Canary Wharf Magazine October 2013

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92 THE ENTERTAINERS

12 RULERS & REBELS

AIMEE LATIMER finds London’s most captivating venues for corporate entertaining

JOSEPHINE O’DONOGHUE looks back at the women who changed history, and forward to the ones shaping our future

Travel

18 THE FIRST LADY OF BRITISH FASHION

105 DESTINATION: GRANADA

The rise and rise of high-street fashion mogul Jane Shepherdson

AIMEE LATIMER enjoys some old world comfort and tapas in Granada

23 AT THE HELM

110 THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

Camille Waxer, chief administrative officer of the Canary Wharf Group, talks about the most dynamic regeneration of the last 20 years

Unique in every way, EMMA JOHNSON discovers why The Pig’s quirkiness surpasses its title

26 ACTING ROYALTY

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RICHARD ALDHOUS interviews Dame Helen Mirren, a virtual powerhouse of British and Hollywood film

114 FOOD & DRINK

STYLE

Brunch at Roka, cooking at Dockmasters House, Sunday lunch at Boisdale, One Canada Square opens and Tom’s Kitchen is reviewed

36 THE MASCULINE MYSTIQUE Masculine tailoring and tough fabrics are given a feminine edge

REGULARS

50 THE POWER IS BACK ON

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EDITOR’S LETTER

96 business traveller

STEPHEN DOIG charts the shift in style for women’s workwear

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100 business destination

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113 OUT & ABOUT

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watches & jewellery 124 DIRECTORY

52 THE PASSIONS OF CARMEN Internet and fashion innovator Carmen Busquets speaks to AIMEE LATIMER about the power of persuasion

82 business digest

127 PROPERTY

motoring 74 AIN’T LIFE GRAND? MATTHEW CARTER celebrates the return of the Jeep Grand Cherokee

78 CURVE BALL NEIL BRISCOE takes the Jaguar XFR-S out on the winding Seattle roads

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84 PRIDE & PREJUDICE IN THE CITY

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Three of the City’s most powerful businesswoman talk to JOSEPHINE O’DONOGHUE about fighting for success

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Based in the Cotswolds, Josephine has worked as a writer and editor for six years, specialising in lifestyle, travel, culture and local features. This month, she showcases the greatest women the world has ever seen, from rulers to rebels, profiles Jane Shepherdson and meets three female investment bankers.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” – Margaret Thatcher

Girl Power – a movement popularised in the mid-90s and spearheaded by the Spice Girls – was characterised by a bold fierceness, a vague correlation with female superheroes and a brash confidence. Described by The Oxford English Dictionary as ‘power exercised by girls; specifically a self-reliant attitude among girls and young women,’ it became a mantra for girls and teenagers, whose defining traits were big attitudes, wild opinions and, if you were a Spice Girl, increasingly short skirts, tight crop-tops and bizarre make-up. While this ‘movement’ undoubtedly allowed young women at the time more freedom of expression, its overwhelming adoption by numerous girl groups and their over-sexed approach to selling records, ensured that it never actually managed to progress the cause of women in any real way. Strangely, ‘women power’ is a phrase that has never caught on. Perhaps this is because the difference between being a girl and woman includes the fact that you are unlikely to think it’s a good idea to walk around in leather crop-tops shouting about your power while doing high kicks. Perhaps it is, equally, as Margaret Thatcher said above, that if you have tell someone you are something, the likelihood is that you’re not. Which is perhaps why all of the women in power that feature in our special issue this month are not defined by their big mouths and tight outfits, but by their intelligence, their courage, their ambition and their pioneering spirit. And, without two very inspiring women, Canary Wharf itself would not even be here today. A pioneering development that has a global reputation as both a business and retail hub, it was conceived by Margaret Thatcher in the mid-1980s to regenerate business in a struggling British economy and to create a ‘lively varied new centre of employment, housing and leisure for London’. The leisure aspect of Canary Wharf was a concept spearheaded by Canary Wharf Group’s chief administrative officer, Camille Waxer, who has been with the Group since 1990. In our exclusive interview on page 23, she looks back at the past two decades of development and how it has more than fulfilled Thatcher’s extraordinary vision. When putting together this issue, it was encouraging to find out just how many powerful women from all walks of life the world enjoys today – you only have to look at Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women this year to see how many of those listed are prime ministers, queens, presidents, revolutionaries, chancellors, activists and finance ministers. In the following pages, we’ll feature a range of women as diverse as Elizabeth I, Helen Mirren, Angela Merkel, Boadicea, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Cleopatra, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elizabeth II, Indira Gandhi and Christine Lagarde – inspiring women who have all changed the course of history or are busy shaping our futures; now that’s something to shout about...

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id you know that 38 of this year’s Forbes’ list of the ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ are the first female to do something particular? That they are named amongst the world’s most powerful individuals for breaking into a territory previously inhabited by men speaks volumes about the length of our journey as the ‘fairer’ sex – and crucially, that in 2013, it’s nowhere near complete. 100 years on from the period of suffrage in Britain, women have taken up places as politicians, leaders, academics, board members, entrepreneurs and in the armed forces. There are few roles today which cannot arguably be satisfied by a modern woman. But looking back through the history of women, it’s plain to see that one century in over 2,000 years is still very recent change – and sadly one that hasn’t yet filtered to all regions of the world. By all means, there are names from the distant past that conjure hazy images of powerful women: Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt; Boudica leading the Iceni tribe against the Romans; and Joan of Arc leading the French army under ‘divine’ guidance in the fifteenth century. Admirable as their actions may be, both the reality of their environments and the accuracy behind the legends leave them more figures of interest, than trailblazers of feminism. As a young Briton raised on a modern diet of school history books, magazines, Google and constant media updates, powerful women from the last century are easy for me to identify amongst groups of suffragettes, queens, politicians, rulers, scientists and writers. As Holly Brubach points out in NY Times Magazine: “The conditions that in our century have made possible this proliferation of female icons were of course brought on by the convergence of advances in women’s rights and the growth of the media into an industry. As women accomplished the unprecedented, the press took them up and made them famous, trafficking in their accomplishments, their opinions, their fates.” Thanks to media advances we currently enjoy more female ‘greats’ than ever before; not only because women are accomplishing more (which of course, they are), but because we are hearing more about it – and instant global communications mean we have a wealth of inspiration from Britain and overseas.

Elizabeth I by Alexia Sinclair C-Type Print 63cm x 63cm Edition of 10 £5,200 IMAGES: Alexia Sinclair, award winning Australian photographic and digital artist. Limited editions of her images are available to purchase from alexiasinclair.com


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HOME-GROWN GREATS

Somerville College As I ran my finger down the shortlist of powerful and influential women I had prepared for this article, I couldn’t help but notice that a good handful were fellow alumnae from Somerville College, Oxford. Not only that, but they also represented an impressive resume of ‘firsts’, marking them out not only as powerful women, but pioneering ones. Somerville College was founded in 1879 to give women, at that time excluded from membership of the University, the chance to benefit from an Oxford education. Dorothy Hodgkin (best known for her work on the structure of insulin and penicillin and the first – and only – British woman to win a Nobel prize) was both an undergraduate and later a fellow at Somerville (and the first woman to receive maternity pay from Oxford University). She later taught Chemistry to a young Margaret Thatcher. Daphne Park was the highest ranking female officer of her time in the British intelligence services (nicknamed ‘the Queen of Spies’), Indira Gandhi was the first woman to lead the world’s largest democracy as prime minister of India until her assassination, and Cornelia Sorabji left the college to become the first Indian woman barrister. D some.ox.ac.uk

Of course, monarchs hold the unique position of being born into power – and for the two reigning Elizabeths in British history, their ascension to the throne was even more the result of chance as neither was expected to reign, both born third in line. Born the second daughter, and with a younger brother expected to rule as King, it was not thought that Elizabeth I would ever reign. After six and five year reigns by her siblings, she took the throne for 45 years and, highly-educated, acted with tolerance, aiding government reforms, boosting the economy, encouraging learning and driving the growth of capitalism in the sixteenth century. Politically aware, Elizabeth courted the affections of Europe without committing herself to the constraints of marriage, allowing her to achieve great historical successes, including the dramatic defeat

Thatcher demonstrated that “biology had not handicapped women from achieving dominance”

PHOTOGRAPHY: Copyright © Thatcher: David Fowler / Merkel: 360b

Although I was an 80s baby, the legacy of our two greatest women – Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II – is fresh in the mind of my generation; this year particularly, after the passing of the Iron Lady (and the media coverage that followed) and the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. Whether you consider her to have been a political asset or a social nightmare in British history, it’s impossible to label Margaret Thatcher as anything but a powerful, influential and iconic woman. “No British woman this century can come close to her achievements in grasping power” stated Natasha Walter in The New Feminism (Virago, 1991). “Someone of the wrong sex and the wrong class broke through what looked like invincible barriers to reach into the heart of the establishment. She normalised female success. No-one can ever question whether women are capable of single-minded vigour, of efficient leadership, after Margeret Thatcher. She is the great unsung heroine of British feminism.” A historical ‘great’, Thatcher demonstrated that “biology had not handicapped women from achieving dominance in the human tribe and that the barriers to women becoming leaders were primarily social and psychological, not Darwinian,” said Ian H. Robertson Ph.D writing in The Winner Effect (Bloomsbury, 2012)last year. She delivered a legacy to British women the moment she moved into Number 10 and followed with clear, decisive (if not popular) action, launching a global revolution via privatisation, standing up to the tyranny of the Soviet Union and triumphing in the Falklands. Thatcher was awarded the Order of the Garter by the Queen alongside the Order of Merit when she lost power – one of the UK’s longest serving prime ministers and one of our longest reigning monarchs, both women and both leading the country in a time of great change. Unsurprisingly, Queen Elizabeth II topped the list of Britain’s ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour this year and, although she doesn’t exercise many of her most powerful rights on a regular basis, they remain in place. During her reign, the Queen has overseen twelve UK prime ministers, six Archbishops, conferred over 400,00 honours and awards, sent over 175,000 telegrams, and granted Royal Assent to more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament. She is also patron of over 600 charities – it’s almost beyond comprehension.


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of the Spanish Armada. “Just look how well she governs!” stated Pope Sixtus V at the time. “She is only a woman, only mistress of half an island, and yet she makes herself feared by Spain, by France, by the Empire, by all.” “Only a woman”, and yet the Elizabethan era is now regarded as one of the most important periods of British history, helping shape “half an island” into one of the world’s most powerful nations.

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Although she has often been the subject of ridicule for her lavish overspending and headstrong recklessness, she wielded more power than generally assumed. “During the revolution, Marie Antoinette did play a central part in determining and executing royalist policy,” stated Gerald Levy in ‘The Tainted Lady’ for The Sunday Times, “After mid-1791 she effectively took over the role of monarch.” Indeed, in England, news of her death was received with sadness – unlike in her native France – as the [then] Duchess of Devonshire wrote: “Besides the admiration that is universally felt for her, and the horror at the barbarians, her answers, her cleverness, her composure, and her greatness of mind blaze forth in double splendour.” Thankfully – and predictably – Europe’s powerful women have enjoyed far greater success in modern times, and topping the Forbes’ list for the fourth year running is Germany’s leading lady, Angela Merkel. Like Thatcher, Merkel is the first-elected female leader of her country – and a former scientist, she has just won a third term in the September elections after scoring a convincing victory, drawing more parallels still. However in practice, she is far less right-wing and more measured in her actions, living by a personal mantra “step-by-step” and refusing to adopt the black and white simplicity of Thatcher’s visions. Viewed as trustworthy and imminently sensible, Merkel strikes a popular balance of power, reliability,

Merkel strikes a popular balance of power, reliability, integrity and foresight

Another of history’s most recognisable women is another queen; the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. Like Elizabeth I, she was a great leader of fashion and style, and keen to embrace the modern thinking of the eighteenth century, particularly regarding childrearing – an unusual choice for a queen, if not for the other women of the day.

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Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age


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Left: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf; Right: Aung San Suu Kyi; Below: Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi

integrity and foresight. She has demonstrated her capabilities on countless occasions, steering any safely through the Eurozone crisis, reducing unemployment figures slowly and steadily and in a meaningful longterm manner, endorsing a new minimum wage, and voicing plans for more funded-childcare and capped private rents. “This female, middle-aged, childless physicist from a Protestant background has convinced conservative fathers from Catholic Bavaria, working-class women from west Germany’s old industrial areas and Berlin’s intellectual bohemians alike that she is the best representative of their interests” explained Jochen Hung in The Times. “Merkel has managed to remain an enigma to most Germans, a blank sheet on to which they can project their personal idea of their leader.” Popular in her native Germany, Merkel hasn’t shared quite the same outlook as some of Europe’s other leading women. French-born Christine Lagarde places seventh on the 2013 Forbes’ list (up one place from last year) and is best known as the first woman to run the International Monetary Fund, the 188-country financial organisation. Her call to share debt between EU countries has not been well-received by Merkel, alongside her requests for an increase in rescue funds for struggling EU nations. Nonetheless, Lagarde is rumoured to have her eye on the French presidency in coming years (she would be the first female president if successful) and has certainly had a substantial impact as another of Europe’s leading women. “Throughout her career, Lagarde has been a tireless advocate for women, emphasising the refreshing perspective that opening-up opportunities for women around the world is not a zero sum exercise — that is, gains for women do not equate to lost opportunities for men” explained Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman.

“I am an optimist and see beyond these challenges; our daughters and granddaughters will have even better opportunities than women have today,” said Lagarde in September in a blog entry celebrating International Women’s Day. “[…] let us always remember that when women are allowed to develop their full potential, it is not only women who gain, but the whole world.”

GLOBAL TRAILBLAZERS Beyond the boundaries of Europe, too, there are emerging increasing numbers of powerful women: Aung San Suu Kyi, democratic politician and activist in Burma, finally released from unjust imprisonment in 2010; Indira Gandhi, the first Prime Minister of India assassinated in 1984 (voted the greatest Indian Prime Minister in a poll by India Today and Woman of the Millennium in a BBC poll 1999); Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, president of Argentia; Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia and the first elected female head of state in Africa; and Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the minister for foreign trade and the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates – to name but a few. It remains clear that the impact and contribution of women’s roles in societies around the world has for centuries been obscured by a historic lack of status and restrictions to the workplace – and in many regions this continues to be true. Women have often been the backdrop to a man’s history, bar a few unique individuals – but in the last century the age of women has finally dawned. As we reach the start of the next century with women leading some of the greatest nations and most powerful organisations from the front, we can look forward to a different kind of future. After all, it was Lagarde who commented, “if it was the Lehman Sisters, the crisis might look quite different”.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Copyright © Lagarde: Yiannis Kourtoglou

Throughout her career, Lagarde has been a tireless advocate for women

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PROFILE

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BRITISH FASHION Jane Shepherdson – trend setter at Topshop for over two decades and current creative director at Whistles – reigns over the British high street and champions the rise of women in business

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e’re all feminists in the Whistles office,” Jane Shepherdson told Guardian newspaper blogger Jess Cartner-Morley. “And the great thing about running your own business is that you can do whatever you want. So we thought it was time to come out and celebrate feminism.” It’s curious how so few words can actually feel so rousing – but there’s something extraordinary about a woman standing up for other women, that still feels worthy of special attention. Rather like another Emmeline Pankhurst, her self-assured words invoking the value of womankind sparks a feeling of possibility in a (professionally) male-dominated world. It was just last year, that Shepherdson (CEO) united favourite British style brand Whistles with Alexis Kirschbaum (editorial director) and her team at Penguin Books to host the first ever fashion dinner event to honour inspiring women and celebrate modern feminism. “I was a fan of Whistles and Jane Shepherdson before” declared Cartner-Morley after the event, which was attended by 80 of London’s most accomplished women. “But I love both even more now.” And it seems she’s not alone in her admiration. If, at the time of reading, you don’t quite appreciate the influence she’s had on British fashion, you only have to scan Shepherdson’s Google results to ascertain her power over the British high street. A central pillar of the Topshop empire for over 20 years (yes, 20 years: 1984-2006) she is credited with transforming the brand from a limited teenage range into a global “style mecca and addictive retail experience” (The Telegraph), bringing about the renaissance of high street fashion, and paving the way for countless stylish labels producing real, fast fashion. After Topshop, Shepherdson went on to travel round South America with her husband, before advising Oxfam

and ethical fashion brand People Tree. Indeed, every move she makes seems to reflect her natural commitment to gender equality, supporting Oxfam’s worthwhile projects for women at every stage (careful not to compromise on style, of course). Before long she took the bold move of investing a large chunk of her own money in the ailing Whistles brand, taking on a ‘regeneration’ mission during the first years of recession and the lowest period of British retail sales in years. Slowing initial progress, the launch of the first ‘new Whistles’ collection unfortunately overlapped with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, after which point the brand’s Icelandic creditors went under. Subsequently, it has taken Shepherdson around four years to stabilise and rebrand (originally she intended to do it in just 18 months). “It was a very stressful time,” she told the Evening Standard. “There were times when it looked like it might not work. You can’t be arrogant in this business.” The result, however, has been worth the wait. “It’s an effortless way of dressing,” she says of the ‘new’ Whistles. “It is unique, there’s an insouciance to it, a sort of ‘I just threw it together and it worked.’ It is easy and laid back, but also luxurious. “We try to create collections that tell a story through design, fabric and colour, but also where each piece stands up on its own, and can be worn in a myriad of different ways. It isn’t too formulaic. Each season we decide what will be the most covetable pieces that anyone would want to own.” Obviously Shepherdson has struck the perfect balance, because against the odds (and riding on the exciting news of a double digit percentage growth in sales in the last year) Whistles has bought back the lion’s share of its shares from the Icelandic government. It may have taken a little longer than planned, but the brand has re-established itself as high-end high street and is now enjoying a solid base for global growth. Shepherdson, in true entrepreneurial style, is hoping

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to soon send the Whistles collections to Japan, and the brand is already enjoying success in major fashion centres around the world, including concessions at Moscow’s Podium and Paris’ Printemps. “The overriding thing, more than anything else, is the product […] Suddenly we’ve found confidence,” she told Imran Amed at Business of Fashion. “I seriously think it’s a combination of talk about the brand and absolutely, suddenly getting the product right […] In five years time, I hope we would be in a department store in the US and have a couple of our own stores [in the US].” Shepherdson certainly has her sights set high, but with a reputation like hers, it’s to be entirely expected. Oddly, it’s still something of a rarity (in an industry built around the needs and wants of the female client) to see a woman sitting in the CEO top spot. In reality, only five per cent of board members for fashion brands are women – something Shepherdson is eager to see change, starting with Whistles, where only six of 65 Whistles employees are men. “I wouldn’t deliberately say ‘I’m choosing this person because she is a woman’,” clarified Shepherdson in an interview with the Evening Standard last year, “But I guess that has been the case. It’s a cliché, I know, but I’ve always found women to be really hardworking. They can do lots of things at once, they’re really passionate and we’re on the same wavelength. “I’m always surprised by women who say they’re not feminists,” she said in the same interview. “Feminism is not about not shaving under your arms, it is about being equal to men. I’m gobsmacked by any woman who doesn’t think herself an equal.” With such an incredible record of achievement behind her (and not one to let something like a global recession get in the way of her grand plans) it doesn’t take much to see that Whistles can only go from strength to strength with Shepherdson at the helm. In 2010, she told Coutts Woman that the ultimate goal is “about 200 small, beautiful boutiques in the key capital cities around the world” and three years on, she’s certainly on the way to realising the dream. Never one to lose sight of her core values, Shepherdson says that ultimately, “we’re quite clear that it is a brand run mostly by women and for women. We like to call ourselves the thinking woman’s brand. It’s about independent women who are going to look strong and powerful.” And if the clothes come with even a hint of her feminist confidence stitched into the seams, it won’t be long before women the world over are queuing at the door of their local Whistles boutique. D whistles.com / Whistles Canary Wharf, Jubilee Mall

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At the Helm In 1990, the retail offering in Canary Wharf was turning over just half a million pounds. Today, that figure is £316 million. This month, as part of our Woman in Power issue, Camille Waxer, chief administrative officer of the Canary Wharf Group, and the woman responsible for this remarkable progress, talks exclusively to Canary Wharf about two decades of development and being at the helm of one of the most dynamic regenerations in the capital WORDS: EMMA JOHNSON

amille Waxer joined Canary Wharf Group 23 years ago as retail tenant co-ordinator with responsibility for the retail construction of the shops, as well as liaising with the leasing, construction and development teams. Under her direction, Canary Wharf’s retail offer has grown from a handful of shops, to more than 240 shops, bars and restaurants occupying over 690,000 square feet. In November this year, a 44,000 square foot mall will open in Jubilee Place, while 115,000 square feet of retail is under construction at the Canary Wharf Crossrail station, due to open in 2015, prior to the opening of the Crossrail route in 2018. Camille was promoted to retail general manager in 1994, to vice president for retail in 1997 and to chief administrative officer in 2011, making her responsible, not only for all retail operations, but also for the Group’s facilities management arm, which administers all external areas on the 97 acre Canary Wharf estate – meaning she has around seven million square feet of office space and over 690,000 square feet of retail space under her management. Her teams now manage all aspects of Canary Wharf Group’s retail leasing, asset management and rent reviews, and she advises on design and construction of retail areas. Camille also oversees marketing, promotion and on-going management of the retail portfolio throughout the Canary Wharf estate, along with Canary Wharf’s extensive programme of arts and events.

q You moved to Britain from Canada. Was there a big adjustment when you arrived in London? At first it was a little challenging because there weren’t a lot of women in construction at the time in the UK, which was quite different to what I had experienced in Canada; but overall it has exceeded my expectations. I look back to those early years with very fond memories, as I was accepted. My original plans were to stay in London for five years – which has turned into 23 years.

q You studied architecture and now work in a place of considerable architectural significance – was that a conscious decision? Absolutely. I was working for York Hannover, a Canadian developer, in Toronto when I received a telephone call from Olympia and York to come and work at Canary Wharf. I was very familiar with Olympia and York’s work in Toronto and New York, and I thought their plans for Canary Wharf were extraordinary. I didn’t hesitate to take up what I knew would be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

q Do you think your experience in architecture has given you a unique insight to your role, outside of just having retail experience? Yes, it comes into play every day. We are always working on projects where architecture and design is pivotal, so an architectural background really helps.

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q At the outset, Canary Wharf was

this something you think about with pride, or is it more inspiration to look ahead? CW: It’s inspiration to look ahead, my job here is not done.

perhaps known predominantly as a business district – what were your initial ideas for the retail provision here? CW: The team’s initial thoughts were to provide uses that would only service the office population, but the people in the surrounding areas came here to shop too, and that was a milestone for us. It became apparent that we would be trading seven days a week. Our aim is to match our offer to the needs of office workers, shoppers and the local community. We carry out regular surveys to find out what they want and that becomes our target list. There is no point in opening shops that do not match the needs of our audience.

q The retail offering here is staggering

q The entertainment, arts, events and community programmes here are busy, full and well-attended – how important to you was developing this? CW: Paramount. It is about developing a community here and the arts and events are a vital ingredient. Our engagement with the local community is normal practice, part of the puzzle as it were. We knew that if we wanted Canary Wharf to be a consideration for those who do not work here we would need to make it a destination. Catering was, and continues, to be a driver, hand-in-hand with our events programme. Equally, we also offer emergency childcare, a library and medical facilities – you need these services to complete the circle, they are everyday needs, but also they differentiate us from other destinations. The environment we have created at Canary Wharf is quite unlike any other when you consider the architecture, outdoor spaces and retail offering. It’s a stunning place to be in the evenings and on the weekend – first time visitors are always surprised, many become loyal customers.

I have the drive, determination and passion, but I am surrounded by an extraordinary team who help me to deliver in everything I do

– and about to get even better – what are you most excited about in the next couple of years? CW: Attracting new brands that would not have previously considered Canary Wharf, and introducing more leisure, such as bespoke cinemas and restaurants that offer more than just food, such as live music or sport. It’s about the feel-good factor, I want to see people enjoying themselves, so I try and address as many of their needs as possible.

q The figures and stats that you’ve achieved in your time here are very impressive (ie moving the retail turnover from half a million to over £316 million). Is

q Will Wood Wharf be different to the existing Canary Wharf estate? CW: We don’t want to develop Canary Wharf Part II on the Wood Wharf site. Things have moved on since


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we began developing Canary Wharf 25 years ago, so it’s important we consider change. The needs of office occupiers have also evolved, particularly in the TMT [Technology, Media and Telecommunications] sector, where they are looking for less formal environments. There will also be a substantial residential provision which will naturally make it different.

q You’re a woman in a position of considerable

q Sustainability and the environment forms a key

you find most inspiring? CW: There are so many, but the woman that stands out for me is Christine Lagarde.

part of the Group’s agenda, how important is it to you personally? CW: Very. It has to be for future generations. Over the last 15 years we have become very much a throwaway society, which is so bad for the environment. Change was, and is, needed, and I’m very proud about the commitment we have to delivering our environmental policy here.

power, have you faced challenges in the business world as a woman? CW: Not really, I have been lucky to be supported and encouraged throughout my development within Canary Wharf Group and at my previous companies.

q Which women in business or positions of power do

q There is a debate that women working in positions of power in business need to be as ‘tough as men’ – do you agree? CW: No. It’s not about being tough; when you are good at what you do, you don’t need to be tough.

q Canary Wharf is often referred to as the fastest

q Margaret Thatcher was instrumental in the

growing business and retail area in Europe – how important is this global reputation? CW: It is fantastic to be recognised for what we have achieved and, while this recognition is a testament to our success, it is business-as-usual for us.

development of Canary Wharf. Did her death earlier in the year make you reflect on what you and the group have achieved, as well as Thatcher’s own legacy? CW: Yes, of course. Without her, I would not be here. It’s very gratifying to see that we have more than followed through her vision for the area.

q In terms of that growth, was there a specific bank or business that moved here that changed things? CW: There are key phases in a large development like Canary Wharf; when a company brings 8,000 to 10,000 people to the estate it makes a big difference. It is rather exciting, you can feel it, and it adds to the buzz.

q How has your own personal role changed over the years? CW: It has changed greatly, but I love how it has evolved. I started out coordinating the retail tenant construction and now I am the chief administrative officer for the Group, it can’t get much better than that.

q What has been the biggest challenge over the years? CW: I have to try and compose myself when someone says to me that Canary Wharf is just an office environment, soulless and dead on the weekends… everything else is easy.

q What would you consider so far to be your greatest achievement here? CW: To be part of the team who made it the place it is today. When I first started working on the project, Canary Wharf was constantly referred to as a white elephant - we believed in it, we persevered and delivered the master plan and more. I would like to meet-up with those doubters now…

q You won Harper’s Bazaar Businesswoman of the Year in 2007 – is recognition like that important to you? CW: It was a lovely surprise and an unexpected honour, but I don’t work on my own. I have the drive, determination and passion, but I am surrounded by an extraordinary team who help me to deliver in everything I do.

q Do you think it’s important for women to be recognised in this way? CW: Yes and no. I wish we were not separated from men, but on the other hand it may give women who are just starting out a chance to be recognised in fields that are still dominated by men.

q Are there things that still need to change in the business world to ensure more opportunities for women? CW: No, I think it is down to the individual. Don’t sit back and think you can’t do it or you won’t get the job. Get out there and show them you can; women don’t put themselves forward enough. This is the one big difference between women and men, men don’t hesitate, women do. Women need to identify their unique skill, understand what they bring to their work environment to best enable success and then make sure they are heard. I was once given the advice of ‘speak up, speak out and contribute’, I haven’t looked back since.

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Acting

Royalty

Wapping resident Dame Helen Mirren is not only one of Britain’s finest acting talents, but proof that girl power doesn’t wane with age WORDS: RICHARD ALDHOUS

ersatility is a word liberally thrown about in the acting world without too much care and attention, but to see it in action is to take a look at Dame Helen Mirren’s filmography; from portraying the elegance and pomp of Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 biopic The Queen, to the rather less regal task of mindlessly dispatching henchmen in a hail of bullets in RED. “I love being a badass!” Mirren laughs. “It’s just the best. To lurch from being a queen to a badass is really cool!” The actress, who resides in a Georgian-listed building in Wapping, actually holds the honour of having played three British queens in different films and television series: Elizabeth I in 2005 – receiving Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress; Elizabeth II in The Queen – earning Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Actress; and Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George in 1994 – with an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is also the only actress to have portrayed both Queen Elizabeths on the screen. But in a career marked out by countless challenging roles in films as diverse (and fantastic) as the controversial Caligula, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, and TV roles such as hardboiled Jane Tennison in the landmark Prime Suspect TV series, numerous Shakespearean productions and much more besides, which are the most memorable for Mirren? “Playing Queen Elizabeth was very demanding, physically and mentally. I’m not that sort of method-y type actor. I’m just not. But every role brings different challenges, really.

“The requirement for something like RED is pure self-discipline. There was a lot of prep in learning how to use the guns and ensuring that I looked like I knew what I was doing. I’d never handled guns before! At the same time, there is an ease and relaxation and an ability to improvise, and that’s where you find the real work is in a movie like that.” RED, and its sequel RED 2, followed a group of “retired, extremely dangerous” professionals, and although Mirren is neither retired nor, presumably, extremely dangerous, she does find the concept relatable. “The characters have a depth of knowledge and professionalism and world-weariness that makes them very phlegmatic and downto-earth,” she smiles. “It’s lovely to play that. At the same time, it’s nice as well to battle against the resentfulness that one encounters in older age. As you move on, there is more and more the notion that people are sidelining you, not paying you sufficient respect for the amount of work you’ve done, nor the knowledge that you possess. It’s annoying to be condescended by younger people and that’s what these people are all about: proving themselves.” Indeed, the younger generation can learn a lot from Mirren. Having just turned 68, she’s one of those lucky women who have remained both beautiful and sexy. The Wapping resident seems to have more energy than ever, and is in greater demand than most actresses half her age. She likes the idea of being something of a role model for young actresses who can learn from her work ethic. “I’m in this industry for myself – I always have been. But as time goes on, what strikes is the reality that people genuinely do rely on you as a source of

What strikes me is the reality that people genuinely do rely on you as a source of inspiration

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With husband Taylor Hackford

With fellow cast members at Hitchcock premiere

With Anthony Hopkins

At Hitchcock premiere

inspiration. That brings with it its own pressure, but it’s not an unpleasant feeling.” Having recently completed a 17-week run of the Peter Morgan play The Audience in the West End (she described the run of eight shows per week as “plainly exhausting”.) Mirren is pragmatic enough to admit she cannot go on forever. Although there are no plans to suspend what has been an engaging and unrelenting acting career, thoughts of retirement and of relaxing more with husband, American director Taylor Hackford, means the actress does allow her mind to wander. “You have to dream of what it’s going be like to be retired. My husband and I have been building this house in Italy – that’s our retirement dream,” she reveals, with a smile. “Whether we’re ever actually going to do that, I don’t know, but it’s one of those decisions you don’t want to make too late or delay too long. “It’s hard to let go from the business. It’s hard to let go of the creativity involved. It’s also hard to let go of the attention that you get. You don’t think that you’re

addicted or in love with that attention; you don’t believe it means that much to you until suddenly you don’t get it. Why isn’t everyone asking me questions and taking photos of me? What’s going on? Maybe in the end, it will be lovely to retire. “It’s funny how people in the business think that if someone isn’t in the public eye, they must be dead. Not physically dead, but it’s like ‘whatever happened to them?’ where, actually, they’re really happy, living in a house with their family, enjoying life! It’s why people are so obsessed with putting themselves on Facebook, to say ‘I exist’ and be in some kind of media. I don’t particularly agree with that. I think that existing as a human being outside of the attention of other people is the greatest type of human existence one can have.” In terms of styling herself away from the spotlight, Mirren is as unique and original as a London resident as she is as a woman and an actress. She lives in a former industrial hub of east London, and was drawn to the cobbled, ruggedness of Wapping when filming

I think that existing as a human being outside of the attention of other people is the greatest type of human existence one can have


With Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock

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Winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Queen

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The Long Good Friday way back in 1980. “The area has changed so much since then but it retains a stylish nod towards tradition and industry. Things have always been done in Wapping – the ships, the docks, the newspaper industry. We’ve had a period of quiet isolation because of the changes to the tube network, but I expect it to come on again strongly now with the latest regeneration. I’ve never been tempted by the opulence of Mayfair or Kensington, or even the greenery of West London. I always wanted to live somewhere that had a bit of an edge.” Certainly, it seems the Hammersmith-born actress has exactly the home life she craves. She’s been with Hackford since 1986, and they married 11 years later. She says their relationship works so well because they found each other later in life. “I say to him: ‘I can’t believe we didn’t get together when we were in our twenties. We’ve missed that time’. And he says: ‘If we got together when we were in our twenties, we wouldn’t be together now,’ and he is absolutely right. “Back then, both of us were pursuing our goals and dreams and professions and there wasn’t room in either of our lives for a relationship. We were very lucky we met when we did. I think that’s part of the success. By then, we’d learned what both of us needed in a relationship was the ability to continue working, and we recognised that need in the other person – to give them the freedom, liberty and encouragement to do what our professions demanded of us. “We’ve always given each other complete support and freedom and that’s so important. And we offer unconditional praise – there’s no criticism. We get enough of that, professionally speaking, in the world. We get brick bats thrown at us all the time so to each other we are both fantastic. It works – we work.”

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for HIM:

the knowledge AN ESSENTiaL ROUND-UP OF NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS & THE LATEST IN LUXURY LIFESTYLE

Seventh Heaven

Style is a concept unique to every man. With this in mind, cobbler Oliver Sweeney teamed up with the influential menswear style collective The Sartorial 7, to ask them what style means to them. The seven men, a mixture of stylists, brand managers and general trendsetters, chose shoes from Oliver Sweeney’s A/W 13 formal Italian range to complement their individual looks. The new collection includes Sissa Oxford brogues in burnished burgundy with blood red tongues and double monk straps on Offida slip-on loafers. The seven effortlessly teamed the pairs with three piece checked suits, tweed blazers and teal suits proving that if the shoe fits, there’s a style to match it. D Oliver Sweeney x The Sartorial 7, oliversweeney.com


Fair Trade This October, accessories giant Tumi is joining forces with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for the second consecutive year. Their collaboration, called Trade in & Trade up, is inviting customers to exchange old briefcases at participating Tumi shops – including the Tumi in Canary Wharf’s Cabot Place – in return for a 20 per cent discount on all new briefcases from Tumi’s stylish Alpha Range. Each donated Tumi briefcase will be redistributed to a BHF shop to be resold or recycled with all profits going towards the BHF’s life saving research. The customisable Aplha range briefcases carry on Tumi’s legacy of design excellence and functional innovation with all-encompassing features including expandable sections, gadget-sized pockets, removable laptop padding and even umbrella holders. D Trade In & Trade Up, Tumi, Cabot Place

Time for Tee

Wash & Go

For a more personal and discreet way to settle a deal, or at least a more entertaining one, Oliver James Golf Concierge specialise in organising high-end golf days in which to conduct and strengthen business relationships on and off the course. A personal PGA golf professional will arrange every aspect of your day from booking the course, organising luxury transport and even arranging dinner plans. The service is available for non-members, however, all individuals working in Canary Wharf receive half price membership.

Canary Wharf’s only car valet service, Wharfside, is located on level one of Canada Square’s car park and level two of Cabot Square’s. Simply make a booking from a list of services, ranging from leather seat cleaning and high definition polishing, for an expert finish at your convenience.

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D Valet service from £12, carwashers.co.uk

When Bond Met Vespa Cult hit to motoring icon, the scooter brand Vespa has launched its very first luxury collection, Vespa 946 Ricordo Italiano. Wholly inspired by Vespa’s very first prototype, the MP6, the Vespa 946 embodies the style of the 1946 model, but with a modern luxe edge. The special-edition collectable is exclusive for 2013 with only a limited number available to purchase in the UK. Available in two chic monochrome colour options, jet white with vivid red, and gloss black with sleek grey, it features an eco-friendly engine and a steal body with aluminium side panels to keep it lightweight, agile and striking. D Vespa 946 Ricordo Italiano collection, £7,740, Vespa, pre-order now at vespa.com


For Him | STYLE

SMART VS. CASUAL A/W 2013 collection, Hackett, Cabot Place

A/W 2013 collection, French Connection, Jubilee Place

Style notes for the modern London lifestyle

Single Ply Cashmere Roll Neck in wine, £295, Drake’s London, drakes-london.com

Black satin waistcoat, £145, Budd Shirt Makers, buddshirts.co.uk

Spot Print Silk Scarf, £59, Jigsaw, jigsaw-online.com

Hamdon cashmere lined deerskin gloves in tan, £60, Southcombe Gloves, southcombegloves.co.uk

Zip Harrington, £425, You Must Create, youmustcreate.com

Trends may come and go but one issue that remains in fashion is the debate over smart versus casual. The ominous sighting of ‘smart casual’ creeping its ambiguous way onto the dress code of any invitation can be a source of dread. The root of which being a misunderstanding of smart and casual as a case of either or, rather than as a part of the spectrum of dressing. Nowadays, the lines are blurred. In London’s streets, pocket squares are being matched with t-shirts and boat shoes are cheating on chinos with smart tailoring. With ‘smart casual’ officially in fashion, in June, for their London Collections: Men S/S 14 collections, Burberry sent models down the runway in suit trousers, loafers and thick knits worn over collared shirts with ties. While Rag & Bone layered shiny bomber jackets and parkas over tailoring. Casual is no longer an euphemism for scruffy now that brands such as Burberry, Paul Smith and Armani have successfully expanded into off-duty wear, creating an abundance of available on-trend jumpers, sophisticated leather jackets and casual shirts in comfy cotton blends. A few pieces can instantly shift a whole outfit – a pocket square or brogues can smarten, while a patterned jumper or boot can soften – doubling the number of wears from your key pieces. The only rule with ‘smart casual’ is considering your environment and staying true to what suits you. Besides, if worst comes to worst, just wear a blazer – you can always take it off.

Zig-zag wool and cashmereblend sweater, £320, MP Di Massimo Piombo, mrporter.com

Rucksack, £165, Eastpak Raf Simons, thecorner.com

Wax workboots, £163, Eden Park, uk.eden-park.com

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STYLE | For Him

grooming Hair Loss: The Facts & Prevention An independent survey of GPs by Nourkrin, a leading supplement for thinning hair and hair loss, found that 70 per cent of reported hair loss cases in the last five years were caused by an increase in stress. Although most hair loss is genetic, stress and trauma can play a major role. Hair is a non-essential tissue and therefore is one of the first parts of the body to be affected by poor health. When hair falls out naturally the follicle lays dormant for three months. As a result, it takes around three months after a trigger before thinning becomes noticeable and further three months before seeing any improvement after starting a treatment regimen. Nourkrin works in conjunction with the normal hair growth cycle to normalise the overall life and function of hair follicles and redress imbalances for happy, healthy hair. D Nourkrin, £50.95 for 60 tablets, Boots, Cabot Place

Reiss’ Pieces After recently celebrating 40 years in the fashion game, Reiss has now expanded into the beauty industry with the launch of two debut fragrances, Grey Flower for women and Black Oudh for men. With typical Reiss attention-todetail, the fragrance was diligently resourced and executed by celebrated perfume designer Azzi Glasser. The resulting men’s fragrance, much like Reiss’ clothing, is bold but sophisticated; alluring top notes of laurel leaf and green cypress melt into a woody layer tinged with sage over a magnetic base of resonate black musk and amber.

New Opening The luxury men’s grooming establishment Gentlemen’s Tonic has opened its first express store within the iconic St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. Originally founded in Mayfair, Gentlemen’s Tonic combines a traditional barbershop experience with a variety of grooming and lifestyle services, such as a £28 wet shave and a £30 bespoke scalp treatment to reduce tension and treat numerous hair conditions. It’s not a bad way to pass the time waiting for a train. D gentlemenstonic.com

D Black Oudh for Men Eau de Parfum, £49 for 100 ml, Reiss, Jubilee Place

Watch Your Tone With winter approaching and winter weight gain not far behind, Billy Jealousy has launched the Six Pack Slimming Solution. Rubbed on twice a day, the powerful restorative cream claims to help your lymphatic system detoxify the body while natural caffeines enhance the breakdown of fat and tone the skin. For best results, use after sit-ups and dieting. D Six Pack Slimming Solution, £44, Billy Jealousy, getbillyjealousy.co.uk

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Strength and power lie in shape and poise this season; tough fabrics and masculine tailoring is interlaced with softer tones and smooth lines for a commanding silhouette

STYLIST Katy Kingston

Photography Matilda Temperley


Black Leather-fringed Eyelet Trench Coat, ÂŁ6,000, Burberry, burberry.com


THIS PAGE 18kt Yellow Gold Peach and Grey Moonstone Earrings set with Cognac Diamonds, £5,750, by Noor at Talisman Gallery 020 7201 8582; Black and Beige Patterned Jumpsuit, £409, DVF dvf.com, 020 7499 0886; Black Plain Leather Open Toe Heels, £615, Casadei, casadei.com OPPOSITE PAGE Crew Neck Jacket in Grey Patterned Fabric with Black Patent Leather Appliques, £2,660, Giorgio Armani armani.com, 020 7235 6232; Black Plain Cotton Trousers, £261, DVF dvf.com, 020 7499 0886; Emma Galaxy Heels, £195, Jean Michel Cazabat, jeanmichelcazabat.com




Navy Blue Wool Jacket £2,000, matching trousers, £1,200, both Dior, dior.com; Heels, £195, Jean Michel Cazabat, jeanmichelcazabat.com; Diamond Reverse Set Hoops, £38,400, Jessica McCormack, 020 7491 9999



THIS PAGE Heavy Vintage Jacquard Adriana Bib, £598; Shirtweight Marocain Marlena Blouse, £1,998; Black Double Face Wool Sailor Pant, £1,298; Silk Black Charmeuse Tie, £145, all Ralph Lauren Collection, ralphlauren.com, 020 7535 4600; Cut Down Diamond Reverse Set Hoops in Medium, £38,400, Jessica McCormack, 0207 491 9999 OPPOSITE PAGE Jewel Jacquard Dress, £1,250, and Jewel Jacquard Coat, £1,250, both Temperley London, temperleylondon.com

HAIR & MAKE UP Fumi Noyose using Bumble and bumble, fuminoyose.com and Jessica Mejia using MAC Cosmetics jessicamejia.com MODEL Nadia Lacka at Union Models


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for HER:

the knowledge AN ESSENTiaL ROUND-UP OF NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS & THE LATEST IN LUXURY LIFESTYLE

Country Charm

Village England is a new accessories brand launched this autumn with a debut collection of 30 handbags. The collection is inspired by a uniquely English sense of style and personality. Fusing beautiful design, soft, supple leather and practical detailing, each handbag captures the charm of the country. The collection includes both leather and fabric bags with equestrian-inspired details including brass stirrups. Old English libraries and the colours of the English countryside influenced the colour palette which dips between bright raspberry and jade to classic brown and black. Each piece draws on Village England’s founders Eddie Knevett and Julia Dobson’s affection for different aspects of country life, down to the logo inspired by wrought iron village signs, to each bag being named after an English village. Together they wanted to create a luxury bag that was beautiful enough to fall in love with, yet durable enough to take on the tube. D villageengland.com


Eau de Toilette, £45, Laughter, Space.NK., Cabot Place

Bobbi & Katie Palette, £50, Bobbi Brown, Canada Place

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Narrow Buckskin Colour Belt, £22.95, Massimo Dutti, Cabot Place

Career Guidance

Oriental Express

With a campaign photographed on the nostalgic and oldfashioned glamour of a vintage train, Ted Baker’s A/W 13 collection’s colours are refined yet arresting; soft nudes and natural hues are worn with rich chilli reds and lighter bottle greens. Inspired by vintage paintings, Ted Baker’s penchant for print and colour is bigger, brighter and bolder this season with the brand’s signature 40s inspired florals, block colours and bejewelled prints featured on pieces that include delicate knitwear and full-bodied skirts. D A/W 13 collection, Ted Baker, Canada Place

Ray of Light

Electrical Storm is encouraging women to pose as an artist’s model in dramatic and empowering portraits that capture their bodies through light. The exciting new photo art project aims to raise £1 million for the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Women can have their photo taken during a 40-minute session for a minimum suggested donation of £39. Studio sessions in London will take place each Thursday and Saturday in October. D electricalstorm.org

Her Brilliant Career by the award-winning journalist Rachel Cooke, is a book that explores the lives of ten extraordinary women who changed the traditional view of women in the 50s. From the rally car driver to the first women to sit at the Old Bailey court, Cooke combines investigative journalism with an engrossing narrative flair in her inspiring debut book. D Her Brilliant Career, £18.99, widely available from 31 October


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Scents & Sensibility

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STYLE

Runway Spot:

Evocative Modesty

Crabtree & Evelyn has launched a limited edition collection of intense Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances exclusively for Harrods. Smokey woods, rich resins, regal flowers and plump citrus fruits comprise the base layers of four enchanting perfumes that stay true to Crabtree & Evelyn’s celebration of botanicals, yet invite in the mystic of the exotic. D Eau de Parfum, each 100ml for £140, harrods.com

After a summer of crop tops, it is with relief that, this autumn, less is no longer more. No better was this seen than with Marios Schwab’s A/W 13 collection’s two standout gowns which, on top of their clinched waists and bare shoulders, reinvented the plunging neckline with modesty by revealing only the thinnest slip of skin. Cut in slinky fabrics, the gowns moved with the body revealing little more with each step than a glimpse of a high heel. Elegant yet eye-catching and sexy yet refined, it’s never too early to start your Christmas wish list. D Marios Schwab A/W 13 collection, available at my-wardrobe.com and Selfridges.com

Bake & donate

This October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer is recruiting amateur bakers through pinkbakeoff.org to fire up their ovens and hold baking events to raise money for vital research. A string of shops are also contributing to the cause by releasing pink products. Laura Ashley is donating ten per cent of sales of this chic and feminine chair to the charity. D Salcot chair, £800, lauraashley.com

Dare to Bare

Christian Louboutin’s The Nudes collection comprises five shades, ranging from a fair blush to rich chestnut, applied to the designer’s most popular shoe styles. The Nude collection was designed to complement every woman’s skin tone, allowing the shoes to be worn as an extension of the leg, disappearing into a woman’s silhouette while simultaneously elongating her figure. D The Nudes collection, christianlouboutin.com

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THE SKIN EDIT

Between long hours, commuting and stress, the city’s skin is under more than its fair share of strain. Here are our favourite products to help you battle the city’s worst environmental offenders and keep you looking and feeling on top

Pollution: Detoxify

From car fumes to central heating, city skin can be dehydrated by a spectrum of factors. Skin Defender Urban Protection Emulsion SPF 30 protects against 95 per cent of the skin ageing accelerators caused by external factors such as pollution, UV rays and harsh cold snaps. Dermatologically proven to provide protection for up to 12 hours, its long-wearing nature makes it a perfect base for make-up. For a weekly deep cleanse apply a pampering Sarah Chapman Skinesis Instant Miracle Mask. You can feel the creamy mask transform into a rubbery texture as the Moroccan lava clay and brightening vitamin C penetrate the skin with protein to firm, rejuvenate and purify.

Long hours: Fake It

When worn for long periods, some foundations can dry out and appear cakey. Rodial’s BB cream contains a tinted moisturiser that provides medium coverage while plumping skin, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and keeping skin hydrated for low maintenance makeup that lasts all day. At night, save time by using leave-in products that work while you sleep. A few drops of Kiehl’s moisturising Midnight Recovery Concentrate before bed will have you waking up with younger looking and pepped-up skin by morning.

Midnight Recovery Concentrate, £36, Kiehl’s, Jubilee Place BB venon skin tint, £35, Rodial, rodial.co.uk

Lack of sleep: Look Sharp

The first thing that gives away a sparse night’s sleep is tired eyes. Estee Lauder’s Idealist Cooling Eye Illuminator’s contoured ceramic-tip applicator dots on pigment to cover dark circles while also treating puffiness, fine lines and dark circles over time. Another must-have is Murad’s Illuminating Day Moisture cream, which uses a high tech blend of vitamin C and botanical extracts to create an instantly brightening daily treatment which hydrates skin, protects it from UV rays and uses essential amino acids to remove skin Idealist Cooling Eye imperfections and Illuminator, £40, Estee Lauder, Boots, Canada Place transform it into the perfect canvas.

Illuminating Day Moisture SPF 30, £63, Murad, murad.co.uk Skinesis Instant Miracle Mask, £38, Sarah Chapman, sarahchapman.net

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The Power is

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After a hiatus of nearly 25 years, the power suit is back with a renewed subtlety and soft focus WORDS: Stephen Doig

ear the words ‘power dressing’ and the connotations conjure up Dynasty-style camp vamp attire; shoulders so exaggerated they look like sports padding, ritzy glitzy jackets cinched to within an inch of their lives, the kind of spiked heels a Bond villainess would be proud of. But, over two decades since the sartorial hallmark of the 1980s, a new legion of designers are re-defining power dressing for a new generation, with subtle shift dresses, impeccable tailoring and sharp silhouettes that ooze authority and substance without paying sartorial homage to Joan and Jackie Collins – the new power dressing era has arrived. The 80s definition of power dressing might seem outdated now, but at the time it chimed harmoniously with the social zeitgeist. With Margaret Thatcher in power in the UK and more women than ever making waves in the workplace, smashing through the glass ceiling with a patent stiletto, women’s wardrobes reacted accordingly to accommodate this new Alpha female. Designers such as Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Valentino, Donna Karen and Calvin Klein defined the look with their sculptural suiting; exaggerated jackets, crisp shirting, trousers and, for evening, gowns with bold shoulders, vampish detailing and hair teased into a lion’s mane.

And that’s why the style eventually died a death; it borrowed heavily from a man’s wardrobe, with double-breasted jackets, chunky wool suits, checks and herringbone elements and trousers that swamped rather than flattered. The message was that if a woman wanted to look commanding and authoritative, she’d have to do so by appropriating a man’s wardrobe. But little-by-little, today’s designers have been nipping, ticking and pinning the silhouette to transform the notion of power dressing into something luxurious and desirable. Gradually, the icons of power dressing – the trouser suit, the exaggerated shoulder, the jacket – have been re-imagined. Maison Martin Margiela was one of the first to revisit the exaggerated shoulder with jackets that came with jutting, heavy-duty shoulder lines, looking daring and directional rather than mannish. Then with Christophe Decarnin’s tenure at Balmain, the Paris house re-worked military and evening jackets to come with plump, rounded shoulders. And with Raf Simon’s arrival at Jil Sander, the uniform for the new power woman was defined by clean, sleek trouser suits in narrow silhouettes and bright colours. This season, at Michael Kors, Giorgio Armani (who helped invent the trend first time around), Carolina Herrera, Celine and Altuzarra, power dressing is

The 80’s definition of power dressing might seem outdated now, but at the time it chimed harmoniously with the social zeitgeist

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high on the agenda. Kors, no stranger to a pristine Upper East Side aesthetic, showed double-breasted car coats, peplum waisted shifts and neat grey wool trouser suits with feminine, body-hugging jackets. At Celine, sculpted cocoon coats, minimalist dresses and wool skirts flaring at the knee boasted of boardroom prowess. At Armani, the largely monochrome and navy palette played over sharp jackets and precise blouses over soft fit but smart trousers. What’s remarkable about the new way of power dressing is how in-tune it is with a woman’s body; this is authoritative attire that doesn’t have to borrow from the boys, whether in the ultra-feminine cut of a Michael Kors jacket or the body conscious sharpness of an Altuzarra leather shift. Another shift in how power dressing has moved on today is in the trend’s icons. Gone are the days when power dressing meant to dress like a drag queen. Today, power dressing flag flyers such as Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron demonstrate the quiet strength of a bold primary colour shift dress or narrow, expertly cut pencil skirt. It also helps that, in popular culture, TV’s leading power women in the workplace are boasting the most impeccable of wardrobes. The Good Wife’s Alicia Florrick and Diane Lockhart – two ferocious female lawyers – broker deails in lean dresses, beaded jackets and tailored trousers from the likes of Brioni, Oscar de la Renta and Calvin Klein. In the acclaimed political drama House of Cards, Robin Wright’s fearsome Washington power player crushes the competition in narrow shirts, minimalist dresses and serious jackets. With more women than ever occupying CEO positions, the time has come to outfit them in something appropriate. And sometimes style substance comes in a grey wool peplum jacket.

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The Passions of

carmen Carmen Busquets, the woman who redefined ecommerce and changed the world’s interaction with luxury, talks frankly about the power of persuasion Words: Aimee Latimer


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he most difficult designer to convince was Chanel – it took me two years,” Carmen Busquets says, recounting how, in 1990, as a 22 year old in Venezuela, she convinced Europe’s leading designers to be stocked in her new fashion boutique following a ten-year ban on foreign imports to the country: “Others were easier in comparison: Moschino couture, Thierry Mugler, Dolce&Gabbana, Claude Montana, Givenchy and Chloe,” she continues. Since then, Busquets, a boutique owner who was one of the first people to invest in selling fashion online, has lost none of her persuasiveness. She talks passionately, deftly swinging between grand visions and small details with equal consideration. Educated in Venezuela, England, Canada and the USA, Busquets’ career trajectory entered the stratosphere when in 2000 – against the opinions of her advisors – she made an initial investment of £250,000 in Net-A-Porter.com. She worked diligently to build up the luxury online fashion retailer, and, after convincing the Richemont Group to become a co-investor together, they developed the company until Busquets successfully sold her share of the site to the company in 2010 for £350 million. Not one to slow down, in 2006 Busquets expanded her online portfolio by founding the ecommerce site CoutureLab. Then, in 2012, she launched GiftLab, a new global gifting site featuring an edit of thoughtful and stylish gifts. Through these two platforms, Busquets retailed goods at a lower price, but never diminished her commitment to presentation and service. It is this approach that has defined Busquets’ ventures and helped convince designers that she could showcase their pieces to the whole world and keep them feeling exclusive: “When you give products the right attention, customers will feel this too and they will fall in love with them for the same reasons you did. Irrespective of the price, the shopping experience and service needs to constantly be the best it can be... your customer care and sales team need to be impeccable, whether the client is spending £100k or £100.” Although Busquets’ name is synoymous with online luxury she has never tried to monopolise the market, believing supporting designers and competitors is vital. “I respect [my competitors]. There is always space for everyone. I am very fair when it comes to helping designers – I will only ask for exclusivity when they have a limited production and money. Once they’ve grown I encourage them to fly.’ Unflappable ethics are not often associated with global brands, but Busquets argues that consideration is making a comeback. In 2010, with

an investment of £12 million, Busquets founded Cabus Venture, an investment vehicle dedicated to financing and supporting entrepreneurs with creative ideas and talented teams. The companies she works with include ethical gold jewellers Jem, and Mora Operandi, a US company that lets customers pre-order tomorrow’s fashion by granting them early access to designers’ full collections. “The industry and consumers are more prepared to hear about sustainable and ethical luxury again,” she says. “The way I see my investments in CoutureLab and some of the smaller companies is not the same way I see my investments in the stock market or more matured companies. To me it’s about paying forward, some of these companies could fail, but the ideas are good and I’ll occasionally be pleasantly surprised with a success story.” Fashion is Busquets’ passion, but it was the way she utilised and evolved technology that enabled her to materialise her business ideas. “Believing in the internet was easy for me; it was best way to promote individualism. There are so many people I admire and respect in the fashion industry, however, the people who really inspired me to get into e-commerce and motivated me to invest in the stock market were always, and still are, the leaders and founders behind the companies like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, eBay, Google, Wikipedia and Facebook. To me the leaders behind these industries were the first true visionaries who have changed and influenced our lives forever.” As Busquets speaks, one word is notably repeated – when describing her packed schedule she always mentions “talking”. Busquets talks to her designers, to her boards, to her founders and, crucially, she listens too. Her success, at its core, is communication. Busquets understands what people want and she knows how to convince them that she can give it to them. Her dizzying achievements as an entrepreneur have come from a lifetime spent in the business trenches and, more than anything, from making herself heard. So for the competitors she breaks bread with and the upstarts she backs, what advice does Busquets offer to women in business? To be strong not defensive, to grow from criticism rather than wilt under it, and to venture out and prove themselves: “As an investor I would never give £1 million to someone who’s never been able to make a million. I will give the opportunity to founders to shine, but they need to show me they walk their talk.” As Busquets rushes off for one of presumably many meetings, she briefly muses on her expansive business portfolio and how it has changed in its technicalities, but not in its principles, since those early days: “My successes and failures no longer define my career – they are simply events that I happen to have experienced in my path and make me grow as a person and a professional.”

When you give products the right attention, customers will feel this too and they will fall in love with them for the same reasons you did

D giftlab.com

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RETAIL REVOLUTION This November welcomes the opening of the eagerly awaited Jubilee Mall Extension in Canary Wharf. Here’s what to expect from the stores set to transform your shopping experience

Wolford

With a history spanning more than 60 years, Wolford has developed from a business focusing solely on leg and body wear to an international premium brand with an extensive range of products. Having made the move from tights to bodies in 1992, Wolford has now established five product groups – legwear, ready-to-wear, lingerie, swimwear and accessories – providing all the essentials for your wardrobe, from timeless shapes with subtle references to the latest trends that stylise the female silhouette. This season, the brand’s latest creations keep femininity under wraps in unexpected ways. Inspired by the irreverent take on fashion exemplified by Carine Roitfeld, designer and former chief editor of French Vogue, the collection is extremely feminine, full of sexy promise and elegance. The colour hues are inspired by the allure of ‘Smokey Eyes’ and are mainly dark and shadowy with surprising, bright accents. Metallic silver features strongly too.

Pretty Ballerinas

Its shoes are worn by the likes of Kate Moss, Angelina Jolie, Elle MacPherson and Claudia Schiffer. Now, having opened stores on New York’s Lexington Avenue and Mayfair’s Brook Street, Pretty Ballerinas are coming to Canary Wharf. Launched in 2005, the brand’s range of ballerinas and flat shoes have been made in the same village on the Mediterranean island of Menorca by the same family since 1918. Each shoe shape is named after a female screen or music icon to help customers remember which shape suits them best.

Banana Republic

Banana Republic is an apparel and accessories brand focused on delivering contemporary and covetable style for men and women. Founded in California in 1978, the brand gathered a loyal following due to its hit safarithemed collections and eccentric catalogues. Nowadays, even its everyday pieces, such as t-shirts and jumpers, are made from luxurious fabrics including supple silks and rich cashmeres. With a design team dedicated to creating pieces that are both professional and individual, whole outfits can be instantly updated with any number of vibrant accessories, whether it be a supple leather handbag or statement jewellery to create looks that carry from desk to dinner.


SHOPPING Orlebar Brown

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Orlebar Brown’s collection consists of simple but stylish men’s jackets, polos and sweats. The brand is best known for its signature swim and beach shorts. Made using French fabrics and Italian zips, all of Orlebar Brown’s tailored swim shorts are made in either the UK or Portugal. Quick drying, versatile and available in a range of styles, lengths and colours, these swim shorts are ‘bridge items’, meaning they can be worn both on and off the beach, but deserve to be worn on both.

Emmett London are adding another store to their portfolio of three shops which includes one on Jermyn Street. Emmett London’s shirts combine British heritage tailoring with fresh European elegance and just a hint of eccentricity.

COS

COS, Collection of Style, is a line for those who desire fashion that is both sophisticated and accessible. Designed in London by an in-house team, each collection stays true to the brand’s ethos of favouring timeless style over passing trends. An embracing of modern technology ensures each piece feels at once classic and modern. Stock up on staples from cotton t-shirts, silk shirts and jersey jumpers, while keeping a look out for unique must-haves, such as a shift dresses with a bright print, or a men’s canvas backpack. In store, knowledgeable customer service, streamlined interiors and beautiful packaging finish the luxurious COS experience.

fashionistas set to flock to CANARY ROCKS...

To celebrate the extension of Jubilee Place Mall and the introduction of 21 new stores to the area’s already exciting and diverse range of shops, Canary Wharf will be hosting a free shopping event, larger than it has ever hosted before, from Friday 1 until Sunday 3 November. From premium fashion to independent designers, Canary Rocks will see the largest number of fashion retailers participating to date. Fashion shows in Canada Place and Jubilee Place provide the perfect occasion to plan your festive party outfits, and with discounts of up to 20 per cent, it is a fantastic time to buy. Join Canary Wharf to celebrate the arrival of Banana Republic, COS , Godiva, Michael Kors, Monica Vinader, Oliver Bonas, Orlebar Brown, Schuh, Tiger of Sweden, The White Company and many more with entertainment, exclusive in-store events and giveaways. In addition to a host of other festivities, celebrated pianist Tokio Myers will return throughout the three days too. Save the dates in your diary now! Schuh Canary Rocks, Friday 1 – Sunday 3 November Throughout the Shopping Malls Fashion shows FREE to attend

Tiger of Sweden

Tiger of Sweden was established in 1903 in Uddevalla, a small town on the Swedish West Coast. The company’s foundation is based on a strong ready-to-wear suiting collection, drawing on solid tailoring skills, that has been refined for over 100 years. In 1993, the brand was repositioned with a clear vision – to take the suit out of the bank and onto the street. Its well-tailored Scandinavian style and trademark fit offers 24/7 fashion for 24/7 people. Tiger of Sweden’s Jubilee Place store will showcase the international design brand’s men’s, women’s and jeans collections, in addition to a wide range of shoes and accessories.

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MONICA VINADER

Monica Vinader has taken the accessible luxury jewellery market by storm, successfully bridging the gap between fine and fashion jewellery. The Jubilee Place store will retail the brand’s entire collection, from everyday diamonds to friendship bracelets. Enabling customers to build their own bespoke pieces, the boutique will also showcase the full ‘Make It Your Own’ concept and offer complimentary same-day engraving. The perfect place to stock up on personalised gifts, regular events hosted by the brand’s master hand engraver will allow for an even greater level of customisation.

Cadenzza

Cadenzza is a new kind of jewellery store from Swarovski that supports the attitude that fashion jewellery isn’t just for special occasions, it’s for making every occasion special. The Canary Wharf store follows the Austrian launch of the brand earlier this year, and will stock jewellery and accessories from more than 50 designer brands including Valentino, Roberto Cavalli and Mawi, with pieces made using Swarovski crystals and pearls.

GODIVA

With a heritage dating back to 1926, Godiva has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence with a presence in over 70 countries. Inspired by the values of Lady Godiva, her passion, generosity, boldness and pioneering spirit, Godiva creates the ultimate chocolate experience. Perfectly combining its craftsmanship and heritage, Godiva’s chocolates have become synonymous with luxury and innovation in the Belgian tradition, bringing the best of Belgium to the world, and now to Canary Wharf.

Sweaty Betty

Thanks to Sweaty Betty, working out has never looked so good. The pioneering company aims to make a lasting contribution by challenging conventional wisdom, mixing together style and performance, femininity and sport, Sweaty and Betty. The company believes in inspiring its customers to lead active lives. Everything it creates must pass three tests: is it beautiful? Will it help people perform better? Will others covet it? See Sweaty Betty’s Jubilee Store for the results.

SCHUH

Schuh is obsessed with yep, you guessed it, shoes. The company is a fan of the classic but they’re also fickle and love a trend – it changes its shoes like most people change their socks. Whether you’re a dedicated Vans, Converse or Nike wearer, a lover of six-inch heels, or all about Dr. Martens, schuh has it covered. Plus, you’ll now find schuh kids in the Canary Wharf store: it’s schuh but for smaller feet.


SHOPPING The White Company

Set to occupy one of the largest stores within the Jubilee Place Mall extension, The White Company store will house the brand’s homeware, fashion and children’s lines. Each article of clothing is carefully designed and crafted to uphold The White Company’s signature elegance. A true lifestyle brand, The White Company creates beautifully stylish pieces for your home, your wardrobe and your children. Each piece in their numerous collections is designed around a calming colour palette of pure whites, warm beiges and soft greys. The White Company is particularly celebrated for its homeware, which ranges from subtle storage to pretty pieces for entertaining.

ASICS

ASICS’s Canary Wharf store will offer its customers the ultimate running experience. The Jubilee Place store is the sixth ASICS store to open in Europe and will provide professional advice for runners and an extensive collection of footwear and apparel. The store will also be fitted with a high-tech Foot ID scanning system, which takes a 3D scan of your feet. The Dynamic Foot ID uses special test shoes, software and cameras to analyse your ‘gait cycle’ as you run on a treadmill. This data generates a personalised Foot ID to reveal which shoes best suit your running style. In addition, the team at ASICS will offer friendly running clinics open to runners of all abilities and offer advice on scenic running routes throughout the capital.

cath Kidston

When Cath Kidston set up in a small shop in Holland Park in 1993, little did she know what sort of journey her company was about to take her on. 13 years later, having collaborated with names as big as Sky and Nokia, Cath Kidston opened its first store in Tokyo, where people queued around the block. The brand now produces full lifestyle collections, including accessories, homeware, womenswear and childrenswear. This year the brand celebrates its 20th birthday, and what better way to celebrate than by opening a store in Canary Wharf.

bareMinerals

bareMinerals’s awardwinning mineral-based makeup illuminates and evens complexions while being kind and gentle on skin. With expert skincare products and full eye and lip assortments to browse through in store, experience the transformative power of minerals.

RITUALS

Founded in 2000, Rituals is the first brand in the world to pioneer a combination of luxury home and body cosmetics. Rituals’ daily indulgences from bath oil to scented candles are made with the belief that with the right products any beauty routine can be upgraded into a ritual.

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Swiss movement, English heart

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collection

treasured timepieces, fine and contemporary jewellery & luxury goods

Re-Fit for a King

Charles Fish has had a makeover. The Canary Wharf jewellers reopened last month to feature new ‘shopin-shop’ displays from some of its existing brands – including Hublot, Bell & Ross and Georg Jensen – while welcoming new fine jewellery brands Messika and Astley Clarke. The new-look store showcases the latest collections from Shaun Leane and OAK Fine Jewellery, as well as colourful additions to Charles Fish’s own fine jewellery collection. Joining its carefully curated selection of timepieces will be award-winning Ball Watches, a brand whose stateside reputation for quality and craftsmanship is spreading across the pond, fast. “It’s very important to us not only to keep our jewellery and watch offering as fresh as possible, but to make sure our store is too,” says Samantha Hansard, the store’s creative and retail director. “We’ve added some new features and exciting new brands which we think are perfect for discerning shoppers.” Charles Fish remains the exclusive Canary Wharf stockist of every single item of jewellery it sells. Pay a visit to speak to the store’s resident horology expert. D Charles Fish, Cabot Place, charlesfish.co.uk


COLLECTION

master craftsman

Before the 19th century, hand-engraving was a skill limited to a few craftsmen who were reluctant to share the tools of the trade with anyone except a handful of apprentices. However, the invention of pneumatic systems resulted in a renaissance and today engraving is more popular than ever as people wish to add an element of sentimentality to their possessions. This 22 October, fine jeweller Tiffany & Co. invites you to discover the art of handengraving with a dedicated event. Throughout the day, master engraver David Wilkinson will be personalising your Tiffany gifts with a handengraved monogram or message at the Canary Wharf store; either choose something from one of the collections or bring your own favourite Tiffany piece. You might also like to take a look at the new Atlas collection.

moving on

This autumn sees the launch of Harrods’ new luxury jewellery room, offering independent designers and established brands their own exclusive platform within the department store for the first time. The boutique will debut Monica Vinader’s first shop-in-shop retail space alongside the likes of Georg Jensen, Stephen Webster and Annoushka. Amongst the roster of new designers launching with the luxury room in 2013 are Rosantica, Bee Goddess, Matchstick and Shy by Sydney Evan (exclusive to Harrods). D harrods.com

D Hand Engraving event, 9am-5pm on 22 October at Tiffany & Co, Cabot Place For more information please call 020 7001 9170 – By Appointment Only

jewellery Jewels, gems, pearls and diamonds; the essential components of any lady’s jewellery collection

CUTTING EDGE

Carolina Bucci jewellery stands out in the industry thanks to exceptional craftsmanship and contemporary design. The designer’s latest collection, entitled Gitane, remains true to form.

Above from top/ Earrings, owl pendant; Right/ Across-thefinger ring set with tsavorites, opals and diamonds. All part of the Gitane Collection

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Taking its name from the French word for gypsy, Gitane has been inspired by old world folklore and 1950s starlets. The owl is the central character and takes after the flamboyant designs of renowned Italian jewellery artist Fulco di Verdura, whose pieces are heavily influenced by animals. The other strong motif is the smile, originating from the smiles of iconic 20th century women such as Sophia Loren D carolinabucci.com

A FAMILIAR RING

Fabergé is extending its best-selling collection over the past three years, which comprises the Emotion rings, to include new additions which will be arriving in boutiques this autumn. The new designs feature more than 300 precious gemstones in an array of rich autumnal colours and, with each stone set by hand in a random pavé setting, no two rings are the same. Having created exquisite jewels and objects since 1842, the House of Fabergé has become revered for its craftsmanship, innovation and artistry of colour. D faberge.com


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The Custodian of Craftsmanship Annabel Harrison speaks to Juan-Carlos Torres, CEO of Vacheron Constantin, about the centuries-old company’s championship of crafts and artisans, and the opening of its first UK boutique

t is “17th September 1755. In the offices of the solicitor Mr Choisy, a young Master Watchmaker from Geneva is about to hire his first apprentice. This agreement is the first known reference to the founding watchmaker of a prestigious dynasty and it represents the establishment of Vacheron Constantin.” A horological history of 258 years is certainly worth declaring with pride, as it is here in a print advertisement, because not only is Vacheron the oldest company within the Richemont stable by more than eight decades (Baume & Mercier was founded in 1830) but it also holds the rather incredible title of oldest watchmaking manufacturer in the world in continuous operation. As such, Vacheron Constantin benefits from what younger brands can only dream of (nor can they pay for it); history. “You can imitate our know-how but the values, you cannot rebuild,” declares CEO Juan-Carlos Torres. “This is why the brand is so humble; we are proud of what we are doing, not the price of what we are doing. Our watchmakers don’t know the retail prices but they don’t care, at all; all they know is the difficulty of making the watch. They are totally passionate about how we create, design and engineer these pieces.” Torres is passionate too, having been CEO for eight years and employed at Vacheron Constantin for more than three decades. He is engaging and impressively eloquent, despite the fact that our interview is conducted in English (what I assume to be his third language), and he breaks into laughter frequently, putting a smile on my face too. His pride in Vacheron’s long history is evident and (justifiably) hyperbolically so; “We are the roots of high watchmaking. We created all the things that exist now. But for us, there is no technique without design so you have to be innovative. Don’t be crazy but make something classic, an evolution of a design.” He singles out precision and quality as the most important criteria in watchmaking and the company is committed to being able to repair any watch it has ever made. “How the piece can function and be repaired in hundreds of years’ time is the main preoccupation of the brand.”

Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon

In an age of factory-led, mass manufacture for a rapidly-increasing global population, what a delight it is to explore a comparatively tiny industry focused entirely on achieving absolute precision and producing pieces of the utmost quality. This is a world colonised by craftsmen and women who have mastered skills first perfected centuries and millennia ago. In April, an exhibition was held at Somerset House – Crafted: Makers of the Exceptional – in which 20 of Britain’s most talented and pioneering artisans demonstrated their passion, dedication and expertise. Founder and Chairman of the Walpole Crafted programme Guy Salter said that the scheme’s aim was “to help craftsmen and women develop businesses that are strong, growing and sustainable in order to support themselves properly, do commercial justice to their outstanding skills, and crucially allowing them to pass these on”. In fact, according to Crafts Council Director Rosy Greenlees, the UK alone has more than 23,000 people working in the craft industry, contributing over £400 million to the economy, so it’s essential that we protect it. This is where Vacheron Constantin comes in. At first glance, a thoroughly Swiss watchmaker doesn’t seem the most obvious of choices to sponsor a thoroughly British organisation’s support of the British luxury industry but for Torres, “it’s a question of linking our roots and values. Since 1755 Vacheron has worked with artisans – engravers, enamellers, watchmakers – and every Vacheron watch pays tribute to their craftsmanship. We can see that important crafts are disappearing worldwide and the only way to stop that is to make people discover these crafts.” So Vacheron has launched a series of exhibitions, beginning in Paris and now visiting Milan, Geneva and London. “We’re starting with countries with history in culture and arts and crafts. In the UK you have a long and deep history about craftsmanship, so it is the right place to be.” Crafted is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of treasuring and developing craftsmanship. Whereas other brands align themselves with an international sport or globally recognised faces, Vacheron’s gaze has remained solely upon the world of arts and crafts.


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Cloisonné enamel work on a Florilège China Limodoron dial

A watchmaker at work on a Vacheron Constantin calibre

Vacheron Constantin on Quai del’Ile, Geneva

Guilloché work on a Florilège China Limodoron dial

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In September, for example, the company is launching the first masterclass of design for craftsmanship in one of the most important design schools in Europe – Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne – and ‘Our Commitments’ on the company website lists ethical responsibilities, social responsibilities, patronages and cultural partnerships. “Our responsibility is passing on the tradition of craftsmanship,” Torres says. “We want to promote culture. We sponsor the Royal Ballet School and the New York City Ballet, because ballet is so linked to our world of art and movement.” Torres appreciates the intricacies of work carried out by the most skilled of artists, whether ballet dancers or woodworkers. “I have always been fascinated by the sensitivities and sensibilities about craftsmanship – my father was a carpenter. When I started at Vacheron, immediately I shared the passion of the watchmakers with the watchmakers.” The best part of his job is taking the time to talk to everyone from the designers to the customers. “When you have time to do that, you learn a lot.” He himself wears a watch with a wonderful story; the Patrimony Perpetual Calendar, given as a gift to mark Torres’ 30 years with the brand, was produced by all the watchmakers present when he had started at Vacheron three decades earlier. “They are all still working for the brand. On the back are the flags of Geneva and Barcelona.” Despite the very occasional language difficulty, I get the feeling that Mr Torres may well be an excellent speech-maker after this rhetorical sentence: “In this world of industrialisation, globalisation, repetition and quantity, what is unique, what is authentic, what is true? It is what is done by hand.” The people and passion behind products is crucial – “our pieces are warm and have emotion inside” – and this comes through when Torres tells me enthusiastically about the new lines this year. Most are for women because the brand “has enough movements to put inside and ladies are more knowledgeable about watches,

buying for themselves.” In fact, these ladies are buying more than 20 per cent of Vacheron’s output so, in addition to Patrimony and Malte creations, the seventh Metiérs d’Art collection is for women too and designed by a female watchmaker. Each of the Metiérs collections pays tribute to specific artistic crafts and the Florilège watches – Queen, White Lily and China Limodoron – showcase guillochage, enamelling and gem-setting. The results, created by independent dial enameller Anita Porchet (one of the few people alive able to produce Genève technique miniatures) and Vacheron’s own craftsmen, are quite spectacular. In fact, readers may remember our report in April about this collection, paying homage to British botanical art as illustrated in Robert John Thornton’s 1799 tome The Temple of Flora. Physician Thornton had a passionate interest in botany and he spared no expense in the production of his book, commissioning the best plate engravers in London, as well as the top botanical illustrators and painters of the time. The resulting 90 plates of skilled, coloured engravings have been of great interest not only to botanical and art historians but also to Vacheron Constantin. The flowers on the dials are reproduced in the tiniest details and beautifully vivid colours using the centuriesold technique of guilloché (engraving) and ancient skill of cloisonné (enamelling). Those thrilled by this precision and quality can now visit a boutique in London to appreciate this skill for themselves, the first UK boutique for the brand. “Vacheron opened in Geneva in 1906,” explains Torres “and it was the first watchmaking boutique in the world. But the way the customers wanted to buy watches changed, so we’ve opened in Paris, Beverly Hills and London already this year. We are growing step by step but it takes time to be able to fill boutiques with merchandise and to create a good team. The Old Bond Street boutique is only small but the idea is to create an environment for high watchmaking.” So who will visit, Mr Torres? Who are your customers? After a contemplative pause, he replies poetically that “after 32 years, I can say our customer is like the watch. Discreet. Humble. Knows a lot about art. Enjoys life. Has family and friends at the centre of their preoccupations. Not at all egotistical. Generous.” I sincerely hope Vacheron Constantin continues to be as generous with its custodianship of crafts as it is currently and that its contribution will ensure the skills I admire today will still be practiced 258 years from now.

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ornellaiannuzzi.com D 6 Dedale pendant necklace, £2,171, Lanvin, farfetch.com D 7 Opening Castle 18-karat yellow gold, black diamond and diamond ring, £35,000, Theo Fennell, theofennell.com D 8 Gold bangle, POA, Chloé A/W13 collection, chloe.com D 9 Gold-tone crystal and resin ring, £325, Emilio Pucci, net-a-porter.com D 10 Gold ring, POA, Chloé A/W13 collection, chloe.com D 11 Boxed gold ring, £150, Hannah Warner, hannahwarner.com D 12 D’Arling double gold ring, £98, Maria Black, kabiri.co.uk D 13 Whitby Jet ring, POA, Jacqueline Cullen, jacquelinecullen.com D 14 De Con gold-plated ring, £170, Maria Black, net-a-porter.com D 15 Rose gold sabre earrings, POA, Shaun Leane, Charles Fish, Cabot Place

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33 OF A KIND

Every two years some of the biggest names in watchmaking – Breguet and Patek Philippe included – embark on a mission to create one-off, other-worldly timepieces for auction at Only Watch, a charity initiative that raises money for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hoping to achieve more than the £3.4 million raised in 2011, the 33 watches produced for auction in Monaco this autumn range from Corum’s Asclepius-inspired Ti-Bridge 3-Day Power Reserve to Chronoswiss’ monkey-adorned the Three Apes. Also notable this year is the pronounced presence of feminine timepieces. Our favourites are Jaquet Droz’s the Loving Butterfly and Van Cleef & Arpel’s Une Journée à Monaco, a watch made mesmerising by moving silhouettes of a mother and daughter walking through the city. D onlywatch.com

A Jaeger-girl’s Best Friend

For a brand that does elegance and artistry like no other, save, perhaps Vacheron Constantin, this year’s Venice International Film Festival provided Jaeger-LeCoultre with a fitting place to unveil its Reverso Cordonnet Duetto. The newest creation from the official sponsors of the festival made its debut on the red carpet on the wrist of British actress Sophie Kennedy Clark. As is the case with all Reverso watches (hence the name), the timepiece displays two distinct dials. The front is entirely set with diamonds (the watch boasts more than 1,250 in all), while the back dial is marked by the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they certainly don’t come cheap. The Reverso Cordonnet Duetto will part you from £192,000. D jaeger-lecoultre.com

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Blue was the colour at Baselworld 2013 and of the navy-sporting timepieces on display it was Patek Philippe’s Gondolo 8 Days, Day and Date (Ref. 5200) that impressed many the most; an extraordinary example of art-deco design and mechanical watchmaking

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In keeping with all things pure and design-related, let us introduce you to a new collection of timepieces from French jewellery house Boucheron. As its name would suggest, the Épure collection is a lesson in cleanness and subtle styling. Available in white and rose gold, set with and without diamonds, and housing Girard-Perregaux-produced movements, the watches carry cabochon sapphires, a stone which Frederic Boucheron believed held talismanic properties. The pieces (which start from £13,900) also all hold a Latin inscription on the back, Horas non numero nisi serenas, which translates into ‘I count only the joyful hours’. A most affable approach to timekeeping in our opinion.

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BRS Officer Silver Bell&Ross

To see how the brand manages form against function for yourself, head to Jubilee Place on 21 and 22 October or Canada Place on 23 and 24 October where Canary Wharf luxury jeweller Charles Fish will be hosting a Bell&Ross pop-up store. Watch enthusiasts will be received by horological experts and can familiarise themselves with the brand’s best-selling models, including the Vintage and BR03 collection. Back in the Charles Fish store itself, this month lottery tickets are being sold for a raffle that will see one lucky winner claim a Bell&Ross BRS Officer Silver watch, the smallest and most elegant version of the Aviation collection. The £5 tickets are available from 1 October and the funds raised will go to support military charity Help for Heroes. The random draw will take place on 24 October at 1pm. So be sure to purchase your ticket before then! D Charles Fish, Cabot Place, charlesfish.co.uk / bellross.com


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Vertu, David M Robinson, Jubilee Place D 6 Caran d’Ache Caelograph pen, £3,500, William and Son, williamandson.com D 7 EMC watch, £94,000, Urwerk, Marcus Watches, as before D 8 Bespoke sapphire money clip, POA GTO London, gtolondon.com D 9 Engraved metal skull cufflinks, £90, Paul Smith, paulsmith.co.uk D 10 Ocean Tourbillon GMT, POA, Harry Winston, harrywinston.com D 11 Day bag, £1,095, Troubadour Goods, troubadourgoods.com

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Targeted for release in 2014, the new Porsche Panamera Diesel has a sportier, sleeker and wider body than its predecessor and a new three litre engine designed to boost power, acceleration and performance. This new six-cylinder V-engine has increased the model’s power output by 50 bhp to 300 bhp, a 20 per cent increase on existing Panamera models. A by-product of this surge in speed is an increase in acceleration by eight-tenths of a second, which allows the Panamera Diesel to go from 0 – 100 km/h in six seconds and hit top speeds of 259 km/h. To improve its performance on the road the model also features a controlled rear-axle differential lock with Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV+) – technology normally reserved for Porsche’s Gran Tursimo models – which improves traction, cornering and ups general control. D Porsche Panamera Diesel, £TBA, porsche.com


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ake of this what you will. In the past, Jeep was the first proper go-anywhere vehicle. The first every launch drive of a new Jeep Land Rover appeared only in 1948 and was, shall we included plenty of off-road driving. say, influenced by the old wartime hero. And I mean serious off-road stuff, For the following six or seven decades, the Jeep name with deep, glutinous mud, axleremained synonymous with mud-plugging 4x4s. But in twisting undulations, steep climbs and slippery drops. recent times Jeep has been more in the mire than the mud. In launching the new Grand Cherokee, however, the Wooed, married and then divorced by Mercedesonly time we went off-road was when turning into a pub Benz, there followed a difficult patch which included car park for a coffee a spell of voluntary stop. The rest of the bankruptcy. Thankfully, time was spent snarled things are better now as up in city traffic or Jeep has become part of bounding along the open the Fiat family. road in the Manchester But while Fiat has countryside. been working out what This means one to do with its newest of two things. Either adopted child, the other Jeep is concerned that After a few years on the ropes, the Jeep Grand Cherokee kids on the block have the new GC can’t cut grown up. is back and ready to kick sand in the face of its rivals it on the rough stuff Land Rover has WORDS: Matthew Carter anymore or it’s a tacit always been a rival, of acknowledgement that course, but today the today’s 4x4 spends more time on the tarmac than it Grand Cherokee has to tackle not just LR but SUVs does in the rough, meaning that on-road testing is more from Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Lexus and umpteen important than ever. others. And that’s not to overlook cars still on the secret Hopefully it’s the latter… though as the latest model list from the likes of Jaguar, Alfa Romeo and the rest. In to bear the famous Jeep name has more bling–not to other words, the customer has a real choice and the Jeep mention less ground clearance and longer overhangs needs to be better than good if it is to succeed. front and rear than the first Grand Cherokees–there’s a And the previous generation Grand Cherokee wasn’t. good chance it won’t be quite so accomplished off-road. The first produced under the Fiat umbrella, it was Still, if Jeep want it driven on road, that’s what we’ll do. based on a previous generation Mercedes ML and was First, a little history. Back in the beginning, Jeep was lumbered with so-so looks, a clunky five-speed gearbox the beginning. Born out of adversity (World War II) the and iffy build quality.

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This new one, however, is much providing smooth gearshifts and better. It’s still broadly the same MLsharper kickdown acceleration when based machine, but there are many, needed. Given the size, weight and many improvements. There are new brick-like aerodynamics of the Grand looks with up-to-the-minute LED Cherokee, the top speed of 126 mph headlamps and lashings of extra is impressive… but the engine is noisy chrome. There’s also a new interior, when pressed. Modifications to the an excellent eight-speed auto and unit have made it more fuel efficient more equipment. than before and it produces fewer There’s a vast range of models emissions: now under 200 g/km, with three engine choices and five bringing the benefit of lower road tax. Car: Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit trim options. At the top of the Nor is the handling up with the Price: £49,495 tree is the barking mad SRT8, powered by a best of them. Despite the air suspension there’s Engine: 2,987cc, V6 turbo diesel 6.4-litre V8 Hemi capable of a 160 mph top a tendency for the car to pitch and roll when Power: 247 hp speed… but such is its thirst you’ll need your pressing on, and when going quickly it feels far Performance: 126 mph max, own petrol tanker following closely behind on from sure-footed. Anyone used to, say, a BMW 0-62 mph in 8.2 secs longer journeys. X5 will be seriously unimpressed with the softer Drive: Four-wheel drive, eightIn the real world, the engine to go for is the Jeep as it wallows and wobbles its way around. speed automatic 246hp 3.0-litre V6 diesel (the other diesel, also On the plus side, the new interior is a much a 3.0-litre V6, makes just 188 hp). And when better place to be, while the boot is Range it comes to trim levels, it’s best to go as high Rover big, so it’s a truly practical proposition, as possible. The test car was a top of the range Summit though Jeep is perhaps missing out by not offering a that comes as standard with air suspension and a more third row of seats. And the quality has improved, though sophisticated four-wheel drive system. there are still too many hard plastics on show for it to be It’s worth paying the extra: lesser models have a true match for rivals from BMW or Land Rover. conventional steel springing and a resulting unresolved But then the big, handsome Jeep is much cheaper almost old-school ride. The Summit also has a full than an X5 or RR Sport. And that, perhaps, is it biggest armoury of equipment including leather clad and heated attraction. It might not be as good to drive on road or electric seats, rear-view camera, Sat Nav and a hugely even as capable off-road (who knows?), but it does offer powerful sound system, as well as a full complement a great deal of bang for your buck. Jeep is fighting back, of safety equipment including collision warning, crash and while there’s still someway to go before it’s back mitigation and automatic braking. at the top of the tree, progress is being made. Welcome The new gearbox works well with the lusty diesel, back, old-timer.

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rebirth A plug-in hybrid concept marks the return of iconic Sport Quattro name WORDS: MATTHEW CARTER

udi has fired up the quattro again. One of the stars of the Frankfurt motor show – and there were many – was the four-seat Sport Quattro concept, a car that it is said to be almost production ready. The concept is slightly shorter, wider and taller than the existing RS5 Coupé and, if it does go into production, will sit at the top of the Audi range… above, even, the iconic mid-engine R8. The reason is its powertrain which is about as advanced as it gets: a 690 hp petrol-electric plug-in hybrid based around a 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 developing 552 hp. Drive is taken to all four wheels (it’s a quattro remember) via an eight-speed automatic gearbox. It’s said to have a top speed of almost 200 mph and to take under four seconds to sprint to 60 mph from rest. But perhaps the most important figures are the expected 113 mpg and 59 g/km CO2 emissions. It will travel up to 31 miles on electric power alone while the petrol engine incorporates cylinder deactivation, which shuts down half the engine at times when it’s not needed. The name and some of the styling cues are a nod to the original Sport Quattro, which first appeared exactly 30 years ago at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was created mainly for motor sport – at the time Audi’s domination of the world rally championship was coming under threat and something radical was needed. The resulting Sport Quattro was shorter, more powerful and despite being trickier to drive on the limit than the original quattro, was a hugely effective competition car.

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curve ball The staggering new Jaguar XFR-S strikes out from Seattle’s city centre and onto the open winding road beyond WORDS: Neil Briscoe

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It’s not as aggressive in its steering or its turn in as the XFR-S either, but the counterbalance of that is that it’s also slightly more languid and more relaxed when you don’t want to drive as if it’s the closing seconds of qualifying. Like the XFR-S, if feels less savage, more progressive in its power delivery than the AMG or M opposition, but is barely any slower, if at all, when pressing on. Also, like its smaller brother, the sound quality is fantastic. A refined but still animalistic crackle and snarl – no lazy, woofling V8, this. What Jaguar has accomplished here is nothing ground-breaking or Earth-shattering. Neither of these cars massively advances the cause of the automobile, nor do they outpace or outdo their key German opposition in technological terms. Both, though, are more satisfying and enjoyable to drive by far. The XFR-S has rarity and truly bespoke chassis tuning on its side, but it is the smooth devastation of the XJR’s performance that wins the day for me.

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We keep tabs on the movers and makers shaping the worlds of business and finance

Face of Change On 24 July, Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, announced that Jane Austen is to feature on a new range of £10 notes scheduled for issue in 2016. For many, Austen was an enduring female voice in a male-dominated era. It is the enduring nature of her novels, and the cultural impact of her literature, to which this latest honour is attributed, and for which she will follow the likes of Winston Churchill, set to feature on the £5 note in 2016. The Bank of England said it chose Austen because her body of work makes her one of the greatest authors in English literature. The quote that will accompany a portrait of Austen, which was commissioned by her nephew James Edward Austen Leigh for use on the note, must surely have been her life’s mantra: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” D bankofengland.co.uk


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business digest BARCLAYS SUPPORTS CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY Barclays has joined forces with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) in the hopes of creating 60,000 job opportunities in the travel sector by 2015. Barclays will offer BHA its expertise in setting up apprenticeships, with the subsequent work experience placements to be listed on the bank’s LifeSkills website to encourage young people into hospitality. D barclayslifeskills.com

BANK OF AMERICA SELLS CHINESE EQUITY Bank of America Corporation has announced plans to sell its remaining equity investment in the China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) in a deal representing approximately two billion shares, or one per cent of all CCB shares outstanding. Despite this, the two banks will continue with their strategic assistance agreement (SAA), an agreement which sees the Bank of America providing advice to CCB in specified business areas, focusing particularly on processes and systems such as customer service and sales models. Bank of America benefits in return from this service through increased brand recognition in China and by creating an enhanced international business experience for Bank of America employees. Approximately 3,100 Bank of America employees and 5,000 CCB employees have participated in SAA exchanges since 2005. D bankofamerica.com

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CITY YEAR EXPAND MENTORING SCHEME Youth and education charity, City Year, is entering its fourth year in the Canary Wharf offices of its strategic partner, Credit Suisse. The charity, which specialises in providing young role models, mentors and tutors to deprived areas, has recently expanded from its London base to now also operate in Birmingham. D cityyear.org.uk

E-SIGN secures SIGNATUREs E-sign is a secure electronic signature service that uses QR technology (a machine readable barcode) to create a digital signature that is unique to both a shared document and its user. E-sign has recently launched a ‘drag n drop’ signature application to increase the simplicity of its software, which is used in 60 countries in sectors as diverse as legal services, insurance, real estate and life sciences. D e-sign.co.uk


NEWS Level39 Opens New ‘High Growth’ Expansion Space in One Canada Square Canary Wharf Group recently announced it is dedicating a further 15,000 square feet of office space at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf to accommodate growing demand from high growth technology companies. The launch in March of Level39 at Canary Wharf, Europe’s largest accelerator space for financial, retail and future cities technologies has proved successful, with over 310 applications received and all of the fixed and hot desk space in occupation. To respond to this greater than expected demand, the Group has created an additional ‘high growth’ expansion space on the forty-second floor. The Group has already exchanged contracts for immediate occupation with three high growth potential companies; Digital Shadows, Crowdrooster and Growth Intelligence, all graduates of Level39.

Canary Wharf Opens Up for Open House London

Canary Wharf Group recently provided Londoners with rare insight into the past, present and future of one of the world’s premier business and shopping districts, as part of Open House London. The Group hosted public tours of the Canary Wharf Crossrail Station construction site, the Level39 technology accelerator space at One Canada Square and the award-winning Public Art Collection throughout Canary Wharf. Open House provides a unique opportunity to get under the skin of London’s amazing and varied architecture, with over 800 locations opening their doors for behind-the-scenes tours.

Tabernacle Opens in Canary Wharf

Last month Canary Wharf opened its architecturally designed tabernacle in Montgomery Square to celebrate the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. From 23 to 25 September the tabernacle hosted buffet lunches for Canary Wharf workers and members of local Jewish community groups. The tabernacle was designed by leading architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC and built by Canary Wharf Contractors Limited. The design makes an impressive setting to bring together London’s Jewish community during the festival, which commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel wandered in the desert, living in temporary shelters and depended on the protection of God.

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Pride & Prejudice in the city How much has life in the corporate world changed for women in the past decade or so? Three of the City’s most powerful and successful businesswomen talk about their experiences in the boardroom, their proudest career moments and the future of women in a male-dominated industry WORDS: Josephine O’Donoghue

ne of the most powerful and influential women in the world, Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund, recently reasoned that women produce a healthier and more productive balance of risk in business: “I have joked that a ‘male’ culture of reckless financial risk taking was at the heart of the global crisis. Studies back this up. Men trade more often — some say 45 per cent more often — and risk taking can be mapped to trading room profits and losses. Mixing the genders can help. Companies with more women on their boards have higher sales, higher returns on equity, and higher profitability” (IMF’s Finance & Development, June 2013). Hot on the heels of her comments, came the news that UK financial firms will, from 2014, be required to set a

goal for the number of women on their board of directors as part of a binding European Union Directive – and demonstrate plans for the implementation of these targets “for the representation of the underrepresented gender on the management body.” Times are certainly changing in the world of finance – this is the first time that regulations regarding gender equality at management level have been introduced to British businesses. The move will force action in around 2,400 banks, building societies and investment companies that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the successor to the FSA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority. We met with three of the City’s most successful women to find out more about their own experiences, the proposed plans for gender quotas and the pay gap that still marks the sexes as unequal in the boardroom…


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Karen Jones Citywealth

q Did you always want to work in business and finance? Penny LOVELL: Yes. My parents were both strong role models for me. My mother is a passionate investor – so much so that as children we created a ‘Fund Manager’ sign for her study door. It remains there today. She used to regularly bring me down to the City and teach me about the Stock Exchange and how the financial world worked. My father was also a strong role model, and his career in corporate finance at Singer & Friedlander gave me a good grounding in merchant banking. Karen JONES: I didn’t go to university and had never heard of private wealth management until I was 35. I went straight into work, applying for jobs at News International. After my year-long sabbatical I came back to London and was offered a top publishing job to re-structure a legal publishing house. Through this, I uncovered a doorway to the vast world of private wealth. Later, I decided to leave and set up a dedicated professional wealth management publishing house. Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe: I started my higher education at the École Supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux in France, before reading finance at Cambridge. From quite an early age I knew I wanted to work in the sector. I went to work as an analyst in the M&A corporate finance division at Lazard & Co. Then I made the move to Coutts, where I began my journey as an assistant to a private banker. When the financial crisis hit I saw an opportunity to offer truly flexible wealth management to ultra-high-net-worth clients.

q Were you aware that the City was a male-dominated environment when you began work? Did this have any impact on you early in your career? Penny: I had been told about the male domination in the City but interestingly Friends Provident’s graduate scheme was fairly equally balanced between men and women. In fact, there may well have been more women than men. Friends Provident were perhaps ahead of the curve when it came to understanding that women could be vital to the commercial success and integrity of a business. Coutts was similar [with] a sentiment that women could provide technical expertise whilst also bringing empathy to client relationship. Karen: No, I was super naïve. I was knocked back for two years by old school-tie banking institutions who didn’t give a hoot about anything I was offering. I had to leverage all my relationships from [my] previous legal world to open doors. It’s the only way past the male

Profile: Karen started her career in publishing, including a seven-year stint with News International, across titles including The Times and The Sunday Times, primarily in the legal and financial sectors. Later she took over In Brief magazine, where she managed and grew the organisation from a buyout where it had gone bankrupt, to a successful £500k a year publishing and events business. While at the helm of In Brief, she built up a technology networking event from a small cocktail party for 20 to an impressive awards dinner. Karen also runs the Legalease flagship title Legal Business, focusing on Legal 500 Asia Pacific, launching their Legal Business Awards and organising other Legal 500 events, as well as directing editorial features. Points of interest: D Karen credits an “early midlife crisis at 31” and a trip to the Americas in 2000 with kick-starting her business ethos. “I knew then not to have any fear at starting a business because whatever happened, my life in the UK could never be so destitute.” D Karen looks to four female business idols: Oprah Winfrey, Stella Mitchell Voisin, Demi Moore, and Anita Roddick. D Her proudest moment was her first big financial sales deal and now having the biggest corporates displaying the company name she created on their material.

blockade. It was a nightmare. I honestly wasn’t sure I would make it. Nathalie: I was definitely aware of a gender imbalance when I first started working in the City as there were very few ladies around, but it has never impacted my career. Any firm worth its salt will have a strictly meritocratic employment policy.

q In the early stages of your career did you feel that you were on the same level as your male counterparts? Penny: As a young person, I don’t think I would have let anybody convince me otherwise. I knew what I wanted to do and I knew that women in generations before me had worked hard to make it possible. I was always very respectful of the foundations that they had put in place and keen not to let them down. Karen: My male counterparts did everything to make sure I didn’t get deals – spread rumours that I’d gone bust and said I wouldn’t survive. It was a battle overcoming silent male and old school-tie whispering and collusion. Nathalie: Of course there will always be people that, consciously or not, judge your performance on

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factors beyond your own ability, but as long as your commitment is based on competence and professionalism, results can be seen to shine through and you’ll be able to progress up the ladder as quickly as your male counterparts.

I have worked for, it has not, to my knowledge, been reflected in practice. I would make sure that I had sufficient industry knowledge to negotiate a fair pay that was equal to other people at my level. I work to a philosophy of ‘if it’s going to be, then it’s down to me.’ If I did come across a disparity I wouldn’t support it and would work to achieve change.

q Is the balance changing? Penny: Work is being done […] there is now protective legislation, flexible working conditions, better maternity leave structures and transparent pay. These changes will hopefully be successful in changing any remaining perceptions women might have about the options open to them in combining family life with careers. Helena Morrissey [CEO of Newton Investment Management] has also founded the 30 per cent club in order to bring 30 per cent of women onto boards by 2015.

Nathalie: The imbalance of pay, and particularly bonuses, is a hangover from the old way of running businesses, and one that we’ll start to see less of as women become a more established presence in the sector. Pay for women needs to be brought in line with men’s pay if we are to see more women choosing to stay in the industry.

q Do you think the government needs

Karen: It is changing slowly; in other more democratic management cultures like law and accountancy, there is real change happening for women. Organisations need to be aware of childcare issues [and] coaching and mentoring of women need to be more prevalent to help women reach their potential.

q Is there a natural bias in

“Pay for women needs to be brought in line with men’s pay if we are to see more women choosing to stay in the industry”

recruitment; are there more male applicants? Penny: I don’t think that [bias] would be possible. Graduate recruitment in most professional firms is based on finding the right graduates with the right skill sets. It’s about looking through a CV to establish qualifications, interests, work experience and motivations.

Karen: From what we see [at the young city mentoring/ network club - The Tomorrow Club] women get an equal chance at this stage but the system squeezes them later. I think someone recently said “women will know they have made it when there are as many mediocre women as men in top positions”.

q A report by the EHRC in 2009 claimed women in financial services earned on average 55 per cent less than men. In 94 per cent of cases women’s performancerelated pay was significantly lower than men’s – have you experienced dissatisfaction in the way women are paid? Penny: I am aware that there are figures showing disparity in pay, but I am fortunate that, in the companies

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to do more to balance gender equality in the City? Penny: The government is already pushing for more gender and pay equality. The report that Lord Davies published two years ago has been pushing for more females on boards and holding higher positions in companies. It shouldn’t be necessary for the government to be involved as long as companies are making a conscious effort to right the situation.

Karen: The government need to intervene more – maybe not with women on boards but definitely to help women with children (and ultimately help men take more paternity time too). I believe government measures are usually less detrimental than originally thought.

q According to The Times, blue-chip British companies still suffer from a 94:6 ratio of male dominance in board position. How are you received in the boardroom? Penny: I was fortunate that in my early career I sat on a board through charity trusteeships, where I was taught transferable skills in how to add value, be commercial, stand firm and negotiate. I was trained by some great executives and learned a lot about business selfdevelopment. As a result I enjoy boardroom debates; for me it’s as much about listening and being prepared. Karen: It’s a Catch 22 situation. You have to have boardroom experience to be on a board and not a lot of women have that. Women will have to get on boards


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PENNY LOVELL

Close Brothers Asset Management

creatively in start-ups to get the ‘time’ under their belt. Then things will change. Nathalie: I think we’re seeing a change across the boardroom as the whole industry continues to move beyond gender bias. Almost half of first-time appointments to the FTSE 350 were female in 2012, compared to just 11 per cent in 2007, and I like to think this trend is a reflection of a changing culture in the City. Of course I look forward to the day it’s unnecessary to discuss the role of women in business, but there is still some ground to cover.

q Penny, how did it feel to win Citywealth Woman of the Year? And, who are your professional role models? Penny: It was amazing and a big surprise. My biggest role model is Alison Hutchinson (CEO of Pennies Foundation). Her acumen, intelligence, integrity, commercial nature and ability to build a business and team around her is outstanding.

Profile: Penny’s career began at Friends Provident on the financial services graduate training programme, before she joined Coutts as a financial planning and investment manager and later ran the sports and entertainment team. Penny worked for ten years at Fleming Family and Partners as a client adviser for the Fleming family, also developing FF&P’s broader family office service to include governance, philanthropy and next generation education. Before joining Close Brothers, Penny was a managing director and client adviser in the wealth management business at Rothschild. Penny was appointed head of client services at Close Brothers Asset Management in 2012, now with over 20 years experience advising private clients, families and charities. Points of interest: D Penny was voted in the top ten women in finance by Financial Times/Carte Blanche and was voted Citywealth Woman of the Year 2011/12 D Penny is actively engaged in charity and sits on the STEP Philanthropy Board. She is also a Trustee of Pennies the Electronic Charity Box, The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts and the Royal Academy Schools D Penny holds the FPC and the PCIAM Diploma

q Nathalie, how did it feel to be named in the Financial News 100 Rising Stars, and win the Spear’s award for the Future Leader in the Wealth Management Industry? Nathalie: It is always an honour to be recognised by the industry, and these awards are not just a reflection of me, but the team and the help I have all around me. If I could, I would award each member of my team because I took pains to cherry-pick industry luminaries.

q Do you think that The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den have helped or hindered the image of women in the City? Penny: In 2005, three all-female entrepreneurs compared to five male entrepreneurs were awarded investment money on Dragons Den. In 2012, there were six all-female winners compared to eleven allmale winners. Of the six winners [in The Apprentice] there have been three male and three female. They show that it is possible for men and women to compete on an equal footing.

q Do you think it’s possible for women to have a family and reach the top of the industry? Penny: Definitely, you only need to look at women such as Helena Morrissey, [appointed CEO of Newton Investment Management by the age of 35 with five children, and now with nine]. Nancy Curtin CIO at Close

Brothers Asset Management has four children. It can be done and, as a working mother myself I thoroughly enjoy both my family and my career. My children love my work and regularly voice their opinions and give guidance in the same way that I used to enjoy learning from my parents. Karen: I think it’s impossible. Nathalie: You can be young with a family in this country and make a difference in whichever industry you believe in. Having my daughter Juliette is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and I am also expecting number two. However, being a working mother is hard work and you need to find an industry that you are truly passionate about.

q Do you think there remains a negative view on maternity leave within the City? Penny: Maternity leave and Paternity leave are here to stay – it’s part of life. I was helped and supported by a wonderful company during that period. I think the view on maternity leave is as much about the employer and the individual who takes it. Karen: The City has a major negativity towards maternity leave. Even women are tough on this topic. It’s a no-win game.

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Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe Signia Wealth

Profile: Nathalie is the founder and chief executive of Signia Wealth, having previously been a senior client partner at Coutts & Co leading the international proposition for clients with foreign domicile. She was one of the four founding members of the Coutts Private Office, which focused on advising ultra-high-networth clients. Prior to joining the private banking industry, Nathalie worked at Lazard & Co in their M&A corporate finance division. Nathalie is a member of The Committee of 200, (C200), an invitation-only membership organisation of the world’s most successful women business leaders. Points of interest: D In 2008 and 2009, she was elected one of the 40 Rising Stars by the European Wealth Management Bulletin D In 2010, she was named in the Financial News 100 Rising Stars and won the Spear’s award for the Future Leader in the Wealth Management Industry D Nathalie is still actively involved in running her family’s vineyards in France and South Africa

q According to a poll by The Financial Times, two thirds of women claim their sex alone makes it harder for them to succeed. Do you agree? Penny: Unfortunately many women are reluctant to outwardly show their ambition or to talk about their success – we are strangely humble as a species in this regard – despite evidence showing that companies with strong female representation at board levels have generally better performance. Karen: Yes. It’s a man’s world. Women have to fight more; stand up and be counted and, according to Harvard Magazine, earn more if they are horrible. Nathalie: The key to being a success, whatever your gender, is self-belief. In my opinion, it is equally hard for men and for women alike to succeed in business. The best advice that I could give to anyone is to believe in themselves and it will happen; but they will have to devote time, energy and passion.

q Any advice for women following your lead? Penny: Three tips: find a mentor, work hard and stay in-the-know. A mentor will help to push and guide you to where you want to be. Work hard, aim high and do every job to the best of your ability. Stay ahead of current affairs and understand the big picture. Karen: Find your voice. Get coaching on speaking at meetings and asking for promotions and pay-rises.

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Nathalie: I made a living doing something I love, something that gets my blood pumping every day. But it’s never easy and you need the right level of enthusiasm and a ‘never give up’ attitude.

q Are you involved in mentoring? Penny: I have a passion for mentors. I’m sure I’ve collected too many along the way! A mentor should be the person who is good at what you want to get good at. Karen: As the head of a business, I don’t have a mentor but I ask for insights and help from everyone I meet. I also run a women’s business management club, which has provided invaluable insight into how to support and help each other. Nathalie: A mentor and a backer will also set you on the path to success, especially in the world of banking. I give my time running women’s finance education days four times a year. We also try to take on as many interns as we can, in order to give aspiring graduates a chance to build their careers.

q Karen, tell us more about women’s networking clubs? Karen: Some women hate them, some love them. I say, come anyway. I think we bring a support and sisterhood, and we particularly focus on how to bring women up to speed in a man’s world.

q Nathalie, can you tell us a little more about The Committee of 200? Nathalie: I have always taken the time and commitment to empower myself and build my own network and that’s why C200 is so important. It’s the responsibility of other women to open doors for their counterparts to encourage growth and innovation.

q The Government has stopped short of imposing gender quotas on companies – although it may be implemented in years to come. Is this right? Karen: I suspect not, but the issue is never going to be greeted with anything other than a very heated debate. Penny: I think it’s right. I don’t want to see women appointed to roles because they are female, but because they are the best candidates for that role. Although, I would like to see young women encouraged to aim higher while they are at university and enter into the City confident in their capabilities.


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Dianne Thompson is the CEO of Camelot, the operating body for The National Lottery. Starting out as a woman in the business world over 40 years ago she reflects on past and present challenges, and how she now juggles corporate targets with social responsibilities WORDS: STEPHEN MILTON


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ianne Thompson was once faced just £3.50 per draw. So, for me, this is a really great place with a galling ultimatum that, if it to be in – it means our marketing message works – and happened today, would provoke a long may that continue. national enquiry. At the end of a job “Our strategy, which we defined in 2001/2, was to interview (for a company that shall increase the portfolio of games on offer, with better access remain nameless), she was offered for our players. So we’re now selling through 37,000 retail a piece of supposedly salient advice. outlets, which is the highest number we’ve ever had, plus “I remember being told quite clearly that, to be treated international channels. But the whole point behind the equally to the men, I had to perform at least ten per cent Lottery is to raise money for good causes,” she continues. better,” she explains, with a compassionate poignancy. “That’s its raison d’être, and that’s what John Major “I’ve been in business for 40 years now and things were created all those years ago when the National Lottery bill very different then. And as much as I hate to admit it, I went through in 1993.” immediately offered the false bravado of, ‘Well I shall be The daughter of a West Yorkshire butcher, whose at least 15 per cent better’. Of course, I came out of the introduction to the world included working in a biscuit interview thinking ‘how on earth am I going to do that?’ factory and bottling ox blood, Thompson positively fizzes But that’s what it was like back then. You were always with pride when speaking about what she considers, expected to work harder and work longer. Thankfully, I’ve ‘Camelot’s greatest achievement’ – it’s contribution to last seen all that change.” year’s Olympic Games. “28 per cent of money we raise With National Lottery sales hitting an all-time high goes to good causes, and another 12 per cent goes back of £7 billion, according to official year end reports, the to the treasury. So 40 per cent of everything we sell goes CEO of Camelot, its government–appointed operator, back to the government to make the country a better has clearly bettered that false bravado she place. But one of our biggest achievements once claimed. Since taking the top job back for the National Lottery was the money we WHERE DOES YOUR in 2000, Thompson has reversed the perhaps contributed to the Olympics. We raised MONEY GO? negative perception of the consortium created £2.2 billion for the Games; and that’s what Each pound spent on the for the National Lottery project. An amalgam we’re here to do.” National Lottery is split as follows: of partners – Cadbury Schweppes, Racal, De In fact, as it turns out Thompson could 50p > Prize Fund 28p > Good Causes La Rue, GTECH and ICL – Camelot became have been much more closely involved with 12p > Government mired in controversy when its executives were the Games, but dropped out of the running 5p > Retailers as Commission accused of excessive salary greed in the leadfor the job of head honcho at LOCOG – the 5p > Camelot up to the lottery’s launch back in 1993. Games’ organising body – in 2005. She says 4.5p > Camelot for Operating Costs 0.5p > Camelot for Profit Thompson has changed all that. She she has few regrets. “I like what I do, and came to prominence in 2001 by persuading it’s been great to be able to make sure that the courts to overturn a decision to hand we could raise some of the money that they the Lottery license to Sir Richard Branson. And her needed to deliver those Games. But Camelot remains a subsequent success led Camelot to be acquired by constantly evolving challenge and one I definitely want to Canadian investor The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan stay in charge of.” for £389 million two years ago, opening up overseas Infectiously relaxed and affable, Dianne doesn’t come opportunities. across as the top chief of one of the country’s more The backbone of the company’s success however, is powerful consumer-focused organisations. It’s difficult within the public’s growing assurance with the Lottery. to imagine her affected by what can be the most intense Almost three quarters of the qualifying population play of pressures. “You’d be surprised,” she jokes. “Don’t be regularly, helping to dispel the early myth that the Lottery fooled by a seemingly sunny disposition. Easily the most would be discriminatory against the poor. Annual ticket stressful time is the contract bid for the Lottery. We’re in sales are up 12 per cent, a new record, helped in no small our third licence now. The first two were for seven years part by ticket-buying sprees in the lead-up to rollover each, and for the first license, we competed against seven draws. It seems it’s not just the winners who need luck, other consortia. For the second, we were up against Sir it’s the lottery operators as well. “What makes me most Richard Branson, and for the third, we were against an proud is the fact we’re the seventh biggest lottery in the Indian consortia. And just last year, we applied for and world,” Dianne says. “We rank in 49th per capita spend were granted an extension on our third license to 2023, so the reason the UK is so successful is because we have so by that time, we’ll have run the Lottery for 29 years, millions and millions of people playing, but each spending which is an amazing feat really. But there’s a lot of sweat, a small amount each week. In fact, the average spend is blood and tears involved.”

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The Entertainers Entertaining clients and colleagues these days can range from adrenalin escapes to dinners in unique locations. We pick five of our favourite corporate entertaining destinations in London Words: Aimee Latimer 1 The Old Vic A 10-minute journey from Canary Wharf on the Jubilee Line lies the magic of The Old Vic. The theatre has stood on The Cut for almost 200 years, in which time it has been the birthplace of some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions, including the English National Opera, the Royal Ballet and the National Theatre. Now, with Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey as artistic director, The Old Vic continues to cement its reputation as one of the world’s most recognisable theatres, renowned for both outstanding performances and fantastic evenings out. The Grade II listed building sets the scene for atmospheric and elegant entertaining for corporate members. Colleagues and clients can enjoy a reception in the legendary rehearsal room, meeting the assistant director, and bespoke backstage events that take you behind the velvet curtain. Most enchanting of all, however, is the opportunity after a performance to be seated for a lavish dinner with the cast on the actual Old Vic stage – the very boards treaded by such illustrious names as Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier and Judi Dench.

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How does Adventure Connection’s self-titled ‘The Ultimate Corporate Day Out’ hope to be just that? Well, by way of fast boats, faster cars and a helicopter or two, actually. Clients on the Land, Sea and Air Event are plummeted through a series of inflatable boat races in tight formation followed by bumping through a purpose built 4x4 course in Land Rover Defenders before scrambling into a Squirrel helicopter for an aerial tour of the event’s New Forest location and views of the Isle of Wight’s spiking Needles. For those partial to rushes of adrenaline, but desirous of more luxury surroundings, Adventure Connection also offers corporate days aboard a Farr Yacht Charter. Up to 20 guests are greeted on board with a Champagne breakfast and a safety briefing by a skipper. As the yacht sails down Southampton Water and out towards the Solent, guests have the exhilarating opportunity to take the helm and help sail the yacht with the captain or alternatively enjoy canapés in the boat’s luxurious interior. Guests also have a customised eight metre high-powered RIB boat and driver at their disposal so that those wishing to have lunch ashore can be transferred to a waterside seafood restaurant, while others can stay on-board and enjoy an exceptional three-course buffet lunch. Adventure Connections excel at pulling off grand, multifaceted events that can be tailored to specific needs and time restrictions. D Land, Sea and Air Event, from £500 per person / Farr Yacht Charters, £20,000, 01273 858206, adventureconnections.co.uk,


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3 Annabel’s Annabel’s is hallowed ground in the London social scene. A private members’ club, its walls are covered in evocative paintings and its rooms are filled with stories. The illustrious names of those who have left their mobile phones at its cloakroom (compulsory for all guests) include Prince William, Richard Nixon, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Nicholson, The Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra. A place where blazers are mandatory but cameras are banned, walking through Annabel’s grand rooms drenched in soft amber light before heading into the frivolity of its very own nightclub ushers in true escapism. Available for corporate bookings, Annabel’s has the sophistication and aesthetic of a member’s club but a naughty streak of encouraging its guests to let their hair down. Now that, in 2013, Annabel’s is celebrating its 50th year, part of the club’s enduring success surely stems from the flexibility of its staff. Staff who are adept at organising either a night of highbrow entertainment or hedonistic fun, depending on the expanse of your imagination and the stamina of your clients. D Annabel’s, annabels.co.uk

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Based on the design of New York’s Winter Garden building, the glass-paneled atrium of Canary Wharf’s The East Wintergarden creates a light, striking and elegant venue. There is seating for up to 720 guests in its main hall and upstairs gallery. For more intimate gatherings the Promenade Room seats 40, however, with each booking comes exclusive use of the entire venue. The location of The East Wintergarden couldn’t be better; on one side the venue is just across the road from the Jubilee Line at Canary Wharf station, and on the other it has unspoilt views of the dock. A range of dance floors, stages, furniture and flowers can be arranged to define the tone of your evening and create an instant atmosphere. The East Wintergarden even has its own technician, ensuring that all events are beautifully and dramatically lit. The venue’s exclusive catering partners, Ampersand, provide fullyinclusive catering. Whether you desire canapés, finger food, buffets or a seated dinner, Ampersand will create visually striking food to suit both classic and contemporary tastes. D The East Wintergarden, canarywharf.com

5 Abbey Road Studios Few people get to see the inside of Abbey Road Studios. The Beatles have of course, and just recently Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Adele have all recorded there. Yet for the most part, the world famous studios are strictly closed to the public, making it one of the most exclusive venues in London. However, the studios are offering a very fortunate few the opportunity to go backstage through leading corporate hospitality provider Keith Prowse. The event, titled ‘One Night Only’, will see Studio One transformed into a lavish dining room of tables studded around a stage rigged with full touring production equipment to listen to a night of A-list live music. Upon arrival, guests are greeted in the iconic Studio Two with a Champagne and canapé reception amidst vintage pianos and old equipment from throughout the studio’s 80-year history. Then, for the main performance, guests will enjoy a three course dinner seated within the studio, before an intimate personal set list from a renowned artist, for a unique night of glamour which celebrates London’s musical heart. Keith Prowse, highly respected in its industry, is renowned for providing corporate hospitality at a number of major sporting and cultural events throughout the UK. D One Night Only, provisional dates 13 November, 11 and 18 December, from £85,000, keithprowse.co.uk

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Travel

beautiful destinations, luxurious escapes & exclusive resorts

Goring to Go

Luxury luggage label Globe-Trotter has collaborated with London’s only family-owned five-star hotel, The Goring, to create a new line of elegant travel ware. A quintessentially British collaboration, the range is hand-crafted in Globe-Trotter’s Hertfordshire factory, and combines Globe-Trotter’s ivory vulcanised fibreboard with a leather trim in The Goring’s signature colours of burgundy and navy. Each piece is lined with rich damask silk made by the Gainsborough Silk Company in its Suffolk textile mill – the very same silk that covers the walls in the hotel’s Royal Suite. The collection will be stocked in GlobeTrotter’s flagship store in the Burlington Arcade and available internationally online. D The Globe-Trotter and The Goring Hotel collection, from £485, globetrotter1897.com


BUSINESS TRAVELLER

essential information for anyone who travels the world for work

China overtakes the US A report by The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has predicted that China will become the world’s largest market for business travel in 2015, surpassing the current leader – the US. China’s business travel spending is forecasted to increase by 17 per cent in 2013 and 21 per cent in 2014, and to $202 billion and $245 billion respectively. For China’s infrastructure to keep up with this growing demand, plans for the construction of more than 100 new hotels over the next decade are in motion. Furthermore, in the past ten years alone, China’s four largest airports (Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai-Hongqiao and Guangzhou) have all doubled in size. The increase in business travel correlates to China’s rising GDP, which is forecasted to increase by 8.3 per cent in 2013, and 8.9 per cent in 2014. D gbta.org


Hotels | business TRAVELler

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The W London hotel in Leicester Square has a prime location and plenty of character, making it ideal for putting-up clients needing to be shown a good time. The stylish hotel has 192 rooms and suites ranging from the E WOW suite – boasting no less than a four person shower and a revolving Chesterfield sofa – to more modest rooms with spacious bathrooms and views of Leicester Square and Soho. Downstairs, the W London has a cocktail bar, W Lounge; a Southeast Asian restaurant, Spice Market; and even its own night club, Wyld, where DJ sets can be enjoyed under a gigantic mirror ball. D Wonderful room from £399 per night, wlondon.co.uk

Where to stay There

The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

Located 20 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, The RitzCarlton, Dallas, is an hotel of timeless elegance and southern hospitality. Each of the rooms and suites is privy to twice-daily housekeeping and 24-hour in-room dining. Prepped for business, each room also has a spacious writing desk, wi-fi and high-def televisions. The hotel is situated in the heart of Uptown, the city’s leading commercial district. Its meeting space boasts five conference rooms, an elegant executive boardroom and multiple foyers for large gatherings. After work, a dip in the heated outdoor swimming pool or a whisky in the honey coloured Rattlesnake Bar come highly recommended. D Deluxe Room, from £458, ritzcarlton.com

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Hero Brand: Knomo

In 2004, accessories brand Knomo was launched to fill the gap in the market for business people searching for a bag that could hold and protect their gadgets yet didn’t look geeky. The result is a line of pieces padded for protection and decked out with made-to-measure pockets for tech devices, with wheeled travel bags to iPhone cases and everything in between. Each bag also has a highly visible ID and contact number, which can be registered, so if lost your bag can be swiftly returned to you. Knomo’s travel and laptop bags keep your tech essentials organised and safe and are the ideal carry-ons for business trips. D knomobags.com

what to take Wigmore slim briefcase, £199, Knomo, knomobags.com

Wigmore slim briefcase, £199, Knomo, knomobags.com Gresham Collection large wash bag, £465, smythson.com

Chameleon Collection ladies’ wash bag in fuchsia, £195, smythson.com

his& hers

The best of brands who cater for the discerning business traveller

Seiko Astron GPS time zone adapter watch, £1,800, seiko-astron.com

StarWalker red gold metal fountain pen, £750, Montblanc, Canada Place Alpha lightweight international carry-on, £595, Tumi, Cabot Place

Jermyn Street collection grooming kit, £165, Taylor of Old Bond Street, tayloroldbondst.co.uk

Canadian Travel Collection, £175, Aspinal of London, Cabot Place

Sunglases, £157, Eden Park, uk.eden-park.com


News | business TRAVELler

Connect five

In a bid to become one of the world’s most connected cities, Chicago’s mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced the launch of high-speed wi-fi at five of Chicago’s biggest beaches: North Avenue, Osterman, Montrose, Roster and Rainbow. The service comes off the back of the launch of free wi-fi at Millennium Park in 2012 and the mayor’s office has plans to extend the service across additional parks and public spaces around the city in the next few months. D choosechicago.com

what to know

New UK trains get go-ahead

Heathrow stays positive

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Hitachi Rail Europe have secured a £1.2 billion bid to build UK trains. With an £82 million investment the firm has bought a stateof-the-art manufacturing hub in Newton Aycliffe, Country Durham. Hitachi Rail Europe will start production on 270 carriages in 2016, intended for operation on the East Coast Main Line from 2019. Furthermore, in 2012 the British government placed an initial order for 596 carriages with Agility Trains, a consortium of Hitachi. The order is part of a £5.8 billion British programme to replace the nation’s ageing trains. The new models will have the benefit of more seats and wider aisles than the older models.

Heathrow has become the world’s first airport to use ‘positive boarding’, a new technology that gives real-time updates to passengers regarding their flight check-ins and alerts airlines of delayed or absent passengers. During its first week, 35,000 passengers successfully used the positive boarding technology as part of their departure journey. Out of the 44 per cent of departing Virgin Atlantic and Little Red flights that had passengers who could have potentially delayed their flight’s departure, ten late running passengers were instructed to go back to check-in as they didn’t have sufficient time to make their flight.

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[Business Destination]

AIMEE LATIMER investigates just what it is that lures 80

per cent of France’s business tourism to Paris


Destination | business traveller

city with timeless familiarity, Paris is wellknown as home to many of the world’s most recognisable landmarks. Romance exudes from the city’s streets and your taste buds will tingle as every quarter of the city bursts with gastronomic delights. However, the French capital caters for more than culture lovers and old-fashioned romantics. Paris is also positioned as one of the leading regions for business tourism. With more than 10.5 million visitors, 400 trade shows and 100,000 businesses exhibiting annually, it comes as no surprise that the Paris region represents 80 per cent of all business tourism in France. A city that artfully combines its rich heritage with contemporary times, Paris is proud to be the top region in the world for business events and gatherings. It also champions the top spot in Europe in terms of fairs and trade shows – a title it has held since 1979. Paris’ location has played no minor part in securing this title. The heart of the city is now just two hours and 15 minutes from London’s St Pancreas International by Eurostar. By plane, Paris is an hour from London and only slightly longer from Madrid. On top of this, it’s under two hours from Berlin and Rome and a mere three from Moscow, making it easy to understand why the French capital is ideally situated for industry events.

Louvre museum, these apartments are a perfect spot from which to conduct business by day and indulge in the city’s delights by night. With amenities including breakfasts served in a beautifully decorated boutique lounge and fully -equipped private kitchens, the residence concept accommodates busy schedules, while also inviting a level of independence not found with hotels. Staff are on hand 24 hours a day to offer impressive knowledge of the city. Fitting with its culturally rich location, the building itself is a beautiful work of art. Built in 1908, it features an Art Nouveau façade made from dressed-stone and is adorned with balconies, sculptures and colonnades. Overall, these compact but immaculate residences offer a refreshing and luxurious alternative to a standard business hotel room.

SPARE AFTERNOON

Being able to walk out of your residence and straight across the road into the courtyard of the Louvre Museum is an experience even the most jaded of travellers will appreciate. Originally a royal palace, The Louvre is one of the largest and most iconic museums in the world and a must-visit for anyone with the slightest interest in art or appreciation of beauty. The Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo remain among its most celebrated pieces available to view. To live, albeit temporarily, opposite this impressive landmark is a unique and invigorating experience in itself. Once business is done, make sure you get out onto the city streets and indulge, whether it be in culture, gastronomy, or shopping – because when it comes down to it, the Parisians really do understand the phrase: ‘business and pleasure.’

These compact but immaculate residences offer a luxurious alternative to a standard hotel room

WHERE TO STAY

For business travellers looking for accommodation in the heart of the city, you simply cannot beat the Citadines Suites Louvre Paris, enviably found in one of the city’s most sought after postcodes. Situated opposite the Comédie-Française theatre and the Grand

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News | TRAVEL

Porter’s Lodge

Mr Porter and Net-A-Porter, the world’s premier online luxury fashion retailers for him and for her, have partnered with The Upper House in Hong Kong, to provide the ultimate shopping experience for its hotel guests. From 1 September to February 2014, guests staying two nights or more at The Upper House can enjoy, amongst other perks, a complimentary room upgrade, a HKD 1,000 gift card and one month’s access to a dedicated style concierge service at either Net-A-Porter or Mr Porter. D upperhouse.com

TRAVEL

From long-haul retreats and weekend breaks, to chic city stop-overs and tropical hideaways, we present some of the world’s top haunts

Three of the best: new hotel openings of 2013

Shangri-La Hotel Qufu

Andaz Maui at Wailea

Opened 1 August, the Shangri-La Hotel Qufu is the first luxury hotel to open in Qufu, a city located in the Shandong province of north-western China. The hotel’s exterior, its sloping roof and its breathtaking traditional Chinese pavilion, was all designed in homage to ancient Chinese architecture.

The Andaz Maui is situated across 15 beachfront acres of Hawaii’s island of Maui. Although wi-fi is available throughout the resort, guests can switch off in the onsite spa, which boasts ten upscale treatment rooms, a state-of-the-art fitness centre and a private adult pool.

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Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah Opened in September, the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah is located on the Arabian Peninsula 50 minutes from Dubai International Airport. Inspired by palaces in the region, the grand property spans 346 rooms, has ten restaurants, lounges and bars, a luxurious spa, a private 350 metre beach and, to top it all off, its own 18 hole golf course. D waldorfastoria.com

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Canary Wharf magazine readership survey The official magazine for Canary Wharf wants to hear from you

By completing the brief questionnaire at www.rwmg.co.uk/survey you not only have the opportunity to tell us what you want but also when and where you want it. Best of all by simply giving us your opinion you are automatically entered into a prize draw to win an amazing weekend stay for two courtesy of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Run Wild Media Group! For your chance to win make sure that you include your full contact details. Terms & Conditions apply.


Destination | travel

[Destination]

GRANADA AIMEE LATIMER travels to Granada where cultures collide, old world comforts prevail and the tapas keeps on coming WHERE TO STAY: Hotel Hospes Palacio de Los Patos Granada The Hotel Hospes Palacio de Los Patos Granada is set within a nineteenth century palace with a modern new extension. The interiors are decorated with minimalist materials such as stone, glass and metal to compliment the palace’s alabaster-white walls and drench its spaces with light. There are 42 beautifully decorated rooms to choose from, however, none compare with the Presidential Suite. Located in the oldest part of the building, it has a sloping ceiling, an original floor and a balcony with views of the garden’s Arabian-style fountains. D Presidential suite from £886 per night, hospes.com

WHERE TO EAT: Los Santanderinos For foodies, Granada is a haven of tapas bars and traditional restaurants. Be sure to pay a visit to Los Santanderinos. Despite its unassuming exterior, within the restaurant is a formal dining room and a casual tapas bar. Small, relaxed and lively, Los Santanderinos serves Andalucian cuisine, rich food inspired by the region of southern Spain, which centres on fried fish, cured hams and gazpacho. D lossantanderinos.com

WHAT TO DO: Hammam Al Andalus After late nights enjoying tapas in the vibrant Calle Navas, a street quaintly cluttered with overspilling traditional cafes (that also serve cocktails), it may be time for a little reinvigoration. At the foot of Granada’s famous Alhambra, the Hammam Al Andalus public baths were the first Arab baths to be reopened following their widespread closure in the sixteenth century. Visitors can drift between the Arabic arches of the baths, ethereally lit with soft lights to accentuate the ochre walls. Don’t leave before reawakening your body and mind with a purifying glove massage based on an age old Andalusian techniques.

From top to bottom: Hillside view of Alhambra and city rooftops; Alhambra courtyard; Alhambra gardens; Arab baths; Spanish tapas

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DON’T MISS: The Alhambra Alhambra was once a fortress, then a royal palace and now is the crowning glory of Granada. The ancient site may be dense with tourists mid-summer, but during October the crowds disperse and you can stroll within the breath-taking architecture with leisure. A truly unforgettable site, the Alhambra provides insight into the Moorish influences that sculpted the history of southern Spain. D alhambra-patronato.es

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British Airways operates the only direct link between the UK to Granada with up to five flights per week from London City Airport. Flights operate all year round and can be booked at ba.com. Passengers travelling from London City benefit from a fast-track check-in to aircraft experience.

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Tour De PROVENCE The intoxicating magic of the French countryside in Provence is given a new lease of life when Tour de France free wheels through each year WORDS: zain hirani


Feature | travel

one of my favourite feel-good films is A Good Year. Max Skinner, a hardened city trader played by Russell Crowe, lacking heart and conscience, inherits a château and a vineyard, falls in love with the beautiful Fanny Chenal (played by Marion Cotillard) and finds happiness and fulfilment in Provence. Faced with the moral dilemma of selling everything his uncle worked hard to build and returning to his life in London, Max says to Fanny: “This place does not suit my life,” to which she responds in her seductive French accent: “No Max, it is your life that does not suit this place”. The exchange paints an idyllic picture of Provence, a world apart from the suits and skyscrapers of the Square Mile. When I woke up on a Saturday morning in Crillon le Brave, having arrived after dark the night before, I pulled open the curtains and felt as if I had walked onto the A Good Year film-set. All around me were vineyards and olive groves, the sky a blue canvas with perfectly positioned, perfectly fluffy clouds, and in the distance the formidable Mont Ventoux, a veritable Everest for cycling enthusiasts. Crillon le Brave is a small hill top town with a long history dating back to Roman times, when it went by the name Crillonium. ‘Le Brave’ was taken from the legendary duke Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, otherwise known as ‘Le Brave Crillon’, who was one of Henri IV’s most valiant generals during the French Wars of Religion. It has one road running through the middle and contains little more than a café, a restaurant, a church, a school and a hotel, which takes its name from the town. So naturally does the hotel blend into its surroundings that you could easily drive along the solitary road and miss it completely. Built on one side of the hill, Hotel Crillon le Brave boasts spectacular views with service to match, offering everything you need to relax and recharge. It’s been 28 years since a Frenchman won the Tour de France, but the country’s enthusiasm for cycling has not diminished. Cyclists–French and foreign–flock to Provence to pay homage to the likes of Hinault and Anquetil on roads ridden by legends. Picturesque cycle routes cater for all abilities; recreational cyclists can borrow one of the many bicycles kept at the hotel to explore the surrounding vineyards and villages or visit local markets. More adventurous cyclists can try to emulate Chris Froome’s magnificent climb of Mont Ventoux in this year’s Tour de France and top the hotel’s leader board. The 23 km climb is one of

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the most famous in cycling, and, with an average gradient of eight per cent, it’s not to be taken lightly. It attracts professionals and amateurs alike and infamously claimed the life of British cyclist Tom Simpson, the first Briton to wear the yellow jersey, during the 1967 Tour. There is plenty to do for those not keen on cycling though. A visit to l’Isle sur la Sorgue or Aix-en-Provence could uncover hidden treasures in the antique markets or why not try wine tasting at the local vineyards? With famous wines such as Gigondas, Vacqueyras, and Beaumes de Venise nearby, the choice is wide-ranging. Alternatively, you could simply turn-off your Blackberry, kick off your shoes and just unwind at the hotel. The rooms are immaculate and elegantly luxurious, the décor simple and tasteful exuding the rustic charm one associates with Provence. Around the hotel, seek out quiet corners in the sun to settle down with a glass of Ventoux rosé or Bardouin pastis, a good book and remain undisturbed for hours. And when it all becomes too much, treat yourself to a facial or healing olive body massage at the mini-spa. The quality of dining is equally exemplary. The first thing I noticed (and appreciated most of all) was that breakfast is served until 11.30am, affording me that much deserved lie-in after a busy week. Alternatively

you can beat the heat and go for an early morning cycle with breakfast waiting on your return. Guests have dinner options in the main restaurant, Restaurant Jérôme Blanchet, or Bistrot 40k, where all the food and wine is locally sourced within 40km of the hotel. Dinner is usually served on the terrace (weather-permitting) from which there is a postcard-perfect panoramic view of the Provencal landscape, or in the vaulted dining room. Jérôme and his team create dishes typical of the region, infused with subtle flavours of Southern France. The roast beef fillet flavoured with summer truffle and pan-sautéed chanterelle deserves special mention; if I wasn’t trying to save space for a beautifully-presented and equally delicious dessert, I might have asked for seconds! Hotel Crillon le Brave is an ideal getaway for couples, families or friends, notably because of its location which is beautiful and convenient in equal measure; only 25 miles from Avignon and an hour’s drive from Marseille, both a 90 minute flight from London, it is easily accessible for a long weekend–though I guarantee you’ll want to stay longer. It is worlds apart from life in the City, yet it exudes luxury and exclusivity, making it one of my top three European hideaways.

Picturesque cycle routes cater for all abilities

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Original, limited-edition Art Deco posters by leading artists

Limited to editions of 280, our posters feature glamorous resorts along the Côte d’Azur, in the French and Swiss Alps, as well as the world’s greatest historic automobiles. Printed on 100% cotton fine art paper, they are signed, hand-numbered and bear our embossed stamp of authenticity. Each poster is approximately 97 x 65 cms (38 x 26 inches).

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[Weekend Break]

The Place Beyond the pines Uniquely named, and original in every way, The Pig in the New Forest is a hidden gem of boutique luxury with a real focus on good, honest food sourced from its beautiful surroundings Words: EMMA JOHNSON

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illing itself as more of a restaurant with rooms than a hotel, The Pig boasts its own impressively-sized kitchen garden, a greenhouse, an orchard and a wild flower meadow, as well as a mini-farmyard, whose residents include five pigs, numerous chickens and quails. This impressive commitment to home-grown and homemade is fully realised with their famous 25-mile menu, which ensures every ingredient on the plate is sourced within a 25-mile radius. It’s an impressive claim, and one that only serves to highlight the irritating habit common in numerous London restaurants these days who have recently started throwing around the phrase ‘locallysourced’ as the new foodie zeitgeist without really thinking about what it means or whether their food is actually ‘locally-sourced’ – or just not imported from somewhere as far away as Indonesia, New Zealand or America. Food at The Pig feels like a concept followed through to complete fruition. Like all home-grown produce from the garden, and the eggs from the chickens and quails, even the pigs are destined eventually for the restaurant. A sobering thought initially – until they appear on our plates in the form of fresh pork crackling served with homemade apple sauce from the orchard, which we eat, washed down with some (local) cider on the sunny terrace in the late morning sunshine and feel in no way bad about it. We follow this with flatbreads from their simple menu, cooked in front of us at an open wood-fired oven, before ordering herbal tea (from the garden, naturally) and handmade cookies. It’s all so very wholesome and countrified – a tacit reminder of the origins of the food we eat and the work and effort that goes into producing it. In fact, this back-to-nature approach is disarmingly infectious, and effective, and within minutes of arriving at The Pig it’s clear we’re in a different rhythm; more relaxed, calmer, nay, happier even. There is something so confidently brilliant about this place that it’s

Exterior of The Pig

the perfect antidote to a city slicker who can’t remember the last time she felt her feet on the grass or breathed in really, really fresh air. This soothing effect continues when we check into our room, which is housed in the main manor house – a beguiling ivy clad building, less grand and imposing than welcoming and warm. Our room is a cosy space, with gentle tones of sage, olive, taupe and wood, a tiled bathroom, complete with huge rolltop bath which is accessed down a small set of steps, and a Roberts Radio and (locally-stocked) mini bar and fresh milk. Wonderfully, the management have also left us a bottle of Champagne chilling in a bucket, so grabbing two glasses we head for a patch of lawn under a sprawling oak tree at the front of the hotel. The sun is shining for the first time in weeks, the sound of happy chatter from the restaurant filters over the grass and the Champagne is cool and sweet – it’s impossibly idyllic. Later a walk through the secluded New Forest, which is literally just outside the gates of the hotel, instills an even deeper sense of peace. Following this, and after a long, indulgent soak in the bath, we repair to the bar for cocktails, (with garnish from the garden), before heading into dinner. The dining room at The Pig is everything you would expect from this quirky,

Food at The Pig feels like a concept followed through to complete fruition


Weekend Break | TRAVEL

charismatic little place – resembling in many ways, an old greenhouse, herbs and plants flank the main walls, while windows and a partially-glass roof ensures light floods into the room. The 25-mile menu offers such treats as pate and sourdough, garden fritters and smoked chilli mayo, black pudding with duck egg, pork chops, garden rocket pesto linguine and rhubarb tartlets. Everything is so impressively local, handmade or sourced from their own land and animals, that eating it feels so different to the indulgent, consumer-driven environment we’re used to. I don’t mean to sound evangelical about this, but it’s good, honest food – in the truest sense of the words. The next morning, managing somehow to find space for breakfast, it turns out our food odyssey is far from over. Eggs from the chickens, bacon and sausages from the pigs, mushrooms from the garden, sourdough made in-house, local jams, honeys and chutneys, as well as homemade pastries. It’s a hearty spread and a fitting end to our stay. As we walk back to our room to pack, we notice that throughout the manor house the smell of wood smoke pervades, reminding us that a stay here in the winter could be just as idyllic as our summer getaway, and with The Pig in Bath just opened and The Pig on the Beach (Dorset) planned to open soon, the good news is that there’s plenty more return visits on the horizon. D thepighotel.com

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PROMOTION

FESTIVE FOODIES As the holiday season fast approaches, indulge in some Yuletide culinary offerings at this year’s Taste of Christmas

f your dreams consist of visions of Mark Hix’s rotisserie chickens or Atul Kochhar’s tandoori rattan (and Christmas time feasting means a lot more than turkey and stuffing) then Taste of Christmas should be your first foodie port of call this winter. Boasting mouth-watering cuisine from every corner of the globe, Gizzi Erskine, Michel Roux Jr, Valentine Warner and Eric Lanlard are just some of the famous faces that gastro-groupies are guaranteed to spot. Relaunched this November with a bang, the brand new venue at Tobacco Dock in East London boasts a combination of indoor and outdoor space and will be transformed from 21–24 November to create a festive celebration of the world’s finest food and drink. Some of our personal favourites set to make an appearance include offerings from the Salt Yard Group, courtesy of Ben Tish. With Salt Yard and Opera Tavern ranking among Canary Wharf’s top Saturday night grazing spots, we can only hope that the courgette flowers stuffed with goat’s cheese, juicy Iberico pork burgers, salt cod croquettes and padron peppers will be making an appearance, as well as some surprise delicacies from the, still unnamed,

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Taste of Christmas, 21–24 November Tobacco Dock, 50 Porters Walk, Wapping, E1W For more information or to buy tickets visit tasteofchristmas.com

new restaurant set to open this year. If tapas isn’t your thing, Indian food lovers can expect the sublime flavours and quality for which Vivek Singh’s The Cinnamon Club and Michelin-starred Benares are renowned, along with some fantastic wines. Carnivores will be spoiled for choice between Mark Hix’s Tramshed, Hix Soho and Hix Chophouse popups as well as the fantastic Beard to Tail from Dan Thrippleton who earned his chef stripes at some of the aforementioned Hix venues. Specialising in grilled, slow roasted and barbecued meats, they will also be keeping the drinks flowing while chargrilling our rib eyes medium rare. Elena Arzak, who earned the much-esteemed World’s 50 Best female chef gong for her Spanish restaurant Arzak last year (which ranked at number eight on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list) will be represented by her UK restaurant Ametsa with Arzak Instruction, alongside the team from Club Gascon, a firm Taste darling, and the Disco Bistro crew, who will be serving their modern British fare while reliving their fascinating pop-up story by including dishes from the original location. And that’s just for starters…


OUT&ABOUT

eating & drinking, wining & dining, arts & events, culture & community

Plates, Pairings & Platitos Gaucho have launched a new Platitos menu of more than 12 small and seasonal dishes at Gaucho Canary Wharf available from 11am – 3pm, Monday to Friday, designed to offer diners a quick and casual dining experience at lunch. Dishes arrive staggered in complementary pairings at a speed that can be sped-up or slowed down to suit business lunches or casual brunches. Plates include hot mini empanadas filled with beef and egg or cheese wrapped in light pastry with salsa dipping sauce and sheets of pork Milanese lightly fired and served with fresh lemon. Equally tempting are fresh oysters presented on a bed of ice seasoned with Argentinian chimichurri vinegar, and creamy artichoke risotto sprinkled with artichoke crisps for further bursts of flavour. And, because Gaucho wouldn’t be Gaucho without beef, must-try steak sliders come topped with tomato chutney and mustard mayonnaise and piled high on top of thick bread, sliced to sharing size. D Platitos Menu, Gaucho, Westferry Circus E14, gauchorestaurants.co.uk


FOOD DRINK The best fine dining has to offer, right on your doorstep

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in the kitchen There’s a new favourite lunch spot in town, says ELIZA BAINBRIDGE Having been a big fan of Tom's Kitchen in Chelsea, and the Somerset House branch too – I was excited to see what would happen to the brand when it came to the altogether different setting of Canary Wharf. And I wasn’t the only one. Westferry Circus enjoys a few good restaurants down on the water – Gaucho, Royal China and Camino are especially popular in the summer because of their lovely terraces – but the arrival of Tom’s Kitchen has almost made this part of Canary Wharf the destination du jour. And it’s not only during the weekdays that the restaurant will impress; offering brunch on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as a well-thought out provision for children, there’s no doubt that Tom’s Kitchen will be a vastly popular weeeknd spot too. We were there for lunch and the atmosphere was buzzing and warm. A few months since it first opened, staff have settled into the new location, and service was friendly and efficient. The menu is comprehensive, great for anyone working around the corner, ensuring numerous options and a different lunch everytime. We started with chicken liver parfait and crab cakes, followed by chicken schnitzel and shepherd’s pie, and enjoyed the variety of European and British flavours that Aikens and his restaurants are so renowned for. Dessert of apple and calvados tart and white chocolate creme brulee were deliciously naughty. A wholesome hearty lunch, in cosy surrounds – I’m sold, and I’m sure you will be too. D Tom’s Kitchen, Westferry Circus

ONE CANADA SQUARE OPENS After much excitement and anticipation, One Canada Square restaurant and cocktail bar will open its doors this October. Located in the lobby of One Canada Square (Canary Wharf’s tallest building) the restaurant is the creation of Tom and Ed Martin of the award winning ETM group. The venue will specialise in serving vibrant European cuisine and will be open Monday to Friday for breakfast, business lunches, post-work cocktails and relaxed dinners, as well as leisurely Saturday brunches and evening meals. D One Canada Square, One Canada Square

Tribute to Honour Scotch whisky house Royal Salute, founded in 1953, has this season released its most luxurious whisky to date, a 45-year-old blend named Tribute to Honour. With only 21 decanters made, equalling less than 15 litres in total, this diamond encrusted edition comes with a £150,000 price tag. D Tribute to Honour, £150,000, Royal Salute, thewhiskyexchange.com


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October Highlights Boisdale of Canary Wharf Boisdale of Canary Wharf has launched a seasonal Sunday roast menu with live jazz and unlimited Sauvignon Blanc and Claret for £45pp. D Boisdale of Canary Wharf, Cabot Place

Carluccio’s Carluccio’s will play tribute to autumnal fare this October, with a selection of mushroom-based delicacies and the release of Complete Mushroom Book: The Quiet Hunt, a new book on fungi by Antonio Carluccio.

Roka Roka’s exclusive Japanese brunch menu is the best thing for a lazy Saturday. Including traditional dishes and sashimi platters, the menu will be served from 11.30 – 4pm at weekends with glasses of Bellini and wine poured throughout. D Roka, Canada Square

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TEA IN CHINA On 13 October – the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese Lunar calendar – diners at Royal China in Canary Wharf will receive a complimentary cup of Chrysanthemum tea to honour an ancient Chinese tradition that two nines together offsets the balance of Yang. It was believed that by drinking the tea the balance was restored and danger was averted. Royal China is known for its dim sum, and a combination of European ingredients with traditional, authentic Chinese cuisine. D Royal China, Westferry Circus

Cook Like a Master Canary Wharf’s Dockmaster’s House is offering its clientele the opportunity to cook like its master chef Navin Bhatia. The unique masterclasses introduce diners to the history of Indian cooking before welcoming them into the professional kitchen for lessons and tips on how to create their own delicious and artistically-crafted Indian meal. Perfect for an alternative office party or a fun day out with your friends. D Dockmaster’s House, Hertsmere Road, dockmastershouse.com

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OUT&ABOUT | Art

Horse and Rider, Robert Clatworthy, 1955

Second Portrait of Deirde Jacob Epstein, 1941-2

Woman on a Boat, Reg Butler, 1953

A work in BRONZE One Canada Square has the distinction of being one of London’s most iconic buildings, a status that will be dramatically enhanced when the building’s lobby becomes the temporary home to some of the most iconic artworks ever produced by British sculptors: Bronze Sculptures from the Ingram Collection WORDS: Carol CORDREY

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n the one hand it is a privilege to have such important pieces in Canary Wharf; on the other hand, I cannot think of a more natural location because the sculptures are part of a huge art collection amassed by one of our most commercially successful people, Chris Ingram. He spent 40 years in the media and communications industries and built the media empire, CIA – its global network extended to 67 offices before it was floated in 1989, then sold to WPP in 2001 for a reputed £430 million. Ingram also built another impressive realm, one focused on art and known as The Ingram Collection. It is the UK’s largest, privately-owned but publicly accessible collection of Modern British Art, spanning paintings, drawings, prints and installations, as well as sculpture that represents a diverse range of landmark twentieth century works. This exhibition will concentrate on bronzes by famous figures such as Dame Elisabeth Frink RA (1930-93) who rejected the classical style and made human and animal forms that reflected the anguish of the post-war era. Her large scale Walking Madonna – Frink’s only female

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Cock (Fountain Figure) Bernard Meadows, 1959

sculpture – will inject a particularly haunting sense of life into this display, being roughly hewn, elongated and reminiscent of Alberto Giacometti’s work who Frink was influenced by. This oddly solitary and gaunt representation of a Madonna has no veil, crown or Christ child and she seems to be suffering the sorrows of the world yet strides forward with a sense of purpose and stoicism. Frink was famed for her range of sculpted busts of archetypal man portrayed as either an aggressor or a victim and in Goggle Head 1969, the angled head and open mouth, concealing goggles, heavy-jaw and neck, confront us with a menacing figure. Equally powerful, though in a very different style, is Geoffrey Clarke RA’s Head. He produced secular and religious works of art in diverse media, including the pulpit in Chichester Cathedral and several commissions for Coventry Cathedral. This extraordinary bust typifies his tendency to simplify or abstract his sculpture whilst presenting a complex and paradoxical combination of human and industrial, heavy and light elements. As such, this piece engages the viewer with questions about whether it represents the cause or the effect of conflict – an armoured soldier’s head or a wounded, bandaged one? Reg Butler (1913-81) was a conscientious objector and blacksmith in WWII then trained and practised as an architect before turning to sculpture. In the 1950s and despite any formal training, his architecture and metalwork skills combined to make him one of Britain’s most notable and original artists, having won the 1953 international competition with his abstract, controversial monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner. This bronze, Woman on a Boat, reflects his subsequent, radical change to a figurative style of dramatically distorted, sensuous, female forms. These and the other bronzes in this exhibition emerged from people who were the ‘movers and shakers’ of their time, making Canary Wharf the perfect environment for them. D Bronze Sculptures from the Ingram Collection 16 September – 15 November, Lobby, One Canada Square


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The Art & Design galleries in Canada Place are open daily and showcase up-andcoming artists, designers and craftspeople. Until 25 October the galleries display:

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VISUAL ARTS

WINDOW GALLERIES

dian luo

Dian is a jewellery graduate who trained at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design. The source for her designs is light, which she transforms from an abstract element into a multiplicity of geometric jewellery pieces that play with shadow and movement.

Headway East London

We probably all know someone who has survived a brain injury. Road traffic accidents, falls, assaults and strokes have left over 50,000 Londoners living with the effects of a brain injury. As more people survive such accidents and have to live with the effects, the need for support is growing. Headway East London works across 14 London boroughs to support people affected by brain injury, who they believe should be valued and respected, and who deserve every opportunity to live a full and active life. Among the therapeutic services they offer are art, music and writing.

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D Exhibition on until 13 November, Community Gallery, Canada Place, headwayeastlondon.org

Bronze Sculptures from the Ingram Collection

Tuesday 15 October from 6.30 – 7.15pm Curator Ann Elliott tours the exhibition with sculptor Sean Henry. Tickets are free but please contact Canary Wharf Public Art Office at visualart@canarywharf.com to reserve a place. More information about the individual sculptures in the exhibition and the artists can be found in the illustrated exhibition leaflet, freely available.

Maurizio de Angelis

Maurizio seeks to strip away the unnecessary in an attempt to reveal the essence of his subjects, concentrating our eye on the sitters by placing them before a neutral background. His figures are depicted with only the slightest facial expression, encouraging the observer to interpret the subject’s character and attribute their own mood to the portrait. D mauriziodeangelis.com

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Seasonal Style IN OCTOBER

get the seasonal feel with the opening of ice rink canary wharf, as well as the start of the captivating autumn & winter arts and events programme

ICE RINK CANARY WHARF

With twinkling lights, festive atmosphere, amongst stunning architecture, the Ice Rink Canary Wharf returns for an extended season, making it bigger and better than ever before. Weave around the innovative skate path and in between the trees to add an extra element of fun to your skating experience. Boisdale returns to Canada Square Park with a retro-themed bar and restaurant offering the perfect place to enjoy drinks and food pre or post skating or as you watch your friends and family skate by. With viewing decks right next to the rink and bar, there is every opportunity to encourage the novices and marvel at the advanced skaters. It’s the perfect outing for all the family or a friend’s get together as the rink is open seven days a week for over four months. With skate aids and private lessons available – children, adults, solo skaters, office parties and more can enjoy the thrill of ice skating at the Ice Rink Canary Wharf. It’s also the perfect location for that first date! Visit the website, ‘Like’ us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for daily skating session times and details of special themed events and offers. D icerinkcanarywharf.co.uk

26 October – 16 February 2014 Open Daily (closed 25 Dec) Times vary, please see website for session times Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf, E14 Bookings: icerinkcanarywharf.co.uk* / 0207 536 8400* On site box office from 26 October Adult: £13.50 Children (U13): £9.00*** Concession: £11.00** Family: £37.50 (2 adults + 2 children / 1 adult + 3 children) Group bookings: Buy 10 get 1 free Party bookings: events@icerinkcanarywharf.co.uk Skate aids: £5 (available from the box office 30 minutes prior to skate session) * A £2.50 booking fee applies for online and telephone booking ** Only available at the box office with photo ID *** Children under13 must be accompanied by an adult


events save the date CHRISTMAS ROCKS AT CANARY WHARF Celebrate the holiday season and ignite your festive spirit with a spectacular showcase of Christmas music and dance. Sing along to the best-loved songs of the season with professional singers and a very special choir of merry volunteers, enjoy the flair of modern dance ensembles and experience a unique take on much-loved classics from “maverick” classical pianist Tokio Myers. Accompanied by the live big band sounds of the Trinity Laban Band.

THE STARLIGHT 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS FUN RUN Starlight is looking for 200 festive runners to walk or run 1.2 miles on 12 December around Canary Wharf at 12:12pm, to help bring Christmas magic to sick children in hospitals. D For further information and how to sign up, visit starlight.org.uk

do you like to sing?

If you have a passion for singing and would like to join this concert’s choir of amateur singers led by musical director Jason Rowland and accompanied by a live band of Trinity Laban musicians, please get in touch. No previous experience is required but enthusiasm is essential! Weekly rehearsals take place at Canary Wharf – a full schedule and rehearsal location to be confirmed soon. Please contact artsandevents@canarywharf.com for more information and to sign up.

Tuesday 17 December 6:30pm (doors 5.45pm) East Wintergarden, 43 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 Tickets on sale soon – visit canarywharf.com for updates

AFTER HOURS WITH… INCOGNITO WITH SPECIAL GUEST NIAMH MCNALLY

Tuesday 15 October 7.45pm (doors 7pm) East Wintergarden, 43 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 Tickets £20* *maximum 6 tickets per person Visit seetickets.co.uk or call 0844 847 2268 (booking fee applies). Tickets available on the door subject to availability. Standing only. Full bar and cloakroom. Only items purchased on the premises may be consumed

On 15 October, the East Wintergarden plays host the mighty Incognito, a band that has survived the decades and still going strong, releasing many successful albums with their latest last year, Surreal which reached No. 6 in the US Jazz Charts. An unmissable live show featuring their sucessful 80’s and 90’s hits such as Always There, Still a Friend of Mind, Don’t You Worry About a Thing and their more recent hits such as Happy People and Show Me Love. Celebrating over 30 years in the music industry, this everlasting British acid jazz band will continue to share its love of positive vibes and undiluted jazz funk at Canary Wharf, so don’t miss out.

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Fitness | OUT&ABOUT

Better, faster, stronger Getting in shape in London doesn’t need to be all about sterile gyms and bright lights, get outdoors and push yourself to achieve even more words: elle blakeman

really don’t feel well today. And I got up really late. Plus, I’ve just eaten. I’m very good at coming up with excuses not to work out, but ‘The Moose’, aka Nick, is having none of it. Now, we all know the arguments for personal training – someone to motivate you, make sure you’re working out correctly… but for me the biggest thing was just having to turn up at all. No one knows when you don’t go to the gym, there’s no one to judge you – except your conscience, and mine is especially bribeable (a glass of Merlot and she’s anyones). Your membership keeps running as always, funding the shiny machines for other more motivated people (always a great source of resentment for those of us who join every January), so you can always just decide to go tomorrow. The ‘Moose’ is a collection of personal trainers under one Canadian-based animal umbrella. Set up by ex-banker Manya and her then trainer Nick, Manya set out to make personal training as simple as possible to fit into the busy professional’s life, having had the benefit of a banker’s schedule as research. The beauty of the Moose is that they come to you. Everyone in London lives near a park or a garden or a patch of grass so there’s literally no excuse (believe me, I’ve tried). I live near Regent’s Park and work in Canary Wharf – and the thrill of being able to run (read: crawl) quickly home or back to the office was highly galvanising. It’s easy to be sceptical over what you can achieve without a gym – personally I was just expecting to run a lot. And maybe do some skipping. But you’d be amazed at how much you can do when you are with someone who knows – benches become steppers and places to do

press ups; by using a strap, trees become TRX machines, flower-lined paths are perfect for skipping… it’s ingenious. Or perhaps I’ve just been brainwashed into thinking exercise has to be done on expensive machines surrounded by air-con, as opposed to actual air. My trainer brings a few pretty basic pieces with him – boxing gloves, a mat, a kettle bell (ouch), and suddenly the complex, terrifying machines in the gym seem totally unnecessary, and frankly a little ridiculous. Nick, who has an impressive background in fitness training, first in London, then in bodyconscious LA, doesn’t see the lack of gym as any hindrance. ‘You really don’t need a gym to get fit and trim,’ he says. ‘Unless you’re looking to get huge and need to lift major weights, then the park is fine – it’s also much more enjoyable and motivating to exercise outside.’ I can’t argue, who wouldn’t rather be in one of London’s gorgeous green parks, soaking up some Vitamin D and fresh air than stuck in a queue for a treadmill pretending to enjoy the aggravating thud of techno music that all gyms seem to find inspiring. The research stacks up, outdoor physical activity has a 50 per cent greater positive effect on mental health than going to the gym and apparently you’re much more likely to stick with it too. I signed up for the intensive ‘Get Fit for your Holiday Fast’ package – and over the course of two weeks had eight sessions. My fitness shot up and I lost 5lbs, but more importantly I was actually willing to continue when I returned. If you are lacking in time or motivation, then you need the Moose in your life. Or you could just go to the gym, tomorrow.

Outdoor physical activity has a 50 per cent greater positive effect on mental health than going to the gym

D themoose.uk.com

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OUT&ABOUT | Interview

The Legacy

LIVES ON

From doctor to patient to athlete, Sophie West is feeling the effects of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics first-hand Words: Aimee Latimer

swimming trainers at the Reebok with previous experience in training paralympians. Next, as a further blow, during West’s surgeries it was discovered she had a rare metabolic condition which impacts they way she breaks down lactic acid during exercise. However, it was a condition her Reebok trainers had the expertise to work around, rather than be limited by. The training is technical, with all three working in perfect sync to layer strength building with swimming technique and keeping her focused. Not that motivation is a problem for West. A working radiologist, she fits in around five training sessions a week, juggling them between on-call shifts and writing a, now published, book on her condition for both physicians and patients. As the photoshoot ends but the training steps up, Sophie is focused on the positives of her diagnosis: “It has led me to one of the most amazing opportunities and I want other people to know that even when there just seems no hope, there always is. You can turn even the most difficult situations into positive ones.” D Reebok Sports Club, Canada Square / sophiesswimming.blogspot.com PHOTOGRAPHY: John Alexander, jeaphotography.co.uk

e keep sending Sophie West back down to the end of the pool for reshoots. Despite being weighed down with various weight training devices, she’s moving so fast John the photographer’s shots keep blurring. West’s tenacity in the pool is a product of intense training to qualify as part of Team GB at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 in the Paralympics’ swimming. An impressive feat considering the course of West’s life fell off kilter as recently as 2009 when a persistent pain in her hip lead to her being diagnosed with hip dysplasia, a previously missed congenital hip condition. The following four years were staggered with six operations, a heart procedure and admissions to intensive care. In recovery, and needing to strengthen her legs, West began training with personal trainer James Collington at the Reebok Sports Club in Canary Wharf. It was during this time she saw a swimmer competing in the Paralympics with her condition on TV. The sighting triggered a comment between her and James which developed into a running joke, then into a conversation and finally with James setting West up with Lorcan Loughrey, one of the

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more to life

As autumn descends and the nights and days get darker, now is the time to get out of the office and blow the cobwebs away Words: Julian Mack

re you sitting at your desk feeling sluggish, wishing you could get up, waltz out, ring a few buddies and play nine holes liberated from the stresses and strains of work? Technically, when you run your own company, this is exactly what you could do every single day, but I’ve not done it once since starting my own business (with James Cracknell) in 2008. Our business is called Threshold Sports and we design and run outdoor challenges for the likes of David Walliams and John Bishop when they want to raise money for Sport Relief, and for the new generation of challenge seekers – a possible synonym for a mid-life crisis. It’s hard to say when you actually muster enough courage to start your own company but I admire people who give it a go. Contrary to all good advice, we had a flimsy, 29-word business plan written on a grubby waiter’s order book – Harvard MBA-like it wasn’t. Also contrary to received wisdom, people who start their own businesses are not super-confident, super-clever, indestructible geniuses. Far from it, most of us are wracked by worry, self-doubt and paranoia. The mantra of Threshold is ‘more is in you’. It’s a mix of provocation, challenge and support intended to encourage people to do more physically than they ever thought possible. We’re not all James Cracknell, but everyone, including you, can accomplish more than you ever thought possible (and that goes for starting your own

company by the way). I’ve witnessed ‘more is in you’ at work in our showpiece event, the Deloitte Ride Across Britain, dreamt up like all good ideas over a cluster of Guinnesses (needs its own collective noun) in the pub. The principle is that people cycle 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in just nine days. Do the maths. It’s a tough ask. The logistics are such that all you have to do is pedal, pedal and pedal again. So impressed with your endeavour are friends, family and colleagues that they cough-up bundles of cash meaning each rider raises an average of £3,600. Happy days for the charities and happy days for Deloitte, who use the ride to activate employee wellbeing, contribute to charity and provide an innovative form of client entertainment. The real beauty of the ride is that anyone can physically accomplish it with proper preparation. We’ve had all shapes and sizes from amputees and size-16s to gold medallists. The scenery, camaraderie and salt-caked sense of self-esteem on the finish line are unforgettable. If you don’t believe me, join us for the September 2014 rendition. If escaping work life for a few days resonates, and the thought of creating a company tempts you, first double check your resilience, persistence and energy. Much like one of the hills in Cornwall you’ll need all three in bucket loads but the rewards are enormous. Now where’s that putter? D Julian Mack is the CEO of Threshold Sports

need to know To register interest and sign up for Deloitte Ride Across Britain 2014 please see www.rideacrossbritain.com or give us a ring on 0845 486 2012 if you have any questions.


THE Directory Whether you want to dine or to drink, to purchase gorgeous gifts and stylish outfits, to keep fit or to be pampered, Canary Wharf is home to a wealth of services and amenities

health & beauty David Clulow Opticians Cabot Place 020 7345 9181 Jubilee Place 020 7519 6284 ICE RINK CANARY WHARF

Ice Rink Canary Wharf is returning to Canada Square Park for an extended season 26 October – 16 February. Book now and experience a winter wonderland.

Watches & Jewellery

Dove Spa @ Virgin Active Westferry Circus 020 7519 6657 Reebok sports club Canada Place 020 7970 0900

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treatment suite; Four Seasons Hotel London at Canary Wharf Westferry Circus 020 7510 1999 fourseasons.com/canarywharf The Rejuvenation Clinic & Medispa Cabot Place 020 3229 0257 Toni & Guy One Canada Square 0844 445 7722 Urban Beach Tanning & Beauty Jubilee Place 020 3200 2000

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ROCKET RESTAURANT & BAR Churchill Place 020 3200 2022

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Royal China Westferry Circus 020 7719 0888 royalchinagroup.biz

Boisdale of Canary Wharf Cabot Place 020 7715 5818 boisdale.co.uk

Jamie’s Italian Churchill Place 020 3002 5252 jamieoliver.com/italian

Smollensky’s Reuters Plaza 020 7719 0101 smollensky’s.co.uk

BYRON Cabot Place 020 7715 9360 byronhamburgers.com

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Sri nam 1 North Colannade 020 7715 9515

Café Brera Cabot Place 020 7512 9191 Jubilee Place 020 7516 9090

NICOLAS WINE MERCHANT One Canada Square 020 7512 9092

AMERIGO VESPUCCI Cabot Square 020 7513 0288

CARLUCCIO’S Reuters Plaza 020 7719 1749 carluccios.com

Thomas Pink Cabot Place 020 7513 0303

CORNEY AND BARROW Cabot Square 020 7512 0397

whistles Jubilee Place 020 7519 6132

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Jubilee Place 020 7719 6408 gbk.co.uk

Roka The Park Pavilion 020 7636 5228 rokarestaurant.com

Canteen The Park Pavillion 020 7513 0406 canteen.co.uk

Topshop Canada Place 020 7512 1996

Jamie’s Italian, Churchill Place

HENRY ADDINGTON Mackenzie walk 020 7719 1114

Ted Baker Canada Place 020 7519 6588

TM Lewin Canada Place 020 7519 6292 Jubliee Place 020 7519 6292

Charbonnel et Walker, Cabot Place

DAVY’S WINE BAR Fisherman’s Walk 020 7363 6633

Obikà Mozzarella Bar West Wintergarden 020 7719 1532 the pearson room Canada Place 020 7970 0920 thepearsonroom.co.uk Plateau Restaurant, Bar & Grill Canada Place 020 7715 7100 plateaurestaurant.co.uk

First Edition Cabot Square 020 7513 0300 firsteditionrestaurant.co.uk

Quadrato Restaurant Four Seasons Hotel London at Canary Wharf Westferry Circus 020 7510 1857 fourseasons.com/canarywharf

Gaucho Canary Canary Riverside 020 7987 9494 gauchorestaurants.co.uk

REEBOK BAR & RESTAURANT Canada Place 020 7970 0920

Sweet Couture Canada Place sweetcouture.co.uk The Cat and Canary 25-28 Fisherman’s Walk 0207 512 9187 The Parlour The Park Pavilion 0845 468 0100 theparlourbar.co.uk Wahaca The Park Pavilion 020 7516 9145 wahaca.com

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Wharfside Point South, Poplar E14

Pan Peninsula, Isle of Dogs E14

A well proportioned one bedroom apartment located on the 15th floor of a popular portered development. Bedroom, bathroom, reception room, kitchen, concierge. EPC rating D. Approximately 51 sq m ﴾549 sq ft﴿

One of the largest studio apartments for sale in Pan Peninsula located on the 9th floor. Bathroom, reception room, balcony, concierge, leisure facilities. EPC rating B. Approximately 39 sq m ﴾420 sq ft﴿

Guide price: £290,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

Guide price: £329,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

Cold Harbour, Blackwall E14

Millharbour, Isle of Dogs E14

A two bedroom apartment located on the third floor of a purpose built riverside development. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception room, kitchen, balcony, parking. EPC rating C. Approximately 61 sq m ﴾656 sq ft﴿

A two bedroom apartment for sale with a West facing balcony and parking. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, concierge. EPC rating B. Approximately 77 sq m ﴾827 sq ft﴿

Guide price: £370,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

Guide price: £445,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

020 7512 9966 cwharf@knightfrank.com

020 7512 9966 cwharf@knightfrank.com

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KnightFrank.co.uk

Lancaster Drive, Isle of Dogs E14

Langbourne Place, Isle of Dogs E14

Two bedroom apartment with Dock view and separate self contained studio apartment with integral double garage. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception room, kitchen, balcony, parking. EPC rating D. Approximately 127 sq m ﴾1,367 sq ft﴿

This large two bedroom apartment has a private balcony with side views of the River Thames. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, open plan kitchen, concierge, parking. EPC rating B. Approximately 99 sq m ﴾1,066 sq ft﴿

Guide price: £500,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

Guide price: £500,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

Discovery Dock East, Nr Canary Wharf

Berkeley Tower, Nr Canary Wharf E14

A two bedroom dockside apartment located on the 14th floor of a prestigious portered block. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, balcony, leisure facilities, parking. EPC rating C. Approximately 88 sq m ﴾944 sq ft﴿

Fantastic two bedroom apartment for sale located on the fifth floor within Canary Riverside. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, balcony, concierge, parking. EPC rating B. Approximately 126 sq m ﴾1,356 sq ft﴿

Guide price: £650,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

Guide price: £895,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/Canary‐Wharf

020 7512 9966 cwharf@knightfrank.com

020 7512 9966 cwharf@knightfrank.com

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Belgrave Belgrave Court, Court, Nr Canary Nr Canary Wharf Wharf E14 E14 Available Available Now Now

A two bedroom A two bedroom apartment apartment to let in the to let prestigious in the prestigious development development of CanaryofRiverside. Canary Riverside. This spacious This spacious accommodation accommodation has a balcony has a balcony with courtyard with courtyard and river and views. 2 river views. 2 bedrooms, bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 bathrooms, receptionreception room, kitchen, concierge, room, kitchen, concierge, parking. EPC parking. rating EPC B. rating B.

KnightFrank.co.uk/Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/Lettings cwharf@knightfrank.com cwharf@knightfrank.com 020 7512020 9955 7512 9955

AvailableAvailable furnishedfurnished Guide price: Guide £695 price: per week £695 per week

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Belgrave Westcombe Court, Nr Park Canary Road,Wharf Greenwich E14 SE3

Available Available Now Now

KnightFrank.co.uk/Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/Lettings

A two bedroom This eight apartment bedroom to letVictorian house in the prestigious to let development is set over four of Canary floors covering Riverside.around 5,000 sq cwharf@knightfrank.com cwharf@knightfrank.com This spacious ft. The accommodation property has has a conservatory a balcony with overlooking courtyardaand wellriver maintained views. 2garden with patio 020 7512 9955 020 7512 9955 bedrooms, area 2 bathrooms, and is justreception a few minutes room,walk kitchen, concierge, from Greenwichparking. Park. 8 bedrooms, 6 EPC rating B.bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen. EPC rating E. Available furnished Available furnished or unfurnished Guide price: £695 per week Guide price: £1,500 per week ﴾CWQ148831﴿ ﴾CWQ143974﴿

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KnightFrank.co.uk Bridewell Place, Wapping E1W Recently refurbished

First floor apartment to rent in this quiet gated development in Wapping. Accommodation comprises 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, brand new open plan kitchen reception room, wooden floors and a secure parking place under the apartment. Located moments from Wapping Overground station and close to the 100 and D3 bus stops for easy access in the City and Canary Wharf. EPC rating D. Available furnished Guide price: £325 per week

Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5369 ﴾WAQ147383﴿

New Crane Wharf, Wapping E1W Over 2000 sq ft

Enormous apartment on the third floor of a charming warehouse conversion in central Wapping. Accommodation comprises 2 bedrooms, 2 en suite bathrooms and guest WC. A spacious reception room with dining area leading to a kitchen. The reception room faces south towards the river with glorious views of the Canary Wharf skyline. This property further benefits from underground parking, a lift and a porter. EPC rating C. Approximately 186 sq m ﴾2007 sq ft﴿. Available part furnished Guide price: £895 per week

Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5369 ﴾WAQ186149﴿

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KnightFrank.co.uk Dundee Wharf, Limehouse E14 Private terrace

This well presented unfurnished apartment in Limehouse boasts views over gardens and the River Thames. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms ﴾1 en suite﴿, spacious reception room with a River outlook leads out to a semi open plan modern fitted kitchen, which then leads out to the terrace. A secure parking space is included. EPC rating E. Available unfurnished Guide price: £550 per week

Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5369 ﴾WAQ159529﴿

Goodhart Place, Limehouse E14 Period house

A well proportioned house located in a popular portered Limehouse development. Accommodation comprises 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a spacious reception room, fully fitted kitchen, and a generous terrace offering dock views. The house has been refurbished to an extremely high level and also has a garage. EPC rating D. Available furnished Guide price: £850 per week

Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5369 ﴾CWQ151967﴿

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savills.co.uk

MILLHARBOUR, e14

BERKELEY TOWER, e14

2 reception rooms ø 2 kitchens ø 4 bedrooms ø 4 bathrooms ø 2 parking spaces ø terrace ø 233 sq m (2,509 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Reception room ø kitchen ø 3 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø balcony ø concierge ø protected parking ø 154 sq m (1,658 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Guide £1.7 million Leasehold

Guide £1.425 million Leasehold

3 4

Savills Canary Wharf juprowse@savills.com 020 7531 2500

Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500

NEW PROVIDENCE, e14

CANARY SOUTH, e14

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø protected parking ø balcony ø 79 sq m (849 sq ft) ø EPC=B

Reception room ø open plan kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø balcony ø 87 sq m (934 sq ft) ø EPC=B

Guide £495,000 Leasehold

Guide £359,000 Leasehold

Savills Canary Wharf juprowse@savills.com 020 7531 2500

Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500


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savills.co.uk

PAN PENINSULA, e14

BELGRAVE COURT, e14

3 reception rooms ø kitchen ø 4 bedrooms ø 5 bathrooms ø 2 parking spaces ø 24hr concierge ø 360 m (3,876 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Reception room ø open plan kitchen ø 4 bedrooms ø 4 bathrooms ø balcony ø 2 parking spaces ø concierge ø 223 sq m (2,404 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Guide £4 million Leasehold

Guide £2.3 million Leasehold

3 4

Savills Canary Wharf juprowse@savills.com 020 7531 2500

Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500

BUTLERS & COLONIAL, se1

DISCOVERY WALK, e1w

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø balcony ø protected parking ø 117 sq m (1,259 sq ft) ø EPC=B

Reception room ø open plan kitchen ø 3 double bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø underground parking ø 97 sq m (1,047 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Guide £1.1 million Leasehold

Guide £649,000 Leasehold

Savills Docklands nefthymiou@savills.com 020 7456 6800

Savills Docklands nefthymiou@savills.com 020 7456 6800


savills.co.uk

1 A RANGE OF BRAND NEW LUXURY APARTMENTS the heron, ec2y A range of studios, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments ø located within the heart of The City ø high specifications including comfort cooling & smart home technology ø 24hr security, concierge & vallet parking ø residents gym ø residents membership to The Heron's Private Club, Roof Terrace & The Heron Club Library ø administration charges apply Prices from £525 - £1200 per week Furnished

Savills Docklands Oliver Sloggett Taylor ostaylor@savills.com

020 7456 6810


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BOARDWALK PLACE, e14

PAPER MILL WHARF, e14

3 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø reception room ø terrace ø 2 allocated parking spaces ø 24hr porter ø administration charges apply ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=D

3 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø reception room ø porterage ø allocated parking ø administration charges apply ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=C

£950 per week Furnished

£875 per week Furnished

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Savills Canary Wharf ibates@savills.com 020 7531 2522

Savills Canary Wharf ibates@savills.com 020 7531 2522

BERKELEY TOWER, e14

PIERHEAD BUILDING, e14

2 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø reception room ø further bathroom ø balcony ø allocated parking ø administration charges apply ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=C

2 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 2 bathrooms ø balcony ø allocated parking ø 24hr porterage ø leisure facilities ø administration charges apply ø Council Tax=F ø EPC=B

£595 per week Furnished

£485 per week Furnished

Savills Canary Wharf ibates@savills.com 020 7531 2522

Savills Canary Wharf ssaul@savills.com 020 7531 2500


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Property Showcase Riverside Living

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his attractive four double bedroom sub-penthouse is situated on the north west corner of Belgrave Court, within Canary Riverside. The property has excellent views over the Thames towards the City and is finished to a high standard. It also benefits from two parking spaces. The apartment itself is set over 2,400 sqft and offers the owner the chance to live in one of Canary Wharf’s finest residences in a home which would suit the needs of many types of buyer. The development adds to the experience. Located within a gated complex with stunning landscaped gardens, owners are able to stroll to the Virgin Classic gymnasium, or enjoy a drink after work on the terrace at the Four Seasons hotel. The local area continues to thrive, thanks to the interest of potential buyers from across London; the recent addition of the Tom’s Kitchen restaurant has added to the broad array of amenities available locally. n

WESTFERRY CIRCUS, E14 £2.3M LEASEHOLD Savills Canary Wharf www.savills.co.uk

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Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk

Docklands, E16 £309,995 Located on the top floor of this popular development in the heart of Excel is this extremely well presented 753 sq ft apartment. EPC: D

Docklands, E14 £350,000 One bedroom apartment, excellent decoration, 24 hour concierge, balcony, video entry phone, residents gym, close to Canary Wharf. EPC: B

Greenwich, SE10 £500,000 Exuding contemporary style this stunning two bedroom house simply must be viewed for complete appreciation. EPC: C

Baltimore Wharf, E14 £589,000 A beautifully presented 11th floor 693 sq ft two bedroom, two bathroom apartment, boasting a 41sq ft balcony overlooking the Dock. EPC: C

Hamptons Canary Wharf Office Sales. 020 7745 7121 | Lettings. 020 7745 7120


Belgrave Court, E14 £650 per week A spacious two bedroom two bathroom apartment located on the third floor of this exclusive Canary Wharf development. EPC: B

Western Gateway, E16 £595 per week A wonderfully bright and spacious 3 double bedroom, two bathroom apartment, located just moments from Royal Victoria DLR station. EPC: C

Vermilion, E16 £400 per week A two bedroom two bathroom apartment on the 19th floor of this brand new desirable development moments from Canning Town Station. EPC: B

Moro Apartments, E14 £360 per week A brand new interior designed two bedroom apartment located on the 8th floor of this desirable residential docklands development. EPC: B


Hera Court, E14 - £275,000 Leasehold

Stoneyard Lane, E14 - £299,950 Leasehold

21 Wapping Lane, E1W - From £320,000 Leasehold

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One bed apartment Gated riverside development Allocated parking Mudchute DLR

EPC-C

Two bed, two bath Chain Free Immaculate condition Balcony, Allocated parking

EPC-C

Selection of Studio suites Brand new development Beautifully designed Completion 2014

Landmark East, E14 - £370,000 Leasehold

Landmark East, E14 - £420,000 Leasehold

Marine Wharf, SE16 - £430,000 Leasehold

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One bedroom Luxury apartment 24hr Concierge & gym Heron Quay DLR

EPC-B

One Bedroom, 18th floor East facing apartment 24hr concierge & gym Heron Quays DLR

EPC-C B

Two bed, two bath Brand new apartment Residents Parking Canada Water Jubilee

Forge Square, E14 - £435,000 Leasehold

Discovery Dock West, E14 - £795,000 Leasehold

The Heron, EC3 - £3,600,000 Leasehold

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613ft² apartment One bedroom 5th floor, stunning views Immaculate condition

EPC-B

Two bed, two bath 11th floor, 893sqft Dual aspect views Allocated Parking

11 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4HE

EPC-C

EPC-TBC

EPC-TBC

Two and three bedroom Panoramic Collection Spacious apartments over 2,000ft² Brand new, ready for occupation Allocated parking, exceptional London skyline views EPC-C


020 7715 9700 joneslanglasalle.co.uk

SpacE1, E1 - £270pw

Marine Wharf, SE16 - £290pw

Indescon Court, E14 - £300pw

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Studio apartment Balcony Concierge Tower Gateway DLR

EPC-C

One bedroom 3rd floor with balcony Beautifully designed Surrey Quays Jubilee

EPC-B

Brand new apartment One bedroom, Balcony 24hr concierge South Quay DLR

Panoramic Tower, E14 - £325pw

Landmark East, E14 - £380pw

Ability Place, E14 - £495pw

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One Bedroom 14th floor, west facing 24hr concierge & gym Heron Quays DLR

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Brand New Development One Bed + Balcony Gym and Concierge Langdon Park DLR

EPC-C

EPC-B

Two bed, two bath Parking Included Gym & concierge South Quay DLR

Landmark East, E14 - £575pw

Canary Riverside, E14 - £700pw

Landmark West, E14 - £1,100pw

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Two bed, two bath 30th floor, west facing 24hr concierge & gym Heron Quays DLR

EPC-B

Two bed, two bath Balcony Allocated Parking Close to Canary Wharf

EPC-C

Three bed, two bath 29th floor, north + west facing 24hr concierge & gym Heron Quays DLR

EPC-B

EPC-C

EPC-B

dockland.sales@eu.jll.co.uk


For over a quarter of a century, Alan Selby & Partners have worked steadily with high profile developers, providing advice and consultancy to help produce some of the most significant Docklands developments. In turn, this has helped transform and influence the area as we know it. All of this involvement over the years has provided Alan Selby & Partners with a wealth of experience and knowledge of the area, as well as a very extensive marketing programme in both digital and printed publications. Accordingly, Alan Selby & Partners can offer quality advice and guidance, with the necessary market exposure to achieve the very best possible price for your property. If you are looking to select an agent for the sale or rental of your home, please contact Alan Selby & Partners, the agent who has helped shape the London Docklands and continues to do so.

0207 519 5900 | www.alanselby.co.uk | info@alanselby.co.uk

2002 Seacon Wharf

2001/2002 New Providence Wharf

2000 Odyssey

1999 Millennium Harbour

1997 Dundee Wharf

1987 Burrells Wharf

1986 Cascades

When Selling or Letting your property in the Docklands or the City, instruct Alan Selby & Partners.


Estate Agents | Land & Development Consultants 2005 Pan Peninsula

2013 Baltimore Tower

2010 The Heron

2006 Baltimore Wharf

2004 Canary South

2004 Ontario Tower


Estate Agents | Land & Development Consultants

New Homes Baltimore Tower, E14 Baltimore Tower provides a choice of brilliantly designed and proportioned suites and 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. All apartment styles have steel and glass formed balcony which varies in size as the apartment levels rise and rotate slightly to create the Tower’s distinctive flowing twist. At levels 43 to 45, the Tower features a split level brasserie, bar and restaurant providing a fabulous and exclusive setting for anything from casual drinks to formal dining with stunning vistas across Canary Wharf’s iconic skyline. Residents will also have an exclusive private lounge and large screen cinema room at lower level.

Each apartment style will exude a rich sense of prestige, quality and understated luxury further heightened by the cascades of natural light and space in each principal living area. With bespoke kitchens by Rabih Hage, all specifications and finishes have been meticulously selected to harmonise with each apartment’s subtly curved form. The design and visual spectacle of Baltimore Tower is unique. Due to unprecedented demand - onsite sales and marketing suite now open 7 days a week! Completion estimated for 2016.

Sales & Marketing Suite 020 8418 3730

020 7519 5900 info@alanselby.co.uk www.alanselby.co.uk


Rainbow Avenue, E14 Extremely rare 2,207sqft river fronted four bedroom, four storey townhouse in E14. The property has been extensively modernised and is comprised of 4 bedrooms with large en-suite to master, additional family bathroom and a very large kitchen leading to terrace with river views. There is also a large living room which dominates and entire floor with additional balcony with river views. On the ground floor there is also a generous study/play room. The master bedroom is situated on the top floor of the property and again benefits from river views accessed from balcony. This bedroom with en-suite and walk in wardrobe also covers the entirety of the top floor. There is also a large mezzanine area with very large additional storage capacity. For anyone looking for an extremely substantial family home on the river, this is an absolute must see.

£1,350,000

The Heron, EC2Y Three bedroom apartment situated at The Heron development, EC2. The apartment comprises of two double bedrooms each with large fitted wardrobes, two bathrooms with en-suite to master bedroom, with an additional third bedroom or study area. Spacious reception areas with access to balconies and floor to ceiling windows. This highly anticipated development will benefit from concierge, valet parking, a private club and an exceptional gym. These well-proportioned, spacious apartments range from floors seven to thirty, with various aspects and some spectacular views of London’s iconic buildings. Completion expected September/October 2013.

£1,500 per week


Franklyn James

E14 Walkers Lodge, Isle of Dogs

£350 PW

E14 Berglen Court, Limehouse

£475 PW

A modern two double bedroom, two bathroom apartment located within walking distance to Canary Wharf & South Quay DLR. This property has a modern fitted kitchen, a spacious reception room and has and has been furnished to a good standard.

A gorgeous two bedroom second floor apartment set within the ever popular Berglen Court. This property boasts floor to ceiling windows, a modern integrated kitchen, two bathrooms, a secure parking space and a lovely private balcony overlooking the Limehouse Marina.

E14 Orion Point, Isle of Dogs

E14 Goodhart Place, Limehouse

£645 PW

An exceptionally spacious two bedroom 13th floor subpenthouse apartment set over approximately 1300sqft. This apartment enjoys magnificent views over the London skyline and the River Thames from a private balcony and benefits from a stylish integrated kitchen and secure allocated parking.

£850 PW

An impressive three double bedroom semi-detached townhouse set within a gated development on Narrow Street. The property boasts an incredibly stylish integrated kitchen/ diner, three luxury bathrooms as well as a private balcony and terrace. Parking is provided through an integral garage.


www.franklynjames.co.uk enquiries@franklynjames.co.uk

E14 Lascar Wharf, Limehouse

ÂŁ359,995

A truly stunning two bedroom apartment set on the 5th floor of Lascar Wharf. This property boasts quality wood flooring, a luxury fitted kitchen that is open-plan to lounge, a modern bathroom suite and a private wrap-around balcony offering serene canal views.

E14 Ocean Wharf, Isle of Dogs

ÂŁ1,200,000

Offering breathtaking river views from two private balconies is this beautiful four double bedroom penthouse apartment. There are three luxury bathrooms, a stylish integrated kitchen and a spiral staircase leading to the second floor. There is also secure parking, concierge and a gym on-site.

Canary Wharf 020 7005 6080

Bow 020 8983 2930

Limehouse 020 7791 1777


Bow 020 8983 2930

Franklyn James Limehouse 020 7791 1777

Canary Wharf 020 7005 6080


homes & property

State of the market EAST IS BEST

THE 95 PER CENT MORTGAGE

JASON TAYLOR, SENIOR SALES MANAGER AT FRANKLYN

ALASDAIR CARPENTER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF

JAMES ESTATE AGENTS, COMMENTS ON THE STATE OF

LOURDES ESTATE AGENTS, COMMENTS ON THE STATE OF

THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET

THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET

The E14 postcode has always been popular and considerably more affordable compared to many parts other of central London, but the overspill from inner London and the demand from the overseas market has really pushed prices up to an all-time high at present: Travelling into the City is now more accessible than ever what with the DLR, tube lines and the Cross Rail to be in use in the near future. We are currently seeing other areas benefitting from the ripple effect and we have seen signs of E16 showing real improvement on prices and desirability. There are new developments being built and huge investments being made in and around the locality of London City Airport. Prices seem to be more attractive in E16 to first-time buyers and investors with the knowledge that the area will have a facelift over the next ten years. The fact remains that ‘property is king’ as the sales market still lacks new instructions. There are at least ten potential buyers for each property that comes to market and they are going under offer in the first days of being listed. Sales consultant Joseph Solomons agrees: “The market in E14 and surrounding areas at the moment is very buoyant and I am being kept continuously busy registering new clients who would like to buy in the local area. At present, I feel people are trying to buy as quickly as possible, so as to save money due to prices swiftly rising. We at Franklyn James deal with a wide range of purchasers, from young professionals with an average deposit all the way up to cash buyers and investors who can afford to pay slightly more as they are obtaining income from their current portfolios. I am confident that we can sell anything that comes to market at the right price and would encourage any potential vendors to come to market soon whilst the property climate is still hot. If you are thinking of selling or letting your property or are curious to find out the value of your property in the current market, please call in to one of our three offices where we would be delighted to arrange your free market appraisal.” n

It is being well reported that we are about to see the wholesale return of the 95 per cent mortgage. Although they may already exist, actually securing one or finding one with even vaguely sensible rates has been virtually impossible. Now however, as the market heats up, lenders are poised to offer competitive 95 per cent loans. Some may argue that it was this type of lending that got us into the last financial mess at the end of 2007. That is not the opinion of the Chancellor, George Osborne. He recently stated 95 per cent mortgages are not “weapons of financial mass destruction” and that their lack of availability remains a social problem. “The median loan to value for first time buyers has fallen from a long term average of 90 per cent to just 80 per cent now,” Osborne claims. According to the Chancellor this change is not something we should welcome. Critics may well argue the increased deposit demands by mortgage lenders have made for a more robust, secure and manageable property market. Increasing the loan-to-value will likely cause a sharp spike in prices and could potentially create yet another housing bubble. Prices throughout the UK are already beginning to rise. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors states prices rises are becoming widespread, with 40 per cent more surveyors stating prices are rising, the highest level since November 2006. Is this a case of failure to learn from the lessons of the past or is it like Osborne would claim, a proactive move to meet the demands of an economy in full recovery? The real sustainability test of the higher loan-to-value deals will surely come when the interest rates begin to increase. For now we will just have to embrace a more active housing market. n

Franklyn James Estate Agents Docklands, Limehouse & Bow 020 7005 6080 www.franklynjames.co.uk

Lourdes Estate Agents 020 7538 9250 www.lourdes-estates.com

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Cobalt Point, London, E14

Milligan Street, Limehouse, E14

A stylish and contemporary one bedroom apartment, featuring a spacious open plan lounge with fully integrated luxury kitchen including granite worktops and access to private balcony. Further benefits include residents gymnasium and 24 hour concierge and is iIdeally located moments from Canary Wharf and all it amenities.

This modern two bedroom house situated within a quiet Limehouse turning which has undergone a refurbishment including new appliances and new carpets. Featuring a large main reception, separate fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, off-street parking and a private garden.

EPC= B

£360 per week

EPC = C

£375 per week

Dundee Wharf, Limehouse, E14

Chapel House Street, London, E14

A beautifully presented two bedroom apartment in the popular Dundee Wharf riverside development. The property features a good size lounge, fully integrated kitchen, two double bedrooms, two modern bathrooms, 24 hour concierge, residents gymnasium and is ideally situated within a short walk of Canary Wharf.

A four bedroom house available for rent in this quiet residential street. The property features a good size lounge with wooden flooring, large kitchen diner, four bedrooms. The property further boasts a beautiful landscaped garden and is available fully furnished. Chapel House street is well located close to Mudchute DLR station and Canary Wharf.

EPC= D

EPC = D

£475 per week

96 Three Colt Street, Limehouse, London, E14 8AP

£565 per week


lourdes-estates.com 020 7538 9250

Lime Kiln Wharf, Limehouse, E14

Seacon Tower, Westferry Road, E14

Situated in a prime position for anyone needing to be close to Canary Wharf or needing good transport links into the City, comprising from a spacious living room with a large kitchen, private balcony, a double bedroom, three piece bathroom suite and secure parking. This property further benefits from a share of freehold.

An attractive one double bedroom apartment located within a close proximity to Canary Wharf, benefitting from a modern living room with views directly overlooking the River Thames, an open plan kitchen, double bedroom with built in wardrobes, and a three piece bathroom suite.

EPC= D

£315,000

£359,999

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Welles Court, Westferry, E14

Old Sun Wharf, Narrow Street, E14

This two bedroom penthouse apartment is perfectly located for anyone wanting to be close to Canary Wharf. Benefitting from a large private terrace with attractive views out towards Canary Wharf, a spacious living room with ample dining space, a separate kitchen, two double bedrooms, a three piece bathroom suite and a secure parking space.

This top floor triplex apartment is located in one of the most desirable streets in E14, further benefits include a direct view overlooking the River Thames and access onto a private balcony, a spacious living room, separate kitchen/dining area, two double bedrooms one with en suite, a further family bathroom suite and a secure parking space.

EPC= TBC

EPC = C

£424,995

TED

£675,000 enquiries@lourdes-estates.com


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St George Wharf, Vauxhall, £1,250,000 SW8 | £899,950 Leasehold Large two bed/two bath | Prestigious riverside development | Balcony | 3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | stunning river views | terrace | concierge | Direct river views | Excellent transport links

exceptional transport links | beautifully interior designed

Salamanca Square, Albert Embankment, SE1 | £470,000 £425,000 Leasehold Superb one bedroom apartment | 6th floor | Spacious balcony | 2 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | private terrace |from immaculate condition | London skyline views | Concierge | Moments river

24hr concierge | superior specification

Brewhouse Yard, Farringdon EC1V £535 pw £600|per week Highly Sought After Development | Fantastic Location | Close Walking distance to 1 bedroom | 1Station bathroom balcony | exceptional | prestigFarringdon | Two |Luxury Double Bedrooms |specification Concierge Service

ious development | 24hr concierge | residents gym | moments from City

Ecity, Old Street, EC2 | £435,000 £549,950Leasehold Air conditioning | Luxury fully integrated kitchen | Available fully furnished |

1 bedroom | 1 bathroom | superior specification | period features | fully Close to Old Street underground | Use of Bezier concierge | Lots of natural furnished | concierge | moments tube system light | En suite bathroom | Videofrom entryphone

St Giles, SE5 Selection of 1- 3 Bedroom £380 Apartment per week s | £325 - £525 pw Brand-new development | Only three and a half miles from the West End |

1 bedroom 1 bathroom | stunning views | exceptional specification | Stunning|and calming views 24hr concierge | residents gym | moments from Tube/DLR

Warwick Row, SW1W 2-3 Bedroom apartment | £650 -£1100 pw £875 per week Impressive development located in the heart of Victoria | Facing the Royal

2 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | fully furnished | peaceful courtyard aspect | Mews & Gardens of Buckingham Palace | Moments from Victoria Tube moments Station from Victoria Station & Buckingham Palace

Central London | 020 7582 7989 Docklands020 | 020 7476 0125 North London |020 0208446 84469524 9524 South London | 020 8896 9990 020 7582 7989 7476 0125 0208692 8692224 224 West London | 020 020 8896 9990


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Property Showcase The Rural Idyll

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n exceptional opportunity to acquire potentially one of Theydon Bois’ most desirable and secluded residential houses has become available. Set in approximately six acres, this charming site, totalling 4,668 sqft, offers a range of possibilities. The four bedroom main house incorporates a second reception room, family room and utility room as well as two bathrooms with dressing areas. A central courtyard provides access to three, self-contained, one bedroom annexes with shower rooms. The courtyard also leads to a large store room and a two storey barn, with a first floor of 600 sqft offering the potential for conversion a further property. There is also another annexe incorporating a shower room, as well as seven stables, with storage boxes, a cart shed and an alarmed tack room on site. Residents can enjoy a raised southerly facing private garden with mature trees, shrubs and lawned area as well as three paddocks. Little Gregories Lane provides a direct bridle path into Epping Forest. There are two garages providing parking for three vehicles and alternative parking for up to eight vehicles. n

Little Gregories Lane, CM16 £3.2M FREEHOLD Ea2 Estate Agency www.ea2.co.uk

020 7702 3456

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lose to the historic St Katharine’s Docks is this fabulous riverside three double bedroom apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the River Thames. Situated within one of Wapping’s most prestigious and sought after luxury developments, the apartment offers an open-plan kitchen, reception, two bathrooms and a spacious terrace. It benefits from high ceilings, climate control and secure underground parking, while the development itself provides a 24-hour concierge service and is situated within easy access to the City and Canary Wharf. n

Cinnibar Wharf, E14 £1,199,999 LEASEHOLD Ea2 Estate Agency www.ea2.co.uk

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Chrystalbrook, Theydon Bois ,CM16 7JP EA2 are pleased to offer for sale this exceptional opportunity to acquire potentially one of Theydon Bois most desirable and secluded residential houses set in close proximity to Theydon Bois Golf course. Set in 6 acres, (approximate and subject to site survey) this characterful site, totalling 4668 sq ft, (433.6 Sq M) offers a range of possibilities and living opportunities. The main house is entered via a spacious entrance/reception area leading to a central reception and kitchen dining room. Immediately from the kitchen and dining room is the family room with double doors leading to a decked area. A utility and larder are some of the attributes to the kitchen. Leading from the entrance/reception is an inner hall with a cloakroom adjacent and stairs leading to the first floor. There are 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with dressing areas and built in wardrobes to accompany. From the entrance/reception double doors lead to an enclosed and secluded central courtyard. This accesses 3 self-contained 1 bedroom annexes. Each with shower rooms. 2 Have cooking facilities and 1 has a galleried bedroom. From the courtyard leads to a store room and access to a 2 storey barn. The barn offers a possibility of conversion, (subject to planning permission) and could feasibly contain further reception areas and bedrooms to the first floor. (The first floor to the barn is approximately 600 sq ft and has not been included in the floor plan). To the front of the property is a raised southerly facing private garden with mature trees, shrubs and lawned area. Upon the site there is a further annex/office studio incorporating a shower room. To the side of the barn are multiple stables, 7 in total with storage boxes, a cart shed and alarmed tack room. To the front of the house set in approximately 4 acres are 3 paddocks with Little Gregories Lane providing a direct bridle path into Epping Forest. There are 2 garages providing parking for 3 vehicles and additionally parking to the front of the house for up to 8 vehicles.

ÂŁ3,200,000

ea2 Estate Agency Heritage Court | 8-10 Sampson Street | Wapping | London E1W 1NA t: 020 7702 3456 | f: 020 7702 9168 www.ea2.co.uk | property@ea2group.com


Capital Wharf,West Wapping E1W Ea2 are pleased to offer this top floor 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment. The apartment benefits from having a balcony and Juliet style balcony from the reception. The master bedroom incorporates a balcony and a four piece en-suite bathroom. Separate integrated kitchen with granite work surfaces. Guest shower room. The development has a residents gymnasium, 24 hour porterage / security and a secure underground parking.

ÂŁ800,000

ea2 Estate Agency Heritage Court | 8-10 Sampson Street | Wapping | London E1W 1NA t: 020 7702 3456 | f: 020 7702 9168 www.ea2.co.uk | property@ea2group.com


0808 118 5445 info@johnsand.co

21 WAPPING LANE, E1 A new standard of living

21 WAPPING LANE | £425,000 Leasehold

21 WAPPING LANE | £330, 000 Leasehold

21 WAPPING LANE | 3 Bedroom | £880 per week

& One bedroom apartment of 517 sq ft with open plan reception | kitchen & Balcony with river views & 24hour concierge, residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: Wapping Overground

& 14th floor one bedroom apartment of 316 sq ft with balcony & Thoughtful design with floor to ceiling windows & 24hour concierge and residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: Wapping Overground

& Three bedroom apartment with two bathrooms (1 en-suite) with balcony & High specification open plan reception | kitchen & 24hour concierge, residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: Wapping Overground

21 WAPPING LANE | 2 Bedrooms | £590 per week

21 WAPPING LANE | 1 Bedroom | £430 per week

21 WAPPING LANE | Suite Apartment | £350 per week

& Two bedroom apartment with two bathrooms (1 en-suite) & High specification open plan reception | kitchen & 24hour concierge, residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: Wapping Overground

& One bedroom apartment with balcony & Open plan reception | kitchen | dining & Gym, spa, 24hour concierge, screening room and residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: Wapping Overground

& Studio suite apartment of 355 sq ft with balcony & Open plan reception | kitchen | dining & Gym, spa, 24hour concierge, screening room and residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: Wapping Overground

WANT A STUNNING VIEW OVER LONDON CITY? LOOK NO FURTHER.

www.johnsand.co

CANARY WHARF OFFICE Level 33, 25 Canada Square London E14 5LQ

WAPPING OFFICE G03 Cordage House, 21 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RH

Sales, Lettings & Management


0808 118 5445 info@johnsand.co

PROVIDENCE TOWER, E14

Rare to the market high floor apartments

PROVIDENCE TOWER | £725,000 Leasehold

PROVIDENCE TOWER | £682,000 Leasehold

PROVIDENCE TOWER | £505,000 Leasehold

& 31st floor two bedroom apartment of 812 sq ft with two balconies & 24hour concierge and residents’ only leisure facilities and 43rd floor panoramic Skylounge & Transport: DLR & Canary Wharf Underground

& 23rd floor two bedroom apartment of 800 sq ft with two balconies & Residents’ only leisure facilities and 24 hours concierge & Transport: DLR & Canary Wharf Underground

& 31st floor one bedroom apartment of 553 sq ft with balcony & 24 hours concierge and 43rd floor panoramic Skylounge & Transport: DLR & Canary Wharf Underground

PROVIDENCE TOWER | £450,000 Leasehold

PROVIDENCE TOWER | £435,000 Leasehold

PROVIDENCE TOWER | £389,000 Leasehold

& One bedroom apartment of 597 sq ft with balcony & High specification finish with open plan reception & 24hour concierge, residents’ only leisure facilities and 43rd floor panoramic Skylounge & Transport: DLR & Canary Wharf Underground

& One bedroom apartment with balcony & High specification finish with open plan reception & Residents-only 43rd floor panoramic Skylounge and leisure facilities & Transport: DLR & Canary Wharf Underground

& 31st floor studio suite apartment of 384 sq ft & High specification finish with build in wardrobes & On-site estate management, residents’ only leisure facilities & Transport: DLR & Canary Wharf Underground

WANT A STUNNING VIEW OVER LONDON CITY? LOOK NO FURTHER.

www.johnsand.co

CANARY WHARF OFFICE Level 33, 25 Canada Square London E14 5LQ

WAPPING OFFICE G03 Cordage House, 21 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RH

Sales, Lettings & Management


Greenwich South Street, Greenwich, SE10 Price ÂŁ4500 per calendar month

Bedrooms: 5 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: F Call Greenwich office on 020 8858 9911 to arrange to view

Exceptional Georgian double fronted Period house, situated in the heart of West Greenwich close to Greenwich DLR & Mainline Stations. The property is split over 3 floors comprising: 5 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/diner, gardens to front and rear.

The Paragon, Blackheath, SE3 Price ÂŁ3100 per calendar month

Bedrooms: 3/4 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: D Call Blackheath office on 020 8318 1311 to arrange to view

The Paragon is set in its own stunning, parkland-style grounds which this flat has direct access to. A rarely available garden level three/four bedroom apartment set within this Grade 1 listed Georgian crescent adjacent to the heath. Blackheath Village is close by.

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Delacourt Road, Blackheath, SE3 Price ÂŁ499,995 Freehold

Bedrooms: 3 Receptions: 1 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: E Call Westcombe Park office on 020 8858 6101 to arrange to view

Beautifully presented three bedroom house with a self contained studio. This unique property is spread across three floors and benefits from an attractive courtyard style garden. Easy access to the A2, this property is being offered chain free.

Effingham Road, Lee, SE12 Guide Price ÂŁ725,000 Leasehold

Bedrooms: 3 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: D Call Lee office on 020 8852 8633 to arrange to view

A beautifully presented three double bedroom Victorian house located within Lee Manor Conservation Area. This delightful home retains many of its original features and benefits from a modern kitchen and bathroom. Brindishe School and Manor House Gardens are close by.

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Point Hill, West Greenwich, SE10 Guide Price ÂŁ1,550,000 Freehold

Bedrooms: 4 Receptions: 3 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: E Call Greenwich office on 020 8858 9911 to arrange to view

A distinctive light and bright double fronted Victorian family house arranged over five floors with panoramic views and one of the largest gardens locally. Three/four bedrooms, three/four reception rooms, sun terrace, no forward chain, early viewing recommended.

Collins Street, Blackheath, SE3 Guide Price ÂŁ825,000 Freehold

Bedrooms: 2 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: F Call Blackheath office on 020 8318 1311 to arrange to view

Two bedroom, two bathroom semi detached house nestled in the heart of Blackheath village. Ideal for the commuter for mainline station to the city and one stop for the DLR. It has a good sized lovely garden, contemporary kitchen and period features. Chain free.

Blackheath Greenwich Westcombe Park Lee

020 8318 1311 020 8858 9911 020 8858 6101 020 8852 8633

1 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, SE3 0TA 227 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, SE10 8NB 11 Stratheden Parade, Westcombe Park, SE3 7SX 119 Burnt Ash Road, Lee, SE12 8RA


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UNIQUE HOMES, UNIQUE SERVICE, UNIQUE PEOPLE A tailored service from Langford Russell, John Payne & Acorn for distinctive and exclusive homes

By Langford Russell

dEnBRidgE housE, wElls RoAd, BiCklEy PARk BR1 locally listed Arts and Crafts property, built in 1909 by renowned architect Charles Quennell. Extensively refurbished it now features six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a smallbone kitchen and five adaptable reception rooms. occupying a plot of 0.585 acres and enjoying a stunning south westerly rear garden. located 1/4 mile of Chislehurst station. Energy Efficiency Rating d.

ÂŁ2,450,000 F/H Please contact our Chislehurst office for more information: Tel: 020 8295 4900 Email: chislehurst@langfordrussell.co.uk

ThE whiTE housE, sChool RoAd, ChislEhuRsT BR7 A delightful period home that dates back to the late 18c. Currently arranged as two dwellings but could easily be returned to one, the property offers immense charm and character whilst being located in this prime position overlooking Chislehurst Common. Private and tranquil walled gardens plus garaging for three cars. Chislehurst station is just 1/2 mile away. Energy Efficiency Rating E.

ÂŁ1,800,000 F/h Please contact our Chislehurst office for more information: Tel: 020 8295 4900 Email: chislehurst@langfordrussell.co.uk

Offices Across South East London & Kent www.uniquepropertiesuk.com www.acorn.ltd.uk www.langfordrussell.co.uk www.johnpayne.com

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Wimbledon

£6,500 pcm

A contemporary residence with light and airy accommodation situated within easy reach of many of the area’s best schools, Wimbledon Common and the Village 2 reception rooms • Italian fitted kitchen/breakfast room • 5 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms • driveway parking for 2 cars • ER/C

Wimbledon

£8,900 pcm

A modern classically-styled family house in a quiet location within easy reach of schools, public transport, Wimbledon Common and the Village 3 reception rooms • lovely open plan kitchen • 5/6 bedrooms • 5 bath/shower rooms • west facing garden • garage and off-street parking • ER/C

Wimbledon Village’sWimbledon Premier Estate Agent Lettings: +44 (0) 20 8879 9669 Village 020- 8947 9833


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Wimbledon Village

£5,150,000

An impressive, handsome and substantial modern residence in the heart of Wimbledon Village within easy reach of the Mainline and District Line stations 3 reception rooms • fabulous kitchen • impressive wine room • master bedroom with 2 dressing rooms and bathroom • 4 further bedrooms • 2 further bathrooms • gated drive • ER/B

Wimbledon Village

£6,950,000

A fine Edwardian house occupying a much sought after position in one of Wimbledon Village’s most prestigious roads close to schools and transport 4 reception rooms • bespoke fitted kitchen with AGA • games room (bed 7) • 7 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms • electric gated drive • garden with heated swimming pool • garaging • ER/E

Wimbledon Village’s Premier Estate Agent - Sales: +44 (0) 20 8947 9833 Wimbledon Village 020 8947 9833


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expert comment LETTINGS:

SALES:

Mixed fortunes for the lettings market

Be prepared or prepare to fail

TOM PEEL, ASSOCIATE AT KNIGHT FRANK IN

ANDREW GROOCOCK, HEAD OF SALES AT KNIGHT

CANARY WHARF, COMMENTS ON THE TRENDS IN THE

FRANK IN CANARY WHARF, COMMENTS ON THE TRENDS

RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS MARKET

IN THE RESIDENTIAL SALES MARKER

Rental activity across London’s prime areas has varied for the last few months. Average rents across the UK remained unchanged in June. On an annual basis, rents are up 2.6 per cent, below the current 2.9 per cent rate of inflation. While rental activity is still strong in general, the re-ignition of the sales market, especially for first-time buyers, has put downward pressure on some rents: Prime central London rents slipped again in July, falling by 0.4 per cent and they are now down 2.7 per cent, year-on-year. However, Prime central London rents are still more than 21 per cent above the low point they reached in June 2009 and while rents are down compared to the beginning of the year in St John’s Wood, Mayfair and Notting Hill, rents are still rising in Kensington, Belgravia and Marylebone. Our view is that it will be 2014 before we see more widespread and robust rental growth; however this will necessitate a further improvement in job creation in London’s financial sector. n

With the quietest month of August now firmly behind us, the autumn sales market in Docklands has got into full swing and we are seeing activity at unprecedented levels across all tiers of the market — from studios at £250,000 up to the larger three bedroom properties at £2m. Potential buyers are coming from all corners of the world; Knight Frank’s Canary Wharf office has completed sales to English, Italian, French, Russian, Chinese and Cantonese buyers within the last month, to name but a few. These buyers are looking for both investment properties to rent out over the coming years and properties to take up residence in whilst working in the area. As a result, there is a shortage of stock coming on to the market. The best advice that I can give to any buyer looking to secure a property in the area is to be prepared. Make sure that you know your figures, what deposit you have, how much you are borrowing, and — most importantly — make sure you have a mortgage agreement in principal that you can show to the agent so that you can be considered as a serious buyer. Those who are entering the market in an unprepared manner are missing out time and again on properties as they will not be taken seriously as a buyer and the agents will have difficulty recommending them. As a buyer, you need to portray yourself as the very best candidate and you can do this by having a solicitor ready to instruct, a mortgage agreement in principal and a clear idea of your timeline and how quickly you would like to be in the property. n

Knight Frank Canary Wharf 020 7512 9966 www.knightfrank.co.uk/canary-wharf

Knight Frank Canary Wharf 020 7512 9966 www.knightfrank.co.uk/canary-wharf

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