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85 HAS SOMETHING GOT TO GIVE?
13 SPRING/SUMMER STYLE
Following a series of media backlashes about over-worked interns, AIMEE LATIMER asks if long working hours need to change
The hottest Spring/Summer trends for him and for her, from the runway to your wardrobe
Travel
23 MAN ABOUT TOWN
92 CARIBBEAN DREAMS
JOSEPHINE O’DONOGHUE talks to leading stylists about the complexities of dressing London’s men
IAN HENDERSON swaps spreadsheets for sailing on a luxury adventure in Antigua
STyle
98 A BIG GLASS OF WHITE
38 PRETTY IN PINK
CAT HUGHES searches for Canada’s rolling vineyards – under a few inches of snow
Perk up your wardrobe this spring with the prettiest takes on pink
50 GO BIG OR GO HOME With statement accessories stealing the show, STEPHEN DOIG explores the designers who are super-sizing this season
52 THE RISE OF THE STILETTO
106 BUSINESS DESTINATION: DUBAI Nicknamed the ‘city of superlatives’, Dubai is fighting to become the world’s largest and grandest business capital
REGULARS
Be seduced by the sophisticated return of the stiletto
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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Collection
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the knowledge: hIM
102 business travel
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the knowledge: hER
109 OUT & ABOUT
56 Shh, it’s SIHH
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WATCHES & JEWELLERY 116 DIRECTORY
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business digest
SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) is all about quiet refinement and hushed, reverential awe, says ALEX DOAK
travel
119 PROPERTY
motoring 72 THE FANTASTIC FOUR NEIL BRISCOE says that the only way to find out if the four-seat Ferrari is too good to be true, is to take it out for a test drive
business 80 EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE MINT SERIES The first in a four-part series examining the rise of MINT nations and their evolving impact on the global economy. This month: Mexico
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FROM THE EDITOR It seems just a couple of years ago – though it is in actual fact 13 – that the idea of the BRIC nations was first mooted by economist Jim O’Neill. A clear sign that the axis of economic power was shifting from the more established Western world, the recognition of Brazil, Russia, India and China as countries whose economic development was rapidly advancing created a new global scale on which to trade. Over a decade later, we find ourselves faced with a further four emerging economies, in the form of the MINT countries. Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey are now making considerable financial waves, and O’Neill feels that the next ten years will be their turn to shine. In the first of our four-part series, we look at Mexico’s transition to a world stage, and consider what effect growth in its economy and investment in its infrastructure will have on a global level (p. 80). Back in the Canary Wharf, spring has sprung, and there is plenty to feel positive about too. March brings with it the first stirrings of the new season, so lighten the load with our style special, in honour of the numerous fashion weeks in full swing across the globe. Pink is the colour this S/S14 – get some inspiration for wearing this shade with panache on p. 38; team every outfit with oversized accessories (p. 50) and sky high stillettos (p. 52) and you’re onto a winner. Elsewhere, Jo O’Donoghue looks at how men’s styling has come a long way since the simple suit, and gets some tips from the experts (p. 23), while our in-house fashion team round up the best of this season’s trends, with wearability a crucial consideration. Get inspired on p. 13. For those of you starting to book holidays and look to sunnier days – or climes – Antigua is the perfect place to catch some sun, and pick up a new skill at the same time – learn how to sail on p. 92; while those wishing to make the most of those last days of winter, get yourself to Canada, where the skiing, the snow and the wine are second to none (p. 98). And for those who just fancy a day trip to Europe, why not fill in our readership survey for the chance to win a day in Paris with three friends and the use of a private jet? Enter here: rwmg.co.uk/competition
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STYLE
The clocks are changing this month and the promise of longer days and brighter skies is on the horizon. Get ahead of the game with our guide to this season’s hottest trends and be ready to chase the British summer in style
Zuhair Murad
Dolce & Gabbana Amethyst Ring, £6,000, Emilia H London, emilyhlondon.co.uk
Hand-painted Daisy Lace Midi Skirt, £POA, Matthew Williamson, matthewwilliamson.com
how to wear it
Oscar de la Renta
Modernise modest lengths with bold and feminine detailing
Oscar de la Renta
Floral NOTES
You would be hard pushed to imagine a Spring / Summer collection which doesn’t pay homage to the season’s floral offerings, and this year they’re out in full bloom. Flowery frills and petal prints adorn womenswear collections from Dolce & Gabbana to Giorgio Armani and Dior, while dark florals flourish on this year’s male catwalks
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Perspex Floral Necklace, £495, Matthew Williamson, matthewwilliamson.com
Malaga Floral Print Top, £165, L.K.Bennett, Jubilee Place
Shoulder Bag, £59, Ffi Fatta Fabbrica Italiana, yoox.com
Camille Print Trousers, £59, Collection by John Lewis, Waitrose Food, Fashion & Home, Canada Square
Shoulder Bag, £237, Dolce & Gabbana, yoox.com
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Taincon Floral Printed Shopper, £45, Ted Baker, Canada Place
Giorgio Armani
Daisy Organza Skirt, £130, Somserset by Alice Temperley for John Lewis, Waitrose Food, Fashion & Home, Canada Square
TRENDS
Elie Saab Lace Overlay Coat, £135, Topshop, Canada Place Blossom Bra, £100, Aubade, aubadestore.com
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Elie Saab
Anatolia Bodice Bra, £185, Bordelle, bordelle.co.uk
Angelina Bra, £104, I.D. Sarrieri, sarrieri.com
3 Time to LACE UP Lace and Crepe Dress, £199, Jaeger, Cabot Place
Linn Lace Dress, £165, Whistles, Jubilee Place
how to wear it
The scooped back and off-white base of this box-pleat dress keeps it from looking too prim
Fila Flare Box Pleat Dress, £515, Alice + Olivia, aliceandolivia.com
Delicate or dramatic, sophisticated or sexy, lace is a Spring / Summer wardrobe staple and designers from Elie Saab to Burberry have presented it this year in abundance. From lingerie to jackets, lace adds a perfect touch of summer romance
Valentina, Lace Jersey Fitted Dress, £139, Reiss, Jubilee Place Burberry Prorsum
Cate Embroidered Lace Top, £743, Peter Pilotto, matchesfashion.com
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Dolce & Gabbana
how to wear it
Make embellishment work for daywear by keeping patterns playful and colours bright
Pink Crystal Skirt, £220, Henry Holland, houseofholland.co.uk
Burberry Prorsum
Jemme Brooch Pump, £65, Ted Baker, Canada Place
Razzle DAZZLe ‘EM Embellishments glittered across the runways this season, from dainty detailing to statement dresses. Oversized jewels shine in collections by Dolce & Gabbana, Zuhair Murad and Burberry, establishing embellishment as one of the most coveted trends of the year
Raffia Jewel Necklace, £650, Matthew Williamson, matthewwilliamson.com
Evening Clutch, £232, Kenny Ma Designs, Cadenzza, Jubilee Place
Cat Eye Embellished Sunglasses, £240, Miu Miu, liberty.co.uk
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Mirrored Attersee Satchel, £860, Tory Burch, toryburch.co.uk
Michael Kors
Flower Lurex Jacquard Tunic, £1,250, Marni. marni.com
Cosima Gemini, £625, Charlotte Olympia, charlotteolympia.com
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Clutch Bag in Techno Fabric, £670, Marni, marni.com
Bubble Stud Knucklebox Clutch, £1,345, Alexander McQueen, alexandermcqueen.com
TRENDS
Dolce & Gabbana
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Billy Reid
Marigold Short Sleeve Shirt Poplin, £60, Jigsaw, jigsaw-online.com
Suede Flight Jacket, £1,580, Rake, matchesfashion.com
Floral Shirt, £85, Maison Scotch, harveynichols.com
Geo Cross Archive Print Shirt, £40, John Lewis, Waitrose Food, Fashion & Home, Canada Square
Chocolate Brown Suede Leather Woven Belt, £60, Andersons Belts, opumo.com
Just BEAT IT
This season saw the runway transformed into a railway line as Billy Reid drew inspiration from the tireless journeying of the Beat Generation. These 40s and 50s American influences have been re-imagined with contemporary takes on loose-cut, highwaisted trousers, printed shirts and rolled-up sleeves, reminiscent of the era-defining Jack Kerouac
Jersey Twill Bomber Jacket, £150, Jigsaw, jigsaw-online.com
Slim Jeans, £327, Philip Plein, farfetch.com
Jigsaw
Jacket, £200, Edwin, edwin-europe.com
Archie Shoe, £390, Grenson, grenson.co.uk
how to wear it
Retro-prints stay sophisticated when worn in faded colours Boston Bag in Tan Pebble, £495, Aspinal Of London, Cabot Place
TRENDS Dior
Wooyoungmi Palau Cotton Sweatshirt, £139, Boss, Hugo Boss, Cabot Place YMC
Staple STRIPES Timelessly cool and effortlessly striking, it’s no wonder we see stripes on the runways year after year. Spring / Summer 2014 sees the key trend championed by designers from Wooyoungmi to Giorgio Armani, while Dior and Givenchy play on colour-blocking
Blue Cordura Ingo Gym Bag, £115, Sandqvist, opumo.com
East Hampton V Stripe Pastel Green Blue, £47.99, Oiler and Boiler, oilerandboiler.co.uk
Wooyoungmi
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All American Polo, £75, Gant, Canada Place
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Jersey T-shirt Tikon, £65, Boss Orange, Hugo Boss, Cabot Place
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Stripe Tee, £35, Penfield, penfield.com
how to wear it
Stripes can play on proportions; twotone colour-blocking flatters taller builds
Two-Tone Sweatshirt, £180, Paul Smith, paulsmith.co.uk
Jerry Shoe, £185, Grenson, grenson.co.uk
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Paul Smith
TRENDS
How to wear it Pinks (on the pastel side) suit every colouring and age. Just one piece in the hue updates an outfit without overkill
Jacket, £200, Samsoe&Samsoe, samsoe.com
Pale Pink Double Cashmere Tailored Jacket, £1,795, Burberry, uk.burberry.com
New Platers Fiori Shoe, £775, Christian Louboutin, eu.christianlouboutin.com
The Duffle Pouch in Leather, £225, Burberry, uk.burberry.com
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Lab The Tailored Sweat Short, £125, Orlebar Brown, Jubilee Place
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Machine Gun Stretch Kent Short, £45, French Connection, Jubilee Place
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Pink Shorts, £60, Penfield, penfield.com
Stone & PINK
Neutral hues have hit the scene in a big way with stone coloured shirts and nude jackets dominating collections from Hardy Amies to Hackett. Team these muted tones with another of the year’s biggest trends: pink. From soft to vibrant, pink has been backed by Tom Ford, Paul Smith and Burberry
Canvas Weekend Bag, £250, Gant, Canada Place
Tom Ford
Martin Beige, £POA, Acne, acnestudios.com
Hackett
Brady Jersey Light Yellow, £POA, Acne, acnestudios.com
Cotton Socks, £10, Hugo Boss, Cabot Place
Wave Clear Sunglasses, £179, Burberry, burberry.com
march 2014 CW 21
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FEATURE
Josephine O’Donoghue talks to stylists Daniel Johnson,
Joe Ottoway and Francesca Salih about dressing London’s men, the changing face of men’s styling and what to look out for in S/S14
march 2014 CW 23
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he phrase ‘men’s styling’ is a curious one. At first thought, you might guess that success, wealth and/or fame are the key to ‘perfect’ style. After all, if I asked you to name the most stylish men you can think of, most would put forward names such as David Beckham, Daniel Craig or Jude Law for example. “The working classes associate looking smart with making it, much more than the middle or upper classes” qualifies Sathnam Sanghera in his column for The Times Magazine, “It’s why Oasis were always better dressed than Blur. Why people at big fat gypsy weddings make more of an effort to dress up than those at society weddings in Chelsea.” But whilst this may be true to an extent, you only have to throw a glance in the direction of Jeremy Clarkson or Simon Cowell to see that money and success does not necessarily equate to style and sophistication. Evidently, the ability to dress well is a skill – that is, an awareness of what suits an individual in terms of shape, size, colouring and lifestyle. So, in theory, stylish people are simply those that can successfully apply the basic rules (in the loosest sense of the word) to themselves. Great for those to whom it comes naturally, but what about the rest of the population? That is where the stylists come in. “The last few years have definitely seen an increase in the demand for men’s personal styling” says Francesca Salih (AKA Wardrobe Mistress) when I ask about her men’s styling service, ‘Wardrobe Master’. “Men’s fashion is growing continuously, especially in the e-commerce sector, partly because the high street can be a minefield and remains more focused on women shoppers.” Certainly for those men who aren’t sure what they’re looking for, there’s an awful lot of choice, with little to no advice for the individual, unless you happen to be visiting Savile Row. “Think back to when gentlemen would regularly use and visit their tailor for new seasonal wardrobes, and be provided with style knowledge and tips,” reasons men’s stylist Joe Ottoway. “This was a regular occurrence and far from a taboo subject. There would be a strong long-lasting relationship between a gentleman and his tailor, and we are witnessing this culture again in the 21st century.” One of the most common symptoms of our busy 21st century lifestyles is, of course, a chronic lack of time – the other driving factor behind the rise of the personal stylist. As President Obama so succinctly phrased the dilemma: “I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m wearing, because I have too many other decisions to make.”
“There has been a change in men’s attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they’re not afraid of it.” – Calvin Klein
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Indeed, Francesca recognises that one of the biggest driving factors behind her ‘Wardrobe Master’ service is lack of time. “The majority of clients opting for the Wardrobe Master service work in Canary Wharf and the City and find it convenient to have someone to help with wardrobe maintenance and styling,” she explains. “Many of our clients are professionals with spending power, however they don’t necessarily have the time to shop and prefer to take on a trusted stylist.” Across the board, there do seem to be two types of ‘typical’ clients for the stylists – those defined by their misdirection or lack of style awareness, in need of ‘lessons’ – and another, described by Francesca above – who already know their style, cash-rich but time-poor. Often clients come to the stylists in this first position and, over the course of several appointments, acquire enough knowledge to switch from full consultations to quick maintenance ‘check-ups’. “I once had a classic ‘40-year-old virgin’ of a client,” says men’s stylist Daniel Johnson, when I ask about the transformation he sees in his clients over time. “I really worked hard for him to improve his wardrobe and make this man understand why his clothes worked for him. He’s now happily married. I don’t know how much credit I can take for that… but I firmly believe that confidence breeds competence. His confidence took a turn for the incredible when he felt he looked the part at the end of our session. We’re still in touch, and I still style his wardrobe – he won’t let his new wife choose for him! “There is an initial ‘confidence boost’ period that occurs right after the first shop and this is generally when a client is let loose in their new garb at a regular social function (at work or with friends). It’s a huge
“[Londoners] are very aware of their lifestyle so need more of a functional wardrobe with a style edge” – Joe Ottoway
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style favourites Style Icons Daniel: “Edward VIII has to be one of them. Have a look for some colour photos online if you can and see some of his suits, they’re outstanding. It was the way he chose clothes, broke the rules but in a tasteful way. He had what the Italians would call ‘sprezzatura’. We would know it as ‘nonchalance’ – the idea that the man wears the clothes and not the other way around.” Joe: “Alasdhair Willis: this gent represents true sartorial style, he is the ultimate modern day style icon” Francesca: “Johannes Huebl, David Beckham and Tom Ford”
Brands: Daniel: “I admire Paul Smith, Alfred Dunhill because it’s so British and well-made, and Hackett. Have a look at Burberry, Tom Ford and E Tautz for the discerning gent and then JW Anderson and Christopher Kane for the more fashion-forward.” Joe: “London Sock Company” Francesca: “Tom Ford, Givenchy, Loro Piana, Reiss, J Crew and COS”
SS14 trend: Daniel: “Red. It’s been a while since it’s been popular, but it’s on the up and firmly set for 2014. Cobalt blue has been popular for the last two years now, but really took off last summer, you’ll see a little more of it this year as well […] when done properly [it] is completely and utterly sophisticated, and very English too.” Joe: “I am not a great follower or believer of trends. A man should be styled for his lifestyle and not dictated by current trends.” Francesca: “Greys, pinks and florals were big trends and can be manifested in subtle details such as shirt colour and printed accessories”
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“We have become proud of the city we live in and this is reflected in a distinctive London style” – Francesca Salih
“Have a look at Burberry, Tom Ford and E Tautz for the discerning gent and then JW Anderson and Christopher Kane for the more fashion-forward” – Daniel Johnson
mental boost for men that haven’t experienced that level of attention in the past, so some people come back the following week for another ‘confidence hit’.” In fact, all three stylists name confidence as the primary result of their sessions, even after just one appointment. “The main change that I see in my clients after the masterclass is a boost in confidence,” says Joe. “Although, I would never encourage them to rely on clothes for confidence, but to use them as a tool to help develop that ‘feel-good factor’. Gents are a lot more style-savvy after a masterclass.” One of the major features of a style overhaul is also recognising, and letting go of, fashion blunders – and one of the most common mistakes seems to centre on sizing and fit. “My first words of advice when a client asks ‘where should I look for inspiration?’, is always ‘the mirror’,” says Daniel. “I tell them to stick to three rules: long legs, slim waist and wide shoulders. This shape gives off a display of height, strength and a supple frame. Clothes that don’t fit properly are like putting boat sails on a Ferrari, it just doesn’t give the performance.” Joe concurs: “When it comes to self-styling my biggest lesson I teach is correct fit and size. Most gents get this wrong. Wearing something that fits well and looks sharp is highly important, especially when it comes to tailoring. I often explain the importance of having alterations made to a suit when buying it off the peg, as even the most basic alterations can make a world of difference to the shape and form of the fit.” Alongside ill-fitting clothes in general, Daniel (a selflabelled “straight-laced, no-fuss northerner”) is keen to express his distaste in some more specific fashion faux pas as well. “For the commuter I have one bug-bear; those chunky bloody rucksacks that 12-year-old-boys and hikers wear. In the City I see it far too often, and I just want to show some men the light, in terms of what a decent leather bag can do for them! As a side note, I work with a dating coach to style her private clients; we asked what women hated about the way men
march 2014 CW 27
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dress. The rucksack was one of the most hated fashion mistakes made by men. “Another thing I often get asked about is white jeans. For some obscure reason, that is absolutely unknown to my psyche, white jeans have some affinity with ‘cool’ to some men. I think that white jeans and ‘cool’ should have a heated argument and stay as far away from each other as possible.” Based in the City, it’s also become evident to the stylists that the men of London are a slightly different breed – something that can be reflected in a bespoke, tailored style that’s inextricably linked to the capital. “Londoners are different in style from those of the rest of the UK, Europe and America” says Joe. “They are very aware of their lifestyle, so need more of a functional wardrobe with a style edge. The London man is more in tune to timeless style and embraces quality over quantity; they are happy to invest in shopping and styling twice a season, each time wanting style purpose and direction.” Daniel echoes the sentiment, telling me that, “an American journalist friend of mine at The New York Times recently met with Tom Ford, and their discussion was that ‘Americans don’t get it’. I agree, sadly. London men in general understand style and have a strong desire to take care of themselves, I think it comes down to competitiveness. With 200 people applying for one job or promotion, it’s safe to say that the one who looks the part gets the part.” Considering the comparison, Francesca comments that, “America is known for its sportswear and
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ALTERNATIVE STYLING An innovative take on the idea of personal styling, there is another way for men to sharpen up their look with little additional work. Brainchild of Joe Middleton, The Chapar website is based on the idea of couriered clothing for the individual. In a nutshell, The Chapar comprises a telephone consultation (in which clients discuss personal preferences with a stylist), which is followed by the arrival of a trunk of new clothes, selected specifically for the individual. Recipients simply try them on, pay for what they keep and return the rest. Unlike normal online shopping, the personalised selection and sizing is taken care of for you, and a courier handles collection and returns – so no fiddly packaging or post office trips. The styling, the consulting and delivery are all completely free. D thechapar.com
generally has a more relaxed aesthetic, while European men are great with detail; they know how to tie a scarf three different ways. But London is having a real resurgence in Savile Row-style tailoring, seeing men add more elements into their everyday wardrobes, such as bow ties and pocket squares. We have become proud of the city we live in and this is reflected in a distinctive London style of well-tailored suits or bespoke elements.” D Daniel Johnson (daniel-johnson.com), Joe Ottoway (joeottaway.com) and Francesca Salih (wardrobemistress.co.uk) STORE LOCATIONS: Massimo Dutti, Cabot Place; Hackett, Cabot Place; COS, Jubilee Place; Reiss, Jubilee Place
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Spring / Summer
fashion weekend Kick-start this season’s wardrobe with the return of Canary Wharf’s annual Spring/Summer Fashion Weekend. From blazers to bags, and summer dresses to swimwear, Canary Wharf has it covered; and with discounts of up to 20 per cent, you’ll be sure to find the perfect outfit to get you looking and feeling great for spring
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rom Friday 28 until Sunday 30 March, Canary Wharf’s leading fashion and accessory stores will be celebrating the start of spring by offering great deals on some of the season’s must-have items. Jaeger, L.K.Bennett and and Ted Baker will be amongst some of the brands offering up to 20 per cent discounts, while shoppers can expect to receive 10 to 15 per cent off at Orlebar Brown, Reiss and Wolford. For those in need of further inspiration, there will be live music and fashion shows running throughout the weekend showcasing the best buys from some of the biggest brands in fashion. With that in mind, we’ve selected our pick of some of the hottest items available this Spring/Summer to whet your appetite and get you kitted-out in time for a much-needed dose of sun.
Suits You, Miss 20% off
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Compact Cotton Tux Jacket, £250, Jaeger Womenswear, Cabot Place
Alisya Curved Hem Blazer, £165, Ted Baker, Canada Place
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Latino Quilted Blazer, £169, Reiss, Cabot Place & Jubilee Place
SHOPPING BAGS OF BEAUTY
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Stepping Out
Make a statement this season by teaming your outfit with a pretty pastel handbag. Oversized, shoulder or clutch, these bags will have you standing out from the crowd for all the right reasons.
Rosario Turquoise Patent, £119, Pretty Ballerinas, Jubilee Place
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Adilina Gladiator Heel Sandals, £110, Ted Baker, Canada Place
The Marylebone Mini, £495, Aspinal of London, Cabot Place Harrison Large Top Handle Bag, £285, Reiss, Cabot Place & Jubilee Place
Tahara Sugar Sweetpea Tote Bag, £109, Ted Baker, Canada Place
PACK YOUR BAGS Keep all your travel essentials in one place this spring with Aspinal of London’s W.2. Holdall. Crafted from the finest Italian calf leather, the semi-structured men’s carry bag is ideal for an impulsive weekend away or a rather more premeditated trip to the gym. Leather top carry handles and a detachable shoulder strap make for easy carrying, and classic colours are certain to suit all styles.
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20% off LLydia T-Bar Strap Wedge, £245, L.K.Bennett, Jubilee Place
W.2. Holdall, £495, Aspinal of London, Cabot Place
Swim Style Stay stylish even underwater with our pick of the summer’s best swim shorts for bathing and basking. Be seduced by Orlebar Brown’s S/S 14 Monaco collection which oozes with all the sensuality and romance of the French Riviera, drawing inspiration from 1930s travel posters and the world-renowned Grand Prix. Elsewhere, Ted Baker builds on his signature style, playing with prints and patterns, while Tessuti keep it simple with their collection of this season’s pastel palette.
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Barbour, the brand that combines heritage values with progressive design, is opening a store in Canary Wharf’s Jubilee Place this March. It is an exciting time for Barbour; this year marks its 120th anniversary and, what’s more, the brand has again proved its versatility with a new Spring / Summer 2014 collection inspired by the era of the Café Racer, a rock subculture first popular in the early 1960s. Barbour has a long history with motorcycles and never has this been as prevalent as with this latest collection of biker-inspired, hardwearing jackets for men and women. A British brand to the core, since being founded in 1894 in South Shields, the company has stood by its ethos of creating stylish, country-durable and city-casual clothing. D Barbour, Jubilee Place
Fast Beats British sound specialist Bowers & Wilkins has announced its latest collaboration with Maserati: the P5 Maserati Edition headphone crafted from fine-grain natural leather in Maserati’s racing blue and embossed with the iconic Maserati trident. The headphones follow Maserati and Bower & Wilkins’ lasted collaboration, a new audio system for the Italian car brand’s latest model, the Quattroporte. D P5 Maserati Edition, £329.99, Bowers & Wilkins, bowers-wilkins.co.uk
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ARTIFICAL LIGHT A pin-up boy for young British interior design for the last decade, Lee Broom has been steadily winning commissions and industry awards, including a British Design Award 2012 for his Crystal Bulb design. One of his latest projects, Fulcrum, plays on the concept of pivots and supports. Fulcrum’s balancing towers are no-flame candlesticks; each one is sculpted from one large block of solid crystal. With either a blue or yellow base, colour refracts through each shape and orb to create varying light effects depending on the angle. Fulcrum candlesticks, in small or large, are available at Electra House in Shoreditch, Lee Broom’s first dedicated retail space.
French label Aigle celebrated its 160th anniversary last year, having started out in 1853 making protective rubber footwear for farmers and labourers. Today its designs have been re-worked for fashionwear, but still have a rubber sole to ensure comfort and durability. A highlight of Aigle’s new men’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection is its deck shoes, which come in four shades that go with any wardrobe. D Aigle, Waitrose Food, Fashion & Home, Canada Square
D Fulcrum, leebroom.com
Cut Above T.M.Lewin captured its new Spring/Summer 2014 collection in a series of candid shots in a traditional barber shop. Printed shirts – available in gingham, softly spotted and brightly striped – feature in the collection, alongside well-fitting, no-fuss suits. D Spring/Summer 2014, T.M.Lewin, Canada Place
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Ready In Two Clicks Bespoke tailor Thom Sweeney has launched a debut ready-to-wear collection exclusively with Mr Porter. Thom Sweeney is known for its contemporary tailoring; its signature suits having a neat silhouette, a fitted waist, a natural but roped shoulder, high arm holes, slim sleeves and minimal canvassing. Toby Bateman, buying director of Mr Porter, praised the line’s modern fit: “The cut is slim without being tight, the lapel broad without being wide, and the shape distinctly British in feel without being old-fashioned.” D Thom Sweeney for Mr Porter, mrporter.com
EYE SPY Eye Respect, an Anglo-Italian eye wear brand – where each frame goes through 60 crafting stages – has been making its mark in men’s fashion. The brand’s third collection for Oliver Spencer saw models at the latter’s Autumn/Winter 2014 collection at London Collections: Men, as well Jonathan van Blerk, Eye as music legends Gary Respect CEO: “My favourite Kemp and Alex James, piece right now is called the wearing classic Paul. It’s unisex and I love the colour: chocolate swirl done in a two-tone styles. matte finish. It’s inspired by the Eye Respect also world famous artist Paul du Toit launched a collection who designed our logo and with A.Sauvage, a sadly died of cancer two young British designer weeks ago.” who successfully pairs contemporary tailoring with a ‘dress easy’ mantra. This collection saw retro-shaped sun and optical frames in rich earthy tones of pine green, caramel crystal brown and black gloss. Eye Respect’s own boutique, stocking a blend of heritage and modern styles, is well worth a visit. D eyerespect.com
Smashing Stuff Many people will recognise the crunch of a smartphone screen as it hits the ground. Fortunately, iSmash, a high-tech repair and mobile accessories store in Canary Wharf, can quickly repair a damaged or smashed phone or iPad – often within an hour. Not only does iSmash repair screens, it also offers tutorials on how to use new phones and how to
retrieve lost data, install new data, transfer data phone-to-phone – basically, it has all data-needs covered. Efficient, friendly and fully trustworthy with the security of your information, iSmash is a local security blanket for all tech crises. Follow iSmash on twitter - @iSmash_London. D iSmash, Canada Place
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Hole-In-One
Smashing
Bang!
A console table with a simple yet intriguingly-unique design.
A quirky nut cracker with a resilient brash screw.
An atypical walnut and brass revolver-shaped ink well.
D Fonte de Lave Console Table, £POA, Ado Chale,
D Cast Nutcracker, £45, Tom Dixon, tomdixon.net
D Revolver Ink Well, £POA, Foundwell, 1stdibs.com
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A candle within a candle; you light a tea light inside the wax hole.
A portrait of David Bowie in concert at Earl’s Court during his 1978 world tour.
A buffalo-horn oddity for getting a closer perspective.
D Rowan Grey Round Stormlight, £41,
D David Bowie Framed Print, £200, Getty Images,
D Horn Magnifying Glass, £207, Arca, gift-library.com
Flamant Home Interiors, amara.com
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By Jeeves
The Joker
Chairs rarely come more patriotic than this.
This table light made from an authentic bowler hat reflects British eccentricity.
This twin-deck is gilded to the gills.
D Bensington Union Jack Sofa, £POA,
D Jeeves Table Lamp, £260,
Smythson, smythson.com
Timothy Oulton, timothyoulton.com
Jake Phipps, jakephipps.com
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in pink This season’s signature hue doesn’t need to be all pastels; embrace deep pinks and magentas, and even some red, for a sophisticated look Fashion Claire Kenny
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Gift-library.com is the place to find unique and extra-special gifts. Recreating the experience of finding a goldmine of a boutique – with the simplicity of going online – it has oddities and luxuries from an array of high-end designers covering everything beautiful and bespoke. Giftlibrary.com’s latest addition to set your sights on is the Electric Neon Heart by London-based designer Irene Danilovich. The artwork, encasing a neon heart in perspex, is uber trendy, charmingly eye-catching, and perfect for those times when simply texting ‘I love you’, falls short. D Pink Neon Heart, £790, Electric Love, gift-library.com
Beauty by Burberry Burberry has launched the English Rose collection with a series of new shades to add to its existing cosmetics. The look of the season is effortless beauty. Lashes are left bare, with eyes enhanced by a wash of rose shades or a gentle smokiness, and defined by groomed, natural brows. The English Rose collection reflects Burberry’s Spring/ Summer 2014 runway show, which features layered lace, light knits and sparkling gemstones. The English Rose collection has its own mix of textures: light eye-pastels gently frost eyes, lip glosses slip on with a crystal-like screen and nail polishes create matte pops of colour. D English Rose Collection, uk.burberry.com
London’s Pouring Launching this March, Jo Malone’s new London Rain collection embodies the different moods of a downpour, from the soft spray of a morning shower to the stirring depth of a rainstorm at night. Each of the four fragrances channels the unique way rain blends with the landscape of London, such as white jasmine and mint capturing the saturated clouds as they swell before a burst, and the balmy citrus-quality of rain reflecting the scent of a quiet London park at dawn. D London Rain Collection, 100ml for £82, Jo Malone, Jubilee Place
The Testino Touch Massimo Dutti’s long awaited Spring/Summer 2014 collection has launched, with a stunning campaign shot by legendary photographer Mario Testino. The new collection features the Spanish line’s European take on the classics – fresh greens, blues, tan and white colour the collection, which combines striking silhouettes with stylish, pretty detailing just waiting to be worn on long summer evenings. D Spring/Summer 2014, Massimo Dutti, Cabot Square
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Queen D&G Dolce & Gabbana’s inimitable signature style has long-since established the brand among the ranks of fashion royalty and its Spring/Summer 2014 collection certainly gives a nod to this regal air. Diamond embellishments and a luxurious colour palette of golds and pastels dominate and make for timeless pieces. Elsewhere, its dream-like designs speak to the other key trends we can expect to see this season, including elegant lace and florals. Yet, in typical D&G style, with the soft comes the harsh, and with the delicate comes the dramatic. 2014’s playful campaign reflects the theatrical history that is so important to these two designers; this time calling on Greco-Roman heritage. With bold Grecian prints of coliseums complementing ornate coins, and symbolic blacks and reds dispersed across the collection, D&G has, once again, harmoniously united this season’s biggest trends in the most exciting way. May it reign on.
Make Note Moleskine, the famous notebooks coloured in every shade from black to magenta, that has housed the sketches of writers, thinkers, doodlers and planners for over a decade, is to open one of its only two London stores in Canary Wharf’s Cabot Place late this March. D Moleskine, Cabot Place
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Light House Rain or Shine For the wind-battered, rain-frizzed hair of Canary Wharf, Seanhanna comes to the rescue with Executive Blow-Dries. A strictly walk-in service with no booking allowed, the expert staff quickly turn around hair, styling it back into glory before any important meeting or evening plans. D Executive Blow Dry, from £20, Seanhanna, Jubilee Place
Feu de Beaumont is a small British company, which creates beautiful, gold-plated, engraved candles. The Golden Goblet burns for 45 hours and comes in scents wild fig, oudh and jasmine. Once depleted, refills can be purchased or the candle holder can act as decoration for the home. D The Golden Goblet, £189, Feu de Beaumont, feudebeaumont.com
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table reading
To The Point
Hard Locker
Beautiful in its simplicity, this console has cherry wood coating and an antique black finish.
Clean Lines
This square table’s interesting base injects a shot of character into a space.
A refined take on the industrial look that’s practical and individual.
D Avignon Console Table, £POA,
D Vegas End Table, £2,680, Christopher Guy,
D Barclay Coffee Table, £1,850, Eichholtz, luxdeco.com
Oficina Inglesa, oficinainglesa.com
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Paint A Picture
Short ’n sweet
Against the curve
Deliberately dishevelled, this sideboard makes a statement without shouting.
Adds a bit of whimsy to even the smallest of rooms.
Not one to throw your keys on, this is decorative furniture to transform a room.
D Painted Teal and Cream Sideboard,
D Wooden Cabinet, £135, Oliver Bonas, Jubilee Place
D Cyclone Console Table, £11,338,
£745, Shimu, furnish.co.uk
Villiers Brothers, villiers.co.uk
Straight To It
Chess Piece
Bee Beautiful
A geometric triumph: black sycamore with matte silver-leaf inlays.
All of Stuart Scott’s pieces have striking silhouettes.
This table’s decorative torso is inspired by honey-comb.
D The Thurloe Table, £13,733,
D Toku Occasional Table £1,500,
D Apis Dining Table, £9,230,
Davidson London, davidsonlondon.com
Stuart Scott, stuartscott.co.uk
Brabbu, brabbu.com
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It was back in the early noughties that Hollywood stylists also championed outsized accessories
GO big OR GO HOME This spring, accessories are supercharged. From bags and bracelets to jewellery and gemstones, the supersize-me effect is being felt, as proportions balloon and accessories get a ‘more is more’ makeover. Discreet pendants, low-key clutches, pieces that whisper rather than shout are being replaced by designers from Milan to New York in favour of lavishly outsized, bold accessories that make their presence felt. The fashion community might not be renowned for their embracing of ‘larger’ frames, but in the case of this spring’s accessories, bountiful is most definitely better
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Experimenting with outlandish accessories gives a surrealist, trailblazer touch
his is perhaps a movement that’s gathered momentum since Lanvin carved out a niche for making exaggerated, over-sized statement necklaces, and Chanel started experimenting with shape-shifting; sending huge bags down their catwalks blown up to hula-hoop size, or re-worked the label’s iconic pearls and No.5 perfume bottles into outsized handbags. Whatever the catalyst, this season designers are exploding shapes and forms. Dolce & Gabbana, never a design duo to do things quietly, turned the humble sovereign coin into huge Roman-esque gold discs in the form of necklaces, tiaras and droplet earrings; at Givenchy, huge outsized buckles dominated shoes and accessories; at Kenzo, exaggerated hoop earrings that were so large they almost grazed the shoulder, a nod to 80s dressing; at Bottega Veneta, the brand’s intrecciato leather bags were re-imagined in supersize, and at Lulu Frost, the jewellery designer debuted large-scale necklaces. The 80s were the glorious heyday for oversized costume jewellery – particularly knuckle-duster gemstones and necklaces so outrageously large they could double as armour – and this new crop of accessories can’t help but nod to that era of excess and decadence. It was back in the early noughties that Hollywood stylists also championed outsized accessories – a giant bag in the crook of the elbow, a swamping pair of starlet sunglasses and chunky bracelets and rings – to nod to 70s glamour, as well as making the frame appear more slender. But with trends such as grown-up refinement and austerity going on to dominate, such display took a back seat, until now. Of course, these pieces are not for fashion wallflowers. And perhaps that’s the point. With previous seasons embracing the age of austerity and championing looks that are restrained, lady-like, elegant, discreet and appropriate, fashion designers are breaking out and having a little bit of fun. The era of bling firmly put the final nail in the coffin of ostentation and show-off style, and while this new season’s accessories luckily don’t follow suit, there’s a sense of joyfulness and showmanship dazzling about, displaying costume gemstones as big as chewed toffee, or lavish gold disc earrings that make an impact. It’s also a savvy way to play with your look without frightening the horses, and adding an element that’s whimsical, bright and unique to a standard look. And as fashion’s crop of street style stars have shown, experimenting with outlandish accessories gives a surrealist, trailblazer touch (their patron saint Anna del Russo, for example, happily dons a hairband by London milliner Piers Atkinson with huge, outsized cherries). The quirky designer also offers, for spring, headbands with outsized bows and lipsticks.
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rise of the
Stiletto “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot”, said Marilyn Monroe. The Hollywood icon would no doubt be relishing this season’s crop of footwear as the stiletto stages a triumphant return WORDS: STEPHEN DOIG
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azor sharp, perilously high, pin-thin and adding extra inches and oomph to a woman’s look, high heels traversed the catwalks this season at Christian Dior, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Roland Mouret and Diane Von Furstenberg, as well as featuring in the collections of London shoe designer Charlotte Olympia and the perennial king of the stiletto, Christian Louboutin. That classic, slender heels are once again gracing pavements from London to Paris might not seem like particularly noteworthy news, but the fact that designers are returning to the classic stiletto signifies a shift in the way women are dressing in general. This, of course, hasn’t always been the case. Previous seasons have been dominated by chunky boots, girlish kitten heels, flats, velvet slippers, brogues for women and the rise of the mid-height heel. Even Christian
Louboutin, who practically created the very concept of vampish high heels, peppered his collections with flats and sandals. But gradually, a trickle effect has occurred whereby high heels have featured on the catwalks, and on the feet, of fashion’s street style stars (Anna della Russo is never without hers, naturally). The spiky stiletto heel has always had its staunch supporters however, most notably in the 90s when Tom Ford injected Gucci with sensuality and afterdark glamour, harking back to his own memories of 70s evening attire and the fact that no woman would step out without some serious heel action. His heels came pin-thin and sharp enough to shatter glass (in fact, last year under his eponymous own line he launched a stiletto so narrow it was termed the ‘dagger’ and never went into production, as it was deemed too hard to walk in). “I think high heels change the way a woman feels, it changes the line of her body and how she holds herself
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and how she moves. There’s both pleasure and pain”, says Louboutin. Late fashion muse Isabella Blow also concurred that the high heel was ‘mood-enhancing’– (it’s an oft-told tale in contemporary fashion lore that, after a fall in which she broke her ankle, Manolo Blahnik made her a pair of flat shoes because she found wearing anything less than a spiked heel so unbecoming). Perhaps it’s because they require a certain care in the way a woman walks, because they elevate height and straighten the spine, the return of the stiletto marks a return to womanly dressing and the art of looking and feeling powerful. With designers Miuccia Prada, Sarah Burton, Riccardo Tisci and Marc Jacobs agreeing that warrior women, 80s power vamps and androgynous suiting is on the agenda this spring, perhaps it stands to reason that a take-no-prisoners approach to high heels has influenced footwear. Could you imagine that infamous scene in Some Like It Hot where Monroe kittenishly negotiates the train station platform, as male admirers look on slack jawed, in anything but high heels? Thought not.
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Calibre JJ03 modification (Patent pending) of ETA 2893 self-winding movement / Personally assembled by Master Watchmaker, Johannes Jahnke and team at CW’s Swiss atelier / 2 x 24 hour time-zone display / 24 airport code identification and simultaneous world map indicator / 43mm, marine-grade, 316L polished steel case with sapphire crystal and transparent case-back / Ethically sourced, midnight blue, Louisiana alligator strap with Bader deployment
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Home-grown Horology As British as curry, cheese rolling and cucumber sandwiches, Bremont has announced that it will be investing in home-grown horology by supporting the British School of Watchmaking. An independent institution that welcomed its first six students in 2006, the school aims to train and nurture talent hoping to work in the burgeoning domestic watch market. “Right from the outset, a key motivator for Bremont has been the bringing of watchmanufacture on a significant scale back to British shores,” says company co-founder Nick English. Having opened a headquarters at Henley-onThames and collaborated with the likes of Bletchley Park, The Royal Navy Museum and Jaguar, they’ve certainly put the country back on the watchmaking map. For the best of British, find Bremont at bremont.com or at mrporter.com. D bremont.com
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ONE TO WATCH This month Sandy Madhvani, Showroom Manager at David M Robinson in Canary Wharf, selects his watch of the moment:
“Featuring for the first time in its 50 year history a case made of 950 platinum and a chestnut brown bezel the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona became an instant classic when it was launched last year. They may be like gold dust but we’ve got one. See it for yourself in store”
A shot of adrenaline If you can find a more masculine, testosteroneinfused timepiece than this, we’d like to see it. As manly as Maximus Aurelius and Wolverine rolled into one, Hublot’s new Big Bang Unico All Black is the sort of watch you’d expect the SAS to sport. Totally black, and totally matt, the watch features a skeleton dial, 45.5mm case and automatic flyback chronograph movement. For the first time since the creation of the Big Bang in 2005, the push-buttons are round, each one protected by a push-button guard. The Unico All Black is limited to 500 pieces. Get one, if you think you’re ‘ard enough. D Charles Fish, Cabot Place, Canary Wharf; hublot.com
See-through Seduction Some of the pluckiest creations showcased at Baselworld each year come not from megabrands but from a roster of under-the-radar watchmakers that exhibit away from the convention’s main halls. It is here that you’ll find brands like Arnold & Son, a watchmaker that stands out from the crowd in creating a new inhouse movement for every model it produces. Its latest calibre, the A&S1615, is an extremely thin (4.4mm), pyramid-shaped movement that ‘floats’ between two sapphire crystals in the skeletonised Time Pyramid. The exceptional piece puts Arnold & Son on par with even the most celebrated of watchmakers. The Time Pyramid can be yours for £25,500. D arnoldandson.com
D Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, £50,100, Rolex Available at David M Robinson, Jubilee Place, Canary Wharf
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SIHH In contrast to bold and brassy Baselworld, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie watch fair is all about quiet refinement and hushed, reverential awe words: Alex Doak
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f an envelope from Cartier lands on your doormat in early December, you can forget all about Dry January. With the pre-Christmas party season gearing up and your liver already starting to pack in, all hope of a post-NewYear detox must be put on ice (with a twist) as you succumb once again to the champagne-beige enclaves of Geneva Airport’s vast Palexpo convention centre. For while the location might not exactly scream ‘luxury’, what Cartier has sent you is an invitation to parent group Richemont’s annual showcase of all things ‘haute’ and horological. And though the idea of sharing four vast, windowless halls with 13,999 other watch-industry professionals and connoisseurs for four days, all pumped on complimentary bubbly and the sheer novelty of not having to drink it with office colleagues or family may not seem entirely refined, it really is. SIHH’s studied calm is exactly why Cartier, Piaget, Baume & Mercier, Gérald Genta and Daniel Roth all broke away from the aircrafthangar jamboree that is Baselworld in 1990, setting up their own trade show at Palexpo. Fast forward 24 years and we’re up to 16 brands, principally thanks to Richemont Group’s booming portfolio of watch houses, including Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC and Panerai, plus independent brands including Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Greubel Forsey. Like an English conservation area, all 16 ‘pavilions’ adhere to the fair’s plain-eggshell façade, but venture inside and many still harbour hankerings for Basel-esque theatrics. For example, the decidedly un-shy-and-retiring Roger Dubuis conjoured a bizarre Dr Who scenario of plain-white steampunk mannequins clutching bell jars of watches; around the corner, IWC swapped last year’s Mercedes-AMGPetronas F1 pitlane for a dizzying ocean diorama of hammerhead sharks and foreboding depths. But primarily, we’re here for the watches. Not only is SIHH the only opportunity you’ll ever have to handle or simply gaze upon the world’s rarest creations before they’re all snapped up and
squirrelled away into private collections, but it is also a bellwether for the next year; a sign of things to come at Basel in March and an indication of the industry’s health. Which, incidentally, continues to flout the world economy’s general malaise, if the number of bighitting connoisseur complications is anything to go by. So here are five things that SIHH taught us this year.
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The Perpetual Calendar Is Big News in 2014
From Montblanc’s amazing-value £8,300 steel Meisterstück Heritage model to Greubel Forsey’s £456,000 QP à Equation, the perpetual calendar complication was rife throughout the halls of Palexpo this year. It tells you the correct date without ever having to adjust for 28 or 30-day months or even leap years for that matter, thanks to a component inside that only completes a rotation once every four years. There was also Jaeger-LeCoultre’s catchily named ‘Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Cylindrique à Quantième Perpétuel’, which pairs the QP with a merry-go-round tourbillon carriage suspended on a cylindrical balance spring. Also a bizarre, futuristically Aztec offering from Cartier’s Fine Watchmaking division, the Rotonde Astro, again framing a tourbillon with its date indications, but this time as gaping concentric rings rather than separate dials. But it was a back-on-form IWC which unveiled the most unlikely home to its perpetual calendar: an utterly vast 49mm Aquatimer diving watch no less, kitted out with the digital-readout calendar first developed for their Mercedes F1 Ingenieur range last year. There’s no use being pedantic – scuba divers need to know the date as much as racing drivers and the rest of us!
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Women Are Better Served Than Ever Before
The stuffier parts of the Swiss watch industry are still notorious for adopting that old kinder, küche, kirche (children, kitchen, church) attitude when it comes to women and their place in horology, stuck in the belief that she will be happy with a scaled-down men’s watch in pink and covered with diamonds (and, for that matter, not in the least bit bothered about whether it’s a
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quartz or mechanical movement ticking away inside). But while the gemstones tend to persist (stand and be counted, Ralph Lauren), many brands are responding to women’s escalating spending power, and growing watch knowledge, from tabula rasa. Ultra-techy Richard Mille has always led the feminine charge, compounded this year by its RM 19-01, designed with friend-ofthe-brand Natalie Portman. Instead of just forming a pretty face, its central spider motif is an integral part of the movement, with the abdomen of the spider actually supporting the bridges of the tourbillon, its legs supporting the two winding barrels. Adjusting the spider’s pivot points micrometre by micrometre, yet still allowing for perfect diamond-setting, is an art form in itself. Across the hall from Mille was Greubel Forsey; its 24 Secondes Tourbillon Contemporain is now set with baguette-cut diamonds of the finestpossible quality (clarity IF, colour D-E), allowing women to buy into not only haute joaillerie but haute horlogerie of the highest order. Meanwhile, Parmigiani is taking the further step of tapping the younger female market with its Tonda Metropolitaine, with ruby-red dial and white strap – the most striking of the new, urbanite Metro collection.
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While most fans of this original-and-best complication will struggle to think of a single use for their watches’ stopwatch function beyond timing a boiling egg, the chronograph is nevertheless a permanent fixture throughout any watch brand’s collection. This year was notable for plenty of clean, crisp chronograph watches, uncluttered by tourbillons and the like. Most handsome of all was, yet again, Montblanc’s Meisterstück Heritage collection, celebrating 90 years of the Hamburg brand’s eponymous fountain pen. The bespectacled ‘bicompax’ subdials are an exquisite exercise in restraint and the retro stylings just contemporary enough to pull off with a polo shirt and pair of Ray-Bans.
Above from top: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon; A. Lange & Sohne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna
Elsewhere, Baume & Mercier’s one-yearold Clifton collection’s Chronograph Day/Date 43mm was perhaps the most accessible complication of SIHH without feeling cheap, and Panerai’s Radiomir 1940 donned the rose-tinted specs with its OP XXV calibre, based on a classic Minerva movement. Just a glance at its beautifully sculpted movement through the caseback, its column-wheel mechanism and central Y-shaped bridge unshrouded by a winding rotor, is enough to make you go weak at the knees.
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The contents of SIHH are of course all about the mechanics and craftsmanship on display but sometimes a watchmaker turns the functional notion of a component completely on its head, making it the star of the show. The two spinning carriages of Roger Dubuis’s Hommage Double Flying Tourbillon
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could have rested on their laurels but the laurels themselves take centre stage here, the underlying baseplate decorated with a deeply grooved sunray guilloché pattern, requiring six or seven ‘passes’ with a traditional hand-operated rose-engine lathe. Or what about Audemars Piguet’s latest Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon? Its space-age cocktail of ceramic and titanium now extends to the movement’s central upper bridge, painstakingly milled from brittle white ceramic. The coherence of movement and case has never felt more seamless. Should you prefer something more classical, however, trust A. Lange & Söhne to deliver yet another achingly elegant masterpiece. The Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna, is as sober as a grandfather clock from the front, but flip it over and the spinning night sky dial is pure poetry.
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Thankfully this was far from being the only time-only, slimline dress watch at SIHH, but more impressive were the clean and slim numbers that still managed to squeeze in some hardcore mechanics; Vacheron Constantin and its Patrimony Contemporaine Ultra-Thin Calibre 1731 (world’s thinnest minute repeater) and Van Cleef & Arpels, which produced perhaps the finest watch of the whole show. The Midnight Planetarium stopped everyone dead in their tracks, its mesmerising blue dial setting the stage for seven daintily poised celestial bodies: a pink gold sun, Earth in turquoise, Jupiter in blue agate, Venus in chloromelanite, Mars in red jasper, Mercury in serpentine and Saturn in sugilite. If you fail to be utterly beguiled, check your pulse.
... But Simplicity Is Still a Virtue
The global recession may have caused little more than a blip on the Swiss watch industry’s steadily escalating export stats, but the lasting, welcome legacy of those austere times is a return to simplicity and watches you can actually wear in the evening without ruining your cuffs (or getting mugged). As masters of the ultra-thin, Piaget has truly upped its game with the thinnest mechanical watch ever made. Cleverly, just as the placky, plucky Swatch watch did in 1983, the 900P does away with a traditional baseplate, instead mounting its components on the caseback itself, bringing its wafer-thin geartrain flush with the dial. The result is slick beyond words.
Above from top: Roger Dubuis stand at SIHH; Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium; A. Lange & Sohne, Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna
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with jewellery designer, Bao Bao Wan Worth its Weight in Gold To complement his Middle Easterninspired S/S14 collection, designer Matthew Williamson called upon jeweller Azza Fahmy to create a line of jewellery. Long necklaces and bracelets weighted with coins drew reference from ancient talismen, while structural rings featured motifs from Egypt and Persia and cage-like cuffs, inspired by an antique Omani belt, perfectly contrasted with Williamson’s feminine, floating fabrics. Fahmy is well-known on the fashion circuit, having previously created collections for Julien Macdonald and Preen, and we predict this won’t be the last collection she creates for Williamson. The nine-piece capsule collection is now available in stores and online and includes neckpieces, earrings, oversized rings and bracelets in sterling silver, gold-plated, or the Azza Fahmy trademarked 18-carat gold on sterling silver. D matthewwilliamson.com
jewellery Jewels, gems, pearls and diamonds; the essential components of any lady’s jewellery collection by olivia sharpe
Cutting Edge For its new fine watch and jewellery collection, Emprise, fashion house Louis Vuitton revisited its heritage and took inspiration from its luxury line of trunks, first created in 1854:
The trunk’s material elements have been metamorphosed into precious creations, octagonal pendants, rings, bracelets, earrings, a seductive lady’s watch... In the place of beech wood, brass nails or canvas, we find gold, amethysts, lemon or smoky quartz, diamonds and, for certain unique pieces, exceptionally large and vivid stones
Beijing-born Bao Bao Wan has made a name for herself not just as a jeweller but as a true fashionista, constantly pictured at fashion weeks thanks to her unique style and being a personal friend of the House of Dior. Her eponymous jewellery collection makes its exclusive European debut at Harrods this spring.
q: Why jewellery design? A: After studying gemology, I developed this natural instinct for gemstones. At the time I was trained in photography and French literature, never design, but I had an innate passion for it.
q: What inspires your pieces? A: Truly anything can spark my imagination. For instance, I designed one of my fine jewellery pieces, The Goddess, when I was visiting Florence. I happened to spot the Duomo lit up by moonlight one evening and I was inspired to sketch my own interpretation of this scene.
q: Describe your style. A: I create two types of jewellery: the first, Little Ones, is a collection of tiny charms, (cameras, bicycles, teapots, etc) which I refer to as ‘24hour’ jewellery. The trick is to make pieces which are impossible to take off. Li Na won this year’s Australian Open wearing one of my charms which she incidentally wore at every single match. The second is my fine jewellery collection which is extravagant and feminine at the same time.
q: How do your pieces bridge A: the gap between East and West in your collections? The Fan brooch from La Brise de La Danse, for example, references the 18th century Chinoiserie movement. This was a key moment when Western art was directly influenced by Chinese culture. D Fine Jewellery collection from £4,000; Little Ones collection from £700 Luxury Jewellery
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“Someone told me once a man shouldn’t try to understand a woman; he should just love her”
Clockwise from top: 18-karat rose or white gold and pavé set diamond Cuff Love bangle, £14,500; My Love Letter pendant (large), £3,250; 18-karat white gold Hopscotch ring (large) with princess cut diamonds, £6,450
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swallows brooch, £4,000, Jordan Askill for Gemfields, giftlab.com D 4 Loris necklace, £85, Violet Darkling, violetdarkling.com D 5 Amethyst Opera pendant, £1,950, Astley Clarke, astleyclarke.com D 6 Amethyst Guardian ring, £28,500, Jessica McCormack, jessicamccormack.com D 7 1850s 9-karat gold amethyst rivière necklace, £12,000, Olivia Collings, net-a-porter.com D 8 Diamond and amethyst fringed earrings, £48,000, Jessica McCormack, as before D 9 18-carat rose gold and amethyst ring, POA, Faraone Mennella, faraonemennella.com D 10 Never Too Light ring, £1,250, Delfina Delettrez, delfinadelettrez.com D 11 Amethyst Bubble ring, £3,795, Heming Jewels, hemingjewels.com D 12 Morganite large Fao drop earrings, £5,250, Astley Clarke, as before D 13 Eternal purple amethyst and peridot bangle, £1,400, Kiki McDonough, kiki.co.uk D 14 Sea Flower 18-karat gold, amethyst and tsavorite ring, £4,620, Ileana Makri, net-a-porter.com D 15 Riva amethyst stick ring, £130, Monica Vinader, Jubilee Place, Canary Wharf D 16 Emilia short pendant earrings, £7,900, Emily H London, as before D 17 Amethyst pendant, POA, Heming Jewels, as before
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History Rewritten
The legendary Mercedes-Benz 600, first released in 1963, can boast myriad celebrity owners – the likes of whom have ruled countries, catwalks and, in John Lennon’s case, the charts – and this March marks the market launch of the latest regeneration of this iconic, luxury saloon. The Mercedes S600 is the younger, more handsome version of its predecessor, and, with a six-litre, V12 biturbo engine and the ability to climb from 0-62 mph in an exhilarating 4.6 seconds, the 2014 model is its most powerful yet. That said, Mercedes’ luxury style is certainly not compromised by sports car speeds: add to its spec a sleek body, elegant interior, and 21 per cent more fuel efficiency than its former model, and you’re bound to find an icon fit to traverse another 50 years. D Mercedes S600, mercedes-benz.co.uk
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At last Maserati has a mainstream contender that can pass muster with the best sports saloons WORDS: Matthew Carter
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emember those I-Spy books, clearly aimed at kids who hoped to become trainspotters when they grew up? Page after page of pictures of interesting things to see with points on offer when you’d seen them… and the more obscure the object, the more points to ‘win.’ Well, they’re still around and although I’ve not seen the current edition of I-Spy Cars, I’ve got a fairly strong hunch that there’ll be a bundle of points up for anyone clocking a Maserati. You see, Maserati sold just 319 cars in the UK last year and a mere 304 in 2012. They are not two a penny. But that could be about to change. The company aims to sell rather more this year… and it’s largely down to one car: the new Maserati Ghibli. If any Maserati could be called mainstream, this Ghibli is it. Unlike the original Ghibli (a 1960s V8 two-seater GT) or the second to wear the name (a two-door coupé from the 1990s) this one is a four-door, five-seat saloon. Whisper it, there’s even a diesel version in the line-up. This, then, is the car that Maserati wants us to regard as a serious rival to cars like the BMW 5-series, the Jaguar XF, Audi A6 and Merc CLS. If sales were dependent solely on dinner party kudos, the Maser would win every time – a trident is always going to look cooler than a three-pointed star or four interlocking rings on a key fob – but at this level it needs to do more than merely look good: every one of those rivals is a fine driving machine. Looks, of course, are always subjective, but the Ghibli doesn’t do badly on the design front, I reckon. The sloping roofline just about allows it to pass as a four-door coupé, while the styling heritage cues, such as the shape of the (hefty) grille and the three air extractor vents on the rear of the front wings, help to give the Ghibli its own identity. That’s important when every Merc, Audi and BMW could be any Merc, Audi or BMW, so strong are the respective brand identities. Although shorter than the Quattroporte, with which it shares much of its basic architecture, the Ghibli still has plenty of room for four (it will carry five, but it’s a bit of a squeeze). There’s plenty of legroom front and rear and the boot is vast.
So far so good then. What about engines? Well, there are three choices, all 3.0-litre V6s. The entry model is the aforementioned diesel with 275hp, Stop/Start technology, average performance but good economy. But despite an Active Sound System that makes the oil burner sound at times like a V8 petrol engine, who buys a Maserati to save fuel? Petrol then, and the choice lies between the 330hp Ghibli and the bi-turbo 410hp Ghibli S. No contest really. If you’re going to have a Maserati, you’ll need the 177 mph max and the 0-62 mph in 5.0 secs offered by the S. It’s fast and feels it. Coupled to the brilliant ZF 8-speed automatic as used by everyone, the Ghibli stirs the soul in a way that only an Italian car can. The only downside is the economy (and yes, I know I’m contradicting what I said earlier) but, really, 16 mpg around our admittedly busy urban test route will take some getting used to… and that’s despite judicious use of a new ICE (Increased Control and Efficiency) gearbox mode which uses electronics to dial out much of the pleasure of 410hp in the name of economy. Ride comfort will take some getting used to, as well. The test car had fancy 20-inch wheels in place of the standard 18-inchers and they helped transmit every bump, pothole and ridge from our pockmarked roads into the cabin. The standard wheels will no doubt be better, but there’s no denying that the rivals – notably the Jag – understand how to make a sports saloon comfortable without detracting from the handling. At least Maserati knows how to make the Ghibli go around corners. The steering is well-weighted and accurate, while the chassis isn’t dulled by too many big-brother electronic aids. A few laps of a test track, admittedly in streaming rain, showed the Ghibli was more than willing to slip and slide a bit if the driver so desired. This is a car with spirit.
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And it is a pleasant place to be, too. There’s plenty of sumptuous leather, a good sound system – plus an exceptional one on the options list, courtesy Bowers & Wilkins, if you’re prepared to stump up a further three-and-half grand for the privilege – and a general feel of wellbeing coming from sitting behind the large trident badge on the steering wheel. The only feature that looks as if it comes out of a £10k Fiat (and probably does) is the sat nav/control screen which not only has terrible graphics but is also housed in an ugly chrome surround. It’s not a patch on the screen and display found in Audis or BMWs. And that somehow sums up the Maserati. It’s not as good as
a 5-series Bee Emm, but then precious little else is. So if you’re looking for a consummate performer that is economical, holds its value and simply gets on with the job without fuss, then find yourself a BMW 535d and tick a few option boxes along the way. But if you want a car with character – and are prepared to put up with a few foibles – then pay the Maserati some attention. And don’t be too worried that Ghibli is the car that Maserati hopes will raise that paltry sales figure. For 2014, the company plans to sell just 1,500 cars, of which 1,000 will be Ghiblis. It’s still going to have exclusivity as standard.
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CAR: Maserati Ghibli S PRICE: £63,415
Engine: Front-mounted, 2,979 cc, V6-cylinder petrol, twin turbo Power: 410 hp performance: 177 mph max, 0-62 mph in 5.0 secs DRIVE: Rear-wheel drive, eight-speed automatic
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LIKE FATHER, LIKER SON Daddy, I’ve shrunk the Aston Martin... WORDS: Matthew Carter
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The fantastic Performance, style or space? Finally, it is possible to have it all WORDS: Neil Briscoe
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aving your cake and eating it is a dangerous tactic, as anyone who’s had a go at Weight Watchers will tell you. All that crumbly, buttery, sweet loveliness is just so tempting, sitting there on the plate, but touch it and you’re in for a world of expanding waistlines, creaking belts and weighing scales cowering in fear of their lives. So it is with cars, or at least so goes the conventional wisdom. If you want to have a car with dramatic styling, an exhaust note to rival Aretha Franklin and straight-line performance to shame Usain Bolt, that’s all possible. You can have that. If, though, you want to mix those qualities with other, more practical concerns, such as boot space, useable rear seats or an ability to shrug off lousy weather conditions then you’re on to a loser. Like losing weight while eating cake, it simply can’t be done. Except now, it can. Ferrari is not a car maker you think of when you think of practicality. You think of Ferrari when you think of low, red wedges of purest Italian theatre. You think of Ferrari when you think of screaming V12 and V8 engines, of Formula One domination, of old man Enzo chuckling from behind his ever present dark glasses at the thought of mere mortals trying to tame one of his creations. The magic of Ferrari, the essence, has always been drama and who cares if there’s room for your bags or not? Well, actually, Ferrari does, and for the past few years, under the direction of the painfully stylish Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo, has been getting more (whisper it) practical. More reliable, less highly-strung. You can actually think, seriously, about owning and using a Ferrari as your every day transport. Especially if your Ferrari happens to be this one, the FF. Now that perhaps is not the most evocative badge in Ferrari’s history. 312 Superamerica? Sure. 365 GTB Daytona? Certainly. FF. Ummm... It is though Ferrari’s way of being, shall we say, intellectually honest about the car. FF stands for Ferrari Four and that refers to both the number of seats in the cabin and the driven wheels – yes, for the first time ever, here is a Ferrari with four-wheel drive. Four-seat Ferraris tend not to get a lot of love. Indeed, the mid-eighties 412 model (kind of square
Acres of buttery soft leather, that massive rev-counter dominating the dashboard from behind a squared-off steering wheel festooned with F1-style buttons
looking, not very pretty) is generally derided as the single worst thing ever to wear the prancing horse badge. Four-seat Ferraris have generally been better than the zeitgeist would have you believe though. The 456 of the early nineties was one of the nicestlooking Ferraris of all time and if the more recent 612 Scaglietti wasn’t, then it was at least bloomin’ brilliant to drive. The FF is somewhere between the two. That chiselled nose is far prettier than the 612’s unsightly conk, but the chopped-off rear end is an acquired taste. At least you can claim it references the sixties ‘breadvan’ 250 GTO Le Mans racer, with its windtunnel honed body. The beauty of the FF is on the inside though. Acres of buttery soft leather, that massive rev-counter dominating the dashboard from behind a squaredoff steering wheel festooned with F1-style buttons. And behind, actual, real seats. Unlike other so-called 2+2 grand tourers, real humans (even adult ones) can fit in the back of an FF and still be able to feel
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0-62mph: 3.7 seconds Top speed: 208 mph Engine: 6.3-litre V12 Power: 660 hp @ 8,000 rpm Torque: 683 nm @ 6,000 rpm Transmission: 7-speed dual clutch paddle shift, fourwheel drive Economy: 18.3 mpg CO2: 360 g/km Price: £227,142 (£292,297 as tested with options)
their extremities when they alight. It’s actually pretty comfy in there, even on broken tarmac when you have the ‘bumpy road’ setting dialled in to the electronically-controlled suspension. That four-wheel drive system is pretty clever too. The FF eschews the traditional transfer-box-andsecond-prop-shaft arrangement of most 4WD systems (too tall and too heavy) and instead plonks an extra two-speed gearbox in front of the engine which, until you select fifth on the main twin-clutch seven speed gearbox, distributes up to 30 per cent of the engine’s power to the front wheels. The upshot of this is that the FF is able to simply shrug-off the kind of weather that would normally confound a low-slung, V12 engined sports car. The gales and rain of January were simply not an issue and we’ve heard reports that it can climb snowy Alpine ski runs in the manner of a Range Rover. No Range Rover ever went like this though. While it may be practical (4WD, those seats, the generous 450-litre boot) the FF is still a Ferrari and a V12 one at that. The 6.3-litre engine is just staggeringly powerful, with 660 hp at your disposal. While the 4WD tames that grunt at lower speeds, and makes the FF an effortless doddle when you just want to cruise, when you start getting serious, it responds in kind. Mash the throttle to the carpet and the FF simply explodes forward, that V12 ripping and shredding the air around it into sheets of pure music. No symphony
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orchestra ever sounded as good as the FF on its way to a 3.7 sec 0-62 mph run and the way the fast-shifting gearbox throws fresh cogs into the mix has you thinking that it’s made by Gatling. The FF excites like a proper Ferrari should. And then you settle down, slow down and calm down and so does the FF. It will glide you home in the comfort of an executive saloon, it qualifies for Ferrari’s new seven-year maintenance and servicing warranty and you can genuinely fit a week’s shopping in the boot. It’s cake, delicious creamy cake, that you can have, eat and savour.
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We keep tabs on the movers and makers shaping the worlds of business and finance
Sporting chance Sarah Robb O’Hagan:
As president of Equinox – luxury fitness clubs attended by the likes of Cameron Diaz and Will Smith – Sarah Robb O’Hagan knows that sport can dramatically boost an individual’s performance in their professional life, by increasing energy levels, improving health, reducing stress and helping establish a worklife balance. Robb O’Hagan personally credits playing sport as a child with teaching her how to win and lose, how to lead and work in a team and with encouraging her personal development – all characteristics she says later directly, and positively, impacted her career. Now she is committed to helping other women benefit from sport, specifically with a view to increasing their employment opportunities. Statistics have found that 80 per cent of global female executives in Fortune 500 companies have played sport, and Robb O’Hagan now works closely with the Women’s Sport Foundation (womenssportsfoundation.org), an organisation which strives to give more young women access to sport.
The CV: • 2002 – 2008: Marketing director of Nike • 2008 – 2012: President of global sports nutrition at PepsiCo. (She is credited for rebranding Gatorade, returning it to the forefront of sport performance aides.) • 2012 – ongoing: President of Equinox D equinox.com
NEWS Young Gymnast Wins Canary Wharf Sports Personality of the Year Accolade Fourteen-year-old Tyesha Mattis has been named Sports Personality of the Year at the 13th annual Canary Wharf Sports Awards. Mattis excelled in 2013, competing for Great Britain at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Individually she won gold medals in the all-around and vault disciplines and bronze in the bars and floor, as well as helping her team reach 2nd place. The awards, attended by more than 300 people, encourage sporting excellence and participation across East London, continuing the legacy set by the London 2012 Olympic Games. Other winners on the night included Ascension Eagles Prophecy as Junior Team of the Year, FC Bartlett for Senior Team of the Year and Tower Hamlets BMX club who won the Group Achievement Award. John Garwood, Group Company Secretary at Canary Wharf Group plc, said: “I have been coming to these awards since they began 13 years ago and never fail to be impressed at the depth of local sporting talent.”
Zakir Khan becomes West Ham united FC’s Club Ambassador for Asian Business and Communities Zakir Khan, Canary Wharf Group’s head of community affairs, has taken on an ambassadorial role with West Ham United FC, becoming the first person of Asian origin to be appointed as a premiership Club Ambassador. In his new role, Khan will advise on community cohesion strategies, improve the club’s communication and relationships with local Asian businesses, communities and media groups. He will also implement programmes to encourage more Asian supporters to attend match days and explore ways of gaining sponsorship and support. The club approached Zakir Khan to lend his expertise as one of its representatives, having witnessed his success over many years with the Canary Wharf Group’s community engagement programme.
Cubitt Town Infant & Junior Schools and the Community Window Canary Wharf’s Jubilee Walk recently hosted the art work by the pupils of Cubitt Town Infant and Junior Schools in the ‘Community Window Gallery’. The schools were proud to be invited to participate in this exhibition, which celebrates local community arts and enterprise. The art work on show includes hand-painted silk banners made by pupils, facilitated by the parents who attended the “Learn Some Teach Some in Silk-Painting”, a creative programme at the school which encourages parents to actively contribute to the curriculum by delivering the creative workshops for pupils. The window in Jubilee Walk exhibited the fruits of the children’s creative exploits throughout February, giving the children a sense of pride in their achievements and passers by the chance to appreciate the work of the young artists.
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business digest Calling Your Company Businesses across Canary Wharf are involved in a local charity initiative in which institutions can sponsor a portrait from the Fifty Children, Fifty Artists collection – a series of 50 portraits depicting 50 children who visually represent the area’s youth. Citi Bank, St James’ Wealth Management and Agenda have already sponsored a portrait, and restaurants in Canary Wharf can similarly offer their support by adding an additional £1 charge to diners’ bills. The funds raised for the project will tackle the concerning statistic that Tower Hamlets has the highest percentage of child poverty in London, with 52 per cent of its resident children living under the poverty line. D For more information contact burton.james@me.com With special thanks to Harkable, harkable.com
NEW HIRES TO KNOW ABOUT:
F&C Acquisitioned One of the City’s oldest fund managers, F&C Fund Management, has been acquired by Canadian finance giant Bank of Montreal in a £700 million deal after agreeing to a 120p share offer from the bank’s backer, BMO Financial. F&C’s shareholders were divided over the acquisition, with the main shareholder Aviva supporting the deal while Standard Life Investments, which has ownership of ten per cent of the company, wanting to wait for rival offers. Barclays was the financial advisor to the Bank of Montreal during the deal and J.P. Morgan Cazenove continue to advise F&C.
TSB: Martin Adams
Citigroup: James Bardrick
TSB Bank plc has appointed a new head of investor relations, Martin Adams. Adams joins TSB from Lloyds Banking Group, where he worked in a number of finance roles in commercial banking and international retail. Adams will report directly to Darren Pope, chief finance officer at TSB Bank plc, who praised the move: “His experience of the financial sector will be of great value to us as we build and maintain relations with investors and analysts through the IPO process and beyond.”
Citigroup has hired one of its most experienced bankers, James Bardrick, to be its new UK head. Bardrick has worked for Citigroup for 27 years and is moving from a position as co-head of corporate and investment banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa, to take on the role of UK country officer. His appointment is thought to be a move to strengthen relationships with UK regulators and to improve the bank’s efficiency ratios, including boosting returns on assets.
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EMERGING ECONOMIES:
THE MINT SERIES In a four part series, we examine the rise of the MINT nations, their booming economies and what’s to come in 2014 WORDS: josephine o’donoghue
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hirteen years ago economist Jim O’Neill introduced the business world to the term BRIC – that is, the collective nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China as the emerging economic giants of the coming decade. Today, at the start of 2014, the economic community has taken on a new focus in the form of O’Neill’s most recent term ‘MINT’: Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey, as rising stars of economic development and growth. As a general overview, these four burgeoning ‘giants’ boast fast-growing populations, with large young workforces who are keen to get involved in the predicted economic uprising. Many of the nations who
have led the economic markets for the last decade – India and China for example – will find themselves with both ageing and shrinking populations in the years to come, resulting in markedly slower growth rates. In addition, the new MINT nations enjoy good global geography, allowing them to utilise the already successful economic markets on their borders – being neighbour to the USA, Mexico, for instance, can entice manufacturers away from the States and over the border. Essentially, O'Neill’s premise is that if these four nations get it right, their current economic status, population demographic, geography and resources could be utilised to effect the same double-digit growth rates seen in China in the mid-noughties – and that’s exciting news for both workers and investors.
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hink of Mexico and a variety of images may spring to mind: breathtaking coastlines and luxury holidays, spicy cuisine, a rich history, Mayan temples, or even dramatic news reports of drug cartels. What you probably don’t imagine is the world’s next major economic superpower – the next China, for example. But that’s exactly where you’d be wrong. “Something happened here,” wrote Thomas L. Friedman reporting for The New York Times from Mexico’s industrial centre, Monterrey, this time last year: “It’s as if Mexicans subconsciously decided that their drug-related violence is a condition to be lived with and combated, but not something to define them any longer. “Mexico has signed 44 free-trade agreements — more than any country in the world — which, according to The Financial Times, is more than twice as many as China and four times more than Brazil.” As the rest of the world slowly catches on, O’Neill travelled to all four nations last year, reporting for BBC Radio 4 on the economic progress of MINT. He found that Mexico’s government rule is changing fast. With the arrival of a dynamic young president, Enrique Peña Nieto and his Pacto por Mexico (a ‘Pact for Mexico’, signed by all three political parties to enable change), new laws have been made and a transformation begun. After years of corruption and
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MINT SERIES: PART i
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS ECONOMY:
MEXICO’S NEW PROJECTS Red NIBA (National Grid for the Development of Broadband Infrastructure) Cost: N/A Mexico’s online presence, aiming to connect 30 million more Mexicans to broadband access. La Paz – Los Cabos Highway Cost: £170 million Connecting the tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas with the state capital of La Paz for 10,000+ vehicles per day. Durango – Mazatlan Highway Cost: £1 billion+ Linking the port of Mazatlan with the interior of the country and on to the US border and the Atlantic Coast. La Yesca Dam Cost: £500 million The largest hydroelectric power plant in Mexico and one of the five tallest dams in the world, providing 50 years of renewable energy. Brownsville – Matamoros International Bridge Cost: £8 million The first new rail bridge built between the USA and Mexico in more than a century, connecting the border towns of Brownsville, Texas with Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Saltillo – Monterrey Highway Cost: £173 million Connecting the two northern cities of Monterrey and Saltillo, forming part of the Mazatlan to Matamoros route connecting the two coasts. Metro Line 12 Cost: £1 billion+ Mexico City’s extensive metro system’s new line, running 25 km with 20 stations across the south of Mexico City. Cancun Airport Cost: £44 million The second runway allowed the airport to double its capacity to 28 million passengers a year and included the inauguration of Latin America’s highest control tower. Arco Norte Cost: £340 million The ‘Arco Norte’ or Northern Arch project links the cities of Atlacomulco in the State of Mexico with San Martin Texmelucan in Puebla State as a bypass to cut congestion in Mexico City. Source: The Report Company via The Guardian
crime defining both the country and its rulers, the steady improvements and sensible forecasting since the president’s arrival in December 2012 have awoken both the Mexican workforce and foreign investors to the nation’s potential. “All the main political forces have reached an agreement and a common agenda, for the transformation Mexico needs,” said the President, talking to O’Neill for BBC’s Radio 4 programme MINT: The Next Economic Giants. “I’m talking about labour reform, education reform so our people can be better skilled, about economic reform, telecoms reform, fiscal and financial reform to make loans and credit less costly, and I’m also talking about energy reforms. This means the Mexican state, without losing full control over its natural resources, can also find cheaper energy prices. With cheaper energy, Mexico can face up to all of its national challenges. This is undoubtedly Mexico’s moment. “Many countries are going through economic declines but that’s not the case here. In Mexico we are turning on the engines for sustained growth. This is a great moment for Mexico.” Indeed, according to the Wall Street Journal, the potential can already be noted; during the last financial year (2012-13), Mexico’s stock index rose five per cent and the peso increased 3.5 per cent against the dollar, “even while Brazil’s leading stock market index fell 13 per cent and its currency sank 14 per cent.” The attraction of Mexico for investors isn’t simply theoretical. General Motors – the largest car manufacturer in the USA – is investing over $50
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its schools” explains Friedman, “… together with massive cheap natural gas finds, and rising wage and transportation costs in China, and it is no surprise that Mexico is now taking manufacturing market share back from Asia and attracting more global investment than ever in autos, aerospace and household goods.” Indeed, so positive is the outlook Mexico is the for Peña Nieto’s new Mexico, that net 14th largest economy migration into the USA has dropped in the world and second in from nearly half a million each year Latin America. Goldman Sachs (before the recession) to almost zero. has tipped Mexico to become the There is a great optimism amongst fifth largest economy in the the people, fuelling a powerful world, above the UK, by 2050 Source: Latin American Trade & and newly educated work Investment Association, LATIA ethic pushing Mexico million in the expansion of its to greater economic Mexico ranks Toluca plant, with companies success. in 48th place from the including Pirelli & C. SpA, Nissan, Audi, The outlook 185 economies compared on their business environment, Honda and Mazda not far behind, all planning the was succinctly performing better than BRICs, launch of plants in Mexico in the next few years. summed up by Brazil, India and China “But perhaps the biggest potential for growth Sergio Martin Source: Doing Business 2013 lies in the aerospace sector” suggests Shelly K. (chief economist from the World Bank Schwartz, writing for CNBC. According to the Mexican on Mexico for HSBC Association of the Aerospace Industry, investment in in his 2012 report) aviation and aerospace technologies has been increasing when he wrote that “With by more than 20 per cent a year since 2004. manufacturing exports growing at current rates, “More than 260 aerospace companies now operate we expect Mexico to displace China as the top U.S. in Mexico,” she writes, “exporting $4.3 billion in trading partner by 2018” – and when it’s put as simply aircraft and parts in 2010. That figure is projected to as that, it’s not hard to see where the world’s trade reach $12 billion by 2020, according to the association. and industry will be heading next. Major U.S. aerospace companies with operations in D Pick up the April issue of Canary Wharf to read Part II of The MINT Series, featuring Indonesia Mexico include Honeywell, General Electric, Cessna Aircraft, Hawker Beechcraft and Gulfstream Aerospace. Canadian company Bombardier […] French helicopter ones to watch: maker Eurocopter, and Netherlands-based Fokker also produce parts below the Rio Grande.” As part of an energy reform package, state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is open to private With the arrival of major international companies and foreign investment from 2014. Although and the trickle of foreign investment quickly turning citizens were largely negative about the move, the government maintains that the oil will remain to a flood, the young population of Mexico can feel Mexican but that partnerships will help boost the change happening – and they are excited. A new business. The bill was passed in December, and bids for partnerships are set to commence in generation of highly educated Mexicans has just hit March 2014. the working world: 115,000 engineering graduates per year, with another 745,000+ university students Pan American Silver Corp. is expanding its Mexico-based La Colorada mine after preliminary currently studying engineering and technology. It is economic assessments showed that the expansion both surprising and noteworthy that this is more than has the potential to increase the mine’s silver production from about 4.7 million ounces per year the rest of Latin America combined – and the USA. to 7.7 million ounces per year by the end of 2017. “Mexico has greatly increased the number of engineers and skilled labourers graduating from
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GOT TO GIVE? The sudden death last year of a young banking intern ignited a media storm regarding the workload interns endure to make it in finance. Banking culture was blamed, but can it – and should it – be changed? WORDS: AIMEE LATIMER
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junior at a bank once told me that when he arrived for the first day of his internship, new shoes squeaking, a shiny apple in his satchel for the CEO, he was taken for a tour around the offices. He was instantly impressed by the in-house gym and even noticed shops, actually inside the building, which sold everything from toothbrushes to razors. Soon after he noticed they sold little else and in quick succession it dawned on him why. Last November, 21-year-old Bank of America Merrill Lynch intern Moritz Erhardt was found dead in his London flat after working a straight 72-hours. His death was attributed to natural causes and, although he had a history of epilepsy (an illness that can be provoked by exhaustion), at his inquest the coroner reported that it was “only a possibility” that
fatigue played any part in his collapse. Despite this, Erhardt’s sudden death shone a glaring media spotlight on the long-hours juniors log in the City to get ahead in fiercely competitive internships. In the debate that ensued, those outside the industry called for change and those within it responded with a loud silence. As fingers were pointed, many commentators failed to make the distinction between the various types of internships banks offer. The two most commonly confused were trading internships, as part of securities, and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) as part of investment banking. Traders working to global markets get to go home when Europe signs-off and Asia signs-in. They may have the 6am starts, shuffling to the tube in the dark, but they get evenings and weekends off – overall they understand a good trade. Then there are the M&A investment-banking interns – like Erhardt –
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powering through mergers, acquisitions, equities and the deals that go public. Their clocks become irrelevant as they work to infamously brutal deadlines where all-nighters, Magic Roundabouts and progressivelyconcerning coffee dependencies come as part of the package and are as much a part of banking folklore as they are a requirement of the job. All juniors work hard, but not all of them have the same experience. The same junior friend spoke to me a few weeks later, deep into his internship, somewhat darker under the eyes and by then a regular at the toothbrush store. He told me that often when he had finished his work by 10pm, he would still stay until 2am, keen not to be the first to leave. It is this behaviour, instigated by both precedent, the nature of the work and by the interns themselves, which is the problem: the
it did allow him to, and night after night, because that was the norm. For a young person on the lowest rung of the ladder who is desperate for a permanent position, the choice of sacrificing sleep or sacrificing a career is an easy, if ominous, decision. If juniors feel that working to excess is ‘just how it is’, then critics of the industry have a valid point that actual changes in the guidelines need to be made. It’s a credit to the finance industry that its staff are willing to work so hard, but it’s a flaw that they’re enabled to do so. The thing that everyone did get right about Erhardt was how liked he was, everyone acknowledged how hard he worked and also that he, unbeknownst to him, was to be offered a job at the end of his placement: he had proved himself by 10pm, he hadn’t needed to stay to 2am.
Banking is like no other industry. The stakes, the competitiveness, the camaraderie, the gruelling hours; it’s like global high-stakes poker games where massive personal losses for great financial gain is part of the hand banking culture of working to excess. And it is this ingrained culture which makes establishing guidelines for juniors so complicated, because banking is like no other industry. The stakes, the competitiveness, the camaraderie, the gruelling hours; it’s like global highstakes poker games where massive personal losses for great financial gain is part of the hand. All juniors are aware of this on entering the industry, but perhaps not aware of the intensity of the frat-house-style environment they walk into, where interns feel the need to pledge their commitment, sometimes putting show over actual productivity. Speaking to The Guardian following the death of his son, Erhardt’s father said that he did not blame the bank for pushing his son beyond his limits, instead saying that his son, “was exploiting himself”. He is correct, the bank never forced Erhardt to stay, but
The juniors might not feel able to complain about the hours, but does anyone? Banking culture is being perpetuated by the higher-ups. Although the event put a spotlight on interns, little was said about how it impacted the upper echelons. It is assumed that senior staff have the verbal power to clock out when they need to, but in terms of their workload there’s a grim resolve about the necessary hours people in the finance industry simply have to put in. Say what you want about how bankers’ ethics have been presented in the press over recent years, nobody has taken a swipe at their work effort. Seniors could have used Erhardt’s case to question their own workloads, but they chose not to, with a seeming acceptance that the banking culture is too ingrained to challenge and too present in every rung of the industry to approach. Yet something is changing. In the weeks following
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Erhardt’s death, Merrill Lynch, rather than quietly distancing itself from the event, released the following statement: “We have also convened a formal senior working group to consider the facts as they become known, to review all aspects of this tragedy, to listen to employees at all levels and to help us learn from them.” Speaking to The Guardian, Bob Elfring, co-head of corporate and investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said: “We are used to working with people who are ambitious and want to over-perform.” He also said that, although there was no current system for monitoring working hours at the bank, a global review regarding staff conditions had been launched in August 2013 and that the bank was making a “very serious effort” to review the situation. The bank’s commitment to making changes had a ripple effect across the industry, and many fellow banks followed suit; Goldman Sachs stated that it would hire more analysts to help spread the workload and restrict weekend work to ‘critical’ work only, while Credit Suisse also suggested banning low-level employees from the bank’s US office from 6pm on a Friday through to Sunday. Before Erhardt these reforms were simply not being spoken about. FinanceInterns, a London-based organisation which helps young people break into the finance industry with firsthand, practical advice, revealed the level of apathy they originally faced when trying to establish a back and forth with banks. And although no change is likely to happen overnight, FinanceInterns has already noticed a positive change in the language being used: vague brush-offs of ‘rites of passages’ are being replaced by targeting questions surrounding banking culture and the impact it has at all age levels. Interestingly, FinanceInterns has seen no reduction in the numbers fighting for these internships. The bravado culture of banking is in some ways as much a draw for the industry, as the money to be made. It is with a touch of humour that FinanceInterns’ spokesperson recalls people quoting The Wolf of Wall Street in their inquiries – the sight of Leonardo DiCaprio as a grinning Jordan Belfort stumbling from trading floor to blonde to yacht, being quite a lifestyle incentive. And it can’t be ignored, these interns are being well-paid, given the opportunity for a job within a highly competitive and lucrative field and, importantly, the great majority of them do enjoy their time interning. These young people know, in theory, what they’re getting into, but what they don’t know is their limitations and the physical and psychological effect of working a 110-hour week. And the work they are
Vague brush offs of ‘rites of passages’ are being replaced by targeting questions surround banking culture and the impact it has at all age levels doing, although important as part of the collective effort, is still more concerned with Excel sheets than ground-breaking acquisitions. If they genuinely need to put in such excessive hours, then this perhaps suggests a lack of structure, manpower and organisation occurring much higher up in the organisation, which the wrong people are paying the price for. As with any large industry, with banking there is always room for reform. An organisation like FinanceInterns is not trying to villainise banks, indeed its work centres on helping young people break into banking. What it is, is a body that can make an informed argument for change and that can fan the embers of a conversation that, in light of recent events, needs to be heard. Erhardt is an isolated case, but a poignant one. Time and time again juniors have handled the workload but at what detriment to their physical and mental health, and to the quality of work they are producing? They need to be aware that they can prove themselves by the work they are doing, not through a circus of who can be seen to be working the hardest. The right questions are now being asked, but until both juniors, and their seniors, re-evaluate the banking culture that both enables and inhibits them, the stores selling toothbrushes will still make a mint.
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The world’s most illustrious postcode turns 100 this year and there’s an open invitation to all. In the land of eternal youth, advancing age is normally something to be evaded with the most expensive treatments; however, Beverly Hills’ centennial celebrations are set to be anything but discreet. With a calendar of events stretching throughout the year, from block parties on Rodeo Drive to art exhibitions, it’s hardly surprising that five of the city’s most luxurious hotels are getting in on the act. For the event dubbed Suite 100, Beverly Hills Hotel – along with four others – will transform one of its suites to evoke the glamour of bygone eras. The suite in the city’s eponymous hotel will hark back to the Golden Age, taking inspiration from frequent guest Marilyn Monroe, while the other hotels will reflect iconic periods, including the 1940s jazz era and 1970s disco. From 7 March until the end of the year, guests will be able to stay in these exclusive centenary rooms from an apt price of $1,914. D dorchestercollection.com
Treetop Tranquillity Experience the beauty of nature alongside cutting-edge Scandinavian design at Sweden’s ecological Treehotel. Four to six metres up in the towering pine trees of Harads, six unique treerooms are perched, designed to combine the serenity of the forest with innovative accommodation and stunning views. From a levitating glass cube to a birds’ nest and a UFO ship, each room is dramatically designed – and you can even find a tree sauna nestled among the hundred-year-old pines. Whether you choose to spend your days hibernating in the forest or exploring the wonders of nature, all guests are invited to enjoy their meals with their hosts and experience some Swedish hospitality. D treehotel.se
LUXURY ESCAPES For weekend breaks and faraway adventures, here are some of the world’s best places to visit and what to bring with you
French Fantasy For more than 100 years, The Negresco has charmed visitors to the French Riviera with its eclectic art collection and second-to-none sea views. Guests can spend their days soaking up the South’s rays or absorbing the culture of Nice’s Old Town before returning to one of the hotel’s luxury suites. Each room is uniquely designed in keeping with traditional French décor, while many of the exceptional suites include south-facing terraces. For that extra bit of luxury, indulge in an inroom massage or lounge on the hotel’s private beach. D hotel-negresco-nice.com
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A Room with a View If you’re after a slice of serenity, Atlantis Paradise Island’s Bridge Suite in the Bahamas certainly is hard to beat. Located on the 23rd floor, the Bridge Suite unites the resort’s two Royal Towers and boasts 360° views of the crystal blue waters from its 800 sq. ft balcony. If you can drag yourself away from the picturesque backdrop for long enough, inside you will find ten sumptuous rooms decked out with a 22-karat gold chandelier, grand piano and twin entertainment system. Should you desire anything else, a permanent staff of seven will be on hand to answer your every whim. D atlantis.com
American Dream Las Vegas’ award-winning Aria Resort and Casino offers everything you would expect from the world’s party capital and more. Stay entertained with over 150,000 sq ft of casinos, four pools, 17 restaurants and resident acrobat spectacular, ‘Zarkana’. The resort’s five-star, two-storey Sky Villas are designed to exceed all expectations with panoramic views over Las Vegas, designer furnishings and the most sophisticated technology. Don’t worry about nursing a poorly head; the Therapy Pool will clear your mind in time for the next party. D aria.com
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Caribbean dreams How easy is it to swap fibreoptics for rope and a trading screen for ocean spray? The answer is not that hard, even if you’ve never been on a sailing boat in your life. And if you have, you probably already know that the island of Antigua, once a British colony, is one of the best places in the world to make it happen WORDS: Ian Henderson
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here are several good reasons why Antigua is home to some of the world’s most exciting sailing, whether you’re a novice or Ben Ainslie. Its 90-mile coastline sits out in the steady trade winds, offering hundreds of anchorages and inlets from the deep-water harbours that drew Nelson’s navy, through wide white-sand beaches (famously, one for every day of the year) to tiny hidden inlets you can discover all for yourself. There are reefs and desert islands to explore, rainforest-covered mountains to glide by and plenty of celebrity-spotting, if you’re that way inclined. Thanks to a new venture between leading sail training operation OnDeck and Carlisle Bay – possibly the perfect hideaway hotel – you can learn to sail (or get your Yachtmaster, or anything in between) and experience everything else Antigua has to offer in one. Arriving at Carlisle Bay is an experience in itself – cool open verandahs with glimpses of impossibly blue sea, palm trees bending to the breeze, glorious gardens filled with birds and bougainvillea. Rooms are spacious and open onto the beach, where hammocks and sunbeds tended by discreetly attentive staff invite a day spent with a book and a cooling drink or two. If you’re feeling more active there’s a fine spa, worldclass tennis courts, dinghies and windsurfers. Even deep-sea fishing – an experience that has to be tried at least once – is available. (Find Captain Frank at English Harbour, aboard Overdraft). But let’s not get seduced by all this. We are here to sail – and at anchor in the bay awaits our gleaming 40 ft yacht. We march past the sunbathers, kitbags in hand, onto the tastefully grey-painted jetty and into the Carlisle’s speedboat. At the stern of the yacht strong hands reach down to help us aboard, and we are sitting in the cockpit with our instructors. Taff Pearce is a sparkling-eyed ex-army Welshman in a loose white shirt and canvas trousers, his white hair contrasting with a face tanned chestnut brown. He introduces Marley Simon, his protégé, a 24-year-old
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Arriving at Carlisle Bay is an experience in itself – cool, open verandahs with glimpses of impossibly blue sea, palm trees bending to the breeze, glorious gardens filled with birds and bougainvillea
who delivers the safety briefing in his easy Antiguan drawl. He makes information that could save your life memorable – like “look out for the boom (the heavy spar along the bottom of the sail) – it’s called that because if it hits you that’s the last thing you’ll hear till you wake up in hospital.” Or, more cheerfully, on the basics of sail trimming; “A flappy sail is an unhappy sail.” With little fuss, the anchor is weighed (see how quickly you sound like a professional?) and the sails are hoisted, Carlisle Bay slips away behind the transom (the blunt end of the boat). We sort halyards from sheets, port tack from starboard and set a course for the next headland – the navigation point being Eric Clapton’s house. He’s not alone in making a home here; other well-known landmarks belong to Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Giorgio Armani and, er, Silvio Berlusconi. Beneath the rock god’s well-camouflaged residence we find a quiet creek to anchor for lunch, thoughtfully provided by the Carlisle’s excellent kitchens. After a cooling dip, we turn back for English Harbour – and, with the wind behind us, it’s time to have a nap, read up on sailing terminology or indulge in the faffing with equipment for which sailing beats all other sports. (I was particularly pleased to learn a new Taff-approved stopper-knot.) English Harbour is where OnDeck, along with much of Antigua’s sailing, is based. The stone and
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Ian Henderson’s trip with OnDeck and Carlisle Bay was organised by Elegant Resorts (elegantresorts.co.uk) and included flights with British Airways from Gatwick to St John’s. More information on Antigua can be found at visitantiguabarbuda.com
wood buildings put up by Nelson are still in use, though now surrounded by pleasure yachts rather than warships – live-aboard sea gypsies with spare gear hung on every guard rail rub up against the sparkling Wally yachts of billionaires. There are bars where young crew and older owners drink and dance like the Mad Mongoose, a bakery (where Nelson would have got his daily bread) and restaurants like Hamilton’s, serving delicious local-caught specialities like lobster and wahoo. Shirley Heights above the harbour has a fabulous view over what is a spectacular natural harbour, and a famous Sunday night barbeque with steel bands, if that’s your thing. From Christmas till around Easter, English Harbour is home to some of the world’s best sailors and most spectacular sailing machines – Classic Week sees beautiful (and in some cases, priceless) boats racing offshore; there’s the Race Week itself where competitors range from the professionals to the partygoers; and a host of other events like the RORC 600 and races round the island. If you do a training course or cruising charter from companies like OnDeck you’ll probably start from here and either head round the bays and islands of Antigua or, for the more ambitious, set out on the deep swell for Guadeloupe, Dominica or Antigua’s sister island, Barbuda. You’ll see turtles, flying fish, maybe dolphins. Frigate birds and boobies will follow your wake. Fix your eyes on the cloudless horizon and life in the London will seem oceans away.
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A big glass OF WHITE
Renowned wine regions usually conjure up images of sun-baked soil and rolling hills, heaving with vines. Yet in Canada’s Okanagan region, for half the year you’re more likely to find snow drifts and ice walls than vineyards and berries WORDS: Cat Hughes
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’m halfway up an ice wall. I’m tired. I have spent most of yesterday and the morning snowboarding. I take a rest and sit back on my harness and look out at the view. There are snow-covered evergreens as far as I can see. To my right, a handful of guys are playing ice hockey on the rink. This scene couldn’t get more Canadian if it tried. I am staying in Big White, a ski resort in Canada’s equivalent to the Napa Valley. The Okanagan is the wine growing region of British Columbia. It sits in the interior, near the city of Kelowna, and its arid, almost desert-like landscape lends itself well to wine-making and fruit-farming. This is a land of extremes – in the summer the mercury goes above 30 degrees, but in the winter the temperature drops into the minuses, and the dry air brings with it some of the best powder in the world. Luckily, this part of Canada does not see the punishingly low temperatures the east and central provinces get. The daily average temperature is minus five. Big White is a ski-in, ski-out resort, and the Champagne powder comes from nature and not from
the snowmaker. I’ve snowboarded before, but I’m still on greens, and if I’m feeling brave I’ll try out a blue. As soon as my partner and I arrived, we suited and booted up, and headed straight out to the slopes. The conditions were great, even though it hadn’t snowed for a while the glades had some deep powder and, as I found out several times, the groomed runs were not too hard to land on. Arriving mid-week was also a good idea, no queuing for lifts and the wide, open runs were more or less empty. Though at the weekend it’s a different story – when the locals make their way up and the place takes on a festival vibe. Whatever day of the week, this is a great resort for beginners – especially children. The resort is geared towards families, and there are children’s ski schools and even a daycare centre, in case your little one is still too small for skis. After a day on the hill, my partner and I checked into the Inn at Big White, a retro hotel just steps away from the runs. While the rooms could do with a little modernisation, the views over the valley are phenomenal. And whatever the hotel may lack in
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This is a land of extremes – in the summer the mercury goes above 30 degrees, but in the winter the temperature drops into the minuses, and the dry air brings with it some of the best powder in the world
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Clockwise from top left: ski slopes of Okanagan Valley; campfire at sunset; busy village; ice skating outside Happy Valley Day Lodge
decoration, it certainly makes up for it with its enthusiastic and helpful staff. Locally, the Okanagan is known for its food – they farm and grow everything from beef to peaches in the valley. However, it’s hardly known outside of North America. This means the resort becomes a foodie’s dream. We opted to dine at the Kettle Steak House one night, where we sampled some of the best the valley had to offer. We started with the charcuterie – all made in-house – which included portions of ostrich, lamb, rabbit parfait, venison pate and beef. We washed it down with a local Pinot Noir called Spearhead, made only a few miles away. For the main course, it had to be steak. I opted for their signature dish – the Cowboy Cut (rib-eye) – and it lived up to its name arriving with a flourish and some considerable drama. A vast steak – honestly one of the biggest steaks I’d ever seen – it melted in your mouth and was beautifully tender. This was paired with Voluptuous, a sulphite-free wine from a neighbouring valley called Naramata. A big and bold tipple – it stood up to the Cowboy well. Strangely we finished our meal with some bubbles – because if there is one winery you should try while in Big White, it needs to be Blue Mountain. Go for the sparkling wine – it’s better than most Champagnes. The next day I woke up stiff and groggy. We dragged ourselves out of bed later than we planned and when we stepped outside, large flakes were falling and we were treated to several centimetres
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of fresh snow. A head-on wind made our lift ride rather miserable, and the visibility was poor, but the powder was amazing. It was like gliding on feather pillows. However, no amount of great powder could make me haul my tired, snow-bruised self up for another run. Leaving my partner, who is an experienced snowboarder, to the slopes, I decided to go ice climbing instead. This probably was not the best idea, as my arms already ached and I didn’t make it to the top because I simply ran out of energy; but even so, the view was worth it. To finish off the day, my partner and I soaked our aching muscles in the outdoor hot tub while watching the red sunset over the snow-covered valley, sipping some local wine.
NEED TO KNOW: Big White have a ‘buy five nights and five ski days, and get two nights and two ski days free’ offer. Or, if you are looking for a longer stay, you can book ten nights of accommodation and ten days of skiing, and they will then give you four more nights and four more days free. Please quote special code K0/1314 at time of booking. D bigwhite.com
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SMARTY SOCKS
When is a sock not a sock? When it’s an energyenhancing, circulation-increasing, moisture and odour-reducing super-sock – that’s when. ITEM m6 is an innovative fashion brand from German manufacturers Medi, which has drawn on 60 years of research to create a range of luxury legwear ideal for travel and business. Its socks and stockings incorporate the same advanced polyamide and elastane fibres used in high-performance sports apparel, which is then combined with compression characteristics to make the products fit to the body like a second skin. This compression technology works with pressure points to stimulate blood circulation and increase energy, even when sitting through long flights, while silver ions in the thread create an antibacterial effect to keep the socks feeling fresh. Now that’s a smart sock. D item-m6.co.uk
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Here LE MÉRIDIEN PICcADILLY Le Méridien Piccadilly champions an atmosphere that balances a comfortable stay with a sense of occasion – offering some respite from the melee of Piccadilly Circus and the pace of London. Within the Regency architecture, it has nine conference and entertaining spaces, which accommodate from four to 250 people in oak-panelled banqueting halls and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Unwind or entertain guests after work with speciality cocktails or tapas in the hotel’s Longitude 0°8’ bar or a ribeye steak in its award-winning Terrace Grill and Bar. D Classic Room, from £289 per night, lemeridienpiccadilly.co.uk
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GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL, NEW YORK Positioned in one of the most sought-after areas of Manhattan, and adjoining New York City’s only private park, the boutique Gramercy Park Hotel is steeped in cultural bohemian history. As the chosen wedding venue for actor Humphrey Bogart and the preferred drinking-hole for baseball icon Babe Ruth, it’s known for welcoming an intriguing clientele. The hotel has 46 suites, six of which are entirely unique, featuring deep-soaking bath tubs and powder rooms. The five-star hotel caters for all business travellers: combining 20th century art with contemporary meeting facilities, including video conferencing, state-ofthe-art audio-visual equipment and world class chefs. D Deluxe room, from £201 per night, gramercyparkhotel.com
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1. His Cologne Jo Malone’s colognes, available in stylish 30ml bottles, are ideally sized for carry-on luggage. The Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne makes for a clean and light on-board refresher. D Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne, £39, Jo Malone, Jubilee Place
2. His All-Over Man-kit This essential travel-size toiletry kit includes everything a man could need to move quickly from on-board to boardroom. As well as featuring two of the multi-award winning Black Pepper blends in the form of a luxurious body wash and a spicy eau de toilette, the kit holds a face wash, hydrator and shaving cream too.
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3. Her Skin Perfecter Balance uneven skin-tone and hide long-haulinduced dark circles with YSL’s all-in-one miracle worker. The iconic French brand’s first BB cream corrects imperfections while re-injecting moisture that’s been zapped away by inflight air-conditioning. D Top Secrets All in One BB Creme, £38, YSL, Boots, Canada Place
4. Her Go-To Palette Bobbi Brown’s Old Hollywood Eye Palette awakens tired eyes. The mirrored compact features a mix of nine cool and warm hues to suit all complexions. D Old Hollywood Eye Palette, £59, Bobbi Brown, Canada Place
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5. Everyone’s Refresher L’Occitaine’s new Fabulous Oil keeps you feeling great, both during your journey and while living out of your suitcase. Combining shea oil with two rare plant oils, it moisturises body and hair for a soft, satiny finish – perfect for humid business trips out east. Also from L’Occitane, the Verbena line of shower gel and body lotion is adored by men and women.
It’s no secret that in order to play the part, you have to look the part, but when you add lengthy meetings and long-haul flights into the mix, it’s not always that easy. Here is a shortlist of products you can pick up in Canary Wharf that will keep you looking on top, both in transit and on arrival.
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6. Everyone’s Skin Elixirs Forget the time change, Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate is all you need to brighten up your complexion. Simply work the miracle elixir into your face prior to your overnight flight and let the moisturising oils replenish your skin and banish any tell-tale signs of jetlag. Another bag staple is Kiehl’s luxurious hand cream, which combines avocado and sesame oils to repair even the driest of hands. D Midnight Recovery Concentrate, £36, Ultimate Strength Hand Salve, £14, Kiehl’s, Jubilee Place
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HEATHROW’S TERMINAL 2 TO OPEN Heathrow’s new Terminal 2, The Queen’s Terminal, will open on 4 June – over half a century since its initial unveiling by Her Majesty in 1955. The £2.5 billion overhaul of Heathrow’s original terminal is the first UK project to be undertaken by the internationally-acclaimed Luis Vidal + Architects (LVA). The building will feature an undulating steel-framed roof and will be Heathrow’s most sustainable terminal yet. The development, which has taken five years to complete, is one of the UK’s largest privately-funded construction projects, providing jobs for approximately 35,000 people. The new Terminal 2 will be home to 22 Star Alliance airlines as well as Aer Lingus, Virgin Atlantic’s Little Red and Germanwings carriers and is expected to serve 20 million passengers each year. D heathrowairport.com
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TRANSFORMING TRAVEL INTO LONDON Work is underway on the government’s £6.5 billion Thameslink Programme. The new electric Class 700 train – set to operate from 2016 – promises to improve the reliability and frequency of the current Thameslink network between Bedford and Brighton, and the Wimbledon loop, by introducing 1,140 new carriages and providing 80 per cent more peak seats between Blackfriars and St Pancras. It is expected that the scheme will also create 8,000 new jobs within the UK. These developments come as part of a multimillion pound investment in the country’s transport network and include plans to offer Thameslink passengers access to Crossrail journeys from Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf. D thameslinkprogramme.co.uk
Rail-Fly Launched Heathrow Express, First Great Western and Singapore Airlines have joined forces to launch the UK’s first rail-fly ticket. The new initiative provides passengers with a convenient and cost-effective way to arrange international flights and UK rail travel in one integrated pass. UK customers will be able to plan their journey from a choice of eleven destinations in the South West and South Wales, including Bristol and Oxford, while international customers can choose the most convenient rail service upon their arrival. D singaporeair.com / heathrowexpress.com / firstgreatwestern.co.uk
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Dubai
A glittering mass of towers on the south east coast of the Persian Gulf, the city of Dubai is both a tourist’s utopia and a dynamic business hub. Nicknamed the ‘city of superlatives’ for the fastest, biggest, tallest, largest and highest of everything, Dubai is a mecca for the modern traveller WORDS: richard brown
Beach Villa bedroom at Dubai The Palm Anantara
Overwater Villa bathroom at Dubai The Palm Anantara
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Dubai offers a taste of Thailand on the edge of the Persian Gulf, and a place to escape once the working day is done. Think beach-house villas, idyllic turquoise lagoons and stately oriental architecture. Overlooking the high-rise towers and shimmering lights of Dubai Marina, the resort is unlike anything you’ll find on mainland Dubai and boasts the only villas set over water in the whole of the UEA. The hotel’s Palm Ballroom is capable of hosting a major company event, conference, cocktail party or banquet for up to 300 guests, while six stylish meeting rooms cater for smaller gatherings. Invite business associates to explore the culinary cultures of Thailand, Vietnam and China at the resort’s beautiful Mekong restaurant, or, alternatively, dine by the water’s edge courtesy of the Mediterraneaninspired Beach House – a setting guaranteed to divert discussions away from work. D Dubai The Palm, Anantara dubai-palm.anantara.com
WHERE TO EAT & DRINK Award-winning Table 9 is a must for travellers to Dubai this year. Established in 2011 by Gordon Ramsay protégés, Nick Alvis and Scott Price, Table 9 is a unique concept restaurant showcasing the skills of renowned chefs in a bespoke dining experience. Wellknown in the city for excellent quality, highly-original menus, it has won numerous public and industry awards for modern European cuisine. The perfect place to wine and dine clients or close an important deal, you can be confident that the recent arrival of chef patron Darren Velvick will present diners with a creative and unforgettable dining experience. D table 9, Hilton Dubai Creek table9dubai.com
There are several options for getting around the city, including taxis, car hire and public transport. Business travellers often opt to hire a car upon arrival at the airport, but don’t forget to apply for an international driver’s license before leaving the UK. The Dubai Taxi Corporation is the biggest operator in the city, and rates are very reasonable. During peak times, head to the nearest hotel or restaurant for a better chance of flagging down a cab. In addition, the relatively new Dubai Metro is both quick and clean.
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Perched on the eastern crescent of the Palm – the self-dubbed eighth wonder of the world – Anantara
For those with a little time to spare, the Jumeirah Mosque is the only mosque in Dubai which is open to non-Muslims. Steal a few moments to yourself to soak up the serenity and peace within the mosque’s interior, take a guided tour and marvel at the beauty of the architecture. The mosque promotes an ethos of ‘open doors, open minds’, which allows anyone to enter, explore and freely ask questions (dress modestly). Follow the tour with light refreshments at the nearby Lime Tree Café for the perfect afternoon in Dubai. For flights between London and Dubai, visit Emirates (0870 243 222; emirates.com)
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Mothering Spa-Day
Allow the Four Seasons London at Canary Wharf to take the pressure out of Mother’s Day by treating her to a day of rest and relaxation in its private RiverView Treatment Suite. Located on the second floor of the hotel, the spa boasts far-reaching views of the River Thames for its guests as they enjoy a range of pampering treatments. Choose from a selection of soothing facials and foot treatments or, to ensure she truly feels indulged from head to toe, opt for the Four Season’s River-View Signature Ritual. Afterwards, meet her in the hotel’s Quadrato Restaurant for dinner to earn maximum brownie points. D 46 Westferry Circus, fourseasons.com
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PANCAKES With Pancake Day flipping into action on 4 March, we find the best places in Canary Wharf to eat pancakes, no matter the topping or time of day One Canada Square
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Tuck in to blueberry buttermilk pancakes served with smoked streaky bacon and maple syrup. One Canada Square’s 100-cover restaurant serves the transatlantic treat from Monday to Friday 7am to 11am and Saturday 9am to 5pm.
The Four Seasons’ restaurant offers customers a selection of toppings with its indulgent, not-so Italian buttermilk pancakes: blueberry, chocolate chip, maple syrup and whipped cream, and all come served with a side of bacon.
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THE PARLOUR The Parlour serves American-style pancakes topped with rashers of bacon or drizzled with maple syrup and berries. A good hair-of-thedog option is to enjoy the pancakes with a Bloody Mary, bellini or mimosa from The Parlour’s DIY cocktail station. D The Park Pavilion
For a Sunday roast served Scottish style, make for Boisdale of Canary Wharf, writes Richard Brown As Friday fades into the weekend, Canary Wharf waves goodbye to the suits and welcomes a different kind of crowd: couples, families and packs of friends keen to take advantage of money-off restaurant offers and an assortment of stores, cafes and bars that now number more than 300. One restaurant drawing more than most is Scottish-themed jazz advocate Boisdale, which has recently launched a three-course Sunday set-menu for £45 per person. For that, you’ll get a flute of Château de Sours Réserve Rosé on arrival, followed by unlimited Boisdale Sauvignon Blanc and Claret served throughout your meal (alternatively, upgrade for £12.50 and enjoy Sancerre Jean Max Roger 2010 and Légende de Lafite 2010 from Barons de Rothschild). Full of deep, wintery flavours, the Jerusalem artichoke soup offers something punchy with which to start, while the winter-super
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Three of the best: steak places You can judge a quality of a restaurant from its steak. Here are three favourites in the area to enjoy the classic, with a twist Gaucho
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Gaucho is renowned for its Argentinian beef. Start with ceviche and move on to rump, sirloin, rib-eye or fillet. On top of that, each cut is available in a variety of styles such as medallions or tira de ancho.
The steak at Goodman may be served simply, but a lot of research goes into its preparation. The meat, from UK, Nebraska, Italy and beyond, is cut and dry-aged on-site and cooked in smoky charcoal ovens to deepen its flavour. Enjoy with a selection of wine sourced from 30 different suppliers.
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food salad is a lighter, aromatic mix of roasted squash, beetroots, lentils and pomegranate. For mains, the roast chicken comes with a delicious sausage-meat, apricot and sage stuffing. The roast lamb is melt-in-your-mouth good, as is the beef, which will be served pink unless you specify otherwise. The steak-restaurant-comeseafood-specialist-come-whiskyMecca has become a weekday favourite amongst Canary Wharf workers and now attracts a diverse mix of Sunday diners keen to sample the restaurant’s renowned red meat – serenaded as they do so with live jazz in the comforts of what feels like a cosy private members’ club. Open from midday until 4pm (they’ll turf you out around 5pm), what better way to enjoy a lazy, boozy Sunday.
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Chop’d To It
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Chop’d offers fast food with a healthy twist; a typical Chop’d salad contains at least three of your five a day. Good to the core, for its salads, soups and flatbreads, Chop'd uses ingredients from independent suppliers and only chops up the freshest ingredients. Portions are available as ‘ready to go’ or ‘create your own’; however, if that’s still not speedy enough for you, or if you’re simply adverse to queuing, Chop’d has teamed up with Orogo, the takeaway smartphone app. Orogo lets customers order and pay for their lunch in advance and collect at their convenience for no extra cost.
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The Art & Design window galleries in Canada Place Mall at Canary Wharf are free, open daily and showcase up-andcoming artists, designers and craftspeople. In March the galleries exhibit:
Kate Malone: A Celebration of Clay
Until 14 March Lobby, One Canada square, canary wharf
Kate Malone’s work is distinctive, decorative and highly complex, reflecting her generosity of spirit, with all manner of natural phenomena informing her exuberant pieces: fruits, vegetables, leaves, seeds and nuts. This exhibition will feature pairs of ceramics from themes that recur time and again in her repertoire: pumpkins, fennels, gourds and atomics. Malone found her metier in creating vases of the most exotic kind, redolent of Art Nouveau, Victorian majolica, Minton and Palissy. Nowadays, her work encompasses studio pieces, short-run editions and large-scale public art works often made in collaboration with architects and designers.
Yuka Kikumoto Yuka is a designer and maker of functional tableware products using ceramics and glass. Exploring combinations of these two materials, she works mainly in slipcast ceramics and blown or slumped glass. All her works are concerned with how the people Yuka grew up with in Japan use objects. She currently lives in England where she is studying for an MA in contemporary craft ceramics and glass. D kikuno087.wix.com/yuka-kikumoto
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Scale Appropriate: Sculpture by Michael Lyons 31 March – 23 May Lobby, One Canada Square and Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf
A sculptor who works predominantly in metals, Michael Lyons reveals an essential sense of place in his sculpture, which comes through his travels and his visual and emotional response to his surroundings. His subject matter includes mythological themes, influenced by works of art from ancient cultures, landscape and the forces of nature. The sculptures are largely abstract renditions of these themes, developed through drawing, which he considers essential in advancing concepts in his work. Some pieces are painted or patinated, while others show steel or
Maria Arceo 29 April 6.30–7.15pm FREE Curator Ann Elliott tours the exhibition with the artist – meeting place at One Canada Square. Please email: visualart@canarywharf.com to reserve a place.
bronze in its natural form. Interestingly, Lyons also writes poetry that may be seen as a creative entity, but which like photography, also contributes to developing his sculpture.
Maria perceives time as memory, a liquid wave that transfers energy as it travels through matter and space leaving traces along the way. She sees the Thames as time’s tumbling-barrel cutting through accumulated layers of the city’s past, present and future. Collected over a few days from one beach, undisturbed these items might have joined one of the Plastic Garbage Islands in the remote parts of our oceans. D mariajosearceo.com
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Get up and move Get ready to move in March, with an action-packed month of music, performance, sport and fund-raising that will get you up on your feet and and step out into spring
CANARY WHARF SQUASH CLASSIC COUNTRY COLLECTIVE AT CANARY WHARF With Raintown supported by Gary Quinn and Hannah Jane Lewis Bringing a taste of Nashville to Canary Wharf, Country Collective celebrates the best rising British country music stars of the moment. The headliners are Raintown, the hottest new duo on the British Country/ Americana scene. Paul and Claire, both from Glasgow, performed at the inaugural Country2Country Festival in London with headliners Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood. Raintown will be performing with their full band in this special concert of country music. Supporting Raintown is Irish born, award-winning singer-songwriter Gary Quinn. An expert at tugging the heartstrings of his audiences, Quinn’s song He Don’t Show Her Anymore was awarded Song of the Year by the British Country Music Awards last year. Introducing the evening
is emerging singer songwriter Hannah Jane Lewis. Hannah pens stories about her life and turns them into prettier sounding versions! Thursday 13 March 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) East Wintergarden, 43 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 TICKETS: £15* Booking: visit www.seetickets.com* or call 0871 220 0260**
Tickets available on the door subject to availability. Unreserved cabaret style seating. Full bar and cloakroom. Only items purchased on the premises may be consumed. *maximum 6 tickets per order **Booking fee applies. If you do not require TicketPlan Refund Protection please untick the box when booking online
The world’s best players, including World Champion & World number one Nick Matthew and defending champion James Willstrop, compete for the tournament title in the magnificent, gladiatorial glass court in a full week of close-up, unbelievable dramatic sporting action. This popular annual event, a PSA International 50, is sold out but there may be returns available on the day. Monday 24 – Friday 28 March East Wintergarden, 43 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 Doors: 4.30pm Monday – Wednesday 5pm Thursday and Friday tickets: from £17.50 Match times vary. Returns may be available so check the website regularly for further details and updates. Email cw@eventis-sports.com to be placed on the waiting list. canarywharfsquash.com
events THE NEW CANARY WHARF ARTS & EVENTS BROCHURE IS OUT NOW – IT SHOWCASES ALL THE ARTS AND EVENTS IN CANARY WHARF FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH Join our free mailing list by sending your details to arts&events@canarywharf.com to receive monthly newsletters
AFTER HOURS WITH… FINLEY QUAYE CELEBRATE SPORT RELIEF at Canary Wharf This year, Canary Wharf is pulling out all the stops to raise money for this worthy charity! There will be numerous sporting challenges and fun activities for all to enjoy – including mini golf, Padel Tennis, Batak, Tango workouts, Dragon Boat racing and outdoor exercise classes from Reebok Sports Club London plus much more! Learn some new skills on the way whilst helping to celebrate Sport Relief and raising those essential funds! Visit www.canarywharf.com to keep up to date on all Canary Wharf’s Sport Relief activities and watch out for the timetable of events coming out soon.
Monday 17 – Sunday 23 March Throughout Canary Wharf FREE to visit - donations required. All proceeds to Sport Relief. Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief
With new music out and his band on the road again, 2014 looks set for the rise and return of the BRIT and MOBO award-winning Finley Quaye. Finley Quaye’s musical reputation was firmly established with his worldwide-hit album Maverick A Strike, which included the hit singles Love Gets Sweeter, Even After All and Sunday Shining. He has played and recorded with many great artists and bands, including Paul Weller, Stereo MC’s, Amy Winehouse and Lee Scratch Perry, and collaborated with William Orbit on the 2004 hit Dice, featuring Beth Orton. Wednesday 12 March 7.45pm (doors 7pm) Quaye is the half-brother East Wintergarden, of noted guitarist Caleb 43 Bank Street, Quaye, afro-jazz musician Canary Wharf, E14 Terri Quaye, the youngest TICKETS: £20* son of jazz musician Cab Booking: visit www.seetickets.com** or call 0871 220 0260** Kaye and his godfather is Tickets available on the door subject to Duke Ellington, so music is availability. Unreserved cabaret style seating. Full bar and cloakroom. Only items purchased well and truly in his blood! on the premises may be consumed. Canary Wharf is delighted *maximum 6 tickets per order to welcome him on stage in **Booking fee applies. If you do not require TicketPlan Refund Protection please untick the intimate setting of the the box when booking online East Wintergarden.
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PROPERTY Showcasing the finest homes in your area
Covering Canary Wharf, The Royal Docks, Stratford, Bow & Wapping
Spring into Action the experts say buyers should act fast
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KnightFrank.co.uk
Goodhart Place, Limehouse E14 Spacious second floor apartment
A bright and spacious two bedroom apartment in a portered purpose built development overlooking the Limehouse Basin. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, 3 balconies, garage, concierge, parking. Approximately 92 sq m ﴾990 sq ft﴿
KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf cwharf@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6112
Leasehold Guide Price: £675,000 ﴾CNW140022﴿
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Narrow Street, Limehouse E14 Grade II listed Georgian House
This Georgian house is situated directly on the banks of the River Thames in the Narrow Street conservation area and retains some charming original features. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, kitchen, cellar, roof terrace. Approximately 245 sq m ﴾2,637 sq ft﴿
KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf cwharf@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6112
Freehold Guide price: £1,850,000 ﴾CNW130234﴿
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New Providence Wharf, E14
West India Quay, E14
One bedroom apartment to let with balcony and extensive river views. Bedroom, bathroom, reception room, kitchen, leisure facilities, concierge. EPC rating C. Approximately 47 sq m ﴾506 sq ft﴿
One bedroom apartment with floor to ceiling windows and excellent views. Bedroom, bathroom, reception room, open plan kitchen, concierge. EPC rating C. Approximately 55 sq m ﴾592 sq ft﴿
Guide price: £385 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf
Guide price: £475 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf
Cascades Tower, Nr Canary Wharf E14
Victoria Wharf, Limehouse E14
Two bedroom apartment on the 16th floor with stunning views towards the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, leisure facilities, parking. EPC rating D.
Two bedroom fully furnished apartment with stunning river views and just a short walk to Canary Wharf and transport links. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, porter. EPC rating B.
Guide price: £450 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf
Guide price: £525 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf
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Landmark West Tower, E14
Belgrave Court, Nr Canary Wharf E14
Spacious and well presented two bedroom apartment to let located on the 24th floor. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, open plan kitchen, balcony, gym, concierge. EPC rating B.
Well appointed two bedroom apartment in the prestigious portered development of Canary Riverside. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen. EPC rating C. Approximately 78 sq m ﴾840 sq ft﴿
Guide price: £550 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf
Guide price: £600 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/canarywharf
New Providence Wharf, E14
Pan Peninsula, Nr Canary Wharf E14
Spacious two bedroom apartment with balcony and extensive river views. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, leisure facilities, parking, concierge. EPC rating B. Approximately 93 sq m ﴾1,001 sq ft﴿
Two bedroom apartment located on the 18th floor of London's tallest and most spectacular residential building. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, concierge, leisure facilities. EPC rating B.
Guide price: £550 per week
Guide price: £625 per week
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KnightFrank.co.uk Free Trade Wharf, Wapping E1W Riverside apartment
Flat to rent in a popular portered development on the edge of Wapping and Limehouse. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room with river views, separate fitted kitchen, balcony, underground parking, 24 hour concierge and leisure facilities. EPC rating C. Available furnished Guide price: £395 per week
Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5366 ﴾WAQ86201﴿
Park Vista Tower, Wapping E1W Brand new penthouse
Outstanding penthouse apartment to rent in Park Vista Tower, part of the recently finished 21 Wapping Lane development. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan fitted kitchen and reception room and 4 balconies. EPC rating C. Approximately 1259 sq ft Available furnished Guide price: £875 per week
Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5366 ﴾WAQ192267﴿
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KnightFrank.co.uk Cable Street, City E1 Beautiful period home
Grade II listed Georgian home with original period features. 3 bedrooms, bathroom and WC, reception room, kitchen and dining room, garden and shed. EPC rating E. Approximately 129 sq m ﴾1,392 sq ft﴿ Available furnished Guide price: £875 per week
Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5366 ﴾WAQ148506﴿
Victor Wharf, Borough SE1
Penthouse with river views Outstanding contemporary penthouse apartment to rent on the river in Borough. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms ﴾all en suite﴿, reception room, kitchen and 2 roof terraces. EPC rating C. Approximately 198 sq m ﴾2,131 sq ft﴿ Available furnished Guide price: £1,500 per week
Wapping Lettings KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings wappinglettings@knightfrank.com 020 8166 5366 ﴾RIQ154651﴿
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savills.co.uk
for sale
for sale
EATON SQUARE, W1
CHESTER TERRACE, NW1
3 bedroom suites u 3 reception rooms u roof terrace
5 bedrooms u cinema room u roof terrace u Grade I listed
Guide £15 million
Guide £9.95 million
Sloane Street - 020 7730 0822
St John’s Wood - 020 3043 3600
for sale
28 offices in London, 80 offices in the UK and 500 offices globally.
LANCASTER GATE, W2 3 bedrooms u newly refurbished u porter u EPC=C Guide £5.6 million Notting Hill - 020 7727 5750
for sale
for sale
THE CHASE, SW4
BROOK GREEN, W6
5 bedrooms u 97ft mature walled garden u EPC=D
Victorian house requiring complete refurbishment u EPC=E
Guide £3.75 million
Guide £3.75 million
Clapham - 020 8673 4111
Brook Green - 020 3618 3777
to let
to let
LAUDERDALE DRIVE, TW10
ONSLOW GARDENS, SW7
5 bedrooms u summer house u off-street parking u EPC=E
3 bedrooms u 2 bathrooms u wooden flooring u EPC=C
£1,383 per week + admin fees apply*
£1,950 per week + admin fees apply*
Richmond - 020 8614 9114
Chelsea - 020 7578 9020
Wherever you are, whatever your dream home, talk to Savills.
Thinking of renting? There are some important things you need to know. *Admin fees to include drawing up the tenancy agreement and reference charge for one tenant - £276 inc VAT one-off fee. £36 inc VAT for each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor reference where required. Inventory check out fee – charged at the end of or early termination of the tenancy and the amount is dependant on the property size and whether furnished/ unfurnished. For more details visit www.savills.co.uk/fees
to let
to let
TAPESTRY BUILDING, EC2 2 bedrooms u stylish converted warehouse u
NEW KINGS ROAD, SW6 EPC=E
2 bedrooms u open plan reception room u EPC=C
£1,400 per week + admin fees apply*
£450 per week + admin fees apply*
Islington - 020 7354 6701
Fulham - 020 7731 2692
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NEW CRANE WHARF, e1w
ST JOHNS COURT, e1w
Reception room ø kitchen ø 3 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø 24hr concierge ø underground parking ø 138 sq m (1,482 sq ft) ø EPC=D
Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø bathroom ø shower room ø parking space ø 119 sq m (1,278 sq ft) ø EPC=C
Guide £899,000 Leasehold
Guide £875,000 Leasehold
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Savills Wapping mmacfarlane@savills.com 0207 456 6800
INDESCON SQUARE, e14
EATON HOUSE, e14
Reception room ø kitchen ø 3 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø 2 balconies ø concierge ø protected parking ø 114 sq m (1,224 sq ft) ø EPC=B
Reception room ø kitchen ø bedroom ø bathroom ø parking space ø 68 sq m (731 sq ft) ø EPC=B
Guide £750,000 Leasehold
Guide £600,000 Leasehold
Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500
Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500
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EATON HOUSE, e14
WEST INDIA QUAY, e14
Reception room ø kitchen ø 3 double bedrooms (2 en suite) ø further shower room ø 2 balconies ø river views ø protected parking ø concierge ø 182 sq m (1,960 sq ft) ø EPC=E
Reception room ø open plan kitchen ø 2 bedrooms suites ø guest w.c ø galleried area ø concierge ø protected parking ø 218 sq m (2,350 sq ft) ø EPC=B
Guide £2.3 million Leasehold
Guide £1.495 million Leasehold
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Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500
NAXOS BUILDING, e14
HORIZON BUILDING, e14
Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø wrap around balcony ø 24hr concierge ø allocated parking space ø 148 sq m (1,594 sq ft) ø EPC=D
Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø bathroom ø balcony ø parking space ø concierge ø 86 sq m (929 sq ft) ø EPC=B
Guide £795,000 Leasehold
Guide £575,000 Leasehold
Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500
Savills Canary Wharf wdickenson@savills.com 020 7531 2500
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LETTINGS LAYOUT ONLY
THE HERON, ec2y
DUNBAR WHARF, e14
2 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø further bathroom ø reception room ø balcony with City views ø 24hr security & concierge ø residents gym, bar, & club ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=TBC
3 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø further bathroom ø reception room ø balcony with river views ø allocated parking ø residents gym ø porterage ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=B
Furnished £1,200 per week
Unfurnished £975 per week
+ £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply* Savills Wapping ostaylor@savills.com 020 7456 6810
+ £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply* Savills Wapping lbrunning@savills.com 0207 531 2523
OSPREY COURT, e1w
MILLENNIUM DRIVE, e14
2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø reception room ø balcony with marina views ø allocated parking ø 24hr porterage ø Council Tax=H ø EPC=C
Bedroom ø bathroom ø reception room ø private balcony with views over Canary Wharf ø gated allocated parking space ø porterage ø Council Tax=D ø EPC=B
Part Furnished £775 per week
Furnished £325 per week
+ £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply* Savills Wapping brodgers@savills.com 020 7456 6800
+ £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply* Savills Canary Wharf ibates@savills.com 020 7531 2522
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*£36 inc VAT for each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor reference where required. Inventory check out fee – charged at the end of or early termination of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees.
PROPERTY
Spot light on East London: Lauren Ireland, Head of Savills Docklands & Canary Wharf comments:
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he statistics speak for themselves: 2013 was a great year for Canary Wharf and Wapping, with price growths of 7.2 per cent and 11.1 per cent respectively. East London is catching up with Prime Central London, with Canary Wharf just 1 per cent behind Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Mayfair, and Wapping over 3 per cent ahead. This year looks set to be even better, with a 6 per cent growth forecasted for Outer Prime London compared to 3 per cent in more central locations. Canary Wharf’s transformation from an isolated industrial island to an exciting, up and coming district is finally reflected by significant rises in residential property prices. Hot on the heels of Prime Central London and forecast to outpace it in the year ahead, it’s an exhilarating time for all of us who work and live in the area. UK and international buyers alike are seeing the benefits of buying in East London, with the majority upsizing here. While British buyers
remain dominant, purchasers from China are the most prominent international buyers, making up nearly a fifth of all transactions. As the capital’s leading business district, and a hub for international trade and commerce, it’s no surprise that Canary Wharf is rising in popularity as a place to live. Banks, law firms and media organisations alike have moved to Canary Wharf, in turn sparking the arrival of popular restaurants, bars and nightlife, drawing visitors through the weekend and dispelling the ghost town critiques. We’ve even got the country’s largest branch of Waitrose in Canada Square for the ultimate weekly shop. Transport links are already good with the DLR and Jubilee both servicing Canary Wharf, but they are set to get even better when Crossrail opens in 2018, with just a 13 minute journey to Bond Street and 39 minute trip to Heathrow. The Canary Wharf Crossrail station will be the largest and comes with 100,000 sq ft of proposed retail space as well as a roof-top park and community facility.
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, E14
Pan Peninsula West, Pan Peninsula Square, E14
Guide Price: £1.495m
Guide Price £4m
A lovely two bed duplex apartment both with en suite and dressing area, guest bathroom, galleried area and protected parking.
Arguably one of Canary Wharf’s most prestigious addresses this four bedroom apartment occupies the top two floors of Pan Peninsula West. The 180o views take in Canary Wharf and the City’s stunning sky line as well as the River Thames.
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Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk
Pan Peninsula, E14 £1,950,000 This 1,600 sq ft luxurious three bedroom apartment is set on the 41st floor and boasting amazing panoramic views across London and The Thames. EPC: B
Trinity Tower, E14 £1,740,000 Luxurious 2,100 sq ft two bedroom, two bathroom 16th & 17th floor apartment offering wonderful viewsand an allocated parking space. EPC: C
Seacon Tower, E14 £450 per week (charges apply)* Two bedroom two bathroom apartment located within this exclusive gated riverside development with direct river views. EPC: C
West India Quay, E14 - £795 per week (charges apply)* A spectacular two bedroom two bathroom apartment with the most stunning views of Canary Wharf. EPC: B
Hamptons Canary Wharf Office Sales. 020 7745 7121 | Lettings. 020 7745 7120
*Tenant Charges Tenants should note that as well as rent, an administration charge of £216 (Inc. VAT) per property and a referencing charge of £54 (Inc. VAT) per person will apply when renting a property. Please ask us for more information about other fees that may apply or visit www.hamptons.co.uk/rent/tenant-charges
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Hello, we’re your new neighbours. Because it’s important to you.
We haven’t moved far, but we needed to up-size to meet demand. We will be opening in early 2014. In the meantime, if you need advice on selling or letting your home, please call 020 7745 7121. www.hamptons.co.uk
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Landmark West, E14 - £380,000 Leasehold
New Providence Wharf, E14 - £665,000 Leasehold
• Investment opportunity • One bed luxury apartment • 6th floor, dual aspect • Let until June 2015
• Large two bed, two bath • Spacious river facing balcony • Covered valet parking • 24hr concierge, gym & pool
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Pan Peninsula, E14 - £1,395,000 Leasehold
Landmark West, E14 - £1,750,000 Leasehold
• Unique 1500 sq ft apartment • Two bed, two bath • 24th floor, 180 degree views • Two balconies, two parking spaces
• 29th floor sub penthouse • Three bed, two bath • 1625 sq ft, two parking spaces • 24hr concierge & gym
EPC-B
11 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4HE
EPC-B
020 7715 9700 joneslanglasalle.co.uk
Tenant agency fees: £240 inc VAT administration fee per property, £48 inc VAT referencing fee per Tenant/Guarantor
Kara Court, E3 - £285pw
Aqua Vista, E3 - £340pw
• One bedroom • Balcony • 24hr Concierge • Devons road DLR
• Two bed, two bath • Bow location • Terrace • Bike storage & concierge
EPC-C
Boatyard Apartments, E14 - £385pw
Landmark West, E14 - £565pw
• Two bed, two bath • Balcony • River views • Secure parking
• Two bed, two bath • Balcony • 24hr Concierge & gym • Heron Quays DLR
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This immaculately presented three bedroom top floor apartment, in this highly anticipated development. This recently completed 1,152 sq ft apartment offers stunning views over the Thames Barrier Park, Canary Wharf, The River Thames and the City. The apartment comprises of a huge open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, three large bedrooms, one with an en-suite and one further family bathroom.
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This apartment offers naturally bright and well-proportioned living space, including modern fixtures and fittings and an extensive private outside balcony. The property also benefits from Amtico wooden flooring in the hallway, lounge and kitchen. Located in the stunning Waterside Park Development, the complex has great transport links into the City and Canary Wharf. EPC Rating: C
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A beautifully presented and extremely well proportioned top floor duplex warehouse conversion in excess of 1200sqft. This property benefits from a large master bedroom to the top floor with the additional benefit of a separate sliding partitioned informal second bedroom/study space which is situated within the extensive living area. Fantastic sized open plan living area and kitchen with shower room, walk in store cupboard and acrylic spiral staircase leading to the master bedroom with vaulted ceilings and en-suite bathroom.
ÂŁ534,995 www.cbre.co.uk/residential
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orion Point, e14 Two Bedroom Duplex
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This stunning duplex-penthouse apartment located at the top of Orion Point, The Odyssey. The apartment has been designed to exploit the virtues of natural light and space, with part open-plan living areas, creating an apartment of great versatility. The property also boasts secured parking, 24 hour concierge, leisure facilities and is located within easy reach of the DLR. The apartment includes floor-to-ceiling glass feature wall leading onto a dining area and galleried lounge linked by a spiral staircase. There is also a spacious terrace area covered by a unique sculptured steel ‘wave’ offering spectacular views of the River, Canary Wharf and the City. EPC Rating: G
£675 per week the heron, ec2y Two Bedroom Apartment Twenty eighth floor two bedroomed corner apartment with north and west views is now available in this highly anticipated development. The apartment is furnished to an extremely high standard including bespoke sofas, rugs and lighting throughout. The apartment offers generous floor space, comprising of a vast open-plan living area, two double bedrooms and two luxurious bathrooms. Floor to ceiling glass amplifies both the light and space in the apartment as well as a large balcony that offers incredible views. The Heron also offers residents with a tranquil landscaped roof garden and membership to The Heron’s exclusive private club. This includes a private residents’ restaurant and bar, state of the art gymnasium, a private screening room and conference facilities. EPC Rating: C
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£1,265 per week www.cbre.co.uk/residential
Franklyn James
E14 The Landmark West, Canary Wharf £595 PW
E14 Orion Point, Isle of Dogs
A gorgeous two double bedroom 19th floor apartment set with the desirable Landmark. This property offers exceptional views from its floor to ceiling windows, a stylish fully integrated kitchen, two luxury bathroom suites and a large private balcony.
A fantastic two double bedroom duplex penthouse apartment. This property has floor to ceiling windows throughout, a modern fitted kitchen, two stylish bathrooms and a private terrace with stunning river views. Includes two parking spaces, access to gym and concierge service.
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£675 PW
E14 Boardwalk Place, Canary Wharf
£725 PW
A stunning three double bedroom penthouse apartment comprising of a huge reception area with floor to ceiling windows, two bathroom suites, a modern integrated kitchen and a large private terrace. Allocated underground parking is available as well as 24hr concierge on-site.
E14 West India Quay, Canary Wharf
£950 PW
This spaciously appointed two bedroom apartment enjoys unparralled views over Canary Wharf. There are two large double bedrooms both of which have luxurious en-suite bathrooms. The apartment is offered fully furnished to the highest of standards with modern and contemporary style furniture.
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E14 Nova Building, Isle of Dogs
ÂŁ524,950
A beautiful two bedroom, two bathroom apartment set within the sought after Odyssey development. Breath taking river views can be enjoyed from your own private garden and further features include a contemporary style kitchen, fitted wardrobes and allocated parking.
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E14 Garford Street, Westferry
ÂŁ650,000
A rarely available three bedroom semi-detached freehold house situated on a quiet residential turning. This house is ideal for a family and comprises of an open-plan reception/diner, kitchen, two bathrooms, private rear garden and off street parking for two cars.
Canary Wharf 020 7005 6080
Bow 020 8983 2930
Limehouse 020 7791 1777
Bow 020 8983 2930
Limehouse 020 7791 1777
Canary Wharf 020 7005 6080
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STATE OF THE MARKET Buying is back in
City Fringes Continue to Boom
JASON TAYLOR, senior sales manager at Franklyn James Estate Agents, comments on the state of the residential property market
ALASDAIR CARPENTER, managing director of Lourdes Estate Agents, comments on the state of the residential property market
We often get asked as estate agents if the market is going to increase or decrease, but the reality is that no one has a crystal ball. Market trends have historically told us accurately where the top and bottom of markets have been reached, but to predict the turning curve you really have to be in the property industry. At the moment, buying a property is fashionable again, with adverts on television of mortgage lending, help to buy and increasing landlord portfolios. Even early evening programmes are back on prime time television channels showing all types of buyers en-route to finding their dream home. The usual suspects Sarah Beaney, Phil and Kirsty, are all back in the limelight with shows that promote the fact that the market is active again, buyers are having to move quickly to obtain a property and vendors are putting more thought into moving or improving. One thing is certain, that interest rates are going to increase next year and many buyers want to source a property but also a desirable mortgage rate. In reality, the best time to buy is when the market is in a recession and prices have declined, but with the media backing, the housing boom effect is always the same: buyers will increase in their numbers to outnumber properties that are actually on the market. Shanice Westfall, personal assistant to Jason at Franklyn James comments on applicant registration: “Over the last six months I have recorded a record number of sales applicants registering with Franklyn James. This could be due to several different factors, including how average house prices have surged by £14,000, or 8.8 per cent in a single year, rising at their fastest pace since 2010 as revealed by the latest Nationwide house price index. “It also found that average property values rose 0.7 per cent month on month, the biggest increase since April 2008. This ultimately places a sense of urgency onto perspective buyers wishing to get ahead in case the same figures repeat themselves again in 2014. “Coupling this with Jason’s comments on mortgage rates due to increase in 2015, economically; this is the year to make your purchase. In turn, this is incurring multiple offers being made on a very much regular basis and I’m sure many vendors have been pleasantly surprised with Franklyn James being in a position to obtain above asking price offers.”
The eastern fringe of London’s Square Mile is fast becoming one of London’s most intenselyburning property hot-spots. The area is alive with commercial and residential expansion and web and creative companies are snapping up office space as quickly as developers can construct it. The City fringes are fast becoming both gentrified and fashionable; it’s a far more polished district than it was a decade ago during the dot-com expansion when the first wave of creative types arrived. The sheer volume of development around Aldgate is simply staggering. Prices of the new luxury high-rise apartments are achieving record levels for the area with demand outstripping supply. Aldgate and the areas within close proximity, such as Shoreditch and Whitechapel, are perfect for young fashion-industry people and City professionals who want a cool home in a walk-towork location. Although the prices of property in the area is comparatively high in historic terms, it still remains relatively cheap in comparison to many other central London locations. As Lourdes is such a firm believer in the area, we are proud to be launching exciting new City offices located just moments from Aldgate East tube station: giving us the ability to service both The City and areas around the eastern fringes. The company has performed exceptionally well in the last few years and was named Letting Agent of the Year in the 2013 Wharf property awards – just one of season industry awards to the company’s name. Lourdes has a huge presence in the Docklands region and now aims to expand this further throughout the City area. The new office demonstrates the company’s commitment to continued growth. Daniel Treasure, group managing director, said: “We are genuinely very excited about our new City office and the opportunity it affords us as a company. It has taken us eight years to cement our reputation as the leading independent estate agent in Docklands and we now have our sights firmly set on doing the same in the City and City fringe locations.” As the company goes from strength to strength and both the brand presence and market share continue to increase, Lourdes is planning further expansion into new areas in the coming years.
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Reservoir Studios, London, E1
New Capital Quay, Greenwich, SE10
This modern one bedroom apartment is set within a private gated development and features a large reception room, kitchen diner, spacious bedroom with walk in wardrobe and a modern bathroom. The property is located a short distance to Limehouse DLR station providing easy access to both the City and Canary Wharf.
Lourdes are proud to offer this brand new one bedroom apartment situated within this Greenwich riverside development. Offering a very high specification the property comprises of an open plan reception with a fully integrated kitchen, large double bedroom, contemporary bathroom and private balcony.
EPC = C
£335 per week
EPC = C
£350 per week
Milligan Street, Limehouse, E14
City Harbour, London, E14
This modern two bedroom house which has recently undergone a refurbishment, features a large main reception, separate fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property also benefits from off-street parking, private garden and is within a short walk of Canary Wharf and the Westferry DLR Station.
A large two bedroom apartment located close to Crossharbour DLR station and Canary Wharf. The property features a spacious reception room, fully fitted kitchen, private balcony overlooking the water, two double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Further benefits include secure parking and concierge.
EPC = C
EPC = C
£375 per week
96 Three Colt Street, Limehouse, London, E14 8AP
£465 per week
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New Providence Wharf, Fairmont Avenue, E14
Francis Close, Manchester Road, E14
A one double bedroom apartment in this modern development. The apartment benefits from views of the river Thames, resident’s spa, swimming pool and 24 hour concierge. Featuring granite worktops, under floor heating and a limestone finish three piece bathroom suite. New Providence Wharf is within minutes from Canary Wharf and the Jubilee line station.
A charming two double bedroom freehold house. Benefiting from a modern finish kitchen/dining area which leads out to a bright and airy living room with solid wood flooring and a spiral staircase leading to the first floor which comprises of two double bedrooms and a newly fitted three piece bathroom suite. Further benefits include a private garden and an allocated parking space.
EPC = C
£379,999
£399,999
EPC = C
The Watergardens, Narrow Street, E14
Tequila Wharf, Limehouse, E14
Lourdes are pleased to offer this attractive two bedroom apartment in the popular Watergardens development, located in the heart of Narrow street. This property benefits from a west facing living room, open plan kitchen, modern fitted bathroom, separate cloakroom, two double bedrooms and underground parking.
Lourdes are delighted to offer this spectacular three bedroom penthouse apartment. This unique property comprises of an expansive reception room, bespoke modern kitchen with integrated appliances, wrap around landscaped terrace Wharf, master bedroom with en-suite, a separate dressing room, two further double bedrooms one with ensuite bathroom and a further family bathroom.
EPC = C
£500,000
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£1,350,000 enquiries@lourdes-estates.com
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Avant Garde, Shoreditch E1
Berglen Court, Limehouse E14
£595 per week
£440 per week
Brand new I Two bedroom apartment I Communal gardens WiFi lounge I 24/7 concierge I Residents’ gym Furnished I EPC B
Two bedroom apartment I Marina views I Concierge Recently decorated I Secure parking Furnished I EPC C
Port East, Nr Canary Wharf E14
New Providence Wharf E14
£400 per week
£380 per week
Substantial studio I Warehouse conversion I Original features 24 hour porter I Parking available I Close to transport links Unfurnished I EPC C
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Spacious I Two bedroom penthouse I Tower Bridge/river views 5th floor I Secure parking I 24hr concierge I Good transport links 1,185sqft/111m2 I EPC C
Lockson’s Close, Broomfield Street E14
Medland House, Limehouse Basin E14
£359,950
£1,100,000
Two bed, two bath apartment I Canal views I 1st Floor Secure parking I Gated development I Langdon Park DLR 768sqft/71m2 I EPC D
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£1,725,000 f/H
A newly constructed six bedroom house offering over 4,000 sq ft of accommodation. Also features four bathrooms, three reception rooms and superb kitchen/dining room with high quality appliances. Impressive specification, double garage and landscaped plot behind electronic gates. Ideally located just ¼ mile from Bickley Station (Victoria 20 mins) and ½ mile from Elmstead Woods Station (London Bridge 20 mins). Energy Efficiency Rating C. Please contact our chislehurst office for more information: Tel: 020 8295 4900 Email: chislehurst@langfordrussell.co.uk
Southborough road, bickley br1
£1,195,000 F/h
Located in the heart of Bickley is this substantial six bedroom family home. Accommodation comprises spacious entrance hall, three reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. Externally the property boasts double garage, well maintained rear garden and private driveway. ¼ mile from Bickley Station (Victoria 20 mins). Energy Efficiency Rating D. Please contact our Bromley office for more information: Tel: 020 8315 5544 Email: bromley@langfordrussell.co.uk
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Dallinger Road, Lee, SE12 Price £1500 per calendar month*
Greenwich South Street, Greenwich, SE10 Price £3950 per calendar month*
A beautiful, well presented semi detached home located in a quiet tree lined road opposite Lee mainline station; you really couldn’t get a house any closer and in such a nice road. Versatile living for professional sharers or a family.
Located in the heart of West Greenwich, close to Greenwich DLR and mainline station is this beautiful five bedroom family home. This attractive Georgian period house offers a wealth of period features. Plus enclosed rear garden.
Bedrooms: 3 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: E Call Lee office on 020 8852 8633 to arrange to view
Bedrooms: 5 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: F Call Greenwich office on 020 8858 9911 to arrange to view
Sandtoft Road, Westcombe Park, SE3 Price £1695 per calendar month*
The Glebe, Blackheath, SE3 Price £2100 per calendar month*
This beautifully presented 3 bedroom period house is within the Charlton slopes area and is walking distance to Westcombe Park train station, shops and restaurants. High standard throughout. To the rear of the property is a 40ft garden. This property is offered unfurnished.
Beautifully presented 4 bedroom 1950’s house close to Blackheath Village. Downstairs lounge, kitchen/dining area, conservatory, double bedroom, shower, utility area & workroom leading to garden. A further 3 bedrooms & bathroom. Close to John Ball Primary School.
Bedrooms: 3 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: D Call Westcombe Park office on 020 8858 6101 to view
Bedrooms: 4 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: C Call Blackheath office on 020 8318 1311 to arrange to view
johnpayne.com/lettings * Standard tenant charges: £90 agreement fee. £75pp reference fee. Other fees may apply, visit johnpayne.com/tenantfees for more information.
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Coleraine Road, Blackheath, SE3 Price £1,600,000 Freehold
Bedrooms: 5 Receptions: 3 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: D Call Blackheath office on 020 8318 1311 to arrange to view
This handsome five bedroom period home is set well back on one of Westcombe Park’s most sought after roads within a short stroll of Westcombe Park station and the heath. Includes many original features, an attractive extension, 100’ garden and generous parking.
Burney Street, West Greenwich, SE10 Guide Price £1,600,000 Freehold
Bedrooms: 4 Receptions: 3 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: D Call Greenwich office on 020 8858 9911 to arrange to view
An elegant, four storey, Grade II Listed family town house c1840 situated in the heart of Greenwich village, combining both period and modern features, having a stunning contemporary bathroom and separate shower room, utility room and South facing walled garden.
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Lee High Road, Lee, SE12 Guide Price ÂŁ850,000 Freehold
Bedrooms: 5 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 2 EPC: E Call Lee office on 020 8852 8633 to arrange to view
A five bedroom Victorian semi-detached house on the highly popular Blackheath borders. The property benefits from off street parking and a delightful south facing garden. With many period style features the owners have renovated the property to an impressive standard.
Westcombe Hill, Blackheath, SE3 Price ÂŁ675,000 Freehold
Bedrooms: 3 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 1 EPC: E Call Westcombe Park office on 020 8858 6101 to arrange to view
This mid terrace three bedroom Victorian house is situated close to Westcombe Park Train Station and shops and amenities at Blackheath Royal Standard. Retaining many period features including stripped floorboards and feature fireplaces.
Blackheath Greenwich Westcombe Park Lee
020 8318 1311 020 8858 9911 020 8858 6101 020 8852 8633
1 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, SE3 0TA 227 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, SE10 8NB 11 Stratheden Parade, Westcombe Park, SE3 7SX 119 Burnt Ash Road, Lee, SE12 8RA
Cinnabar Wharf Central, West Wapping E1W
Eluna Building, Wapping E1W
£650,000
£580,000
Lime Close, West Wapping E1W
Cinnabar Wharf Central,West Wapping E1W
£595,000
£1,100,000
Modern built 2 bedroom apartment set on the 4th floor of this prestigious riverside development. Climate control heating. Laminate wood floors. Secure Underground parking space. 24 Hour porterage/security. Close to St Katharine’s Dock and Tower
Modern Built 3 bedroom, 2 storey House. Garden. Allocated parking space. Planning consent for conservatory. Close to St Katharine’s Dock and Tower Hill Stations.
Modern Built 2 bedroom 2nd floor apartment. Balcony with views towards Canary Wharf. Laminate wood flooring. Secure parking Space. Close to Wapping Station, Local Bus Routes and amenities.
Modern Built 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom raised ground floor apartment within this prestigious riverside development. Laminate wood floors. Terrace. Secure Underground parking space. 24 hour porterage/security. Close to St Katharine’s Dock and Tower Hill Stations.
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Hermitage Court, West Wapping E1W
Nightingale House, West Wapping E1W
£560 Per Week
£415 Per Week
Modern Built 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 3rd floor apartment. Laminate wood floors. Balcony overlooking residents courtyard. Secure underground parking space. Porterage. Close to St Katharine’s Dock and Tower Hill Stations.
Kingsley Mews, Wapping E1W
1980’s Built 1 Bedroom 7th Floor apartment. Balcony with views over St Katharine’s Dock. Close to Tower Hill Stations.
Sanderling Lodge, St Kaktharine’s Dock,West Wapping E1W
Modern Built 2 bedroom 1st floor apartment. Laminate wood floors. Fully fitted kitchen. Secure underground parking space. Close to Wapping station, local bus routes and amenities.
Modern Built 4th Floor 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Apartment. Laminate wood Floors. Fully Fitted kitchen. Balcony with views over St Katharine’s Dock. Secure Undergound Parking space. 24 Hour Porterage/Security. Close to Tower Hill Stations.
£415 Per Week
£795 Per Week
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Maddox Street, Mayfair W1 • 1 Bedroom
• Direct lift access
• Bathroom
• Approx. 505 sq ft (46.97 sq m)
• Kitchen / drawing room
• EPC rating: current (C) potential (C)
Guide price £1,000,000
“ A beautifully finished first floor mezzanine flat in this new development just off Regent Street”
Leasehold with 999 years remaining
For more information call Oliver Gibson on 020 7306 1652 or email ogibson@waellis.com JSA Knight Frank 020 7499 1012
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Grosvenor Crescent Mews, Belgravia SW1 • 4 Bedrooms
• Kitchen/dining room
• 4 Bathrooms
• Garage parking
• Guest cloakroom
• Approx. 3,025 sq ft (281 sq m)
• 2 Reception rooms
• EPC rating: current (C) potential (C)
“ An immaculate house located in one of London’s most sought after areas in Belgravia””
£5,500 per week Furnished
For more information call Lucy Morton on 020 7306 1630 or email lmorton@waellis.com
W.A.Ellis LLP 174 Brompton Road London SW3 1HP
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COUNTRY LIVING, VILLAGE LIFE all only 40 minutes from Canary Wharf M11 12 miles Stansted Airport & mainline station 10 miles West Essex, nr Great Dunmow ÂŁ2.85 million Perhaps the perfect family home. An exceptional, secluded village rectory of over 7500 sq ft. Beautifully restored with a grand hall, five reception rooms, bespoke kitchen/breakfast room, recreation rooms, seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, heated swimming pool, garaging, about 1.8 acres.
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Wimbledon Hill Park, London
5 Remaining - Prices on Application
An exceptional new development surrounded by extensive parklands located within minutes of Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon Village and some of the area’s best schools The first phase offers 8 superbly appointed detached homes • 4 traditional and 4 contemporary with accommodation ranging from approximately 3,350 sq ft to almost 6,000 sq ft
For further information or to make an appointment to view please call 0208 947 9833 or e-mail to enquiries@robertholmes.co.uk
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You really can enjoy the pleasures of village life just one stop from Canary Wharf, and just see what’s on offer: • Larger than average 1 bed apartments from 570 sq ft • Balconies and/ or terraces to all apartments • Innovative and striking architecture • Fantastic transport connections • Minutes from the O2 arena • Acres of parkland including the Peninsula Ecology Park • First homes ready for occupation from Winter 2014
We also have 2 bedroom apartments available from £425,000
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COMPANY PROFILE HURFORD-SALVI-CARR Hurford-Salvi-Carr’s property management team relocate to London; we speak to manager, Natalie Doyle, about what motivated the recent move
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t a time when most property management teams are relocating to areas outside of London, Hurford-SalviCarr has moved its property management team to one of its central London offices. We asked Natalie Doyle who heads up the property management team, why this is so. According to Natalie, it was to offer our clients and tenants a superior service: “The department was previously based in Hertford and being so far from our portfolio of properties meant our response time was not as efficient as it should be,” Natalie continues: “for a property management department to be as effective as possible, they have to have a thorough understanding of the properties they are managing and this can only happen if you are located within close proximity to your portfolio.” Natalie, who joined Hurford-Salvi- Carr last December has ten years industry experience; she believes as a property manager you have to see properties and know them to offer the best service possible. So why on earth are most companies moving their management teams to locations outside of the capital? Quite simply, it’s more cost effective for their businesses. Natalie comments: “the
overheads are considerably less and as we move into an era when more and more things are becoming system driven with less of a personal touch, you can understand why some companies may want to take advantage of lower operating costs.” The relocation to London brought about a new team consisting of eight key members with collective experience of over 40 years. The team look after a portfolio of properties worth in excess of £280,000,000 in prime London areas including the West End, the City and the Docklands. Natalie is pleased to say the response from clients so far, has been very positive. “Property management is often a thankless task, and you generally only hear from people when they’re upset about a situation, so to get thanks for a job well done is massive in our industry,” she explains. Equally, the response from tenants has been positive, especially in relation to resolving issues prior to moving in. Natalie is happy for any current or potential landlords to contact her directly if they would like to discuss anything relating to the management of their property. Natalie is based in the company’s large marina facing office in Limehouse E14.
Natalie Doyle Hurford-Salvi-Carr 020 7791 7033 Natalie.doyle@h-s-c.co.uk hurford-salvi-carr.co.uk
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Greenwich Square is a benchmark for modern city living in the heart of beautiful Greenwich, offering a limited number of stunning maisonettes. The vision will bring to life a vibrant public square including leisure facilities and a range of retail amenities.
limited edition maisonettes now available • Rare opportunity of 3 bedroom maisonettes. • All maisonettes provide gardens or terraces. • High specification & bespoke interior design. • On-site cafés, restaurants, retail and a new leisure centre. • New
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