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When de Grisogono founder Fawaz Gruosi introduced his striking black diamond jewellery, industry veterans called him crazy. The pieces became a resounding hit. Bespoke sat down with the designer on his latest visit to the region.
Karim Munib meets Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars, whose magnetic, levitating bed can carry nine hundred kilograms. Six years in the making, it asks whether a piece of furniture might be ruled by something other than gravity.
Maya Khourchid profiles Ayah Bdeir, who fuses engineering and art. Armed with a masters from the MIT Media Lab, this interactive artist wields software and hardware as a sculptor wields carving tools or a painter their brushes.
Iyad Kayali steps aboard the Emirates A380, home to perhaps the most opulent first-class experience aloft, with a private suite boasting an electric sliding door, adjustable lighting, a built-in massage seat and a flat-bed mattress.
Discovered by Andy Warhol whilst bussing tables at Studio 54, David LaChapelle has become one of the world's most sought-after artists, his instantly recognisable candy-coloured fantasies fetching at least 50,000 dollars apiece at auction.
Maserati is an Italian marque that has seen it all, from racing and commercial triumph to bankruptcy and irrelevance. Now resurrected to its former glory, Bespoke had the chance to test its full range along Levantine roads.
Reporting from Paris fashion week whilst eight months pregnant, Myleene Klass finds a wry comedy in the contrast between her own silhouette and the leggy models gracing Chanel's spectacular Grand Palais catwalk.
What do art museums, great painters and the world's favourite search engine share? Quite a lot. Google's Art Project offers a wealth of paintings and virtual walking tours from the world's most renowned museums online.
Until the late nineteenth century, men wore white-tie to any formal gathering. Then Savile Row's Henry Poole & Co. devised the dinner jacket, and an American from Tuxedo Park lent the garment the name it still bears.
Having almost singlehandedly invented the power suit, Brioni is perhaps the most widely recognised men's tailored clothing brand in the world today. Yet it is also fast becoming known for its sportswear and womenswear too.
Founded in 1860 and acquired by Karl Scheufele in 1963, Chopard is now led by his children, Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. Bespoke meets the hard-working siblings advancing the family's jewellery and watchmaking in tandem.
Behind AGi Architects' polished international reputation lie two warm, engaging founders. Nasser B. Abulhasan and Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea convey their passion for architecture as readily as the genuine friendship that first brought them together.