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Table of Contents
A Perfect Paradise
Luxurious Accommodations
Personal Pampering
Epicurian Delights
Shimmering Seas
Colonial Charm
Fun in the Sun
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ONE ISLAND, TWO CULTURES A French twist meets a touch of Holland as the two cultures of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten blend to create one of the most cosmopolitan islands in the Caribbean. With its protected natural sites and a lively nautical scene, the island vibrates with the rhythms of the region. We are pleased to share this year’s edition of Luxury Art Book with you. Our pages are filled with beautiful photographs that illustrate the island, from taking you on a tour of your hotel to out on the waves with the Heineken Regatta. Luxury Art Book invites you to enjoy the double nationality of one very charming island! Sincerely,
Bruno Ackenine Publisher
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UNE ÎLE, DEUX CULTURES Un côté français rencontre une touche hollandaise tandis que les deux cultures de Saint-Martin et Sint Marteen fusionnent pour donner naissance à l’une des îles les plus cosmopolites des Caraïbes. Avec ses sites naturels protégés et sa scène nautique animée, l’île vibre aux rythmes de la région. Nous sommes fiers de partager avec vous l’édition de cette année du Luxury Art Book. Nos pages sont remplies de superbes photographies qui illustrent l’île, vous emmènent en promenade autour de l’hôtel et vous font naviguer sur l’écume avec la régate Heineken. Luxury Art Book vous invite à profiter de la double nationalité d’une île au charme incroyable ! Sincèrement,
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CONTRIBUTORS Published by Freecom Luxury Art Book, LLC. Publisher Bruno Ackenine
Creative Director
Vkreativ Corp
photographer
Claudio Napolitano
WRITER
Ellen Lampert-Gréaux
Photography contributors
Pierre Carreau
Stephen Thompson
Saint Maarten Photography
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Dear Guests,
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The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa welcomes you to a vacation in paradise. Far from the stress of city living, we provide the ultimate Caribbean experience on an island that simply dances under the tropical sun. After dark, our Las Vegas style casino and restaurants create fun-filled evenings with family and friends. If you brought the kids along, enjoy the beach and pool, as well our lush tropical gardens, and be sure to take them out to explore the natural resources and nautical activities on the island. Everyone can this customized edition of Luxury Art Book, which captures the spirit of the resort and the island in its captivating photographs. Let it be your guide to a delightful stay with us and in St Martin. Sincerely, David & Alejandra Padin Ifrah Director of Sales and Marketing
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Le Beach Resort & Spa Westin Dawn vous souhaite la bienvenue dans votre séjour au paradis. Loin du stress de la vie urbaine, nous vous offrons l’expérience caribéenne ultime sur une île qui danse tout simplement sous le soleil tropical. A la tombée de la nuit, notre casino dans le style de Las Vegas et nos restaurants vous apportent des soirées pleines de divertissement en famille et entre amis. Si vous voyagez avec vos enfants, profitez bien de la plage et de la piscine, ainsi que de nos jardins tropicaux luxuriants, et assurez-vous de les emmener à la découvertes des ressources naturelles et des activités nautiques sur l’île. Tout le monde peut profiter de cette édition personnalisée du Luxury Art Book, qui capture l’esprit de l’hôtel et de l’île à travers ses photographies captivantes. Laissez-le vous guider à travers un séjour délicieux en notre compagnie et à Saint-Martin. Sincèrement, David & Alejandra Padin Ifrah Director of Sales and Marketing
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A PERFECT PARADISE Palm trees set the scene, making the beach and pool area look like a movie set. You are enticed to stroll along soft white sands, a character in your own movie about the most perfect vacation ever, as the aquamarine waters splash onto your toes. The tropical sun illuminates your days, fiery sunsets blend into moonlit nights and you are simply in your private paradise! Les palmiers posent le cadre, donnant à la plage et à la piscine des airs de décor de film. Vous êtes tenté de vous promener le long des plages de sable blanc et fin, tel un personnage de votre propre film sur les meilleures vacances de votre vie, tandis que les eaux aigues-marines vous éclaboussent les pieds. Le soleil tropical illumine votre journée, les couchers de soleil flamboyants se transforment en nuits au clair de lune et vous êtes tout simplement dans votre paradis privé !
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LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS Elegant rooms and spacious suites invite you to settle in and make yourself at home. Attention to detail is evident everywhere you look, from fine furnishings and fabrics, to aromatic amenities and stylish accessories that complete the look. Contemporary charm is fused with a touch of the island’s laidback Caribbean lifestyle to embrace you in comfort. Les chambres élégantes et les suites spacieuses vous invitent à vous installer et à vous sentir comme chez vous. L’attention au détail est évidente partout où vous posez votre regard, des ameublements et tissus fins aux équipements aromatiques et aux accessoires stylés qui complètent le décor. Le charme moderne et fusionné à une touche du style de vie décontracté de l’île pour vous entourer de confort.
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PERSONAL PAMPERING Step into the spa to treat your body and soul to personal pampering from our experts. Place yourself in their hands as you shed the stress of everyday life and float off for a few hours of utter relaxation and rejuvenation. Delightful creams and oils enhance your experience as you enjoy a massage, a facial, or any one of the treatments designed for your pleasure. Pénétrez dans le spa pour régaler votre corps et votre esprit de l’attention personnelle de nos experts. Placez-vous entre leurs mains et abandonnez le stress de votre vie quotidienne pour flotter pendant quelques heures de relaxation totale et de rajeunissement. De fabuleuses crèmes et huiles améliorent votre expérience tandis que vous bénéficiez d’un massage, d’un traitement facial ou de n’importe lequel des traitements conçus pour vous plaisir.
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EPICURIAN DELIGHTS
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, snacks and cocktails by the pool or on the beach, anything is possible in the tropical elegance of our restaurants. From a romantic rendezvous for two, or a fiesta for the entire family, local ingredients combine with traditional recipes for an epicurean experience that makes your vacation a treat for the senses. Le petit-déjeuner, le déjeuner ou dîner, les en-cas et les cocktails en bord de piscine ou sur la plage, tout est possible dans l’élégance tropicale de nos restaurants. Qu’il s’agisse d’un rendez-vous romantique à deux ou d’une fête pour toute la famille, les ingrédients locaux fusionnent avec les recettes traditionnelles pour une expérience épicuriennes qui fera de vos vacances un plaisir pour les sens.
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FABULOUS SEASCAPES White sandy beaches with turquoise water lapping at the shore welcome you to kick off your shoes and wade into the sea. With a accent on protecting the environment, the half-French half-Dutch island of Saint Martin-Saint Maarten takes pride in its eye-catching seascapes that create the ideal backdrop for fun in the sun.
SHIMMERING SEAS The color of the water is more than sensational, with shades of turquoise, cyan, cerulean, aquamarine, and sapphire to bedazzle you with blue, tempting you to dive in or lounge by the shore. The French-Dutch island of Saint Martin-Saint Maarten is a cosmopolitan destination embraced by shimmering seas!
FABULEUX PAYSAGES MARINS
Les plages de sable blanc bordés d’eau turquoise léchant le rivage invitent à vous déchausseravec et àdes voustons jeter la La couleur de l’eauvous est absolument sensationnelle, dedans turquoise, mer. Orientée vers la protection depour l’environnement, l’îlebleu mi- et d’indigo, d’azuré, d’aigue-marine et de saphir vous éblouir de française mi-hollandaise de Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten est très vous inviter à plonger ou à vous détendre sur le rivage. L’île franco-hollandaise fière de ses paysages marins séduisants qui créent un cadre de Saint-Martin/Sint est une cosmopolite embrassée par idéal pourMarteen vous divertir au destination soleil. des mers scintillantes !
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COLONIAL CHARM The dual capitals of Marigot on the French side and Philipsburg on the Dutch side are brimming with Colonial architecture that adds to the Caribbean charm of these waterfront towns. Brightly painted buildings with colorful shutters, shingles, clock towers, and cupolas represent the melting pot of styles and a fascinating blend of cultures. Les deux capitales de Marigot du côté français et de Phillipsburg du côté hollandais regorgent d’architecture coloniale qui ajoute au charme typique des Caraïbes de ces villes en bord de mer. Des bâtiments aux peintures vives avec des volets, bardeaux, clochers et coupoles aux couleurs bigarrées représentent le chaudron des styles et un fascinant mélange de culture. aigues-marines aux ciels azurés dégagés. Ou profitez d’une ballade sur une terrasse isolée ou à travers un jardin tropical luxuriant. Rien de tel qu’un lieu paradisiaque pour savourer quelques jours ou quelques semaines de perfection divine.
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FUN IN THE SUN Enjoy long lazy days by the pool. Splash in the sea or walk on the beach, marveling at the bursts of color, from aquamarine seas to clear cerulean skies. Or enjoy a stroll on a secluded terrace or step into a lush tropical garden. There’s no place like paradise to savor a few days or weeks of divine perfection. L’une des principales fêtes nautiques des Caraïbes, la 35ème régate annuelle Heineken, aura lieu en 2015, avec des centaines de marins provenant de 32 pays se dirigeant vers l’île pour un sacré divertissement au soleil. Les ancres sont levées, les voiles larguées et les muscles jouent contre les manivelles tandis que des voiliers de toutes les tailles luttent vers la ligne d’arrivée en s’offrant une compétition acharnée.
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Coins that TELL A STORY When I was a child in Ireland, there were coins in everyday circulation that were more than 100 years old. This made a big, but quiet impression on me. In how many interesting pockets and purses had those pennies spent time? Old coins made me curious. I started to look out for them and keep them. None of mine were of sufficient quality to have any commercial value. But I was happy to have them. Let’s move 5,000 miles westward and advance many years. I looked for coins and medals associated with exploration and life on St Maarten and the Caribbean, again inextricably intertwined with a burning interest in expanded local history. It seemed like the coins were proof of the things that went before. Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, married in 1469, expelled the Moors from Granada, formalized the Spanish Inquisition and discriminated against Jews and Muslims and all non-Christians. They also funded Christopher Columbus, and brought untold riches to Spain for the next few hundred years. In 1648 Dutch Commander Petrus Stuyvesant lost his leg on St Maarten trying to recapture the island from the Spanish. This did not prevent him from becoming director general of the New Netherlands (1647-1664) with headquarters in New Amsterdam (now NYC). The double tournois coin of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1625-47, reminds us that the Dutch House of Orange has roots in the peaceful country town of Orange, near Avignon in southeast France. Pieces of Eight— the silver coin of the pirates and the conquistadores—effectively became the first international currency, minted in the Spanish Empire including Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and Santo Domingo, from the late 15th to the early 19th century. The island of St Eustatius was, for a time, the largest trading center in the Caribbean. The Andrew Doria was the first ship of the independent US Navy to be saluted by a foreign power, the Dutch, in St Eustatius in 1776. British Admiral Lloyd Bridges Rodney, infamous in the Dutch Caribbean for demolishing St Eustatius under orders to punish the Dutch for helping the rebel cause in the American Revolution, a devil over here, a hero in England.
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medal remembering John Maurits of Nassau-Seigen, Governor of the Dutch West India Company colony of New Holland (1630-1654), now northern Brazil, and the modern city that he built, Mauritstad (now Recife). He welcomed Jews and they built up the sugar cane industry and this expertise traveled to the Caribbean Islands when the Portuguese took back this land and expelled the sugar experts. In St Barth, coins recall the hundred years of Swedish rule on that small island that was eventually returned to France. Haile Selassi, King of Kings, Lion of Judah, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1975) an Orthodox Ethiopian Christian all his life, became a deity to Rastafarians, becoming an quintessential part of modern West Indian culture. The Anguilla Liberty Dollar (11th July 1967) commemorates the beginning of the Anguilla Revolution. Unhappy with its subordinate position in the British Colony of St Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla, authorities in Anguilla expelled Kittitian officials and declared their independence from the other two islands.
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All of these artifacts have significance and they stimulate curiosity and invite investigation and help us understand how we got here. But they are also great art and beautiful to behold and to touch, created themselves by great artists. We salute the men, women and events commemorated, but we also salute the humble engravers and metal workers who made these artifacts with love and care for us to enjoy, forever. Stephen Thompson Stephen Thompson is a transplanted Irishman who has lived in Sint Maarten since 1970, when he made his first visit to the island and never left. He is the owner of the Guavaberry Emporium—purveyors of a popular local rum liquor—in Philipsburg.
Admiral Rodney’s great prize 1781
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Governor of New Holland, Brasil
Slavery Abolished Dutch Colonies 1863
Paris Colonial Expo 1931
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