OFFICIALBESPOKE
Subscribe

Home · Latest

Latest.

Young at Heart: Rossinavi's Attitude Superyacht Courts a New Millennial Generation
products · boats

Young at Heart: Rossinavi's Attitude Superyacht Courts a New Millennial Generation

Italian shipyard Rossinavi is betting on a younger breed of owner with three eco-conscious superyachts. The standout, a 53-metre cruiser called Attitude, reimagines the classic lobster boat as a luxury villa at sea.

25 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Boy Meets Virtual World: How Jim Chapman Became an Internet Superstar

Boy Meets Virtual World: How Jim Chapman Became an Internet Superstar

Seemingly overnight, Jim Chapman has become one of the internet's most popular stars. His good looks and boundless enthusiasm for daily life have placed him on a short list of men dominating the social media sphere.

22 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

The Inward Shift: How Middle Eastern Millennials Are Rewriting the Rules

The Inward Shift: How Middle Eastern Millennials Are Rewriting the Rules

Nadine Ghaith examines a multicultural, multilingual generation that has shed the religious and political labels it inherited. Exposed to turmoil rather than sheltered from it, these Middle Eastern millennials see the world quite differently from Western peers.

21 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Keep an Eye on Dubai-Based Label Reemami
people · fashion

Keep an Eye on Dubai-Based Label Reemami

Starting a fashion label one year after the financial crisis of 2008 was undoubtedly a bold move. And that’s exactly what bright-eyed, 24-year-old, fresh out of college Reema Al Banna did. Her brand Reemami captures that spirit of a daring and thriving generation that rooted itself in a…

20 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Rocking The Boat: Dubai International Boat Show Sets Sail On Its Most Ambitious Edition
places · Unusuals

Rocking The Boat: Dubai International Boat Show Sets Sail On Its Most Ambitious Edition

As the region's flagship maritime gathering returns to Dubai Harbour, megayacht unveilings, debut flybridge cruisers and a vast new marina project are stoking bullish confidence across the Gulf's boating industry.

17 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Inspirational Endowment: How Beirut Earned Its Enduring Reputation as a Capital of Chic
fashion · products

Inspirational Endowment: How Beirut Earned Its Enduring Reputation as a Capital of Chic

Beirut has been stylish since French artists and designers frequented it during the Mandate. Building on their parents' tailors and pattern-makers, couturiers such as Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad and Rabih Kayrouz now carry the torch.

16 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Playing It Cool: Berlin's Avant-Garde Blend of Music, Art, Fashion and Food

Playing It Cool: Berlin's Avant-Garde Blend of Music, Art, Fashion and Food

Berlin has become one of the hippest places around. Its heady combination of avant-garde music, art, fashion and food offers just the right dose of R and R, that is to say reflection and relaxation.

13 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Baby Boomers and Generation Xers Watch Out, Here are Some Arab Millennials Reaching for the Top

Baby Boomers and Generation Xers Watch Out, Here are Some Arab Millennials Reaching for the Top

They may be impatient and love selfies but Millennials are also the first generation in history to be worse off than their parents. Here are some exceptions to that rule.   AYAH BDEIR Bdeir is a 33-year-old graduate of engineering from AUB who got a Master’s at MIT before founding …

10 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Sails Pitch: Cruising Indonesia's Remote and Spellbinding Raja Ampat Islands

Sails Pitch: Cruising Indonesia's Remote and Spellbinding Raja Ampat Islands

Whispered reverently among scuba divers, the Raja Ampat Islands lie at the far end of the world's largest archipelago. Our writer leaves civilisation behind, flying via Jakarta in pursuit of this fabled diving paradise.

10 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Exceptional by Design: Inside the Sixth Edition of Design Days Dubai
places · Unusuals

Exceptional by Design: Inside the Sixth Edition of Design Days Dubai

The Middle East's only fair devoted to museum-quality collectible design returns to Dubai Design District, raising the benchmark with fifty international galleries, a strong British showing and a record turnout of Emirati talent.

9 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

Off the Wall Thinking: Fouad Samara's Modulofts and Their Sliding Partition Walls

Off the Wall Thinking: Fouad Samara's Modulofts and Their Sliding Partition Walls

Featuring walls that slide in and out of the building, the Modulofts by Fouad Samara Architects offer a novel answer to the age-old problem of limited space, demanding only that residents be a little rough and ready.

5 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke

All Hail The Champ: DUMBO, The Beating Heart Of Brooklyn Tech
products · Tech

All Hail The Champ: DUMBO, The Beating Heart Of Brooklyn Tech

An unlovely acronym for one of metropolitan New York's richest enclaves, DUMBO has reinvented its nineteenth-century industrial bones as the centre of Brooklyn's tech scene and a parade of outrageously expensive real estate.

4 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke