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With a plan to launch Libra in 2020, a cryptocurrency that could change global commerce and finance for good, there’s plenty for Facebook to be optimistic about. Ramez Shehadi is leading the company’s foray into the Middle East, and there’s little standing in his way. If you think Faceb…
Celebrated for technological genius and digitally enhanced aesthetics, Iris van Herpen reigns as couture's master of 3D printing. Her multidisciplinary approach unites engineers and scientists, fusing artisanal craft with radical, state-of-the-art materials.
The first thing that Officine Panerai’s new CEO, Jean-Marc Pontroué (a 20-year-Richemont veteran who was previously at Montblanc and Roger Dubuis) did upon taking the helm was clean up the brand’s line-up into four easy categories: Radiomir, Luminor, Luminor Due, and Submersible, and it…
Every September the luxury world casts an eye around the new nautical offerings tied up along the quays at Port Hercules in Monaco. But it’s not just the world’s largest collection of superyachts (for sale or charter) that makes the Monaco Yacht Show so special, it’s t…
A decade ago electric cars seemed glorified golf karts with washing-machine charisma. Then Tesla's Model S and Model X arrived, banishing sluggish acceleration and meagre ranges, and reinvented the entire playing field.
Beirut Art Fair’s tenth edition unveils a collection of long lost paintings by Hussein Madi, zones in on the Jordanian art scene and delivers a bevy of international galleries. Q&A with BAF Artistic Director Joanna Abou-Sleiman Chevalier HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE INTERNATIONAL ART …
Ever since the founding of MB&F back in 2004, all of its watches have been designed for men. That changes this year with the launch of the stunning Legacy Machine FlyingT, their first watch dedicated to women. Featuring a flying tourbillon movement, an unusually highly domed sapphir…
Championing new standards in responsible sourcing, traceability of materials and veneration of the natural gold nugget, Makal is a brilliant new jewellery brand that’s well worth a closer look. “Beauty is not at all about perfection,” says Makal founder and CEO Daniela Colaiacovo. “Noth…
Litter doesn’t just take decades, or sometimes even centuries to decompose; it also contaminates our soil, air and water. Luckily there’s at least one Beirut-based architecture firm that’s doing something about it. Adib Dada describes his firm, theOtherDada, as: “a Beirut-based for prof…
Qatar is readying for a defining moment in its young history. In just over three years, football fans worldwide will descend on its shores for the 2022 World Cup, the region's first ever.
Chaps & Co’s motto of “bringing back the old-school traditions” of the barbershop may be great and all but it’s the approachable staff, stylish décor and affordable prices that’ll have you coming back for more. A trip to the local barber has the power to be rejuvenative.…
THE CLUB We can safely assume that by now anyone who knows even the slightest thing about watches is well aware of the Richard Mille brand. Granted, it has only been around for twenty years (having been founded in 1999) but – and this is the remarkable part – it has managed to successfu…