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Now part of the Raffles chain, Le Royal Monceau owes its rebirth to the legendary Philippe Starck. Sara White Wilson discovers how the designer has infused this Parisian icon with culture and dazzling artistic ingenuity.
The Phoenicia Hotel was a dream for Najib Salha – a prominent Lebanese businessman – who in the year 1953, during Lebanon’s Golden Era, envisioned to build a world class hotel on the shores of Beirut. With a group of investors, Mr. Salha founded “La Société des Grands Hotels du Liban” and
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 Toolman maintenance company was founded ‘by Dubai home owners for Dubai home owners’ declares the simple, yet accessible website, toolman.ae - its friendly logo featuring an energetic maintenance man wearing a red hardhat and holding a spanner aloft. “Before Toolman, whenever people n
Marrakech, Morocco’s second-largest city plays host to a hotel that should be on every Bespoke reader’s must-visit list for 2011 - the Royal Mansour. Built according to royal edict, the mandate was that it be the most lavish hotel in all Morocco and the flagship in HRH King Mohammed VI’s e
Makram Kadi and his partner Ziad Jamaleddine are breathing life into the reclaimed land off the coast of Beirut’s Central District (known as Downtown), and providing artists much-needed space to showcase their work near the city centre. The two Lebanese architects recently completed the Be
Zakaria Ramhani's vibrant, mesmerising paintings transform colourful modern calligraphy into isolated, expressive human figures. With one piece fetching 30,000 dollars at Christie's Dubai in April 2010, he now ranks among the top ten global artists under thirty.
It’s a Baby Girl, King of Pop, Pretty Woman: their names sound more like tabloid headlines than pieces of furniture – but perhaps that’s because furniture label ByKal is also always trying to grab your attention. Khalid Sharan, the Amman-based brand’s designer is renowned for creating piec
Banyan Tree is a busy company. After starting with just a single boutique resort in Thailand’s Phuket back in 1994, it has grown into a global multi-business operator with over 20 resorts and hotels. Its first Middle Eastern offering was the Al Areen in Bahrain close to the Formula One cir
For six weeks, from last February to April, the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium (ADISS) brought together 17 international sculptors with a mandate to create striking works of art and to educate the public. Never before had such a diverse group of sculptors descended u
Too often the opportunity to enjoy art is restricted to those in positions of privilege. However, in the heart of Cairo’s industrial area you’ll find a place called Townhouse Gallery, an independent, community-based art gallery founded by Canadian William Wells. Since 1998, the local mecha
A 300-year-old house in the Jewish quarter of Damascus plays host to the wonderful boutique hotel, Talisman Al Ameen, the flagship of the Talisman chain. Well, to be perfectly honest it’s not much of chain, Talisman will soon encompass three hotels: Al Ameen, which opened in 2006, Bab Al S