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Rifaat Sheikh El Ard is unique amongst collectors of art from the Middle East. In an exhibition currently in show at the Institute du Monde Arabe in Paris, he and the Furusiyya Art Foundation have covered new historical ground and established original areas of interest and study of the …
Normandy is famous for the D-Day landings, the Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel and horse breeding. Issam Michael Fares’ breathtaking property ties all three together in just one place. Nicolas Shammas takes a closer look. What do the Battle of Normandy, horse breeding and the Abbaye du Mont…
Azza Fahmy is one of the most internationally renowned jewellers to emerge from the Middle East, creating pieces that best represent Arab culture. Bespoke went to London during Fashion Week to meet with the master craftswoman. Azza Fahmy reclines in her seat looking out beyond her red f…
A walk in a beautiful garden, breakfast on a sunny terrace with just the right view, relaxing and recharging are just a few assets your outdoors can offer. And as landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic writes, designing your landscape with close attention to the environment and in harmon…
Prince Bandar, one of the sons of the great King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, has undertaken a project of both huge ambition and vision in order to save the indigenous wildlife of the kingdom. Nicolas Shammas sat down with His Royal Highness to learn more. It is a late afternoon on a hot sum…
With the world becoming evermore reliant on gas rather than oil, the gas producing countries may be on the cusp of forming their own cartel. Who are the big players and if formed will this cartel learn from the mistakes of OPEC? There are too many variables to predict an outcome at this po
by Sebastien Khandjian It’s about time to take the environment more seriously. Global warming is a problem that is creeping up on us at an alarming pace if former US Vice President Al Gore’s gripping and award winning documentary, The Inconvenient Truth, is to be believed. There are ways y
Viva La Venezia! By Monita Rajpal I am a jeans and flats kind of girl. I don’t wear a lot of make up. For me, comfort and simplicity is key. So imagine my apprehension when I was told I would be wearing an eighteenth century-inspired dress for a ball that Art of Life was invited to during
Reluctant to court the spotlight, business leader and arts patron Myrna Al Bustani steps into it once a year. Rana Ballout meets the captivating figure behind a campaign to reshape Lebanon's view of classical music.
A new asset management and advisory services firm has been formed comprising of some heavyweight players from the Middle Eastern finance scene. According to exclusive information given to the Insider, this should be of major interest to all sophisticated investors.
Is Luxury but a Slogan? by Rana Ballout Luxury is not what it used to be. Over the last few decades it has morphed from being the privilege of the few into the bounty of the many. What used to be the pearly playground of a handful of trust-fund babies and self-made millionaires, is now ope
The two most conceptually innovative projects in the world of engineering and real estate are Eighty South Street in New York City and the Carloft in Berlin. They offer a totally novel and unique concept of living space. Bespoke believes that if our region’s developers derive inspiration f