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Born in Iraq but raised in rural Kent from the age of eight, Reem Alasadi fuses rarefied costume exuberance with cool urban chic. Her ethereal, sustainable catwalk collections have wowed audiences from London onwards.
Blown away by his portfolio, our writer braced for someone intimidating when she telephoned Dawid Dawod. To her pleasant surprise, the man who answered was friendly and down-to-earth, happier to discuss his family than himself.
Once upon a time, the world’s wealthy sent their daughters to Swiss finishing schools but by the 1960s, gender equality, women’s liberation and an emphasis on higher education for all prompted a decline. Nowadays only Villa Pierrefeu remains. It’s not about balancing a book on your head…
Part ideas factory, part experiment, the Dada Meeting Point feels like an atelier in hyperdrive. Displays last exactly forty-five days, says founder Jamil Dada, the space endlessly re-fashioned like a work in progress.
Darmaki is a luxurious footwear line fusing cutting-edge trends and techniques that exude sensuality and femininity. That they are made in Italy is unsurprising; that an Emirati from Al Ain designed them surely is.
Few can explain what a Concours d'Elegance truly is. We trace its lineage from the horse-drawn carriages paraded through 17th-century Parisian parks to today's elegant contest, where motoring beauty, not speed, takes the prize.
Symbiosis Design is an impressive architectural practice from Jordan, inspired by dialogue and duality and holding a deep respect for local materials. It seeks to work with, rather than against, the environment beyond mere aesthetics.
Historian Lucy Worsley's trove of curious facts reveals when bedrooms first became private and why medieval people sometimes slept standing up. From the groaning chair to toilet paper, domestic history proves endlessly surprising.
Setting a lighter, more eco-minded example for the marque, the new 2013 Continental GT V8 Coupe and GTC V8 Convertible introduce an all-new 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged engine and a fresh entry point to Bentley's popular Continental range.
We do not mince words: the Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato was among the most beautiful cars ever made. Only nineteen were built between 1960 and 1963, so merely to glimpse one is a blessing.
Barely a year after its ambitious renovation, the Grand Amsterdam is already collecting awards, among them best hotel in the Netherlands. An honour, says general manager Robert-Jan Woltering, but the next challenge is all Europe.
Venturing onto the fringes of the health drinks industry, Khaled Yafi chose the path less travelled and staked everything on berries. Six years on, amid the cult of goji, yumberry and acai, he is reaping the rewards.