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Jet Set: Around the World in Three Weeks with Four Seasons
hotels · places

Jet Set: Around the World in Three Weeks with Four Seasons

Launched in 2015, the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience pairs the thrill of around-the-world travel with the hotelier's renowned luxury. For a considerable sum, guests enjoy a curated three-week adventure spanning multiple countries and continents.

13 Dec 2019 By Official Bespoke 2 min

Forget Colonial-Style Safaris And Head to South Africa For a Modern Experience
places · Africa

Forget Colonial-Style Safaris And Head to South Africa For a Modern Experience

Opened this past May, Cheetah Plains is the newest addition to the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve that borders Kruger National Park. Remarkably, it takes the safari to a whole new level of sophistication with a set up that comprises three unconventionally modern, even vaguely brutalist, exclusi…

10 Dec 2019 By Official Bespoke 1 min

Plunge Into Van Gogh’s Starry Night at This Digital Exhibition in Paris

Plunge Into Van Gogh’s Starry Night at This Digital Exhibition in Paris

Paris’ first digital art museum, the Atelier des Lumières, opened last year in a disused 19th century foundry in the city’s 11th arrondissement. And, following sold-out shows on Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and the history of the Vienna Secession, they’ve outdone themselves this yea…

28 Nov 2019 By Official Bespoke 1 min

Why We Love Beijing Daxing, Zaha Hadid's Record-Breaking New Airport
places · Unusuals

Why We Love Beijing Daxing, Zaha Hadid's Record-Breaking New Airport

The late Iraqi-British architect's final airport opened in September at a cost of eleven billion dollars, claiming the title of world's largest and arguably its most advanced and greenest.

27 Nov 2019 By Official Bespoke 1 min

Fun House: Finding Optimism and Play in an Uncertain World
culture · places

Fun House: Finding Optimism and Play in an Uncertain World

Amid wildfires, conflict and hardship, the human spirit clings instinctively to optimism. This piece explores how art and playfulness offer a vital antidote, helping us take in the chaos while still finding room for joy.

20 Nov 2019 By Official Bespoke 4 min

The Hotel Ottilia in Copenhagen Has Rooms That Actually Clean Themselves

The Hotel Ottilia in Copenhagen Has Rooms That Actually Clean Themselves

You might expect robots in lieu of bellboys and motion–activated air conditioning in a high-tech hotel, but Hotel Ottilia has opted to invest in cleanliness, instead. The hotel opened early this year and has partnered with Danish company ACT.Global in order to use its proprietary ACT Cl…

13 Nov 2019 By Official Bespoke 2 min

Kuwait Rising: Inside the Galleries Fuelling a Small Nation's Art Scene
places · Unusuals

Kuwait Rising: Inside the Galleries Fuelling a Small Nation's Art Scene

With more than thirty galleries serving fewer than three million residents, Kuwait appears to boast a thriving art scene. Dig deeper, however, and questions arise about how much of that work is truly homegrown.

7 Nov 2019 By Official Bespoke 3 min

Inside the Beirut Institute Summit's Panel on Fashion's Circular Future
places · Unusuals

Inside the Beirut Institute Summit's Panel on Fashion's Circular Future

As the Beirut Institute Summit convenes in Abu Dhabi, a moderator and five designers debate the circular economy, craft heritage and whether the Arab world can finally be seen as a creator rather than merely a buyer.

31 Oct 2019 By Official Bespoke 3 min

The Master of Flavour: Alain Geaam's Journey from Beirut to a Michelin Star
Restaurants · places

The Master of Flavour: Alain Geaam's Journey from Beirut to a Michelin Star

Having retained his coveted Michelin star for a second consecutive year, the forty-four-year-old chef has joined the world's culinary elite, a remarkable feat for a Lebanese immigrant who arrived in Paris during the Civil War.

24 Oct 2019 By Official Bespoke 3 min

If You’re Looking to Escape Electronic Screens Then This B&B is For You

If You’re Looking to Escape Electronic Screens Then This B&B is For You

It took a few confused U-turns before we finally pinpointed the small road leading to Beit Al Batroun, a quaint property in the hills of northern Lebanon. Barely visible from the main thoroughfare, it turns sharply downwards as if on the side of a precipice that might lead to a much lon…

17 Oct 2019 By Official Bespoke 4 min

Stefano Boeri and the Vertical Forests Reshaping the Architecture of North Africa
places · Unusuals

Stefano Boeri and the Vertical Forests Reshaping the Architecture of North Africa

The Italian architect behind Milan's celebrated Bosco Verticale is now bringing his greenery-clad vision to Egypt's New Administrative Capital, building three structures that promise to transform the architectural essence of the region.

11 Oct 2019 By Official Bespoke 4 min

Level 26 at The Four Seasons Hotel Beirut Has Been Transformed into a Year-Round Rooftop
places · hotels

Level 26 at The Four Seasons Hotel Beirut Has Been Transformed into a Year-Round Rooftop

The Four Seasons Hotel Beirut has a new rooftop playground. The best part is it’s open year round, so you can keep that summer feeling going even when the clouds roll in. Just because autumn is rolling in doesn’t mean you have to concede summer’s over. The pool, bar and lounge ato…

9 Oct 2019 By Official Bespoke 2 min