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Expanding Horizons: Fahd Al Rasheed on King Abdullah Economic City's Megaproject Ambitions
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Expanding Horizons: Fahd Al Rasheed on King Abdullah Economic City's Megaproject Ambitions

At Davos, KAEC chief executive Fahd Al Rasheed talks to John Defterios about a 100 billion dollar city the size of Washington DC, Saudi oil reform and the long road from 5,000 residents to two million.

16 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

Finding Nismo: Nissan Launches Its Performance Brand in the Gulf
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Finding Nismo: Nissan Launches Its Performance Brand in the Gulf

World premieres rarely live up to the hype. So our writer mused, sitting in a VIP room beneath Dubai's Pasha nightclub, as journalists and sheikhs gathered for the regional launch of Nissan's Nismo marque.

12 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

Behind-the-Sports-Illustrated-Scenes with Palestinian-American Supermodel Gigi Hadid
Videos · Curated

Behind-the-Sports-Illustrated-Scenes with Palestinian-American Supermodel Gigi Hadid

Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage of our favourite US-born Palestinian-Dutch supermodel, Jelena Noura Hadid (otherwise known as Gigi Hadid), who was taken to Tahiti for the 2016 Sports Illustrated bikini shoot. Oh and by the way, if you want to read the interview we had with h…

10 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

Shaping Up: Lee Broom's Confident New Showroom in East London's Shoreditch
places · Unusuals

Shaping Up: Lee Broom's Confident New Showroom in East London's Shoreditch

Step through the door of Electra House, Lee Broom's Shoreditch showroom, and you might assume the brand long-established. From its signature grey backdrop to its tactile materials, everything conveys sophisticated, hard-won confidence.

8 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

Why We Love the Armani Hotel Dubai, Five Years Inside the Burj Khalifa
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Why We Love the Armani Hotel Dubai, Five Years Inside the Burj Khalifa

As the Armani Hotel Dubai turns five, we celebrate its quiet refusal of Arabian cliché, Giorgio Armani's hand-picked materials and the world's tallest tower wrapped around it.

5 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

Back from the Brink: Azadegan and Iran's Oil Revival After Sanctions
people · business

Back from the Brink: Azadegan and Iran's Oil Revival After Sanctions

In a world awash with crude, drilling nears completion at southern Azadegan, the region's largest oilfield. After years of sanctions, the struggle to bring new production online is etched across the ageing infrastructure.

4 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

Change By Design: How Dubai's d3 District Is Redrawing Its Boundaries
people · design

Change By Design: How Dubai's d3 District Is Redrawing Its Boundaries

Wander Dubai's design district, d3, and its limits prove elusive. During its inaugural Design Week the area spilled into Al-Fahidi and the seafront, interrogating craft, indigenous architecture and intimacy in a digital age.

28 Feb 2016 By Official Bespoke

Come Back: Cadillac's Storied Heritage and Bid for Renewed Glory
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Come Back: Cadillac's Storied Heritage and Bid for Renewed Glory

Named after the French officer who founded Detroit in 1701, Cadillac boasts remarkable brand equity. From enclosed cabins to the electric ignition, the marque repeatedly moved the motor industry forward at pivotal moments.

24 Feb 2016 By Official Bespoke

On The Up: New Books Celebrating Rising Stars And Bold Turnarounds
products · Books

On The Up: New Books Celebrating Rising Stars And Bold Turnarounds

In keeping with our Upswing theme, we gather the season's most compelling new releases, from aerial portraits of Lebanon to stories of reinvention, each capturing the spirit of rising stars and remarkable comebacks.

20 Feb 2016 By Official Bespoke

Return to Form: Mondomarine's Bold Reinvention of a Historic Shipyard
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Return to Form: Mondomarine's Bold Reinvention of a Historic Shipyard

Shipbuilding began on the Mondomarine site in 1915, but new owners Alessandro Falcai and Roberto Zambrini are charting a modern course, streamlining the yard to design and construction while relocating commercial operations elsewhere.

16 Feb 2016 By Official Bespoke

Up and Up: Ford's Lincoln Motor Company Revives the Historic Continental Nameplate
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Up and Up: Ford's Lincoln Motor Company Revives the Historic Continental Nameplate

After hiring a new chief executive and launching a halo model that resurrects the historic Continental nameplate, Ford's luxury division Lincoln seems to be finding its way once more after decades lost in the automotive wilderness.

16 Feb 2016 By Official Bespoke

Skin Up: Inside Dior's Haute-Couture Approach to Watches and Leather Goods
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Skin Up: Inside Dior's Haute-Couture Approach to Watches and Leather Goods

Maya Khoury goes behind the scenes at Dior, where timepieces and handbags are crafted with the same painstaking artisanal devotion, extending the very idea of what a fashion watch can be.

12 Feb 2016 By Official Bespoke