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This year's winner of Bespoke's Ultimate Connoisseur Award is Hoda Al Khamis Kanoo, founder of the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, an organisation advancing classical music, the arts, culture and creativity across the Emirates.
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
The rapid expansion of Toujouri has made it one of the region’s most notable fashion stories of late. Founded in 2008 by creative director and manager Lama El-Moatassem, the roots of the high fashion womenswear brand are in Qatar; but – with ranges stocked in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qata
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
Firstly, congratulations, double gold, team and individual, that’s quite an achievement. How did it feel at the time, and has it sunk in yet?
There’s food, and then there’s food. As with so much in life, many of us settle for second best when it comes to the contents of our fridges; the ease and proximity of local supermarkets, even the upscale ones, often trumps any real desire to go out and hunt down the best steak, cheese, or
At first glance it may look like a small futuristic battleship with its sleek lines and metallic figure, but in reality the long-range all-aluminium 50-metre Exuma motor yacht from Perini Navi is the ultimate luxury-meets-pleasure cruiser. The word ‘pleasure’ takes on a particularly powerf
Hi-tech companies have been talking about it for a while, but only Philips has managed to release a 3D TV that gives stunning three-dimensional depth to the picture to date. The technology has been integrated in its top of the line, ultra-wide 21:9 Cinema series.
For a man of shapes and spaces and decisive lines, Galal Mahmoud is surprisingly fond of the flat, boundless sea. “You see, there is that magic of the sea,” says the architect behind the award winning O Beach resort in Jordan. “It brings well being to any human.”
As head of the hugely successful Etoile Group, Ingie Chalhoub has brought many high fashion brands to the region. A key opinion-leader, she is now also the creator of her own acclaimed label, Ingie Paris.
There are few experiences in life comparable to cruising the seas aboard an authentic, wooden sailing boat. A simple, tranquil experience, a world away from modern, high performance superyachts, the sense of peace and oneness with nature is often a rarity. Thankfully, Turkish firm, Turhan
While the rugged GS and super-fast RR motorcycles fly the flag high for the German brand’s motorcycle division, BMW is not however a company you’d immediately associate with bicycles. The truth of the matter is that any such assumption is misplaced; the Bavarian firm has been dabbling in p