Class Mobility
If the idea of living in a box has never been your thing, that’s probably because you haven’t heard of luxury prefabricated houses. But these homes-to-go are sure to get you thinking in the box, discovers Raja Farah.
Well Suited
It’s easy when travelling to turn a nicely-fitted suit into a crumpled mess, turning a tailor-made blazer into a flee market give-away. Bespoke outlines eight simple steps that will have you looking like you’ve just come out of a fitting.
Creating Beautiful Things
Some Arab designers hit the NYC-Paris-Milan catwalks forgetting the very fabric of their heritage. Others embrace it. Raja Farah talks to Moroccan-born Hisham Oumlil about weaving his culture into his western designs.
A Woman’s Touch
There is very little that separates civilizations in the world of design. And no one has found harmony between the minimalist Far East and the self-indulgent Middle East as well as Lebanese-born Nada Debs. Rouba Mourtada speaks to designer about her vision and her craft.
My Other Life
Cyberspace is a world unto its own. But there is one website, Second Life that gives you a whole new sense of being. Where Ramsay Short finds out you can be whoever you want and make money doing so.
Grand Stand
Maserati is riding high these days. Firmly turning over a profit after many years of losses, the marque has replaced its aging coupé with the new GranTurismo. One thing is for sure, the clue is in the name, reveals Nicolas Shammas.
Short of Time
The shorts predecessors include breeches which were popular with men in the fourteenth to early sixteenth centuries and the knee pants for young boys in the late nineteenth century to the end of WWI. Shorts can also boast the bizarrely named knickerbockers and Bermudas as staples on its fa
Rule Britannia: Designer Terence Disdale on Creating the World's Finest Bespoke Super Yachts
In the world of bespoke, nothing surpasses creating your own super yacht, and no designer surpasses the world-renowned Terence Disdale. When the oil price hits a hundred dollars a barrel, he should be your first call.
Karma Chameleon
What do the BMW Z8, the Aston Martin DB9 and the Karma have in common? One name: Henrik Fisker. Revered for designing premium automobiles, US-based sportscar design house Fisker Coachbuild, in a joint venture with Quantum Technologies, is set to revolutionise the eco-friendly hybrid car. B
High Way Cycle
Known for its engineering excellence and prowess, Honda is broadening its horizons. Quite literally it seems. Samer Gharios takes a look at the sky-borne HondaJet.
A Future Frankenstein?
Are genetically modified organisms a revolution in food production that will save our planet or are they a serious threat to our health and the environment? Iyad Kayali explains what GMOs are and how the multibillion dollar industry has entered our market.
The Flip Side
By Rana Ballout Born of a Woman James Brown said it best way back in 1966. The smooth-gliding Godfather of Soul dared summon those immortal words in a time when women, almost worldwide, were burning their bras in protest and demanding their rights to, well, be men. “This is a man’s world,”