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At 82, Frank Gehry has designed his first skyscraper and it has transformed Manhattan’s skyline. Official Bespoke tracked down the spirited architect to discover his side of this twisting, rippling tower. “I’m getting tearful,” says Frank Gehry when we ask him how he feels about finally…
Emma Farah explores the contemporary trend for kitchens that flow seamlessly into living spaces, where domestic comfort depends not only on fine furnishing but on functionality and finesse, and cooking, eating and gathering happily coexist.
Polly Sweet meets Cortney and Robert Novogratz, the benchmark aspirational couple behind a multi-million-dollar property empire, a best-selling book, their own television show and a brood of seven, and asks how they fit it all in.
Think Saudi, and clothing design is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. That is set to change. Ghadah Al Rashid, born and raised in the Kingdom, has won international success with her prêt-à-porter brand.
Behind AGi Architects' polished international reputation lie two warm, engaging founders. Nasser B. Abulhasan and Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea convey their passion for architecture as readily as the genuine friendship that first brought them together.
The Burnt Bench gets its name simply from the fact that the wood, in its previous life as a structural member in a building, was scorched by fire. The John Abell farm machinery factory operated in Toronto from the 1860’s, and was later converted into artist studios, until eventually succum
Why are so many luxury brands getting involved with equestrian events? Product is part of the luxury brand story, yet as Bespoke discovers, the heart of the sponsorships is not commerce but the soul of the brands. At a moment when luxury has become associated with a period of extravagance
London’s Tate Gallery has propelled them to stardom, but Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the Swiss masters of architecture are not done with their peaceable and splendid revolution of the way we view buildings – not by a long shot. Here Bespoke shines a light on the architects’ path t
The ability for couples to successfully work together is so mired in pitfalls that it’s rare to discover people doing it prosperously and harmoniously. Dubai-based interior designers, Paul and Ellen Bishop are doing just that.
The 2010 Bespoke Ultimate Living Award goes to Houssein Jarouche, the Lebanese-Brazilian founder of Sao Paulo's ultra-cool concept store MiCasa, a furniture and design shop cum art gallery, and arguably one of the world's most progressive.
At Milan Design Week, where contemporary designs fight for attention, an unknown house turned heads with its 'Local' collection. Alex Ritman talks shop with Rami Farook, the Emirati founder taking Middle Eastern creations worldwide.
Cairo-born Karim Rashid is the world's most prolific contemporary industrial designer, his projects spanning interiors, fashion, furniture, lighting, art, music and installations. Bespoke seizes the chance to pick the superstar designer's restless, far-ranging brain.