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Make Water out of Thin Air? This Company’s Tech Could Solve Global Water Shortages
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Make Water out of Thin Air? This Company’s Tech Could Solve Global Water Shortages

Zero Mass Water has the potential to change the lives of billions of people by using the power of the sun to make clean drinking water out of thin air. Have you ever wished you could make something appear out of thin air? Well that’s exactly what Cody Friesen did, as the founder and CEO…

24 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

The World’s 4 Best Beds in the Sky
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The World’s 4 Best Beds in the Sky

1. Qatar Airways Business Class Qatar Airways has upped its game with the launch of Qsuites, offering tailorable configurations for business class travellers thanks to centre partitions that can be removed by the cabin crew. We like the idea of the airborne “family room” that seats up t…

24 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

This 1970s Architectural Eyesore in Houston, Texas is Great Again
places · Unusuals

This 1970s Architectural Eyesore in Houston, Texas is Great Again

It’s a similar problem for most cities: what to do with that enormous 1970s eyesore? In the case of the Allen Center at the corner Smith and Dallas streets in Downtown Houston, the solution was not to knock the whole thing down and start afresh, rather its owner, Brookfield Property Par…

24 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

It’s Not What You Think When it Comes to Una Burke’s Intriguing Leather Accessories
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It’s Not What You Think When it Comes to Una Burke’s Intriguing Leather Accessories

  Una Burke’s leather accessories are sculptural, artful and timeless. Handcrafted in London using traditional leather-working techniques, the Irish-born designer draws her inspiration from psychological, military and medical sources- think internal organs and plenty of brass fitti…

24 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

Zaha Hadid Architects Designed this Futuristic Building for KAPSARC in Saudi Arabia
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Zaha Hadid Architects Designed this Futuristic Building for KAPSARC in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s capital city has become a hub for the nation’s most visually pleasing new architectural landmarks. There’s the Kingdom Centre with its majestic skybridge, the King Fahad National Library and its lozenge-shaped textile awnings and stately Al Faisaliah Tower, featurin…

24 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

Gregory Gatserelia, the Interior Designer Whose Dramatic Rooms Always Surprise
places · design

Gregory Gatserelia, the Interior Designer Whose Dramatic Rooms Always Surprise

Gregory Gatserelia's interiors defy categorisation, each wildly different yet united by drama and a striking centrepiece. Given their baroque grandeur, his unexpected early training comes as a genuine surprise to the uninitiated.

24 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

Amchit Residence by Blankpage Architects
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Amchit Residence by Blankpage Architects

This gorgeous weekend getaway beach house is located on the coast in Amchit, Lebanon, around 40km north of Beirut. It was designed by Karim Nader Studio and Blankpage Architects, a Lebanese firm comprised of Walid Ghantous and Patrick Mezher. Their dramatic 430sqm, three-bedroom design …

20 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

Sleeping under the stars in transparent bubble tents in Jordan's Wadi Rum
places · hotels

Sleeping under the stars in transparent bubble tents in Jordan's Wadi Rum

At the Wadi Rum Night Camp, French firm BubbleTree's clear-domed pods let guests bed down beneath the desert sky of Lawrence of Arabia country without surrendering a single creature comfort.

16 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

The Future is Green and the New Audi E-Tron is Just the Beginning of a Master Plan
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The Future is Green and the New Audi E-Tron is Just the Beginning of a Master Plan

In September we were invited to San Francisco to witness the future of Audi, and the future it seems is quiet, expensive and electric. But let’s not ignore how consumers are now buying more fossil-fuelled SUVs than ever before, so the question is: why is Audi messing with a good thing? …

15 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

Le Vendôme, Beirut: the discreet seafront hideaway where privacy still reigns
places · Restaurants

Le Vendôme, Beirut: the discreet seafront hideaway where privacy still reigns

A time-honoured boutique hotel tucked between the Phoenicia and a new tower, Beirut's Le Vendôme trades flashy design for European chic, hush-hush service and the rare luxury of genuine seclusion.

13 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

Find Out how Beirut-based Couture House Azzi & Osta Made it to the Big Leagues
people · fashion

Find Out how Beirut-based Couture House Azzi & Osta Made it to the Big Leagues

You know you’ve made it when the queen herself gives your label the seal of approval. That’s Queen Bey, of course, and the label is Azzi & Osta, a name that’s garnered an incredible buzz ever since the songstress wore one of their custom-made gowns to the Clive Davis pre-Grammy Gala…

10 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke

This Clever Samsung Television Hides in Plain Sight by Doubling as Artwork
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This Clever Samsung Television Hides in Plain Sight by Doubling as Artwork

We all love the full-on cinematic experience of watching a movie at home on a massive television but the problem is what to do with such an ugly eyesore when it’s not in use. Sure you can buy a disappearing custom console or hide your TV behind a sliding panel of sorts, but Samsung has …

9 Oct 2018 By Official Bespoke