A room with a view
The Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva may be a remodelled Noga Hilton but as Nicolas Shammas discovers, the newly invigorated premises offer far more than you may assume.
High Times
Having won a dream ticket of flying to the edge of Space thanks to American Express, Mohammed Al Najjar and Ibrahim Alfadli returned to their native Saudi Arabia as new men.
Bohemian chic
O’ de Rose is a one-of-a-kind boutique in Dubai that was born from the passion of three like minded cousins. Riwa Beydoun pays the new store a visit to ascertain just what makes it so special.
Customised Greenfields
Tailoring the details of a sport to the player is a service few will offer. Abu Dhabi’s Golf Club however, is taking that leap and Sara Hamzeh unravels how.
Hubble Around
A common saying asserts that while cigarettes are for the nervous, the shisha, on the other hand, is for the patient. Therefore if you’re going to while away some time with a hubbly bubbly, the place itself better be up to the mark. Bespoke selects the finest argileh cafés in cities near y
Who Nose?
In a nose-to-nose conversation, two master perfumers give highlights of what it feels like to design, sketch, and deliver a tailor-made 80,000 USD perfume. Riwa Beydoun talks to Cartier’s Mathilde Laurent and Jean Patou’s Jean-Michel Duriez.
La Isla Bonita
With the latest in technology, luxurious living and the longest stretch of marine-facing retail in the world, The Pearl-Qatar is fast proving a hit with investors and individual buyers alike. Fiona Walshe visits the site of and discovers how man and the environment can create something tru
Class Mobility
If the idea of living in a box has never been your thing, that’s probably because you haven’t heard of luxury prefabricated houses. But these homes-to-go are sure to get you thinking in the box, discovers Raja Farah.
A Woman’s Touch
There is very little that separates civilizations in the world of design. And no one has found harmony between the minimalist Far East and the self-indulgent Middle East as well as Lebanese-born Nada Debs. Rouba Mourtada speaks to designer about her vision and her craft.
My Other Life
Cyberspace is a world unto its own. But there is one website, Second Life that gives you a whole new sense of being. Where Ramsay Short finds out you can be whoever you want and make money doing so.
Beggars and Kings
Sabhan Adam’s merciless, violent portraits have propelled the Syrian artist to international recognition. Lucy Fielder reports.
Villa Supreme
Mixing tradition and modernity, blending Middle Eastern and Asian architecture and design, the Banyan Tree Desert Spa and Resort, Al Areen offers guests the ultimate in seclusion, rest, relaxation and massage, finds a newly invigorated Fiona Walshe.