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Built to a Fine Art: The Fondation Louis Vuitton Rises in Paris
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Built to a Fine Art: The Fondation Louis Vuitton Rises in Paris

A striking new landmark has appeared in the Bois de Boulogne. Completed in October to showcase the cultural ambitions of France's biggest maison, the Fondation Louis Vuitton cost almost 170 million dollars before land and art.

5 Jan 2015 By Official Bespoke

Sea Change: Could the Kormaran Reinvent the Future of Luxury Boating?
products · boats

Sea Change: Could the Kormaran Reinvent the Future of Luxury Boating?

We awarded the Kormaran as a toy, yet it may prove far more than that. This shape-shifting craft hints at the future of luxury boating, even if for now it remains one extraordinary indulgence.

2 Jan 2015 By Official Bespoke

Huracán Season: The Theatre and Thrill of Driving a Lamborghini
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Huracán Season: The Theatre and Thrill of Driving a Lamborghini

Driving a Lamborghini is pure theatre, staged to within an inch of its life. Our writer recalls the comic ordeal of reversing a windowless Countach, scissor door raised, before surrendering to the marque's sensational sense of drama.

30 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

Getting A Look In: A Candid Encounter With Model David Gandy
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Getting A Look In: A Candid Encounter With Model David Gandy

At one metre ninety-one, with a handshake that swallows your hand whole, David Gandy is a genuinely imposing presence. In a crisp white t-shirt and skinny jeans, the model proves disarmingly down-to-earth.

27 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

Editor's Letter: Looking Forward As One Year Quietly Becomes The Next
people · culture

Editor's Letter: Looking Forward As One Year Quietly Becomes The Next

With this issue bridging 2014 and 2015, we adopt a more forward-angled view, looking not only back but ahead. Among the year's preoccupations: the carbon footprint of our ever more far-flung travels.

24 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

From Vieux Nice to Global Icon: This is La Petite Maison’s Secret Recipe for Success
places · Restaurants

From Vieux Nice to Global Icon: This is La Petite Maison’s Secret Recipe for Success

Born in Nice’s old town, La Petite Maison was once Riviera insiders’ best-kept secret. Now, with outposts from London to Dubai and Miami, we trace how this modest Provençal haunt became a global dining powerhouse.

22 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

The Secret Is Safe: Inside Döttling, the German King of Luxury Safes
places · design

The Secret Is Safe: Inside Döttling, the German King of Luxury Safes

Now in its fourth generation, German manufacturer Döttling has spent more than ninety-five years building and restoring antique safes. From restored heirloom holdalls to entire Collector Room vaults, the family firm safeguards its clients' most treasured possessions.

21 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

Remote Access: Moda Operandi Founder Lauren Santo Domingo Opens Boutiques in New York
people · fashion

Remote Access: Moda Operandi Founder Lauren Santo Domingo Opens Boutiques in New York

Moda Operandi gave women everywhere catwalk-direct access to designer trunk shows. Now its game-changing founder, Lauren Santo Domingo, is expanding offline, opening physical boutiques in New York and London for the very first time.

20 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

Baby Boomer: How Yasmin Agha Traded A Life In Academia For Enterprise
people · business

Baby Boomer: How Yasmin Agha Traded A Life In Academia For Enterprise

As a child, Yasmin Agha spurned dolls and toy cars for receipt books and branding, casting her parents as customers. Years later, poised to begin a PhD in England, her plans took an unexpected turn.

18 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

Letting Fly: Breitling Marks Thirty Years of the Chronomat Airborne
places · Watches

Letting Fly: Breitling Marks Thirty Years of the Chronomat Airborne

As one of the last independent Swiss watchmakers, Breitling does things its own way. Its anniversary Chronomat Airborne honours three decades as an official supplier to world aviation, built for the exacting demands of extreme flight.

15 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

The Peninsula’s Monumental New Property in Paris is the Beginning of a European Expansion for this Asian Hotel Group
places · hotels

The Peninsula’s Monumental New Property in Paris is the Beginning of a European Expansion for this Asian Hotel Group

George Gershwin may have written ‘An American in Paris’ while staying at the original incarnation of this hotel in 1928 but fast-forward to today and you’ll find the new Peninsula Paris sings a very different tune – one that will resonate greatly with the world’s most discerning travell…

13 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke

Rub of the Green: Riyadh's King Abdullah International Gardens, a High-Tech Desert Sanctuary
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Rub of the Green: Riyadh's King Abdullah International Gardens, a High-Tech Desert Sanctuary

Commissioned by the Mayor of Riyadh and funded by the city's businesses and citizens, the King Abdullah International Gardens will become a high-tech, sustainable botanical sanctuary, spanning almost 250 hectares of water, desert and butterfly gardens.

12 Dec 2014 By Official Bespoke