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Handmade
products · cars

Handmade

Intro: Bentley’s latest offering, the Mulsanne, aims to reassert the British brand’s primacy at the very top of the luxury automotive field. Bespoke recently visited the Highlands of Scotland to put Bentley’s pride and joy through its paces. The first car designed entirely by the company s

5 Oct 2010 By Official Bespoke

The cutting edge
people · culture

The cutting edge

Across the world medical practitioners from the Middle East are making a name for themselves at the cutting edge of the profession. Here, Bespoke takes a look at some of the most prominent Arab physicians.

3 Oct 2010 By Official Bespoke

The ad men
people · business

The ad men

Few people can recount how Middle Eastern advertising first took off like Ramsay Najjar. A former President of the Advertising Agencies Association, founder of Saatchi & Saatchi Levant, and current chairman of Strategic Communication Consultancy (S2C), Najjar divulges all.

2 Oct 2010 By Official Bespoke

people · Tech

The walking dead

It has been just over 15 years since text messaging was first made available to mobile phone users. Today, billions of text messages fly through the airwaves each and every day, forming a bedrock of revenue and profit for the world's telecommunications companies. The widespread usage of te

29 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

Wonder drug
people · culture

Wonder drug

This past May the birth control pill celebrated its 50th anniversary. Created in 1960, the birth control pill, often called just the Pill, works by suppressing ovulation through the use of oestrogen or a combination of oestrogen and progestin so that the ovaries don’t release an egg that c

27 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

Dishy plates
people · Restaurants

Dishy plates

The Economical issue provided the perfect platform in which to take a look at the most expensive things you could digest. Without further ado, here they are in order of cost:

25 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

people · design

Domestic endeavour

There may be a quiet revolution taking place among women in the more conservative part of the Arab world, and it involves the right to work. Women, by all accounts, are champing at the bit to contribute to the household financially. Without circumventing tradition, the solution may lie in

23 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

people · business

Name: Joey Ghazal

Profession: Entertainment entrepreneur Resides in: Beirut Having lived and studied in Canada, Ghazal, 31, flew back to Beirut six months ago and has plans to transform the city’s entertainment scene. He set up Les Enfants Terribles, a company that puts on top commercial events and comes up

21 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

Flight on demand
products · Planes

Flight on demand

Middle Eastern jet charter services are taking off as corporations and individuals alike awaken to the appeal of private air travel. Bespoke takes a look at the services on offer.

19 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

Romancing the stone
places · Unusuals

Romancing the stone

Christie's International increased its worldwide sales by 10 per cent during the first half of 2010 thanks to strong sales in the Middle East, Russia and Asia. Though art sales often draw more attention, jewellery auction sales are increasing by a faster rate. Here, Bespoke talks to Lyne K

17 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

Economy class
people · business

Economy class

Summer 2009 saw the launch of what seems set to be the region’s largest low-cost airline. Flydubai has set the standard for budget travel and has ambitious plans for the future.

16 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke

Food alert
places · Restaurants

Food alert

According to the ancient texts, the words intelligence and consciousness are the same. Therefore perhaps it’s time, especially given today's fast paced, fast food culture, to stop and question whether you’re being sufficiently health conscious in your choice of foods.

14 Sep 2010 By Official Bespoke