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A ‘wild and rebellious’ new range of Fortnum & Mason chocolates. The bold new range appeals to a more adventurous audience through provocative flavor profiles and highly distinctive packaging featuring eclectic mixed-media collages: brambles, feathers, flowers, butterflies and foliage have been woven together in a deliberately dark and mysterious design. “This range is all about pushing the boundaries in terms of flavour, and some of the more experimental ingredients include yuzu & chilli, black truffle, and oud,” commented Chloé Templeman, Creative Director from Design Bridge London. “We see the range as a rebellious cousin to Fortnum & Mason’s English Handmade Chocolates, which are more traditional in character. The

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Looking Glass A graduate in Architecture from the European University of Madrid, Gorka Postigo co-founded the Davidelfin brand with his brothers Debora and Diego Postigo in 2001, together with model Bimba Bosé and late designer David Delfín. Ever since, his graphic image, photographic campaigns, scenographies and artistic projects have gone went from strength to strength over the decades. Today, he is a fashion photographer and documentarian whose images are an adventure into a world of romanticism and quirkiness. His portraits play with fantasy, beauty, art history and a touch of the absurd. Both cinematic and graphic, Postigo’s pictures are visually striking and playful. He has photographed campaigns for Jean Paul Gaultier, Miu Miu, Carolina Herrera, Paco Rabanne and Nina Ricci. His work has been published in Vogue Italia, Vogue Spain, Icon Magazine, Hercules Universal, among others. In 2018, he debuted “Presente Futuro,” an exhibition on transgender youth in Spain. Through its success, Postigo published “Presente Futuro” in 2019 — the monograph dedicated to his documentation of LGBTQ youth throughout his home country. The book was edited by This side up and launched with the support of Jean Paul Gaultier. On the opposite page, his image portrays the brand’s So Scandal perfume: “She walked past me without even a second glance. A storm in just a tuxedo jacket, and her bare legs. Like an endless compass that one would follow to the end of the world. So sexy. As she strolled by, I saw them all stop mid-sentence. A shock in slow motion. So scandal-ized! Faintly amused by the silent turbulence she sowed in her wake, she heads straight to her table, the one with her gang. Unapologetically determined that the show goes on, her attitude had no latitude for discretion or reserve.”

The long time collaboration between Gorka Postigo and Jean Paul Gaultier Fragrances includes Classique and Le Male, Le Male Le Parfum, So Scandal, La Belle and Le Beau. This spring sees the launch of La Belle ‘Le Parfum’, as well as Le Male ‘On Board’ which will be the latest addition to the men’s collection, following Le Male, Ultra Male, Le Beau, and Le Male ‘Le Parfum’. A limited edition, its refreshing notes feature bergamot, geranium, tonka beans and amber. In 2011, Puig became the majority shareholder of the Jean Paul Gaultier fashion house, and has fully integrated Jean Paul Gaultier Fragrances into its brand portfolio as of 2016. Puig has reimagined these iconic fragrances through the lens of Gaultier’s extravagant creativity, with new interpretations of Le Male and Classique Essence de Parfum (2016), as well as exclusive offerings of Les Eaux Fraîches (2016, 2017, 2018), and limited editions of Le Male in the Navy and Classique Cabaret (2019). Puig doubled down on Jean Paul Gaultier’s image as l’enfant terrible de la mode with the creation of Scandal (2017), a spectacularly sexy scent for an uninhibited woman. In a departure from Gaultier’s earlier torso-shaped bottles, the flacon for Scandal is topped with a kicky pair of legs in stiletto heels. Scandal by Night, a

2018 release, evokes the louche side of Paris nightlife with its honeyed intensity. In 2019 Irina Shayk became the ambassador of the Scandal line, lending her magnetic beauty to the latest launch, Scandal à Paris, a luminous, sensual fragrance. Perfumers Daphné Bugey and Fabrice Pellegrin collaborate once again on the So Scandal version, with orange blossom, sambac jasmine, tuberose and raspberry. The Spanish company Puig needs no introduction, as a third-generation family-owned fashion and fragrance business based in Barcelona. It is known for its ability to build brands, to shape the image of brands through fashion, and to translate that same image into the world of fragrance through storytelling and product excellence. More recently, Puig has created AILICE, a new technology that enables fragrance consumers to preview the scent of a perfume in real time without actually testing or smelling it. Initials inspired by “Alice Through The Looking Glass”, AILICE invites customers to scan a QR code with their smartphones. Then, at the counter, when the camera of their device is focused on the bottle or packaging of a particular fragrance, AILICE automatically analyses the information, retrieves relevant content from a perfume database, and displays the

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results on the smartphone’s screen. AILICE immediately relays to the with three brands in the top 20 of the world rankings. The Charlotte shopper a fragrance’s olfactive family and its dominant ingredients. The Tilbury division will integrate this iconic beauty brand that has tool also provides information on related products available in the store revolutionized its category since its launch in 2012 and in which which match the customer’s preferences. For the AILICE launch, Puig Puig acquired a majority stake in June. The newly created Derma worked with Penhaligon’s to create what’s called the Magic Monocle. division will incorporate Uriage and Apivita, in which Puig has a This digital tool, being piloted in Penhaligon’s boutiques across the UK majority stake, in addition to the 50% stake in Isdin. These three and Asia, helps consumers navigate olfactive offerings while creating brands together position Puig as the third largest player in Europe in a wish list of products to test and purchase. Thus, for the first time, the sector of dermo-cosmetic products for sale in pharmacies, with fragrance shoppers can easily narrow down the choices available at two of its brands in the top 10 of the rankings. perfume counters to those which correspond to their personal tastes – Based on this ambitious growth scenario driven by the plans of the without feeling lost or confused by too many options. three divisions and their brands, the company aims to reach €3 billion Continuing its expansion, Puig has created three divisions: Beauty in sales in 2023, and hopes to achieve over €4 billion in 2025. By that and Fashion, Charlotte Tilbury, and Derma, all operational as of time, the portfolio is expected to include two almost 1 billion-euro January 1, 2021. The Beauty and Fashion division will brands (Paco Rabanne and Carolina Herrera), two Photographer Fede Delibe made up of the brands Paco Rabanne, Carolina brands with sales of €500 million (Isdin and Charlotte bes is especially interested Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci, Dries Van Tilbury); as well as others such as Jean Paul Gaultier, in portraying young people Noten, Penhaligon’s and L’Artisan Parfumeur; the Penhaligon’s, Dries Van Noten, Uriage, Apivita, and their youthful spirit. He licenses of Christian Louboutin and Comme des L’Artisan Parfumeur and the Christian Louboutin is attracted to the beauty that Garçons Parfums, and the Lifestyle brands of Adolfo license, with sales of between €100 million and exists in the daily moments of Dominguez, Antonio Banderas, Shakira and Benetton. €500 million. In this context, the company expects life. He photographed model The fragrance business of these brands positions Puig significant growth due to digital and growth in Hailey Clauson for Jean Paul as the fifth largest player in the world in prestige China, which will account for 30% and 25% of sales Gaultier Fragrances. (www. fededelibes.com) perfumes with a value market share of nearly 10% and respectively in 2025.

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Church’s is a brand with a wealth of contemporary flair that complements its long tradition. With a family tree running back to 1617, when Anthony Church was born in Northampton, one of England’s centres for leather and footwear, the Church’s story really began in 1873 when Thomas, his wife Eliza and their two sons Alfred and William set up a small factory. Over the years, Church’s forged new paths for the footwear industry, introducing the concept of right and left shoes, revolutionary at the time in 1880, along with hitherto unheard-of half sizes. The brand’s first women’s shoe, “Archmoulded”, shaped to the foot’s arch, arrived in 1920, and from then on Church’s continued to develop over the decades, retaining its British identity as well as exploring new style trends. Eve 55 is a beautiful heeled Chelsea boot in a striking scarlet colour, with intricate Arabesque work on the toe, and classic craftsmanship visible in the shaped calf leather panels with prominent top stitching. The colour is enhanced by the polished fumé finish achieved through meticulous artisanal work. Elastic inserts, cotton pull tabs and a durable lining assure comfort, while smart style is evoked by the alluring contours and the 55mm block heel. To quote Christian Dior, “the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet,” and there is no doubt that Eve 55 is an impressive start for any look. While these Chelsea boots will lend an edge to more formal outfits, they add sophistication to supercharged weekend styles. What’s more, Church’s shoes are built to last, in terms of trends as well as quality workmanship. Their style has the right combination of traditional elements and edgy flair to keep them fashionable from one season to the next, while their construction reflects the brand’s reputation for uncompromising quality.

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La Martina manifesto

True luxury is time (the moments spent with family, friends, playing sport or travelling) The future of luxury is based on autonomous, conscious and happy life choices. Happy choices in this context mean being able to dedicate time to our passions and family, by straying away from our hectic daily schedules and rediscovering the temporal rhythms of our lives. With the power to personalise experiences - those most essential moments - simplicity becomes extraordinary. By making time for ourselves, we are able to stay grounded, take care of our loved ones and better appreciate our surroundings. La Martina’s philosophy is based on the respect for others and nature, which ties in directly with the world of polo, fair play and the values it represents. Although La Martina has gradually expanded over the years, the brand has always remained deeply committed to its core values, with integrity being one of the most important: these universal principles are also real tools that will come into play for the future generations; those who will soon become major players as caretakers of the world. We believe that raising awareness of the importance of nature at a very early age is a foundation for a more environmentally-conscious population and is a much more effective approach than any existing eco-sustainable project. Therefore, dedicating more time to our children is a way to achieve the perfect “quality time” for both us and our planet.

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HARRODS The World’s Leading Luxury Department Store www.harrods.com Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, it is owned by the state of Qatar.Occupying nearly one million square feet of retail space across 330 departments, Harrods is a one-stop shopping destination for luxury goods ranging from designer fashion and accessories to vintage Champagnes. The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique, which is Latin for “all things for all people, everywhere”. England’s firs escalator was opened here in November 1898. The three mile square area of Kensington and Knightsbridge which surrounds Harrods is known as the Tiara Triangle. It’s rumoured that 60% of Harrods customers live within the tiara triangle. Not surprisingly for a store with such high-heeled customers, Harrods introduced a dress code policy in 1989, and it still applies today. In 1986 Harrods’ owner Mohammed Al Fayed launched a legal campaign against Henry Harrod, a restaurant owner in the New Zealand town of Otorohanga who wanted to name his restaurant Harrods. In response, every business on town changed its name to Harrods, and the District Council temporarily changed the town’s name to Harrodsville. Al Fayed eventually dropped the lawsuit. In 2007 a pair of ruby and diamonds encrusted sandals went on display with a price tag of £62.000 and a live cobra guarding them. No word yet on who purchased the shoes.Milne’s fictional bear Winnie the Pooh was a London invention. And although Winnie was named after a bear at London Zoo, Milne’s inspiration for the stories came from seeing his son Christopher Robin playing with a teddy bear bought in Harrods in 1921. There’s a sliver replica of Harrods (not full sized unfortunately). It was a gift from Harry Gordon Selfridge (of Selfridges fame) after he lost a bet with the managing director of Harrods as to which store would make the bigger profit in 1927. It used to be on display in Harrods, but sadly isn’t any longer. Snakes aren’t the only animal in Harrods history — Harrods Pet Store was well-known for selling exotic animals to wealthy customers until it closed in 2014. Christian the Lion was bought from the store in 1969, playwright Noel Coward purchased himself an alligator as a Christmas gift and Ronald Reagan acquired himself an elephant called Gertie in a telephone sale. We’ll stick to socks, thanks. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrod.

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ROYALLY ATTIRED www.dege-skinner.co.uk “If you want a traditional, good-looking suit,” says William Skinner, Managing Director of Dege & Skinner, and grandson of the eponymous founder, “that feels comfortable and looks great, then please do come and visit us at 10 Savile Row and experience the pleasure of having clothes made for you. Once you’ve tried it, it’s very difficult to go back to anything else.” Dege & Skinner has a long and glorious history, starting in 1865. Today it is one of the only two family-run bespoke tailoring houses on Savile Row, and it is the only tailor with a permanent shirt-cutting service based in the shop. They are expert in civilian and sports clothing, with a solid tradition in military uniform that has won it commissions from royalty for a century and a half. In the store there is a photo of Princes William and Harry wearing Blues & Royals uniforms. Dege & Skinner cutters and tailors visit the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst on a weekly basis to measure and fit uniforms for future British Army officers. This house is the officially appointed tailor to many Regiments at home and overseas. Its long history of military uniform tailoring led to Dege & Skinner’s three Royal Warrants, for HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Sultan of Oman, and HM The King of Bahrain. While every bespoke suit is in a style that reflects the wearer’s individual preferences, the overall clean and close look is inevitably influenced by the firm’s distinctive military and equestrian heritage. Uniforms are prominently displayed in the store, and they provide inspiration for customers who select details that they apply to their civilian clothing, such as embroidery, and prominent gauntlet cuffs. Famous customers include Gianni Versace, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson, the latter famously wearing a Dege & Skinner military coat for some of his concerts. The process of making a tailored garment begins with fabric selection. The customer’s measurements are taken, and then the pattern for his individual body shape is created. The cloth is cut, and there is a fitting session to ascertain

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Dege & Skinner is one of the oldest continually-operating bespoke tailors in the world, founded in 1865 and now based on Savile Row in London. This bespoke maroon velvet dinner jacket is made in 11-ounce Scabal cotton velvet. It features a black braided cord edge and Austrian knots on cuff and front frogging ends, and a shawl collar with a black silk satin facing.

whether any alterations need to be made to the pattern. The garment is then taken to a further stage, after which there is another fitting, before finally finishing the product to the customer’s satisfaction. A minimum of 60 man-hours is required to make a bespoke 3-piece suit, and about 40 hours for a bespoke coat. The entire process takes about 12 weeks and three appointments, but this is reduced when a habitual customer requires a new garment. The service is also tailored to customers’ tight international travel schedules, so that after the initial appointment and measurements, the finished garment can be despatched to anywhere in the world. The Dege & Skinner tradition runs back to the 19th century, when a gentleman had to have clothing for every occasion, for hunting, shooting, and the entire gamut of social events. This is still true to a degree today. One of Dege & Skinner’s more familiar innovative products is the Phitwell shooting jacket, that has a laced, sprung-back design with two pleats to permit greater ease of movement. There is a double-barrelled shotgun in the dressing room so that customers can go through the motions when trying on their hunting blazers. Not surprisingly, bespoke tailors generally travel in order to deliver their services where they are required, and in fact, only a quarter of Deke & Skinner’s business comes through the door of the London boutique. The rest of it is accomplished by travel and trunk shows, above in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. Deke & Skinner now sells a range of ready-to-wear shirts online, made in a range of fabrics, with different collar and cuff styles, namely French cuffs and – rather unusually for this establishment – 2-button single cuffs. They have also been offering ready-to-wear suits from 2016, generally half-canvassed business suits in navy and grey, which retain the house style and benefit from the tailoring expertise necessary for alterations. But while styles may change, and likewise marketing techniques, traditional artisanal tailoring reigns supreme at number 10, Savile Row.

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Since its debut in 1956, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date watch was a new generation self-winding mechanical movement with a Calibre 3255 that major innovation. It was the first wristwatch to indicate, in addition to the has been entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex and incorporates date, the day of the week spelled out in full in an arc-shaped window at the the brand’s Chonergy escapement, known for its high energy efficiency 12 o’clock marker. This was available in a selection of 26 languages. The and dependability, which permits a power reserve of approximately 70 Day-Date watch models were made only in precious metals like 18-karat hours. This movement has been fitted with a blue Parachrom hairspring, yellow, white and everose gold or 950 platinum. This ‘watch of prestige’ was another Rolex exclusive, this paramagnetic alloy improves precision in known for its exceptional precision, reliability and readability. It featured a comparison to traditional hairsprings regardless of the position.The watch’s unique ‘President’ bracelet with semi-circular three-piece links. Its popularity oscillator also features the brand’s hallmark Paraflex shock absorbers that among the wrists of political figures, filmmakers and entrepreneurs ensured further increase the model’s shock resistance. This movement is enclosed its popularity as ‘The President’s Watch.’ in a 36-mm Oyster case, synonymous with waterproofness Now, Rolex presents a new generation of this iconic model and guaranteed to a depth of 100 meters. The case, which One of the new versions of with a novel design and stylistic variations. This new model is hermetically screwed down by Rolex watchmakers this iconic model is made in includes an exquisite variant in 18-karat yellow gold with to secure the movement, is crafted from a solid block of 18-karat Everose gold with a a green ombré dial embellished with brilliant-cut and 18-karat yellow gold. diamond-paved dial featuring baguette-cut diamond hour markers and framed with a In short, the new Oyster Perpetual Day-Date incorporates baguette-cut rainbow-colored futted bezel. The case features a Cyclops lens at the three a new generation movement, known for its precision, sapphire hour markers and o’clock marker and scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. shock resistance, reliability and power reserve that ensures a diamond encrusted bezel and bracelet. The new Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36 is equipped with a superlative performance.

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1937 BMW 328 MILLE MIGLIA ‘BÜGELFALTE’ Built for the long straights of the 1940 Mille Miglia circuit, 85032 proved not only the effectiveness of its aerodynamic design, but also the potential of BMW’s milestone 328 chassis, engine and suspension. The only one of its type, the Bügelfalte stands out with its trousercreased fenders. It participated in Le Mans and appeared at two Mille Miglia. It won a class victory in 1938 and was a member of the 1940 championship team. (Peter Raider ©2010 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1937 BMW 328 MILLE MIGLIA ‘BÜGELFALTE’ In 2001, it was acquired by its present owner from Mr. Adamson and, for the last decade, has been serviced and maintained by the expert specialists at Tom Fischer Classic & Race Car Service in Brannenburg, Germany. Working in conjunction with BMW 328 engine specialist Georg Thiele and with utmost attention to originality, the complete mechanicals, including engine, front and rear axle and brake system, have been rebuilt. (Peter Raider ©2010 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1937 BMW 328 MILLE MIGLIA ‘BÜGELFALTE’ The 328’s success in competition and in the public’s perception established the company’s reputation for lightweight, responsive high performance sporting automobiles. With a low silhouette and flowing fenders, the bodywork was hand-formed by “Blasi” Huber in Ernst Loof’s racing department and made from a lightweight aluminium-magnesium alloy (Al MG 3-4) frequently used in high performance aircraft construction. (Peter Raider ©2010 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1937 BMW 328 MILLE MIGLIA ‘BÜGELFALTE’ This 328 MM enjoyed a successful career in racing before its transformation in BMW’s factory racing department began. Its panels were formed over an armature of small diameter tubing, preceding the similar superleggera system patented by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan years later. Welded to the twin tube frame, the body structure lends substantial rigidity to the Bügelfalte’s chassis while weighing just 103 kg. (Peter Raider ©2010 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1958 FERRARI 250 TESTA ROSSA FROM RALPH LAUREN PRIVATE CARS COLLECTION Bearing chassis number 0734 it is the 14th of the 34 250 Testa Rossas built, with exterior design by Sergio Scaglietti. (Courtesy of Ralph Lauren)

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1938 BUGATTI TYPE 57SC ATLANTIC Ralph Lauren once stated: “While friends of mine were into paintings, I somehow felt that the real beauty of owning a rare and magnificently designed car was the fact that you can use it.” (Courtesy of Michael Furman)

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1957 FERRARI 625 TRC SPIDER Italian motoring passion meets one of the best sports racing chassis of all time, and in this particular car, it is complemented by an unmistakable exhaust note of a proper Testa Rossa. (Ron Kimball/Kimball Stock)

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1931 BUGATTI TYPE 51 WORKS GRAND PRIX A high point for Bugatti race car construction,it has a 2.3-liter engine with dual overhead camshafts, a new cylinder head featuring 96° inclined valves, and wheels with ribs inside the spokes that made them significantly stronger. (Simon Clay ©2010 Courtesy of RM Auctions)

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1931 BUGATTI TYPE 51 WORKS GRAND PRIX 51132 is appreciated by the world’s leading Bugatti experts. David Sewell said that it is “a remarkably complete and original car and there is no doubt to its authenticity.”(Simon Clay ©2010 Courtesy of RM Auctions)

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1931 BUGATTI TYPE 51 WORKS GRAND PRIX Between 1931 and 1935, Bugatti manufactured 40 of the Type 51 Grand Prix cars. This one has raced in nearly 20 Grand Prix competitions. (Simon Clay ©2010 Courtesy of RM Auctions)

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1948 MASERATI 4CLT The first variant of the 4CLT, 4CLT/48 earned its “Sanremo” nickname from the first race for which it was entered: the 1948 Sanremo Grand Prix. (Courtesy of Maserati)

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1959 PORSCHE 356 A CARRERA 1600 GS ‘SUNROOF’ COUPÉ BY KAROSSERIE REUTTER Specified by its first owner, Robert Blackwood, of Atlanta, Georgia, for long-distance touring.(Michael Furman ©2013 Courtesy of RM Auctions)

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1958 PORSCHE 356A 1600 CABRIOLET BY REUTTER From 1950, Reutter leased some plants to Porsche for car production and started producing bodies for a number of 356 models. This car is a very nice example of a T2A Cabriolet.(Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1958 PORSCHE 356A 1600 CABRIOLET BY REUTTER Produced from 1948 to 1963, the 356, Porsche’s first production model, progressed through four major model changes, several body revisions, and a considerable array of engines.(Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL GULLWING Exhibited at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, it boasts late-production status, many of the best possible accoutrements, matchingnumbers authenticity, and an exceptional restoration. (Michael Furman ©2017 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s)

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1954 MASERATI A6GCS A sports car with a modern style and charm of a bygone era, this 2-seater berlinetta is one of four Maserati A6GCS / 53 signed by Pininfarina. Its smooth lines and elliptical grille became iconic of Maserati for several decades. (Courtesy of Maserati)

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1957 FERRARI 625 TRC SPIDER One of only two 625 TRCs ever built, it was bought new by famed racing driver and pioneering American Ferrari importer, John von Neumann, today expertly restored and race-ready. (Ron Kimball/ Kimball Stock)

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VIRTUALLY PERFECT www.audi.com The Audi RSQ E-Tron is the car that brought automotive product placement to a new level. Developed specifically for the 2019 animated spy comedy film Spies in Disguise, starring Will Smith and Tom Holland who provide the voices for secret agent Lance Sterling and young scientist Walter Beckett, the RSQ E-Tron is the perfect expression of Audi’s commitment to sporty electric cars. Apart from its dramatically good looks, the car has a hologram tachometer, a folding steering wheel for more legroom when the car is in autonomous driving mode, a sensual female voice, steerable front and rear axles, and enough power to outrun missiles. So, unfortunately you can’t buy it, but who knows, perhaps it gives an indication of what Audi will be doing in the not-so-distant future.

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THE BUGATTI BOLIDE ACCELERATES FROM

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on one hand by enhancing the power of the standard Chiron’s quad“What if...” is the phrase that drives innovation in industry and science, turbo 8.0 litre engine, increasing output by 24% and reaching 1,842 and it is a question that has been propelling Bugatti engineers right bhp. All that extra power is accompanied by a much lower mass. By from the company’s foundation in 1909. For the Bolide the question using carbon fibre bodywork, 3D-printed aerospace titanium alloy, became – in the words of company President Stephan Winkelmann – hollowed aluminium components, and titanium for even “What if we could unleash the power of our W16 engine The Bugatti Bolide’s the smallest fastenings, the Bugatti engineers managed to and reduce the weight to the minimum?” To provide the remarkable power is reduce the weight, when compared with the Chiron, by answer, Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti Director of Design, controlled by generous 755 kg. In other words, a kerb weight of 1,340 kg, and asked another question: “What if a Bugatti Chiron was downforce, 1,800 kg on the exceptional weight/power ratio of 0.67 kg/hp. The stripped of all its comforts, placing the driver in a more the rear wing at 198 mph, Bolide’s striking looks are a combination of innovative extreme, lower position, and then shrink-wrapping an while grip is enhanced by design and sleek aerodynamic lines. Air is scooped in and exterior around the driver and the technical components the slicks, 340 mm wide at channelled around the bodywork through a complex in an ultra-minimal, ultra-high-performance car?” The the front and 400 mm wide series of channels and apertures, cooling the engine result is a track-only hypercar whose name, the Italian at the rear, for a racecar and oil as it goes. All considered, the Bugatti Bolide is a word for meteor or projectile, is the perfect description: cornering performance remarkable feat of engineering, created over a very short it accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 2.17 seconds, reaching reaching up to 2.8 G. development time: just 8 months. 311 mph in 20.16 seconds. This performance is created

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Elio D’Anna, best-selling author, philosopher, economist, and entrepreneur, poet and musician, is Founder and President of the European School of Economics which today has six centers in the world including London, New York, Madrid, Rome, Florence and Milan. In ESE, Elio has welcomed Nobel Prize winners, dignitaries, organizations and businessmen of the highest level.

Behind every human achievement, at the origin of every intuition, of every scientific or social conquest, behind the world’s largest financial and industrial corporations, and all that is beautiful, useful, wealthy, there is invariably one man, an individual and his Dream. “I dreamed of a school that teaches that the Dream is the most real thing there is, that economy is the Art of Dreaming and that only an Individual Revolution will be able to turn poverty into prosperity, adversity into opportunity and fear into love.” This is the manifesto of the economist, philosopher and artist Elio D’Anna, founder of the European School of Economics. Over the past thirty years the institution has followed the dream of a revolutionary educational model, a school of being able to overturn the traditional education system, cultivating the art of the dream. “All the knowledge, theories and methods from outside can be starting points needed, but should be soon abandoned for a higher source of understanding” Continues D’Anna “It’s time to ignore all teachings, ideologies and disciplines, all books, all your ideas and the ones of others, any word spoken or written, and finally plunge into the depths of Being to find what has always belonged to you, the true source of each discipline: the Will”. “The success of a man, as of an organization is determined by their philosophy.” Therefore in ESE, it is clear that real education is not simply the teaching of notions and development of skills but above all the transfer of the unique philosophy of the School, of its ideas and founding principles. ESE provides an approach to business and a wide vision of life through a process of intellectual, artistic, political, ethical and socio-cultural exploration, centered on self-discovery and work on oneself aimed at integrity. Students in ESE are encouraged to shape their educational journey according to their ambitions and dreams. Hence, students’ experiences can differ completely from one another. ESE gives the tools and the possibilities to unlock each potential and strive towards success, whatever that means for each individual. At the back of the School for Gods education, there are studied educational pathways focused on personal development, and improvement. As a result, ESE programs are designed to amplify students’ potential through specific modules and learning activities, exploring themes of happiness, creative idleness and the inner economy. The learning model does not stop at a simple academic preparation in the principles of economics, management, marketing or finance: the goal of ESE is the development of the “Inner Being”, to take care of oneself, others, the whole world and the future. In this vision there is no such thing as any conquests of man, be it economic, social or scientific, that has not been preceded by an inner one. And likewise, the scientific knowledge of a nation, as well as its well-being and the maturity of its institutions are a reflection of its level of consciousness, its ideas and the richness of its values, the strength and nature of its convictions. The ESE main pillars are based on these assumptions: a wide range of study programs entirely in English validated by the University of Chichester (UK); the opportunity to take advantage of an extraordinary international intra-campus experience (six centers

The European School of Economics is a private College of Higher Education without borders, multicultural and pragmatic, fully accredited in the UK and in the order of listed bodies. Students in degree programmes are awarded a British degree from the University of Chichester upon completion of their studies at ESE. ESE offers Bachelor’s Degree, Masters MSc or MBA and Short programmes at its centres in London, Rome, Milan, Florence, Madrid and New York. to choose from: Milan, Florence, Rome, Madrid, London and New York); an international Faculty made up of entrepreneurs and professionals from various sectors; and again, curricular internships in leading global companies, which accompany the students into the workplace, anticipating their placement. Studying in ESE makes you perfectly equipped to deal with the world as a leader. In order to keep the student in touch with the working world, and to constantly stimulate their creativity, ESE is committed to establish a dialogue with various partners in the industry through initiatives and collaboration that involves the students directly. Through these important partnerships students can test, first hand, their ability to manage, lead, and market an initiative, and see the outcomes of their works manifested in real projects. Among the innovative projects, there is ExDuco, which well represents the school’s motto “visibilia ex invisibilibus” (true knowledge comes from within): an opportunity for ESE students to show their talents and share skills with their classmates, becoming teachers for a day. ESE believes that all our students have knowledge to teach to and learn from their peers, and that is why the EX DUCO programme allows to identify students’ strong points and give them a chance to experience being a lecturer, speaking to an audience and having to present what they can do best. In line with the thinking of creating your world, the school launched the ESE Fashion and Luxury Culture Department. To be chosen as representative of the department was, rightfully so, the Milan Campus. Milan is the Italian metropolitan city of the highest international value, which is geographically located in the heart of Europe. Milan has become the centre of fashion, design, business, finance and considered the best Italian smart city. Milan is synonymous with innovation, research and culture. The Fashion and Luxury Culture Department embodies these values, and aims at educating individuals by leveraging their acknowledgment of one’s inner self as a reflection of the outer self. The comprehension of the history, the culture, the roots, and the values of Fashion and Luxury will give the tools to manage personal identity and its expressiveness as an image, and eventually the capacity to understand and interpret modernity. Dreamers come to ESE, the School for Gods. A place fostering the leaders of tomorrow, where education is a journey of personal and professional discovery. In ESE Dreams are as much part of the curriculum as any other subjects. “You cannot change the world without changing yourself” concludes D’Anna “and when you’re able to do it you will realize that it is not possible or necessary to change others: this individual revolution is the European School of Economics”.

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FIRST TIME’S THE CHARM Tecnomar’s unprecedented collaboration with Lamborghini - inspired by its first-ever electric car, the Sián FKP 37 - leads to an unprecedented result: the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63. Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group expressed: “We present Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63, a motor yacht which will became as futuristic an icon as the car she is inspired by; selected owners around the world will own not only the fastest Tecnomar motor yacht in the fleet, but a Tecnomar for Lamborghini masterpiece.”

Several firsts set the “Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63” motor yacht apart. The Italian Sea Group worked with Automobili Lamborghini for the first time, drawing inspirations from the Sián FKP 37, the first-ever electric vehicle by the supercar maker and which also happens to be the most powerful one produced, with 807 bhp. For this new addition to its Tecnomar fleet, The Italian Sea Group combined its know-how in design, materials and construction to bring the ultimate performance and pleasure on the water. The Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 reaches 60 knots, powered by two MAN V12-2000 hp engines. This is the fastest motor yacht in the Tecnomar fleet. At 63 feet in length, it weighs only 24 tons. “We present Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63, a motor yacht which will became as futuristic an icon as the car she is inspired by,” said Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group. “Selected owners around the world will own not only the fastest Tecnomar motor yacht in the fleet, but a Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 masterpiece. I’m proud that we have chosen to create this innovative and challenging project with Automobili Lamborghini, which links technology, supreme design, quality and performance.” Katia Bassi, Marketing and Communication Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini affirmed: “If I had

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THE “TECNOMAR FOR LAMBORGHINI“ MOTORYACHT REACHES 60 KNOTS OF SPEED, THE FASTEST OF THE TECNOMAR FLEET BY THE ITALIAN SEA GROUP, SATISFYING THE NEEDS OF COLLECTORS AND REAL SEA LOVERS.

Katia Bassi, Marketing and Communication Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini stated:“This yacht represents the significance of creating a valuable partnership, at its best: our co-operation allows the essence of both organisations’ style and expertise to be transferred to different worlds, sharing in their diversity to interpret and add value to the final product in a new environment.”

The CEO of The Italian Sea Group also stated: “Technology, excellence in design, quality and performance are essential common values that we share with Automobili Lamborghini... It is for this reason that we have chosen to create an innovative and challenging project that will give us great satisfaction for sure.”

to imagine a Lamborghini on water, this would be my vision. I’m delighted to celebrate this successful collaboration.” The inspirations on board this motor yacht include the steering wheel, modelled after the Sián FKP 37, and the operation of the start/stop switch which is exactly the same as how to start a Lamborghini. One can also see the design of the flip cover of the engine switch of the vehicle on the fixtures of the captain’s seat. The shape of the bow pays tribute to Lamborghini’s Y-shaped front, and the equally iconic hexagonal lines highlight the sleek interiors on board the motor yacht. The hull and superstructure have been expertly developed by The Italian Sea Group’s naval engineering specialised in hydrodynamic sciences, with a nod to the Miura’s and Countach’s designs. One can sail in complete comfort as the hard top provides protection from the elements, without sacrificing the need for speed. And just like a Lamborghini, the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 owner can personalise everything from colours to materials.

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ROYAL HUISMAN APEX 850 The concept for Apex 850, built by Royal Huisman, is for a high-performance sloop, 85 metres in length with a beam of 15 metres, providing accommodation for up to 12 owners and guests in 5 suites, and a crew of 14 in 10 cabins. With an unprecedented 107-metre-high rig providing a sail area of 3,200 square metres upwind and 4,700 square metres downwind,

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it will be an exhilarating ride. Its designer Malcolm McKeon says, “The sailing experience will be sensational, with speeds in excess of wind speed in most conditions”. The long, sleek hull develops from the reverse bow, with decks of striking minimalism, with virtually no winches, cleats or anchors in sight.

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Apex 850 is an ambitious concept, developed by Royal Huisman and superyacht designer Malcolm McKeon. He says, “It will be the largest sloop in the world, with a 107-metre mast and minimalist superstructure. A lot of effort has been put into the sailing systems, and the boat will handle and feel like a much smaller boat. The helm stations are close to the water to give you that fantastic feeling of connection with the sea. The owner’s accommodation is at the aft of the vessel, an apartment on the water that opens out into a large bathing platform, and floor-to-ceiling glass to provide an amazing connection with the outside world.” The design of Apex 850 has been completed, but a prospective owner can contribute with ideas, creativity and a personal vision. Performance is enhanced by a retractable keel varying from 8.5m to 5m to ensure both stability and good access to shallower harbours. A full-beam midships lazarette houses a servery, sports and diving equipment.

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A BIGGER, BETTER SPLASH www.imperial-yachts.com/yachts/flying-fox With 6 guest decks, Flying Fox, with superstructure designed by Espen Øino and built by Lürssen, is as elegant as it is big. It is packed with innovative features, such as a remarkably-engineered transversal swimming pool, and the first -110°C CryoSauna ever seen on a luxury yacht. Flying Fox’s full displacement hull is optimised for efficiency, and four zero-speed stabilizers assure guest comfort in all conditions. When sailing, the yacht is remarkably quiet, with no vibration. The exterior is a symphony of complex curves creating a very organic feel. Facilities include a fully-equipped clinic, and a crew that comprises ex-military personnel who ensure guest security.

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Flying Fox, built by Lürssen and launched in 2019 to international acclaim, represents an important moment for its owner, who is not new to luxury yachts. His previous experience provided inspiration for designer Espen Øino, who studied the latest superyacht trends and developed them to even greater dimensions, in this spectacular 136-metre vessel that reaches a height of 32 metres above sea level. “Conceiving a 136m yacht is not much different from conceiving a 70m yacht, it’s like designing anything. You have one goal and one goal only – to interpret a vision and satisfy the client.” The sheer size of the hull, in steel, with aluminium superstructure, is enhanced by the dove grey colour that constantly interacts with the flickering light reflected from the sea. The two engines provide a cruising speed of 17 knots and a maximum speed of 20 knots, notably high for a ship of this size, and a range of 6,500 nautical miles. Øino adds, “Many of our boats are usually very linear, but this owner was really into organic design, it was all about teamwork, and as the designers, we were simply holding the pen.” One of the current trends in superyacht design is linked to watersports equipment, and in Flying Fox, the entire stern area is dedicated to different methods of enjoying the sea environment, including a bathing

fuelling equipment needed to keep everything going. There is a beauty centre just forward of the stern section of the main deck, and a dry massage room. The corresponding wet massage room provides a different sort of experience that simulates the feel of being massaged on a warm water bed under a tropical rainstorm. The gym has all conceivable Technogym equipment, and there is an open-air balcony specially for yoga. The visual focus of the stern watersports area is the aft deck pool, 12 metres in width, placed transversely, possible because in that section, the yacht has a 22.5-metre beam. On most superyachts, pools are usually longitudinally arranged, partly to prevent the water from splashing out in a rolling swell. On Flying Fox, this potential problem is ingeniously solved by retractable barriers at the centre that basically subdivide the pool into two volumes should this be necessary. Of course, in the case of heavy seas, the pool can simply be drained, but the technical solution means that this has to be done more rarely, so that pool use can be maximized. There are ten guest suites arranged forward of the gym, spa and pool area, all very large, democratically identical and all en-suite, and opening onto one of the long beam decks which can be used as wide balconies, separated by retractable panels. The interiors, created by designer Mark

Berryman, are clean, east-meets-west style, with Japanese touches platform 22.5 metres across, and a two-deck spa with a 400 square metre designed for visual discretion, based on a limited palette of warm colours interior space. At the centre of the spa is a giant pool whose water such as light oak, bamboo, limestone, travertine, Jerusalem stone, wicker temperature can be adjusted from hot to virtually zero degrees in a and so forth. The same approach is used in the master suite on the upper matter of minutes, so that it can provide an icy plunge after a sauna. An deck, which has a 48-square-metre bathroom. From the centrallyinteresting feature is the first CryoSauna ever seen on a luxury yacht, positioned oval bathtub, there are spectacular views out over the private which enables you to first of all enter a chamber cooled to -60°C, deck that runs around the front of the suite. The decorations in the followed by another which is at -110°C. This is used by athletes for pain bathroom include an underwater theme created using mosaic techniques relief and muscle regeneration, but reportedly a brief exposure to this depicting coral and seaweed, a motif that also appears in other parts of low temperature provides a pleasurable endorphin peak. Needless to say, the yacht’s interiors, and on the doors of guest suites, three minutes is quite enough. each of which is denoted by a different marine organism. Other equipment for sea games includes a kitesurf The design of the surfaces on The main cabin of the owner’s suite has a floor area of storeroom, and a dive store providing rebreathing system board features an extensive use 105 square metres, comprising a sleeping area to port with oxygen and nitro, 3-seats decompression chamber, of organic forms and complex and a lounge area to starboard, complete with ethanol a team of professional dive masters and complete diving curves, and all structures are fireplace, in addition to separate dressing rooms. The gear. The yacht has a hospital that also comprises a threedeveloped using materials that glazing runs right around the master cabin, looking seat decompression chamber should this be necessary. enhance sea views wherever over the large spa pool on the private terrace in front. The selection of water toys and board comprises a beach possible. Bulwarks are kept Interestingly, there are some working spaces linked to landing craft, a Super Air Nautique Coastal, two custom low, and there are many the master cabin, without views. This was one of the tenders 12.5m and 11m in length, windsurfs, seabobs, glazed sections that heighten owner’s requests, preferring not to have sea views in flyboards, hoverboards, even a submarine, and the the sense of space.

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The design of Flying Fox is of supreme discretion, an almost understated aesthetic that downplays the remarkable opportunities available to guests aboard. Arrival in appropriate comfort is assured by the two helipads capable of hosting the world’s largest helicopters. The stern area is dedicated to water sports, and a transversally-positioned pool that has an ingenious system of holding the water in should the yacht begin rolling slightly, based on retractable baffles that subdivide the volume. The Spa itself sprawls 400sqm on two floors, with an inside Jacuzzi where the roof opens to abundant natural light, the very first CryoSauna ever installed on board a superyacht with its dedicated therapist, an extensive and luxurious Hammam, Sauna and Beauty Centre. There is also a well-equipped Gym with dedicated instructors.

The selection of water toys on board cater to sport fanatics, with a 12.5m Custom Compass Enclosed Limousine and an 11.8m Custom Windy Open Limousine, a beach landing craft, a Super Air Nautique Coastal, windsurfs, seabobs, flyboards, hoverboards, even a submarine. In addition, there is a kitesurf storeroom, and a dive centre providing compressors, nitrox systems and underwater scooters. Also in the stern section is the vast spa, with a beauty parlour, a massage room with warm water beds and rainfall massage, and a well-equipped gym. The yacht’s 6,400 nautical mile range is fuelled by a capacity for 682,500 litres of diesel, supplying two MTU engines with a power of 6,009 hp (4,481 kW) each. Passenger comfort is ensured by the very quiet sailing conditions, with no perceptible vibration even when the four thrusters are in operation.

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The stern wellness-inspired facilities are located close to the guest suites which are distributed along the port and starboard beams, so that guests can choose whether to enjoy their private deck terrace section or a session in the spa. The vast scale of the yacht is matched by the detailing and the interior design, which includes touches such as marine-life-themed mosaics and a Zen-style east-meets-west aesthetic that enhances the sense of space. The focus is constantly on the maritime environment, so that memorable experiences will include simple but unique pleasures such as a line-caught fish prepared al fresco by the chef at the exterior galley on a charcoal grill, before enjoying a glass of fine brandy around the firepit under a canopy of stars.

be used by large helicopters, and it doubles as a dancefloor, complete order not to be distracted during work when this is necessary. Peter with power outlets for audio DJ equipment. Another 14-metre helipad Lürssen, managing partner of the shipyard, says, “The owner’s input is located near the bows. The six guest decks are served by a large within all aspects of the yacht’s design was clear, strong, and exacting.” oval staircase and a semi-transparent lift. In addition to the outdoor The dimensions and luxurious finish that can be observed in all parts cinema area, there is an indoor cinema with D-box seats system and a of the yacht are awe-inspiring, but a particularly striking section is super-powerful Dolby Atmos sound system, and appropriately efficient the double-height saloon on the starboard side, with central seating, insulation to as not to disturb adjacent interiors. oak panelling, and a fireplace that burns wood like a domestic hearth. The human factor is a massive consideration aboard a superyacht of this The saloon, like other interiors on board, has a surprising amount of size, with 55 crew members. This means that catering arrangements are greenery, including two mature Ficus trees. An irrigation system keeps also impressively large, capable of serving not just the 25 guests, but all all planters appropriately watered, with the possibility of supplying the crew two or three times a day. The galley for the preparation of different plants with correct amounts of water and nutrients, and even guest meals includes a pasta-making plant, a live seafood tank, vacuum the right frequencies of artificial light in interiors where this is necessary. packing equipment for steaks, and a total of almost 140 cubic metres A winter garden space has two large skylights that can be opened when of refrigerators and freezers. The crew have their own large cabins, weather permits. relaxation areas and an outdoor saloon. The members of the crew The dining area features a long table, and an aquarium at the centre. engaged in navigational functions are assisted by the technology in the There is also an outdoor kitchen on the aft bridge deck, with show wheelhouse, that is entirely paperless and designed to handle just about kitchens that cook with real fire, including a wok station, tandoori grill, any situation imaginable in the world’s oceans. In the rotisserie, pizza and churrasco ovens. Guests can watch case of an emergency, retractable screens are used to food being prepared, and, as in quality restaurants, the Perhaps the secret to Flying separate the command area, so that it is protected from chef becomes the focus of attention and invariably puts Fox’s remarkable character any external influences while the issue is being resolved. on an appropriately professional performance. Outdoor is the impression of overall Flying Fox is without doubt a unique experience, now deck sectors are provided with triangular awnings that simplicity in its lines, achieved available as the largest charter superyacht, through are simple and quick to install and remove as necessary, by maintaining a constant focus the Imperial company in Monaco. As Peter Lürssen maximising ventilation. Other catering areas on board on guest experience tailored to commented when Imperial delivered one of the most include an aft deck bar and an outdoor cinema. Not the marine environment, as if impressive superyacht project in 2018, 136m Flying Fox surprisingly, the yacht is a very social location, but there to underline the fact that even with her beautiful curving lines, “The strong partnership is a more private outdoor space comprising the very top these generous spaces are a between our two companies will radically transform the roof deck, much smaller, with fantastic views. microcosm when compared to superyacht industry in the years to come.” The 18-metre diameter helipad on the aft sundeck can the infinity of sea and sky.

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Kismet’s fine performance, 14 knots cruising speed and 6,000 nm range, is matched by superb design. Kismet was built in 2014 by Lürssen, and still today it is a very advanced superyacht, with exterior design by Espen Øino. It meets the expectations of the modern charter sector, with a comprehensive array of amenities. These include two helipads, one on the foredeck that can also be used as a basketball court, and one on the bridge deck which can be transformed into a relaxed outdoor lounge area. There is a mosaic-tiled pool with inset Jacuzzi on the upper foredeck, and an observation deck that offers the perfect place for views and photography. In the evening, a favourite location is a fire pit with integrated waterfall on the aft deck, perfect for al fresco dining. Interiors are by Reymond Langton Design, and they neatly cater for both the social function of this sort of superyacht, and the constant need for privacy. A double-height salon on the main and upper deck aft is reached by a sweeping staircase, and finished in Art Deco style replete in black and gold. The sky lounge is more sporty and casual, with Kismet, launched in 2014, is beach house decor, transforming into a disco club. 92.5m in length, with a beam The master suite is a sumptuous interior, complete with of 13.8 m, and has a maxihis and her bathrooms, walk-in wardrobes, and an office mum speed of 17 knots. With for business matters. Other features include a club room 7 cabins, it can accommodate and cinema, and an impressive range of tenders and water 12 overnight guests, and its sports equipment. Comfort is assured by stabilizers that crew is 28. function both at anchor and under way.

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COLUMN THE NEW ERA OF LUXURY REINVENTING EMOTIONAL AUTHENTICITY AND TRUST By Donatella Lorato

Entrepreneur, Consultant, Professor, Talent and Executive Presence Coach, Donatella has a broad experience in marketing and training, focused on Fashion, Luxury and Hospitality. She is Campus Leader at the European School of Economics in Milan and she is the Co-Founder of LeGrandMag Observatory, a visionary project aiming at discovering the true meaning of Luxury for all generations, iGener’s leading the way

The allure of luxury comes from its ability to innovate and influence. The ‘dreamlike quality’ of luxury products is often related to craft, authenticity and heritage. Luxury brands that are traditionally based on high quality, superior durability, and deeper value are more likely to preserve social and environmental values. Reliability and perceived durability lead the consumer to an attitude of trust so that there is no fear of defects. Upon extremizing the concept, we can say that a luxury product is associated with an image of perfection and eternity. This artisanal quality and heritage of luxury brands can be associated with sustainability, as consumers do not want to throw away an item that is designed to become timeless. Therefore, even if luxury items by definition may not be considered sustainable because they suggest non-essential purchases, they may lead sustainability because of their emphasis on this artisanal quality, heritage and craftsmanship Luxury brands are obliged to be more daring when it comes to sustainability, as it’s one of their best opportunities to disrupt and achieve disproportionate revenue and profit growth in their respective markets. But that also means that brand storytelling has to go far beyond talking about sustainability. The future of sustainable luxury is creating desire-inducing brand narratives that connect sustainability with the brand’s strategy to create lasting customer value. The industry will set an example by answering key needs: durability, valuable, and distinctiveness. In 2021 we will see smarter approaches applied with the aim to reduce complexity and realign overproduction. The idea of luxe as ever ending accessibility will switch to normalising circularity in the minds of the society. The challenge ahead is to communicate such values in a trustworthy way, and engage in deeper partnerships that deliver a primordial yet contemporary message. A synergy of old and new has to take place. Eventually, it is a matter of Culture. The definition of culture is the manifestation of one’s intellectual and moral achievements regarded collectively plus an awareness of one’s role in society. It’s not by chance that its semantic root has the word “cult,“ the same found in the term “ cultivate.” Here comes “culture” viewed under an anthropological sense, able to condition personal choices and shape material lives according to the evolutionary process, historical and environmental needs. However, to guarantee a shift in consumers’ chain of values it is necessary to convey a tangible and lasting message able to overcome any sort of negative connotation or hesitation linked to the change. Consumers still consider the ‘true values’ of luxury significant, which suggests that luxury brands need to promote their true values credibly to consumers so that consumers can perceive how those values are in line with the evolving culture of environmental concern and demand for conscious, forwardthinking products and practices. Consumers expect quality, purpose-driven products, and a degree of cultural credibility from their purchases. This is particularly important for the iGen, today’s most influential and trendsetting consumer group for luxury brands, as they perceive themselves as brands and will only associate themselves with

The concept of Authenticity has always been a fundamental feature of Luxury. 2020 will be remembered as the starting point of a new era: the world has been called to action, to reflect authenticity through heritage, tradition, symbolic values and meanings. More than ever, we look for Trust and Transparency: what we must tell our personal, inner story. brands that are sustainable at their core. In a particular way, luxury is facing a radical cultural change, accelerated by inevitable global variables, which brings a transformation of its concepts, its models, the essence itself of luxury. At the center of these alterations stands the need to find a figure able to act as a bridge, connecting the legacy of luxury to the future society. This year marks the juxtaposition of holding on to the origins while projecting and safeguarding our future. We witness rescheduled priorities that push the concept of less is more, raising the percentage of brands embracing the made-to-order business model. This trend doesn’t limit its spread among the industry launches but most especially manifests in communication, where the luxury world has room to leverage its desirability transmitting values. Luxury put into consideration how to successfully transmit everlasting values to people through effective storytelling, and came to the conclusion that to succeed in engaging consumers in sharing new values, is essential to provide a sense of resiliency and durability, The Luxury Prospective Director becomes a guarantor of such a purpose, introducing a solution to the need of identifying both the upcoming trends within the industry, as well as its communication and culture. This previously unseen figure holds, along with the knowledge of the past, a stronghold for traditions yet displaying an eye towards the future by spotting the talents of tomorrow. This is how Luxury will build the bridge that connects the legacy and the timelessness to the future. Scouting for talents will definitely be the leading direction of the luxury world: young leaders of tomorrow with flexible skills and adaptive creativity, able to succeed in the everchanging luxury scenario.

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The Salone del Mobile was founded in 1961 as a vehicle for promoting Italian furniture and furnishings exports and soon became the most keenly awaited event in the world of furniture.

A showcase that has always mixed business with culture, shaping the history of design and furnishing yesterday, today and tomorrow. A global platform for truly top-notch products with the emphasis on innovation. The Salone del Mobile is split into three style categories: Classic, which draws on the values of tradition, craftsmanship and skill in the art of making furniture and objects in the classic style; Design, products that speak of functionality, innovation and boast a great sense of style and xLux, the section devoted to timeless luxury re-read in a contemporary key. A range of goods that combines quality and technology, shaped by the creativity of the leading sectoral companies, practised at developing their businesses by investing each year in innovative products and home furnishing solutions. The many exhibitors along with the thousands of products being unveiled for the first time confirm the Salone del Mobile’s enormous value as an international showcase for creativity and a forum for industry professionals, with more than 370,000 attendees on average, every year, from 188 different nations. Without forgetting, of course, the special side event in Milan that, every year, accompanies the Salone del Mobile which is signed by the most important international artists and designers. A project of extraordinary value, able to mix design, technology, and history. Launched in Milan in 1961 as a vehicle for promoting Italian exports of furnishing and accessories, the Salone del Mobile is the global benchmark event for the furnishing and design sector. The Salone is held in Milan in April every year, along with the biennial Euroluce exhibition in odd years and EuroCucina and the International Bathroom Exhibition in even years, and in tandem with the annual International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition and Workplace3.0.

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These events are flanked by FTK (Technology For the Kitchen), EuroCucina’s collateral event and S.Project, the exhibition devoted to design products and decorative and technical furnishing solutions. Since 1998, the trade fair has been rounded off by SaloneSatellite, the launchpad for young designers and a point of reference for companies on the look out for new talent. Under the umbrella of the Salone del Mobile. Milano, these events cover a net area of almost 210,000 square metres overall at the Rho Fiera Milano fairgrounds, showcasing more than 2,300 of the most dynamic and creative companies on the global market each year. Over 370,000 professional visitors attend the fair each year, just under 70% of them from 188 other countries, along with more than 5,000 national and international journalists and around 27,500 members of the public at the weekend, making the Salone del Mobile. Milano the unmissable sectorwide appointment. Not to mention the collateral events that take place alongside it, invariably curated by leading international artists and designers, because the Salone is not just synonymous with business but also with culture. This is the Salone, now in its 60th edition: an international platform with the “privilege of actuality” that shines a light on the state of the art of design. Every year, for years. In 2005 The Saloni WorldWide Moscow trade fair was launched, held in October each year in the pavilions of the Crocus Expo exhibition centre featuring some 300 Italian and foreign companies. The event underwent a change of name in 2018, becoming the Salone del Mobile. Milano Moscow, underscoring its strong links with Milan and Italy’s deep-rooted commitment to internationalisation. The Salone del Mobile. Milano Shanghai was launched in 2016, and takes place in November each year at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, where more than 120 Italian brands showcase stand-out cutting edge creative furnishing solutions of the very best manufacturing quality. 2018 was a year of change for the Salone del Mobile.Milano with the launch of the Manifesto, a declaration of intent geared to channelling the forces that work together in Milan into preserving the leadership role of both the trade fair and the city, putting up a common front within the global market to attract ideas, projects and resources. The document rests on ten keywords: emotion, business, quality, design, system, young people, communication, culture, Milan and ingenuity, underscoring the fact that the success of the Salone del Mobile. Milano resides in the tireless industrial network that underpins it, in the quality of designs that entail sustainability, excellence of form and content, the ability to work as a system and to train young people and, especially, to capitalise on the extraordinary integrated communication and cultural mechanism that has always characterised the city and its region.

EXHIBITIONS SALONE DEL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING ACCESSORIES EXHIBITION WORKPLACE3.0 S.PROJECT EUROLUCE EUROCUCINA / FTK - TECHNOLOGY FOR THE KITCHEN INTERNATIONAL BATHROOM EXHIBITION SALONESATELLITE

The 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile. Milano, bringing together all product categories for the first time, will be held from 5 to 10 September 2021, whilst guaranteeing safety in light of the ongoing pandemic. President of the Salone del Mobile, Claudio Luti, had this to say: “Being able to hold the Salone this year is an absolute priority for all those of us whose lives revolve around design. We believe that moving the fair to September will leave enough time for the ongoing acute phase of the pandemic to subside and that this will provide a real chance to kickstart design at global level. We all need the Salone in Milan. Over the last few months, clients and designers from all over the world, and the press that follows us at international level, have been asking us constantly to confirm the dates for this edition. We’ll be there, and we’ll be even more attractive and more motivated, just as motivated as the companies working to design and manufacture the best possible products. After such a lengthy period of physical and social distancing in every sphere, we would like to be able to see the Salone as an opportunity for actual meeting and discussion, and a chance for us all to share our excitement with a city buzzing with new ideas”.

Villa Genève at ZAGALETA An oasis of peace, privacy and happiness ®

Located in one of the leading communities in the world, Villa Genève is situated in the heart of Zagaleta and only a 10 – 15 minutes drive from world famous MARBELLA, PUERTO BANUS.This modern villa, with a superb southern orientation finds itself surrounded by nature offering open views to the golf and has been designed by Francisco Guillén, a renowned Spanish architect. The semibasement boasts a fantastic entertainment area including heated indoor pool, sauna, Turkish bath and gym area with direct access to the garden. Additionally, the light patio with cascade and water plants floods this area with natural light ensuring a tropical ambience.

The soundboard plays a central role to the Fazioli sound. It is made of red spruce from Val di Fiemme in the Eastern Italian Alps - the same wood which Stradivarius violins are made of. Brand manager Luca Fazioli emphasises, “We work on the soundboard itself without changing the aesthetics of the traditional piano, and we believe that our improvement of the piano is indeed structural... One of the most satisfying aspects of our work is to see someone grow with our piano, from a young player to an accomplished musician.”

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Musical notes permeate the Fazioli showroom, The “Art Case Pianos” include Malachite, with illuminating the space with its rich transparent tone. inlays of natural and coloured wood, mother-of“The sound is very Italian,” describes Luca Fazioli, pearl and semi-precious stones; Tamo, named after Brand Manager and son of Paolo Fazioli, engineer the precious veneer of the same name; Fairmont, and pianist who founded the brand exactly 40 years with intricate walnut wood cutout on the underside ago, in Sacile, north of Venice. The Fazioli piano’s of the lid; the brilliant red varnished Marco Polo aristocratic sound with a rich transparent tone is featuring a reproduction of a Canaletto painting, also inspired by the Italian ideal on the inside of the lid; and of the ‘forte’ and ‘piano’ more one-off creations. A of Bartolomeo Cristofori, special mention goes to the piano’s inventor. M.Liminal, whose bold “The piano is the With a production of asymmetric design by best teacher. It 130 pianos a year, each Philippe Gendre sheds new should reflect your taking approximately 1000 light on the classic shape. hours of craftsmanship The instrument is inserted soul, like a mirror. to complete, Fazioli is a in a strip of wood and rests It tells you that you company employing 50 on a metal base covered should just play skilled craftsmen who with fiberglass providing passionately build the pianos stability. The black cast iron as you are.” -Luca one by one. “The concert frame, the red soundboard Fazioli, Brand grand is the signature and the plexiglass music Manager piano for us. When we stand blends tradition and make improvements and innovation. innovations we do them One can have a high level on the concert grand. This of control on the tone, is hard to do and more time-cosuming because the volume and dynamics. The keys are anti-reflective dynamics are complex in the concert grand, but and non-slip. In particular, the black keys are made when we achieve a good result, we can apply them of black ebony wood. The non-glare quality of the to the other models.” The model numbers indicate keys lends itself well to stage lights. “We invest a lot the length of the piano, from the smallest F156 to in competitions, to understand if a piano is good for the concert grand F308. The classic pianos capture a concerto, chamber music or solo performance.” one’s attention with their intense black, the result of The icing on the cake? The largest model F308 is a high-gloss polyester finishing. Due to the hand- equipped a unique invention by Fazioli, the fourth crafted nature of its production, Fazioli can realise any pedal which better facilitates glissando, pianissimo, bespoke design, in addition to a selection of finishes rapid passages and legatto, while reducing sound and veneers, such as24-carat gold leaf and kinoki dynamic without changing the timbre. (Photos: wood traditionally used to build temples in Japan. Roberto Zava Studio Step)

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The robust silhouette of Smania’s furniture pieces provides insight into founder Alberto Smania’s love for iron manufacturing. The low table, his first venture into the world of furnishing, remains Smania’s hero today. SMANIA, Gatsby Chair, Paul Table, www.smania.it

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Homecoming Furniture has witnessed an increased adoption among consumers, with the online buying trend significantly contributing toward the growth of the market. The value of the global home decor market is estimated to reach $838.6 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 3.9% from 2020 to 2027. The floor coverings segment was the highest contributor to the market, and is estimated to reach $374,832.1 million by 2027, at a CAGR of 4.0% during the forecast period. And, up until 2025, textile is expected to register a revenuebased CAGR of 7.2%, while the outdoor application segment is projected to expand at a CAGR of 7.6%. Excerpts from “The relationship between colour cycles in home furnishings and apparel”, by Olivia Johnson and Pamela Ulrich, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, published in Springer Open. explore, through documentation and comparison, colour cycles in apparel and Along with apparel and accessories, colour forecasts are regularly used for residential interiors. Additionally, the research sought to analyze the behavior interior spaces, cars, and even personal technologies. Historic evidence of individual hues in apparel and home furnishings. The broader patterns of of shifting patterns in dominant colour trends demonstrates that the many changing colour palettes have only been the subject of limited research in possible variations in hue, value, and saturation make colour a very mutable interior design. Oberascher (1994) investigated interior living space colours component of fashion change. Although the concept of fashion change was between 1972 and 1992 and concluded that cyclical behavior was exhibited. long considered only in relation to costume, we know now that fashion-driven He described a seven stage pattern; each stage was characterised in some way by change has the ability to touch all of consumers’ aesthetic choices (Sproles chromatic or achromatic degree (hues versus white to black), value (lightness 1981). In the past, colour forecasters have suggested that colour trends begin to darkness), and/or intensity (muted to saturated hues). The final phase was in fashion apparel and eventually spread to other product categories, including characterized by one hue, purple. Phases spanned 2–4 years. Oberascher’s (1994) home appliances, home interior design products, home exterior products, and research documented what he believed to be one full cycle with seven stages. automobiles, after 2–3 years (Verlodt 1994). This implies that colour trends for Based on previous German studies, he thought repetition of such cycles to be different products may cycle at different rates but follow a similar pattern. In probable but not precisely predictive. Applying Sproles’ (1981) differentiation fact, patterns may shift due to volatile business environments. For example, in of short and long cycles, each of the seven stages could be viewed as its own the 1980s, automobile colour trends strongly reflected fashion colour trends short cycle. Stansfield and Whitfield (2005) argued that Oberascher’s 20-year but that did not continue into the 1990s because of the industry’s financial study period was too short to conclude a cyclical pattern. Their research difficulties. To address the absence of empirical research and to support used a wide range of primary sources to explore for patterns in residential forecasters’ assumptions of cycles and socioeconomic and cultural influences, interior colours over 100 years organised into decades. They concluded that Stansfield and Whitfield (2005) investigated changing colour palettes in predominant hues varied from decade to decade, showing variability in value products for the home during the 20th century. They found changing patterns, and saturation. Although there were repetitions of hue domination, Stansfield but mentioned the concept of fashion only as a post-World War II product and Whitfield (2005) concluded that no regular, repeating cyclical pattern of marketing and consumerism. Although there is a body of literature on was evidenced. More frequent changes were observed in the second half cyclical fashion change in dress and appearance that documents evidence of of the century. They also noted interior products becoming more fashioncycles or patterned trends, none incorporates the colour component. Linton oriented, but did not find interiors directly influenced by apparel fashions. The (1994) observed that colour cycles in apparel fashion were shorter (lasting implication for the design and selection of products is that the length of cycles approximately 2 years) than in interiors (7–12 years). Even if those observations is not necessarily the same or similar with different colours or between home were based on empirical research, today’s shortened product development furnishings and apparel. Some colours seemed clearly more fashion-driven times in apparel, exemplified by fast fashion goods (Miller 2006), imply that because they had shorter cycles and could disappear entirely for consecutive older assumptions about patterns of change may not be as relevant today. The years. Other colours seemed to be classics because of their quickened pace of fast fashion demonstrates the trickleconstant or near constant presence. The literature on fashion across theory of fashion diffusion, meaning that new fashions Molteni&C’s Miss Chair by colour cycles was expanded with a clear conclusion that they spread horizontally, simultaneously affecting consumers who Afra and Tobia Scarpa from are not simple phenomena. Researchers interested in the lead and follow in new fashion adoption (Brannon 2010). In 1986 turns its attention once crucial component of product colour could move ahead by an era of rapid communication, this could translate to rapid again ti the masters of archistudying the colour cycles of, for example, smaller categories diffusion across product categories. Given the importance of tecture and design by reinof products for the home such as kitchen tools, accessories, product colours, scarcity of empirical research into cyclical terpreting this object that has and household linens in relation to home furnishings or in changes in colour, and connections drawn between what its roots in the craft tradition comparison to clothing accessories. we wear (apparel) and our personal living space (home and is still modern after 30 interiors), the purpose of the research reported here was to years.

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Bentley Home’s Crewe collection is a limited 100-piece collection featuring a desk, an armchair and a pouf, embellished for the first time with gold coloured metal, sandblasted oak and gold dust finish. Crewe, with about 7000 inhabitants in the county of Cheshire, England, was once a major railway junction and is today best known as the design and manufacturing centre of the British luxury car maker. Monique Zappalà, Art director Bentley Home, expresses: “Bentley Home does not follow trends... The combination between the excellence of the English brand, the know-how of Italy’s finest craftsmen and the innovation of the most renowned designers, gives as result a collection like no other in the world of furniture.” (Opposite page) Azucena’s ABCD armchair, originally designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1960, has been updated for contemporary needs and the sofa is also a part of the collection. The square, octagonal and circular shapes of the pieces are a nod to the legacy of the Italian architect and furniture designer. BENTLEY HOME, (Top) Crewe Collection (Left) Belgravia Chair www.luxurylivinggroup.com AZUCENA, ABCD Sofa and Armchair www.azucena.it

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De Padova’s Free Zone bathroom is accessed through coplanar sliding doors, pull-out or hinged. Inside, the Sabbia stone washbasin collection is designed by Naoto Fukasawa, who has been named a Royal Designer for Industry of Japan. He is also a member of the judging committee for the Loewe Craft Prize. DE PADOVA, Free Zone Bathroom System www.boffi.com

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Beauty by Visionnaire Technological evolution and stylistic innovation in the wake of art design, they define the Montparnasse living proposal by Visionnaire. The main product of the living room is the Montparnasse sofa by Mauro Lipparini, made of horizontal linear volumes - that recalls modernist architecture and rationalist references - and defined by sophisticated upholstery solutions. The upper part of the backrest is extremely comfortable and turns into a headrest, thanks to an adaptable and flexible tilting system. The Lego low table and console, by Draga & Aurel, stand out for the contrasting combination of two materials, treated with different finishes: precious and “raw,” the glowing gold of the metal and the matte black of the concrete. This apparent contradiction becomes a kind of unity of two different characters.

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Silvestri Marmi carves stone, granite, travertine, onyx and marble from the Apuan Alps quarries of Carrara into luxury items for everyday enjoyment, like this Calacatta Marble Bathtub. SILVESTRI MARMI www.silvestrimarmi.it

(Left) Boca do Lobo’s iconic Soho Sideboard exudes eclecticism, blending marquetry, carving, glass work, lacquering, varnishing, the application of gold leaf and more. (Bottom) A plastic artist by trade, Pierre Charpin’s penchant for the experimental results in the uniquely shaped Astair armchair. BOCA DO LOBO, Soho Sideboard, www.bocadolobo.com LIGNE ROSET, Astair Armchair, www.ligne.roset.com

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“Among the most respected British Talents” as described by The Financial Times, Lee Broom, who studied in theatre school, imbues his creations with a sense of drama and narrative. To date, he has won over 30 awards to date including the prestigious British Designer of the Year Award and The Queen’s Award for Enterprise presented by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace. Presenting his collections each year in Milan, New York and London Design Weeks, he has gained a reputation for creating conceptual dynamic installations. LEE BROOM, Hanging Hoop Chair Brushed Brass, www.leebroom.com

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(Top) Gessi transcribes wellness into a sensorial experience by combining the flow of water, the luminosity of light, sound and air. Add to this volume and structure, the result is “5-sense” Architectural Wellness. (Bottom) Antoniolupi innovates bathroom materials and geometry. The Astro washbasin designed by Marco Piva is made of Cristalmood. Tralerighe, the brand’s first wallpaper collection, bring out the lines of a sleek freestanding sink like Fusto, designed by Nevio Tellatin. GESSI, Architectural Wellness, www.gessi.com ANTONIOLUPI,Astro Sink,Tralerighe Wallpaper, Fusto Sink www.antoniolupi.it

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The pearly luster and white finish of the Enya ceramic table lamp provides illumination for a unique ambience, ideal for this Phoenix cupboard, or desks, tables and counter tops. SMANIA, Enya Light, Phoenix Cupboard www.smania.it

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Armani Casa celebrates its 20th anniversary. Inspired by grosgrain, the brass-carved Paladino table lamp is a nod to Giorgio Armani’s love for textiles. Its cylindrical shape goes well with the scented candles. ARMANI CASA, Paladino Lamp, Pegaso Scented Candles, www.armani.com

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Paola Lenti caters to the needs and the moods of contemporary homes with innovative and colourful materials for both outdoor and indoor. Designed by F. Rota, the Welcome collection is a modular seating system that includes central and corner pieces, chaise longue, pouf and armrest. © Paola Lenti srl - photo by Sergio Chimenti PAOLA LENTI, Welcome, www.paolalenti.it

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With traditions rooted in carpentry, Linley has become an icon British furniture making, from fitted cabinetry to jewellery boxes. Over the years, it has established a reputation for creating bespoke pieces and accessories. Linley launched its interior design department in 2007, with a team of interior architects, designers, consultants, production managers, fitters and craftsmen who work closely with private and commercial clients on all projects. Driade’s Love by Fabio Novembre sideboard makes a statement, as each of the letter works as a handle which provides access to storage. The design turns the spoken language of affection into something tactile and functional at the same time. The Brigitte sofa designed by Draga & Aurel for Baxter is available in a myriad of colours that highlight the organic shape while bringing out the contrasting textures of the natural leather, Baxter’s expertise. (Top) LINLEY, Interior Design, www.davidlinley.com (Centre) DRIADE, Love Sideboard, www.driade.com (Bottom) BAXTER, Brigitte Sofa, www.baxter.it

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Tom Dixon blends industrial chic and organic silhouette with the Wingback chair and the Melt ceiling light, which creates a blown-glass effect when it is on, and a mirror-like reflection when it is off. TOM DIXON, Melt LED Pendants, Wingback Chair www.tomdixon.net

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The DRUM armchairs designed by Mac Stop for Cappellini sparkle in the sun; Hermès challenges traditional construction with the Chaise Equilibre d’Hermès by designers Jasper Morrison and Maxime Tetard; Fendi Casa’s Boogie coffee tables are as fun as they are glam, along with the Moonlight desk, Bent ottoman and Domino mirrors (opposite page) which create an ideal vanity area for the lady of the house; Frato’s collections create a neutral yet dynamic living room; the enveloping shape of the Pascal armchair by Armani Casa offers a moment of respite. (Clockwise from top left) CAPPELLINI, www.cappellini.com; HERMÈS, www. hermes.com; FENDI CASA, www. luxurylivinggroup.com;ARMANI CASA, www.armani.com; FRATO, www.frato.com

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Fendi Casa’s Boogie coffee and side tables, available with a glass or marble top and bronze shadow or palladium finishes, add a pop of colour and glamour to this living room, framed by the Belt sofas. FENDI CASA www.luxurylivinggroup.com

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Any kind of celebration requires provision and a Fortnum’s hamper will always t the bill.

Building upon its centennial tradition of cabinet-making, Giorgetti is a prime example of made and manufactured in Italy, from the creative design to the eco-friendly production of functional and long-lasting items. Over the years, tooling machinery and production technologies have highlighted Giorgetti’s woodworking craftsmanship but never replaced it. In fact, a high level of customisation sets Giorgetti apart, emphasising the artisanal value that has remained central to the brand. (Top) A Knightsbridge residential project by Giorgetti in partnership with Tollgard Design group combines four apartments into one, with Giorgetti’s Ode chairs and Nao lamps. (Right) Calligaris, which started as a chair maker post WWI, sits pretty with the Holly chair and Danny sofa, complemented by the Merian frosted curved glass coffee table. (Bottom) Luxxu first started as a lighting company and has since launched a furniture collection. It reinterprets some of the most popular materials with innovative finishes that give them a new look and feel. This Nubian pyramid-inspired sideboard blends wood and gold brass, with a geometric black-and-gold appeal that transitions easily from the living room or dining room to the bedroom. (Top) GIORGETTI, www.giorgetti.eu (Centre) CALLIGARIS, www.calligaris.com (Bottom) LUXXU, Nubian Sideboard, www.luxxu.com

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Light reinventor and producer, Davide Groppi challenges traditional design, proportion and perception of illumination. Whether it is utter simplicity, seemingly impossible weightlessness, or unexpected amazement, there is always more than light that meets the eye. In addition to his designers, Davide Groppi counts De Padova, Boffi, Paola Lenti and Christofle amongst his collaborations. The sense of drama of his creations also allows them to shed new light inside luxury hotels and restaurants, such as Albert Adrià, Massimo Bottura, Massimiliano Alajmo, Moreno Cedroni, Carlo Cracco, Gennaro Esposito, Giancarlo Perbellini, Ciccio Sultano and others. (Clockwise from top left) The Bubka provides spot-on illumination outdoors, while the Edi Son table lamp pays tribute to the larger-than-life inventor of the carbon filament light bulb with its oversize proportion. The all-rounder Sampei is ideal on the floor or table, indoor or outdoor. Made of fiberglass and metal, it has an adjustable spotlight and dimmer. (Left) B&B Italia celebrated the 50th anniversary of Gaetano Pesce’s Up5_6 armchair with a special edition in striped beige and petrol green. The ball and chain design is as tongue-in-cheek today as its first launch. (Top) DAVIDE GROPPI, www.davidegroppi.com (Bottom) B&B ITALIA, www.bebitalia.com According to Mordor Intelligence, the LED Lighting Market was valued at USD 75.81 billion in 2020 is expected to reach USD 160.03 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 14.25% over the forecast period 2021 - 2026.

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By transitioning to energyefficient LEDs, an estimated savings of USD 18 billion in electricity costs can be achieved. Furthermore, over 160 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions can be avoided every year.

Lighting accounts for nearly 10% of electricity usage in households and 18–40% of commercial premises. There is a growing need for energy saving across the globe, which is creating scope for the LED market.

Countries across the globe are widely adopting LED lighting. For instance, New York planned to replace 250,000 streetlights with LEDs, which was to be followed by the replacement of decorative lights in the urban areas.

(Clockwise from top left) MISSONI HOME’s 2021 collection introduces a new wooden Chair, Miss Wood, inspired by watercolour, www. missonihome.com; the Blue Lyric Collection by FRATELLI BOFFI paints the shades of cool, www.fratelliboffi.it; DIMORESTUDIO’s Via Solferino showroom in Milan, photo by Silvia Rivoltella, www.dimorestudio.eu; the Wingback collection by TOM DIXON; VERSACE, Medusa Dining Chair, www. harrods.com

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(Opposite page) BUGATTI Cobra 110 Chair by Luxury Living Group, www.bugatti.com. (This page, clockwise from top) LIGNE ROSET, Bonnie Collection by Pierre Paulin, www.ligne-roset.com; ARMANI CASA, dynamic textures bring out the best of a living space in neutral tones, www.armani.com; ESSENTIAL HOME, Kelly Bar Chair by Essential Home, Donna Table Lamp by DelightFULL, www. essentialhome.eu; MOROSO, Taba Sofas, Designed by Alfredo Häberli, Photo by Alessandro Paderni www. moroso.it

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Poltrona Frau was one of the first companies in Italy and the world to carry out an assessment in accordance with the ISO social responsibility guidelines. The certification highlights the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and the health and safety of its workers. In light of this commitment, in 2010 Poltrona Frau installed a photovoltaic plant in the Tolentino headquarters. With a capacity of 1.4 megawatts thanks to the 18,000 thin film photovoltaic modules, the plant produces around 1.68 million kWh a year, a saving of 1176 tonnes of carbon dioxide, and makes the Poltrona Frau plant independent in terms of its electricity supply.

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Founded by Renzo Frau in Turin, Poltrona Frau was appointed in 1926 as the supplier of the Italian Royal Family, the Savoia dynasty. By the 1930s, the brand was already synonymous with status symbol. It furnished important houses, grand hotels, the interiors for Expo Turin 1928, as well as the lavish transatlantic Rex, pride of the Italian Navy. Today, its divisions include Home & Office, Contract, and Interiors in Motion. OCHRE, founded in 1996, places equal importance on proportions, materials and craftsmanship. British designers Joanna Bibby and Harriet Maxwell Macdonald share an aesthetic for the beauty of the understated, and were joined by Solenne de la Fouchardière, who became the third partner and fellow designer four years later. Along with direct retail to individuals, OCHRE’s clients are international interior designers and architects. They also works on custom projects for private residences, boutique hotels and restaurants throughout the world. OCHRE showrooms are located in London and New York. (Opposite page) POLTRONA FRAU, www.poltronafrau.com (This page, clockwise from left) OCHRE,Arctic Pear Chandelier, Celestial Pebble Wall Light, Gatsby Sofa, Divine Recline Chaise Longue, www.ochre.com According to the latest report by Zion Market Research, the global furniture market is expected to reach approximately USD 472.30 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 5.2% between 2018 and 2024.

One-quarter of the world’s furniture is manufactured within the European Union, representing an €84 billion market that equates to a EU28 consumption of about 10.5 million tons of furniture per year, employing around 1 million workers.

The luxury furniture business is an area with a great deal of growth. It was valued at USD 23.05 billion in 2017 and it is expected to generate revenue of USD 30.28 billion by the end of 2023, growing at a CAGR of 4.65% between 2017 and 2023.

Overall, the furniture sector accounts for a considerable portion of global trade. Notably, Europe dominates the global market, with revenue estimated at USD 7329.8 million, due to the increasing disposable incomes of consumers and rising economic growth.

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Eclisse Collection, by Unica, maker of luxury bespoke tables, heightens the sense of drama of any space, transforming the dining room into a stage. Eclisse Collection’s overlapping concentric motif blends in with flowing crystal on the table top, supported by a sculptural metal base. UNICA, Eclisse Collection, www.unicaluxury.com

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Designed by Marcel Wanders, Poliform’s Gentleman collection consists of a fixed sofa, ottoman, and armchairs of different sizes – compact Gentleman Single, soft and cosy Gentleman Relax, and Gentleman Reserved with a tall backrest. POLIFORM, Gentleman Collection, www.poliform.it

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Molteni&C’s new doorless walk-in wardrobe, Gliss Master by creative director Vincent Van Duysen, reveals hidden storage and makes it an integral part of the bedroom with numerous compartment accessories. MOLTENI&C, Gliss Master Wardrobe, Louisa Coffee Tables, Octave Pouf, by Vincent Van Duysen, www.molteni.it

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Technogym’s Personal Line turns fitness into individual wellness where one can bike, run, cross and power up with the integrated Technogym Coach. TECHNOGYM, Personal Linewww.technogym.com.

Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Stage is a 1-box soundbar solution that allows the user to enjoy the most of the audio experience without having to install a subwoofer, ideal for urban interiors where every corner serves a purpose. BANG & OLUFSEN, Beosound, www.bang-olufsen.com

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With a production of less than 1000 beds per year, Savoir’s exclusivity begins from the first Savoy Bed in 1905, its centennial craftsmanship and precious natural materials such as South American horsehair, Tengri Khangai nobel fibres and cashmere from the neck of Mongolian goats. Savoir’s collaboration with the National Gallery highlighted the artistic value of a fine repose, having recreated some of the museum’s artworks into handmade beds. The project offered a selection of three fabrics from a lustrous velvet, textured linen viscose and classic cotton. The result? Above, the image of the Felix bed depicting a work by Jan van de Cappelle, “A Shipping Scene with a Dutch Yacht Firing a Salute” made it into the pages of The Times. Below, Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora’s “Combat of Love and Chastity” also made a splash. Savoir guaranteed every design kept the essence and integrity of the Gallery, all the while emphasising the brand’s primary goal of making bespoke products that make dreams come true. (Painting ©The National Gallery, London, all images courtesy Savoir Beds) SAVOIR, www.savoirbeds.com

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RESIDENTIAL BLISS ateliermonolit.com The Beach House, a residential housing concept, is the brainchild of design team Ioan Ralea-Toma and Vlad Andrei Popa from Atelier Monolit. Founded in 2016, Atelier Monolit is a creative studio specialized in communicating architectural projects and ideas through carefully crafted imagery. The studio is the result of the collaboration between architects Ioan Ralea-Toma and Vlad Andrei Popa who share a passion for visualization, photography and graphic design. Their designs continually challenge the status-quo to capture the essence of the intended location or idea. The design concept behind the Beach House is one where absolute freedom of body and mind prevail. The project has been envisioned for a young couple with a passion for the outdoors. The minimalist structure with contemporary look features large floor-to-ceiling windows that convey a sense of unity with the surrounding landscape, whilst offering its residents spectacular views of the surrounding area. This futuristic architectural masterpiece, imagined for a beach location, is comprised of a square-shaped concrete pillar that rises piercing two levels of horizontal plates. This inclined concrete pillar that extends vertically acts as a cantilever to the intersecting concrete and glass horizontal elements that make up the living areas that extends across two floors. The use of glass adds a sense of lightness the further balances the overall feel of the structure. The ground floor of the project contains the living area made up of living room, dining room, kitchen, storage area and bathroom. The upper floor Atelier Monolit specializes in houses the master bedroom, with an ensuite bathroom, that communicating architectural opens onto the large, panoramic roof terrace complete with projects through carefully a small swimming pool or jacuzzi. This terrace perfectly crafted imagery. The studio blends in with the background becoming one with the lowas founded in 2016 by cation. The overall structure boasts clean linear elements architects with a passion for that blend with the surrounding area creating a sense of visualization, photography openness or freedom. and graphic design.

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The sun-lit dining room opens to the Turnkey in every detail, it features designer kitchen with an enclosed back high ceilings, original plaster porch and adjacent full bath. The first mouldings, ornate medallions, floor master suite or guest suite has its carved marble fireplaces, tall own entrance, and the windows and second floor master arched doorways This historic home on 46 suite has its own sitting with pocket doors in Livingston Street, Rhinebeck, room, bedroom and well-proportioned built in 1875, has been sold by luxury bath. A large spaces, perfect for Gary di Mauro, seamlessly dressing room has family and friends marrying its signature period been custom fitted. Two as well as guests. details with sophisticated additional bedrooms design and luxury share a bathroom. appointments.

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Switzerland’s long-standing vocation for tourism is reflected by its five universities in the top twelve place, and a history in hospitality education running back to 1893. But all courses are distinctly international in approach, with far-flung work experience possibilities.

THE WORLD’S LEADING HOSPITALITY BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS

RISING STARS These top academic institutions can be considered as the Harvards of the hospitality sector, preparing students who wish to excel in the field and make a difference in this fast-developing field. With the top positions dominated by Swiss, American and British universities, these schools impart a unique skills set, with academic studies accompanied by work experience and internships that ensure that students know their chosen field from the inside-out, and also prepare the first career steps. Most students – over 90% – will have already received job offers when they graduate. A school with a Michelin star? Yes, if it’s a hospitality university. The schools preparing tomorrow’s top hospitality and leisure managers provide a wide range of strategic business skills that are essential for running an enterprise in today’s ultra-competitive market. Students at these institutions study for degrees that are recognised all over the world, often with American NECHE accreditation and compliance with the Bologna requirements by means of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). It is legitimate to ask about the criteria applied to this sort of ranking. The British company Quacquarelli Symonds, specializing in the analysis of higher education institutes worldwide, compiles the QS World University Rankings by Subject, comparing the top universities in individual subject areas. The factors considered comprise academic reputation, with assessments provided by a global panel of experts, and, perhaps most significantly, employer reputation, in which employers in the field are asked to identify the institutions that they consider excellent for graduate recruitment. In addition, the universities’ research activities are assessed, considering the papers published and cited, but for a sector such as hospitality in which research paper publication rates are lower, these indicators have a lower weighting. As you can see from the table, Switzerland dominates the world of hotel schools, with three of the top five places. The other places are taken by the United Kingdom, the United States, Hong Kong and the Netherlands, the latter country a new entrant in the 2019 rankings. EHL, École hôtelière de Lausanne, was founded in 1893 by Jacques Tschumi, making it the oldest and first hoteliery school in the world. Its number one QS ranking is con-

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firmed by other studies, including the TNS Sofres designation as the best hospitality school with regard to graduate job placement. EHL, which is recognized as a Swiss University of Applied Science, prepares students for top management positions in hospitality, with a progression through practical courses that provide training on running hotel and restaurant operations, building management skills through internships, and nurturing leadership qualities and soft skills. The degree programmes comprise a well-orchestrated blend of industry expertise, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, which is why 96% of graduates find employment in their chosen field soon after graduating. Many EHL graduates are in senior management positions, and some go on to start their own businesses. One of the more unusual features of EHL is the dress code, based on the concept that “you have only one chance to make a good first impression.” Women are required to wear dark, tailored suits, with discreet jewellery, impeccable hair styling, no religious symbols, no piercings or visible tattoos. Likewise, for men, it’s dark, well-ironed suits, shirt and tie, no patterned socks. “Casual Friday” at EHL has been implemented to prepare students for their professional future, but at this institution, it is a very smart casual. The EHL has a training restaurant, Berceau des Sens, where hospitality management students learn the art of excellence in cuisine. Open to the public, the restaurant achieved its first Michelin star in 2019, confirmed in 2020. It has a 16/20 Gault&Millau rating. In second place in the world hospitality studies rankings, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) offers Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management degrees, with specializations in Gaming Management, Meetings and Events, PGA Golf Management, and Restaurant Management.

In addition, students can progress to PhDs and Executive Masters. The curriculum of study includes an internship, and work experience in the hospitality industry, so that prospective employers know that graduates have a good understanding of day-to-day operations, in addition to strategic planning skills, and the ability to fit into many different roles. While at first sight an unusual specialization within the area of hospitality, PGA Golf Management reflects the needs created by the rapid growth of the professional golf industry, with courses supplied by the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. Studies include the PGA Playing Ability Test and 16 months of internship, and can culminate in membership of the PGA of America. Les Roches, in third place, is a hospitality school based at Crans Montana, founded in 1979. Its bachelor degree courses combine academic excellence delivered on campus with extensive real-world professional experience, with two semesters dedicated to internships. The course teaches students how a hospitality business works, comprising operational functions, marketing, sales, accounting, financial management, and soft skills essential for management leadership such as communications, problem-solving and talent management. The first internship delivers hands-on experience so that students understand the pace and pressures faced by hospitality staff in kitchens and in service. The internships are carefully secured to match the students’ ambitions, and often become the first step in a career. A student comments, “During my internship, my ex-manager said, ‘Jo, you are so qualified in terms of skill-sets and technical knowledge that you can take a permanent job right away’.” At Les Roches, 94% of career-seeking students have at least one job offer when they graduate.

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A FINE BURGUNDY VINTAGE www.chateaudetailly.com tour to taste the famous wines of Burgundy in private cellars; enjoy Located in Meursault, 16 miles from Nuits-Saint-Georges, in the Burgundy’s gastronomy during a private cooking class in Chateau de French region of Burgundy (Bourgogne), best known for its wines and Tailly’s own kitchens, visit the surrounding towns such as Beaune or uncontaminated natural parks, the Chateau de Tailly is an ancestral Dijon and the rich heritage with sites such as the Chateau du Clos de residence dating back to the early years of the 18th century,with the Vougeot or the Hospices de Beaune; enjoy a round of golf at one of the construction of the Pavillon de Chasse (hunting lodge), followed by courses near the chateau, or simply relax by the swimming pool in the the construction of the chateau in the 19th century under the rule of chateau’s park, making the most of the chateau’s gym or trying out one Napoleon 3rd. of a variety of massages. Nestling in a 15 acre park, it also offers a great The Chateau (French for castle and usually used to define a historic venue for special occasions: holidays, receptions, weddings, meetings building with land) used to be property of the Champy family and its and seminars. The Chateau is available for exclusive use: the warm and heirs, owners of the oldest wine estate in Burgundy. Today it is owned by welcoming dining room makes the ideal place for your special dinners, Christine Cabaret: “Following its purchase, great investments, a great deal while two big, fully-equipped kitchens are at your disposal, for preparing of courage, physical effort, strong will and enthusiasm were necessary for your meals or for private cooking classes. The bedrooms (one suite and this titanic task of renovation. A large part of the roof needed reparations, three bedrooms) are all very spacious, individually decorated and each central heating was installed, air conditioning, sanitation, electricity, with adjoining bathrooms and views over the park. The suite, named Sissi renewing of the magnificent parquet floors, ‘tromp l’œil’ decoration, after the famous Austrian princess, features an Italian shower with massage maintenance of the awning-crowned front steps attributed to Gustave jets and a regency bath with lion’s paws feet nestled in the centre of the Eiffel. To complete its charm, a swimming pool was created in the imperially decorated alcove. The onsite cottages, Pavillon de la Chasse clearing where the sun reaches out its rays to welcome swimmers as well (classified 4 ‘ears of corn’ in the Gîtes de France guide) and as sunbathers. Today the chateau lives again, to the great If you feel like travelling in Les Aromes, all equipped with their own kitchens, offer pleasure of lovers of old stones”. Burgundy and the wine readditional charme and amenities and can accommodate up The chateau is ideally situated bordering the famed gions of Western France, conto ten extra guests. In the surrounding park, magnificent vineyards of Meursault and just 5 minutes from Beaune. tact Rêve de Chateaux (www. trees, some well over 100 years old and all classified in A traditional and authentic family home, it’s the perfect revedechateaux.com), they the Forest Book, grow in a chaotic fashion. Left to its base from which to discover the charm of Burgundy, the will be delighted to open the own devices, nature allowed all sorts of wildlife to grow wine route and the rich heritage - Take in the magnificent door of this incredible chateau and prosper. Many species of animals are still to be found countryside along the Wine Route by bike, in a Willis home just for you. frolicking close to the main building Jeep or in a hot air balloon; go on a private, guided wine

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YOUR GATEWAY TO IRISH LUXURY www.ashfordcastle.com

Discover the rich history of Ashford Castle, extending back to 1228 and once home to the famous Guinness family. Today a luxury hotel, Ireland’s first Forbes five-star, with state-of-art interiors, breathtaking views of Lake Corrib, a wealth of estate activities and delicious cuisine.

Located near Cong on the Mayo-Galway border, on the Galway side modern luxuries. Meticulous attention to detail can be found in the unique of Lough Corrib in Ireland. unrivaled service, warm Irish hospitality and works of art, carefully sourced antique furniture and sumptuous fabrics with five star luxury await at Ashford Castle, an 800 year-old castle today a five custom designed carpets, bespoke beds, feature lighting, exquisite towelling stars hotel, part of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection and member of and Egyptian Cotton bed linen. For hundreds of years, the grounds of Leading Hotels of the World. Ashford Castle have provided a vast playground for its owners and their Ashford Castle was founded in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman family de friends. Successive generations of the de Burgo, Bingham, Browne and Burgo. It was then passed on to generations of some of the most notable Guinness families have created one of the finest sporting estates in all of local families, including the Bingham, the Browne and, lately, the all too Ireland, if not the world – which is proudly continued to this day. The well-known Guinness. Situated in a spectacular 350 acre expansive 350 acre Ashford Estate lends itself perfectly to Sustainability is the key. estate, with interiors brimming with antique furniture, fine a range of activities, from country classic pastimes such Ashford Castle holds a Gold fabrics and unique features at every turn, Ashford Castle as horse riding, fishing, falconry and shooting, to more Award in Green Hospitality, is perfect for romantic breaks, family escapes and elegant modern activities such as golf, cycling and kayaking. The as well as a GREENMark private events, it also welcomes children with dedicated concierge also offers a collection of exclusively curated Plastic Smart award, for activities. Irish experiences, divided under four themes: Irish food, commitment to removing sinEach of the 83 rooms, suites and Hideaway Cottage at indigenous craft, music and story, and the real Connemara gle-use plastics. It was the first Ashford Castle represent traditional elegance and finesse. – a day of discovery, welcoming you into the homes and hotel in Ireland to achieve the Following extensive refurbishment, many of the rooms workshops of artisan partners, engaging all of your senses GREENMark Plastic Smart and suites have been individually and lovingly designed, with the beautiful landscapes, the smell of Irish rain and the Standard in August 2019. combining the castle’s original features with the latest taste of the finest Irish food.

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Mandarin Oriental, the essence of true Oriental hospitality, in the heart of Milan.

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THROUGH THE AGES www.chateaugudanes.com

This page, clockwise from top, Château de Gudanes is nestled deep in a valley of the French Pyrenees, about 100 kilometres from the Andorran Border; the mountainous views can be admired from one of the bedrooms pictured here; owner, photographer and writer Karina Waters documents the past and present of Château de Gudanes in her 352page book, gold-foiled and embossed. Opposite page, clockwise from top, the Château Stay programme offers accommodations to guests who come from around the world to experience it; restorations are on-going on the property.

Trianon in Versailles and the Place de la Concorde) to envision Château de Once upon a time, it was a 13th-century fortress, a 15th-century castle, then an Gudanes in the latest fashionable style, on the site of an earlier fortress, dating 18th-century palatial château. Then, Château de Gudanes was left abandoned back to the 13th century, which also belonged to the Marquis de Sales. In the and in ruins upon a forgotten hilltop…until 2013 when she was discovered aftermath of the French Revolution, Château de Gudanes no longer belonged by the Waters, a West Australian family who took on the responsibility to to the de Sales family. Pierre Astrié, a businessman, seized the opportunity awaken this sleeping beauty after years of neglect. At the time they purchased to purchase the château when it was sold. Ennobled in 1824, the d’Astrié de the building, only three of its 94 rooms still had floors and ceilings. Today, the Gudanes family began living on the property. As the château was passed down ancient heart of Château de Gudanes lives not only in the past, but, through the through the generations, features were added while others were restored. In tender care of the Waters family along with worldwide support, it also lives in 1994, it was classified as a historic monument by the Ministry of Culture and the present and looks forward to the future. And so, what originally began as a Communication, and unresolved dispute over how it could be converted into a journey of restoring bricks and mortar has become a much more meaningful hotel caused the château to fall into disrepair. Finally, in 2013, reminder of how humanity may be connected across different after four years on the real estate market, and almost three years worlds and over centuries. Château de Gudanes is a Class of negotiations, the acquisition by the Waters family turned a Château de Gudanes probably began construction in 1745 1 Historical Monument. The new page of the Château de Gudanes as restorations continue when Louis-Gaspard de Sales, Marquis de Gudanes, inherited ongoing work and restoration today. In the summer of 2021 Château de Gudanes will be the title and lands of the vast baronnie de Gudanes, after the are made possible through the offering several tour dates to share its history, secrets and the death of his father. With an influential position at the Parlement experiences offered to guests progress of the restoration so far. Information about the Château de Toulouse, Louis-Gaspard was in a position to employ every summer and the supStays in 2021 will be available soon on the official website. Parisian architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel (who designed Le Petit port from volunteers.

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BEAUTY AND EXCLUSIVITY IN THE HEART OF COSTA SMERALDA CPH | Pevero Hotel is located in an exclusive and privileged position. Our large and comfortable rooms enjoy a breathtaking view overlooking the enchanting Pevero bay. The services we are pleased to offer to each client are three restaurants, five private swimming pools with waterfalls surrounded by nature, exclusive experiences and dedicated staff. CPH | Pevero Hotel is only few steps away from the enchanting beaches and crystal-clear waters of Costa Smeralda, the most exclusive and glamorous of the Sardinian coasts.

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TINY HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS www.themountainrefuge.com of 12.5 square metres can be added (for example, you can make a bigger The tiny-house movement has been gaining momentum, possibly as a living, or add a bedroom), reaching a total size of up to 37 square metres. response to today’s overwhelmingly stressful society, or following a The standard 2-module overall dimensions are 7.45 x 4.75 meters. The growing interest in sustainability and the need for a deeper connection module does not need any specific foundation work, it can be placed on with nature. Instagram’s #tinyhouse hashtag shows a multitude of cabins, the ground using prefabricated elements. No poured-concrete is required, artfully designed, and also showcases the lifestyle that goes on within them. although depending on the location a thin concrete slab might be useful. From adventure seeking free-spirits who decide to live completely offFinishes are made using plywood. Exterior plywood are to be coated grid in a fully independent and sustainable manner, to celebrities looking with black pine tar, giving the black-ish warm look and water-proofing. for something truly special for their next family vacation, the number of The front glazing is about 3.20 x 4.10 meters, ideally a single glass panel. people who has decided to down-size is actually growing bigger by the Equipment such as heating system, water, electricity and insulation, is day, and the latest lockdown experiences will only help it grow. Mountain depending on the client’s needs. The cabin has space for a kitchenette with Refuge is a tiny-house designed by Italian architects Massimo Gnocchi and a sink and stove, and can also feature a small but comfortable bathroom Paolo Danesi. The project acts as a contemporary interpretation of old with a shower tucked away in one corner. A deck could run around the traditional mountain refuges, bringing in architectural character and external perimeter of the cabin. spatial quality. The Refuge aims to finding balance between sustainability The project is currently in development, the company is working to reach and design, however, it does not want to become a design item, nor a a level of engineering so that people can ask for the pieces to assemble technological system – the goal of the two founders is actually being able their own. Nonetheless, it has already been featured on to deliver the Refuge around the world at competitive Mountain Refuge is a modumagazines such as Dezeen, Designboom, Uncrate and prices. Gnocchi and Danesi designed Mountain Refuge lar solution. The standard Inhabitat, as well as appearing on the cover of 150 Best as a contemporary twist on typical cabin typology that 2-module overall dimensions Tiny Space Ideas, a book packed with ideas to inspire would help the occupants find a connection with nature are 7.45 x 4.75 meters. The you to create your own little retreat. Whether you are “The cabin’s concept is inspired by traditional archetypes, module does not need any speactually planning to go off-grid, or you’re just looking evoked through contemporary principles,” they said. A cific foundation work, it can for a special, well-designed, versatile and fully sustainable steeply sloping roof sits at an exaggerated angle above be placed on the ground using holiday retreat, The Mountain Refuge could be a unique an exterior wall that is glazed from floor to ceiling, to prefabricated elements. No solution. Get in touch to get a quote, to get information, maximise views over the landscape. The cabin is a wooden poured-concrete is required. or to stay updated on the projects latest developments, structure composed by two modules, for a total size of info themountainrefuge.com themountainrefuge.com about 25 square metres. Optionally, an additional module

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Château de la Barre Loire Valley

by invitation only From Count & Countess de Vanssay, 20th generation

Eternal France: don’t just visit it, experience it! Château de la Barre F-72120 Conflans Sur Anille Pays De La Loire - France Tel/Fax: +33 2 43 35 00 17 Email: contact@chateaudelabarre.com

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WINTER ROUTES Winter Escape: The Finest Ski Destinations in Europe www.legrandmag.com Miles of immaculate slopes

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Gstaad, is situated in the Berner Oberland. It is home to one of the largest ski areas in the Alps (220 km (137 mi) of slopes) and primarily known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high-class society and the international jet set. The middle of the village features a picturesque Promenade bounded by numerous shops, restaurants, art galleries, and hotels. Designer labels including Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chopard, Brunello Cucinelli, Prada, Moncler, Ralph Lauren, and Cartier all have exclusive boutiques in Gstaad. A tiny paradise for the elite..High quality services and exclusivity is what Courmayeur is all about to its visitors. This lovely old village at the foot of Mont Blanc, just beneath the entrance to the tunnel on the Italian side of the worldfamous mountain, has limited piste skiing but there’s challenging off piste, superb restaurants, and a lively nightlife. It combines epic off-pistes with Italian style and a committed embrace of la vita è bella. There is nowhere quite like Cortina. A famous racing town and host of the 1956 Olympics, it certainly has some serious skiing. But it is also Italy’s most

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BADRUTT PALACE HOTEL, SAINKT MORITZ fashionable resort, and many visitors take their lunching and early-evening parading/shopping more seriously than their skiing. It might ring a bell from the 1981 James Bond film ‘For Your Eyes Only’ where Roger Moore fashionably wondered the streets of Cortina in search yet again of another villain.

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Undoubtedly, it takes the first place, as it has been one of the most popular ski resorts among the crême de la crême of society for decades. Its sterling reputation does not lie only to the perfectly kept and spacious pistes of Corviglia – the main ski area; immediately above the town with access to a dozen lifts and 37 pistes – but to it’s magnificent centre. From the crystal clear lake, to the finest restaurants offering Swiss delicacies and robust wine menus, to the exclusive boutiques of Hermès, Chanel, Cartier and to St Moritz’s finest five-star palace hotels such as Badrutt’s Palace towering over the frozen lake on the lower side of town. St. Moritz defines elegant ski resorts in Europe.

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THE WILLIAM KENT ROOM www.theritzlondon.com backdrop of the rich red wallpaper and delicate wood paneling that The William Kent Room is one of The Ritz London’s most opulent envelop the area. A richly carved fireplace dominates one side of the event rooms. Located in the 18th century townhouse designed by room. An ornately carved chandelier hangs from the center of the ceiling architect William Kent, this room boasts lavish velvet interiors, first-class illuminating the majestic room. Velvety red curtains frame windows, service and Michelin-starred cuisine as key elements for an unforgettable including the central bay window that offers a glimpse event. Mostly used for private dining events, this room In 2002, The Ritz London was of the well-kept gardens of the Green Park across the is simply magnificent. Featuring original architectural awarded a Royal Warrant street. The room’s pièce de résistance is the impressive elements, the room houses an exquisite coffered ceiling by His Royal Highness The mahogany dining table in the center of the room. This in Italian Renaissance style with ornately carved elements Prince of Wales for Banquet three-pedestal dining table can accommodate up to 26 in rich gold accents that frame delicate figures of cherubs and Catering Services, guests seated in plush red chairs in tone with the room’s set in blue and red backgrounds. A dark wood carved becoming the only hotel in wall coverings. The William Kent House is an exquisite frieze with exquisite golden details frames the room, the world to receive such setting for any event, with several equally impressive while golden elements in mirror frames and paintings an honor. rooms for that next special occasion. throughout the room add a touch of contrast against the

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KINROSS HOUSE ESTATE Kinross Per th & Kinross-Shire

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THE PRINCIPAL MADRID www.theprincipalmadridhotel.com The Principal Madrid Hotel is much more than a modern luxury boutique hotel. Its singular location, extraordinary views, unique décor and bespoke services make it “the hotel of the capital” preceded by the success of its sister hotels: the Hotel Único Madrid and the Grand Hotel Central in Barcelona. Together they form a collection of luxury hotels that share a common spirit and simple philosophy which has converted them into a lifestyle brand: historical buildings with soul, personality and character in prime locations.

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is its alma mater, hotelier and founder of the Único Hotels, he is an inveterate traveller who has achieved with this new hotel not just a different type of five star hotel but lends his own personal stamp to a resurgence of luxury tourism.

The Principal Madrid Hotel experience starts in the city centre, its natural environment within a metropolitan milieu above which it rises to offer intimate spaces imbued with tranquillity and calm. Its exclusive location, the elegance of its 76 rooms and suites, avantgarde gastronomy and classic cocktails come together within a multifaceted and informal space that combines the best aspects of a loft and modern club with the glamour of the hotels of a bygone era, framed by the original architectural details of the 1917 building that accommodates the hotel.

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The hotel will re open its doors in April 2021 and its ready to welcome guests again to enjoy panoramic views of the city at Ático and La Terraza. Two elegant yet laid back culinary spaces, multifaceted and welcoming that together form the beating heart of the hotel and offer extraordinary views over the city.

What better place to stay than somewhere that offers the sophisticated and cosmopolitan traveller the entire city at its feet? The location and the views over Madrid’s centre are just a few of this unique one-off hotel’s attractions, not surprisingly given its position on the most iconic street of the metropolis: the one and only Gran Vía, straddling two emblematic city neighbourhoods, Las Salesas and the historic centre. The former represents a more contemporary way of living in Madrid, a hipster vibe, with enticing boutiques, tempting restaurants and bars for exploring into the wee small hours.

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NORTHERN LIGHTS www.panhytter.no Designed by architect MNAL Espen Surnevik, the structural calculations for PAN Treetop Cabins are done by Master of Science Finn-Erik Nilsen. The vision of the architect was to create something that would easily blend into the landscape without making a big change in the surrounding nature. The angle and placement of the cabins have been carefully adjusted to the sun in order to provide an optimum experience of natural light and nature at any time. The idea is that you will feel as if you PAN Treetop Cabins offer a are sitting outside while being indoors. As night falls, the light mighty view over the forest diminishes in front of your eyes as you listen to the changing and the nature reserve of sounds of the forest. Materials, interior and flooring are all lake Gjesåssjøen, with its over chosen specifically to adhere to sustainable principles. The two 170 different species of birds. treetop cabins have six beds, electricity and running water. With comfortable beds and The cabins are elevated eight metres above the ground, resting large windows, guests wake on a wickerwork structure that is anchored in solid rock. The up to a panoramic view over underlying concept is that, when removed, the cabins should Finnskogen. not leave behind any trace of human activity.

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Voted “No 1 Best Resort Hotel in Europe” by readers of Conde Nast Traveler 2010 • 13th Century Castle hidden from the World amidst 350 acres of its own private estate • Located on the 2nd largest lake in Ireland Lough Corrib, 30 minutes from Galway city • Easy driving distance from Dublin and Shannon airports • Luxury hotel since 1939 • 83 individually designed bedrooms • Once the country estate of Lord Ardilaun and the Guinness family • Three dining options available to suit all guests • A host of activities from Golf to the Ancient Art of Falconry available on the estate

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The Inn at Perry Cabin is renowned for its resplendent manicured gardens.The Entry Garden features teak furniture, slate floor and plants placed to create privacy.Take the meandering path to the Woodland Garden.A magnificent canopy of old magnolia, holly and cypress trees awaits.The Kitchen Garden provides our chefs with a bountiful supply of herbs and lettuces. Inspired by formal English gardens, it is dotted with pansies, sweet peas and roses. A stunning wisteria and rose-draped arbor leads to the pool. Discover the Greenhouse and Cutting Gardens where flowers and plants displayed around the resort are cultivated. Perfect for pet owners, our eight Garden Rooms boast private terraced gardens. Take tea surrounded by seasonal blooms. From nautical adventures to cultural activities, St. Michaels offers a wealth of enjoyable days out. Learn about the history of this seafaring community at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

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At Abercrombie & Kent, we appreciate that your idea of a perfect holiday may differ from someone else’s. That’s why we specialise in tailor-made travel. We make it our business to understand exactly what you are looking for – and then make sure we deliver it. By focusing on the little details and leveraging our contacts, we believe a great holiday can be elevated into the experience of a lifetime. Whether you are looking for a family adventure, a fabulous honeymoon, a cultural tour or an exhilarating safari, or simply to relax on a beautiful beach, we’d love to help you find it.

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Details make the difference at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. The opulent flower displays, comprising arrangements for a total of 15,000 freshly-cut Dutch blooms every month. The museum-worthy artworks, alongside 17th-century Flanders tapestries and crystal chandeliers. A magnificent wine cellar, amidst foundations excavated in former stone quarries, so that the cellar’s ceiling is formed by a single giant stone slab. Today it is opened only for the most exclusive private tastings. The hotel’s list of famous guests, including General Eisenhower during the War, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, François Mitterand, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. The special activities, which include Kobido massage, a Japanese technique

that rejuvenates the contours of the face, and “The Flower Class”, flower arranging led by Jeff Leatham, the hotel’s artistic director. The comprehensive amenities in rooms and suites that include, alongside complimentary coffee pods, the in-room bread toasting service. The total number of stars, five for the hotel, three Michelin stars for Le Cinq Restaurant, and one each for Le George and L’Orangerie. The sustainable approach to cuisine, with a halfacre Kitchen Garden that grows organic produce for some of the restaurant’s dishes, and where dining room waste is recycled to fertilize the soil. Not to mention the views from the private terraces that are part of many rooms and suites, looking across to the Eiffel Tower.

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A CONTEMPORARY LEGEND, A CLASSIC VENUE www.belmond.com Cipriani, the restaurateur who had founded Harry’s Bar, and his business Gardens are one of the rarer commodities in Venice, but the Belmond Hotel partners included the three daughters of the second Earl of Cipriani has its Casanova gardens, peaceful and romantic, The star-studded dining opIveagh, owner of Guinness. To this day, three suites are which also include a lavish Wellness Centre, even a tennis tions at the Belmond Cipriani still named after those graceful entrepreneurs: Lady Honor, court, and a magnificent Olympic-sized swimming pool – include Ristorante Oro for Lady Patricia and Lady Bridgit. Curiously, this British also unique in Venice – filled with seawater. The Cipriani creative classical cuisine, the connection is reflected by visitor statistics: about 35% of benefits from its location on Giudecca Island, which ensures smart-casual Cip’s Club, the the Cipriani’s guests are from the UK, and about the same extra privacy even though central Venice is accessible in five poolside Ristorante Porticcionumber from the USA. They include personalities such as minutes with the hotel’s complimentary launches which lo, and Bar Gabbiano where Paul McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harrison Ford, Tom run 24 hours a day. If you wish, you can arrive in your own you can enjoy a Bellini while Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg and many, many others. The yacht as long as it doesn’t exceed 21 metres in length and 3 admiring the view. Belmond Cipriani is truly a legend, part of a legendary city. metres draft. The Cipriani was created in 1956 by Giuseppe

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LIFE IS SUITE AT KIMPTON FITZROY www.kimptonfitzroylondon.com expert bartenders will guide you through their quirkier concoctions The Kimpton Fitzroy London is one of the city’s newest hotels, but and recommend something that suits your tastes. An example is the it is also one of the oldest. It is a pageant of Victorian architecture, “Orlando: A Daiquiri,” which is rejuvenated with pineapple rum, bay quirky and decorative, with a huge variety of unusual interiors. But leaf, cucumber and pastis. London is a global trend-setter when it today it is also infinitely practical, superbly located in one of London’s comes to cocktail bars, and Fitz’s is an unmissable venue for anyone most dazzling districts, and it offers a truly pleasurable, luxurious, who wishes to get a taste of the best. informal experience. The design work by Tara Bernerd’s architecture studio can be As soon as you see it, you realize that it is something out of the seen throughout, but it is above all in the rooms and suites that ordinary. It takes up a full block on the eastern side of Russell she has optimized the blend between classical and contemporary. Square, close to the like-named Underground station, five minutes Accommodations have been planned for both business and leisure on foot from the British Museum and a 20-minute stroll from Covent travellers, with good, practical desks, and comfortable lounges, not Garden. The architecture is incredible, a lofty Victorian fantasy clad in to mention seamless wi-fi. In actual fact, you can work effectively distinctive “thé-au-lait” terracotta, replete with friezes, columns and just about anywhere in the hotel, and in particular, the curiouslysculpture, with life-size statues of four British queens over the main named coffee shop Burr & Co., a modern twist on Victorian-era entrance. The building was designed by architect Charles Fitzroy Doll, coffeehouses, is great for a quick session with the laptop while you a hotel specialist, in 1898, and he has now been justifiably celebrated enjoy a quality cappuccino. The room and suites of course have all that in the hotel’s name. Though historic, the hotel is also brand new: it you would expect from a luxury hotel, including waterfall showers, reopened in October 2018 after a remarkable two-year £90 million Apple TV and Nespresso coffee machines. Thoughtful and original refurbishment project that involved all guest rooms and public areas, touches include signature red rotary-dial telephones, daily filled sweet and provided this extraordinary building with everything that it needs and savoury tuck boxes, and a yoga mat. You can start your day at for the contemporary age. the Technogym-equipped fitness centre, which is large and furnished The Bloomsbury district location offers many advantages. The hotel is with weights, and when you return in the afternoon, you can relax on Russell Square, which is one of the greener parts of the capital, an with a complimentary glass of bubbly. The hotel’s daily social hour example of the enlightened work of London’s early 19 th-century city in Palm Court is another nice occasion, a happy hour from 5 to 6pm planners, providing garden squares to add episodes of natural beauty with complimentary wine and beer, and staff on hand to welcome to the metropolis. Set in the east-central area of London that has guests. It’s a great chance to mingle and enjoy the hotel’s very relaxed been attracting progressively more interest in recent years, it is wellapproach to luxury hospitality. positioned for the Fitzrovia district with its trendy bars, restaurants, Dining at the Kimpton Fitzroy London is pleasurable and varied. and artistic traditions, having been a cultural centre from the mid Neptune is a modern British neighbourhood restaurant serving 1920s until now. The personalities at home here included Augustus breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its oyster bar serves sustainably-sourced John, Dylan Thomas and George Orwell, and later on, the musicians British seafood, and in fact the restaurant, as suggested by its name, of psychedelic London, such as Pink Floyd who played at the UFO specializes in fish, with meat dishes and some vegetarian options as well. Club on Tottenham Court Road, Jimi Hendrix who performed at the Grilled recipes are prepared on a wood fire. The wine list includes the Speakeasy on Margaret Street, and Bob Dylan who made his London classics and low-intervention labels. The venue features the original debut at the King & Queen Pub on Foley Street. Oxford Street with stucco sculptures, warmed by a careful choice of colours, a liberal use its shopping is within walking distance. Also nearby is Lambs Conduit of rattan, and lots of plants. As in all parts of the hotel, staff are always Street, with its great shopping, restaurants, pubs and wine-bars, in helpful and friendly, on hand to provide advice, assistance and efficient short, one of London’s classic “village” experiences. service. The Kimpton Fitzroy’s never-ending interiors include eight When you enter the hotel, you find more Victorian whimsy in the lobby, private dining rooms that are available for special events or simply for with its multi-coloured marbles, dark timber and glittering chandeliers. extra intimacy and privacy. Capacity and layout vary, from intimate The lobby experience is enhanced by the fact that the reception is boardrooms to larger spaces for up to 50 guests. offset to the left, so that you can enjoy the views of the mosaic zodiac One particularly attractive feature of the Kimpton Fitzroy London is its floor and marble-clad walls and columns without too many people attitude to pets. This goes much further than just the standard description spoiling your Instagram-worthy shots. The ground floor comprises four “pet-friendly”. Whether your significant other is furry, feathery or scaly, of the hotel’s social venues. Amongst these, the Palm Court is a truly he or she will be positively welcomed and called by name. The only remarkable interior, in which the soaring glass ceiling floods the room limit on size is that your pet has to fit through the door. The hotel can with light, making it ideal for the indoor trees that represent a natural supply all the food, drink and goodies that your friend needs, along with complement to the elegant architecture. The Palm Court is a meeting amenities such as plush pet-beds, water bowls and mats. This is a feature point for guests, a venue famous for its classic afternoon teas that feature common to all Kimpton hotels, each of which has a “Director of Pet a superb selection of specialities such as native lobster, avocado & Marie Relations”. Namely, a dog, chosen for his or her friendly attitude and Rose brioche roll, and sweet specialities that include classic or white socializing spirit, often on hand to greet human and non-human guests. chocolate pearl scones served with Rhoda’s Cornish clotted cream, One of the more spectacular interiors at the Kimpton Fitzroy home-made strawberry jam and lemon curd, Valrhona chocolate from London is the ballroom, probably one of the most ornate in the Lyon, and pastries designed by the Palm Court’s expert pastry team. You city, hallmarked by decor that has remained virtually unchanged for can choose from a large selection of teas from the Rare Tea Company, over a century. The space has a private entrance on Bernard Street, a or opt for Taittinger Brut Réserve if you prefer something cooler. wall with lots of windows for fantastic natural lighting, a mezzanine Also on the ground floor is one of London’s most famous bars, Fitz’s, gallery, and a soaring, double-height ceiling. It is perfect for events named after the hotel’s architect. In the dark and decadent interior, for up to 400 guests. the velour sofa is a highlight, and you are likely to All in all, the Kimpton Fitzroy is a memorable see some very familiar people relaxing on the velvet. Not even the concierge can experience, hallmarked by customer-focused amenities Visual interest is provided by the original stained guarantee good weather, but and service. One final note regards an endearing custom glass windows, with contemporary touches provided you don’t need to worry if rain at this hotel. At check-in, if you say the magic words, by Milan-born street artist “2501.” You can choose is forecast. Every room and you will receive a complimentary extra, such as an extra between traditional and modern when it comes to suite at the Kimpton Fitzroy welcome drink. The phrase is a good description of cocktails, with classics such as Negroni, and tributes London is equipped with an their hospitality: “chilled to perfection”. to the personalities of the Bloomsbury group. The umbrella.

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GUM, NO. 1 DEPARTMENT STORE IN RUSSIA www.gumrussia.com GUM is the main department store in many cities of the former Soviet Union, known as State. However, that building was lost to the 1812 Fire of Moscow and replaced by trading rows designed by Joseph Bove. With the façade extending 242 m (794 ft) along the eastern side of Red Square, the Upper Trading Rows were built between 1890 and 1893 by Alexander Pomerantsev (responsible for architecture) and Vladimir Shukhov (responsible for engineering). The trapezoidal building features a combination of elements of Russian medieval architecture and a steel framework and glass roof, a similar style to the great 19th-century railway stations of London. William Craft Brumfield described the GUM building as “a tribute both to Shukhov’s design and to the technical proficiency of Russian architecture toward the end of the 19th century”. 57 are also made in the same Soviet style. The cafe is named in honour of Today GUM is just like when it was first conceived. It is ideal shopping city of the Festival of Youth and Students held in Moscow in 1957 that brought Moscow that seems to live without the losses and catastrophes from 120 years together 34,000 people from 131 countries. Drawings and slogans in several ago. The fountain in the center of GUM was reopened and pleases visitors languages placed on the walls remind one of this event. The Stolovaya since 2007. This legendary construction is captured in the official chronicles No. 57 is classic self-service line. Mikoyan saw this idea in America in of the 20th century and in millions of private shots. They say, the sound of 1936 but could implement it in the Thaw Era only. However, the food is a shutter can be heard every three seconds here today. The iconic cinema, different here now. It offers good Russian and European cuisine, but not which went down in the history of the national movie-making, was restored. “hamburgers” as Mikoyan used to call it or “Mikoyan’s patties” as Soviet Unique illumination project was carried out on the façade. GUM-Skating rink people used to call it in their turn. was opened at Red Square in 2006, which at once gained the fame of the GUM is not just a store where you can buy almost everything. It is a brightest ice rink of the capital. At Red Square, the tradition of winter festivities shopping block where there is a pharmacy, bank branch, popular in Moscow in the 19th century was revived and added An integral part of Russian flower shop and more... It is a monument of architecture. the lightest and happiest traditions of the 20th century to them. history, a symbol of Moscow, a It is a comfortable lounge area with restaurants and cafes. The Gastronome N1, which once was created by Anastas monument of architecture as It is an art gallery and venue for cultural events. It is an Mikoyan as practical application to his “Book of tasty and well as the closest landmark integral part of Russian history. It is a symbol of Moscow healthy food” is reopened in GUM. Interior design, sellers’ to the Kremlin, GUM is much and it is the closest place to the Kremlin, where you can clothing and even the range of some classic Soviet goods (for more than a department stofeel yourself right at home in Europe. example, “Three Elephants” tea) takes us back to the 50s and re where you can buy almost GUM Address : Moscow, Red Square, 3, Teatralnaya, 60s of the last century although it is the game of course. At everything, it is also an art galOkhotny Ryad, Revolution Square metro stations. bottom, it meets gastronomic caprices of the most exigent lery and cultural events venue. Contact phone is +7 (495) 788-4343 modern consumer. The Cafe Festivalnoye and Stolovaya No.

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GRAND HOTEL DES BAINS KEMPINSKI ST.MORITZ www.kempinski.com/en/st-moritz/grand-hotel-des-bains/ A warm welcome to Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St Moritz, an awardsaunas, a steam bath, a laconium, a range of relaxation rooms and an winning hotel with royal heritage and modern luxury. Set in an iconic 1864 atmospheric indoor pool. building, this five-star hotel combines European luxury, excellent service and There’s also a gym, treatment rooms, Kneipp baths, an alpine garden. world-class events in the Swiss Alps. In a breathtaking mountain setting, you Ladies get their own spa complete with relaxation rooms and three saunas. can recharge and relax while being close to nature. Furnished with wood from the Engadin Valley the combination of glacier 184 comfortable rooms and suites and 29 luxury residences invite you to rest water and mountain herbs all combine to create a rich alpine ambience. in an alpine atmosphere. The 2,800 m² Kempinski The Spa, with a sauna area, Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz was constructed during the pool and gym offers relaxation and wellness treatments. Culinary delights can historic reign of the United Kingdom’s famed Queen Victoria, who sat on be tasted in the Lobby Bar and three awarded restaurants, including the two the British throne from 1837 to 1901. Michelin Star Restaurant Cà d’Oro. The Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains is steeped in tradition and can look Kempinski White Glove Services has been implemented to ensure back on an illustrious past: the hotel was originally built in 1864 as the Grand a healthy and safe environment for all our guests and employees Hotel des Bains. The destination originally became famous for its mineral worldwide, at all times. spring, which was discovered some 3,000 years ago. At the beginning of At the centre of St. Moritz Bad, its sheltered location directly at the source the 19th century, high society from all over Europe took the voyage to St. of the famed mineral springs, the Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz to enjoy the healing properties of the spring. Hotel guests can access Moritz is steeped in tradition and can look back on an illustrious past: the spring via a fountain, located in the spa area of the hotel. The hotel was originally built in 1864 as the Grand Hotel des Bains. The The first renovations of the building took place in 1887, which aimed at destination originally became famous for its mineral spring, discovered some giving the edifice the appearance of a sleek Mediterranean palace. In 1906, 3,000 years ago. The Celts came through the Engadine in 300 – 800 B.C. the corner towers were enlarged. Several amazing editions were added nearly and one of the most important artifacts remaining from the Bronze Ages is two decades later, such as the Ca d’ Oro (the hotel’s Michelin-star accredited a 3,500 year-old spring catchment basin now on display at gourmet restaurant), as well as portions of the lounge and Discover the Kempinski the Engadine Museum in St. Moritz. entrance area. The last renovations began in October 2001, Grand Hotel des Bains St. Guests can get a taste of history with a glass of the mineralwhen the façade and interiors were completely renovated Moritz, which features a wonrich Mauritius Spring water directly from the source. with great emphasis placed on restoring the palatial structure derful blend of MediterraneKempinski the Spa covers over 2,800 sq. m and has four to its original elegance. an Revival-style architecture.

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