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Kuwaiti-Italian ESAS Architects Pushes Boundaries Splendidly with a Wide Skillset

Kuwaiti-Italian ESAS Architects Pushes Boundaries Splendidly with a Wide Skillset

It was over twenty-five years ago that Hamad Sultan (above) and Achille Rossini first met as students at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). Then, after they both graduated in 2000, they ended up getting recruited by the same architecture firm in Boston – NADAAA (formerly Office dA). …

22 Feb 2024 By Official Bespoke

The WallyWHY 150 is a Crossover Wide-Body Boat that’s Far Ahead of its Time
products · boats

The WallyWHY 150 is a Crossover Wide-Body Boat that’s Far Ahead of its Time

Wally launched the WallyWHY series in the summer of 2022 with the debut of the 200. The name was formed with the ‘W’ standing for Wally, the ‘H’ for hybrid and the ‘Y’ for yacht, and the 200 ushered in a bold new chapter in wide-bodied yachts for the Ferretti group. Of course, other yac…

25 Jan 2024 By Official Bespoke

From Pornhub sensation to Jewellery Designer and Runway Model, Mia Khalifa had Completed an Unlikely Metamorphosis, until She Tweeted Support for Palestine

From Pornhub sensation to Jewellery Designer and Runway Model, Mia Khalifa had Completed an Unlikely Metamorphosis, until She Tweeted Support for Palestine

Much has been said about the modern day ‘It’ girl. Shorthand for an ineffable aura – one that embodies the cultural zeitgeist and reflects it back to us in sartorial flare and memeable moments – lately it’s become a bit of a misnomer. Probably because the elusive archetype is so hard to…

13 Jan 2024 By Official Bespoke

All in One: Inside Atlantis, The Royal, Dubai's Eight-Year Marvel
hotels · places

All in One: Inside Atlantis, The Royal, Dubai's Eight-Year Marvel

Eight years in the making, Atlantis, The Royal is unlike any resort before it. Having enjoyed the original Atlantis, The Palm, our writer wondered whether Dubai truly needed a second, then discovered something altogether different.

19 Dec 2023 By Official Bespoke

Ivi Kyratzi on Her Accidental Path From Fashion to Fine Jewellery
people · design

Ivi Kyratzi on Her Accidental Path From Fashion to Fine Jewellery

Raised amid the luxury fashion world through her parents, Ivi studied Fashion Design at Parsons before stumbling into jewellery. A 2016 visit to an Italian factory introduced her to mentor Gabriele Veneri.

9 Nov 2023 By Official Bespoke

How Something Fundamental Has Shifted in Women's Fashion This Season

How Something Fundamental Has Shifted in Women's Fashion This Season

Something has fundamentally changed in women's fashion, and nobody is quite sure how. We explore whether it stems from a post-lockdown desire to be seen, a response to legislation, or a raising of the bar.

26 Oct 2023 By Official Bespoke

Off the Nautical Charts: Jozeph Forakis and the Zero-Emissions Future
people · design

Off the Nautical Charts: Jozeph Forakis and the Zero-Emissions Future

Designer Jozeph Forakis is back in his native New York, over from Milan for the Palm Beach International Boat Show. He joins us from his childhood bedroom in the Brooklyn enclave of Greenpoint.

12 Oct 2023 By Official Bespoke

God Save Queens: The Brand Empowering Women to Feel Fearless

God Save Queens: The Brand Empowering Women to Feel Fearless

The founder explains how God Save Queens plays on a traditional phrase to capture its mission of female empowerment, a name chosen to help women feel confident, sensual and fearless in themselves.

31 Aug 2023 By Official Bespoke

Rather than Feling Isolated at the Mandarin Oriental Doha, You’re Integrated into Doha’s New Downtown and We Love That

Rather than Feling Isolated at the Mandarin Oriental Doha, You’re Integrated into Doha’s New Downtown and We Love That

The Mandarin Oriental Doha is a hotel that seemingly took forever to open. First announced in 2005, its construction began back in 2006, only for the global economic downturn of 2008 to put a spanner in the works, halting the project until a little after Qatar had been awarded the 2022 …

26 Aug 2023 By Official Bespoke

Eternal Jewels: Ivi Kyratzi's Versatile Vision for Everyday Modern Adornment
people · business

Eternal Jewels: Ivi Kyratzi's Versatile Vision for Everyday Modern Adornment

For IVI's Cypriot founder Ivi Kyratzi, jewellery must pair as easily with a white t-shirt as with eveningwear. Her collections find sensuality in contradiction, bridging contemporary and classic, masculine and feminine, symmetrical and uneven.

3 Aug 2023 By Official Bespoke

Not Just an International Waste Management Company, Averda is also the Largest Recycler in the Emerging World

Not Just an International Waste Management Company, Averda is also the Largest Recycler in the Emerging World

Beirut-born chief executive Malek Sukkar speaks to me via video conference from his Dubai office looking ready to do business in a white shirt and dove-grey tie. It’s currently what he likes to call the Emirate’s “palatable season”. Behind him, the mid-afternoon sun streams throug…

1 Aug 2023 By Official Bespoke

IVI is a Refined Brand Bridging the Worlds of Fashion Jewellery and Fine Jewellery
products · Jewellery

IVI is a Refined Brand Bridging the Worlds of Fashion Jewellery and Fine Jewellery

Understanding the difference between fashion jewellery and fine jewellery is simple enough: it all comes down to the materials that the jewellery is made with. Fine jewellery describes jewellery made of solid gold, sterling silver, or platinum in combination with genuine precious gemsto…

12 Jul 2023 By Official Bespoke