliers that we are working with for years now.

Those are companies that import delicates from all over the world, and we have grown together. In 2013, when we started, we could only get a very few of the steaks that we have today – simply, there was no demand for that in Croatia, especially in Split. So, when I sent a first list to one of my suppliers, they were so thrilled to have someone finally ask for those cuts that they came to Split just a few days later and that’s how it started. From then on, every year, we try all the new cuts and specials from our suppliers, and we take only the best. Currently, we have in our offer local meats, but also steaks from Argentina, Uruguay, USA, New Zealand, France, Netherlands, Ireland and Japan.

We are especially proud that we managed to make the best out of our local Simmental cuts by dry-aging them in our chambers. This resulted in a very meaty and tender steak, the guests basically choose their cut from the chamber and the grill master cuts it in front of them. And they love it!”

When she mentioned Japan, the first thing that came to mind was the meat from the cows that I read somewhere are fed with beer and massaged while the calm music is playing, so I asked her if this was that

meat, the famous Kobe beef. - “Yes, this is the wagyu beef, but not Kobe. Kobe is very, very hard to get outside of Japan as there is limited supply per year. I think there are about 3000 cattle slaughtered every year that are real Kobe. This is wagyu, which is by definition a meat from Japan, but the difference is only in bloodlines and prefectures where the cattle are coming from. We sell only grade A5 (the highest rank in the wagyu beef ratings, meaning the highest quality) and only tenderloin and striploin cuts. This is very expensive beef and therefore a lot of restaurants around the world that I have personally visited sell ‘’Kobe style’’ beef under wagyu or Kobe, but please note, this is not at all the same meat, it tastes completely different and it is not raised in Japan, and the price for this meats is three times lower then the real wagyu. Our original wagyu steak of 150 g. We sell at a competitive price, we want our locals to learn and try new things with us.” Marko, the grill chef, and Ivan, the head chef, are both young enthusiasts who run this place as family, and they grow with the restaurant year after year.

The biggest challenge for Ivan was to prepare the dishes that will keep up with the high-quality level steaks. But when you try his fillet Wellington, the answer is right there – even those not enthusiastic for the meat will love this rhapsody of flavours. Gordon Ramsey once said that a perfectly prepared Wellington is one of the best dishes in the world, and in Chops their Wellington is one of their ‘’trademark’’ dishes. I noticed that they do not mention fish a lot around this place, but in one of my last occasions here I tried the ‘’buzzara’’ of shrimps and shells with home-made macaroni, and it actually became one of my favourite dishes here now! Its basically the Adriatic shrimps prepared in a traditional way with white wine, garlic and olive oil, but with the fresh fish, the sauce is amazing, and when the home-made macaroni (yes, actually one of their retired cooks prepares these only for them) soak up the flavours, they are even better than the shrimps itself!And what goes better with good food then the wine – Chops prides itself with a mini glass roof chamber in their main dining room full of the best local ones. That is why this is my ‘’must stop’’ in Split, I hope that if you visit, it will become your favourite too!

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"Frega's music, in addition to being complex and technically solid, releases emotions and beauty. It will be the contemporary music of the future”.

Salvatore Frega Master of High Specialization Salvatore Frega, award-winning international artist, pianist and music composer.

Salvatore Frega, Italian pianist and composer of contemporary and experimental music, was born in Cosenza on 29 September 1989. As Master of Composition, Salvatore is awarded by the Municipality of Firmo on the occasion of the “Firmo in Scena” Festival as “EXCELLENCE FIRMENSE” to be a bearer of music and culture in the world.

He is the winner of the Silver Medal in the GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS in California with the composition “unAnimes”, performed in world premiere by Contempoart ensemble.

He received the ENCOMIO SOLENNE with the Municipal Council Resolution n.

71 of 21/11/2018 from the Municipality of Firmo for his extraordinary artistic career in the field of music at an age so young that gives prestige to the entire citizenship and the Calabria region.Founder and Artistic Director of the Versilia Music Academy and of the International Composition Competition “A. Rendano “, lecturer of Piano and Composition at the Accademia Musicale della Versilia and of “Operation of the Music Production Sector” at the CaMu of Arezzo

MM: Please could you elaborate on the current artistic direction of the Accademia Musicale della Versilia (what is the didactic objective of the Accademia Musicale della Versilia, how it managed to reach important numbers in just a few years of activity, and the future of the Academy)?

S. F.: Yes, it is a real pleasure to be able to talk about the Accademia Musicale della Versilia. Was born in 2017, in Versilia, in Vireggio, with the aim of bringing educational quality that was lacking in this area of Tuscany. In fact, in just 3 years of activity, the academy counts important numbers, with more than 300 students in the Academy and over 1000 students in public schools, with projects related to musical education during school hours. The Accademia Musicale della Versilia continues to grow, bringing, from 2021, also the High Specialization courses with International Musicians. From the Italian journalistic criticism it is considered among the most important structures in central Italy and we hope to maintain this great quality that distinguishes us. Precisely in 2020 we received the Accreditation of the Ministry of Education and Research - MIUR - regarding the first two courses. We are doing a good job and I thank all the team of teachers and staff who work for the Academy every day.

MM: You are also co-founder and chairman of the Music Master Management group, what is the mission of Music Master Management?

S. F.: With my partner, the conductor Andrea Vitello, we decided, in November 2019 to give life to this Network that gathers musicians from all over Italy. From here was born the Music Master Management group which gives the musician the opportunity to be his own manager, improving his communication and management aspect. The reference teacher is the great Valentina Lo Surdo, Journalist and trainer.

In addition to this, however, we give the possibility to musicians to get in touch with Artistic Directors and Music Managers who come from all over the world and who meet once a year to give space to their works and their skills. In 2020, even though we were all in lockdown for the Covid 19 virus, we decided to open the course totally Online and it had an incredible success, with many interested musicians and many opportunities for growth and work for them.

Maestro, your international awards and recognitions are testimony to your extensive and evolving musical career, but you entered the World of Music quite early as a 15-year-old (in 2004)?

Salvatore Frega: Thanks for your consideration, it's a real pleasure. Yes, I entered "The Accademia Musicale della Versilia continues to the world of composition at the age of 15, but I started studying Piano at the age of grow, bringing, from 2021, also the High Specialization 4, from 1993. While I was studying composition at the Conservatory, I also wanted courses with International Musicians. From the Italian to experience the thrill of being able to write music and from here I entered to study journalistic criticism it is considered among the most composition at the Conservatory in 2004. The desire to go beyond playing today important structures in central Italy and we hope to has meant that the dreams I carried as a child would happen. In fact, once I got my diploma in piano and composition, I decided to continue writing music. Today, maintain this great quality that distinguishes us." hearing my music played in the various international foundations and theaters brings Salvatore Frega, Maestro. me a lot of happiness, as well as a great sense of responsibility towards music, because it is important to preserve art in all its forms.

MM: Can you reveal any future projects of this Group, which is already a leader in the European sector?

Since then you have become important in the world of contemporary composition, S. F.: Of course, we are planning, as soon as everything returns to normal, to do which concerts have marked your career? courses abroad and not only in Italy, because it is right that the musician should be S. F.: The concert that has most marked my career so far, was with the Budapest given the opportunity to enter the world of work. In addition to this, we are training Symphony Orchestra, host of the prestigious Antal Dorati conducting competition. the first official Music Master trainers to whom we will organize the course with the My piece for great orchestra "Magic Horse" marked my path and my musical same starting methods. We see a very bright future for the course participants and research. I saw the audience get excited, the orchestras get excited and everyone for the Music Master Management group. welcomed me on stage with a big applause. Hence a strong research on contemporary music that must return to excite, bringing with it an important MM: Besides your love for music and career as a contemporary Composer, you message: Contemporary composers exist, and continue to make music. are very inspired by the talents you meet. What is your main source of inspiration?

S. F.: Yes, I love to live well, because psychophysical well-being leads to better How would you explain the excitement of receiving the silver medal at the Global composing. I love the simple but quality lifestyle. I love elegance and great fashion.

Music Awards in Los Angeles (2018)?

Inspirational for me are the greats of the past: Igor Stravisky loved to dress well, live S. F.: An indescribable emotion. In Italy it was 00:30 when I got the call from the well and with great taste as well as always being elegant. The great pianist Arturo Global Music Awards from Los Angeles. I was in my car, I was returning home Benedetti Michelangeli also loved taste and luxury cars. Here, for me, sources of after a concert I played in Tuscany, in my current region of residence. I will never inspiration are always the great musicians of the past who also linked lifestyle and forget that emotion. Initially I thought it was a joke, but I did everything. The elegance to music. motivation I received from the jury was this:

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Art guide _______________________ gstaad & St. Moritz, switzerland Louise Bourgeois: The Heart Has Its Reasons.

By Hauser & Wirth, at Tarmak22, Gstaad 19 December – 2 February

Image courtesy of Piaget.

Can you talk about your choice for the title of the show?

From the exhibition’s title the visitor is transmitted to the origin of the philosophical discourse about reason and evidence. In what ways has this influenced the artist’s work?

Each winter season Hauser & Wirth presents art programme that lights up Gstaad. The previous winter work of significant international contemporary and modern artists, including a selection connected to Hauser & Wirth’s programme, featured artists and well-known personalities from the art world include Jenny Holzer, Alberto Giacometti, Wilhelm and Anka Sasnal, Dieter Roth, Frida Khalo, Rashid Johnson, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró. During winter 2020, Jenny Holzer's art literaly lighted up the Gstaad with large projections of scrolling texts in light on the iconic Gstaad Palace Hotel and the surroundings. The projections were made possible with the generous support of Maja Hoffmann of the Luma Foundation and Alex Hank.

This winter, Hauser & Wirth celebrates ouvre of Louise Bourgeois, with the exhibition titled 'The Heart Has Its Reasons’, at the exhibition space Tarmak22 in Gstaad and online. The exhibition takes its title from the 17th century French scholar Blaise Pascal’s well-known phrase: ‘the heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing’. Bourgeois, who studied mathematics and philosophy at the Sorbonne, Paris, joins a long scholar tradition of Pascal studies. His philosophical work known as Pascal’s wager precedes philosophical inquiry like phenomenology and existentialism, but it also produced many critics in the 18th century, most notably Voltaire. Bourgeois adapts Pascalian critique on the dichotomy of reason and evidence. Her art is often a study of the emotional and psychological experience of the Other that eludes rational explanation.

The works in the presentation span the artist’s oeuvre from 1949 – 2009, after she settled in the States. This period in the artist’s life reflects the complexities of human experience through channelling both inner and outer realities – it is a period that draws parallels to our present global situation.

Philip Larratt-Smith, curator of The Easton Foundation, gives his expert view on the life and work of Bourgeois.

The exhibition looks at sculptures and paintings by Bourgeois as a symbolist, what is it about these works that makes them particularly interesting?

The motifs that unify the presentation; the couple, the paired form, the house, the bed, landscape, and human anatomy, are grounded in the dynamic interplay between the binary oppositions—mind and body, geometric and organic, male and female, conscious and unconscious—that animate Bourgeois’s work as a whole. Above all, this exhibition speaks about Bourgeois’s need for love. Rooted in the artist’s individual introspection, the works in the presentation grapple with the complexities of human experience and include landmark pieces such as ‘The Couple’ (2007-2009) and ‘Eyes’ (2001).

How was it to prepare this exhibition for Gstaad and online visitors, how do you hope that the two exhibitions will compliment visitor’s experience of the artist?

Philip Guston: Transformation ‘Venue: Hauser & Wirth St Moritz and Online Exhibition, 16 December – 12 March 2021 Another important exhibition at Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz, is a solo exhibition of works by Philip Gustonopening 3 days earlier (including online). The American painter Philip Guston (1913-1980) is recognized as a pioneer of abstract expressionism before his return to figuration in the late 1960s. His body of work spans half a century and Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz invites the visitor to discover the significant collection of 19drawings and paintings from two different periods, abstract (1952-64) and figurative (1968-1977).

The presentation is curated to reveal the complexity of Guston's personal iconography, that transcends the studied surroundings and contemplative motifs of his studio and his wife, the poet Musa McKim. The presentation is part of an ongoing series of global exhibitions by Hauser & Wirth since 2016, including: Philip Guston Painter 1957-1967, New York, 2016; Philip Guston Laughter in the Dark, Drawings from 1971 & 1975, New York and London, 2017; Philip Guston A Painter’s Forms, 1950-1979, Hong Kong; Resilience Philip Guston in 1971, Los Angeles, 2019-2020; Philip Guston What Endures, Virtual Reality, 2020. To coincide with the exhibition, Hauser & Wirth will debut an exclusive online screening of ‘A Life Lived’. The documentary film sees the artist speak candidly about his philosophy of painting and the psychological motivation for his work, filmed in 1971 at his Woodstock studio and during his 1980 retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Stay updated and visit online exhibitions at hauserwirth.com

Mrs Anna Stukkert, CEO of the investment company Stukkert & Co, handed awards at the third private Congress Awards 2020, held on the 27th October, in the presence of guests from the political arena of Bavaria and the European Parliament. Private meeting organizer, the Stukkert & Co Foundation, together with Stankevicius MGM, The American Reporter, The New York Journal have been awarding this investment prize to politicians, philanthropists, investors, and influencers over the last 7 years. See more on www.congress-realty.com/en. All images courtesy Stukkert/Von Lison..

The Multimillionaire Configurator at the VIIth session of Investors Congress 2020 was held on October 2628, as a private meeting in the heart of Munich within the city's historic 19th century City Hall. The organizers brought together government agencies, investors and patrons of art from 20 countries.

The main mission of the Congress is to gather investors in an era of economic turbulence.

Traditionally, the opening of the congress takes place each October in presence of leading international news agencies and media, such as Stankevicius MGM, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Yahoo Finance, BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, The New York Journal, Washington Morning, The Los Angeles Journal.

The opening remarks were made by the organizer of the Congress, Mrs Anna Stukkert, CEO of the investment company Stukkert & Co, Valentin Kilber, CEO of BusinessForum Germany and Pavel Rudanovsky, CEO of the BRICS + investment forum.

Speakers and guests of honor of the private presentation Included, Christian Grosse, Chairman of the Open International Dialogue (Germany). Dr. h.c.

Sergej Tschernjawskij, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Central Government Committee of the CSU Bavaria for Migration and Integration on the development of dialogue (Germany), Manana Palagaschwili, international relations specialist and chairman of the jury of CONGRESS AWARDS 2020 (Germany). Jeff J Butler, TEDx’s main speaker, author of books on international sales (USA). Ayla Aldjufrie, Founder of Global Property Bank and Real Estate Education Technology Center (Indonesia). Kseniya Korzun, General Manager, ILP Group (England).

This year’s awards ceremony honoured: God Nisanov, billionaire, philanthropist, Russian entrepreneur, № 34 in the Forbes 2019 rating of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia.

Govind Balakrishna Raju, Vice President, Innovative Technologies, Peter Wieser, owner of the Ratskeller Munich, Sergey Nikitin, Head of the Representative Office of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Germany, Vladimir Sergiyenko, public figure, mediator, political scientist, chairman of the Association of Writers of Interethnic Harmony of the Federal Republic of Germany, Yoram Biton, Managing Director of a large hotel chain - Central Europe Leonardo Hotels, Benjamina Mirnik-Voges, managing director of the production company Entertainment One Germany in Munich, Christina Duxa, CEO of Lovely Friends by Christina Duxa, and founder of eponymous brand Couture.

Also Didier Le Calvez, President of Ré Management, most successful hotel manager in the hospitality, incl.

Plaza and Pierre (New York), George V and Bristol (Paris), Regent (Singapore), S.E. Mr. Sohibnazar Gayratsho, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Federal Republic of Tajikistan, Georg Schmidt, managing director of the private business club of millionaires in Munich - Munich Diamonds Business Clubs, Robby Rajber, President of the Jewish sports organization Maccabi Munich, Valentin Kilber, CEO of Business Forum Germany, François Escuillié, scientific researcher, paleontologist, professor, director of the Eldonia company,.

Baron Daniel von Lison is a member of the Royal Order of St. Stanislaus from the House of Romanov.

The Order marks its 255th anniversary this year and continues to support humanitarian projects both nationally and internationally, as the concept of chivalry is still of great importance in the modern world.

During the privat gala evening, the host of the CONGRESS AWARDS 2020 ceremony, the titled Prince Karl Heinz Richard von Sayn-Wittgenstein, a millionaire showman, was to hold a charity auction for the Baron Daniel von Lison Foundation PARAMUSIX. Lots with a total value of up to €500,000 were part of the Congress Orders international charity auction.

Organizer of the lot and art project at the Congress is Olga Daniele, CEO of 365 ART (Great Britain).

Among 365 ART clients are well-known audit companies as PwC (Italy), official distributors of BMW and AUDI AMAG in Switzerland. Dina Sinelnikova (Germany, Berlin) - founder of BomondPro - International Club of Emotional Health and Aesthetics, well-known and successful art therapist and art historian, docent at the Berlin Institute for Relaxation and Communication Methods and the Co-founder of the Club - Irina Sinelnikova (Russia).

Designer Jenny Ananian presented exclusive Haute Couture collection inspired by ‘pearl in emerald’ Alhambra,of the ‘RuaRua’ brand, which was highly appreciated and recognized at Paris Fashion Week 2020.

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interview- Dani g. Waldman ________________________________________

‘I was taught from a young age that it was my moral responsibility to help those less fortunate than me. I am very lucky to be in a position where I can contri-bute to the betterment of society and I find it extremely fulfilling to try and make a difference in this world.‘ - Dani G. Waldman Waldman holds her stable in Florida, Starwyn Farms as her base out of for the Winter Equestrian Festival.

She also led the International Equestrian Education programme, a 10 session course that offered an introduction to the many facets of the competitive horse world. Experts in each field taught the classes. It is her continuous aim to encourage young generation of riders and develop the sport.

MM: How did you succeed to incorporate art and sport to become inseparable parts of your life?

Dani G. Waldman: Did I succeed?? For me I’ve always been an athlete first—the horse sport has permeated pretty much every aspect of my life since I was 8 years old. As far as art…I don’t really think of myself as an artist. I always had an interest in design and architecture and fashion but I never thought I was creative enough to be successful in those areas. It wasn’t until my thirties that I really started to embrace my creative side. Nowadays my style, which I suppose is a form of art, has become vital to my success in the competition ring because it gives me confidence in myself. I then channel that confidence into my sport.

MM: You manage to enrich the sport by bringing your distinctive sense of style and elegance to riding wear, but how do you intend in future to branch out within sportswear?

D. W.: Thank you for the compliment—many have argued that I am ruining the elegance of riding wear! But I’ve always had an interest in fashion so right now, I feel like I’m just at the tip of the iceberg.

I will always continue to push boundaries within my own fashion choices because I enjoy the exploration of style—for the sport I just recently collaborated with Euro-Star Equestrian to bring my first capsule collection to the market. The idea is to blend femininity with functional and flattering sportswear. I hope to continue this collaboration for many years by helping to push the riding apparel style towards a more functional and sporty aesthetic.

MM: Where do you get motivation to succeed at the pinnacle of international sport?

D. W.: Success to me is a moniker of hard work. It’s the result, not the substance. I enjoy the process and especially in my sport, the wins are few and far between. We have many more difficult days than successful ones so I try to find the progress as a win— the big wins at the pinnacle of the sport are just the cherry on top. They are vindication of the work.

MM: How does art strengthen you as an athlete?

D. W.: Sports these days need individual personalities for spectators to connect with. Our sport is so traditional that it forgets to differentiate the athletes sometimes. For me, my creative side is a way to express my personality. As I embraced my artistic side more, the more confidence I found in myself and that reflected in my performance as an athlete. I started to feel better about myself and own up to my flaws—that made me accept my weaknesses as a rider and be able to address them in order to improve.

I think young riders should try to embody a similar approach. Be honest about your weaknesses and grow from them—in your personality and in your skills as a rider.

MM: Focusing on your plans for the coming season, and events as the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in the early 2021, how do you prepare for this mentally?

D. W.: Mental preparation during a pandemic is quite a challenge. Many events are cancelled at short notice and it’s hard to keep mental acuity at the high level without being able to make plans. I’m looking forward to the winter season at WEF and I’m spending the next few months building my horses up so they are ready to compete come the new year.

Mentally I’m just trying to have the horses prepared and that will help me feel prepared. I have a new sense of excitement towards the larger shows since it’s been a long time since I’ve jumped at the highest level —mentally I’m really looking forward to it!

MM: You find time to engage yourself in highly competitive sport, art projects and obligations as a board member of your family's charitable foundation, the Sunny and Rosenberg Foundation, why is this philanthropy cause important to you?

D. W.: I grew up in a very philanthropic environment.

I was taught from a young age that it was my moral responsibility to help those less fortunate than me. I am very lucky to be in a position where I can contribute to the betterment of society and I find it extremely fulfilling to try and make a difference in this world. I am constantly looking for causes that are important to me and I do what I can to support them

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L u x u r y i n n o v a t o r L u c k y M e t a l Our jewellery is priced at the live rate at which platinum is trading. This means that the actual price of has created a talisman to our jewels is constantly fluctuating, but this also means treasure, inspired by the that we can guarantee that the Lucky Metal jewel’s b e a u t y o f S o u t h A f r i c a n n a t u r e price directly correlates to platinum's value in real time.

Moralmoda talks to Dovi Friedmann, founder and CEO of Lucky Metal about handling world-class jewels, sustainable luxury and the future of platinum, which is 30 times rarer than gold.

MM: What is your approach towards sustainable manufacturing?

Dovi Friedmann: The Lucky Metal Tag, the first jewel we've created with our platinum-only luxury jewellery brand, is a new take on a talisman to treasure, and sustainable production and delivery are at its heart.

By undertaking all production and distribution from our base in South Africa, we are keeping our carbon footprint to an absolute minimum.

We oversee the entire process, and provide buyers with a guarantee that our product is sourced, created and delivered using methods that are as environmentally friendly as can be. In a world where wieldy supply chains are making due diligence increasingly tricky to conduct, we can easily ensure that all of our employees are working in only the best conditions. Creating jobs within South Africa is important to us. We are committed to investing in South Africa, the country in which our platinum is mined and our jewels are created.

MM: Tell us more about the positioning of the brand in the sustainable luxury segment?

D. F.: Lucky Metal is an eco-friendly, ethically made platinum jewel inspired by the rugged beauty of South African wildlife and our company actively contributes to protecting this wildlife. I've always been an animal fanatic and used to regularly watch nature documentaries with my dad as a child. We’ve made the motif of the rhino essential to our branding.

South African rhinos, which make up 80% of the world rhino population, and platinum, 80% of which comes from South Africa, have many similarities. The rhino's innate strength, its grey-silvery color, its beauty and its rarity are all reminiscent of the platinum we use for our jewellery. The rhino therefore became an obvious choice as our symbol. An inscription of the majestic rhino is holographically lasered onto one side of the Tag, and the atomic structure of platinum and the metal details - the weight, individual serial number and the fact that it is created in the finest platinum 999.5 - on the other. Keen to give back, we are thrilled and excited to have partnered with The Rhino Orphanage, with 10% of all our profits going to help this fantastic charity care for orphaned and injured baby rhinos. This makes the Lucky Metal pendant a perfect jewel for the socially conscious as well as all sorts of luxury lovers who appreciate and love the idea of buying into our ethical commitments, lending their beautiful jewel an extra layer of meaning.

We are partnered with currency exchange website XE.com and we display and update the price of the jewel every five minutes on our website for the benefit of our consumers. Platinum has a multitude of other advantages, such as being hypoallergenic. I've been lucky enough to handle many important jewels, including extraordinarily rare diamonds, during my career in the jewellery industry living in Hong Kong and London. This included spending several years heading up operations at one of De Beers' largest Sightholders, a diamond company called Pluczenik.

I also sourced some magnificently rare diamonds for world-class jewellery designers including Cindy Chao.

When I now feel our Lucky Metal Tag hanging round my neck, which is a totally different, new take on luxury jewellery - accessible, fresh, innovative - I feel enormously proud to contribute with a new perspective to the world of jewellery, while bringing all my experience in the luxury world with me on Lucky Metal's journey.

‘By undertaking all production and distribution from our base in South Africa, we are keeping our carbon footprint to an absolute minimum.’ Dovi Friedmann, CEO and founder of Lucky Metal MM: How competitive are sustainable products?

D. F.: I think there are a couple of major challenges for those who wish to create or buy sustainable products today. Firstly, the lack of transparency in supply chains makes it incre-asingly difficult today to ensure materials are ethically procured and processed.

This applies both to producers who use subsidiary compa- nies for manufacturing and for consumers who wish to deduce if the product they are purchasing is sustainably made. At Lucky Metal, we do away with this confusion by maintaining control of the entire production process. Another major challenge is that many people falsely assume that sustainable products are necessarily more expensive than their unsustainable counterparts. In a time of economic anxiety, precipitated by the Covid pandemic, this can be a relevant concern for creators of luxury products.

However, it's simply false that products that are beautiful and ethical need to be unaffordable. For example, at Lucky Metal our markup on the live price of platinum is only 30%, and we are committed to transparency on this issue - our markup is approximately five times less than many jewellers, resulting in a much more reasonably priced product.

MM: Which are the opportunities you are antici-pating for sustainable platinum?

D. F.: I believe that this moment is a historic opportunity to invest in platinum. Despite its rarity and various advantages over gold, platinum has in recent years been extremely undervalued. The primary reason for this was the diesel emissions scandal. Diesel cars, which use platinum in their catalytic converters, were found to be emitting up to 40 times the legal limit of nitrous oxide.

Subsequently, this led to the collapse in demand for the precious metal. However, we can expect this demand to increase in the very near future. For example, fuel cell technology will bring 2 million vehicles requiring platinum to the market in the next four years. The Tokyo Olympics in summer 2021 will use this same technology.

Platinum is truly on the precipice of taking off once again and reclaiming its rightful place at the top of the hierarchy of precious metals.

MM: To what extent does the brand cater to jewellery lovers and new platinum buyers?

D. F.: We're seeing interest from aficionados and laypeople alike. Our jewel’s beautiful finish is steadily capturing the interest of men, and some women, who want to wear jewellery with an individualistic twist and who appreciate the way we are taking platinum in a new direction. The distinctive pendant is akin to an army dog tag, making it a cool and new take on a treasured talisman. While most jewellery is cast, our pendant is minted like a precious metal bar created to store wealth.

This provides our product with a novel and standout feel and appearance. Having worked in the jewellery industry for many years, I've never come across a product that looks quite like ours.

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intervieW ________________________________________ "Our long-term goals are first of all connected with providing educational services for children, to get them a chance to have a good life and work normally in the future, and with providing medical and social support for albino people, who once again suffer a lot under the melting African sun, who are discriminated and even persecuted to death, and sometimes have no access to humane social life or have never been to doctor because there are no hospitals in some areas at all." - Mila Anufrieva, Founder of Mila 4 Africa Foundation.

In June 2017, Mila has founded “Mila 4 Africa” charity foundation to support orphans, unprotected children and mothers in Guinea-Bissau as well as assisting in the development of health and education. We ask Mila about the challenges in helping marginalized groups of the African society.

Mila Anufrieva: Actually my very first trip to Guinea-Bissau was in 2014. I was invited by a friend of mine and soon the local Ministry of Health asked for assistance. I came and saw an extremely difficult conditions of kids who were under the AMIC patronage at that time. The AMIC Organization also asked for help as they experienced a lack of investment and resources – the new president just came after a long period of civil wars and all social infrastructure was in decline.

I became a partner of the AMIC to support children officially and at first I was totally alone, with no foundation or team. In 2017 I decided to establish my own foundation in order to achieve more effective results. This is how it began. From the very first day our goal was to support the children with difficult life conditions, to provide them with basic necessities and help with education.

Since 2017 these kids were moved from the AMIC patronage to the Amparo Shelter. It is an official children shelter built by the church pastor with of course governmental agreement. “Mila 4 Africa” charity foundation took a huge part in it as we helped a lot with renovation processes, clothes and food supply.

While it’s all happening in the era of highest technological achievements and progress we can’t just pass by. And we believe that all human beings are equal and can’t be ignored by the whole international society just because they were born albino or in Africa.

Therefore, we are dreaming to improve such an injustice and make this world a better place, because if not us then who?

Simultaneously I gathered a tiny team and we decided to register an official foundation in Russia as it is our motherland and we can bring all our actions to the new official level. On July 24th 2020 we opened “Mila 4 Africa” department in SaintPetersburgh, and not that long ago we also registered the FASA – “Foundation des Albinos du Senegal et de l’Afrique”. We need it all as we have big and serious plans and have to act officially to get more attention and trust.

MM: How important is your close collaboration with local decision makers and the authorities?

M. A.: There was actually just one trip in cooperation with the AMIC and the Ministry of Health when they asked for help directly. I became a partner but there was no effective system at all so i didn’t see any real action or at least a real willing to help kids. I was alone on my way, there was no real initiative from another side, therefore, a decision to establish my own foundation appeared.

But I hope that now with the new president they receive more governmental support! So I can say that there was no governmental support when I started my action.

And they still don’t pay attention. Same is for the international support – now we have no investors from another countries. And never had.

We still patronage Amparo shelter in GuineaBissau and we were the only organization that supported them during the covid-19 crisis. We still support the shelter monthly as well as the AGRICE association for blind children and local albino communities.

The most complicated times came this spring right after the quarantine was announced. Borders are still mostly closed, a lot of investment and support stopped. Already poor, the people had completely no idea how to survive now, the AGRICE shelter were asking for food for children through local newspapers! My own resources and support were also minimal so I decided to develop our instagram page and get more public attention, there was no other choice.

Visit instagram @mila_4_africa

And they still don’t pay attention. Same is for the international support – today we have no investors from abroad, and never did. We do our action with support from ordinary people who believe in us and help by informational support and donations.

And it is so fantastic and motivating to have such a global support from all over the world! Also this spring I met Bamba Mouhammadou Diop who is a president of the National Association of Albinos in Senegal and who is now our partner and helps a lot with dealing and organizing everything in the places. Nevertheless we are still very tiny and always open to any collaborations and we hope to obtain more partners and organizations to act in our field together one day! Because only together we can achieve real results and change the world qualitatively!

MM: which are the Foundation’s core projects and its long-term goals?

M. A.: Today “Mila 4 Africa” charity foundation patronages more than 400 kids, orphans and albino in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Senegal. We are looking forward to expand our action and change children’s

lives qualitatively by providing medical and educational services and holding informati-oral campaigns to emphasize the problems we are struggling with! Besides support for orphans shelter and albino in Guinea-Bissau, we have enhanced our action to the nearest Senegal and Guinea since spring 2020; we have organized targeted help and support with food and medicine for poor people and people in the streets; we have organized weekly football trainings in Dakar for children and orphans to develop them physically and give at least a piece of a real childhood; in cooperation with the National Association of Albinos in Senegal we have founded the FPVASA organization to support albino people who are discriminated dramatically in Africa, and now we are also building a new shelter for albino children, where they will have an opportunity to live safely, decently and attend classes; also since November 2020 we have organized a renovation of a children shelter in Guinea (Conakry) where at first 20 albino kids will be taken from the disastrous street conditions and provided with care and an opportunity to education and to live like humans.

Thank you dear Mila!

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From right to left; AMAALA CEO Nicholas Naples, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, OceanoScientific Expedition Director Yvan Griboval and AMAALA CSO Brendan Jack. All images courtesy AMAALA.

AMAALA EXPLORER maxi-catamaran, which had its heyday twenty-years ago when it was named CLUB MED flying the flag of the Yacht Club de Monaco, by winning The Race 2000, the first non-stop round-the-world race in a crewed multihull.

AMAALA AMONG LEAD SPONSORS OF THE ‘OCEANOSCIENTIFIC CONTAMINANTS MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITION 2020’, HELPS TO UNDERSTAND THE FRAGILITY OF ECOSYSTEMS

Maxi-catamaran AMAALA Explorer, a zero-carbon emission vessel, ceremonially launched by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco successfully returns to Monaco with the latest data on pollution in our marine ecosystems. The scientific purpose of the two-week-long campaign was to sample the chemical contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and tributyltins (TBT) and the trace metals of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) and mercury (Hg) - at nine locations along the 1,500 nautical mile (2,800 km) long course with dockings at Porto Cervo, Barcelona, La Seyne-sur-Mer. This route enabled the scientists to study the mouths of the three main rivers of the western Mediterranean: the Tiber, the Ebro and the Rhone. The team applied two distinct scientific methods, according to the recommendations of the Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), which is supervising the scientific aspects of this OceanoScientific Contaminants Mediterranean Expedition 2020. The Diffusive Gradient Thin Films (DGT) integrative passive sampling technique and the Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SBSE) technique.

The campaign’s leader Yvan Griboval, navigator of Club des Explorateurs from the Yacht Club de Monaco, highlighted the risks from bio accumulation of chemical contaminants - metallic and organic - in the first link of the food chain - the plankton and the phytoplankton. The scientists will quantify and analyze the concentration of all data to be published in 2023, after a short documentary film about the expedition in 2021 and scientific results.

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In addition to Ifremer, which has partnered with the OceanoScientific Programme since its inception on 14 November 2006 and Biologique Recherche, which has worked alongside the OceanoScientific France association for almost ten years, the major partner and sponsor of this OceanoScientific Contaminants Mediterranean Expedition is AMAALA. AMAALA‘s international team which is in charge of developing sustainable projects was unveiled last year at the Monaco Yacht Show. AMAALA has been tasked by the Saudi Kingdom to preserve its environment and, in particular, the magnificent coral reefs in the Red Sea, and to balance its carbon footprint. . Designed to evolve and elevate the very best in travel, AMAALA, located along Saudi Arabia’s north western coast, is an ultra-luxury destination that focuses on transformative personal journeys inspired by wellness, arts, culture and the purity of the Red Sea. Set in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman Natural Reserve across three unique communities - Triple Bay, Coastal Development and The Island - the 4,155 square kilometer year-round destination will include 2,800 hotel keys; 900 residential villas, apartments and estate homes, alongside 200 high-end retail establishments, fine dining, wellness and recreational facilities. The unique heritage and unspoiled landscape of AMAALA will allow travelers to immerse themselves in the finest wellness, art, culture, sports and fitness offerings. With close proximity to major destinations in the region, including Riyadh, Dubai and Istanbul, AMAALA will become the heart of the Riviera of the Middle East founded and developed to embody the principles of nature conservation and the imperatives of sustainability.

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The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, is the world’s leading Foundation for the protection of the Environment. HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco presides over the Foundation alongside HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco, The foundations many international projects culminate with the annual fundraising Gala in Monte-Carlo.

The 4th edition took place on Thursday, 24 September 2020, on the Terraces of the Opera of Monaco, with COVID-19 protocols strictly enforced. the musician and environmental activist Sting was honoured

by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, 17-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Sting was honored by on behalf of his environmental activism, most notably for his work through the Rainforest Fund, which was established in 1989 as a foundation, by co-founders; Sting, Trudie Styler, and Dr. Franca Sciuto. Rainforest Fund, partners with indigenous communities on approximately 300 multi-year projects in over 20 countries, with a particular focus on human rights of Indigenous Peoples and their battles against the illegal loggers, settlers, mining, and oil interests.

Indeed due to health concerns most events got canceled and became virtual even in Monaco, but not this charity gala HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco argues that he wanted to honour, “the commitment of all the individuals involved in protecting our planet and of all of you...” and that in spite of the health crisis we should “not erase the environmental crisis. Our health depends on the health of the environment in which we live.

That is why more than ever before we need to continue our efforts and actions to protect our planet for future generations.”

So the charity gala went as scheduled, with Dame Helen Mirren, Kate Beckinsale, and Andy Garcia as Masters of Ceremony.

Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health, 2020. Sting guest of honor of this fourth edition dedicated to the Ocean, the Earth and Humanity Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Leona Lewis was the evening’s delightful headline performer.

Supporting the Foundation at the Gala, a list of notables included actresses Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones,”) and Sienna Miller (“The Loudest Voice” “Wander Darkly”), and actress, comedian, writer, and producer Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect”), model and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger.

Presided by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and founded by Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby, the Gala brought together global philanthropists, policymakers, leaders, scientists, and celebrities. Gatsby stated, “The time is now. Each of our positive actions to live more sustainably and consume more consciously on “The time is now.

Founder and Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Planet Earth now matter more than ever before.”

In close to 15 years, the Foundation has raised over $75 Gatsby. million through its fundraising events and supported over 550 conservation projects.

The Gala's signature auction raised substantial funds via offered items including: a private dinner with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco; an autographed Schiller water bike with a personal water-biking lesson from HSH Princess Charlene; a doubles tennis match with the ATP #1 Men’s Singles tennis professional Novak Djokovic, and HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco; an Aston Martin V8 Vantage “X Pack” (one of 36 in the world); a day on the set of Andy Garcia’s next film; a six-day Arctic expedition with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco aboard the Commandant Charcot; a firsttime-ever journey to Mount Athos for three nights and 33 guests; a week onboard the LA DATCHA SeaXplorer 77 yacht for 12 guests and a crew of 25; a week onboard the SERENITY Super Yacht for up to 28 people and a week-long private island experience at Calivigny Island for 12 guests; art works by street artist Banksy, an oil on canvas from Roberto Matta, and an exceptional oil on wood piece by Joan Miró.

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