CONTRIBUTORS
Issue 22
Carol Besler
experiencemagazine@spafax.com
The Best of Times (page 48)
Editorial
For more than 20 years, Carol Besler has been the go-to watch writer for luxury publications like Worth, Haute Living, Robb Report and the Financial Post (to name a few), making her the perfect person to visit the top ateliers in Montreux, Switzerland. She hopes to return to the region again soon – this time to visit its famed jazz festival.
Editor Natasha Mekhail Associate Editor Eve Thomas Editorial Intern Natacha Medeiros Copy Editor Jonathan Furze Fact Checker Lisa Voormeij Proofreader Jane Pavanel art Art Director Christine Houde Graphic Designer Marie Roques
Donny Colantonio
Meet the Learjet 75 Aircraft (page 22), First in Flight (page 60)
production Production Director Joelle Irvine Production Manager Jennifer Fagan Contributors Dan Abraham, Carol Besler, Chris Chilton, Marco Cibola, Donny Colantonio, Ellen Himelfarb, Kurt Iswarienko, Michael Johnson, Christopher Korchin, Jasmin Legatos, Tatyana Leonov, Tracey Jarvis, Paige Magarrey, Joss McKinley, Neal McLennan, Stephanie Plentl, Mark Rook, Amanda Ross, Brett Schaenfield, Brett Schauf, Natasha V.
As an in-house photographer and content creator for Bombardier Aerospace, Donny Colantonio puts his passion for design and art to good use capturing the most stunning business jets in the world. For this issue he shot both the Learjet 75 and Learjet 85 aircraft. His next project will have him touring and photographing Tokyo, Japan.
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Stephanie Plentl Fast Company (page 28)
Paris-born, London-based journalist and filmmaker Stephanie Plentl writes for Vanity Fair, The Sunday Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveler and Porter, among others. For this issue of Experience, she got up close and personal with racing phenom Lewis Hamilton – an encounter she says stoked a fervor for Formula One. Next on the itinerary: fine-tuning her skiing skills in the Alps.
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