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Forty Six

James Brown

Editor Tracey Scott tracey@hotmediapublishing.com

AIR charts the rise of the soul man through the 1950s and ‘60s.

Deputy Editor Richard Jenkins richard@hotmediapublishing.com

Fifty Two

Carey Mulligan

Features Editor Lara Brunt lara@hotmediapublishing.com

The screen beauty has gone from treading the boards to taming Hollywood.

Senior Designer Adam Sneade

Fifty Eight

Duffy/Bowie

Designer Andy Knappett

Five iconic shoots with David Bowie explored with the photographer’s son.

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CONTENTS / REGUL ARS Eighteen

Radar A new book tackles the global and cultural impact of football in the 1970s.

Twenty Eight

Art & Design Where did the pop art phenomenon come from, and where is it going?

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Jewellery Olivier Reza on keeping his family’s jewellery business at the forefront of fashion.

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Interiors A look at how designers of today are celebrating star designers of the past.

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Motoring Mercedes, BMW, Land 5RYHU DQG 'DUW] DOO R̆HU luxurious security.

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Gastronomy AIR speaks with the head chef at ‘The World’s Most Expensive Restaurant’.

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August 2014

WELCOME ONBOARD

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> As the 2014/15 UK Premier League football season kicks off, Taschen Books publishes a beautiful new hardback titled The Age of Innocence, which tackles the global and cultural impact of the sport in the 1970s. George Best, one of the most iconic stars of his or any generation, features heavily and his rise and fall is one of the most illuminating parts of the book – a warning sign to the generation of superstar footballers set to dominate the game over the coming years. The Age of Innocence is available to buy now through Taschen. taschen.com - 18 -

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Film The Hundred-Foot Journey

Guardians of the Galaxy

Dir: Lasse Hallstrom An Indian boy moves to France, where he becomes the culinary apprentice to his father’s great rival, played by Helen Mirren. AT BEST: “It is both picturesque and elegant.â€? Comingsoon.net AT WORST: “,I WKH ÂżOP ORRNV OLNH LWÂśV EDVHG RQ DQ 2SUDK DSSURYHG ERRN that’s because it is.â€? Collider

Dir: James Gunn The latest Marvel adaptation to KLW WKH VFUHHQV IHDWXUHV D WDONLQJ UDFFRRQ DQG D JUHHQ VNLQQHG assassin in a bid to save the universe. AT BEST: “One of this year’s better IDQER\ IULHQGO\ EORFNEXVWHUV ´ The Guardian AT WORST: “The movie is in a tough position because it is full RI XQNQRZQ FKDUDFWHUV LW KDV WR introduce together.â€? Latino Review

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Books The conceptual art world is ripe for satire, as most art fans would probably attest. In his debut novel, Randall, Jonathan Gibbs has produced a believable parody that also has something serious to say DERXW WKH IDPH ÂżQDQFH DQG RIWHQ foolishness that accompanied the KHDG\ \HDUV RI &RRO %ULWDQQLD DQG WKH HPHUJHQFH RI WKH <RXQJ %ULWLVK Artists. The satirical alternative history begins in the early 1990s. Damien Hirst is dead, after being KLW DQG NLOOHG E\ D WUDLQ LQ thus the art world’s attention falls instead on a young Goldsmiths College graduate named Randall. A genius of language as much as art, 5DQGDOO LV DEOH WR EDĚˆH EHPXVH and amuse the press, public and all DURXQG KLP +H PDNHV D IRUWXQH causes chaos, changes the art world and becomes “the most celebrated and reviled artist of the ‘90s and ‘00sâ€?. Gibbs has wisely chosen to tread softly, says the Telegraph’s Toby Lichtig, and thus “his novel hardly seems to be a spoof at all. It is both absurd and eerily believableâ€?. %XW WKH DXWKRUÂśV QRYHO LV PRUH WKDQ

mischief. “As with all the best lampoons, it dissects things that really matter and have gone awry – in this case the relegation of artistic innovation to banal VKRFN YDOXH OD]\ WKLQNLQJ second-hand nihilism, WKH ÂżQDQFLDO FLUFXV RI DUWLVWLF FRPPRGLÂżFDWLRQ ´ The characterisation, he adds, is “disarmingly sympatheticâ€? and the SURVH ³ÀXLG DQG LQYHQWLYH´ The Independent’s Max Liu feels there’s “plenty to admire in this novel but it’s under-editedâ€?, with protracted scenes and FRQIXVLQJ JUDPPDU /LNH Lichtig though, he agrees that it’s more than an art world satire. “Gibbs’s ZLOOLQJQHVV WR WDFNOH WKH same aesthetic questions as his characters is redeeming: ‘Is there any art in here, or does LW MXVW ORRN OLNH DUW" $QG LV WKHUH D GL̆HUHQFH"´ -HVVLH %XUWRQ LV DQRWKHU GHEXW novelist who has also caught the critics’ attention – in fact, her QRYHO 7KH 0LQLDWXULVW VSDUNHG D SXEOLVKLQJ IHHGLQJ IUHQ]\ DFURVV PRUH WKDQ PDUNHWV DQG KDV been compared to Tracy Chevalier’s *LUO :LWK D 3HDUO (DUULQJ 6HW LQ late 17th-century Amsterdam, The Miniaturist tells the story of Nella Oortman, a young Dutch girl who is chosen to be the bride of Johannes %UDQGW D ZHDOWK\ PHUFKDQW ZLWK D VKRFNLQJ VHFUHW +RSHIXO RI ORYH 1HOOD LV VRRQ GLVDSSRLQWHG %UDQGW LV LQGL̆HUHQW WR KHU EXW SUHVHQWV her with a beautifully wrought cabinet, an exact replica of the house LQ ZKLFK WKH\ OLYH ZLWK %UDQGWÂśV domineering sister and their loyal servants. Nella engages a miniaturist WR ÂżOO WKH WLQ\ KRXVH DQG H[TXLVLWH creations she receives bear an uncanny resemblance to their real- 22 -

life counterparts, suggesting that WKH PLQLDWXULVW NQRZV HYHU\ GHWDLO not only of the house itself but the secrets of its occupants. “Though WKHUH LV SOHQW\ WR HQMR\ WKH QRYHO falls frustratingly short of its own SRWHQWLDO ´ VD\V &ODUH &ODUNH LQ the Guardian. “Part of this comes from a shift in pace about halfway WKURXJK WKH ERRN ZKHQ %XUWRQ VHHNLQJ WR UDWFKHW XS WHQVLRQ DOORZV the mystery of the miniaturist to drift from the narrative.â€? Instead she pursues “a soap opera of a plotâ€? that leaves “the deeper questions she has raised largely unexploredâ€?. 3XEOLVKHUVÂś :HHNO\ LV LPSUHVVHG ZLWK the novel’s period detail and myriad SORW WZLVWV Âł6WUDQJHO\ HQRXJK however, the central mystery, the PLQLDWXULVWÂśV XQFDQQ\ NQRZOHGJH of the future, is never solved, and WKH UHDGHU LV OHIW XQVDWLVÂżHG ´ WKH reviewer concludes.

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Art

An exhibition devoted to Russian painter Kasimir Malevich, a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the founder of the avant-garde Suprematist movement, has opened at the Tate Modern in London. Born near Kiev in 1878, Malevich experimented with various Modernist styles early on in his career. At the 0.10: The Last Futurist Exhibition in Petrograd in 1915, he introduced his geometric Suprematist paintings. The Black Square, a stark, black square on a white background, became the symbol of his new movement. Cited by at least one critic as proof of the death of painting, it “is among the most revolutionary paintings in history,â€? says Ben Luke in the Evening Standard. The Tate’s Malevich: Revolutionary of Russian Art exhibition aims to replicate the groundbreaking 0.10 show, however, quiet contemplation of the artist’s seminal painting is ruined by a video “that booms and blasts away in the room,â€? says Luke. “It’s a shame that the key moment in the show is botched, because otherwise it’s beautifully paced and compelling.â€? The Guardian’s Adrian Searle declares the retrospective “fascinatingâ€?. He believes the room with the partial reconstruction of the 1915 exhibition is ÂłIXOO RI OLIH DQG HQHUJ\ MRVWOLQJ DQG VWLOOQHVV ´ 7KH ÂżQDO gallery displays Malevich’s more troubled paintings IURP WKH ODVW \HDUV RI KLV OLIH ZKHQ KH ZDV VX̆HULQJ IURP cancer and accused of spying for Germany. “This last room is a kind of theatre, everyone dressed up, nowhere to go, the future unknown,â€? writes Searle. On view until October 26. In Paris, the Pinacothèque de Paris has an exhibition devoted to the last queen of Egypt, The Myth of Cleopatra. Centuries after her death, the world is still

fascinated by Cleopatra, but what do we actually know about her? The exhibition has over 350 pieces and begins with archaeological works from the Ptolemaic period. It continues with the birth of the myth in $QFLHQW 5RPH ZLWK SDLQWLQJV VFXOSWXUHV DQG ÂżOP costumes illustrating the myth within art history. “Why does everything related to Cleopatra have to do with legend?â€? asks Marc Restelini in the Art Daily. The “outstanding exhibitionâ€? has attempted to answer this question and it is due to the “outstanding work carried out by the exhibition’s curator, Giovanni Gentili, that this show has managed to take on this depthâ€? and be “so all-encompassingâ€?. On view until September 7. Also in the French capital, it’s your last chance to catch the major retrospective of Lucio Fontana at the MusĂŠe d’Art Moderne. Born in 1899 in Argentina, )RQWDQD ZDV RQH RI WKH ÂżUVW ,WDOLDQ DEVWUDFW DUWLVWV of the 1930s and is considered one of the greatest visionaries of the 20th century. The exhibition features more than 200 sculptures, paintings, ceramics and installations charting his radical career. And it is Fontana’s “lifelong appetite for experimentâ€? that is the animating thread of this exhibition, says Apollo’s Emma Crichton-Miller. “What we see is an artist trying out new ideas, new materials, new techniques, all the time.â€? The Art Newspaper’s Claudia Barbieri Childs says WKH VKRZ LV ÂłSDUWLFXODUO\ VWURQJ RQ )RQWDQDÂśV ÂżJXUDWLYH ceramic workâ€? but its “major fault, and it is a large one, is its failure to engage with Fontana’s pre-war embrace of nationalism and fascism.â€? It is a complex matter, she concedes, “but to ignore it does him a disservice.â€? On view until August 24.

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ART & DESIGN

Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #34, 1963. Š Estate of Tom Wesselmann, VEGAP, Madrid, 2014.

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ention pop art and Andy Warhol’s vivid silk-screen paintings of Marilyn Monroe or Roy Lichtenstein’s tongue-in-cheek comic strips from the 1960s probably spring to mind. But that’s only part of the pop art story. While pop art’s DNA lies in the culture and art of the United States, the bold new movement actually emerged in England in the 1950s. English art critic Lawrence Alloway is credited with coining the term, while fellow compatriot Richard Hamilton is widely considered to be the father of pop art. In 1956, Hamilton helped to organise the groundbreaking exhibition, This Is Tomorrow, at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London. His section of the show used images culled from DGYHUWLVLQJ FRPLF ERRNV DQG ¿OP SXEOLFLW\ including his now-iconic collage, Just what is LW WKDW PDNHV WRGD\œV KRPHV VR GL̆HUHQW VR appealing?, which featured a naked woman and a bodybuilder surrounded by the latest household gadgets. The following year, he GH¿QHG WKH EUDVK QHZ PRYHPHQW DV ³SRSXODU transient, expendable, low-cost, massproduced, young, witty, sexy, glamorous, and Big Business�. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, DEVWUDFW H[SUHVVLRQLVP KDG ÀRXULVKHG GXULQJ the post-war period, with artists such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning working spontaneously to make sweeping gestural marks, placing their inner impulses on the canvas. In contrast, artists such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Larry Rivers took a more playful and ironic approach WR DUW 6WURQJO\ LQÀXHQFHG E\ 'DGD DQG LWV emphasis on everyday objects, they began

THE BIRTH OF

POP

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Ray Johnson, James Dean (Lucky Strike), 1957. Š The Ray Johnson Estate.

Roy Lichtenstein, Woman in Bath, 1963. Š The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/VEGAP, Madrid, 2014.

working with collage and consumer SURGXFWV Âł/DUU\ÂśV SDLQWLQJ VW\OH was unique – it wasn’t abstract expressionism and it wasn’t pop, it fell into the period in between,â€? Warhol once said of Rivers. Pop art exploded onto the American art scene in 1962 with The New Realists show at Sidney Janis Gallery in New York, which featured the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, among others. Coinciding with the consumer boom and the globalisation of pop music and youth culture, pop art helped FORVH WKH JDS EHWZHHQ ÂłKLJK DUW´ DQG ÂłORZ DUW´ KHUDOGLQJ RQH RI WKH PRVW liberating moments in the history of art. Âł3RS DUWÂśV ZKROHKHDUWHG HPEUDFH of the new culture of technology and consumerism demolished the heroic, subjectivist aspirations of abstract expressionism and brought the real world back to art,â€? says Paloma AlarcĂł, curator of Pop Art Myths, an exhibition currently on show at Madrid’s Museo Thyssen. Pop artists favoured realism DQG HYHU\GD\ HYHQ PXQGDQH LPDJHU\ Âł%XW not without healthy doses of irony, a dab of QRVWDOJLD DQG RFFDVLRQDOO\ D FHUWDLQ ZKL̆ RI existential dismay,â€? she adds. Andy Warhol became the poster boy for pop art and his Manhattan studio, the Factory, became a legendary hang-out for other artists and hangers-on. Employing mass-production techniques to create prints of presidents, movie stars and soup cans, Warhol challenged preconceived notions about the nature of art, fame and the artist’s public persona. Meanwhile, Lichtenstein used Ben-Day dots and imagery from comic books to create alternately saccharine and histrionic panels, while artists such as James Rosenquist created billboard-style paintings and Ed Ruscha FRQFHLYHG GHDGSDQ WH[WXDO FDQYDVHV Âł%\ substituting traditional artistic methods with every sort of mechanical reproduction, like photography and serigraphy, pop art dealt a mortal blow to the notion of originality,â€? says AlarcĂł. While pop art started out as a very maledominated movement, and continued as a chauvinistic and at times crudely objectifying FXOWXUH LW ZDV QRW DQ DOO PDOH D̆DLU Âł:RPHQ did make names for themselves, but they have been marginalised over time,â€? says art

‘Pop art exploded onto the American art scene in 1962 with The New Realists show’ historian Dr Sue Tate, visiting research fellow at the University of West England. Like their male counterparts, the work of female pop artists, such as Britain’s Pauline Boty and America’s Idelle Weber and Rosalyn Drexler, centred on consumer culture, but also had elements of feminism and empathetic social commentary. Âł:RPHQ URFNHG WKH ERDW RI SRS DUW DW D WLPH when it was struggling for critical reception. Pop quickly became popular and sold well, but the critics were very doubtful. Because the source materials of pop were very gendered – fashion, domestic products, interior design – women were inevitably more implicated,â€? says Tate. Forced to take a back seat to their male counterparts, who became icons of the era, by the end of the ‘60s female artists had largely been erased from the pop narrative. While critics and historians were not enamoured with its lowbrow focus, pop art nevertheless became a hit with collectors DQG DUW IDQV Âł3UDFWLFDOO\ QR DUWLVW IURP WKH era remained free from its pull, even if some ODWHU ZHQW GRZQ GL̆HUHQW SDWKV ,W ZDV DQ - 31 -

Andy Warhol, Black Light Self-Portrait, 1986. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VEGAP, Madrid.

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intellectually powerful movement,” says Alarcó. Unlike other innovative artistic movements of the 20th century, pop art has remained as fresh and relevant today. “It is a type of work that remains very much alive, as demonstrated by the prices that these artists fetch at auctions and by the numerous exhibitions and books,” says Alarcó. Auction results are certainly staggering, with pop artists dominating 2013’s list of top lots. Warhol’s silk-screen painting Silver

Car Crash (Double Disaster) sold for a record US$105.4 million at Sotheby’s in New York; -H̆ .RRQV EHFDPH WKH PRVW H[SHQVLYH living artist when his Balloon Dog (Orange) sculpture sold for US$58.4 million at Christie’s in New York; while Roy Lichtenstein’s 1963 painting Woman with Flowered Hat also sold at Christie’s in New York for US$56.1 million. Born over half a century ago, pop art is well and truly here to stay. Pop Art Myths is on show at Museo Thyssen in Madrid until September 14. museothyssen.org

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All images courtesy of Museo Thyssen, Madrid.

‘Warhol’s silk-screen painting Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) sold for a record US$105.4 million at Sotheby’s in New York’

TIMEPIECES

TARIQ MALIQ

Cup of Cheer

After an entertaining FIFA World Cup, we look at some of the timepieces that decorated the occasion its modern and cool interpretation of the Referee’s Board, incorporating elements of Hublot’s famous characteristics. On the sidelines, Felipe Scolari, the now former coach of Brazil, could be seen wearing the neon green and yellow King Power Scolari. In addition, Hublot launched two limited edition timepieces; the Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono and the Classic Fusion 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The Unico captures our attention as Hublot’s first bi-retrograde movement. We applaud the practical and easy-touse function while also capturing Hublot’s character in design. The main hours and minutes are located at 6 o’clock, ensuring that the ‘football timer’ chronograph remains the primary focus of the wearer. A window just below the 12 o’clock also Over the last few years, Hublot tracks whether it’s the first half or the has gained increasing attention by second. sponsoring some of the biggest The Unico is available in King names in world football. The roster Gold Carbon (limited to 100 pieces) includes teams such as Bayern and Ceramic Carbon (limited to 200 Munich, Juventus, PSG and icons pieces). such as Pele, Sir Alex Ferguson IWC was the long-time sponsor and Jose Mourinho. But its running sponsorship as the official timekeeper of the DFB (the German Football Association). It seems a match made of the FIFA 2014 World Cup Brazil in heaven given IWC’s very German may top them all. Most apparent was - 33 -

focus on clean, classic designs and efficient engineering. IWC previously released DFB-inspired timepieces to commemorate its participation in different competitions. The most notable of these was the IWC Big Pilot DFB, which was provided as the official watch of the Mannschaft at Euro 2012. Even though this sponsorship is no longer in place, Joachim Löw, the German national team coach, was spotted wearing the IWC Yacht Club Chronograph while instructing his team. Löw chose to wear it in steel with a black dial, and accented with a black rubber strap. An interesting aspect of this chronograph is the sub-dial at 12 o’clock that runs both an hour and minutes hand for 12 hours and 60 minutes, respectively. Although Parmigiani is the official sponsor of the Brazil Selecao, two of their superstars were seen sporting Richard Mille timepieces. In one of his press conferences, Neymar chose to wear a Tourbillon RM052 Skull while Thiago Silva wore an RM 027, famously worn previously by Rafael Nadal. At US$690,000, the RM 027 is the world’s most expensive sportswatch and carries the world’s most shockproof tourbillon. Weighing an incredibly light 19 grams (the movement only weighs 3.5 grams), we estimate that it’s the most expensive item per gram in the world. Leo Messi continues his role as ‘Friend of Audemars Piguet’. Widely acknowledged as the greatest footballer of this generation, Messi teamed up with Audemars Piguet in 2012 to work on the Royal Oak Leo Messi Limited Edition. At 41mm, it’s not as overly imposing as limited edition sports models tend to be. It uses the rare tantalum metal for the bezel, providing a very nice contrast with the steel body. Finally, the dial is a smooth anthracite dial as opposed to using the trademark tapisserie motif. This watch gets it right in many ways. Tariq Maliq is co-founder of Momentum, the UAE’s first and only vintage watch boutique. momentum-dubai.com

The Future of

:$7&+0$.,1* Roger Dubuis is the horology brand lighting up the world’s wrists

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Roger Dubuis started his own atelier in 1980 after 14 years of designing complications for Patek Philippe. For many years, Dubuis took commissions to design new complications for several major brands, until Carlos Dias, a designer for Franck Muller, joined Dubuis to launch his own brand in 1995. Dubuis’ genius as a creator of movements complemented Dias’ H\H IRU GHVLJQ ZLWK WKH EUDQGœV ¿YH FROOHFWLRQV – La MonÊgasque, Excalibur, Pulsion, Velvet and the powerful Hommage – showcasing this horological partnership charmingly. For high-end collectors, Roger Dubuis is an important brand because it is the only manufacturer whose entire production is FHUWL¿HG ZLWK WKH *HQHYD 6HDO WKH XOWLPDWH recognition of exceptional horological

‘It is the only manufacturer whose entire production is certified with the Geneva Seal’ rigorous testing, and Roger Dubuis puts reliability and performance at the core of the entire creative process, from the initial VNHWFKHV WR WKH ÂżQLVKHG WLPHSLHFH )URP WKH YHU\ ÂżUVW VNHWFKHV WKH GHVLJQHUV HQJLQHHUV and watchmakers work together on choosing materials, components and principles of production. Each movement component is produced by the company, which ensures that it retains complete creative control over every single aspect of production – no mean feat, when some mechanical movements are comprised of over 600 parts.

quality. Each collection in the Roger Dubuis stable is instantly recognisable, and shares certain identity codes. The over-sized cases have transparent backs to allow vision of the movements, the three lugs attaching the strap to the case, and the tourbillion carriage shaped like a Celtic cross are all distinctive Roger Dubuis features. A Roger Dubuis timepiece is more than just a watch. It tells the world that you are in control of your image and recognise quality when it’s presented in a unique way.

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TIMEPIECES Words: RICHARD JENKINS

A Brief HISTORY of Time Bovet Fleurier SA has produced timepieces of exquisite artistic beauty since 1822 - 36 -

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atches as we know them today follow certain rules of form that are so ingrained, we take them for granted. We know that if we buy a timepiece, it will have a face, and it will have hands that point to a dial, and it will have a strap and a crown. But who decided these points? Which innovators came up with the simple ideas to make telling the time as easy as possible? In at least some of these cases, the answer is Bovet Fleurier. 7KH 6ZLVV ZDWFKPDNHU ZDV RQH RI WKH ¿UVW WR LQFOXGH D VHFRQG KDQG DV VWDQGDUG DQG DOVR DPRQJ WKH ¿UVW WR recognise that the beauty found inside the watch, in the mechanism of the tourbillon, was as important as the exterior – helping popularise the skeletonised views that allow the owner to peer inside at the intricate workings. Édouard Bovet was born in 1797, the son of a watchmaker. Having learned his craft under his father, the young Bovet went to London with his brothers to study watchmaking. Working for Ilbury & Magniac, he was sent to Canton in China – a move that would have long-lasting repercussions for the young Swiss. As soon as Bovet arrived in China, he sold four of his pocket

watches – earning him a small fortune, and giving him the idea to set up his own business. In 1822, Bovet founded his company in London, with the purpose of manufacturing pocket watches solely for the Chinese market. Demand was so high that the company had to contract with other Swiss manufacturers to help meet demand – Bovet pieces with a Juvet movement were common at the time. Bovet watches were so popular in the Far East that the Chinese name for the company, “Bo Weiâ€?, became a common noun for watches in China for several years, in the way that “Hooverâ€? came to represent every type of vacuum cleaner in the west. Édouard Bovet died in 1849, and the Chinese watch industry collapsed in the 1850s as worldwide shipping lines opened up and products from Europe and America Ă€RRGHG WKH PDUNHW ,Q WKH QDPH ZDV VROG DW auction and bounced from company to company for a FHQWXU\ XQWLO 3DVFDO 5D̆\ WRRN FRQWURO RI WKH ÂżUP Today, most Bovet watches incorporate elements of the original pocket watches in its designs. The lugs, high-quality enamelling and engraving all speak to the company’s past. Bovet watches are also unique in that many of the artisans are women, a rarity for highgrade watchmaking in Europe.

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JEWELLERY

All that

sparkles

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Alexandre Reza is one of Place Vendôme’s great jewellers. How, asks AIR, is former banker Olivier Reza safeguarding his father’s eponymous jewellery empire?

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hen Alexandre Reza started trading gemstones in post-war Paris in the 1940s few could’ve predicted the reputation he would earn himself in the decades that followed. Often regarded as a JHP FROOHFWRU ÂżUVW 5H]D VRXUFHG DQG VROG stones to Bulgari, Cartier, Chaumet et al. throughout the 1940s, ‘50s and ’60s) and MHZHOOHU\ GHVLJQHU VHFRQG KH IRXQGHG KLV namesake label on the Place VendĂ´me in the 1980s), Reza’s zealous appreciation for his trade made him arguably the most powerful diamond dealer in the 1970s. And while broke ZKHQ KH VWDUWHG RXW LQ WKH Âľ V WKH *HUPDQV “took the little he hadâ€?), the jewellery house is today revered as one of the world’s most H[FOXVLYH MHZHOOHUV GHVSLWH D VL[ \HDU KLDWXV LQ the 2000s following a bout of poor health and a string of robberies in the 1990s which saw business slow down, culminating in Russianborn Reza’s retirement in 2007). With Reza in retirement, it was up to his son, Olivier Reza, to take the reins. And take control he did. The following year, he set about shrinking his father’s business and “liberatingâ€? the company from retail pressures QDPHO\ WKH VHOO R̆ RI LWV VWRUHV LQ &DQQHV Monaco and various other locations). Such a move enabled the marque to evaluate the inventory, keep overheads low and focus on creativity from its Paris salon without exiting the market. And on speaking to Olivier, his VWUDWHJ\ SDLG R̆ “I looked at the marketplace and thought, ‘we have the inventory to supply another network and relaunch the brand, but ultimately you end up building an industrial business’,â€? he says. “The marketplace was ÂżOOHG ZLWK WKDW DQG ZKDW , WKRXJKW ZDV really missing, and which is closer to what I felt like doing, is real creativity using very precious materials. So we freed ourselves of the constraints of a big network and company with major resources to run, and we focused

on using the inventory to make one-of-a-kind pieces with contemporary designs of today.â€? The inventory Olivier is referring to is “one of the world’s largest inventories of unheated and untreated coloured gemstonesâ€?, namely IURP &H\ORQ DQG %XUPD WRGD\ÂśV 6UL /DQND and Myanmar). “I discovered that the most interesting asset in my father’s portfolio was the collection of gems and pieces he had created through time, and that those gems and pieces had amazing potential.â€? And while Reza was demanding at home and DW ZRUN ÂłKH ZDV D WRXJK GDG WR JURZ XS ZLWK but on the other hand he was really drivenâ€?), it is his father’s eye for jaw-dropping stones that Olivier applauds the most. “His eye for selecting stones was impeccable. He followed his intuition and was really driven by beauty. And when I look at his work, his major pieces that we still own, the quality of manufacturing is absolutely amazing.â€? Auctioneers and collectors, too, see the value in a Reza piece, with his jewellery fetching millions of dollars at auction. “I really learnt the business at the beginning by going to auction houses and looking at what sells well and doesn’t sell well,â€? says Olivier, “and I can tell you that, without a doubt, when a piece is beautiful and made right, whether it’s new or old, it will sell more than the value it costs to make.â€? It’s hard to believe that six years ago this former M&A banker was advising multimillion dollar companies on their buyout strategies. Days spent deliberating over capital, shares and reports have been traded for talk of cabochons, proportions and objets d’art. But, says Olivier, the two professions are akin. “When I was a M&A banker I would advise companies [on] joint venturing and selling. I do the same thing with gemstones. The decisions I need to make are based on value and common sense – whether I’m going to recut the stone to increase its value, combine it with another stone. The make-up is the same it’s just one is driven by beauty and the other is driven by numbers.â€?

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JEWELLERY And the result of said “decisionsâ€? will be on display at next month’s Biennale des $QWLTXDLUHV LQ 3DULV WKH PRVW H[FOXVLYH ÂżQH jewellery exhibition in the world. Marking a long-awaited homecoming for the marque – its founder last appeared at the fair in 2000 – what can visitors expect from a brand that exhibits by-appointment-only? Âł:LWK FUHDWLYLW\ \RX JR WKURXJK YHU\ SUROLÂżF periods, and right now we’re on a roll. We are producing completely original designs that are very wearable, have volume and that are made exceptionally well. There will be three or four pieces from my dad as a reference point from our private collection. The rest will be completely new, original creations.â€? Olivier’s designs are as eye-wateringly brilliant today as his father’s were back in the 1980s. His proportions are spot on; his stones Ă€LUW H̆RUWOHVVO\ ZLWK ZKDWHYHU SUHFLRXV PHWDO WKH\ÂśUH SDLUHG ZLWK DQG KH KDV DGGHG HYHQ more) depth to the designs while drawing on the brand’s reputation as a gem collector. Asked to compare his designs to those

‘We are producing original designs that are very wearable’ of his father’s and he says this: “The 18th FHQWXU\ ZDV UHDOO\ D KXJH LQĂ€XHQFH RQ KLP he absolutely loved that period and collected it. And although my father likes a lot of abstract work, he always follows the details and the designs of the 18th century. I love it, too, but I collect more from the ‘30s in terms of decorative arts. My pieces are much more subtle and contemporary; although what I really take from him is to try to make sure that every piece we make has volume and is a pleasure to the eye at every angle.â€? Where next for this former banker who is tasked with safeguarding a family empire? Male jewellery, once he gets “the women jewellery rightâ€?, and art objects. “I’d like to make objects but the problem with objects is that they take as much time as jewellery and they’re a lower price point.â€? In fact, says Olivier, nobody makes beautiful objects any more so it has become a very rare art form. Rarer still, however, are the stones that he has incorporated into his new designs, ZKLFK ZKLOH VWLOO UHĂ€HFWLYH RI KLV IDWKHUÂśV philosophies, illustrate his creative vision to a tee. - 40 -

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Posthumous furnishings How designers of today celebrate star designers of the past will be open to debate at next month’s London Design Festival. AIR looks at what designers are doing to ensure their designs are respected beyond the creator’s lifetime and, more importantly, to what effect

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odfather of Soul, inventor of funk, grandfather of hip hop. In a career spanning six decades, James Brown acquired all these monikers and more. “In some respects he was the black Elvis because of his absolutely unparalleled popularity in the black community,â€? says Dr John Scannell, lecturer in media and music at Macquarie University in Sydney and author of Icons of Pop: James Brown. Like Presley, Brown was a threeÂżJXUH KLWPDNHU ZLWK HQWULHV on Billboard’s R&B singles charts. Known as the hardest-working man in show business, he amassed 800 songs and toured relentlessly right up until his death on Christmas Day in 2006, aged 73. In the process, he became one of the greatest musical innovators of the 20th century. “The emphatic groove that emerged through funk really laid the foundations for what would become dance music,â€? says Scannell. “He is by far the most sampled artist in hip hop and dance music and I think he will remain so because his music was so danceable and so tight, emphatic and urgent.â€? An undeniable legend, Brown was also a complicated, and often dangerous, man. “Brown’s whole life was marked by violence,â€? says Scannell. “Not to be an apologist, but he had such a rough upbringing; he was marked by that and it extended to most of his relationships.â€? He treated his band badly and his women even worse. As he himself once admitted: “I’ve got the Lord in one hand and the devil in the other. You never know where it’s going to come from.â€? Born in South Carolina in 1933, Brown grew up during segregation and the Great Depression. “The local industry was mostly cotton DQG HYHU\ERG\ ZRUNHG LQ WKH ÂżHOGV ´ says Fergus Mason, author of Get Up: The Life of James Brown. “His father scraped a living for a few years, but eventually decided to try

and get work in the cities.� Brown went to live with his great-aunt who ran a brothel near a railway in Augusta, Georgia. “I suppose that’s where you could say he started his entertainment career,� says Mason. With the onset of WWII, GIs were mobilised across the country. “There was a big craze for buck dancing [a foot-stomping folk dance]. Brown would dance beside the railway track and soldiers would throw coins out the train window at him.� By the time he was 13, Brown had dropped out of school to pick cotton, shine shoes and do whatever he could to bring in some much-needed money. “Hustling was probably the best word for it,� says Mason. “It was a tough area, rapidly industrialising, with lots of transient labour coming in looking for entertainment, bars and probably his aunt’s brothel.

‘An undeniable legend, Brown was also a complicated, and often dangerous man’ From quite a young age he was very charming and made money guiding customers to the local establishments.â€? ,Q DJHG %URZQ ODQGHG himself in juvenile prison. “He was sentenced to four counts of two to four years consecutively for breaking into parked cars. He was lucky though, as the prison was aiming WR UHKDELOLWDWH R̆HQGHUV VR WKH\ were allowed out sometimes to play sports, mostly baseball, against local high school teams,â€? says Mason. It was on one of these outings that he met Bobby Byrd, who would become a long-time collaborator. Byrd’s family helped secure Brown’s early release in 1952 and he joined his friend’s gospel group, the Gospel Starlighters, and began singing in and around Toccoa, Georgia. “I think it was really gospel that KDG D WUHPHQGRXV LQĂ€XHQFH RQ - 48 -

Brown and his music,â€? says Scannell. “At the time, there was a divide in black music between the secular and WKH VDFUHG ´ ,QFUHDVLQJO\ LQĂ€XHQFHG by the secular hits of Hank Ballard and Fats Domino, outside of church the group was known as the Avons and eventually, the Famous Flames. Performing to black audiences in nightclubs in Georgia and South Carolina, they became a tightly knit ensemble and Brown honed his skills as a performer, incorporating spins, drops and theatrics into his act. “Lots of stage acts at the time were very conventional, basically standing in front of the microphones and bopping around a bit, whereas %URZQ ZDV YHU\ Ă€DPER\DQW ´ VD\V Mason. In 1955, the Flames recorded a demo of the song that would become Please, Please, Please, a gospel-tinged reworking of the old blues standard Baby Please Don’t Go. Their manager, Clint Brantley – who’d also managed Little Richard – circulated the recording to various labels. The group was signed with King Records, despite the objections of owner Syd Nathan, with whom Brown would have a prickly relationship over the years. Please Please Please was recut for ṘFLDO UHOHDVH LQ 0DUFK DQG EHFDPH D 7RS 5 % KLW 5HĂ€HFWLQJ the speed with which Brown had asserted himself as the frontman, it was released as James Brown & the Famous Flames, much to the shock of his bandmates. As tensions rose, Brown assembled a new set of musicians and backup singers. After a number RI Ă€RSV %URZQ ÂżQDOO\ KDG DQRWKHU hit on his hands in 1959 with Try Me, which topped the R&B chart. A few months later, Brown and his new-look Flames debuted at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. “To some extent, Brown had still EHHQ FRQÂżQHG WR WKH VRXWKHUQ FOXE circuit, as that’s where the people who were buying his records were. His reputation was leaking out beyond that area, but he was still a southern club singer – not at heart

but in practice. The Apollo made him national,â€? says Mason. Billed as a place “where stars are born and legends are madeâ€?, the Apollo became famous in the mid1930s for launching the careers of artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and later Billie Holliday, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and Marvin Gaye. “The Apollo was probably the centre of black music in America at the time, although the jazz scene was centred down south,â€? says Mason. “Brown knew his career would need WR HLWKHU FUDVK RU WDNH R̆ E\ WKDW point – it couldn’t just carry along on the same track.â€? A string of hits followed, including Think, Night Train, Lost Someone, and Prisoner of Love. 3HUIRUPLQJ ÂżYH RU VL[ QLJKWV a week, Brown’s soulful singing, exuberant dancing and pure showmanship left audiences in raptures. His saxophonist, Pee Wee Ellis, once said, “When you heard James Brown was coming to town, you stopped what you were doing and started saving your money.â€? “I think the intensity of his stage act was one of the reasons he wanted to release a live album,â€? says Scannell. “The way the songs segued into one another, the way he directed the dynamics of the performance, and his relationship with the audience just couldn’t be captured by singles.â€? His record company, however, had other ideas. “Syd Nathan was one of the old independent record guys who were capitalising on the black market. They were important facilitators of getting the music out to a broader audience, but the relationships between these small labels and their artists were often pretty inequitable,â€? says Scannell. “I think Nathan had his idea of what would sell and Brown had his. Most black artists at the time were releasing singles because the fans FRXOG UHDOO\ RQO\ D̆RUG VLQJOHV VR albums weren’t a consideration.â€? Undeterred, on a single night – 2FWREHU Âą %URZQ UHFRUGHG a live concert album at the Apollo, ZKLFK KH ÂżQDQFHG KLPVHOI 7KH - 50 -

album, Live at the Apollo, proved Brown’s greatest commercial success yet, spending 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and peaking at number two. Record stores struggled to keep up with demand and radio DJs often played the album in its entirety. “It was one RI WKH ÂżUVW DOEXPV WKDW ZDV SOD\HG DV a single performance and some radio stations just played it over and over again,â€? says Scannell. The album DOVR ÂżUPO\ HVWDEOLVKHG %URZQÂśV mainstream appeal. “Brown’s deepest desire was to be a crossover success,â€? he adds. Brown cemented his popularity with a scorching performance in the TAMI Show, a live concert in Santa 0RQLFD WKDW ZDV UHOHDVHG DV D ÂżOP LQ 'HFHPEHU IDPRXVO\ XSVWDJLQJ the headline act, The Rolling Stones. Keith Richards later admitted that going onstage after Brown was the worst decision of their career. The following year, Brown

ambiguous. As race riots enveloped the country following Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination in April 1968, he famously gave a televised concert in Boston the day after to calm things down – but only after haggling over his fee. A few months later, after pressure from activists to take a bigger stance on black issues, he recorded Say It Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud. Then in 1972, he surprised many by endorsing Republican politician Richard Nixon. “I think who he chose to get involved with politically was down to how much exposure he would get,â€? Scannell says. Throughout the 1970s, Brown recorded several more hits, most notably Sex Machine and Get Up 2̆D 7KDW 7KLQJ DOWKRXJK WKH ULVH of disco saw his popularity wane. “I think a lot of the soul artists of the ‘60s were considered anachronistic in a way. By time it got the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, Brown still had his

‘When you heard James Brown was coming to town, you stopped what you were doing and started saving your money’ released Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag, often cited as the birth of funk. “In some respects this was the major mainstream indication of funk’s emergence, but you can hear elements of this in his earlier music,â€? says Scannell. “Having that HPSKDWLF GULYH RQ WKH ÂżUVW EHDW RI the bar, when most popular music at the time emphasised the back beat, set up a new propulsive, urgent kind of rhythm that characterised funk.â€? 7KH VRQJ ZRQ KLP KLV ÂżUVW *UDPP\ and he followed up with Cold Sweat, RIWHQ FDOOHG WKH ÂżUVW WUXH IXQN VRQJ Brown also began devoting more energy to social causes. In 1966, he recorded Don’t Be a Dropout, aimed at persuading the young black community to stay in school. His relationship with the Civil Rights movement was a bit more - 51 -

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Is David Bowie the most influential artist of all time? A new book suggests that the icon remains unchallenged Words: RICHARD JENKINS

Between 1972 and 1980, David Bowie changed the world of music. Not only that, he changed himself – morphing from one persona to the next in an ever changing cast of characters that remain indelibly linked with the music of their time. Starting from 1972’s Ziggy Stardust, Bowie reinvented himself as the creator of Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke, Lodger and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). With him every VWHS RI WKH ZD\ ZDV SKRWRJUDSKHU %ULDQ 'X̆\ the man responsible for capturing these iconic

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ALADDIN SANE: JANUARY 1973

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THE THIN WHITE DUKE: JULY 1975 ³,Q ODWH 'DYLG KDG OHIW IRU $PHULFD DQG KH didn’t come back, his life was pretty much over WKHUH DQG KH JRW SXOOHG LQWR 1LF 5RHJœV ¿OP 7KH 0DQ :KR )HOO WR (DUWK 2QH RI 'X̆\œV clients was the Sunday Times, and he went RQ D ZHVW WR HDVW FRDVW WULS DFURVV WKH 86$ ZLWK D MRXUQDOLVW FDOOHG *HRUJH 3HUU\ DQG RQH RI WKH WKLQJV WKH\ FRYHUHG ZDV 1LFœV ¿OP ,W ZDV RQH RI WKH ¿UVW DQG RQO\ WLPHV D ¿OP KDG EHHQ PDGH LQ WKH 86 ZLWK DQ DOO (QJOLVK FUHZ 'X̆\ FRYHUHG WKDW IHDWXUH IRU WKH 6XQGD\ Times, but for part of it he talked David into going down to White Sands for a shoot there. The Sunday Times didn’t use the pictures, they ZHUH 'X̆\œV ZD\ RI JHWWLQJ 'DYLG DZD\ IURP WKH ¿OP VHW DQG GRLQJ KLV RZQ WKLQJ ZLWK KLP )RU PH WKH\œUH VRPH RI WKH PRVW LQWHUHVWLQJ SLFWXUHV EHFDXVH , NQRZ WKH ULVNV WKDW 'X̆\ WRRN ,W ZDV SUDFWLFDOO\ VXQVHW 'X̆\ KDG very little time, no assistant and a rig with a PXOWLSOH ÀDVK V\VWHP )URP D WHFKQLFDO SRLQW of view, in those days, he was taking a lot of risks – multiple exposures without seeing a Polaroid, in the middle of nowhere. He had one bite at the cherry because the next day, David DQG WKH ¿OP ZRXOG KDYH PRYHG RQ 7KDWœV NLQG of the guy he was, he always took massive risks – but where there’s great risks, there’s great art. Next year is actually the 40th anniversary of that shoot.� - 61 -

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BMW Experimenting in armoured vehicles for over 30 years, BMW’s knowledge of vehicular safety is matched only by its luxury expertise. Each BMW Security Vehicle is custom-built to the highest standards of ballistic SURWHFWLRQ DQG R̆HUV SHUKDSV the most customisation options of any luxury brand for that reason – it considers the driver in every decision made, with three safety category levels according to the owner’s requirements. The three levels are: street crime (attacks with blunt objects and handguns); organised crime (attacks from DXWRPDWLF ZHDSRQV DQG ¿QDOO\ attacks with explosive or armourpiercing weapons. Models that can be protected include the X5 and the 7 Series.

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Poetryin Sublimotion What surprises await in ‘the world’s most expensive restaurant’?

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This sets the stage for the night ahead. Each of the 20 courses on R̆HU LV DXJPHQWHG E\ DQ DVVDXOW RQ the senses. The walls of the dining space and even the table itself are lit up with a series of ever-changing projections, ranging from the frozen arctic (where the temperature drops to shiver-inducing levels) to New York’s Central Park. Each 3D display is matched to its corresponding course. The table transforms into a DJ booth, as a macaroon appears WR Ă€RDW DWRS D VSLQQLQJ &' 'XULQJ the baroque Versailles course, an elegant rose will appear and melt in the diners’ mouths. Roncero says: “Our main goal is to make customers happy and we use all our weapons. 7KLV LQFOXGHV VWLPXODWLQJ WKH ÂżYH senses. Another chef could have created another experience, but not

‘Each course is augmented by an assault on the senses’ a reputation for attracting teenage clubbers, but Sublimotion’s packed booking list suggests that there is no shortage of diners willing to splash out â‚Ź1,500 for the chance to sample his unique experience. The price per diner may be the headline grabber, but Roncero is more interested in the process. “I really do not know if it’s the world’s most expensive restaurant,â€? he tells AIR. “What is true is that it is not only a restaurant, but we also R̆HU D WUXH FXOLQDU\ VKRZ $ QLJKW DW 6XEOLPRWLRQ LV YHU\ GL̇FXOW WR explain. It is something to feel in your own skin.â€? 7KH GLQHUÂśV ÂżUVW H[SHULHQFH RI WKH restaurant comes as all 12 customers are ushered into a pitch black goods lift, the only light coming from a mysterious glowing white button. Out of the darkness, a Spanish voice instructs the nearest person to push it. Once the button is depressed, the elevator plunges deep into the earth and the temperature drops – or at least, that’s the impression. In fact, you haven’t moved at all and the entire process was an illusion.

this one. This project is the result of a personal dream.â€? 6XEOLPRWLRQ LV QRW D Ă€DVK LQ the-pan gimmick restaurant. In fact, it’s the fruit of four years of labour and research. The chef describes the process by saying: “Sublimotion is the evolution of Paco Roncero Workshop, which opened in June 2012, and we have been working hard on the project since 2010. Behind it there is a great WHDP RI YHU\ GL̆HUHQW SHRSOH ZLWK

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DQWLSDWKHWLF SURÂżOHV ZKHUH HDFK RQH makes its contribution. That is what has made this dream possible.â€? Roncero and his team aim to manipulate diners’ very emotions and feelings, with a time for KXPRXU UHĂ€HFWLRQ QRVWDOJLD DQG even fear. Roncero says: “A magical atmosphere has been created. It is essential to be predisposed to feel excited, laugh, dine on the most unusual and delicious dishes... forget everything that is happening outside and let go. In short, enjoy. Sublimotion will do the rest. I do not know if it is the most interesting restaurant in the world, but certainly it is unique.â€? Indeed, it takes a team of 20 people all working daily to create the show, with just 12 diners taking part in each performance. Undoubtedly, however, Roncero is the star. His relentlessly inventive menu takes the recipient on a joyous journey from a clam dish eaten ‘underwater’ to nitrogen-frozen olive oil parcels. In fact, Roncero claims that olive oil is his secret weapon. “The extra virgin olive oil is my fetish product,â€? he admits. “We have done many studies around it where we found the amount of possibilities of using it as the main element of the dish, not as a garnish.â€? If a chef can perform such wizardry using mere olive oil, â‚Ź1,500 WR ÂżQG RXW ZKDW KH FDQ GR ZLWK WKH rest of the world’s ingredients seems like a bargain.

The world’s MOST EXPENSIVE desserts Sublimotion’s set menu might be the world’s priciest, but these individual after-dinner treats would add up to a tasty bill.

Bangkok’s Sirocco offers the Oak dessert, which comes in three courses, each paired with a rare wine or cognac. The cost? US$915. Serendipity 3 in New York is the home of the Golden Opulence Sundae, laced with 23-carat gold leaf and costing US$1,100. Dubai can’t be left out of the list – The Golden Phoenix cupcake from Bloomsbury’s Café in The Dubai Mall prices up at US$1,110.

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TRAVEL 21ST CENTURY STALKING Tweed-clad hunters have been taking to the misty moors of the Highlands in pursuit of red stag since the 19th FHQWXU\ %HVSRNH OX[XU\ WUDYHO ¿UP Loyd & Townsend Rose combines the traditional sport with a stay at Corrour Lodge, undoubtedly the country’s most contemporary ‘castle’. The light and airy lodge at the heart of the 60,000-acre familyowned estate near Fort William has wonderful views over Loch Ossian and is surrounded by mountains. Wildlife is in abundance, including red and roe deer, golden eagles and peregrine falcons, and there is excellent stalking on the estate, thanks to the Deer Management Programme. The lodge itself sleeps 30, with spacious living areas, formal dining room, cosy library and sauna. Whether you arrive from Inverness airport by helicopter or by seaplane, one thing is guaranteed: you won’t want to leave. ltr.co.uk

FIELD DAY As the grouse shooting season kicks off in the UK, AIR curates four of the most exclusive field sport experiences

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CASTLE & CLAYS If you prefer your shooting featherfree, the Royal Berkshire Shooting School can organise simulated shooting for up to 16 guns on some of (QJODQGÂśV ÂżQHVW FRXQWU\ HVWDWHV 2XU favourite has to be Highclere Castle near Newbury in Berkshire, home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon DQG EHWWHU NQRZQ DV WKH ÂżFWLRQDO Downton Abbey. Choose from a selection of handmade shotguns from master makers such as John Rigby & Co and Purdey, and then WHVW \RXU VNLOOV GXULQJ ÂżYH GULYHV with clay pigeons as the quarry. From the convoy of Range Rovers to traditional ‘elevenses’ (morning WHD LQ WKH ÂżHOG WKH H[SHULHQFH replicates every element of a real day’s game shooting. After the last drive, your party can decamp to the private dining room at Marco Pierre White’s excellent Carnarvon Arms restaurant, the castle’s former coach house. rbss.co.uk - 73 -

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FISHING BY FLOATPLANE Anglers looking to access some of 6FRWODQGÂśV EHVW ÂżVKLQJ VSRWV FDQ GR it in style, with a tailor-made tour of remote hill lochs and coastal rivers by amphibious aircraft. Sporting agent Charles Brownlow can put together a two- to-three GD\ LWLQHUDU\ Ă€\LQJ XS WKH ZHVW coast to private estates, enjoying breathtaking aerial views of the mountain ranges, ancient forests and river systems below. After touching down on a mirror-still loch or pristine river, you can then spend WKH GD\ Ă€\ ÂżVKLQJ IRU VDOPRQ WURXW and sea trout, stopping only for a sumptuous lunch accompanied by your very own bagpiper. Bed down in an historic country house or castle, where a top-class chef will prepare your catch of the day while you swap tales of ‘the one that got away’ with the lord of manor himself. charlesbrownlow.com - 74 -

THE GAME TRAIN For an intimate shooting trip with D GL̆HUHQFH WUDYHO WKURXJK WKH spectacular Scottish Highlands aboard The Royal Scotsman, sister train to the famous Orient-Express. Sporting agent Charles Brownlow can arrange a private charter for eight guns and their partners, visiting some of Scotland’s most exclusive estates. A tailor-made itinerary may include two nights at Gleneagles Hotel with plenty of time to practise at the hotel’s world-class shooting school, before boarding the ‘country house on wheels’ for six nights. Guns can partake in daily partridge, pheasant and grouse shoots, while non-shooters can tour historic castles and haunting glens DQG VKRS IRU ÂżQH FDVKPHUH DQG tweed. Enjoy gourmet lunches at centuries-old castles and black-tie dinners in the mahogany-panelled dining car. With everything from helicopter transfers to custom-made shooting attire taken care of, it promises to be a truly unforgettable experience. charlesbrownlow.com

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LIFE LESSONS My mentors have always been an inspiration to me: Mike Gould, Lester Gribetz, Eugenia Ulasewicz, each has given me a stronger sense of imagination and potential. Mentoring in itself is such a gift that it inspired me to take on this role with others. A person is successful if they are curious, results oriented, committed to personal development, team oriented and have a sense of humility. A quality that I admire in others, which some say that I possess myself, is intellectual curiosity, the determination to understand why and how things happen.

WHAT I KNOW NOW

Time is a precious commodity and one of the biggest challenges I faced taking on the role of CEO of Bloomingdale’s was being able to spend the right time on our strategy, with our people, and understanding the business. This is a retail landscape that is changing rapidly. It’s exciting! While you face new challenges every day, the opportunity to touch and engage the customer has never been greater.

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