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Chairman’s Note
coming of age Jet Airways has upgraded the concept of domestic airline travel in India
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is an airline that has pioneered concepts like through-check-
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JetMobile and the unique five-tier frequent flier programme,
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JetPrivilege, in India.
Simultaneously ensuring consistent profitability, As an Indian
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A la mode
Magnificent pocket watches are back in vogue and how
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Raising a toast to French product designer Jean Marc Gady
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Mean machines
piston power
BMW defines the future The state-of-the-art concept cars by BMW arouse desire. We pay homage to the BMW 328 Hommage text & picture courtesy Internet
The BMW 328 Hommage - lightweight construction as a principle
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Mean machines
The BMW 328 Hommage is a dream sports car with state-of-the-art technology and fascinating features that makes driving more fun
still stands for today – dynamics, aesthetics and a high level of innovation. Last year, the dream sports car celebrated its 75th birthday. To this day, the award-winning vehicle BMW 328 Touring Coupé still holds the record for the highest average speed on the Mille Miglia circuit and, in 2010, was again able to win the historic revival of the race. A week later at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the two-seater’s functional aesthetics will be the focus of attention. In this area of conflict between tradition and modernity, the BMW Group paid a tribute to the BMW 328 on
T
he BMW 328 is
the occasion of its anniversary with a special model – the BMW 328 Hommage.
considered the most
“With the BMW 328 Hommage,
successful and best-
we wish to pay homage to the passion
looking sports car of
and inventiveness of the fathers of
the 1930s. The BMW
the BMW 328,” explains Karl Bäumer,
328’s success was
CEO of BMW Group Classic. “They
the result of its design parameters
created an icon, which is considered
– through the use of systematic
a milestone in the history of the
lightweight construction, aerodynamic
automobile.” The BMW
lines, optimum engine types and
328 Hommage translates the
outstanding suspension technology,
principles and the character of the
it laid the foundation stone for a
vehicle of that time into present times
new vehicle concept, by which
and offers a possible interpretation
performance only leads to success if
of how the designers of that time,
combined with perfect harmonisation
Fritz Fiedler and Rudolf Schleicher,
of all parameters and maximum
might have built the BMW 328 in the
efficiency. With these characteristics,
present day using current technology.
the BMW 328 was even then the embodiment of what the BMW brand
The BMW 328 was also a special BMW insofar as the
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lightweight construction principle
this day and age, major parts of the
was systematically implemented on
exterior and interior of the BMW 328
a BMW automobile for the very first
Hommage are made of carbon fibre
time. Wherever possible, the lightest
reinforced plastic (CFRP). Whilst in the
and at the same time most robust
old days they favoured the materials
materials were used, thereby keeping
aluminium and magnesium, CFRP
the gross vehicle weight down to just
is now considered to offer the best
780 kilograms. In order to translate the
ratio between weight and stability.
idea of lightweight construction into
The high-strength fibre fabric is lighter
One can notice the sleek interiors of the car that blend well in the modernist design
than aluminium, but also more stable. Wherever the material has been used on the BMW 328 Hommage, it is also visible. In this way, the BMW 328 Hommage not only reflects the lightweight construction principle functionally, but also visually. The BMW Group leads the way in the production and use of CFRP in automotive construction and already possesses many years of experience in the series production of CFRP roofs and structural components for the BMW M6 as well as CFRP roofs for the BMW M3.
The vertically mounted kidney grille is dynamically incorporated into the flat silhouette
The expressive exterior design of the BMW 328 Hommage depicts the modern interpretation of a highly emotional and dynamic two-seater Roadster – just like the BMW 328 75 years ago. As a result, a subtle contrast between the tense surfaces and the sharp edges is created within the flat, dynamic silhouette.
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Roman
Rome wasn’t built in day and it can’t be seen in one either. Monuments, squares, museums, streets and fountains amongst other masterpieces invite you to have an extended affair with history, architecture, beauty and life. images & words Puja
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Ever thought that the reminders from the past could be this beautiful? The Roman Forum, a rectangular forum (plaza), includes the ruins of several important ancient government buildings. Forty metres above the Forum are the Palatine Hill, centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome. Try your luck with the traditional legend, throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain. It may ensure your return to Rome!
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Soak in the beauty of the city by spending a lazy afternoon on the monumental Spanish Steps, the widest staircase in Europe. Or visit the spot where the gladiators used to wait at the Colosseum. Stop at St. Peter’s Basilica and come closer to the masterpieces of Renaissance sculptures. Ruins could be breathtaking, experience it in every corner here.
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a la mode
old times,
glorious future Exceptional craftsmanship, understated elegance & past treasure – the pocket watch has found its place in the contemporary times and how. words meghna sharma
N
ot very long ago, carrying a pocket watch would have made you look like a time traveller from a different century, or worse, someone caught
in a Hollywood character of the era gone by. Talk today, and you’d notice that the pocket watch has achieved the status of a beautiful and iconic object in its own right. But how did this astoundingly modern twist occur? “Refurbishing the best from each era and consistently capturing the latest trends is one of our biggest responsibilities,” express the master watchmakers of the world. So, whether the loved treasure is nestling in your pocket or hanging around the neck, it is now a symbol of your ideology of looking at time differently rather than simply wearing it on the wrist.
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a philosophy that has remained
house Chopard transforms from a
unchanged through 250 years of
pocket watch into a (rather large)
history.
wristwatch simply by clipping it on to
A more modern interpretation
With the advent of vintage fashion into our lives, the revival of pocket watches was imminent. But, with the world’s most trusted watchmakers having taken upon themselves to present the classical style of contemporary elegance, the watch devotees couldn’t have been happier.
a wrist strap. It has a pocket watch
of the pocket watch is Hublot’s
movement designed in collaboration
Masterpiece MP-03 Liberty, which
with the Geneva Watchmaking School
is in the form of a gun cartridge.
and is based on a Chopard patent from
“More watchmaking, mastery and
1912 for a “convertible” model.
innovation,” this is how Jean-Claude
Ulysse Nardin’s Locle & Geneve
Biver, CEO, Hublot, defines the
Chronometre is another fine pocket
future of the brand. He adds, “The
watch. A dazzling piece in 18K
Masterpiece houses a Tourbillon. It
pink gold and silver, it was specially
symbolises power and luxury, and
designed for the Chicago exhibition
the promise of escaping conventional
in 1893 and is admired for its beauty
interpretation. The MP-03 is a
even a century
contemporary interpretation of the
later. Truly phenomenal as much for
traditional pocket watches.” Even LUC
its mechanism and for its looks, is
Louis-Ulysse of the Swiss jewellery
Breguet’s Classique 1907. Assuming the highest title among Grandes Complications, it is accompanied by one of Breguet’s greatest inventions: the Tourbillon. This timepiece, which houses an entirely new manually wound movement produced at the Breguet Manufacture, is presented in a sumptuous display case. Without any
In 2001, nearly 100 years after it
Le Brassus, Switzerland, Jean-Charles
not only a collector’s piece but a
doubt, it is meant for collectors looking
was created, one of the rarest and
Bratschi makes old-fashioned pocket
tribute to the first three gold Bridges
for exclusive timepieces. Jaquet Droz’
most significant timepieces - Grand
watches. It takes him almost a year
Tourbillon of Constant Girard, which
(JD) Numerus Clausus edition also has
Complication No. 42500 - that had left
to build these exceptional timepieces.
was awarded a gold medal at the Paris
one-of-a-kind creations and is limited
the A. Lange & Söhne manufactory
Alone in his workshop, a glass-walled
Universal Exhibition in 1889.” The
to just 8, 28 or 88 pieces. The pocket
was brought back in a pitiful state. Jan
room on the top floor of the Museum,
result of more than a year’s work by
watch from the same collection N°
Sliva, in-house head, Lange pocket
Bratschi creates pocket watches
a talented watchmaker, this creation
8/88 masters the art of exclusivity and
watches and the man who restored
in their entirety using traditional
is a window onto the past, revealing
spells elegance with its slender shape
the precious junk, says, “We looked at
craftsmanship.
exceptional craftsmanship. Vacheron
and technical perfection.
it as a chance to preserve the ingenuity
More than ten years after the
Constantin (VC) too revisited the
of our fathers and forefathers for the
production of Girard-Perregaux’s
golden age of pocket watches to
fashion into our lives, the revival
coming generations. It took us nine
Tourbillons, the brand has now
present a model featuring a classic
of pocket watches was imminent.
years to restore it.”
unveiled a new expression of this
design. The Patrimony Contemporaine
But, with the world’s most trusted
Believe it or not but the horologists
Well, with the advent of vintage
unique savoir-faire. Stefano Macaluso,
pocket watch created by VC – issued
watchmakers having taken upon
across the world have dedicated
president, Girard-Perregaux, says,
in a limited edition of 50 individually
themselves to present the classical
themselves to the work of saving and
“I’m extremely proud of our three
numbered watches – is a sensual
style of contemporary elegance,
reviving the best for the posterity. In a
gold Bridges Tourbillon pocket watch.
timepiece with gentle curves and is
the watch devotees couldn’t have
small workshop nestled under the roof
It’s one of the highest achievement
equipped with the new mechanical
been happier.
of the Audemars Piguet Museum, in
in GP’s art of watchmaking. It’s
proprietary Calibre 4400. It embodies
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delectable
edible dirt
Super chefs are changing the age-old doctrines when it comes to cooking up a gastronomic delight and serving tender cooked vegetables on top of a bed of dirt words meghna sharma
F
orget about the
has given the farm-to-table experience
delectable farm fresh
to a whole new level.
veggies grown in
Copenhagen’s Noma, the reigning
the chef’s garden
best restaurant in the world has been
or the fabulous
dazzling diners since it opened in 2003
wine grown in the
with unorthodox ingredients such as
sommelier’s personal vineyard, or the
just-picked flowers and wild game. But
herbs grown next to the composting
the most intriguing item on the menu
mound behind the restaurant itself.
by far is definitely Chef René Redzepi’s
If this is where your garden-to-table
edible dirt. When chef Redzepi opened
dining experiences have peaked, you
his restaurant NOMA in 2003, at the
obviously haven’t tasted the crème
age of 25, the rest of the fine-dining
de la crème of the locavore scene –
world in Denmark was all but ignoring
eating dirt. ‘Edible dirt’, as the super
Scandinavian cuisine but he broke the
chefs are calling it, is cropping up in
mold. He invented the ‘dirt’. No, not
high-end restaurants worldwide, and it
actual dirt Instead, Redzepi’s kitchen
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It is a culinary technique that pushes the limits of a chef’s creative power
carrot base appetizers or beet powder when we serve beetroot and goat cheese salad. Some of the powders have a very pronounced effect on the finished
Edible Dirt is perhaps the strangest fads to hit haute cuisine since sous vide
dish. Our special Japanese spice mix as it seasons the meats or seafood and then interacts with the sauce again on the plate in the final presentation. Also, its very volatile, so when it hits a hot plate, the oil in the spices add an exciting aromatic dimension to the dish. The dried porcini, not ground to powder, adds a distinct flavour and I will have Japanese spice mix, porcini powder, carrot powder , yellow and
years: gastronomy and local foods.
dirt, made from anything from coffee
dirt made of nut meal, malt flour, and
It is perhaps one of the strangest
grounds to blackened vegetables to
beer that comes to look like soil after a
fads to hit haute cuisine since sous
nuts to sea vegetables. The edible dirt
two-day drying process. He uses this
vide. And Redzepi may be the most
acts as an anchor for the mélange
faux dirt in landscape-like plates with
celebrated proponent of edible dirt,
of garden vegetables planted within
little vegetables popping out of it, or
but he’s not the only one. You’ll also
the soil, such as baby radishes or
sprinkled on top of truffle meringues.
see it at Meadowood in Napa, made
cabbages.
Even when he’s not working with faux
from rye breadcrumbs and salt, or
dirt, similar attempts to evoke literal
at Marlowe in San Francisco, made
JW Marriott, Jaipur, remarks that
earthiness turn up here and there,
from ground olives, or at Gilt in New
edible dirt is mainly powder and dust
including a crumby truffle granita
York, made from charred onions and
used primarily as a visual device to
blackened with squid ink.
mushrooms—it’s dirt at its finest,
make a dish look more appealing. He
and most edible. Because really, it’s
adds, “They are typically a by product
not dirt at all, but a representation of
related to the dish – carrot powder for
Edible dirt seems to be a fusion of two hot culinary trends of the last few
Raheel Ahmad, Executive Chef,
1978: French chef Michel Bras’ ‘dirty dish’ was served using 40-50 different seasonal vegetables, flowers, and herbs scattered on a plate. He set the dish in ‘dirt’ made from brioche crumbs, dried black olive and tomato powder.
is used both as spice and as a powder
crunch. During a typical dinner service,
has come up with a decorative edible
‘Dirt’ over the years
black mustard , beet powder , red onion powder , pepper and fennel powder at my station. Powders or dust are fun.” It is a culinary technique that pushes the limits of a chef’s creative power. After
2006: René Redzepi begins serving dishes inspired by Bras of vegetables with edible dirt at Noma in Copenhagen, including one in which radishes are buried in dirt in an actual flower pot. 2007: David Kinch creates a similar dish at Manresa in Los Gatos that he titles ‘Into the vegetable garden...’ Kinch makes his soil using roasted chicory root, parsnip and dehydrated potato. 2008: At Coi, Daniel Patterson creates a dish called Abstraction of Garden in Early Winter. At the Intercontinental Hotel, San Francisco, chef Dominique Crenn creates various “jardin” dishes where he uses a dirt that includes black olives. 2009: At Ubuntu, Jeremy Fox does a spin using the seasonal garden, and creates dirt using hazelnuts and beet juice.
all, it’s not easy to think up of the perfect combination of powders to complement a salad or a simple pickle dish. The taste must be right, the colour must complement the dish well, and the presentation should be pleasing to the eyes of diners. Done correctly, dishes garnished with edible dirt would surely please the diners’ senses.
2010: At the Langham in LA, Michael Voltaggio riffed on Redzepi’s presentation, serves radishes in a flowerpot and ‘soil’ of cardamom and coffee; at Meadowood, Christopher Kostow makes the dirt for a radish and carrot dish out of rye breadcrumbs, salt & more. 2011: Crenn’s dish continues to evolve at her new restaurant, Atelier Crenn, where she also plays with dirt and moss-like forms in a dessert that Bauer also seems impressed with.
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candid conversation
Dior are strong creative institutions,
french
fireball
Paris-born artist-designer Jean-Marc Gady is the latest toast of luxury brands worldover. We speak to him about creating new design rules and working with Louis Vuitton. words meghna sharma
ideas that have been able to travel all along the decades. That’s what I need to understand before I create anything for them. Working with such brands is a great opportunity as I’m touching something very precious. I like this idea of delicate work,” he says. Hailed worldwide as Louis Vuitton’s art director for windows and events design, his work has received many grants and was a part of several
Hailed worldwide as Louis Vuitton’s art director for windows and events design, Jean Marc Gady’s fabulous work has received many grants and was a part of several international design publications.
international design publications. How was it working at Louis Vuitton? “My
H
job there was to run the store windows and event design department. I had
e can turn a
the chance to work on projects from
pedestrian
Bangkok to Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing
dinner plate
and Tokyo, the strategic places. My
into an awe-
stint at Vuitton opened other doors.
inspiring work
I think I decided to create my own
of art. Flower
studio the day I realised
vases become heirlooms when he
I had done my time there; the taste
gives them his creative twist and
of new and personal adventures were
the fine line between art and design
calling me.”
vanishes when he swishes his wand. That’s Jean-Marc Gady for you, one of the most active and all-round French designers dedicated to the luxury world. No wonder then that premium brands like Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon, Apple, Baccarat and Christofle swear by the designs of this Paris-born maverick. He is the blue-eyed boy of luxury. But it’s not easy to be a toast of these premium brands, he says. “Luxury brands have an amazing patrimony sculpted by hundreds of craftsmen generation
As for inspiration, the talented
after generation, a know-how and
artist says, he could find it anywhere.
heritage, which is important for a
“Inspiration is everywhere, there are
designer to understand. It’s not only
no rules.” Has India ever inspired him?
really about doing the same thing with
“Unfortunately, I don’t know India
the same spirit eternally, it is more
yet but I can’t wait to discover the
about collecting the signs of what can
country.”
be transferred to our time. Gabrielle Chanel, Jean-Paul Guerlain or Christian
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space epacse We peep into five popular hotels in the country and discover their art treasure troves
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Taj Mahal Hotel & Palace, Mumbai The landmark hotel that opened in 1903 has been a proud guardian of
Knowhow
Indian art. Until the early 1990s the Taj
ITC Maurya, Diplomatic Enclave, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi, 110021; itcwelcomgroup.in
Gallery inside the hotel was one of the few places where one could buy art in Mumbai. Though the gallery shut about a decade ago for restoration, the hotel’s own art collection grew.
ITC Maurya, New Delhi
Today, after the hotel has reopened its
Every time you walk into the grand lobby of the
Palace Wing since being destroyed in
ITC Maurya you can’t help but admire its dome
the terror attacks of 2008, guests can
that Krishen Khanna, one of India’s most respected
admire the impressive collection of
artists, has painted with his iconic mural ‘The Great
300 pieces of art. The artworks have
Procession’. Built in 1977, the structure of this art-
been painstakingly restored by five
loving hotel is based on a stepped Buddhist stupa,
specialists over 10 months. However,
while the main lobby is designed in the form of
unlike before the attack, when much
a ‘chaitya’, or prayer hall as seen at the rock-cut
of the art collection was scattered in
caves at Ajanta and Ellora. Lobbies display works
the lobbies and rooms, the hotel now
by Tyeb Mehta, MF Husain, Akbar Padamsee,
showcases them in three prominent
Krishen Khanna, J Swaminathan, Satish Gujral, Thota
locations: a banquet hall, a lounge and
Vaikuntham and other contemporary artists. A bronze
the bar.
statue by A Ramachandran that shows King Ashoka with a saddened face in the lobby and MF Husain’s glass panels facing the Nandiya Gardens on the life and times of the Mauryan Dynasty always woo
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guests. The Towers lobby is also resplendent with a unique three-part painting of a ‘Royal Procession’ created by well- known contemporary painter, Sanjay Bhattacharjee. It represents a state procession of the Mauryan period.
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Le Sutra, Mumbai
Falaknuma, Hyderabad
When Le Sutra, “India’s first art hotel”, at the posh Bandra locality in Mumbai opened its doors to guests last year, it
If a walk with the Nizams of Hyderabad is what your royal heart desires, step into the grandiose Taj Falaknuma Palace,
attracted strong reviews. Some were awed by the concept of a hotel designed to depict the Hindu concepts of the
the former residence of Nizam Mehboob Ali Khan of Hyderabad. Restored over a period of 10 years, the hotel now
human consciousness with a floor each on sattva, tamas and rajas. While others called it a “is a bona fide tourist trap.“
offers its guests a chance to live like a king amid its opulent Venetian chandeliers, rare antique furniture, grand marble
But no one could deny that this hotel has given a new meaning to the concept of artistic spaces in India. Its decor
staircases, priceless statues, unique sketches and murals encased in ornate frames, a world-class collection of crystal.
concepts are taken from the vast repertoire of Hindu folklore. These tales are told through art pieces that often double
While no corner of the hotel can be termed pedestrian, its gardens, Mughal, Rajasthani and Japanese, personally
up as furniture: like the Yoni lamp that explains the theory of sex to salvation and the Trishul coat rack, that turn the
conceived by the Nizam, impress the most. The Palace Library, a replica of the one at Windsor Castle, is home to the
powerful symbol of Shiva into an utilitarian object.
rarest of manuscripts, books and one of the most acclaimed collections of the Holy Quran in the country.
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Grand Hyatt, Mumbai You may have visited the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai and even noticed the quirky woks of art displayed throughout the property, but not many are aware that this busy hotel’s lobbies, gardens and restaurants are unique galleries of art with specially commissioned installations. Conceived by curator Rajeev Sethi, Grand Hyatt Mumbai reinterprets the Shiva myth as envisioned by seers centuries ago. The complex showcases over 100 commissioned artworks by both established and upcoming artists such as Laxman Shreshtha, Jitesh Kallat, Hema Upadhyay, Chintan Upadhyay, Nalini Malani, Atul & Anju Dodiya, Tanuja Rane, Krishnamachari Bose, Sudershan Shetty, Prabhakar & Jyotee Kolte, Yogesh Rawal, Jaideep Merhrotra, Sunil Gawade, Daroz, Bhupinder and Mohan Malviya among others.
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