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EXPERIENCE Bombardier’s Business Aviation Magazine • Issue 38 • 2022

Alter Eco

Exploring the Challenger 3500 • Hidden Sintra Sustainable Innovation • Couture Furniture And More

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PROFILE

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Stage Presence

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Haute Décor

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Hidden Sintra

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Gateway to Glory

Catching up with Les Goldberg, the CEO and President of LMG.

By Juliette Baxter

CR AFTSMANSHIP Designer Sergio Prieto on the power of fusing art, technique and style.

By Abi Slone

TR AVEL Unveiling Portugal's pocket of magificence.

By Charu Suri

An inspired tour through the wonders of Negev.

By Ellen Himmelfarb

IN EVERY ISSUE 07 Insight

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08 Contributors 09 Radar 53 Bombardier Worldwide

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Radar: Gabor Jurina's legendary lens.

54 Fleet 55 Sales Team 56 News

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Majestic Reflections Exploring Tawny Chatmon's golden age of art.

By Yaniya Lee

CITY GUIDE

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Dublin Odyssey A celebrated tour of Ireland's cultural mecca.

By J. Paul Halferty

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Alter Eco A behind-the-scenes look at Bombardier's Product Sustainability team.

By Renée Morrison

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AIRCR AFT

Rising Star Charting the innovation of the Challenger 3500.

By Christopher Korchin

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Craftsmanship: Dovain Studio's hyper-modern Meco chair.

PHOTOS: GABOR JURINA • COURTESY OF DOVAIN STUDIO

SPOTLIGHT

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he awareness of the importance of a greener business aviation industry has been on the rise within the industry, but also among business jet owners. Last October, the industry made a bold new commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, a major upgrade to the previous pledge to halve emissions from 2005 levels.

At Bombardier, we have been working diligently on making these goals a reality, and I’m very proud of our environmental stewardship. Our continued work with the Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) is a good example. This independent alliance uniquely brings the whole business aviation supply chain together to tackle the challenge of sourcing, delivering and encouraging the uptake of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). We’re also leading the charge in finding tangible solutions for business jet owners. In addition to ensuring that all our demonstration and delivery flights have access to SAF, we’re also at the forefront of leading this change through the design of our aircraft.

Our new business jet, the Challenger 3500 aircraft, is an exciting new embodiment of our hard work in this area. Already setting the agenda for performance and reliability, the Challenger 3500 is also the most sustainably designed aircraft in its class. In the following pages of Experience, we’ll highlight the new Challenger 3500 business jet and also show you how our dedicated team of engineers and designers have worked to introduce luxurious yet sustainable cabin materials that won’t compromise style and comfort.

Moreover, the Challenger 3500 is the only other business aircraft—following the flagship Global 7500—in the industry that will have an Environmental Product Declaration, an independently verified and detailed declaration about the aircraft’s environmental footprint throughout its lifecycle.

To achieve sustainability goals, we must constantly reassess and remain open to change. In the Spotlight feature on artist Tawny Chatmon, she explains how her altered thinking enabled the creative evolution of her work.

As dynamic city Dublin celebrates its increasingly sophisticated visitor offering, it is also marking the centenary of Ulysses, native Dubliner James Joyce’s seminal work. The innovative tome exemplifies the power of narrative to transform cultural ideas for a diverse audience. Events impresario and the very first Challenger 3500 aircraft owner, Les Goldberg, explains how he is reimagining the entertainment world. Through a series of hybrid events that optimise hologram technology, augmented and virtual reality, Goldberg is keeping the art of storytelling alive while captivating audiences worldwide.

Just as Goldberg is committed to sustaining the longevity of his business, so Bombardier is dedicated to supporting all our owners in achieving their sustainable goals. We are building a future for our industry, but we cannot do this alone. It is essential we unify all those that embrace business aviation whether as supplier, customer, owner, operator or OEM. If we reassess our position within the overall environmental context, we will continue to strengthen the momentum. We started the conversation about sustainability, we remain steadfast in finding solutions, and we invite you to join us. 

“WE MUST CONSTANTLY REASSESS AND REMAIN

OPEN TO CHANGE.”

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Yaniya Lee

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Yaniya Lee has written about art for museums and galleries across Canada, as well as for Vogue, Flash, FADER, Art in America and C Magazine. Her CV includes teaching Art Criticism at the University of Toronto, and working with collaborators on symposiums, programs and workshops. In 2020, Lee and curator Denise Ryner guest-edited Chroma, a special issue of Canadian Art magazine dedicated to black artists and black art histories. In this issue of Experience, Lee writes about artist Tawny Chatmon.

Alter Eco

Exploring the Challenger 3500 • Hidden Sintra Sustainable Innovation • Couture Furniture And More

Lauren Tamaki Alter Eco / page 20

Lauren Tamaki is a Canadian illustrator living in New York. Her clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Pentagram, Penguin Books,The New Yorker and Disney. Her book with Elizabeth Partridge, SEEN and UNSEEN: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration, is out in October 2022 (Chronicle).

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Gabor Jurina

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Toronto-born, New York-based photographer Gabor Jurina has been an integral part of the Canadian fashion industry, chronicling its development through his trusted lens for more than 30 years via magazines such as Esquire, FASHION, Oprah and Palm Beach Illustrated.

In this issue, we look back at some of Jurina's greatest hits and investigate the prolific aesthetic transformations he captured alongside bold face names ranging from R&B star Rihanna to Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

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J. Paul Halferty is Assistant Professor in Drama Studies at University College Dublin, where he serves as Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies. Halferty is also co-editor of the upcoming book, Analysing Gender in Performance, published by Palgrave Macmillan, which is slated to be published later this spring.

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 Sharp Shooter

PHOTO: COURTESY OF GABOR JURINA

As one of the most prolific photographers in Canada’s fashion history, Gabor Jurina has been able to assist models, celebrities and nobles alike with their aesthetic transitions through his portraits. As Rihanna moved into a more style-focused phase in her career— working with luxury fashion houses and highlysought-after creative teams—Jurina was there to document her metamorphosis from mere pop star to artist, and later, fashion icon, through his series of photographs taken with the Bajan talent. The photographer also made inroads into publishing, his work appearing in a number of fashion magazines (ranging from FASHION to Esquire Esquire)) in collaborations with Taylor Swift, Alexandre Despatie, Cicely Tyson and Meghan Markle during pivotal personal and public transformations. Being named Image Maker of the Year in 2016 by The Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards prompted Jurina to open up and organize his vast archive. On the heals of finishing his archival process this spring, Jurina is offering a select number of limited-edition fine art prints (by appointment only) via gaborjurina.com following a touring North American exhibition of his work in May. 

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 Cups of Mystery One of the biggest whodunits in design history is the French creator known as J.R., who occasionally turns everyday objects into enigmas.

Although this street artist/filmmaker/photographer/brand is renowned in the most elite circles of décor and art, his origin story and name are still unknown. To date, J.R. (a pseudonym) identifies himself only by his initials and always wears dark sunglasses and a fedora in public, typically refusing to speak to media outlets. Thus his work has to speak for itself.

An exclusive one-time-only collaboration with book publishers Phaidon— titled JR: JR Au Louvre—has the illusive innovator reconceiving a porcelain espresso set by way of his own street photography. This set of cups and saucers relays the visionary’s view of the Louvre, a museum that holds one of the largest collections of art and design on earth. 

Hitomi Hosono’s porcelain has been hailed as a cross-cultural phenomenon. In Hisono’s work, a combination of European and Asian sensibilities emerges as the artisan reinterprets the English traditions of Wedgwood ceramic-making while infusing her designs with her Japanese heritage. In Hosono’s cerebral, by-hand approach, crafting a vessel often takes up to seven months due to the intense research and artisanal methods used in the ideation process. And while the London-based ceramicist is fueled by her study of English porcelain, she never forgets the part her own background plays in her work. For example, supremely detailed motifs can range from delicately molded cornflowers of the English countryside to reproductions of nadeshiko blooms from her mother’s garden in Gifu. These stunning, poetic forms—which Hosono crafts with a chalk-like finish and gold embellishments—have created quite the mania for her pieces, elevating them to objets d’art status: Her bowls and vases have been exhibited at the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Kensington Gardens, the Tokyo Design Center and in Japanese embassies. All orders of Hosono’s work are made through Adrian Sassoon, the U.K.’s leading gallery for decorative art.  10

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PHOTOS: COURTESY OF ADRIAN SASSOON • COURTESY OF BERNARDAUD

 Porcelain Poetry

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 Couture Furniture

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF PARTISANS • COURTESY OF ROCHE BOBOIS

When Jean Paul Gaultier announced his retirement in January of 2020, the global design community gasped. Although his 50-year run in fashion earned Gaultier some downtime, none could imagine that the highly successful couturier—one of the last left on the planet who sketches and drapes—would ever leave his atelier. Luckily, those mourning the fashion industry’s loss can still turn to the décor industry for solace, as Gaultier has collaborated with Parisian furniture house, Roche Bobois. True to Gaultier’s style, every cushion in the limited-edition collection of sofas he has created for the high-end retailer is made by hand in a dedicated workshop, using the same methods as an haute couture atelier. 

 Bright Ideas Designed by Partisans, a Toronto-based architectural studio whose forté is merging state-of-the-art technology with form and function, the Gweilo collection of custom lights represents a new era in home and business décor. In a process called thermoforming—a technique which allows etched optical-grade acrylic sheets to be custom-shaped—each Gweilo light piece is heated to almost 750°F to become molten and workable. During this heating and subsequent cooling of each fixture, LED strips are embedded in the structure so that a one-of-a-kind pattern of dazzling light shines across a pliable sheet. The Partisan team meets with clients one-on-one before creation begins to assess appropriate design and proportions so that every fixture is tailor-made for specific needs and spaces.  EXPERIENCE

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 Hotel Heaven

 High Road

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF ASTON MARTIN • COURTESY OF AMBIENTE

Named after the high-flying, magical figure from Norse mythology, Aston Martin’s Valkyrie model has reecently been unleashed to the public. While details of the much-anticipated vehicle were shrouded in secrecy prior to the first deliveries, what will take your breath away is that this Hypercar—born from a partnership between Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies—will offer a hybrid powertrain consisting of a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 engine and an electric motor. The vehicle also boasts a seven-speed automatic transmission which directs power to the rear wheels. The design echoes a Formula 1 template as it seats two in a reclined feet-up position within its tear-drop cockpit. To up the ante on the car’s sleek factor, the Valkyrie includes rear-facing cameras mounted to the car’s flanks—which give the vehicle a racetrack-ready look. 

Jaw-dropping Thunder Mountain views and picture-perfect sprawling vistas are par for the course at Ambiente, a new sustainable luxury hotel with 40 cubeshaped atriums structured to hover high above the Sedona desert scenery in what is being dubbed the “first landscape hotel” in North America. Surrounded by 300-plus miles of hiking and mountain-biking trails, the property includes a market-inspired restaurant and vast pool with a top tier bar serving vintages and libations from around the world. Ambiente’s culinary offerings will include a full-service signature restaurant, Forty1, led by Executive Chef Lindsey Dale along with a custom craft-cocktail program developed by nationally recognized mixologist Rob Floyd. Forty1 will complement the Drifter, a separate culinary destination housed within a custom Airstream positioned contiguously to the poolside lounge, which will serve casual lunch options and poolside fare daily. The exquisite spa offerings top things off with massages using treatment ingredients plucked from the land.

This is an addition to the spa’s series of crystal bowl sound healing chakra therapies. The property also sets its visitors up with an A-list stargazing program: All who book a stay at Ambiente will have direct access to a private astronomic expert, who will help navigate the planetary pathways in the sky post-sundown. 

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PHOTO: COURTESY OF SYN ARCHITECTS

 Architectural Marvels Leave it to Syn Architects to draft designs that strive to be as dynamic as Asia’s own complex ecosystems. At China’s Mount Tai, the firm recently created “Hometown Moon,” a structure that rises up from a surrounding water feature, creating a mirror image that magnifies the beauty of the design. Respecting landscapes that stir their ideas and ideals, Syn Architects are fast becoming one of the most intriguing collectives in the world—they choose to work with private clients looking to commission organically inspired buildings that utilize sustainable and natural materials.. materials. 

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Majestic Reflections e ect o s Majestic Tawny Chatmon’s artworks embody a golden age of innovation.

By Yaniya Lee

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rtist Tawny Chatmon is among the many Black American talents coming to prominence during our collective moment of transformation. While galleries, museums and other art spaces begin to reassess their mission statements and take a serious look at how diversity can improve their environments, talents such as Chatmon continue to lead conversations centering on equality. Her photo-painting montages are a dramatic and sensational celebration of Black beauty. She manipulates photographic portraits using digital software, and then adorns them with designs in acrylic paint and gold leaf.

Much of her work shares an aesthetic sensibility with the paintings from Gustav Klimt’s golden phase. The Austrian symbolist painter, known for his intense, gilded artworks suffused with romantic intimacy, is indeed an influence. Klimt used textured mosaic gold motifs in detailed, intricate, beautiful patterns that mimicked what he saw in Byzantine relics. While Chatmon’s use of pattern and color is very similar to Klimt’s, her intentions are not at all the same. What she wants to emulate in her own art are the feelings of regality, magnificence, and beauty she feels when she views his work. “I am looking to convey to the people who sit for me that they are important, they are valuable, they are beautiful,” she explains.

Before becoming a fine artist, Chatmon, who had an early background in theatrical arts, worked as a designer and a commercial photographer. It was only after her father passed away that she started to reassess her own potential. She had been very involved in her father’s care while he was ill, and before he passed away, he gave her important counsel. “He just said: ‘The way that you’re doing all of these things for me, why don’t you try to go that hard for your photography?’” Chatmon recalls. After her father passed, Chatmon tried to push through her grief. “Part of me just wanted to do nothing at that point,” she says, “and then the other part of me wanted to make him proud and do what he told me.”

Soon after, Chatmon began to feel differently about her own role as a parent. “Losing him made me think about how my kids would feel without me. What will they do? With everything that was happening in the world, the thoughts of leaving my kids behind weren’t sitting well with me. I then started focusing on creating artwork.” And her way of doing that was to create beautiful portraits of Black people, art that reflects the world she wants her children to live in. “Me and my kids were going to marches and protests, donating to different organizations, but I kept thinking: What more could I do?” It wasn’t until the Maryland-based artist began to ask herself subsequent questions such as “What am I doing to contribute to that world that I want for my children?” that new concepts and themes began to guide EXPERIENCE

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her images. Pivotal queries such as “How can I contribute to some sort of change?” further informed her process, until finally she allowed her photographs to speak for her. “The work,” she says, “became more powerful than anything I can say.”

“I’ve always known I’m a Black woman,” she says, noting the inequality she witnessed and experienced while growing up. After becoming a mother, her activism began to germinate and she instinctually started thinking about the implications of creating a better world for her family. “Having children confirmed that discrimination of any kind is not okay for my children,” she says. “All of my concerns and all of the emotions [connected] to them are poured into the work,” she says. Her aim is to impart those feelings of excellence she sees in her subjects and in the future of Black art. Chatmon wants anyone looking at her art to feel the same sense of power she felt when she first encountered a Klimt painting: “I want the viewer to feel those feelings of regality, of magnificence.”

A large part of that majesty is how she sees her own family— which is at the core of Chatmon’s practice. Until recently, much of her work featured portraits of those she shares a close relationship with. “The subjects are mostly my children, my relatives, my nieces, nephews, godchildren—so the work is always personal for me,” she says. Which is why Chatmon takes such care in how she presents what she has envisioned. For example, a pivotal phase of the artist’s image creation involves an array of design programs that allow her to manipulate her photographs. Once they are printed out, Chatmon lays them out on tables across her studio before applying 24-karat gold and/or jewels to her captures. She does this because the meticulous, labor-intensive process involved in each image’s adornment demands time, precision and aesthetic decisions which she hopes will motivate those who contemplate her art.

That preoccupation with intention is by no means accidental.

Chatmon is one of a group of artists who insist on making images where Black people are the focus. In other words, she believes that representation is key to changing the world. “Black art created by Black artists is about celebrating ourselves. We’re telling our own stories. We are presenting ourselves as more than just background, more than just ‘Other.’”

Nowhere is this more evident than in the way Chatmon embeds jewels and African symbols in her portraits. The goal of elevating whomever she portrays is brilliantly achieved with a nod to the techniques of Renaissance painters like Sandro Botticelli who used gold leaf to embellish and enhance their subjects. Chatmon is also drawn to the African sankofa symbol, as well as to birds, which she sees as “our connection to our ancestors, our connection from heaven to earth.” She has also been known to include upside down hearts in some of her work, which she discovered on tombstones during a research trip to Black cemeteries along the Underground Railroad.

Chatmon’s next collection of portraits promises to be a further expression of her knowledge of and enduring attraction to the art world’s past and future. She is exploring the combination of collage and paint through developed, meticulous curation of historical landscape paintings from the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Titled Pastoral Scenes, the series will be included in the upcoming Personal Structures exhibition at the Venice Biennale.

Showing from April 23 to November 27, Chatmon’s visions will fulfill what she once considered a lofty ambition: to champion an idea of Black excellence on a global scale. 

PAGE 14: The Awakening/Covered (2017), Courtesy of Tawny Chatmon.

PAGE 16: In Your Hoodie or Your White Tee (2021), Courtesy of Tawny Chatmon.

PAGE 17 (TOP): But She Already Knew They Were More Precious Than all the Jewels and Gold in the World (2020), Courtesy of Tawny Chatmon. (BOTTOM): The Awakening/Braiding Hour (2017), Courtesy of Tawny Chatmon.

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DUBLIN ODYSSEY A celebrated tour of Ireland’s cultural mecca.

By J. Paul Halferty

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While so much of Ireland’s architectural history is astonishing, there is nothing quite like Luttrellstown Castle Resort (above). The 567-acre private estate hosts an array of activities, from golf to horseback riding, fishing and falconry. Here, you can retire to the locally famed Lady Granville Suite. Named for Aileen Guinness—who, upon her marriage to Brinsley Sheridan Plunket became Lady Granville—Luttrellstown Castle was a wedding present from her father, Ernest Guinness. The 20-bedroom castle is available, with full staff, to be booked exclusively.

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PHOTO: COURTESY OF LUTTRELLSTOWN CASTLE RESORT

reland’s credentials as a literary powerhouse—boasting no less than four Nobel laureates for literature—are recognized by culture lovers the world over. This year, Dublin, the nation’s capital, will shine brighter as the world marks the 100th anniversary of James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses. The arts mecca—much like Joyce’s masterpiece—reveals tradition and innovation at every corner. Here’s a glance at the city’s upcoming literary festivals, exquisite culinary scenes and shopping musts.

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Dublin’s literati will be putting on the show of the century at the Bloomsday Festival (June 11–16) with scheduled readings from some of the world’s leading authors and thinkers.

Drama lovers will want to secure front row seats at the world-renowned Abbey Theatre, founded in 1904 by Ireland’s first Nobel laureate for literature, William Butler Yeats, and playwright Lady Augusta Gregory. A private tour at the recently opened Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) (right) offers access to the nation’s rich literary history through thought-provoking exhibitions. Book collectors will want to travel a few kilometers south of the city center to the seaside village of Dalkey for the Dalkey Book Festival (June 16–19) and book an appointment to see the collection at Ulysses Rare Books (which includes a first edition of Ulysses).

Another must? The National Gallery of Ireland, which is exhibiting a collection of J.M.W. Turner watercolors.

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Service meets style at the Merrion Hotel. Book the Garden Wing Penthouse Suite, a two-story, three-bedroom abode overlooking the hotel’s garden, where parents can take advantage of the property’s family friendly offerings, which include arranging daytime fun for the kids, and babysitters for the evening. The whole family can enjoy Art Tea, the afternoon tea service which offers confectionery inspired by the Merrion’s extensive art collection. The Shelbourne Hotel (left) remains a solid stay as the Princess Grace Suite lives up to its royal designation. Named after its most illustrious guest, actress and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly, this beautifully appointed suite offers stunning views of St. Stephen’s Green and a library that contains books on Kelly’s life. Both hotels are located within a stone’s throw of the Grafton Street Shopping Quarter, where luxury department store Brown Thomas houses up-to-the-season stock from Balenciaga, Prada and Gucci.

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF PATRICK GUILBAUD COURTESY OF SHELBOURNE HOTEL • ANDREW LEE

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Ireland has been experiencing a culinary revolution over the past decade, with more than 20 Michelin-starred restaurants on the island. Case in point: The much-raved-about, Michelinordained resto by Patrick Guilbaud (right) on Upper Merion Street has a menu which features the city’s finest French fare by way of an exquisite eight-course tasting menu, carefully made with local ingredients. Another must is Chapter One by chef Mickael Viljanen, whose ever-changing dinner menu has made Viljanen a local superstar among foodies and critics alike. A plethora of elevated dishes can also be found at Variety Jones, a restaurant situated on a quaint corner on Thomas Street. In this Michelin-tipped spot, world-renowned chef Keelan Higgs routinely updates his tasting menu and has managed to secure some of Europe’s finest vintages on his small-yet-impressively curated wine list.  GETTING THERE • Located 6 miles (10 km) north of Dublin, Signature-Dublin’s Terminal 1 (DUB / EIDW) is the perfect gateway to the capital of Irish culture. Reservations can be made at www.loyalty.signatureflight.com.

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ALTER ECO A sustainable-first mindset coming from Bombardier’s Product Sustainability team is changing the future of private aircraft at Bombardier.

By Renée Morrison

— Illustration by Lauren Tamaki

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an sustainability and luxury go hand in hand? The Product Sustainability and Environmental Affairs team at Bombardier has been working tirelessly for years to find the answer. And through several groundbreaking initiatives, it’s a resounding yes— and no longer an unrealistic ambition.

“The idea to have sustainable materials for our interiors started maybe five years ago, when we were having an internal discussion about how we can make an impact and make our product greener,” says Miguel Garcia Claro, Product Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Lead.

While the critical structural and technical components of an aircraft are extremely difficult to replicate with sustainable materials due to safety requirements, it soon became clear that the cabin interior materials would be a suitable place to start. And so began the team-wide effort in researching upcycled, sustainable, flame-resistant, durable fabrics—and only the most attractive ones, of course, keeping in mind that these must still be consistent with the high-end cabin interior finishings Bombardier is known for. Much as luxury brands such as Stella McCartney and Gucci have embraced the concept of adding in sustainable materials without reshaping their ethos, so too has Bombardier with its business aircraft.

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BEAUTIFUL EUCALYPTUS HARDWOOD VENEER & NATURAL CARPET OPTIONS ARE RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

ABOVE (TOP): Miguel Garcia Claro and his team are on a mission to offer Bombardier customers a growing palette of luxurious materials which have lower carbon footprints. (MIDDLE): Eucalyptus hardwood veneer and natural, biodegradable carpet options are made of resilient plants that require less water. (BOTTOM): From furnishings to interiors, an extensive testing process ensures sustainable cabin materials are prioritized.

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“The idea was to bring sustainability even closer to our customers,” says Hajar Halim, Product Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Professional at Bombardier. “What better way than to offer a line of interior materials that they can see and touch? Our customers will see firsthand that style is not compromised.”

A beautiful eucalyptus hardwood veneer is rapidly renewable (since growth only takes a few years); carpet options are made of natural and more locally sourced fibres and blends; upcycled wool is a durable and versatile seat cover option to mix into designer cabin palettes. These are just a few of the impeccable options available for new aircraft owners selecting their interior finishings, and Bombardier is working to expand that offering significantly.

Measurable results are crucial—“we knew it had to be science-based, not greenwashing,” adds Garcia Claro. “For the moment, our two main criteria are CO2 emissions and water consumption throughout the life cycle of a material. We ask suppliers to provide all the information in regards to energy consumption, water consumption, chemical use, transportation and more. We collaborate with them in order to have a life cycle analysis of their material.”

Understanding the challenges of this process, Bombardier collab­orates closely with suppliers to help them transition to a more sustainable production model. Currently, Bombardier and its major interior suppliers are on a collaborative path to offer more sustainable materials to customers. Some options under consideration were inter­esting in theory but failed to meet regulatory requirement.

“We’ve been benchmarking against other companies and they are not at the same level—they are mostly in the concept phase,” says Garcia Claro. “We now have a defined process for sustainable materials supplier onboarding. ” In an effort to maximize opportunities for efficient and effective eco processes, Bombardier sources parts locally whenever possible in order to minimize transportation energy consumption. In Canada, the use of renewable energy (particularly at the Quebec manufacturing facilities, which use hydroelectric power) helps to lower the company’s footprint. Bombardier is also a leading member of the Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition), helping to raise awareness and promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

In this coordinated endeavor towards a greener future, momentum goes a long way. 

Rising Star With the new Challenger 3500, Bombardier engineers and designers have made the world’s leading super-midsize aircraft even better.

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ver the last two decades, the Challenger 300 family has undergone both subtle and substantial changes, all made possible by a remarkable platform that has become the gold standard in the super-midsize business jet category. The original Challenger 300 was refashioned as the Challenger 350 in 2014—and the model’s success has just kept growing. By 2020, the 350th Challenger 350 had been delivered and it remains the most delivered super-midsize business jet for the past seven years.

This year, the Challenger 350 will pass the proverbial super-midsize torch to the Challenger 3500, with entry into service of the new model planned for the second half of 2022. Over the years, Bombardier chairman Pierre Beaudoin has witnessed what he describes as the “natural evolution” of this class-leading aircraft. Change has come both through technological advances and from paying careful attention to feedback from pilots, passengers and owners. In the Challenger 3500, the evolution is seen in the introduction of autothrottle, which reduces workload for pilots. An increase in creature comforts—including unmatched 4K entertainment—match anything a client might enjoy at home or in the office. The Challenger 3500 aircraft’s enhanced cabin technology—which includes the industry’s first voice-controlled cabin to control features such as lighting, temperature and entertainment—makes it the smartest aircraft in its class. Indeed, the early 2000s aren’t so far off in time, but in Beaudoin’s words, “if you compare just the last aircraft we produced [the Challenger 350] to the Challenger 3500, you see an evolution. But between the Challenger 300 and the Challenger 3500—within 20 years—you see a revolution.”

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One of the initiatives spurring the development of the Challenger 3500 is very much in keeping with the current zeitgeist: the quest for sustainability. Hajar Halim, Product Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Professional with Bombardier, says that the idea was to bring sustainability right to the customers’ fingertips, by offering them a new line of materials for the cabin with a reduced environmental footprint. “In terms of woods, we have eucalyptus veneer,” she says, “a beautiful hardwood made from the fast-growing eucalyptus tree. It is a rapidly renewable resource, as new growth can take only a few years. We also have natural carpets that are produced using resilient plants that don’t require irrigation and are biodegradable. We also offer upcycled wool, a warm and natural fiber that is a rapidly renewable resource and uses less energy to produce.”

Halim points out that these environmentally conscious initiatives have in no way hindered the new Challenger’s aesthetics or overall safety—far from it. The new materials, she says, are compliant with “the same standards as our traditional finishes, and oftentimes they are even more durable and more lightweight. Our customers are going to see firsthand that style was not compromised and the luxurious feel was preserved. In terms of the aerospace industry in general, sustainability initiatives are gaining a lot of traction, a lot of attention.”

Karima Ouldchikh, Sales Engineer with the company, adds: “We’re looking also at upcycled polyester, at different vegan veneers, different types of flooring—we’re always expanding the material selection, including more sustainable offers.”

The commitment to sustainability isn’t limited to the cabin, however. The Challenger 3500 is the first aircraft in its class to offer an Environmental Product Declaration, which quantifies the jet’s environmental impact during its entire life cycle. And that impact is being mitigated in real terms through innovations such as an eco app that lets crews optimize flight profiles to improve efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions.

Even the manufacturing process, carried out at Bombardier’s Canadian facilities, which primarily use sustainably produced hydroelectricity, helps to reduce the aircraft’s environmental footprint. And the Challenger 3500’s flight test program will set an industry first by being completely carbon-neutral. Add to that Bombardier’s leading role in the advent of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and the Challenger 3500 points the way to an eco-conscious future for business aviation.

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The Challenger family is renowned for its “ramp appeal”—few aircraft cut such a striking figure on a runway. But the sensory pleasures continue in flight, and the Challenger 3500 will set a new standard as it calmly flies both above the clouds and above commercial airline routes. To increase passenger comfort, the Challenger 3500 now features a cabin altitude of just 4,850 feet when flying at 41,000 feet. On longer flights, that reduced cabin altitude (an improvement from the Challenger 350 of over 2,000 feet) will leave both passengers and crew feeling refreshed. Onboard air circulation is also unmatched in this category, with the cabin being continuously replenished with fresh air in under two minutes. And enhanced sound insulation ensures a tranquil environment for both productivity and relaxation. The Challenger 3500 takes several of its design cues from its larger stablemate, the Global 7500. Chief among these is the superb Nuage seat, a multitasking wonder that is as convenient for a business meeting as it is for fine dining or a peaceful nap. As one of many innovations within the 26

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THE CHALLENGER 3500 WON THE 2022 RED DOT “BEST OF THE BEST” AWARD IN PRODUCT DESIGN. Challenger 3500, the Nuage seat is the first new seat architecture in business aviation in three decades. Adrian Goring, Senior Industrial Designer at Bombardier, explains that “it all starts and ends with the customer experience. The seat is where they spend most of their time.

The design team did a deep-dive into how customers use the seats— working, relaxing, dining. Getting the fundamentals right, with correct seat ergonomics adhering to anthropometric standards, was key to comfort.” Their research involved a painstaking process to devise the proper seat architecture: “We’ve essentially taken the best features of the luxury armchair and an executive office chair and combined them into one magnificent seat. Unlike traditional seats that are made up of a collection of boxes—for an armrest, for a seat cushion—we designed something that is much more sculptural. The seat cushion comfort has also been increased. In addition, we’ve introduced a suspended canvas material to increase the overall seating softness. The term ‘cocoon-like feel’ was expressed by our trial candidates.” All this attention to detail has paid off. The Challenger 3500 recently won the 2022 Red Dot “Best of the Best” Award in Product Design.

High-end amenities such as a revamped galley with available seethrough wine chiller and a compartment for customers to install the coffee machine of their choice, plus tech innovations including wireless device charging, the category’s only 4K display and easy-to-access voice control of features such as lighting, temperature and audio and visual entertainment, make the Challenger 3500’s cabin both luxurious and, in modern digital parlance, smart. As Éric Martel, Bombardier President and CEO, says, “the Challenger 3500 aircraft prioritizes what our customers value most: a truly exceptional cabin experience.”

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OPPOSITE PAGE: The Challenger 3500 boasts an exceptional cabin,

which includes an available see-through wine chiller and galley space for owner’s choice of coffee maker.

THIS PAGE (TOP): The ergonomically superior Nuage seat on the Challenger 3500 blends the best features of a luxury armchair with an executive office chair. (BOTTOM): State-of-the-art technology such as Smart Link Plus—Bombardier’s aircraft health management system—is preinstalled in the Challenger 3500.

It would have been hard to predict just how sophisticated the Challenger 300 series would become in less than two decades. Today, an innovative digital feature called Smart Link Plus comes preinstalled on the Challenger 3500, and is available as a retrofit for prior models.

“Smart Link Plus is Bombardier’s new aircraft health management system and service, and it’s part of a strategy to connect our entire fleet of business jets with this unique technology,” says Elza Brunelle-Yeung, Senior Director, Aftermarket Products and Services, at Bombardier. “It will save time and minimize aircraft downtime.”

But through successive improvements in long-range performance, short-runway capability and first-in-class amenities, and even as technology grows apace, a constant has been the Challenger family’s exceptional reliability. “Reliability is the beginning, the middle and the end for buying an aircraft,” said Les Goldberg, CEO of Entertainment Technology Partners and the current owner of a Challenger 350, at the NBAA-BACE display last fall of a mock-up of the new Challenger 3500. Sage words—and an ethos that Bombardier has always embraced. The Challenger 3500’s predecessor boasts above 99.8 percent dispatch reliability rating. That means safe, on-time takeoffs, ready availability and predictability—key assets for the business traveler.

“The Challenger 350 is the most reliable aircraft I’ve ever owned,” said Goldberg, who is eagerly awaiting the debut of the Challenger 3500, knowing that in addition to its many enhancements, reliability will remain the Challenger’s hallmark.  EXPERIENCE

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ike so many sectors, the live events business was rattled in March 2020, and the effect rippled throughout a community that relies on the energy of large audiences to thrive. As a CEO, author, and industry leader, it was natural for Les Goldberg to step up and soothe his industry’s collective nerves with a podcast series called The Road Ahead.

In his mission to spread a lasting message of positivity during the pandemic, he has recorded over 50 podcasts to date. Notable guests include heavyweights such as Marty Hom, the tour manager for Billboard headliners such as The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and Shakira.

And Dr. Tony Ricotta, the senior company manager for entertainment powerhouse Cirque du Soleil. “When the world is filled with uncertainty, you need calmer voices to set a tone and share rational thoughts with intelligent, industry experts…about how we see the world,” he explains.

Topics of discussion range from the natural trend towards executing hybrid events resulting from COVID-19 protocols, and more importantly, for Goldberg, exploring the unmatched joy of putting on a show.

During an episode where he discusses the art of live storytelling, he confesses: “When you have a really great show, and you knock it out of the park, that’s euphoria—for the production team and the audience.”

His podcast is only one of many ways Goldberg shares the highs, lows, and wisdom he’s collected over his successful career as an entrepreneur. Jumpstarted in 1984 with a $5,000 loan from his grandfather, his video equipment rental operation has grown into a multi-million dollar international powerhouse. Today, his business acumen and tech-savvy intuition fuel LMG to fulfill the creative and technical needs of Fortune 500 clients, non-profits, associations, and musical artists such as singer/songwriter John Legend, R&B star Usher, rock bands Train and The Killers, and more.

With over 38 years of career underfoot, Goldberg has also authored two books: When All the Stars Align—Create a Life Where Great Things Happen and Don’t Take No for an Answer—Anything Is Possible. (Proceeds from each benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee). Both capture his desire to “inspire others to do great things and learn from my successes or failures,” he explains.

And he’s currently working on a third book, with the last two eventful years in his rear-view mirror. “I don’t have a title yet, but I have a subject. It’s about leading in turbulent times…good or bad, it’s about having strong leadership and having the right people to help you move forward,” Goldberg reflects.

He credits his seasoned team of experts for the successes LMG has witnessed since the onset of the pandemic. Corporate milestones include hosting over 1500 virtual events, studio builds integrating extended reality, augmented reality, and high end technology for remote support. During the Fall 2020 NFL season—while COVID-19 protocols demanded safety and audiences continued to seek excitement—LMG technically supported the Las Vegas Raiders’ first halftime show in their new home of Las Vegas. From the rooftop of the Nobu Hotel, they brought the necessary light and magic to support chart-topping band, The Killers.

“We’re helping deliver messages, and we’re in the people-gathering business more than ever. We’re just gathering differently—virtually, hybrid, or streaming from a client’s office or our studios. All of these pieces are part of the puzzle unique to storytelling today,” Goldberg explains.

With over 150 million dollars in equipment in the company’s repertoire, LMG’s goal is to do more than rent light, video, audio and LED

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capabilities—it is to execute event technology as a creative journey that transforms spaces and orchestrates emotions.

“When you’re in front of a live audience, you have one shot to get it right,” he reflects. “All these pieces come together to create a spectacle—these are the moments that we support with innovation.” For rock band Train, Goldberg says it was as simple as when they turned the lights off and used the sound of a train whistle to build audience anticipation. “When you put a whole bunch of people together in a room, that energy is infectious,” he says.

With his home base in Florida and LMG studios in Las Vegas and Orlando, he regularly crosses the country to support spectacular client events. Yet, his commitment comes with logistical issues. Which is why, after owning a Challenger 350, Goldberg was open to the idea of an upgrade. In fact, he was first in line to procure Bombardier’s newest aircraft, the Challenger 3500, which launched in the fall of 2021. After looking at his long-term goals, he considered the new aircraft purchase to be essential. “I don’t think I would work as hard and be successful in my industry without an aircraft because it brings me to where I have to be,” Goldberg says. “It is such an effective business tool.”

Beyond delivering innovation to LMG’s roster of clients, the 55-year-old also appreciates the art of the sale and highlights the importance of making connections as a business owner—and as a client.

Like LMG, he describes Bombardier as a relationship company. “You always want to do business with people that don’t see you in a transactional way,” he notes. “And when buying an aircraft, which can be the largest investment you’ll ever make in your life, you want to make sure you have a good partner.”  EXPERIENCE

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Dovain Studio’s beautiful fusion of vision, artistry and technique.

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n the universe of product design, there are dozens of designers who strive to be the one, who spend their time looking for ways to make a mark early in their career and stand out amongst the new brands, new releases, new seasons and new trends. For 28-year-old designer and creative director Sergio Prieto, standing out comes naturally.

Born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, an hour and a half southwest of Madrid, the creative director of design brand Dovain Studio was immersed in art and beauty from a young age, thanks to his native city’s rich history of ceramics and pottery. “There is just something inside of me that drives me to create things,” says Prieto. “When I had to decide what to study in university, one of my teachers asked me if I knew about product design. It was then that I realized what my dream job could be—what I was looking to do in life finally had a name.”

After studying at Tomelloso School of Art and Design in Spain, Prieto was ready to get to work. He has not let up since, bringing his geometric shapes and washes of rich, robust color to life in furnishings and lighting for the Dovain Studio brand. “I started working for the company here in Portugal as an intern. After two weeks, they called me in to have a meeting and asked me if I’d like to start working for them full time in a senior role.”

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During his early design training, Prieto was encouraged by his professors to develop a process in which rigor and research inform his practice. His love of conceptual, organic motifs and patterns emerged from his drawings to develop into the clean lines and organized aesthetic of his design work. “I realized that for me, the best research was in my own life,” he says, reflecting on time spent living in China, Italy and France. “Everything from traveling on the metro in a great city to walking on the street could be an inspiration. The best pieces I design come from clearing my mind and starting to sketch,” says Prieto. “It’s a bit like magic—suddenly I see all the shapes in my mind and the piece appears.”

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While the concepts of Prieto’s furniture are visions, the actual materials are very much of this earth. Using local white Estremoz marble and eco-leather for a table Dovain has called the Axis Console II, and a mix of velvet upholstery, polished brass and dark walnut for the studio’s exquisite Arco Chair, Prieto is committed to building with the absolute best. The lush fabrics on his Elefante and Meco chairs come from ateliers that employ the same fabrics for haute couture collections.

The use of such high-end materials has been Dovain Studio’s calling card, as is the way the pieces are meticulously crafted. Many of the orders require a consultation, during which Prieto and his team speak directly to clients about their personal tastes and their color and finishing preferences. This custom-specific strategy to décor helped land Prieto on the cover of Architectural Digest España’s coveted Best of España issue. The exposure has since prompted Dovain Studio to expand the design offerings in their made-to-order suite of home décor. Still, no matter how much fame comes Prieto’s way, each piece, from the upholstered seating to the marble tables to the lighting, is crafted on demand in Lisbon using local supplies. “I use materials that we have here in Portugal because there is nothing like them. I use the Portuguese marble because it’s really quite beautiful, but I think one of my favorite materials is our quality of metals because of their luster, shine, color and versatility.”

For Prieto, the darlings of the Dovain Studio collection are the lighting fixtures. Rare, multihued metals feature prominently in their designs, and their versatility makes them elegant accent pieces which can highlight—and complement—vibrant paintings or subdued portraits hanging on walls. “I could not live without natural light but I know you can’t have it around you all the time so I wanted to make something that was the closest thing to daylight,” says Prieto. The result? Dovain’s stunning Space collection of ceiling fixtures and table lamps made from shining lacquered metals as well as the studio’s gorgeous Lola Floor lamp, which comes in crimson and cerulean hues. “I design lamps as if they are pieces of jewelry,” Prieto says. “I’m careful with their colors and embellishments and treat the pieces as if they were works of art.” The price to pay for such precision is time. “There are technical elements to the design,” Prieto says, noting the ways in which canopies and sockets require special strategies, but one main intention drives the designer and keeps him focused: “I want these fixtures to be masterpieces.”

Only half a decade into his career, Prieto already feels settled and ready for what lies ahead. Dovain Studio has just moved spaces to a location in the heart of Lisbon, which inspires him to no end. “I have loved a lot of cities, but I feel like this is my home and I will be here forever,” says Prieto. “The light in Lisbon is amazing—there is something so special here. The mix of buildings and styles, and the colors we have… I couldn’t live without them. Here, color is life.”  EXPERIENCE

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Unveiling Portugal’s pocket of magnificence.

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overed in elegant pine trees, the painterly hills of the Serra de Sintra in Portugal boast a fabled, historic mountain town that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known simply as Sintra, the destination attracts both day-trippers from Lisbon escaping the stifle of the metropolis, and international visitors who come to soak up its storied charm. The town is reminiscent of a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale: Everywhere, there are architectural marvels in the shape of palaces and castles, as well as some of Europe’s finest resorts and hotels.

Known as the country’s foremost center of Romantic architecture, Sintra is unapologetically eclectic, with well-preserved Gothic, Egyptian Revival, Moorish and Renaissance buildings. Kings of Portugal loved the cool crisp air of the mountains here and the gardens of luxuriant white and pink camellia blossoms, and the poet Lord Byron penned his narrative poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage after being inspired by the town.

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The blend of cultures is disarming. You’ll see vestiges of Portuguese royalty and Moorish princes and princesses who resided here, adding to the town’s layered and textured history, and architectural marvels like the Palácio e Quinta da Regaleira, completed in 1910, known for its magical gardens. It is this charming mixture of styles that makes this destination unique, mysterious and adored.

From the Palácio Nacional de Sintra—the beating heart of the town, with its unmistakable conical chimneys—to the ruins of the 8th century Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors), and the majestic amber and pink Palácio Nacional da Pena, the town’s key attractions are numerous and unforgettable.

Art historian Estela Mendes was born and raised in Lisbon and has worked in national palaces throughout Portugal. She currently leads tours to Sintra for Context Travel and for her, the town’s charms are “its enchanting architecture, particular microclimate, and very lush vegetation.” The cuisine is also notable: Regional pastries like the travesseiro (a puff pastry with rich cream) and the queijada (a custard-like cupcake made of milk and egg) are a must, and the Colares wines of the Atlantic coast are not to be missed.

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It is not uncommon to try to cover Sintra in a day, but that is ambitious. Patricia Serrano, who runs travel website FreshTraveler, has ventured to Sintra from Lisbon by pedicab just to admire the medieval architecture and its surroundings—“the ruins of the Castelo dos Mouros stand high above Sintra with beautiful views,”—but she notes you can easily spend a few days exploring all the sights of this historic spot instead of trying to cram it all into 24 hours.

No visit to Sintra is complete without taking in the Palácio Nacional da Pena, high atop a cliff: It might well be the most impressive of the town’s attractions, with its vividly painted walls and amalgamation of styles ranging from North African to medieval Gothic. It was commissioned around 1840 by King Ferdinand II, who wanted it to resemble a scene from an opera and transformed it from monastic ruins into a fabulous palace that served as a summer residence for the Portuguese royal family. Engineer Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege helped oversee the project, inspired in part by the German castles along the Rhine. Visitors will marvel at the palace’s Moorish arches, stucco walls, and clock tower, as well as its splendid Islamic and medieval elements, including ornate stained-glass windows.

Photographer and brand strategist Uma Muthuraaman, visiting the town with her family from Zurich, loved the bright yellow and red facade of the Pena palace: “It loomed over us like a dazzling jewel and remains our most memorable image of Sintra.”

“Pena introduced Revival architecture to Portugal in the 1840s,” explains Mendes. “By reviving architectural styles of the past, the palace tells the history of Portugal through its design.” She draws particular attention to features such as a chapel altar dating back to the 16th century, and the detailing on the walls of the king’s bedroom— similar to the ceiling of the chapel in the Palácio Nacional de Sintra.

Affectionately known to locals as the Paço Real, the stunning Palácio Nacional de Sintra, with its white conical chimneys, also has its roots in royalty. It is Sintra’s oldest palace: Initially constructed in the Middle Ages by the Moors, it was subsequently rebuilt and enlarged by successive Portuguese monarchs, including João I in the 14th century. Not unlike Versailles, it sprawls over several floors and is filled with treasures like the Swan Room, replete with graceful painted swans on the ceiling. The pièce de résistance in this beautiful palace may well be the Sala dos Brasões, a domed room whose ceiling and walls glitter with azulejo tiles: It showcases the coats of arms of King Manuel I, his children, and 72 noble households.

Only a few hundred feet away, the Castelo dos Mouros, situated on a hill opposite the Pena palace, is a beautiful set of ruins that date back to the Moorish rule of the 8th century. A small museum of artefacts found in the ruins is located on site, but the sheer beauty of the castle, with its turrets and walls, is a treat in itself (and perfect for that Instagram selfie).

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A more recent architectural gem is La Quinta da Regaleira, a regal home with gardens to rival those of any palace. Especially popular with visitors is the larger of two swirling, mossy Initiation Wells, with its winding staircase seemingly plucked from the pages of The Lord of the Rings. The Quinta was built in the late 1800s by architect Luigi Manini, at the behest of António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro.

Muthuraaman found the gardens of Quinta da Regaleira wild and alluring: “[They] had many elements of a royal garden, like ponds, statues, and fountains, but the highlight was definitely the grottos!

Every square inch of this garden felt surreal. We thought we were being led into a movie set, portraying a different era and time—untouched by humans.”

If you’re choosing lodgings in this town of over 370,000 people, there are a number of luxe places to perch. One option is Penha Longa Resort, set within a protected 545-acre national park in the southern Sintra mountains. The Ritz-Carlton property—whose name means “Long Rock”—has historic roots: Originally founded as a monastery in the 14th century, it was transformed in the 19th century into a palace retreat for the royal family of Portugal. You won’t be at a loss for recreation in this resort, replete with nine restaurants (it is the only European resort with three onsite Michelin-starred restaurants) and two championship golf courses that wrap around a forest. The Historical Circuit on the premises is a favorite among guests, notes the resort manager. “It combines rich history dating back to the 14th century with a walk in the nature reserve.”

But if residing in an 18th century palace tickles your fancy, it can become a reality at Tivoli Palácio de Seteais, which became a hotel in 1955. Its 30 rooms, decorated with ornate furnishings and beautiful upholstery, are decidedly cinematic, and the hotel’s ballrooms are filled with frescoes and tapestries. With views of both the Castelo dos Mouros and the Palácio Nacional da Pena, the hotel also boasts beautiful gardens with more than 20 lemon trees as well as vegetables and herbs—all of which are regularly sourced by the hotel’s chefs. Little wonder, then, that prior guests have included Agatha Christie, Maria Callas, David Bowie and Brad Pitt.

Many travelers to Sintra also make a stop in Cascais, about 10 miles away. An ideal spot for families is Martinhal Cascais, with 12 two-bedroom villas and 72 spacious rooms. Founder Chitra Stern says that the resort attracts many families who want to escape the crowds of Lisbon.

While most visitors to this fabled corner of the world take tours on foot or by car, there are more singular options available. American ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes found the town so inspiring that he coaxed his friend Peter Cooper to start giving running tours. “A few hundred meters from the town and you are on trails that crisscross the Serra, passing through mossy arches of vegetation and stands of pine, sequoia, camellia, ginkgo, fuchsia, and strawberry trees which, when in season, provide a great on-therun snack!” he says. “Running in Sintra is like disappearing into a fairytale world.”  EXPERIENCE

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GLORY An inspired tour through the majesty and wonders of the Negev desert.

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he Arava Valley is a gold-plated basin, an arid landscape coated with a lustrous flaxen tint. On the drive from the new Ramon Airport near Eilat, the scorched earth is all you can see, rippling past in windswept dunes, rising into mountains, then plunging into gorges studded with frankincense trees and date palms. At times you might be delayed by a caravan of dromedary camels being led to pasture, or spot a family of Nubian ibex, their horns forked toward the big sky.

What you won’t see much of are busy people.

This remote corner of Israel’s Negev—a desert that blankets half the country and yet is home to only eight percent of the population— is so unforgiving as to be naturally exclusive. Abraham journeyed through twice, around 4,000 years ago. Moses, delivering his people from Egypt, led them across it 500 years later. Two millennia ago, when a gram of myrrh cost as much as gold itself, the Nabateans had to devise sophisticated irrigation techniques in order to make this stretch of the spice route tolerable for traders journeying from Petra, in what is now Jordan, to the Mediterranean Sea. But for centuries thereafter, aside from a few thousand Bedouin families who still dwell here nomadically, very few travelers roamed the land. It is only very recently that this part of the desert has seen a surge of interest and travel offerings. And then, the Six Senses appeared like a mirage in the sandy wilderness between the village of Shaharut and the Kasuy Dunes.

That an oasis can even exist in this unforgiving terrain is something of a miracle. That one can be so incredibly luxurious is something else entirely. Low-slung and lounging, incognito, on a golden cliffside, the resort is perfectly placed to stealthily take advantage of the miles-long view across the rippling panorama. Guests come to see but not be seen.

The cluster of elegant buildings is constructed from local stone found on site, whose minerals change hue depending on the position of the sun. Bowed archways, perforated screens and large banks of glass frame the views and thread together serene interior spaces that match the silent surroundings. Rooms are inspired by the ancient caravanserai of the Levant, decorated with smart, sexy, softly modern furnishings locally crafted in a sun-bleached linen palette. The only “cool” colors come from the icy blue of the pool and the smattering of fragrant native greenery. If you choose to stay in one of 10 pool villas— like the 6,930-square-foot three-bedroom Private Reserve villa with its 775-square-foot pool—you get the latter all to yourself.

The resort and its amenities are interdependent. You couldn’t exist in this environment without the gentle rotation of your ceiling fan, a restorative swim in water kept at just the right temperature, or the seasonal kibbutz-grown food prepared by Amir Kalfon for the indoor-outdoor dining room (he also cooks for elaborate private Bedouin-style spreads, taken on silk picnic rugs overlooking the dunes). But nor would all this exist without the spectacular countryside. You can explore it on foot, across the resort’s own 48-acre tract.

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Or take off along Highway 40 in one of the resort’s Jeeps, from where you can see practically to Egypt in one direction and to Jordan in the other. Perhaps hire a helicopter—the Six Senses keeps its own landing pad for sightseeing trips and airport transfers.

Or, you can cycle deep into the historic Holy Land with Alen Gafny, founder of the private guide service NegevLand, from the small, artsy town of Mitzpe Ramon, an hour north. We met in a sculpture park at the edge of town where artists have carved ancient boulders and arranged them to stand, remarkably, like Bronze Age monoliths. Then we carried on past the Beresheet Hotel, a string of eco-cabins flanking an infinity pool that cantilevers over the rock. But after an ever so gentle climb into the foothills of Mount Ramon, the striated rock opened up into a vast abyss resembling a savage bite out of the ground: Israel’s Grand Canyon. “We call it the mortar,” Gafny said, “and the mountain where we are standing is the pestle.”

Officially, the formation is called Makhtesh Ramon, a 25-mile crater formed by erosion when oceans covered the area 220 million years ago (some water, miraculously, still remains). The air in the crater was entirely devoid of pollution, and for a while we rolled on the ridge breathing PAGES 46–47: The rocky desert of Negev, surrounded by mountains, craters and dry river

beds that bloom briefly after the rain.

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deeply. As Gafny told me, “the erosion exposed the biggest geological window in the world. Concentrated right here are 80 minerals from the periodic table.” A few hundred yards below us, a ribbon of pristine black tarmac snaked back and forth on its descent toward the Red Sea. Israel’s most remote destination—midway between Eilat and Tel Aviv yet close to neither—the area surrounding Mitzpe Ramon has a richness that belies the barren earth. There’s Avdat, a hilltop national park where out of nowhere you can pull over into a 2,400-yearold Nabatean settlement. Sitting atop a tel, Hebrew for “hill,” the stronghold was conquered by the Romans and made prosperous by Byzantine Christians, before ceding to Arab tribes who eventually abandoned it. A bathhouse, a fortress, churches and burial chambers remain, still fully supported by their curved archways and pillars.

Even less likely is the freshwater spring that flows through the ravine below, leaving a chalky groove in its wake as it winds in and out of caves once inhabited by Byzantine monks. You can also observe several glorious species of birds flying in the sky, even the odd golden eagle.

Around all this, a mini Napa Valley has emerged from the sandy, cactus-studded expanse. Nana Estate operates from an incongruous modernist cabin in the shallow hills west of Mitzpe Ramon, a half-marathon from the Egyptian border. A swath of green against the monochrome landscape, it was founded 15 years ago by Eran Raz, a.k.a. “Nana,” who left a job in the city with a belief that this terroir of wildly fluctuating temperatures, 2,600 feet above sea level, would be ideal for cabernet and chardonnay vines.

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RISE INTO MOUNTAINS AND PLUNGE INTO GORGES STUDDED WITH DATE PALMS. takes you past the camel stables, where the beauties are groomed, fed and bathed with water magicked from the earth. Back on your private terrace, you can watch the mountains change from that ubiquitous gold to pink to dusky blue. At night, there’s no better place to stargaze than in the absolute darkness of the resort’s generous grounds. The in-house astronomer Eitan Schwartz keeps a powerful laser telescope for this express purpose.

If you can tear yourself from the view, a private chef will bring tasting platters to your villa, piled with local lamb ribs, Mediterranean fish, mezze and kale salads drizzled with freekeh and Semadar date honey, plus any wine from here to Mendoza. Then again, you may not want to look away from the stunning vista, across which a shooting star might streak at any moment. 

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Raz’s Cassiopeia blend sets a benchmark for veteran winemakers like Ya’acov Oryah, whose Pinto winery in Yeruham, nearer the Dead Sea, hosts private vineyard and cellar tours for up to 20. A new state-of-the-art facility for Pinto’s small-batch wines will soon be the region’s newest destination. But for now it’s Nana wines that are making their way into the upmarket bars around Rothschild Boulevard, in Tel Aviv’s rollicking center. They’re also inspiring the sort of international vintners who like to test the limits, or have to test the limits, of alternative-climate winemaking on a gradually warming planet.

The southernmost winery on the Negev wine route, Neot Semadar leans in the opposite direction, geographically and aesthetically. A 20-minute drive from Shaharut, past the last vestiges of the Ketura Waterfall, it centers on a Gaudí-esque palace topped by a priapic pink lookout tower. It’s worth a visit for a walk in its verdant refuge of palms and olive trees and a glimpse of the adjacent 30-year-old kibbutz and organic farm.

Israel has always been a trailblazer in terms of cultivation, but today the Negev is blossoming. Across the Edom Mountains from Shaharut, the agriculturist Elaine Solowey is launching a massive shelter garden of 70 endangered biblical plants: the disappearing blackroot tree, the rare perfume balm of Gilead, the medicinal terebinth, frankincense, myrrh and desert figs. Solowey plans to welcome guests later this year.

Of course, if the absence of people is why you’re here, you might prefer to lie low. A stroll through the Six Senses’ on-site date orchard

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NEWS People • Events • Awards

April, 2022

Bombardier’s Challenger 3500 Jet Wins Red Dot Award

Bombardier’s newest business jet, the Challenger 3500, has been honoured with the 2022 Red Dot: “Best of the Best” Award for Product Design. The prestigious award is one of the most sought-after international recognitions for design and innovation excellence. For Bombardier’s President and CEO Eric Martel, the award is a new recognition of the elevated cabin experience the new aircraft provides thanks to its innovative interior design and technological features. “Bombardier’s design teams are true masters of their craft, and I am proud that their work on the Challenger 3500 jet was recognized by the Red Dot jury for being the best in its category,” said Martel.

“Our jury was especially impressed by the products that won a Red Dot: Best of the Best. Only a very small percentage of competition winners were awarded this special title,” said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of the Red Dot Award. “This distinction is proof that Bombardier created a brilliant design!”

This year’s winners will be celebrated in June during an award ceremony in Essen, Germany. 

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March 29, 2022

Global Milestones

In December 2021, Bombardier proudly delivered its 1,000th Global aircraft to NetJets, a fractional ownership aviation company. The addition of the celebrated Global 7500 aircraft to the NetJets fleet offers international owners an elevated option in large-cabin, long-range travel, allowing for more nonstop trips thanks to its 7,700-nm (14,260-km) range. “At a time when demand for our aircraft is at its highest, our strategy is focused on continuing to deliver solutions that meet our owners’ needs and expectations,” says Patrick Gallagher (on the left), President, Sales, Marketing and Services, NetJets. “We anticipate our owners will appreciate the added value the aircraft brings and know they will be thrilled to experience flight in the Global 7500 business jet.”

A few months later, Bombardier celebrated another important milestone with another long-time customer.

On March 29, business aviation company VistaJet took delivery of its 10th Global 7500. For Bombardier, this represented the 100th Global 7500 aircraft ever built since the beginning of this programme just over three years ago. “We are extremely proud of this landmark moment with Bombardier, as we grow our Global 7500 aircraft fleet and meet the growing demand for ultra-long-range solutions,” said Thomas Flohr (on the right), VistaJet’s Founder and Chairman. “We look forward to welcoming more Members and supporting the business world as our growing fleet of Global 7500 aircraft opens a new era for long-haul private travel.” EXPERIENCE

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October 21, 2021

Synergy with Signature

Bombardier and Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest network of private aviation terminals, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards a collaboration on a suite of new services for customers. Signature Flight Support is now the preferred concierge service provider at Bombardier service centers in the United States and Europe, offering Bombardier customers access to exclusive concierge services to assist them on their journeys. Customers can also receive maintenance service and parts deliveries via Bombardier’s Mobile Response Team at select Signature Flight sites, and the two companies have pledged to work together in order to actively promote and enhance distribution of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. “This milestone agreement with Signature Flight Support delivers the turn-key, white-glove service experience our customers deserve,” said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Services and Support, and Corporate Strategy, Bombardier. 

November 2, 2021

New Global Production Facility

A new state-of-the-art Global aircraft assembly facility in Mississauga, Ontario, is set for completion in 2023. The site will represent Bombardier’s commitment to the aviation industry in Ontario as well as to sustainable advancements, with energy consumption reduced by nearly 60 percent compared to the existing Downsview plant (whose existing 2,000 employees will transition to the new location). Bombardier celebrated its plans for the new center, which represents a private investment of approximately $400 million USD, at an intimate event attended by Deborah Ale Flint, CEO of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Bonnie Crombie, Mayor of the City of Mississauga, and several key representatives of the Greater Toronto aerospace community. 

September 25, 2021

Smart & Sustainable in Monaco

Bombardier showed support for Monaco’s eco-conscious marina initiatives at the Smart & Sustainable Marina event last September. The event, organized under the patronage of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, brought together industry leaders, investors and marina promoters and innovators, and a total of 50 start-ups that presented their innovations in the field of sustainable marina management. “While we are passionate about making the aviation industry more sustainable, we know we cannot act alone,” Emmanuel Bornand, VP, Sales, Europe, CIS, Russia, Middle East and Africa, said during the event. “This is why we are enthusiastic about taking part in initiatives that foster a culture of innovation that spans across industries, countries and cultures.”  58

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