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A. Lange & Söhne's annual output may equal just five per cent of Richemont sibling Cartier's, but that troubles this fine German watchmaker not one iota, devoted as it is to impeccable construction and obsessive precision.
Holding around fifteen per cent of the world's natural gas reserves, Qatar is the largest exporter of LNG. As Austen might note, a nation in possession of such fortune is busily finding ways to spend it.
Refusing to specialise, this gallery hangs modern beside contemporary and emerging beside established, pairing twentieth-century masters such as Renoir, Matisse, Dalí and Picasso with Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol and even celebrated graffiti artists.
In 2010, painter Nabil Nahas marked forty years of creativity with a retrospective at the Beirut Exhibition Centre. Remarkably, it was the prolific artist's first show at home, ending an eighteen-year absence from his country of birth.
When it comes to Arab titans of business, we’re all familiar with the Ghosns, Slims and Hayeks of this world. I would assume you’re also aware of others like Lubna Olayan and Nemir Kirdar. You may even know that Steve Jobs is among our greats given that he was the biological son of a Sy…
Daimler's first attempt to revive Maybach was an uncharacteristic failure. Spurred on when rivals split up England's icons, sending Bentley to Volkswagen and Rolls-Royce to BMW, Stuttgart found itself playing catch-up with its dormant pre-war marque.
In a world where powerful women are still too often defined by powerful men, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is refreshingly her own person. John Defterios meets the architect of her country's economic reforms.
Aston Martin is up there at the summit of the world’s coolest brands, along with Nike and Apple. It’s the connoisseur’s carmaker of choice, just ask James Bond. But it’s not all plain sailing and there’s plenty going on behind the scenes to warrant a closer look. I love Aston Martins, I…
It is not big brands, celebrity guests or social-media campaigns that move our restless writer to travel. In a word, he seeks authenticity, and finds it where places stay true to themselves.
The world of hotels could easily be categorised as BA (Before Aman) and AA (After Aman). With its pioneering strategy of creating stunning hotels in far-flung locations with limited rooms at high rates – discreetly advertised just by word-of-mouth – Aman resorts have forever changed Hot…
Founded in London in 2008 by Alexia Hentsch and childhood friend Max von Hurter, Hentsch Man began with one aim: to perfect the white shirt. It has since grown into a full menswear label, classicism meets irreverence.
Not everyone is fortunate enough to gain access to the inner sanctum of the Patek Philippe world. For those who do, it becomes ever so clear how this prestigious brand has attained its eminent status. Standing in front of the Patek Philippe Manufacture at Plan-les-Ouates in Geneva, I ad…