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Science Rules: The Arab World's Enduring Legacy of Scientific Genius
people · culture

Science Rules: The Arab World's Enduring Legacy of Scientific Genius

From the first Arab Nobel Laureate to the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, the Middle East's contribution to science did not end with its medieval Golden Age. It is still being written.

2 Nov 2020 By Official Bespoke

Porsche Takes Charge With Its Stunning All-Electric Taycan Super Saloon

Porsche Takes Charge With Its Stunning All-Electric Taycan Super Saloon

Porsche has gone fully electric with its stunning Taycan super saloon. Kevin Hackett asks whether this is the zero-emissions sports car the world has been waiting for, or a motoring oxymoron.

31 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

Backstage at Alexander McQueen: Sarah Burton on Heritage, Hearts and Protection
people · culture

Backstage at Alexander McQueen: Sarah Burton on Heritage, Hearts and Protection

Creative Director Sarah Burton talks us through an Autumn/Winter 2020-21 ready-to-wear collection she wanted grounded, bold and heroic, drawing on Welsh heritage and the comfort of quilting and blankets.

27 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

Luminosity: Inside the Quietly Prolific Design World of Designer Zaniz

Luminosity: Inside the Quietly Prolific Design World of Designer Zaniz

You could be forgiven for not knowing Zaniz, yet her portfolio spans more than two decades across residential architecture, commercial interiors, theatre and furniture. We shine a light on a designer who remains elusive.

23 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

Heartfelt Minimalism: Inside the Tollgårds' First Middle East Home
places · hotels

Heartfelt Minimalism: Inside the Tollgårds' First Middle East Home

Monique and Staffan Tollgård on swapping film for design, their guiding "red thread" philosophy and conjuring a flexible family villa in Amman against a backdrop of Jordanian limestone.

15 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

Natural Distancing: Rana Nasr on Designing Six Senses La Sagesse

Natural Distancing: Rana Nasr on Designing Six Senses La Sagesse

Born and bred in Lebanon, Rana Nasr runs Bleu Design Consultants from a small Beirut apartment. Her credits include Six Senses in St Kitts and Zighy Bay, and now La Sagesse in Grenada.

14 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

Yousef Akbar's Unlikely Journey From Logistics Management to Fashion Design

Yousef Akbar's Unlikely Journey From Logistics Management to Fashion Design

Saudi-born and educated in the UK and Australia, Yousef Akbar graduated with a master's in Logistics Management from Sydney in 2012, then swapped spreadsheets for fashion and studied design to follow his true calling.

5 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

His Offices May Have Been Decimated but Zuhair Murad Won’t be Spiritually or Commercially Derailed
people · fashion

His Offices May Have Been Decimated but Zuhair Murad Won’t be Spiritually or Commercially Derailed

IT HAS BEEN 23 YEARS SINCE YOU FOUNDED YOUR COMPANY, HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY WHERE YOU’VE REACHED AND ARE THERE ANY AMBITIONS YOU HAVE YET TO REALISE? [Zuhair Murad] I’m very happy with and grateful for how far I have come. I’ve worked incredibly hard to get to this poi…

1 Oct 2020 By Official Bespoke

Lebanese Dance Sensation Yousra Mohsen Stars in Karoline Lang’s Winter 2020 Campaign Video
Videos · fashion

Lebanese Dance Sensation Yousra Mohsen Stars in Karoline Lang’s Winter 2020 Campaign Video

Our issue 81 cover star – Yousra Mohsen, is the face of Karoline Lang’s latest collection but, instead of featuring front and centre as she did last season, this time, the young, gorgeous and highly talented dancer is teaching a class of untrained women how to move, in unison and …

29 Sep 2020 By Official Bespoke

Here’s a Sneak Peek at How Great Life Would be Aboard the World’s 16th Largest Yacht
Videos · boats

Here’s a Sneak Peek at How Great Life Would be Aboard the World’s 16th Largest Yacht

Delivered in 2019, Flying Fox is an extraordinary 136m luxury megayacht, built by Lürssen. She’s the kind of vessel that would normally be wrapped in a shroud of mystery, except she’s not, as she was made available for charters (for which you’d need a spare $4M a week …

3 Jul 2020 By Official Bespoke

A Corona-Time Interview: We Catch Up With Michael Bryden, the Man Who Makes Dreams Come True at Rolls-Royce
products · cars

A Corona-Time Interview: We Catch Up With Michael Bryden, the Man Who Makes Dreams Come True at Rolls-Royce

HOW IS LIFE AT ROLLS-ROYCE SINCE COVID-19? [Rolls-Royce Bespoke Designer, Michael Bryden:] Rolls-Royce was the first manufacturer to restart production in Britain after the coronavirus shutdown. Notably, our production resumed on May 4th, which was 117 years to the day that car builder …

16 Jun 2020 By Official Bespoke

Hot Damn: So There Are Bike Videos, And Then There’s This Bike Video
Videos · Bikes

Hot Damn: So There Are Bike Videos, And Then There’s This Bike Video

Starting in Lyon and ending in Paris next to the the famous Eiffel Tower, the Austrian bike phenom Fabio Wibmer manages a gnarly urban freeride unlike we have ever seen before. With a multiple stair set on Montmartre and a huge bridge jump to an almost flat landing at La Défense, Wibmer…

3 Jun 2020 By Official Bespoke