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A New Medical Start-Up is Aiming to Delay Ovarian Ageing so that Women Can Live Longer and Healthier
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A New Medical Start-Up is Aiming to Delay Ovarian Ageing so that Women Can Live Longer and Healthier

In Silicon Valley, the buzz is all about eternal youth. Billionaires are pouring cash into immortality tech, the science of hacking old age and even death. Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, has invested millions in the Methuselah Foundation, a non-profit that aims to make “90 the new 5…

2 Apr 2023 By Official Bespoke

The Principals of WORKac Have Devised an Inspired Design for a new Beachfront Development in Lebanon
people · design

The Principals of WORKac Have Devised an Inspired Design for a new Beachfront Development in Lebanon

Let’s not beat around the bush here: Amale Andraos is a pioneer, a legend of the architecture world, a role model to Arab creatives and a hero to women. Born in Beirut in 1973, she was raised in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, where her father, an architect himself, had established a pre…

24 Mar 2023 By Official Bespoke

For the First Time, Tuwaiq, the Saudi Arabian Art Symposium, is Challenging its Sculptors to use only Local Materials
Events · Locations

For the First Time, Tuwaiq, the Saudi Arabian Art Symposium, is Challenging its Sculptors to use only Local Materials

Artists gathered from across the globe in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh this January for the beginning of the annual Tuwaiq Sculpture symposium, a month-long creative residency in which the participants create large-scale works in a public setting. Previously, the event was a comp…

14 Mar 2023 By Official Bespoke

Best Time: The Watch World's Standout Releases of 2023 So Far
products · Watches

Best Time: The Watch World's Standout Releases of 2023 So Far

As resale prices tumble and the primary market cools, our HY1 2023 horological survey weighs the state of the Swiss watch industry and picks the new releases that genuinely earned our attention this year.

12 Mar 2023 By Official Bespoke

Ralph Lauren Takes American Dreaming West for His First Los Angeles Show
people · design

Ralph Lauren Takes American Dreaming West for His First Los Angeles Show

Fifty-five years after founding his label in New York, the 83-year-old designer staged his Spring 2023 collection at San Marino's Huntington Library, his first runway show ever held on the West Coast.

3 Mar 2023 By Official Bespoke

In the Red: Ducati Brings Racing Pedigree to the Electric Bicycle
products · Bikes

In the Red: Ducati Brings Racing Pedigree to the Electric Bicycle

With e-bike sales soaring since the pandemic and outpacing electric cars in some markets, Ducati now offers three models. From the all-mountain MIG-S to our favourite e-enduro TK-01RR, the marque applies its clout to two wheels.

2 Mar 2023 By Official Bespoke

No Longer Just Idyllic Tropical Resorts, Amans are in Cities Too and the Latest is in NYC
places · hotels

No Longer Just Idyllic Tropical Resorts, Amans are in Cities Too and the Latest is in NYC

What makes a hotel great? Clearly space, design, service and amenities all play their part but given the top tier of the industry is all too aware that they’re competing on these points, the difference – more often than not – comes down to details and the coalescence of all those import…

27 Feb 2023 By Official Bespoke

Chanel Restages Its Resort 2023 Collection on a Miami Beach

Chanel Restages Its Resort 2023 Collection on a Miami Beach

First unveiled in Monaco, Chanel's Resort 2023 collection was given a second outing in Miami last November on a set designed by Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, bringing its languid beach glamour closer to American clients.

22 Feb 2023 By Official Bespoke

We Ask OnlyFans’ CEO if the Company Has Become Shorthand for the Mass Pornification of Mainstream Culture
people · business

We Ask OnlyFans’ CEO if the Company Has Become Shorthand for the Mass Pornification of Mainstream Culture

The CEO of OnlyFans, Amrapali “Ami” Gan, is worried that you will have heard of her company but won’t understand what it does or how it works. “There’s been a lot of misconceptions about OnlyFans. Honestly, most people don’t even know what the business is.” And that is why, she confirms…

10 Feb 2023 By Official Bespoke

Bandit9 is Expanding from Custom Bikes to Four-Wheel Lightweight EVs
products · cars

Bandit9 is Expanding from Custom Bikes to Four-Wheel Lightweight EVs

Vehicle manufacturers don’t tend to come from emerging markets but then again Bandit9 is no ordinary company. Based out of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, they’ve been customising motorcycles for years but now they’re trying their hand at EVs too, and boy is their first effort – the Monaco …

6 Feb 2023 By Official Bespoke

Visual Drama: Apple's Striking New Home on Abu Dhabi's Al Maryah Island

Visual Drama: Apple's Striking New Home on Abu Dhabi's Al Maryah Island

Al Maryah Island is fast becoming Abu Dhabi's hottest address, drawing LPM, the Four Seasons and Zuma. The latest arrival is a beautifully designed, modestly sized yet thoroughly impressive commercial space created for Apple.

24 Jan 2023 By Official Bespoke

One Step Back, Two Steps Forwards: The Timeless Elegance of a Retro-Mod Bathroom
products · Decor

One Step Back, Two Steps Forwards: The Timeless Elegance of a Retro-Mod Bathroom

Blending Roman, Byzantine, Persian, Ottoman and Berber influences, this retro-modern Middle Eastern inspired bathroom by Axor is the creation of Tehran-born, Hamburg-based architect Hadi Teherani. The brief was to design a “bathroom with personality” and Teherani’s response was an uncon…

13 Jan 2023 By Official Bespoke