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21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS CURRENT TRENDS IN EDUCATION BRAD PITT A MODERN AMERICAN RENAISSANCE MAN

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BRAD PITT AWARD WINNING ACTOR & PRODUCER

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ctor, businessman and leading movie producer Hollywood’s Brad Pitt is known for the wide variety of roles he has played onscreen from a teenage hustler in Thelma & Louise to an increasingly youthful man in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and more recently as a grizzled soldier in films such as Inglorious Basterds and Fury. Three of the films released by his film production company Plan B Entertainment have won Oscars for Best Picture including The Departed, 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight.

Having got his start in acting on television dramas including the prime time soap opera Dallas in the late 1970s, it was his portrayal of a charming conman in the iconic film Thelma & Louise that his fame began to spread. Other movie roles soon followed, with Pitt

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playing a diverse range of characters.

An actor and producer known as much for his versatility as he is for his handsome face, Golden Globe-winner Pitt’s most widely recognised role may be Tyler Durden in Fight Club (1999). However, his portrayals of Billy Beane in

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Golden Globe-winner Brad Pitt’s most widely known screen roles include Tyler Durden in Fight Club (1999) and as Rusty Ryan in the remake of Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and its sequels. His résumé includes working as a successful TV and movie actor and producer, increasingly becoming known for his versatility and his looks.

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“SUCCESS IS A BEAST. AND IT ACTUALLY PUTS THE EMPHASIS ON THE WRONG THING. YOU GET AWAY WITH MORE INSTEAD OF LOOKING WITHIN.”

Moneyball (2011), and Rusty Ryan in the remake of Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and its sequels, also loom large in his filmography.

Born in 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the son of a trucking company manager, he was raised in the mid-western state of Missouri. Brad says: “I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we’d sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling.”

The eldest of three children, he has a younger sister and brother, his parents were staunchly religious and followed strict Baptist principles. “The latitude and longitudinal lines of where you are born determine your opportunity in life, and it’s not equal. We may have been created equal, but we’re not born equal.

It’s a lot to do with luck and you have to pass that on.”

At high school, Pitt dabbled in musical theatre and was a keen sportsman. He enrolled at the University of Missouri, following high school graduation, studying journalism and advertising.

However, after discovering his love for acting at college he left before graduating and headed west to Los

A LIFE IN FILM

Brad Pitt left the University of Missouri School of Journalism (Columbia, Missouri) before graduating, instead heading for California to make his name in film. A keen sportsman at high school, he was a member of

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Angeles and Hollywood to learn the craft before eventually winning low key roles in TV dramas including that hugely popular soap Dallas.

But it was in 1991 that he got his first break on the big screen. His brief appearance in the surprise hit film Thelma & Louise (1991), in which he portrays a wickedly charming drifter who seduces one of the stars of the film Geena Davis and then steals her money before disappearing. “When you first get opportunities, suddenly you get surrounded by a lot of people who want to make money off you but also are there to help. But they start telling you so much what you need to be and what you need to do to maintain some idea of career maintenance.” explained.

As well as taking roles in blockbuster movies such as the Ocean´s franchise with fellow lead male star George Clooney, Pitt is not afraid to stretch his acting talents and has appeared in films as challenging as Death, in Meet Joe Black, and agreeing to a cameo role in the surreal comic fantasy Being John Malkovich. In 1997, Pitt received a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a visionary mental patient in Terry Gilliam’s

the golf, swimming and tennis teams, he also took part in debating, student government and school musicals. Relocating to Hollywood, Los Angeles he first supported himself by taking temporary work as a

12 Monkeys. Later that same year Pitt to play Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrar in the film adaptation of the book, Seven Years in Tibet. In 2002, he earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his guest appearance in the sitcom Friends.

Pitt is a major player in Hollywood as both an actor and producer, through his hugely successful production company Plan B Entertainment, whose first release was the epic war film Troy (2004), which itself starred Pitt, himself. As an actor, he has won and been nominated for Academy Awards (Oscars) for acting including Best Supporting Actor for 1996’s 12 Monkeys, and Best Actor for 2009’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Moneyball. In recent years his work as a producer won Plan B a Best Picture Oscar for backing the film in which he co-starred Moneyball, for 12 Years a Slave and in 2016’s The Big Short.

So, while Pitt has had a successful film career in front of the camera and behind the camera as a producer he has lived in the public eye for many years and seen his private life endlessly watched and misreported, he remains a huge box office attraction with fans and film critics eagerly seeking news about his next role, whether its on screen or away from bright lights of Hollywood. His Plan B Entertainment company is seeking to release several films, while Pitt himself is appearing in just one or maybe two movie theatre films a year as he works on mini-series and films for streaming services such as Netflix including the dark comedy War Machine.

limo driver, delivering home appliances and even and dressing as a giant chicken while working for restaurant chain ‘el Pollo Loco’. He first came to the public’s attention as a supporting actor in the

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film Thelma & Louise and he went onto star in blockbusters such the period drama Troy, Mr & Mrs Smith and Twelve Monkeys. Pitt frequently collaborates with film director David Fincher on such films as Fight Club and Seven.

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Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment has been releasing films since 2004, winning three Academy Awards (Oscars) for Best Picture for The Departed, 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight.

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A collector ´s dream car from the 1930s the Mercedes-Benz 540 K THE 1930S WAS AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, WHICH PRODUCED SOME OF THE MOST DYNAMIC AND STYLISH CARS EVER MADE. EMBRACING THIS OPTIMISTIC MOOD, GERMAN LUXURY CAR MARKER MERCEDESBENZ INTRODUCED THE 500 K. THE CAR EPITOMISES THE GLAMOUR OF DRIVING, THEN AND NOW. Unveiled at the prestigious Paris Salon in October 1936, the Mercedes-Benz 540 K was hailed as conjuring up ‘visions of breath-taking exploits of racing cars and drivers of international fame, but also of superlative comfort and coachwork of exquisite beauty, fine paintwork, brightly polished metal, the finest hardwoods and leather – massive and yet outstandingly attractive bodies – in short: the car for the connoisseur’. The K represents ‘kompressor’, the supercharger that powered this handcrafted art deco cabriolet, and regarded absolute pinnacle of automotive desirability from the moment it was launched and now highly sought after by the modern enthusiast and collector.

As one of a handful of roads cars built in the 1930s capable of reaching speeds of 100mph, Mercedes-Benz in the UK retained racing driver Goffredo ‘Freddy’ Zehender as technical adviser and works driver to demonstrate its supercharged power and speed.

While Jan Melin noted in the book ‘Mercedes-Benz, The Supercharged 8-Cylinder Cars of the 1930s’, a mere fourhundred and nineteen 540 K chassis were built before production ended in 1940. A total of 11 catalogued body styles were created for the 540 K by Sindelfingen, with each one being a masterpiece of the coachbuilder’s art.

Technical Information • The Mercedes-Benz 540 K is powered by a 5.4-litre supercharged straight-eight engine.

• Servo-assisted hydraulic brakes provide sufficient stopping power.

• The cars’ coachwork was by created by Mercedes-Benz’s Sindelfingen division, synonymous with the supercharged eight cylinder luxury cars of the period.

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With raked windows and a long wheelbase, this Mercedes-Benz 500 K cabriolet is the epitome of style.

Fitted with luxurious leather seats and immaculate black body work, this model cuts a dash on the road.

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OVER A THOUSAND BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS AND BAGUETTE-CUT ADORN THIS AESTHETIC MASTERPIECE OF EXCEPTIONAL PRECISION AND FUNCTIONALITY

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he Royal Oak Selfwinding has the exceptional selfwinding movement that combines functionality and precision timekeeping with the highest standard of aesthetics. The movement, assembled from 280 components, has a power reserve of 60 hours. It is powered by the natural movements of the wrist.

The model has a 37mm diamond-set white gold case with glare-proofed sapphire crystal and case back, screwlocked crown. The dial in white gold set in diamonds has and additional 25 baguette-cut diamonds for the hourmarkers, and white gold hands with luminescent coating.

The Royal Oak Selfwinding is set in 18-carat white gold and is made of 280 parts including 860 brilliant-cut diamonds that make up the case and bracelet and 275 brilliant-cut diamonds and 25 baguette-cut diamonds for the dial.

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HIGH GLAMOUR MEETS HAUTE HORLOGERIE The Royal Oak Selfwinding is set with 860 brilliantcut diamonds of 5.84 carats for the case and the bracelet and a dial with 275 brilliant-cut diamonds of 1.23 carats and 25 baguette-cut 0.25-carat diamonds.

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itz Paris and Luxury Living Group introduced the official Ritz Paris Home Collection in the French capital back in 2017. The design concept sprang from an encounter between Ritz Paris and the visionary intuition of Alberto Vignatelli, CEO and Chairman of Luxury Living Group: “Ritz Paris is much more than a hotel, it’s an atmosphere, an art de vivre that allows itself the luxury of a timeless elegance, creativity, and eclecticism. Since the beginning it has been an icon of modernity and it has never followed the trends. It is this alchemy that makes it a unique, legendary place. Today, Luxury Living Group keeps this vision alive, bringing back its splendor in a contemporary dimension.”

The collection comprises a line of furnishings and accessories that sketches out the unique and sophisticated lifestyle that has made, and continues to make, the Ritz Paris an epicenter of elegance.

Inspired by the stylistic and grandiose atmosphere of the hotel it features pieces of timeless heritage.

The collection is an interpretation of the Ritz Paris lifestyle. It is a juxtaposition of timeless heritage,

RITZ PARIS HOME COLLECTION NEOCLASSICAL ELEMENTS, LOUIS XVI PIECES AND 1930S PARISIAN STYLES CONVERGE IN A HOME COLLECTION THAT EMBODIES THE TIMELESS HERITAGE AND SOPHISTICATED FLAIR OF THE RITZ PARIS. THESE FURNISHINGS ENHANCE THE ELEGANCE OF ANY ROOM. 16

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creativity and modern eclecticism that embody the spirit of luxury. After all it was Audrey Hepburn, great friend of Ritz Paris, who referred to the hotel as

“the only beauty that never wanes.�

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he bedroom should be an environment with a sense of relaxation and intimacy, for this Ritz Paris Home Collection presents key furnishings in precious fabrics, expert craftsmanship and sophisticated tones. The Louis XVI bed is a highlight of the collection with a XVII Century Neoclassical Style headboard combined with bright Ritz blue velvet, decorated inlays and golden leaf accents.

Other pieces include the refined bed-end bench, the minimalist bedside table with curved design, tapered legs, and metal inlays. Cozy chairs and sofas feature in soft cushions or upholstered in leather or fabric adorned with golden accents or bronze studs.

The collection is an interpretation of the Ritz Paris lifestyle. It is a juxtaposition of enduring elegance, creativity and modern eclecticism that embody the spirit of luxury.

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Going Green A look at what big labels are doing for the environment A Native American proverb says that “we do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” There are 7.6 billion people living in our world today, so exactly what are we doing for our children’s world?

Large investments have been made on technological innovations in renewable energy sources. Last year alone, global investments amounted to $279.8 billion, with China as one of the leading investors. The transportation sector, particularly the passenger vehicle industry, has been most proactive. In 2017, sales of electric vehicles amounted to 1,223,600 units. This is a 58% increase from the previous year. China remains the leading market for electric vehicles with an overwhelming increase of 73% from 2016. With over 70,000 units sold between January and September of 2017, Tesla dominates this sector followed

by Chinese BYD and BMW. Tesla’s Models S and X remain the preferred choices with their durable design and exemplary service. Complimentary to their cars, they have an extensive network of fast-charging Supercharge stations. Tesla also has an impressive selection of energy products which include solar panels, architecturally stunning solar

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roofs and powerwall for energy storage.

The brand’s commitment to the environment goes beyond their core products to using renewable energy in their own production facilities as well. Once completed, their Nevada-based Gigafactory will be 100% solar powered. Because, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk says, “when something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”

As other labels in the sector lag behind, Aston Martin will soon step in with their fully electric sedan, the RapidE aimed at a luxury clientele that however wishes to be environmentally friendly.

Investments on renewable energy sources alone are not enough, sustainability is of equal if not greater importance. Sustainability is based on three essential pillar: social, economic and environmental sustainability.

This means that local community and environment must be protected. In China, market research conducted by Mintel documented that 58% of consumers were more likely to purchase ethical brands at premium price.

Sustainability has found its way into leading names in the fashion industry, most notably with Kering, the company behind luxury labels like Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen. Back in 2017, Kering launched their environmental and social standards strategy “Crafting Tomorrow’s Luxury.”

PERCENTAGE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE POWER SUPPLY OF LEADING TECH COMPANIES

The company has paid particular attention to the traceability of their raw materials, the reduction of environmental impact and creating a positive social impact in sourcing locations. CEO, François-Henri Pinault explained, “we are redesigning our business to continue to thrive and prosper sustainably into the future, while at the same time helping to transform the luxury sector and contributing to meet the significant social and environmental challenges of our generation.”

Stella McCartney, one of the group’s labels, has always demonstrated her commitment to ethical values and responsible resources.

Her collections do not feature animal products and are constantly exploring innovative ways to attain sustainability.

Tourism industry has also been affected, for the better, by this environmentally-friendly approach. Sustainable tourism is fundamental in aiding social development of communities around the world whilst protecting the local cultural heritage and wildlife. Leading in this sector, is Marlon Brando’s The Brando on the idyllic French Polynesian island of Tetiaroa.

The resort has received platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the highest level of green energy certification with an innovative sea water air conditioning system. The Brando’s mission of sustainable tourism is further demonstrated with numerous cultural tours offered. In Africa, &Beyond has become a standard with 29 lodges proving that modern safari can be

sustainable for future generations. They are also deeply involved with local communities as well as wildlife conservation programs.

Six Senses Resorts are also instrumental when it comes to sustainability, they address worldwide issues on a local level.

Six Senses are also committed to reducing environmental impact and carbon footprint with activities associated with their resorts.

Their Sustainability Fund allocates funds to local communities and wildlife initiatives.

By supporting sustainable tourism, we are acting responsibly to safeguard our planet.

A study by the Harvard Business Review demonstrated how investor demand has caused an increase in transparency when in comes to company communication.

Companies that used resources efficiently were found to produce higher investment returns in comparison to less resourceefficient companies. These companies also exhibited increased levels of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Around the globe companies have adopted measures to environmental and social impact even if they do not necessarily operate in the energy sector. According to Greenpeace, most notable amongst these is Apple, who for the third year in a row has become the ‘greenest’ tech company in the world. 83% of Apple’s power supply comes from renewable energy sources. Companies included in Greenpeace’s report are known for transparency and regularity of reports.

83% 67% 56% 50% 43% 32% 29% 24% 24% 24% 23% 17%

Source: Greenpeace

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THE WORLD’S TEN MOST EXPENSIVE RESTAURANTS SUBLIMOTION Ibiza, Spain

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With meals costing upwards of Euro1, 500, Sublimotion restaurant in Ibiza was launched to immediate acclaim in 2012 by two-Michelin starred avant-garde Spanish chef Paco Roncero. Trained in the legendary kitchens of El Bulli, Roncero is driven by a culinary search to find the perfect kitchen conditions to maximise a diner’s excitement while eating. With just one table and twelve seats, diners enjoy a 20-course tasting meal over three hours and a multisensory experience through a fusion of molecular gastronomy and technology.

ITHAA UNDERSEA RESTAURANT Maldives

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Lying five metres below the surface of beautifully clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean in the idyllic Maldives, Ithaa offers a unique, luxurious dining experience serving dishes such as Reef Lobster Stuffed Calamarata Pasta for starters and Coconut Crusted Légine. Ithaa is remote, luxurious and creates a memorable dining experience and exquisite food.

3 LE MEURICE ALAIN DUCASSE Paris, France

French-born chef Alain Ducasse delivers a free and instinctive interpretation of Haute Cuisine, revealing the original flavour of the finest ingredients, from the noble to the humble, all exceptional.

The immaculately designed interiors of the restaurant, with huge crystal chandeliers, offer a unique dining experience. This two Michelin-starred restaurant embodies Ducasse’s culinary philosophy through a reinterpretation of classic haute cuisine, dedicated to great subtlety and technical skill, while using exceptional ingredients remaining true to their authentic flavours.

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ARAGAWA Toyko, Japan

Aragawa is very much focused on serving the finest, seasonal food. Its menus include the signature dish of charcoal-broiled Sanda Beefsteak using purebred Tajima cattle from Hygogo Prefecture which has help the restaurant gain its reputation for serving the world’s best steak. The restaurant has only six tables and serves seafood appetisers and steak mains, and has no need for a written menu.

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These ten restaurants take fine dining to new, exclusive, elegant levels - and are very expensive. Here one can enjoy the world’s finest cuisine and Michelin-starred restaurant atmosphere.

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Toyko, Japan

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Crissier, Switzerland Head chef Franck Giovanni and his 20+ strong brigade of chefs curate a delicious, 11-course tasting menu in this three Michelin starred restaurant.

Diners describe the food and ambience of the restaurant as a being the “moment where luxury, magic and wellness come together”. Crissier offers a wide array of dishes to suit many palates. Roast saddle of suckling lamb, purple sea urchin, duck foie gras, and wild turbot have all been on the menu.

Enjoying exquisitely prepared food and carefully curated drinks served in an eclectic, finely designed dining rooms with luxury a key component, this exclusive list will guide you to the chefs and restaurateurs creating legendary food made with the finest ingredients and prepared with world-class, innovative culinary techniques.

In the kitchens of Beige Alain Ducasse Tokyo ingredients are chosen from the finest foods sourced from Japan and France. Beige opened in 2004 through a collaboration between Chanel and multi-award winning French chef Alain Ducasse. The menu reflects refined French cuisine that makes the fullest possible use of the pick of the finest Japanese ingredients. Dishes include milk-fed veal from the Oakleaf Farm in Hokkaido, Japan and France-sourced foie gras, chicken from Bresse and lobster from Bretagne.

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The signature restaurant of the world famous celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay. The kitchen is led by Chef Patron Clare Smyth who creates dishes that have made her the country’s only female chef to hold three Michelin stars. The restaurant provides elegant modern French cuisine using the finest seasonal ingredients and employing both classic and modern techniques and its menu has included pan-fried sea scallops, sautéed foie gras with roasted veal, and Cotswold lamb.

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LE PRE CATELAN Paris, France

Pré Catelan is located in the heart of the famous Bois de Boulogne and has been serving fine food since 1856. This treasure of French cuisine has three Michelin stars and is an elegant and audacious setting for the cuisine of Chef Frédéric Anton, himself considered an emblematic figure of modern French cuisine. His cuisine can be described as a ‘cuisine d’auteur’, complex without being complicated, brilliant but not demonstrative.

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Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto, Japan

The three restaurants under the Misoguigawa brand blend two styles of cuisines, that of French and Kaiseki, the traditional multi-course Japanese dinner. The result is a truly original and exhilarating experience for lovers of either cuisine. On the menu are such refined dishes as beef filet with potato soufflés, buttered French beans, and roasted pumpkin; foie gras pudding served with truffle sauce, and fresh seafood soup in bouillabaisse style with a saffron flavoured sauce. Owner/master-chef Teruo Inoue trained in three-star Michelin kitchens and delicately blends the two cuisines into dishes that are artfully arranged and served on Japanese tableware.

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MASA

New York City, USA Masa is a Japanese and sushi restaurant located on the fourth floor of the iconic Time Warner Center in Manhattan. Awarded three Michelin stars, Masa offers food on offer includes Omakase with chef-selected meals that Chef Masa has personally chosen, often using exotic seasonal ingredients including truffles and Kobe beef. Most of the fish is flown in from Japan on a daily basis. A culinary artist Chef Masa can be seen working behind the bar and will sometimes serve the food. The room itself is described as a spare, windowless and neutral-coloured room, with just 26 seats and an aesthetic marked by bare sanded wood and a huge spray of flowers.

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AEQUOREA Creating new worlds from polluted oceans

CIVIC LEADERS OF THE WORLD’S CITIES FACE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND PRODUCTIVE SPACES FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO LIVE AND WORK. AT PARIS-BASED VINCENT CALLEBAUT ARCHITECTURES, THEY HAVE IMAGINED THE FUTURE AND BELIEVE THEY HAVE AN ANSWER. UNUSUALLY, IT INVOLVES RECYCLING AND LIVING ON WATER. Ambitious plans to build a floating city created from rubbish pulled from the oceans have been created by the visionary and ecological architect Vincent Callebaut.

Born in Belgium, but now based in Paris, France the star architect and his team at the eponymous Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ have imagined the Aequorea design concept. Aequorea involves constructing a futuristic city of 1,000 ocean skyscrapers made from 3D-printed plastic waste that extends 1km towards the seafloor.

Aequorea would incorporate living spaces, science labs, offices, hotels, sports fields and farms across 250 floors and reach a depth of up to 1,000 meters. In this case, Aequorea is a fictional water city anchored offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with its name is derived from the bioluminescent jellyfish, Aequorea Victoria.

The radical underwater colony for ‘climate change refugees’ imagines self-sufficient, spiralling ‘oceanscrapers’ reaching to the sea floor from mangrove-covered marinas on the surface of the world’s oceans.

Launching this concept, Callebaut published a letter ‘from the future’ written in 2065 by a fictional resident of the Aequorea, explaining that the new civilisation emerged as a result of the devastating effects of climate change. It’s an imaginative concept whose time may yet come.

Aequorea’s architecture would be made from algoplast, an invented composite material made from algae and rubbish. This repurposed material would be 3D printed to create 1,000 towers, accommodating up to 20,000 people, known as aquanauts. Instead of fossil fuels, citizens would sustain their aquatic life with new renewable energy sources, while using gill masks to breath underwater, according to the concept’s creator, Callebaut.

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Processed farmed algae, plankton and molluscs would feed the inhabitants, while orchards and vegetable gardens would be farmed on top of the conch-like structures.

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Aequorea would contain living accommodation and office real estate, while community orchards and vegetable gardens would be sited on top of the conchlike structures, themselves extending to 1,000 metres below sea level.

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on the sea The Floating Seahorse, the world’s first luxury underwater hospitality and living experience, is a feat of engineering achieved by a marriage of innovation and imagination.

Somethings are so magical that it’s difficult to describe them. The Floating Seahorse is such an experience and is setting new standards in luxury living. Planned for construction offshore Dubai, in the warm waters of the Arabian Gulf, the Floating Seahorse series of semi-submersible buildings will form part of the iconic ‘The World’ offshore complex. Residents will be able enjoy the ocean that spreads out before them on the upper floors while an enclosed underwater space features bedrooms and floor-to-ceiling windows allowing for stunning views of marine life. Floating Seahorses will be sited in a chain of islands known as The Heart of Europe. They’re manmade reconstructions of actual European nations, just on a smaller scale, which itself is part of the larger The World chain of islands.

Fly over the beautiful blue seas of the Arabian Gulf up and down the coastline of the booming city-state of Dubai and you’ll see ‘The World’, a dramatic series of man-made islands that offer a unique, modern living experience.

This artificial archipelago comprises of various small islands fashioned to represent a map of the world. The innovative design lies four kilometres off the coast of Dubai, which is part of the United Arab Emirates. Heart of Europe is a cluster of six islands showcasing leading European design, heritage and hospitality in a spectacular and unique setting.

Within this World lies a particular chain of reclaimed from the sea is an extraordinary feat islands known as The Heart of Europe. of construction and engineering.

They’re manmade reconstructions of various European nations, just on a smaller scale. Continental focus The development is set to become an iconic collection of private and resort destinations, Heart of Europe is based on destinations and will feature innovative holiday villas, across Europe and spreads over the islands floating on the water. of Germany, Venice, Sweden, Switzerland, A global landmark, Dubai’s ‘The St Petersburg and mainland Europe, each World’ is set to become an of which is distinguished by a unique Valued iconic development, a design. The islands are a celebration at around $2.8 global landmark made of the continent’s artistic and million per unit, the up of 300 islands cultural treasures, with each one Floating Seahorse is capturing a different facet of the product of more than Europe’s society, character and 5,000 hours of research ambiance. and 13,000 hours of The huge construction project design and engineering, that started in 2003 will ultimately according to its design involve dredging hundreds firm Kleindienst of millions of cubic metres of of Austria. sand from Dubai’s shallow coastal waters and moving tens of millions of tonnes rocks to create this stunning series of artificial islands. The World’s lead developer is Nakheel Properties, and the project was originally conceived by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai.

Submarine features Underwater level living accommodation features bedrooms and floor-to-ceiling windows allowing for stunning views of marine life where residents and guests can fall asleep while gazing at a vibrant coral bed, as a sea turtle glides by and a seahorse

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MARITIME ARCHITECTURE • Floating Seahorses are designed with one or two en-suite underwater bedrooms and four bespoke trim variants.

• Seahorse floating houses are located four kilometers from Dubai’s shores, and reachable via boat or seaplane.

• Spanning just over 370 sq metres across three levels, each Floating Seahorse will be home to unique special features, state-of-the-art technology and outdoor climate controlled area.

• The resort features over 100,000 natural corals and its own dedicated coral nursery.

• First class diving and snorkelling facilities are available outside the front door!

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Spanning just over 4,000 square feet across three levels, each Floating Seahorse offers unique special features and views over beautiful blue seas to the buzzing city of Dubai.

dances in the moonlight.

From the underwater rooms submerged in turquoise water just below the surface, residents and guests can enjoy schools of fish race by and even watch a stingray gracefully glide past.

The underwater portion, composed of a master bedroom and bathroom, makes up approximately 25 sq m on the interior. Just outside the walls is a 50 sq m coral garden.

From their homes, residents will be able to see actual seahorses dance through the Arabian Gulf — the animal’s natural habitat.

The 300 sq m design model has one en-suite bedroom underwater, and is available in either the elegant ‘Pure’ design which has a luxury interior inspired by modern superyachts or the ‘Tzar’ edition, which will feature a more lavish interior inspired by the splendour of imperial Russia.

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The 400 sq m design has two en-suite bedrooms below the water and is available in either the Signature or Bentley editions.

The Signature Edition has been developed especially for families with guests, groups, and children of all ages. Inspired by the very best of Emirati culture and lifestyle coupled with leading European designs, The Signature Edition is an impressive fusion between Europe and the Emirates in a truly contemporary style.

Each will have four designated bedrooms and several rooms that can transform into sleeping quarters, meaning this Seahorse model can accommodate up to eight adults and eight children.

JK Bauen, a boutique, Germany-based construction company was part of a consortium contracted to build the Heart of

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Europe in an environmentally sustainable fashion. Their design includes specialised insulation around the windows and doors, which will conserve up to 70 percent of electricity output, largely exceeding current standards for other sustainable building projects. The project also features a coral nursery that will eventually be home to 100,000 natural corals which, once completed, will cover a surface area of 470,000 sq m. Living coral beds are also the perfect environment for seahorses to live and thrive.

Heart of Europe The area known as Heart of Europe merges leading European design, heritage and hospitality in a spectacular and unique setting.

This part of the project aims to set a new benchmark for sustainability and innovation – incorporating green features, solar power and state-of-the-art technology. The Heart of

Europe is set to become one of the world’s most environmentally and forward thinking destinations.

Having successfully sold out phase one and two of The Floating Seahorse in just eight months, The Heart of Europe launched its the third phase.

The Tzar Edition of The Floating Seahorse will be located on St Petersburg Island which is designed in the shape of a heart and takes inspiration from The Maldives.

St Petersburg Island will be a charming vacation retreat, home to white sandy beaches, a large infinity pool, shallow lagoons, lush tropical gardens and an exclusive restaurant and bar.

This magnificent floating resort will redefine maritime holidays with guests enjoying a private vacation on an iconic semi-submersible holiday ‘villa’ offering unprecedented views of the surrounding seas and underwater marine life including breath-taking views of the surrounding rich coral seas.

RESORT LIVING AT ITS FINEST

• The Signature Edition of The Floating Seahorse is designed especially for families with children and large groups or friends and perhaps colleagues.

• Floating Seahorses can be customised to ensure privacy by fully enclosing the outdoor areas at sea level and on the upper deck.

• The three-storey villas each come with a rooftop jacuzzi, terrace, butler, and an underwater bedroom with its own coral garden in front.

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The underwater level features bedrooms and floor-to-ceiling windows allowing for stunning views of marine life.

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HIGHLY CREATIVE, POLISH ARTIST IGOR MORSKI CRAFTS INCREDIBLE DIGITAL IMAGES THAT HOLD HIDDEN MEANINGS.

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Polish artist and designer Igor Morski, who describes himself as an illustrator and image composer and now exhibitions curator, has opened a gallery and retail space in Palma, Mallorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. The gallery showcases Igor’s art, and work and jewellery from his wide circle of talented friends and is a welcome addition to the island’s thriving creative scene. magazine

After graduating with honours from the School of Fine Art in Poznań, Poland in the late 1980s, Igor Morski worked for the state broadcasting company Polish Television, creating set designs for TV theatre, culture and news commentary shows. His advertising art has been commissioned by Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney and Abelson Taylor among others.

With a successful career as graphic designer, illustrator and set designer Polish artist Igor Morski is now best known for his thoughtful, surrealistic images, laden with hidden meanings about modern life. Describing himself as a ‘photocomposer’, his art has appeared in advertising, newspapers, cultural and news magazines. The work draws upon his commercial experience of using mixed media graphic art based on photo manipulation, drawing, and 3D. The work is all beautifully rendered.

More recently, Igor opened a gallery and shop in the Mediterranean island of Mallorca in the old town area of the capital Palma. He’s filled the space with his own work and that of fellow magazine

artists including fellow-Polish artist and jewellery maker Ania Orska. Palma is believed to have more galleries per capita than any other Spanish city, and this fondness for nurturing artistic expression extends island wide. Igor has long had a relationship with Palma, holding exhibitions in the city over several years.

For many years Igor’s work evolved through his intensive use of the Photoshop software programme, becoming very comfortable with the range of creative options it offered. Increasingly his work has used 3D programmes including Zbrush and Modo giving him previously unimaginable control over his images.

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Located in the old town of Palma de Mallorca, the Igor Morski Gallery attracts international admirers and collectors of work by Igor himself and those of fellow artists and craftsman he admires. He is a winner of many prestigious awards including Communication Arts Excellence Award and Applied Arts Award.

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Inspired by his long-term collaboration with the Polish current affairs magazine Wprost, Igor says his work there led him to a surrealist style after his editor at the time choose to use only graphics and photographs that had been digitally manipulated. Igor says: “This, I must admit, made a great impression, because people were not familiar with Photoshop, and many illustrations were taken literally, as if what was shown in the illustration was really true. This was especially true of photomontages with politicians. The fact that since then I have worked on photographic material has magazine

caused realism to appear in my work.

The mere fact of depicting everything upside down has made me a surrealist.”

Many of Igor’s creative ideas spring from the huge changes affecting today’s society including social media and our attachment to mobile phones and technology.

Wonderfully surreal artworks that are extremely well-executed, Igor’s images invariably encourage the viewer to pause for thought, encouraging one to reflect on the story of our humanity that

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Igor’s is himself aiming to understand and represent, taking the viewer to new, unfamiliar worlds. Each image bursts with an incredible amount of creativity; it’s as though they tell stories that could fill a book with many fantastical pages.

Beautifully rendered, the hyper-real manipulated photographic images of Polish artist Igor Morski contain hidden messages and symbols that often show the darker side of modern life.

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Current trends in education The world is changing at an incredibly fast pace, it seems only natural that the way our children learn should also adjust to the change.

Technology has made its way into classrooms around the globe, but even that is constantly evolving. Pedagogy has undergone a rapid change with a shift in methodologies, tools and priorities. Here we’ve taken a look at key trends in education for the 21st Century.

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TECHNOLOGY-POWERED LEARNING

Technology enhances education. The past few years have seen a break from technology being taught as a subject to technology being used as a tool for learning. This, however is not limited to the integration of computers, Internet, whiteboards and tablets in the classroom. New trends in education see the incorporation of technology in classrooms in a few ways: First and foremost is Cloud Computing offering centralized storage that is accessible from anywhere. This combined with classroom management software such as Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Blackboard Learn or Edmodo have become the new standard.

These collaborative teaching platforms allow content sharing, communication management, reduce costs and increase flexibility.

Virtual and Augmented Reality are also becoming more and more popular inside classrooms. With tools like Google Expeditions students need not set foot outside the classroom to embark on a virtual reality field trip. They can learn about ancient civilizations, historic events or new discoveries through a more involved and interactive method.

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Maria Montessori broke ground in her day with her approach to pedagogy. The Montessori Method, embraced around the globe, stresses the development of a child’s abilities through practical play. Though her method may not be favored by the masses, she did stress the fact that “early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.”

Early childhood education refers to education in a child’s early years between the ages of 3 and 6. A recent study by the European Commission reaffirmed the benefits of early childhood education.

According to their report, if solid foundations are laid in early years learning in later years is more effective and more likely to continue into adulthood, thus reducing the dropout rate.

This is one of the key elements in the United States’ Strong Start for America’s Children Act. The bill aims to significantly expand access to quality education for toddlers and preschoolers in families of low and moderate income. In addition, their research demonstrated that investments in early education provide the highest rate of return.

Along these lines, the Massachusetts-based National Bureau of Economic Research also concluded that toddlers who commence education at a younger age demonstrate substantially lower levels of difficulty, were less likely to be inattentive or hyperactive and possess higher levels of sociability. OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) further supported this.

In their previous examinations of 15-year olds, it was noted that students who had attended preschool for a year or more scored higher in comparison to those who did not.

An early start may be the norm, especially in families with working parents. However the fact remains that at least in most European nations the compulsory age for formal education is of six. This trend is not only being embraced in the United States. Earlier this year, magazine

Finnish schools have long been hailed for their outstanding educational system.

Primary education in Finland ranks 1st in the 2017-2018 World Economic Forum.

Finnish students continually hold top scores in the OECD’s PISA examinations which tests 15-year olds in areas of reading, mathematics and science. The OECD also noted that Finland has the smallest gap between the strongest and weakest pupils. In 2009, the dropout rate for a highschool student in Finland was a mere 9%.

Schools in Finland are publicly funded and adhere to the same national program. Their focus since early childhood education is on ‘learning how to learn.’ Government agencies that oversee schools are composed of individuals with a background in education. In Finland, teachers are required to hold a master’s degree in education and hail from the top 10% of the nation’s graduates.

A new reform has been introduced in 2016/2017 in order to keep up with the changing times thus preparing students for working life. Among the changes is a departure from traditional subjectcentered education, to a teaching by topic approach, called PhenomenonBased Learning. This means that courses incorporate a number of subjects (be they math, language and communication) in a central topic. The reform also incorporates a collaborative approach to teaching which sees students working together in small groups to solve problems.

Finland’s schools will be on the spotlight with this new program underway, however with their track record it will be an interesting development to follow.

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced a shift in this age from the age of 6 to 3.

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The way in which students are being taught is also evolving.

Experiential and immersion learning have become mainstream but there are a few newcomers in this area as well. Project-Based Learning is one of the most popular choices. This methodology allows students to learn through the implementation of knowledge in order to achieve a solution. They are given a realworld problem and are tasked with finding appropriate solutions.

This enhances their content knowledge, communication skills, creativity and critical. Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia have embraced the method and integrated into their curricula.

PHENOMENON-BASED LEARNING (PHBL) HAS EMERGED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SUBJECT CENTERED LEARNING AS IT IS DEEMED OUT-DATED TO MEET DEMANDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Instead of focusing on a single topic, Phenomenon-Based Learning incorporates a multidisciplinary approach fusing together multiple subjects allowing students to acquire more in-depth knowledge. This method embraces the interconnectedness of our world. This method had been particularly appreciated in Finland where it has become compuslory since the 2017/2018 academic year.

Technology has seen school curricula with a higher focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM. Poland has the fourth-largest pool of science graduates in Europe. In 2018, this is expected to change to accommodate arts and humanities to become STEAM. The Rhode Island School of Design has been a very active advocate for this since 2011 and more American institutes have begun to embrace it.

LEARNING FOR LIFE

In recent years, youth unemployment has become a major problem. The International Labour Organization estimates that approximately around 75 million young adults are unemployed.

A study published by McKinsley & Company explained that unemployment amongst young adults was largely due to a disconnect between the education students receive in universities and the actual skills that are required of them in the workplace.

According to them, 39% of employers list lack of skills as the principal reason behind vacancies in entry-level positions.

Education-to-Employment Initiatives that are making headstart: The incorporation of technology-enabled tools with real-time information in higher education institutes to assist students with career advice. Students can digitally map out career and educational paths and view the demands of the labor market thus addressing the skill shortage. Institutes therefore reduce this gap between education and workplace.

In the US, Stanford University students and administrators came up with four points to address the needs of employees: open loop university (no longer limiting university for your adults), paced education (breaking away from the standard four year course), purpose learning (where the focus in not on a specific major but on an objective) and lastly competence hubs (which place attention on skills acquired rather than on grades). Ecole 42 in France offers a revolutionized approach as a teacher-less university.

Admission is highly selective and only merit-based, but with 80% of students securing a job before graduation (this climbs up to 100% after graduation) it is completely understandable. Italy’s Politecnico di Torino has demonstrated outstanding results with 94% of its graduates finding employment within a year of graduation. They have achieved this preparing a curriculum that balances specializations, partnerships with national and international companies and innovation.

Another sector at risk appertains to adults in older age groups.

Adults aged 40 and older are more often than not in need of updating their skills in order to maintain their competitiveness.

When it comes to digital literacy younger people are more proficient than their older peers. Graduation is no longer the of learning, instead it is simply another steo in this lifelong process.

Digital corporate training has seen a sharp rise in recent years.

Learning has gone beyond classrooms to smartphones and tablets accessible at anytime, especially among older age groups.

Digital technologies have rendered education a flexible learning experience. Learning platforms such as Enterprise MOOCs and Google Digital Training offer employees a way to expand and acquire new skills. Poland had promoted a national wide strategy to promote digital skills especially in groups mostly at risk, like senior citizens and people with disabilites. In our ever changing world we can no longer afford to take our time, instead we must pick up the pace of technology and continue Learning for Life.

Poland’s Digital Strategy Poland has seen dramatic growth in the past two decades. In a move to improve education, it has allocated 170 million euro to the ‘Digital Poland’ strategy. ‘Digital Poland’ aims to address digital literacy, especially amongst older age groups and those with learning disabilities. Students with advanced knowledge will also benefit by the program with the organization of several competitions that will impact society and public policy. By the end of 2018, all Polish schools will have fast broadband Internet connection. Students will be required to coding lessons from first years of primary school. With this move, Poland estimates to increase their economic added value by a 13-22%.

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BORSALINO A HISTORY OF CRAFTMANSHIP AND ELEGANCE

For over 160 years, generations of stylish men and women have worn hats created by master milliners Borsalino of Alessandria, northern Italy. The finely crafted hats have been favoured by Hollywood and music stars on-screen and offincluding the likes of Victoria Beckham, Alain Delon and David Bowie. Humphrey Bogart famously wore a Borsalino fedora in the iconic movie Casablanca.

Borsalino hats combine modern elegance and craftsmanship with an industrial approach: over fifty steps, each done by hand over seven weeks, are needed to make a felt hat; straw hats are hand woven, and some hats can take up to six months to create.

Borsalino hat making is a skill passed down from generation to generation of master milliners.

Whether they are classic, modern or fun and quite eccentric, Borsalino hats are a strong statement in terms of an individual’s approach to style.

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Superb ceiling lighting, fashionalble assessories and a view to kill for. Can you feel the silk & linen material of the generous bed?

108M MEGA YACHT CONNECTS LUXURY TO NATURE AWARD WINNING HAREIDE DESIGN FROM NORWAY HAS CREATED THE STUNNING 108M CONCEPT MEGAYACHT, OFFERING ONBOARD LUXURY AND A WINDOW TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE THROUGH HUGE WINDOWS, WHILE INCLUDING INFINITY POOLS AND LAVISH HOSPITALITY AREAS. A HELIPAD ADDS TO THE LUXURIOUS UTILITY OF THE VESSEL. 52

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esigned with its own elevated dining and viewing platforms, tranquil gardens and even a private beach, the enormous 108M hybrid concept superyacht created by the prestigious Hareide Design from Norway is making waves in the contemporary yacht scene.

Today’s mega yachts are most often designed like floating luxury hotels with interiors based on traditional luxury, which encouraged Hareide to shift the focus from internal structures and interior design to create a platform to experience the beauty of nature and the changing elements outside. In creating this concept, the designers wanted to offer guests a closer relationship with the outside environment and natural surroundings. To complement this concept glass and wood are used as signature design features for the vessel.

Exterior and internal design complement each other, with careful attention paid to creating a harmonious, almost Zen-like approach to sailing with an imaginative use of vast windows and flowing internal

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spaces. The designers have created flexible internal areas allowing rooms to be converted from intimate spaces into open areas for parties and even musical concerts.

Designed for a forward looking owner seeking green credentials as well as efficiency and comfort, the concept utilises power generation through solar cells when in port, and low exhaust emissions when sailing on the open seas. “Today’s megayachts are most often designed like floating luxury hotels with interiors based on traditional luxury. With this hybrid superyacht concept we want to shift the focus from extrovert admiration to creating a platform for actively experiencing the beauty of nature and the changing elements,’ says Einar Hareide, founder of Hareide Design, at the launch of the concept design.

Eye-catching details include an elevated dining and viewing area, a tranquil garden surrounding a 20-metre

pool and a seamless transition to the water at the stern are contributing a complete new and exciting experience on board.

The concept interiors are minimalist, inside and out with the clean architectural lines characteristic of the Nordic thinking. The boat offers guests exceptional deck space aft and forward, with plenty of room for open areas and intimate seating arrangement, offering guests the choice of intimate corners for quiet contemplation.

Seeking to minimise coverage of high efficiency solar panels, charging banks of high-efficiency lithium-ion batteries provide the ship with sustainable energy and enough power for slow cruising along quiet shorelines.

For longer distance and higher speeds owners have the option for diesel-electric propulsion. Meanwhile, guests and visitors have access to a helipad, which comes in handy for quick access onshore and offshore.

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Cutting a stylish shape through the ocean waves, this superyacht concept is based on a classic 108-metre mono hull design with an eyecatching combination of elegance and modernity of Scandinavian design. Light and space shape this boat, which redefines luxury travel on the waves.

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The name refers to its 108-meter-long ‘monohull’ construction and its attractive unique range of features that sets it apart from the existing superyacht scene, not least an emphasis on ‘indoor-outdoor’ living including an inspired combination of elegance and the modernity of Scandinavian design.

With a garden, beach area, two pools, and a double-story ‘Grand Hall’ the yacht offers magnificent views through generous floor-toceiling windows. This multifunctional space gives guests unprecedented views and contact with the surrounding nature.

Scaling up dimensions beyond existing superyacht designs has allowed the designers to add various special, exclusive

The 108M mega-yacht concept has a glassshelled swimming pool in the bow, and helicopter pad. The environmentally friendly yacht takes luxury to a new level.

108M MEGA YACHT Hareide Design

• 300 square meters of high efficiency solar panels charging banks of lithium-ion batteries provides the ship with sustainable energy and power for slow cruising along quiet shorelines.

• For longer distances and higher speeds, dieselelectric propulsion is available.

• A helipad allows guests fast access to and from shore.

• The aft of the ship lowers into the water forming its own private beach-like shallow pool, offering a seamless transition into the sea.

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Norway-based Hareide Design took inspiration from ‘the beauty of nature and the changing element’ to conceive this eco-friendly concept vessel.

NAUTICAL AND DESIGN AFICIONADOS WILL APPRECIATE THE MODERN ALLURE OF THIS SUPERYACHT CONCEPT BY HAREIDE DESIGN, DESIGNATED THE 108M.

A seamless transition from the aft deck allows guests to dip their toes into the warm seas, perhaps while anchored in the Caribbean or Mediterranean Seas.

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features. They have given the boat a seamless indoor-outdoor interface running down the main deck which itself is bordered by a tranquil Zen garden planted with grass and flowers.

Contained within the six-levels of the ship are an elevated dining room and an upper deck featuring a garden that’s perfect for relaxing in the sunshine. An eye-catching glass fronted, cantilevered bridge gives offers the Captain 360degC views of the vessel and of its location.

The 108M concept is a vessel of its time, modern, sleek, open and environmentally friendly. The boat features main and sun decks, living areas, two pools and terraces that reveal gorgeous views of its surrounding waterscape.

Suitable for sailing with friends, family and for business contacts it’s a high performance superyacht crafted for the future of luxury cruising offering passengers a powerful, inspire ride across oceans and into port.

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CONCEPT CARS PUSHING LIMITS ON DESIGN AND UTILITY

Car designers obsess about the smallest detail when creating a new model. Creative ideas are tested to the limit with the final product referred to as a concept car, built to showcase the company’s new styling ideas and state of the art technology.

Many are designed on computers and remain there, others are fashioned into a model or even sculpted into a full-sized working prototype that are then unveiled at prestigious, international motor shows such as Detroit, Geneva and Frankfurt. Here are ten of the most innovative concept cars that are shaping the way we’ll be driving into the future.

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oncept cars are usually eye-catching, thrilling with the changing requirements of the demanding 4x4 markets, and packed with cutting edge technology, but can also be found on streets of cities and towns being designed to be mulled over, discussed and used to complete day to day tasks such as collecting children admired. Often released to the public at from school. glamorous motor shows in places steeped in Recent tech advancements range from face recognition automobile history such as Detroit, they offer technology to cameras in place of side mirrors, voice and industry professionals a chance to see the latest supercars gesture controls, and self-driving capabilities. While these features might sound like science fiction, packed with innovative technology from many are now in production with this autonomous control to being printed by WHILE CONCEPT CARS previously cutting edge technology filtering 3D machine, and how family utility run- DON’T ALWAYS TURN INTO down to less exotic production models we arounds might evolve. The unveiling of PRODUCTION MODELS, experience driving everyday. a unique, first-of-a-kind concept car is THEY CAN GIVE CONSUMERS Here we profile ten of the most cutting always a thrilling moment. edge concept cars that the automotive Concept cars and new models are greeted A SENSE OF WHERE THE by throngs of eager motoring enthusiasts AUTO INDUSTRY IS HEADING. world believes will shift the way cars will be made and used into the future. These at car shows, eager to spot trends and IF THIS LATEST BATCH OF futuristic visions cover autonomous, selfunderstand the ongoing evolution of CONCEPT CARS IS ANY driving models to those using electric what is possible, and what is not, with an expectation that the innovation they are INDICATION, CAR COMPANIES power and retro-infused styling. They are all visually stunning and will help shape the admiring might well become commonplace ARE PLANNING FOR A future of motoring introducing new design in road cars. Concept cars such as the FUTURE OF ELECTRIC AND languages to new and existing brands.

Mercedes X-Class have been developed

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POPULAR AND WELLKNOWN CAR BRANDS SUCH AS PEUGEOT, MERCEDES AND RENAULT ARE WORKING ON DESIGNING THE CAR OF THE FUTURE ALONGSIDE SMALLER, BOUTIQUE MARQUES SUCH AS ITALDESIGN AND EDAG WHO FOCUS ON SPORTS CARS ROADSTERS.

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RENAULT TREZOR EMOTION LINKS DRIVER TO CAR

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ITALDESIGN GT ZERO SHAPING A FUTURE CLASSIC Italdesign’s inspiration for the GTZero came from heritage sports car designs complemented with future high-tech, sustainable and versatile technology envisaged for the future. The car boasts zero emissions and a timeless appeal.

It’s sleek, dynamic profile combines with a spacious passenger compartment, comfortably seating two adults and two children.

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GTZero is tomorrow’s Gran Turismo with zero emissions. Its sporty and elegant lines pay homage to the great Italian tradition for sports cars, with a peek into the future.

ROLLS ROYCE 103EX A PERSONALISED ICON FOR THE FUTURE

Renault designers moulded traditional materials of wood, metal and glass, into a contemporary body shape with an ultra-modern interior with striking redtinted windows.

Rolls Royce vision for the next 100 years is to make every car a unique work of art. Shape, size and silhouette – the luxury car buyer of the future will be able to craft their own vision from the wheels up. The philosophy behind this pure is to create the automotive equivalent of haute couture. This is the future of luxury mobility.

The 103EX’s body work almost encloses its wheels, giving the impression that they’re floating just above the ground. A curving roofline and pinched rear end are emblematic of classic sports car, and a step into the future for Rolls Royce.

Luggage space is innovatively housed towards the front of the car, conveniently accessed through electrically powered side panels.

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German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has developed a completely new off-road model series through two design variants called X-Class and named Stylish Explorer and Powerful Adventurer for the international pickup market. Created with highly emotionally appealing lines, sections and modelling and ‘cool’ technical, innovation details, the X-Class positions the marque as a leading pickup truck manufacturer, ideal for rugged countryside tasks and urban lifestyles and families.

The X-Class has been developed with the changing requirements of the international pickup markets in mind. The demand for mid-size pickups with typical passenger car characteristics and comfort features has been steadily on the rise for years. At the same time, the number of pickups with a commercial heritage purchased for private use is increasing.

The Mercedes-Benz X-Class combines familiar traits of a classic pickup truck, robustness, functionality, strength and off-road capabilities, sit comfortably alongside Mercedes’ heritage of excellent design, comfort, driving dynamics and safety.

BMW VISION 100 EMISSION FREE Karim Habib, Head of BMW Automobile Design, explains this concept as the company’s desire to create a very personal vehicle allowing a highly emotional connection between the car and its driver, and previews how the luxury car maker sees its car design progressing.

In Boost Mode driver takes control experience even more intense driving pleasure in the future while in the fully-automated Ease Mode the car becomes autonomous.

German car maker BMW’s VISION NEXT 100 design reflects the company’s belief that the car of the future will be emission free; have highly aerodynamic body work which can adapt to driving conditions and capable of hands free control. The concept highlights the BMW’s desire to understand and shape the future of automobile design.

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EDAG SOULMATE IS DESIGNED FOR LIFE German engineering design firm EDAG’s Soulmate concept car features a 3D printed body and brings Internet of Things connectivity under the driver’s control. The roadster is a demonstration of functional, lightweight automobile design with a bionically inspired ‘skeleton’ structure entirely 3D printed. A team of technological experts from engineering company Bosch installed a smart system within the car allowing the driver to be in constant contact with their smart home.

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BELL ROSS AERO GT WATCHMAKER TAKES A DRIVE

Designers at luxury French watchmaker Bell & Ross have revealed its new AeroGT concept car, Conceived in Bell & described as a modern supercar that draws Ross co-founder Bruno inspiration from aviation and the 1950s Belamich’s studio, the grand touring generation of cars. The AeroGT takes inspiration watchmaker has previously investigated and stylistic flourishes from the world of aviation and automotive design, with a superbike in described by Belamich as 2014. Bell & Ross has also contributed ‘an amalgamation of an Peugeot SR1, a hybrid three-seat roadster aircraft and a GT’. concept, that featured a removable Ross watch snugly fitted into the dashboard.

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PININFARINA H2 SPEED THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE

Winner of the Best Concept Award at 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Italian designed and engineered H2 Speed is Pininfarina’s innovative vision of a high performance track car based on revolutionary hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Halfway between a racing prototype and a production supercar, the H2 Speed is the world’s first hydrogen, high performance car.

Powered by two synchronous electric motors, the H2 Speed can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just 3.4 seconds.

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TOYOTA SETSUNA FASHIONED TO LAST A LIFETIME Toyota’s Setsuna roadster is arguably of the most innovative concept cars of recent years. Made of specially selected wood including Japanese cedar and birch its traditional Japanese carpentry techniques such as okuriari and kusabi without involving nails or screws. As much a work of art and craftsmanship as it a car, the designers hope the Setsuna will become a family heirloom, both growing old together.

The Setsuna’s body is composed of 86 handmade, removable panels, an electric engine, and aluminium instruments with two seats partially clad in leather. When viewed from the front, a heptagonal shape can be seen, and when viewed from the sides or from above, the form can be interpreted as elliptical.

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MAYBACH 6 MERCEDES-BENZ VISION Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is a study of an ultra-stylish luxury-class coupé, a 2+2 seater is a homage to the glorious age of the aero coupés and one that consciously carries this tradition forward into the future. “Our glamorous coupé, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, represents the ultimate in contemporary luxury. It is hot and cool,” says the company. The extended, round ‘boat tail’ shape of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6’s rear recalls a luxury yacht.

With its impressive dimensions, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 (length/width/ height: 5700/2100/1328 millimetres) is the first luxury coupé in the series of visionary design show cars from the luxury marque. The Vision MercedesMaybach 6 is designed as an electric car.

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The Maybach’s dashboard wing curves across the door trim into the seat landscape, creating a 360° lounge.

The sitting surface forms a horizontal, which transitions into the vertical of the doors and finally becomes the underside of the dashboard wing.

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POST Ode to Journalism signed by Steven Spielberg

TWO OF HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST STARS TOM HANKS AND MERYL STREEP JOIN CREATIVE FORCES WITH DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG TO PLAY EMBATTLED LEADERS OF THE WASHINGTON POST, THEN AS NOW, ONE THE TOP NEWSPAPERS IN THE US IN A POWERFUL DOCUDRAMA MOVIE ABOUT HOW THE PENTAGON PAPERS SCANDAL FOR THE EARLY 1970S ALTERED AMERICAN JOURNALISM’S RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AND POWER.

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hree of Hollywood’s greatest creative, Oscar winning artists have teamed up for the first time to create the multi-award wining film, The Post. Released around the world in late 2017, the subject of the film dates back to the 1970s and is based on a true story of brilliant investigative journalism, intrigue and political drama. The Post chronicles the efforts of the USnewspaper Washington Post’s publisher and editor to get the Pentagon Papers – classified documents about a US government cover-up of its actions in Vietnam – published.

The film’s subject matter is weighty and serious, a retelling of a series of events that shook the US government and establishment to the core. The papers were volumes of an unexpectedly candid internal US government reports that proved successive administrations had lied about the war in Vietnam. The film is not groundbreaking or innovative in technique or form, but is a highly regarded piece of craftsmanship. The Vietnam War started in 1955 and last for the next two decades, becoming a proxy war for the Cold War between the then Soviet Union and the West, led by the US. It was a bombshell that revealed the White House knew it was fighting an unwinnable war.

Spielberg consulted Daniel Ellsberg, the Rand Corporation strategic analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers – a top-secret 7,000-page document detailing US strategy in southeast Asia from 1945 to 1967 – to New York Times journalist Neil Sheehan in 1971, about the film.

The movie explores events that reference the war while it was still raging, shaking the American establishment as first the New York Times newspaper, followed by

The Washington Post published the papers. The Washington Post decided to publish the revelations after President Richard Nixon and the then Attorney General John Mitchell obtained a federal court injunction forcing the New York Times to halt publication after three instalments.

Normally bitter rivals, the two papers responded by launching a legal challenge, appealing to the Supreme Court on First Amendment grounds.

The court ruled that the government failed to prove a ‘harm’ to national security and that publication was justified by the First Amendment.

What follows is a tense nervous thriller with a series of huge decisions to be made by the two main protagonists in the film - owner and publisher of The Washington Post Katharine Graham (played by Streep) and the hardnosed, highly experienced editor, Bill Bradlee. Determined to uphold the nation’s civil liberties, Graham and Bradlee worked together to expose the decades-long cover-up, risking the paper’s reputation, financial health and even jail time should they opt to publish the secret documents.

Ultimately, at stake is the Freedom of the Press, an ideal fully supported by the ethics of the Post’s board of directors. The Post is a thrilling, intelligent film.

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The Post (2017) The Post stars Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks as Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post, respectively publisher and editor, who challenged the White House of President Nixon in 1971 to publish the Pentagon Papers, the US Department of Defense’s secret history of the Vietnam war. The film was made with a $50m budget and released worldwide in December 2017.

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Meryl Streep

AS KAY GRAHAM No film shaped the American memory of (President Richard) Nixon’s era in US politics more than All the President’s Men, the 1976 movie about The Washington Post’s investigation into the Watergate scandal that ultimately drove President Richard Nixon from office. Yet Katharine Graham, despite her influence as publisher of The Washington Post, didn’t make a single appearance in the movie.

For Meryl Streep, who takes the role of newspaper published Katharine Graham in The Post, it was important to re-centre Graham as a central force in journalism during Nixon’s presidency. Though the leak of the Pentagon Papers that inspired the film’s scriptwriters took place a year before the Watergate break-in, Graham’s influence over the paper — and over US politics in general — would only loom larger in the coming years. “Our history about The Washington Post largely formed by All the President’s Men, in which she doesn’t appear,” Streep said, speaking at the film’s premiere. “And she was responsible for the courageous stance that the reporters were able to take.”

Mary Louise Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey to pharmaceutical company executive Harry Streep and his wife commercial artist Mary. A keen actress from an early age, Meryl was involved with school drama productions and she was soon hooked on becoming an actress. With close to 60 years of acting history, it’s tricky to fully credit Streep’s huge back catalogue and credits in anything less than a full biography.

The Post’s plot line revolves around the desire to uphold the USA’s civil liberties with Streep’s character as publisher of The Washington Post, and hard-nosed and highly experienced editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) joining forces to expose a decades-long cover-up.

Senior figures in the US government’s administration launched a legal challenge to halt their publication.

That left Graham and Bradlee with the huge decision of publishing the papers and facing charges of Contempt or halt publication for the apparent safety of the paper and careers.

Daniel Ellsberg, the Rand Corporation strategic analyst at the centre of Pentagon Papers, decision to leak the papers

MERYL STREEP Hollywood actress Meryl Streep has won multiple awards for her acting prowess, including in 2010 receiving the National Medal of the Arts from incumbent president Barack Obama. Later, in 2014 she was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her contribution to cinema and the arts led the government of France to bestow on her the prestigious title, Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.

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ultimately led to the landmark showdown between the White House and the news media. It culminated in a June 30, 1971 decision that the government did not meet the threshold required to obtain an injunction to prevent their release.

The two main protagonists formed an unlikely partnership, working together and risking their careers and the future of the newspaper and hundreds of their co-workers to bring truth to their readership and ultimately to powerful people in government.

Interestingly, the papers were first published in an explosive scoop fashion by the New York Times newspapers, but it was the newly appointed Washington Post owner, often referred as Kay Graham, still adjusting to the responsibilities of taking over her late husband’s business and the editor Ben Bradlee who only later fully embraced the implications of the story and committed significant journalism resources to investigating and uncovering the true extent of what lay behind headlines of The Pentagon Papers story.

In playing the role of Katharine Graham, Streep was representing someone who during her professional life at the Post was often described as one of the most powerful women in America. Graham was particularly fond of the expression, saying that it made her sound like a weightlifter.

Her role as president and later chief operating officer of the Washington Post Company, which also owned Newsweek magazine and a number of television and radio stations, saw the group prosper both as an independent publisher of news and comment and as a businesses.

By then she had reached the age of 46 as a wealthy housewife, the mother of four children, and the wife of the Washington Post publisher Phil Graham. However, at that time, she took no active interest in running the business.

It was when her husband Phil, a close friend of John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, tragically committed suicide, that Katharine took control of the newspaper and associated media.

She did this to such effect that she steered the paper through its transformation into a public company in 1971 and through strikes against new technology. Today, her time working with The Washington Post is chiefly remembered for her groundbreaking work on publishing the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate scandal.

Many film critics over those decades have described Streep as being one of the greatest actress of her time, continually reinventing herself over the course of her career, following new, unexpected new directions and never doing the obvious, often to surprising results. She remains a performer on the highest level and, quite deservingly, an icon on the evidence of this new piece of work.

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Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep took the role of Katherine Graham after being entranced by the energy, mind, grace, humour, and humility famously displayed by the publisher of The Washington Post, tracing her professional journey from a Georgetown, Washington society hostess to a staunch defender of press freedom, while overcoming deeply entrenched sexism in the process. This is the first time that the Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have worked on film as a team.

In a key moment during the movie, editor Ben Bradlee, says: “The only way to protect the right to publish is to publish.”

It was this sentiment that Katharine Graham based her decisions made in the Washington Post’s newsroom that the paper had to publish the Pentagon Papers and informs the structure of this timely movie.

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There isn’t any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.

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Tom Hanks

AS BEN BRADLEE

Tom Hanks met Graham at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 17, 2001 — the same day she died. “It was a total fluke,” he said. “Rita [Wilson] and I were invited by luck to sit next to her; we talked about the movies and the future of watching movies at home on TV where you can pick and choose. ‘But oh, don’t you think we will always want to go to the movies?’ she asked. We chatted, she drove off in her golf cart to her cabin, and passed away within the next 12 hours.”

In The Post actor Tom Hanks plays Ben Bradlee, the late Washington Post editor instrumental in the decision making process that ultimately led to publisher Katharine Graham’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, in the pages of the newspaper back in the early 1970s.

In a recent guest column for the newspaper, Anna Bradlee, Ben Bradley’s granddaughter, says that her grandfather would have loved the coalition of Hollywood and Washington D.C. figures that made the film possible.

Bradlee, after all, lived in close proximity to Hollywood names like Steven Spielberg and Nora Ephron.

Anna Bradlee describes her grandfather as “no saint and no church mouse,” noting that “he was gruff — a teddy bear at heart, but intimidating — he didn’t kiss boo-boos or make sock puppets.”

While she does say that the film doesn’t fully represent the many facets of her grandfather personality and working life, the moments that did resonate filled her with emotions. For instance, in a climatic scene, Bradlee phones Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and says, “If we don’t publish [the Pentagon Papers] …

We will lose ... The country will lose.” That felt true to who he was, Bradlee’s granddaughter Anna wrote.

By coincidence Tom Hanks actually met Katharine Graham, just the day before she died in July 2001. The two had been attending an event in Sun Valley, Idaho and discovered found themselves sitting next to each other at lunch. Hanks remembers them having a wide-ranging discussion where they touched upon issues including movies and pop culture. Graham, who was then aged 84, was described as being “incredibly sharp, just filled with personality. Curious. Interested.” After their lunch was over, Graham said, “So long,” and drove away in a golf cart. Hours later, she passed away.

Tom Hanks has taken many leading roles in a wide variety of Hollywood movies from straight roles, to comedic parts. Many of his films have stood the test of time and are now seen as iconic, often defining the era in which either the film was set or released.

His film credits are wide and varied. In the late 1980s Hanks played Detective Scott Turner in the animal comedy Turner and Hooch. It was Turner’s job to befriend the dirty, smelly, drooling dog in order to help him solve a murder.

From Forest Gump lines such as; “Life is like a box of chocolates ... you never know what you’re gonna get”

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– lines from Tom Hanks’ 1994 film which sum up main character Forrest Gump’s extraordinary life. Hanks became a household name after this movie grossed $677 million worldwide and he won an Oscar.

A year later in 1995 Hanks starred alongside Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon in Apollo 13. Based on a true story of the controversial Flight Apollo 13 mission bound for the moon on a routine journey in the 1970s, the film skilfully recreates the tense atmosphere when things start to go badly and dangerously wrong.

Arguably one of the most iconic of characters Hanks has played is Woody – the toy cowboy from the Toy Story series. Although we only hear the actor’s voice, it’s instantly recognisable and adds a familiar warmth to the film.

Hanks starred in Steven Spielberg’s Second World War epic Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He was nominated for an Oscar for this one, but didn’t win, although Steven Spielberg did collect an award for best director.

Another film which features on many peoples’ list of top five films is adapted from the Stephen King novel The Green Mile and sees Hanks take on the role of Paul Edgecomb, a prison guard working on death row in Louisiana. Edgecomb’s sense of the world is rocked when an eight feet tall inmate arrives with special powers.

The phenomenal literary success of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code published in 2006, saw the book adapted into a film, where Hanks played professor Robert Langdon who unexpectedly finds himself in the middle of a murderous mystery that turns into a personal mission to protect the life of young woman and unravel secrets.

All these varied roles prepared Hanks for his role in The Post, seeing him deliver a convincing performance of an editor under huge amounts of pressure from corrupt officials in the most powerful government in the world.

TOM HANKS Tom Hanks thinks deeply about this craft of acting and is often asked to talk to young actors about his work. On choosing roles such as Ben Bradlee in The Post, he says: “The odd lesson for that is, I figured out that’s how you end up making the favourable work you do.... Saying yes, then you just work. But saying no means you made the choice of the type of story you wanted to tell and the type of character you want to play”.

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Steven Spielberg

THE DIRECTOR Released in late 2017, The Post is a tense political drama directed by one of Hollywood’s best known and financially successful directors, Steven Spielberg.

The film is headlined by two Oscar winning actors Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, dramatises the Washington Post’s 1971 publication of the classified Pentagon Papers, which exposed government falsehoods about how the hugely controversial Vietnam War was presented to the American public.

From the time Spielberg read the script and completing production of film took just nine months. Often it can take years to take a film from a script to the cinema but said, producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, when Spielberg read the script, he said, “If I can’t make it this year, I’m not making it.”

Spielberg focuses the film deals on the human relationships that allowed huge decisions made by senior editorial executives leading up to the publication of the papers in the Post, following on from the work done by the New York Times who originally broke the story.

As a director, Spielberg is exceptional in his ability to tell uncynical, everyman stories. As Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in one of Spielberg many iconic movies, Jaws points out, “there’s a positivity surrounding much of his work. A “niceness” that encompasses the tone and the aesthetic. There’s also a grand sense of adventure, and doesn’t that always stand in for a theme of human achievement? Of human possibility?”

US-based film expert Scott Beggs considers Spielberg’s work as seeking to understand the pragmatism and morality of advancement, but on a human level, Spielberg succeeds because he’s able to make jaws drop. Sometimes it’s because of human cruelty/kindness, a terrifying nightmare, or because a STEVEN SPIELBERG Speaking about the process of filmmaking, Spielberg says “When I was a kid, there was no collaboration, it’s you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself”. His fundamental success is owed to a lot of things, but principle among them is his childhood sense of wonder and magic – a sense he’s never relinquished.

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huge valley is filled with living dinosaurs.

Dropped jaws are at the heart of his filmmaking, and at the heart of that sensation is a spark of wonder that the younger versions of us understand better than we do. Spielberg stands hand in hand with his younger self, making magic, says Beggs.

Spielberg’s Hollywood résumé includes filmmaker, director and producer, started his career in the late 1960s directing TV shows as one of the industry’s youngest television executives for Universal Studios.

The highly praised television film, Duel (1972) brought him to the attention of Hollywood where he then directed long string of hits that have made him the most commercially successful director of all time.

Born Steven Allan Spielberg on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio he is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers in film history.

He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios, a major producer of films and animations that was subsequently purchased by Paramount Pictures.

Spielberg’s films have explored primeval fears, as in Jaws (1975), or expressed childlike wonder at the marvels of this world and beyond, as in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and E.T. (1982).

He has also tackled literary adaptations, such as The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987).

And audiences around the world were riveted by the continuing adventures of his daredevil hero Indiana Jones in such films as Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).

Imaginative fantasy is dominant in Spielberg’s Peter Pan-inspired Hook (1991), while J urassic Park (1993) and its sequel T he Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) rely on traditional action and monster-horror sequences.

In choosing to make this film he was drawn to the contemporary relevance subject matter, which earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and an Oscar nod for Best Picture. Along with delving into the issue of governmental cover-ups, The Post explores the treatment of women in the workplace. “I need a motivational purpose to make any movie,” Spielberg said. “When I read the first draft of the script, this wasn’t something that could wait three years or two years — this was a story I felt we needed to tell today.”

Spielberg made the movie in just nine months.

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Pentagon Papers The Post is multi-award nominated film was released in late 2017 and features a moment in time, when in 1971 the Washington Paper published a series of sensitive, secret papers compiled for a series of US governments. The papers are referred to are the Pentagon Papers, but an aggressive campaign by the administration of Richard Nixon calls the newspaper action treasonable and sets the press at loggerheads with a Republican White House.

The Pentagon Papers were declassified in 2011 and released for the public.

For over five decades, filmmaker Steven Spielberg has made movies as diverse as Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to Indiana Jones , The Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, Jurassic Park, to Schindler’s List and Munich. As a film director he’s been a prolific, skilled presence in Hollywood by confidently and creatively spanning genres, tones and subjects.

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JFK

One of the America’s most popular and recognisable presidents, John F Kennedy was a keen sailor, at one time owning an 18.9metre cutter-rigged Bermudan Yawl equipped with the technology that could keep him in touch with both the White House, and Kremlin.

GRACEKELLY

As a movie star from Hollywood’s Golden Age and then through marriage in to the Monaco royal family, Grace Kelly owned several yachts throughout her lifetime, seeking refuge from the pressures of fame.

OCEAN YACHTING OFFERS AN ESCAPE FROM THE PRESSURES FOUND ONSHORE AND OFFERS AN EXCITING, LUXURIOUS LEISURE TIME. ‘THE STYLISH LIFE, YACHTING’ OFFERS READERS A GLIMPSE INTO THAT OCEAN LIFE WHERE HOLLYWOOD STARS AND ROYALTY MIXED FREELY.

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The glamour of time spent on board yachts, on beautiful coastlines and at exclusive ports has attracted models, actors and actresses and celebrities for decades.

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RONALD & JANE REAGAN

Pictured as an aspiring actor with his first wife, the actress Jane Wyman, future US president Ronald Reagan enjoyed spending leisure time at sea. During his time at the White House, he even kept a semi-official yacht, Electra, berthed in California.

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his glossy, image-rich book explores the luxury lifestyles embraced in the international world of yachting. Dozens of beautiful, evocative photographs are accompanied by an informative essay by journalist and luxury yacht expert Kim Kavin, in which she discusses the lure of the sea for lovers of luxurious boats and the lifestyle they embody. Life on board luxury yachts offering sanctuary from a demanding press and public has attracted European royalty and business moguls to Hollywood screen legends and socialites for decades.

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1.750.000 €

Lovely country finca with horse stables

Magnificient sea view via in Costa d’en Blanes

Completely reformed Mallorcan country finca with traditional stone façade and a contemporary interior enjoying extensive views over the countryside.

A spacious and open living and dining area adjoins directly to a large covered terrace and a big Mediterranean garden inviting to enjoy the Mallorcan lifestyle outdoors.

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4

456 m²

15.315 m²

C.D.

1.980.000 €

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5

5

326 m²

3.117 m²

I.P.

2.800.000 €

Exquisite country home with sea views

Stro leisurely and arrive here...

Spectacular location in very private hill setting with pool a few minutes from the character village of Calviá. Represents great value for money!

...from a superb newly refurbished sea view penthouse in the heart of Puerto Portals. Impossible not to fall in love with :-)...

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3

350 m²

4.000 m²

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1.590.000 €

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2

2

85 m²

Yes

I.P.

895.000 €

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Generous viage house in the heart of Esporlas Esporles is one of the very picturesque villages on the island with a superb weekly event Saturdays when all the villagers enjoy the colorful market, sipping co_ee on the terraces surrounding the lovely square in the middle. This property reflects the charm of its environment. Smell the sweet orange blossoms, hear the bees and birds, walk to the square, meet friends and stop for a while and remember... life is happening while you are busy doing other things.

4 84www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

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4

3

105

497

731

Yes

I.P.

1.495.000 €

Sie werden von diesem Stadthaus überrascht sein. Nach einer sorgfältigen Renovierung punktet es mit einem sehr geräumigen Wohnraum und hellen Schlafzimmern.

Genießen Sie die Ruhe die der angenehme Außenbereich zu bieten hat. Einen mediterranen Garten mit Swimmingpool und Grill.

Le sorprenderá esta casa de pueblo, que después de una cuidadosa reforma, dispone de un espacio de estar muy amplio, dormitorios luminosos que gozan de tranquilidad y una agradable zona exterior en un jardín mediterráneo con piscina. Una propiedad muy interesante en relación a la calidad/precio.

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007007 • 85 5

Impressive Palma penthouse with roof terrace Elegantly reformed penthouse right in the centre of town! Beautiful floors with authentic style tiles and very desireable ceiling heights. Three generous bedrooms (one belonging to the separate studio), large living room with French balconies and an open kitchen. There also is a guest studio and a superbly comfortable roof terrace with open views over the city.

4 86www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

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3

3

25

200

Yes

E.F.

1.400.000 €

Diese Penthouse befindet sich im Herzen der Altstadt.

Qualitäten. Die großzügige Raumaufteilung beinhaltet drei grosszügige Schlafzimmer, ein Wohnzimmer mit gehört auch ein Gäste-Studio und eine herrliche Dachterrasse mit Blick über die Stadt.

Este ático en el corazón de la ciudad antigua destaca por su elegante reforma. Une un gusto exquisito con las calidades excelentes. La distribución es muy generosa, gran sala de estar, cocina abierta y tres dormitorios – incluye un estudio de invitados en la azotea junto a una terraza con vistas abiertas sobre la ciudad.

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007007 • 87 5

High quality character finca with two guest houses near Bunyola The main house impresses through its elegant double height ceilings and the noble marble floors. The delightful courtyard provides a truely Mediterranean atmosphere.

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12

9

300

1.000

122.868

Yes

E

6.950.000 €

Superb design via under construction in Genova A project we cannot wait for to see finished! Designed to enjoy the views over the city and the entire Bay of Palma. A welcoming and sought after part of Palma.

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3

3

104

474

1.017

Yes

I.P.

3.400.000 €

4 88www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

Immaculate country home in Establiments with beautiful sea views This surprising house has everything your heart might wish for. If you are thinking of living in the countryside but yet very much in the proximity of Palma, this location is ideal!

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4

5

400

11.000

Yes

I.P.

3.200.000 €

63715-PM

14th century mansion minutes from the port An authentic, yet fully refurbished finca from the 14th century on a land of 360.000 m2,- an uplifting suprise that makes you dream again! Approx. 700 m2 built, 7 suites, a good reason to live close to Puerto de Andratx, right in the nature & very close to the sea.

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7

7

242

690

360.000

Yes

E

12.000.000 €

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007007 • 89 5

Prestigious duplex penthouse in a 16th century palace This cheerful property is located on the top floor and provides a dream layout, just like 1001 nights. Breathe the history of our most impressive Casco Antiguo, right in the centre of Palma.

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3

3

45

360

Yes

E

1.950.000 €

61854-PM

Living in a character property with amazing views over Palma Dreamlike property in the sought after area of Establiments. Reached via a pretty private road, surrounded by autochthonous vegetation.

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5

4

615

20.000

E

1.800.000 €

4 90www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

Unique historical Finca in a prime location Without doubt one of Mallorca´s most prized properties, full of history and filled with antique furniture & items. No words can describe what you will see here.

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EC

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3.300

1.000.000

Yes

I.P.

17.000.000 €

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The sweetest Maorcan viage home available Alaró, a lovely walk up a rock-hill, passing one of the best lamb restaurants and enjoying refreshments on top overlooking the entire island. This lovers´ nest is just a place to fall in love with. Authentic holidays on the island,- this is it but... without missing any comfort!

4 92www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

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1

6

122

61

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445.000 €

Alaró, auf dem Weg nach Orient, ist ein authentisches Dorf und falls Sie eine Immobilie suchen, die Ihnen ans Herz wächst, bitte melden Sie sich für eine Besichtigung!

Zentralheizung, authentische Elemente, aber mit grösstem Komfort & Charme. Bereit zum Einzug gönnen Sie es sich einfach :-).

¡Si no conoces a Alaró, conduce y míralo! Está cerca del Castillo de Alaró, un agradable paseo por una colina de roca, pasando por uno de los mejores restaurantes de cordero y disfrutar de un refresco en la parte superior con vistas a toda la isla. Este nido de amantes es solo un lugar para enamorarse. Vacaciones auténticas en la isla sin perder ninguna comodidad!

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007007 • 93 5

Original & stylish country home with happy open views Beautiful big glass fronts and very attractive stone façades characterize this property on a huge plot of land outside Algaida. Talk about peace and enjoyment of the other Mallorca!

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3

3

50

190

15.114

Yes

I.P.

1.150.000 €

Countryside residence with beautiful views

Designer Penthouse in historic building

Impeccable home for the nature lovers in Algaida. The views are uninterrupted and simply beautiful.

Spacious rooms define this penthouse, as well as the large terrace from which you have brilliant views over Palma and the sea.

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4

4

202 m²

15.000

G

875.000 €

4 94www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

64178-PM

3

2

170 m²

I.P.

1.320.000 €

Huge apartment in one of the best areas

Romantic apartment in El Terreno

Rare opportunity to purchase an apartment in the heart of Palma with fireplace & parking. The sea is a 3 min. walk away.

Charming and cozy apartment with spectacular views over Palma´s bay and the cathedral. Completely reformed and ready to move in.

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2

220 m²

D

1.375.000 €

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1

1

69 m²

G

298.000 €

Modern & inviting via in Puerto Poensa

Exceent investment opportunity in Portixol

Top familiy villa near the seafront and beach in one of Mallorca´s most prestigious areas in the North with spectacular landscape.

This completely reformed home is conveniently located in an exclusive community, a few meters from the sea and the authentic port of Portitxol.

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5

574 m²

E

2.300.000 €

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3

2

110 m²

I.P.

499.995 €

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007007 • 95 5

Fantastic new via in frontline Santa Ponsa Quality, design, panoramic views and an incomparable position in the frontline of the sea are the pillars of this residential concept. Lovers of modern design, who want to miss the comfort of the magic Mediterranean flair, will feel at home in this unique property.

4 96www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

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5

5

120

451

1.593

Yes

E

8.500.000 €

Qualität, Design, Panoramablick und eine unvergleichliche Lage in der ersten Meereslinie sind die Säulen dieses Wohnkonzepts. Liebhaber des modernen Designs, die aber auf die Wohnlichkeit des leichten mediterranen Flairs nicht verzichten wollen, werden sich in dieser einzigartigen Immobilie zu Hause fühlen.

Calidad, diseño, vistas panorámicas y una posición impresionante en la primera línea del crea un concepto residencial especial de esta villa fantástica. Los amantes del diseño moderno, que desean disfrutar un conforto de estilo relajante y mediterráneo, se sentirán como en casa en esta propiedad única.

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007 007 • 97 5

Modern via with stunning bay views This modern villa with a fantastic view over the bay and the port of Palma is created by an experienced developer and located in the luxury urbanization of Son Vida. Unique high ceilings in the living area, innovative bathrooms, big window frontages and no doubt, as superb interior design which makes you instantly welcome. Ready to move in now, as the furniture is about to be dilivered.

4 98www.firstmallorca.com Tel.• (+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

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5

5

160

509

2.551

Yes

5.200.000 €

Wunderschönes, neues Konzept des Wohnens, eine innovative Aufteilung von Raum, Fensterfronten, sowie Aussenbereichen. Hohe Zimmerdecken im Wohnbereich unterstreichen das exklusive Wohngefühl. Son Vida ist die traditionsreichste und älteste Urbanisation von Mallorca, direkt an mehreren Golfplätzen und nahe der Hauptstadt mit allem was das Herz begehrt. Neu und einzugsbereit.

Esta villa a estrenar goza de una vista fantástica sobre la bahía y el puerto de Palma. El salón tiene una doble altura y se emplea un máximo de superficies acristaladas para permitir máxima entrada de luz natural. Los baños y la cocina ofrecen un estilo muy inovador con un uso de espacios menos tradicional. La villa está lista para entrar a vivir. Acutalmente se está amueblando.

www.firstmallorca.com (+34) www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. Tel. (+34) 971 971 007007 007 007 • 99 5

Light-flooded, modern finca-style via The villa, modernized in 2013, is flooded with light and equipped with characteristics of a finca, such as a fireplace and wooden ceiling beams in the living area.

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3

3

102

211

500

Yes

E

990.000 €

Lovely reformed via in the middle of a wonderful garden This harmonious villa is surrounded by nature and all terraces lead to the pool area and gardens, enjoying many covered terraces. In enviable condition.

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Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

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EC

Sales price

4

4

112

362

1.121

Yes

I.P.

3.250.000 €

4 100 www.firstmallorca.com Tel. •(+34) 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. 971 (+34) 971007 007 007

This villa with outstanding design and superb views will be completed in autumn 2019 and is the perfect balance of modernity and mediterranean style of living.

Newly built via with Far Eastern charm This modern new villa on a southeast facing plot, conveys a wonderful attitude to life through the unique Balinese design influences.

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5

4

250

481

1.476

Yes

3.700.000 €

Innovative project ready 2019 with panoramic sea views This villa with outstanding design elements and superb sea views will be completed in autumn 2019. Located in Santa Ponsa it reflects the Mediterranean style of living.

Ref. 64829-PM

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4

4

170

526

1.000

Yes

5.650.000 €

www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007 007 www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. (+34) 971 007 • 101 5

Via with south west orientation & beautiful sea views This impressive villa has been built with high quality materials but photos do not allow to show the stunning sea vies and general surprising setting. Once you step on the grounds you will understand what we try to express.

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4

5

200

447

1.275

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3.950.000 €

64842-PM

Sea view apartment with direct access to the sea A tastefully reformed apartment with spacious modern interiors, a sea view covered terrace and a private position within this gated development.

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4

3

40

222

Yes

F.G.

1.390.000 €

4 102 www.firstmallorca.com Tel. •(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

Newly built sea view via with fantastic design living-dining area with open plan luxury fitted kitchen. Ready to move-in this summer!

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5

5

210

632

1.361

Yes

4.200.000 €

Apartment with open views over Port Adriano This apartment has been renovated in 2013 and is located within a very well maintained development with direct access to the sea.

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2

2

19

130

Yes

F

690.000 €

www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007 007 www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. (+34) 971 007 • 103 5

New designer via near Santa Ponsa This modern villa, built in a minimalist style is only a couple of minutes away from Port Adriano and several golf courses.

This Mediterranean sea view villa is located in the second sea line in an elevated

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A charming via enjoying superb sea views

5

4

360 m²

1.100 m²

E

1.495.000 €

63275-PM

3

3

345 m²

1.104 m²

I.P.

2.550.000 €

New modern sea view via

Family via with very spacious interior

This recently finished villa is located in an elevated position in a quiet residential street in Nova Santa Ponsa.

The perfect family property where children can play safely and parents can relax and feel at ease in the area of Sol de Mallorca.

Ref. 64373-PM

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3

372 m²

891 m²

I.P.

2.495.000 €

4 104 www.firstmallorca.com Tel. •(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

64404-PM

5

5

431 m²

1.234 m²

C

1.800.000 €

Aractive apartment enjoying lots of sunshine

Modern, bright sea view via in Santa Ponsa

Immaculate apartment with a south orientation, tasteful interiors and views over this beautiful pool landscape from the covered terrace.

This fantastic villa dominates the wonderful beach of Santa Ponsa. Unbelievable views from a bird´s eye perspective.

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2

120 m²

Yes

C

535.000 €

Beautiful apartment with direct sea access A tasteful apartment in a quiet surrounding with a covered sea view terrace, in a very private location within a gated development.

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60648-PM

4

4

330 m²

1.400 m²

D

2.300.000 €

Stylish apartment with direct beach access This beautiful and modern apartment is located directly on the beach of Cala Vinyas and only 15 Minutes away from Palma by car.

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2

166 m²

Yes

E.F.

1.300.000 €

64356-PM

2

2

85 m²

6 m²

C

395.000 €

www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007 007 www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. (+34) 971 007 • 105 5

Unique estate on priceless 350.000 m² land Throning above the scenic hot spot of Camp de Mar, this extremely private estate consits of 3 houses and general extra areas. The manicured gardens surround the properties and pool landscape to the front of the mainhouse. There is little chance of finding equally special locations on the island - this is absolutely amazing, more though if you have an idea how to use the huge space provided!

4 106 www.firstmallorca.com Tel. •(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

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12

13

660

2.090

352.778

Yes

I.P.

35.000.000 €

Diese ungewöhnliche Residenz besteht aus 3 Häusern.

Neben einer Top-Privatsphäre steht man auf einem vermutlich unverbesserlich schönen Plateau, hoch über Camp de Mar. Sonnenuntergänge, Natur, herrliche Garten- & Poollandschaft, sowie Genuss der wahren, grenzenlosen Freiheit mit einem untrüglichen Mallorca Flair erwarten Sie!

Esta finca extremadamente privada se compone de 3 casas y áreas extras generales. Los cuidados jardines rodean las propiedades y el paisaje de la piscina al frente de la casa principal. Hay pocas posibilidades de encontrar ubicación tan especial en la isla, ¡esto es absolutamente increíble, más aún si tienes una idea de cómo usar el enorme espacio provisto!

www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007 007 www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. (+34) 971 007 • 107 5

Superb frontline Via at the very sea´s edge A waterfront property with direct sea access, located only a few minutes from the harbourside restaurants, cafés and shops of Puerto de Andratx. It offers breathtaking sea views and is surrounded by a beautiful, landscaped garden. A villa with the highest standards, located in one of the best areas of this island.

4 108 www.firstmallorca.com Tel. •(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

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7

8

676

1.241

2.000

Yes

B

22.000.000 €

Diese exklusive Villa befindet sich in 1. Meereslinie und garantiert direkten Meerzugang. Alle Vorzüge des nahen Hafens - Restaurants, Boutiquen, Cafés, der Fischmarkt und die einladende Promenade sind nur wenige Minuten zu Fuss entfernt. Ein Charakter-Anwesen auf mehreren Ebnene mit Lift und makelloser Ausstattung. Mit dieser Villa wird eine Yacht unnötig!

Residencia única en primera línea de mar con acceso directo al mar y a pocos minutos del paseo del Puerto de Andratx, con restaurantes, cafés y tiendas. Ofrece vistas impresionantes al mar y está rodeada de un jardín muy atractivo. El estilo del interior es muy harmonioso e impecable. Una villa con los más altos estándares, ubicada en una de las mejores zonas de esta isla.

www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007 007 www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. (+34) 971 007 • 109 5

Exceptional designer via with breathtaking sea views This impressive newly built villa of the highest qualities will seduce you with the warm earthy tones, creating the perfect contrast to the shimmering blue backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea.

Ref. 64783-PM

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EC

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4

4

284

463

1.085

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D

5.950.000 €

A solid Mediterranean design - sea view via with soul Superbly comfortable home with easy flow of room distribution and sun til late. Enviable position in Puerto de Andratx, impeccable condition.

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Bathrooms

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EC

Sales price

5

5

78

283

1.043

Yes

I.P.

5.250.000 €

4 110 www.firstmallorca.com Tel.•(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

Stunning sea view home in exclusive Puerto de Andratx location We present this beautiful and immaculate house in one of the best Port Andratx locations with abundant light and terrace space throughout with sensational sea views.

Ref. 64276-PM

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EC

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4

4

326

448

1.694

Yes

F

4.995.000 €

Lovely Pedro Otzoup via with panoramic sea views over the harbour This heart warming sea view villa on La Mola, Puerto de Andratx, has been designed by the famous Russian architect Pedro Otzoup. A tranquil setting surrounded by nature.

Ref. 63639-PM

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EC

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5

4

125

485

871

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4.200.000 €

www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971 007 007 007 www.firstmallorca.com • Tel. (+34) 971 007 • 111 5

Beautiful countryside seing near Andratx Viage A sweet & authentic country home in Idyllic location. Views over the surrounding mountains and the opening towards Puerto de Andratx. Own pool. Lovely interior.

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4

3

328

209

976

Yes

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1.295.000 €

Truly open sea views to dream about Amazing location and amazing views for this very attractive villa in Puerto de Andratx!

Surprisingly well priced. An impressive villa, ready to move-in!

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EC

Sales price

4

3

100

490

952

Yes

E

3.500.000 €

4 112 www.firstmallorca.com Tel.•(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

Exclusive residence with unique sunsets over the Bay of Puerto de Andratx There are properties that leave us without words. This authentic and yet recently built country home embraces all the dreams of people who seek a special home in walking distance to all amenities.

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EC

Sales price

5

5

272

720

45.000

Yes

E

P.O.A.

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Enjoy the sunset above this picturesque beach Secure your investment close to this stunning beach! New 3 Bedroom apartments in Mediterranean style with fabulous sea views being built n the north-east of the island.. A sought after location! Contact us for a full exposée.

Ref. 64909-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Parking

EC

Sales price from

3

2

13

110

Yes

C

340.000 € - 423.000 €

Pinpoint the best new address in Palma! Read-on . . .

A fine, total new reform of a building in the heart of Palma, the area of Palma you would not miss as a lover of the island! Most desireable qualities and very clever use of space! Contact us for full information.

Ref. numbers

64302-PM / 64890-PM / 64888-PM / 64889-PM / 64886-PM / 64887-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Parking

Sales price from

2-4

1-4

97-227

Yes

630.000 € - 2.950.000 €

4 114 www.firstmallorca.com Tel.•(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

New state of the Art sea view vias with unforgeable interior ideas Superb deluxe community in Puerto de Andratx, offering villas that reflect the spirit of beauty of 2019. A must to see and contemplate. Sea views, individual pools and huge community pool. Close-by Beach Club.

Ref. 63991-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Parking

Sales price

3

4

300-509

Yes

1.890.000 € - 3.790.000 €

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Pure nature in total symbiosis with wow design This stunning property is an architectural jewel with beautiful views over the Mallorca countryside. A top location for privacy near Felanitx and clearly a world of its own, only a few minutes drive from the nearby village, surrounded by olive trees, holm oaks and pine forests (inclusive an impressive natural cave apartment - put to use but belonging to nature).

4 116 www.firstmallorca.com Tel.•(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

Ref. 64653-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

3

3

460

17.000

Yes

E

3.800.000 €

Dieses beeindruckende Anwesen ist ein architektonisches Juwel mit wunderschönem Blick auf die mallorquinische Landschaft. Ein Ort für sich, um sich zurückzuziehen und die Ruhe zu genießen. Blick über das malerische Tal voll mit Olivenbäumen, Steineichen und Pinienwäldern, (inklusive einer beeindruckenden Wohnung im Steingewölbe einer natürlichen Höhle ... faszinierend und für immer ein Geschenk der Natur.

Esta impresionante propiedad, es una joya arquitectónica con hermosas vistas del paisaje pintoresco mallorquín. Una ubicación privilegiada con privacidad y disfrutar de la paz, sin duda un mundo propio. Solo a unos minutos del próximo pueblo. Vistas sobre el valle con olivos, encinas y bosques de pinos (incluido un apartamento en una cueva natural puesto en uso pero claramente parte de la naturaleza).

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Strole from this beauty finca to the sea A stunning finca near the historic town of Santanyí with great savoir-vivre on a lovely garden plot with a simulated beach area at the end of the pool landscape, minutes from the sea! Absolutely fresh new design and heartful live-in kitchen open plan with a living room inspired by Moorish culture. There is a simplicity that underlines a discreet sophistication which simply rocks!

4 118 www.firstmallorca.com Tel.•(+34) 971 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. (+34) 971007 007 007

Ref. 65011-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

6

3

514

14.112

Yes

A

5.295.000 €

Savoir-Vivre in einer atemberaubenden Finca mit wunderschönem Garten in der Nähe der historischen Stadt Santanyi. Ein simulierter Strandbereich befindet sich am Ende der Poollandschaft nur wenige Minuten vom Meer entfernt. die Inspiration der Maurischen Kultur sind faszinierend.

Finca cerca de la histórica ciudad de Santanyí, con un gran saber vivir, en una encantadora parcela ajardinada y una playa simulada con dunas que llegan hasta el final de la piscina. Bonito paisaje a pocos minutos del mar. Un nuevo diseño y fresco, con cocina americana integrada y una sala de estar inspirada en la cultura marroquí, cuyo dos estilos se integran con una sofisticada discreción.

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A delightful country estate This finca is set in a region characterised by mild winters and dry summers. The garden prides itself with a colourful array of trees and shrubs representing the fauna of Mallorcan countryside.

Ref.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

4

4

198

540

21.500

Yes

B

3.450.000 €

61242-PM

Country residence with sunsets & seaviews to the Island of Cabrera Architecturally and stylistically very impressive finca, nestled in the countryside near Es Trenc Beach. A sort of puristic style and the selection of exquisite materials highlight the art of the well-known Spanish architect Antoni Esteva.

Ref. 64145-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

4

3

640

17.670

Yes

I.P.

2.500.000 €

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Aractive new frontline apartments metres from Es Trenc Beach Modern architecture blends with nature at the beach of Colonia de Sant Jordi. Let yourself be surprised by this excellent design and high functionality.

Ref.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Parking

Sales price from

3

3

198

Yes

650.000 €

64478-PM

19th century country home with welcoming modern interior This charming, historic finca has been renovated with great knowhow and care and now displays best use of beautiful materials, perfect for such a great property.

Ref. 64324-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

3

2

40

245

2.551

Yes

E

995.000 €

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Fantastic nature, beach and a stylish via close to Es Trenc Beach Don't miss this exclusive place - modern, light-flooded villas impress with their location, architectural style and amenities. Only 5 minutes to the beach of Es Trenc.

Ref.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price from

3

3

44

140

448

Yes

C

390.000 €

64464-PM

Superb luxury apartments in Palma´s old town Spacious apartments designed with an exquisite taste and high standard qualities. One has a private garden and a spa area with a pool.

Ref. 63266-PM - 63267-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

Sales price from

3-6

3-6

25-202

322-497

83

Yes

3.500.000 € - 5.000.000 €

4 122 www.firstmallorca.com Tel. •(+34) 007 • www.firstmallorca.com Tel. 971 (+34) 971007 007 007

Breathtaking contemporary country estate close to Porreras A bright and modern country estate with enough land to grow wine or keep horses!

Spacious lawns with olive-, almond-, lemon- and orange-trees smooth the eyes down.

Ref. 63433-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

6

6

537

985

35.000

Yes

I.P.

2.950.000 €

Frontline via in superb position in Cala Ratjada The sound of the sea, sunrises and fine white sand are waiting for you! This very well maintained villa at the seafront enjoys amazing views and unique closeness to the warm breeze of the Mediterranean.

Ref. 63472-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

4

4

20

220

672

Yes

E

2.500.000 €

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Easy living close to Cala Santañy

Charming hideaway with happy features

Brilliant position looking out to the sea and only a few 100 metres from the sea.. Magnificent beach in Cala Santañy.

This property is a surprise & deserves to be visited in Cas Concos! Close

Ref. 63878-PM

Ref. 5

5

298 m²

E

1.300 m²

2.150.000 €

64399-PM

8

4

750 m²

Newly built finca residence with stunning views A true Finca with impact, wine celler and the right energy!

Prevailing the feeling of freedom & space.

Ref. 64490-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

5

5

600

12.495

Yes

E

3.950.000 €

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515 m²

B

1.395.000 €

Any idea what we ca a new Neo-Finca? Visit this one!

In a quiet, sought-after residential area of Santañy this outstanding property combines a sort of minimalistic Bauhaus style with an authentic Mallorca -Finca flair.

Ref. 64400-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

5

5

492

16.439

Yes

C

4.400.000 €

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Brand new apartments with exceent sea views near Paguera Superb arquitecture with innovative ideas, ready 2020. Allow us to show you the full set of plans & options. A delightful new presentation of individual living close to the sea and amenities, 10 min. from Puerto de Andratx.

Ref. 64050-PM / 64054-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Constructed m²

Parking

Sales price

3-4

3-4

140 - 415

Yes

750.000 € - 2.890.000 €

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Meet us in Santanyi !

In May our newest office in Santanyi opened its doors. The building dates from 1769 . We restored the premises to its original glorious beauty... history can be lived again! You will find fine art

by Eva Choung-Fux, a world renowned painter who kindly allowed for her work to add good energy to the office. We are very grateful - thank you, Eva! Waltraud Salpius, our director in Santanyi has a passion for real estate on the island and lives that passion, just as we all do at First Mallorca. Waltraud and her team can show you amazing fincas, close to the sea that you can smell the spray of the water, or high up

Waltraud Salpius Director

Offices Palma de Mallorca Costa d’en Blanes

Port Adriano Puerto de Andratx

Santanyí Pollensa

+34 971 007 007

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on a hill. She also has her ear on the ground to unearth attractive land purchases for under 500.000 € where you can still build a finca with about 350 m². Talk to her! Have a close look at our highly attractive portfolio in the south-east which is difficult to beat for peace, nature, local quality of life and beauty of the environment.

Pop in to see our colleagues in Santanyi, across from the church. They will be happy to meet you and offer a coffee... or a glass of refreshing cava to celebrate with us! Welcome, First Mallorca Santanyi!

A fabulous finca residence with sea views Delightful design and harmoniuos environment for this truly unique setting near Cala Llombards. A finca technically equipped for the future. Relax in a spectacularly beautiful atmosphere close to all attractive hotspots on the island. Do not miss the famous Wednesday & Saturday fun markets with flowers, vegetables and quite truthfully nearly everything you might desire. Strole down the the historic pavements & alleys and simply enjoy!

4

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Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

Ref. 65007-PM

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Terrace m²

Constructed m²

Plot m²

Parking

EC

Sales price

6

6

101

439

15.481

Yes

I.P.

4.780.000 €

Minimalistisches Design mit mallorqinischem Touch gibt Ihnen das Gefühl angekommen zu sein. Eine Finca technisch gerüstet für die Zukunft. Entspannen Sie in gemütlicher Atmosphäre und nahe allen attraktiven, einladenden Plätzen der Insel.

Encantador diseño y ambiente armonioso para un entorno único cerca de Cala Llombards. Relájese en una atmósfera espectacularmente hermosa cerca de todos los lugares atractivos de la isla. No se pierda los famosos mercados de los Miércoles y Sábados y elimine de verdad todo lo que no desee. Pasea por las aceras y callejones históricos y ¡simplemente disfruta!

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Tel. (+34) 971 007 007

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ESSENTIAL BALANCE Essential Design

RICHARD SEATING SYSTEM | Design Antonio Citterio

C/ Islas Baleares, 18 E - 07180 Santa Ponsa T.

(+34) 971 698 258

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