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‘We are delighted to present this latest issue of Zimbali Resort Life magazine to our Zimbali investors, homeowners and guests.

The Zimbali brand continues to go from strength to strength, as evidenced by our latest offering – the exciting Zimbali Suites. For those of you who have yet to visit Zimbali, why not come and see for yourself? It would give us great pleasure to show you around. Enjoy!’

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elcome to the Summer 2014/2015 edition of Zimbali Resort Life magazine. We’re celebrating a sizzling summer season with a fresh new look and design. After working with a team of writers who are passionate about everything from a connoisseur’s whisky to the sophisticated world of buying art online, we think you’ll sink deeper into the chaise and pull down your hat for a good read.

It didn’t take me long to agree to Richard Holmes sharing his pilgrimage to the Inner Hebrides. He wrote, ‘Islay is famous for its whiskies redolent with aromas of peat, sea salt and iodine. Pass a dram to a novice and they’ll recoil in horror. But for connoisseurs, the single malts of Islay are among the finest in Scotland. Singular, aromatic and full of character, it takes a refined palate to enjoy an Islay whisky, making them all the more prized.’ Along with lonely peat fields and sun-splashed coastlines, Richard’s narrative (on page 32) brings the home of the whisky-lover’s whiskies to life.

Then, as if she could read my mind, Andrea Vinassa began investigating why global investors are using sophisticated online platforms for their art purchases, whether they’re bidding from the privacy of their living rooms or private yachts. What’s clear is that they’re increasingly comfortable with buying online. ‘Net gains’ on page 72 takes a look at the options, and shares advice from the professionals.

And before you think equine beauty and fast cars have absolutely nothing in common, turn to page 50, where specialist writer Charleen Clarke looks at the unexpected marriage of horse and car.

But by far the most relaxing way to travel, mesdames et messieurs, is First… and today’s high flyers have plenty to write home about. So, sit back and enjoy a virtual journey (on page 63) of the world’s most luxurious experiences by air, sea or rail – but don’t forget that bucket list, as travel is food for the soul. Enjoy!

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S EAS ID E S P L E N D O U R Sea views take centre stage in this beachside Zimbali home, where a salvage-chic aesthetic, tempered with the odd splash of glamour, allows for laid-back living at its stylish best

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RO O M TO BLO O M A carefully considered configuration, which capitalises on the spectacular setting and provides plenty of space for a family to grow, is what makes this Zimbali home work so well

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THE SALTY KISS OF IS LAY Islay isn’t the sort of place you stumble across by chance. Nor are her whiskies easy to fall in love with – a romance with the ‘Queen of the Hebrides’ and her single malts takes time

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WH AT ’S HOT I N T HE K I TCHE N ?

Molecular gastronomy is dead. Global fusion has been given its marching orders. But small plates are in, sous vide has gone mainstream and locally sourced products are key for chefs and their ethically aware patrons. We round up 10 of the hottest culinary trends sweeping the world’s kitchens this year

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U NBRI D LED ELEGA NC E What do luxury cars and horses have in common? A lot more than simply horsepower, as it turns out

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FIRST CLASS GLAMOUR From aircraft to watercraft to rail, there’s no shortage of superb ways to see the world. We sound out the finest luxury trips to add to your bucket list

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N ET GA I N S The world’s great art auctioneers are offering top artworks on sophisticated online platforms, and investors are increasingly turning to the web for their art purchases. Here’s what you need to know about buying art online and at online-only auctions

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‘Zimbali simply offers a wonderful lifestyle,’ explain the owners of this property, who have lived on the estate for 12 years. When they purchased the stand and began to build four years ago, they wanted a home that would fit in with the laid-back lifestyle they so enjoy.

Although famous for being a seaside city, Durban and its surrounds have very few residential properties situated just metres from the ocean, making a home such as this something special indeed.

Taking advantage of the views was the primary consideration in the design of the house, which has cleverly allowed for almost every room to have uninterrupted vistas. A generously sized deck leading off the living areas has space for a dining table and loungers at the edge of a rim-flow pool, which in turn draws the eye to the ocean beyond, where dolphins and whales are often spotted frolicking. The family spends many hours either here or on the balconies that flow from the upstairs bedrooms, and enjoy what have to be some of the most spectacular views in KwaZulu-Natal.

In addition to making the most of the setting, the owners also wanted a liveable, welcoming home.

‘The couple has two sons and they enjoy entertaining, so their brief was for an open-plan home that would accommodate easy living and socialising,’ explains interior designer Michele Throssell, who was recruited to work on the project. ‘As they love to cook, it was essential to integrate the kitchen into the living room, as well as to create a good flow between the bar, living spaces, veranda and entertainment area, in order to allow them to enjoy the lifestyle they so love.’

The house has an en-suite guest room as well as a bunk room with four beds for when the boys have friends staying over, and the house is frequently full of guests. But it was the seaside setting that provided the starting point for both the interior design as well as the architecture. ‘With two sons, it was important that nothing was too precious,’ explain the owners, who added a games room and a deck to the bottom

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OPENING SPREAD Celebrating the beauty of the sea views was pivotal to the design of the house – a deck with rim-flow pool is the ideal spot for taking advantage of KwaZulu-Natal’s climate, while floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors ensure that the view takes centre stage even on inclement days

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1. Reminiscent of coral, a dramatic artwork from Bronze Age gives the staircase a dramatic focal point, while a string of calabash-shaped pendant lights look good day and night

2. The kitchen, by Kitchen Classics, is a contemporary space in wood and white; the family enjoys cooking and entertaining, so the room is an integral part of the living area

3. The nautical-themed informal lounge combines classic beach house style with chic touches, creating an inviting space in which to unwind

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‘I was inspired by the colours of the ocean – from the soft grey blues right through to the coral shades. To achieve the look, we used a lot of bamboo and natural elements and organic shapes’ Michele Throssell, Michele Throssell Interiors

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4. PREVIOUS SPREAD The clean, contemporary lines of the cabinetry, by Partners in Design, are offset by grass cloth wallpaper; the shutters are by Signature Shutters

5. The guest room’s palette is a nod to the setting – the tree canopy, with sea and sky beyond; the driftwood side table is from Coco Karoo, and the green tufted throw from Weylandts

6. The Sandberg design wallpaper from the Silk & Cotton Co makes this bathroom a showstopper, while a delicate screen separates the bathroom from the bedroom

7. Interior designer Michele Throssell has combined natural textures and glamorous touches to create a stylish yet friendly formal lounge

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FOR SALE This home is for sale, fully furnished, as the owners have built a new home, their third at Zimbali Coastal Resort.

For details, contact:

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floor to give their sons a dedicated space for their own entertaining. ‘Sandy feet and wet costumes are a given, as the beach is a short walk away – something that initially attracted us to Zimbali,’ they explain.

Keen surfers who also enjoy harvesting crayfish from the off-shore reef to bring home for dinner, the owners were after a light beach-like feel for the interiors – a departure from the traditional Balinese style so popular at Zimbali. Taking this into consideration, Michele curated a palette of soft neutral colours that is at once calming and timeless. ‘I was inspired by the colours of the ocean – from the soft grey blues right through to the coral shades,’ she says. ‘To achieve the look, we used a lot of bamboo and natural elements and organic shapes.’

Upstairs, the guest bedroom has a palette of greens and blues, which blend seamlessly with the tree canopy, sea and sky. Here, too, an intricate wooden screen provides glimpses of a vivid emerald on the walls of the en-suite bathroom. The master suite’s crisp white linen, white-painted and wood cabinetry, meanwhile, is softened by an iconic Mud Studio chandelier in the dressing room and the delicate shapes of coral that are displayed in the bathroom.

Downstairs, clean-lined pale-wood cabinetry gives the house a fresh contemporary feel, while pops of striking blue and inviting textures – such as the grass-cloth wallpaper, woven dining room chairs and raw wood occasional furniture – create spaces that are layered and characterful. The family spends hours in the bar and lounge area, which opens onto the deck by way of large sliding glass doors that blur the boundary between inside and out. A soft blue sofa picks up the tones in the seascape above it, while vignettes star shells and glassware appear as if honed in the ocean’s depths.

The theme of elements in the house, having been discovered at the water’s edge, is continued in the chandelier that is suspended above the 14-seater dining table, the base of the console table in the entrance hall and the lamp in the formal living room, all of which call to mind the remnants of the ocean. Michele has mixed classic beach house style with subtle glamorous touches, such as beaded ottomans, eye-catching chandeliers, framed artworks and wallpapers, proving that seaside and sophisticated need not be mutually exclusive.

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Michele curated a palette of soft neutral colours for a light beach-like feel that is at once calming and timeless

8. Mirrors in the main bedroom reflect the views and light from the windows opposite; a Mud Studio chandelier presides over the dressing room. A console at the foot of the bed reveals a retractable television set

9. Delicate coral brings a touch of the seaside to the elegant en-suite bathroom, which opens onto a balcony and an outdoor shower; the freestanding bath and tap from Classic Trading enhance the spa-like feel of the space

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ZIMBALI VACATION CLUB IFA Hotels and Resorts introduced the first-ever, exclusive Zimbali Vacation Club at the tranquil Zimbali Lodge, perched up on a hillside with magnificent views overlooking the golf course and sea – the ideal family holiday destination

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ith one of the most photographed infinity pools in South Africa, admired for its elegance of design and sublime setting, Zimbali Lodge has always been a sought-after holiday destination for families and couples who love its privacy and tranquillity. Five-star service from welcoming and friendly staff makes all the difference to a relaxing holiday, and now it’s even more accessible on a regular basis.

Zimbali Vacation Club offers a holiday retreat in tastefully designed studio, one- or two-bedroom en-suite units, each with a private balcony, fully equipped self-catering facilities, air conditioning, satellite television movies on demand and Wi-Fi and laundry facilities.

In addition, members have access to all the facilities of Zimbali Coastal Resort: • access to the championship 18-hole golf course, designed by Tom Weiskopf and consistently ranked as one of the top 25 golf courses in South Africa • tennis and squash courts, plus a football field for those who don’t feel like going down to the beach or swimming • kids’ club facilities • an array of dining experiences • walking trails throughout the coastal estate.

As a Zimbali Vacation Club member, it is possible to plan your special holiday times ahead, doing what you want, when you want. Apart from the cost saving, an annual flexible holiday at Zimbali Vacation Club gives you time in one of the most exclusive holiday destinations around the world, with access to local and international properties of The Registry Collection.

Zimbali Lodge has always been a sought-after holiday destination for families and couples who love its privacy and tranquillity

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carefully considered configuration that capitalises on the spectacular setting and provides plenty of space for a family to grow is what makes this Zimbali home work so well Having lived at Zimbali for several years, this family had plenty of time to choose a perfect spot on the estate and to plan their dream home. ‘We had our eye on this site for ages,’ they say, explaining that it was the plot’s situation at the edge of a dam and overlooking a section of the immaculately kept golf course that made it stand out. ‘Both this site and the one next door had great views, but we chose this one for its privacy – we only have a neighbour on one side,’ they add.

The owners were very aware of the surrounding properties when building, and designed a home which has only one of its three sections over two levels.

‘We’ve deliberately kept the south side of the house to one floor so as not to completely block the views of the house behind us,’ they explain.

The ambitious design necessitated the addition of three separate roofs: the double-storey portion accommodates the main house with its strip of ensuite bedrooms upstairs; one of the single-storey sections is for the garage, laundry and staff quarters, and the other houses the cinema room, study and en-suite guest room. ‘We designed this area with a separate entrance and its own veranda to allow our daughter to move down there and have her own space when she is a bit older,’ they say.

After commissioning Metropole Architects to design the house, the owners were very involved with the project management of the build. Their requirements were for a home that suited their lifestyle: a space

OPENING SPREAD Timber and stone cladding add interest to the exteriors of this family home in Zimbali 1. A Pierre Cronje kitchen table brings a subtle farmhouse feel to the otherwise contemporary space 2. The dining room is double volume, making the living areas feel light and airy, while the courtyard’s greenery beckons the outside in 3. An intricate design of wood and mirrors disguises a drinks cabinet behind the kitchen table, cleverly combining convenience and clutter control

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Large floor-toceiling windows, sliding doors and clerestory windows frame the views at the front of the house, while a rear courtyard with a pond adds a beautiful focal point out back

4. In the lounge, expansive sliding doors help to blur the boundaries between indoors and out

ideal for children, with a large garden for their daughter and her friends to play in, as well as an open-plan living area which extends out onto a veranda, swimming pool and Jacuzzi. ‘Obviously,’ they says, ‘a key consideration was that the design maximise the views and give us a sense of indooroutdoor living.’

Large floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding doors and clerestory windows frame the views at the front of the house, while a rear courtyard with a pond adds a beautiful focal point out back. A tranquil rest area, the courtyard also has a practical purpose: its striking carved wooden door leads onto the laundry.

In the kitchen, too, an expansive picture window frames the view, ensuring that it takes absolute centre stage.

The home’s outlook over the dam provides plenty of opportunity to enjoy Zimbali’s prolific birdlife, and the resident fish eagle is a frequent sighting. The family has chosen to include several ponds in the design of the house as well as a large swimming pool in order to enhance the sense of being surrounded by water. The L-shaped pool extends around the side of the house, which is more sheltered. At this end, too, a Jacuzzi is a favourite spot for relaxing, while a comfortable seating area and dining-room table fashioned from pieces of natural wood, knotholes and all, regularly plays host to friends and family.

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storage space important,’ explain the owners. With this in mind, they designed a scullery (which, to the uninitiated, resembles a cupboard) adjacent to the kitchen, and an intricate mirrored door conceals the drinks cabinet.

‘We had a very clear idea of what we wanted in terms of the interior finishes and fixtures, and when we couldn’t find exactly what we were looking for, we created it ourselves,’ they say. The Perspex shelving in the wine cellar, the TV unit, the desk in the study and several of the artworks around the house are all the owners’ bespoke handiwork.

The colour scheme is neutral with pops of colour – a tranquil blue for the main bedroom and a stimulating red in the study. The family previously lived on a farm and, although preferring a contemporary style in this home, they have chosen to acknowledge their rural past with a Pierre Cronje kitchen table, which has a distinctly farmhouse feel.

The chairs are upholstered in Nguni hide, a nod to Africa that is echoed in the row of ceramic horned skulls that greet visitors at the front door. Below them sits a bench fashioned from characterful gnarled oak that was found on a neighbour’s farm. ‘We love the feel of these old farm-style pieces in a contemporary space,’ they say.

And, indeed, it is items such as these – each with a personal significance – that have made this house a charming home.

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5. The bedroom’s palette of shades of blue and grey makes for a tranquil space, whilst the headboard creates an interesting focal point 6. Lilac tulips open to reveal an unexpected pop of blue 7. A row of deckchairs provide the ideal spot for relaxing and enjoying the prolific birdlife on the estate 8. This courtyard creates a green space at the back of the house. It leads to the laundry through the carved wooden doors 9. The owners fell in love with this bench on a farm in the Swartberg, and persuaded the farmer, who made it himself, to sell it to them. It now welcomes guests at the front door 10. The veranda’s gnarled table contrasts with an elegant server and carved mirrors which are a subtle nod to the Balinese influences at Zimbali

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SELLING THE DREAM Guided by its founding ethos of ‘living in harmony with nature’, Zimbali Coastal Resort has become one of the most sought after in South Africa, offering a secure five-star lifestyle in lush, beautiful surroundings

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THIS SPREAD Arlene Govender, Associate, Keller

Williams Realty Zimbali (left) and Prakashan Naidoo, Agent, Keller Williams Realty Zimbali

‘My journey has just begun and I’m loving every minute of it. New Zimbali owners are always delighted because they are given a chance to buy into a phenomenal lifestyle’ Prakashan Naidoo

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‘Sitting on a deck, enjoying a late lunch, watching a beautiful sunset over Zimbali eight years ago, I realised this was the lifestyle I wanted for my family.

I have never looked back…’

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o what is it that draws prospective investors to Zimbali? And why do they buy here? The answer, says Zimbali Sales Manager Pravin Govender, is that ‘selling property at Zimbali is nothing like selling property elsewhere. I have been here eight years and have developed an intimate knowledge of the estate, its expansive beauty, lush vegetation and abundance of indigenous wildlife. I don’t have to sell the dream lifestyle and five-star facilities to my clients; once they experience the Zimbali I know so well, they all want to own a piece of paradise before they even step out the gates.

‘We believe it is imperative that prospective homeowners are made aware of the founding ethos of Zimbali, which embodies the philosophy of living in harmony with nature.

Here, residents have the ability to interact with nature, as bushbuck, duiker and other wildlife roam their gardens, and indigenous trees form the only “boundary walls” with neighbours.’

Whether buyers decide to relocate on a permanent or semi-permanent basis, it is a sanctuary for families and couples, as here they can unclutter their lives and de-stress in blissfully serene surroundings.

Homes are innovatively designed to meet strict architectural guidelines, and benefit from diplomatic levels of security that are evident throughout the estate, ensuring safety and peace of mind. For many, easy access to King Shaka International Airport, a mere 20-minute drive away, is a drawcard, whether they commute for business, or come only for a weekend retreat or during the holidays with their children. Zimbali is a dream destination for those who simply want to arrive at one place and unwind while having on their doorstep all the five-star facilities of the Fairmont Zimbali Hotel and Zimbali Lodge, including a championship golf course, beach club, spa, gym, top restaurants and more.

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‘Not only do I sell property here, but I also live on the estate. As a professional golfer I enjoy the amenities on the golf course; the manicured fairways and greens are not only challenging, but are also the perfect place to do business’ Joe Mokoena

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‘I enjoy meeting and interacting with my clients. I find it very rewarding to be able to add value to their lives and to create longlasting relationships with them’ Tumi Mvelasi

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Pravin Govender, Zimbali Sales Manager, Zimbali Estate Agency powered by Keller Williams

Heather Eaton, Zimbali Sales Executive, Zimbali Estate Agency powered by Keller Williams

‘I don’t have to sell the dream lifestyle and five-star facilities to my clients; once they experience the Zimbali I know so well, they all want to own a piece of paradise before they even step out the gates’

‘You cannot beat the lifestyle here – direct access to the beach, an18-hole golf course, and the Bushbuck Club with tennis courts, squash courts, gym and children’s playground’

Pamela Naidu, Marketing Manager, IFA Hotels and Resorts

Cathy Humphreys, Senior Sales Executive, IFA Estates

‘I love Zimbali. My passion for selling comes from showcasing the most prestigious estate I know, being able to give clients professional, personalised service and helping them realise some of their dreams and goals’

‘IFA has changed the concept of a one-dimensional golf estate, of which there are plenty, to Zimbali being the front-runner in estate investment opportunities, multifaceted leisure products, fine cuisine and superior residential living – all in one secure gated community’

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Islay isn’t the sort of place you stumble across by chance. Nor are her whiskies easy to fall in love with – a romance with the ‘Queen of the Hebrides’ and her single malts takes time This island off the west coast of Scotland hides her charms behind a flinty exterior of rough seas and bogs and grey clouds, just as her whiskies ward off undetermined suitors with a veil of iodine, sea salt and peat. Hardly an attractive prospect, is it? But hear me out, for once you’ve softened to Islay’s hard edges, you’ll be smitten forever.

It was a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail that first did it for me. I’ve always enjoyed Scottish single malts, but the sweet and floral drams of Speyside and the Lowlands had long played their hand. For whisky lovers, hints of vanilla, caramel and spice will get you only so far, and it was time for a change.

A friend with a fine palate sneaked a bottle of Uigeadail into my bag one day as I flew out of Edinburgh. ‘Try this,’ he said with a knowing smile.

Fast-forward three years and I find myself on the rain-spattered deck of the MV Finlaggan as the hamlet of Kennacraig on Scotland’s Kintyre peninsula disappears into the mist. These ferries of the CalMac line are the lifeblood of Scotland’s Western Isles and make for a fine way to explore the crenulated coastline west of Glasgow. Fishing boats follow in our wake as the sunset muscles through the clouds to light up the mountainous Paps of Jura. If you’re lucky, you may spot whales and dolphins on these short sea crossings, but today there’s just a cold wind and drizzle for company.

But then, pilgrimages aren’t supposed to be comfortable. There should be an element of adventure and a hint of discovery, and perhaps just a little suffering to temper the hoped-for enlightenment. And my trip to Islay – a long way from Cape Town, via London and Glasgow – is nothing if not a pilgrimage.

That bottle of Uigeadail (Gaelic for dark and mysterious place) is long gone, but its home soon looms out of the darkness. Debarking at Port Askaig, I finally step onto the sands of Islay.

1. Giant copper stills turn the low wines into clear, potent spirit – ready for decades of maturation in oak barrels

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2. Most of Islay’s distilleries are set on the water’s edge, traditionally for shipping in barley and shipping out whisky

It’s surprisingly easy to relax into the pace of island life. From my rooms in the Distillery Cottages in the grounds of Bowmore the shrieks of gulls wake me at dawn as the local fishermen put to sea in search of herring and cod, ling and local scallops. They’ll all be on the menu down at the Harbour Inn that evening, but right now, with a full Scottish breakfast to gird my loins, there’s tasting to be done. Bowmore distillery isn’t just my first stop. It was also the very first distillery on the island, opened in 1779 on the shores of Loch Indaal, a sea loch open to the Atlantic.

All but one of the Islay distilleries are situated right on the seafront, a link to an earlier time when boats arriving laden with barley for the malting floors would leave with barrels of aged whisky. Whiskies are matured for decades in porous oak barrels and the evaporation of alcohol into the sea air is said to lend Islay whiskies their immediately recognisable characters of salt and iodine.

At Bowmore the place to seek out is the No 1 Vaults – the oldest maturation warehouse in Scotland and the only one below sea level. Dark, damp and cold, it’s the perfect place to mature whisky.

If salt is one unmistakeable trait of Islay malts, then the other is peat. In the process of making whisky, the barley is moistened to spark germination, and then spread across the malting floor. Once it has started to shoot, germination is stopped and the barley dried by burning bricks of peat from the bogs; the more peat burnt to dry the barley, the smokier the final whisky.

At Bowmore the malts are generally lightly peated, offset by tones of honey, lemon zest, chocolate and hazelnut. They are, perhaps, a good way to ease into the heavily peated malts found on the island.

From the oldest distillery on the island I head straight over to the youngest. When Kilchoman opened its doors in 2005 it was the first new distillery here in 125 years.

3–5 Scottish single malts are distilled twice rather than three times; most of Islay’s malted barley is imported from the mainland;

Islay single malts are aged for decades in oak casks soaked by the salty sea air

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Set on a farm rather than a quayside, it’s the closest the island has to a boutique distillery, crafting tiny volumes of malt whisky with some truly intriguing characteristics. It’s also the only independent distillery on Islay, where most are owned by multinational drinks companies, including Diageo, Suntory and LVMH. This allows Kilchoman’s master distiller, Anthony Wills, to craft malts such as the 100 per cent Islay, a lightly peated malt with citrus zestiness. It’s also, uniquely, the first Islay whisky for almost a century to be made from barley grown, malted and distilled on the island. With its first 10-year-old release only due next year, it’s still early days for this distillery, but it’s certainly a youngster worth watching.

Bruichladdich, on the western shores of Loch Indaal, has been around a touch longer – since 1881 to be exact. Although it was shuttered for seven years in the late 1990s, it has re-established itself as one of Islay’s most innovative operators. The distillery produces a bewildering array of whiskies geared to appeal to novice and experienced tipplers alike. Happily, the tasting room allows you to sample them all, including the landmark Octomore. This is the world’s most heavily peated whisky, a monster of a dram that combines its peat and smoke with surprising notes of oak, vanilla, toasted rye and walnuts. You either love it or hate it; I fall head over heels.

Bowmore, Kilchoman and Bruichladdich all offer fine malts, but I purposefully leave the best for last.

Of all the distilleries on the island, Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig are perhaps the most famous. All have rich pedigrees stretching back to the early-1800s, and produce what many would call the iconic Islay malts.

All offer illuminating tours of the distillery house, with professional tasting rooms and guided tastings, and whether you lean towards the lighter styles of Laphroaig or the sturdy Lagavulin is simply down to personal taste.

Ardbeg, licensed to make whisky since 1815, has been owned by a single family, the McDougalls, for over 140 years. And happily, despite producing more than 800 000 litres of whisky each year, not a single drop disappears into blended whiskies. It’s all used for their own bottlings, like the approachable 10-year-old, the remarkable Corryvreckan or – there she is – the Uigeadail. Named, I discover, for the peat-laden loch that supplies each drop of water in every bottle of Ardbeg, this special vatting marries Ardbeg’s iconic smoky notes with sweeter tones from maturation in old sherry casks.

I leave the tasting room rolling the flavours of Uigeadail around my palate, and breathe in the salt air. Still I’m not done. The salty tang of Bunnahabhain will have to wait for another day; so too the clear peaty malts of Caol Ila, which may be the largest distillery on the island, but it still manages to produce some of the most enigmatic malts on Islay.

It takes a stormy sea crossing to visit this mystifying, perplexing island of flat peat bogs and veiled natural beauty. Its names are all but unpronounceable. Its malts seem to conspire against your palate. But give it time. A dram here, a lonely walk there, and I guarantee you’ll fall in love with all that is Islay.

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GETTING THERE Plan your visit atvisitscotland.com, the website of the national tourist organisation.

British Airways offers daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to London, with frequent connections onwards to both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Visit ba.com or call +27 (0)11 441 8600.

Visas are required by South African passport holders to visit the United Kingdom. See visa4uk.fco.gov.uk.

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Ardbeg ardbeg.com Bowmore bowmore.com Bruichladdich bruichladdich.com Diageo discovering-distilleries.com Kilchoman Distillery kilchomandistillery.com Laphroaig laphroaig.com

It’s certainly no hardship to spend your days sniffing, swirling and sipping, but there’s more to Islay than its distilleries.

To work up an appetite between lunch and dinner, the long empty sands of Machir Bay offer lovely walks and plenty of fresh Atlantic air.

Twitchers flock to the northern corners of Loch Indaal, where the shallow waters are ideal for migratory waders; keep an eye out for the impressive white-tailed sea eagle, Scotland’s answer to the African fish eagle.

There’s also plenty of history to explore, most notably at the ruins of Finlaggan, the seat of a vast medieval empire.

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Just as Islay whiskies hide behind a veil of peat and iodine, so their very names hint at the island’s raw natural beauty. Bruichladdich is Gaelic for the raised beach bank at the rocky lee-shore – no doubt as much a name as directions for the sailors of old. The same could be said for Ardbeg, meaning small headland, and Lagavulin, the hollow by the mill. Perhaps my favourite is Laphroaig, for who wouldn’t want to visit a distillery at the beautiful hollow by the broad bay?

Talk the talk Don’t make the locals smile politely while you maul their beloved Gaelic. Here’s how to wrap your tongue around those names:

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Islay: eye-la, not is-lay Laphroaig: la-froyg Bruichladdich: brook-laddie Kilchoman: kil-homan Caol Ila: cull-eela Uigeadail: oog-a-dal

Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 and 25 Year Old

16. The island is home to a host of historic distilleries

Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky 37 Year Old

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he wooden intonga stick tells a storied history of South Africa’s past and culture. Used for centuries by the country’s rural women to crack maize and grind meal, it is also at the core of southern Africa’s most ancient of martial arts forms. It’s no surprise, then, that the mystical stick should be pivotal to the Detox Intonga Foot Treatment, one of the traditionally inspired signature treatments on offer at Fairmont Zimbali Resort’s Willow Stream Spa. A reflexologybased massage in which the stick is used against the feet and lower legs to knead away stress, the treatment, which includes a nourishing

foot soak, exfoliating scrub and deep-cleansing mud mask, calls to mind the ancient grooming ceremonies of the country’s indigenous people.

Fairmont Zimbali Resort is set within a 700-hectare tropical paradise, and it is these idyllic natural surrounds that form the basis of the spa’s unique ambience and authentic treatment styles.

Inspired by the unequivocal beauty of an African sunrise, the interiors are dressed in dark wood and burnished gold, copper and orange, while local artwork adorns the walls and traditional African stools provide prepampering seating. Treatments combine local

ingredients such as marula, avocado and shea butter with world-renowned beauty products from, among others, Guinot, Mama Mio and Phytomer. And after a session, guests are invited to extend their spa experience in the Great Room, where drape cocoons provide both privacy and access to the soothing breezes that carry in off the Indian Ocean.

Even the cuisine on offer – from prawn sushi to local cheeses – is both authentic to the setting and restorative to the soul. Because, in every sense of the phrase, the Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Zimbali Resort provides a rare opportunity to reconnect with one’s roots.

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FAIRMONT HERITAGE PLACE Dreaming of owning a private beach villa for family holidays?

Fairmont Heritage Place Zimbali offers the perfect solution to second-home ownership with a membership concept that takes care of absolutely everything, five-star style

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magine an exclusive membership to Fairmont Heritage Place, the only internationally branded private residence club in South Africa. Imagine unlimited access to five-star facilities with a guaranteed minimum of 21 nights in any one of Fairmont Heritage Place’s 18 exclusive villas. It is all yours as an exclusive member of Fairmont Heritage Place, a premium membership concept that is fast becoming the perfect solution to second-home ownership and the burdens associated with a traditional holiday property.

Each of these beautifully appointed Indonesian-inspired coastal villas at Fairmont Heritage Place offers a home from home and a haven of luxury and relaxation, especially for you and your family. Members have full access to world-class amenities, including hotel chefs and the five-star concierge service, all from the privacy of their own home. In addition, there are numerous exclusive dining experiences to enjoy, the Willow Stream Spa, an exclusive gym, private ocean-side beach club, swimming

pools, tennis courts and a kids’ club. Nature lovers can spend hours walking trails through coastal forest and along the pristine beaches, while avid golfers have access to the renowned 18-hole Tom Weiskopf-designed championship golf course.

Fairmont Heritage Place also offers exotic international exchange opportunities, as membership allows you to book international destinations and holidays in a portfolio of Fairmont Heritage Place hotels and resorts around the world.

In addition, when joining Fairmont Heritage Place Zimbali, owners automatically become part of the by-invitation-only Fairmont President’s Circle Club, a gilt-edged membership offering preferential treatment and discounts at Fairmont’s legendary hotels around the world.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this exclusive ownership is that it is transferable, keeping the legacy alive and allowing members to share this unrivalled holiday lifestyle with generations to come.

The Fairmont Heritage Place Zimbali private residence club is your key to a legacy of luxury and a lifestyle investment that may be handed down from generation to generation

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Locally, the likes of Delaire Graff and Pierneef à La Motte in the Cape Winelands are setting the bar high, with their extensive gardens producing heirloom vegetables for the table SOUTH AMERICA ON THE RISE South America is increasingly making its presence felt on the global gourmet scene, thanks to the rise of Nuevo Latino cooking.

Alex Atala is the superstar of the South for his Amazonian cuisine at São Paulo’s DOM restaurant, but Lima is fast lining up to be the hot new foodie destination on the continent, with Virgilio Martinez’s Central Restaurante and Astrid y Gastón under Gastón Acurio and Diego Muñozare pushing Peruvian cuisine into the worldwide spotlight.

Both ranked in the top 20 of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards this year, and such is the growth on the South American gourmet scene that the respected list has spawned a regional Top 50 competition for Latin America, topped this year by Central.

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LOCAL RULES When the US-based National Restaurant Association polled more than a thousand professional chefs for its annual ‘What’s Hot’ survey this year, one trend stood out head and shoulders above the others: buying local.

With the emphasis on sourcing meat and seafood that is reared or caught locally – an hour’s drive is a rough average for what many chefs define as local – an increasing number of chefs are investing the time and resources to build a menu that reflects what’s grown and harvested in the region.

A happy offshoot of the trend is that menus are increasingly reflecting seasonality, which means fresher ingredients and more delicious menu items.

Need proof? New York’s Eleven Madison Park, under Swiss chef Daniel Humm, has earned three Michelin stars for its multicourse tasting menu that ‘focuses on the extraordinary agricultural bounty of New York and on the centuries-old culinary traditions that have taken root here’.

The local trend extends to the hyper-local, with restaurants investing in their own vegetable gardens to stock their kitchens. In Amsterdam, De Kas has large allotments outside the city and a hothouse alongside the restaurant to supply all its own greens.

Locally, the likes of Delaire Graff and Pierneef à La Motte in the Cape Winelands are setting the bar high with their extensive gardens producing heirloom vegetables for the table. In essence, ingredients have become the hero of the plate, while techniques and processes that obfuscate the diner have gone the way of the prawn cocktail.

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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT With chefs watching their bottom line and diners increasingly cognisant of their impact on the planet, restaurant kitchens worldwide are embracing the notion of ‘nose-to-tail’ cooking or using every part of the animal. The godfather of nose-to-tail, British chef Fergus Henderson, recently received a World’s Best 50 lifetime achievement award for his contribution to British gastronomy, and with good reason.

Nose-to-tail ensures nothing goes to waste, and has delivered a raft of new and exciting dishes to dinner tables across the globe. Locally, it’s the pigs’ tails sous vide (sealed in a plastic bag and cooked in a water bath) that have set tongues wagging at Luke DaleRoberts’s Pot Luck Club in Cape Town.

Happily, the principle also increasingly stretches to vegetables: ‘root-to-tip’ cooking sees peelings turned into stock (or compost for the restaurant veggie garden), while stems and leaves add flavour to consommé or adorn the plate as garnish.

Nose-to-tail cooking leaves many diners fearing an avalanche of glands, organs and unmentionables, but it’s not all a lesson in internal anatomy. A happy side effect of the desire to use every scrap of protein is a resurgence in heritage steak cuts that stop boring old fillet and sirloin in their tracks.

Meat grilled on the bone has become a standard offering at any steakhouse worth its cleaver, with a range of unusual cuts on offer for diners who value taste over tradition.

In Cape Town, chef-entrepreneur Giorgio Nava offers everything from prime rib to the rarely found spider steak, a cut with a fine web of marbling behind the name. Delicious hanger or skirt steak is fast becoming popular locally, while the under-blade steak, also known as a Denver cut, is set to be the next big thing, thanks to its mix of marbling and flavour.

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Chefs worldwide are increasingly turning to the fields and forests for ingredients, stocking the pantry with an abundance of hand-harvested mushrooms, herbs and wild greens often unfamiliar to local palates.

Rene Redzepi at Copenhagen’s Noma is the poster boy for cooking with wild ingredients, but locally a number of top chefs are also swapping their whites for a pair of wellies.

Award-winning chef Chris Erasmus is blazing a trail for forest-to-fork dining at his innovative Franschhoek restaurant Foliage, where the likes of fiddlehead ferns and pine needles make their way onto the menu. It’s adventurous cooking that’s utterly delicious.

‘I try and convert people to my style of cooking, even when they think things are weird,’ chuckles Erasmus, who’s quick to point out that he offers comforting bistro cuisine, albeit made with wild ingredients. ‘I try and explain that I’m not going to put a raw frog on your plate. I can if you want me to, though; I know where they are!’

In the small village of Paternoster, young Kobus van der Merwe is another chef to watch, cooking up innovative West Coast cuisine, using seaweed and wild herbs collected from the surrounding shoreline.

AIRPORT EATS Outside the rarefied air of the first-class lounge, it’s a rare traveller who heads to the airport in search of a good meal. But that’s rapidly changing as celebrity chefs tap into the lucrative market that comes with a captive audience. In the UK, Gordon Ramsay has run the successful Plane Food since Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opened in 2008, and Heston Blumenthal is hot on his heels with his science-inspired Perfectionist’s Café in the new Terminal 2.

Elsewhere, Michelin-starred Lai Wai-Hung offers his signature roast goose at Hong Kong International, there’s the famous Kobe beef hot dog served with cheddar and Parmesan fries at Todd English’s Bonfire in JFK, and the Asian-fusion of One Flew South is located at Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.

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RANTING ABOUT BANTING Restaurateurs rarely put much stock in fad diets, but with the Banting regime espoused by Dr Tim Noakes sweeping South Africa, Cape Town recently welcomed the world’s first restaurant catering for devotees of the controversial low-carbohydrate, high-fat lifestyle.

The Banting Kitchen replaces carbs with chickpea and almond flours, and its menu features Banting lasagne and caulisotto – made with cauliflower rather than rice – alongside home-smoked salmon and a wide range of grills and meaty options.

Farther afield, devotees of the Paleo and Banting diets will also feel at home in places such as St John Bar & Restaurant in London, where freerange meats and local vegetables loom large, or Sauvage in Berlin, which sticks to the strict Paleo principles of no dairy, grains or sugar.

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But no longer. With the increased focus on artisanal ingredients comes a new interest in handcrafted locally produced drinks. Craft beer is booming across South Africa, as it is abroad, and artisanal spirits are slowly gaining traction in restaurant bars worldwide.

Gins infused with local aromatics and vodka distilled from heritage grains are transformed by mixologists, not mere barmen, into works of art in a cocktail glass.

FREEZE, THIS IS THE PASTRY CHEF! Just as the simple dirty martini has been elevated to an art form, so a comforting bowl of ice cream will never be the same again. Nitro ice cream is the chilly new horizon for desserts, with the ultra-quick freezing resulting in tiny ice crystals and a creamier final product. San Francisco outlet Smitten makes a portion while you wait, and Heston Blumenthal is, unsurprisingly, a fan of the technique. Locally, look out for Nitrocreamy ice cream at Cape Town’s Oranjezicht City Farm Saturday market.

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Trends come and go, and it pays to remember that anything is possible. If you cook it, they will come. A few short years ago few would have believed eating food out of an old van would be trendy, yet food trucks have become hip from New York to Los Angeles. As are humble cupcakes, long elevated into a delicatessen deity.

So why not toast? San Francisco is famous as a trend incubator, and the likes of the Mill and Red Door have turned a simple slice of toast into an art form. A $4-a-slice art form, mind you.

Across the Pacific, ramen noodles keep threatening to give sushi a run for its money as Japan’s most famous food export.

On the drinks front, Mezcal, the smoky cousin of tequila, is the one to watch.

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UNBRIDLED elegance What do luxury cars and horses have in common?

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Cars and horses have shared a close affinity for many years. In fact, gallop through the annals of history and their synergistic relationship soon becomes apparent.

The love affair between the two commenced back in 1886, when Karl Benz was granted a patent for his Benz Patent Motorwagen. Until then, horse and carriage had been the common mode of transport, one that was, however, fraught with problems, not least of which were, to put it delicately, the horses’ ‘emissions’ (in The Automobile Age, James Flink reports that in New York City alone at the turn of the 19th century, horses deposited on the streets every day an estimated 2,5 million pounds of manure and 60 000 gallons – about 227 000 litres – of urine).

Then there was the issue of ‘fuelling’ the horses.

As JR McNeil notes in Something New Under the Sun, about two hectares of land was required to feed a single horse. As a result, in Australia, which in 1900 had one horse for every two people, much of the country’s grain land went to sustain horses. In a similar vein, in 1920, a quarter of American farmland was used to grow oats.

Deciding that this scenario was unacceptable, Benz created a new carriage which operated sans horses. The three-wheeled contraption looked much like a regular carriage, but it was powered by an internal combustion engine that generated horsepower – without employing traditional horse power.

Simultaneously, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach were focusing on replacing horse power with horsepower. Their approach was, however, a tad different. They decided to purchase a stagecoach and kit it out with an internal combustion engine. Their car – with its conventional drawbar steering – was known as ‘a carriage without horses’.

Thus, as we can see, horses and cars have had a symbiotic relationship for well over a century. And, while you won’t see horses pulling carriages on our streets today, they have certainly not disappeared from the automotive scene. In fact, throughout the automotive industry, the horse makes its appearance time and time again.

The most famous must be the prancing horse which has adorned Ferrari cars since 1929. Legend has it that the horse hails from the fighter plane of Count Francesco Baracca, Italy’s top fighter pilot in World War I. The prancing horse – or cavallino rampante – was the emblem of the acclaimed Piemonte Cavalry, which Baracca attended from 1909 to 1910.

The cavallino rampante was a silver horse on a red background, looking towards the left with its tail pointing downwards. In honour of his military background and because he loved horses, Baracca chose the cavallino rampante as his personal emblem, and painted it on the fuselage of his aircraft.

He changed the colour of the horse from silver to black in order to maximise visibility.

The cavallino rampante made its debut on Baracca’s aircraft in 1917, when the 91st Air Squadron was established, and it adorned his plane until 19 June 1918, when he was shot down, allegedly ‘after 34 victorious duels and many team victories’.

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1. The horseless carriage that started it all – the Benz Patent Motorwagen 2. Italian ace fighter pilot Count Francesco Baracca, whose aeroplane emblem is said to have inspired the Ferrari badge 3. Horses are synonymous with beauty and speed – much like exotic cars

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Daimler and Maybach were focusing on replacing horse power with horsepower. They decided to purchase a stagecoach and kit it out with an internal combustion engine. Their car – with its conventional drawbar steering – was known as ‘a carriage without horses’ Fast forward to 1923, and Enzo Ferrari met the pilot’s parents. Baracca’s mother, Countess Paulina, suggested to Enzo Ferrari that he put the prancing horse on his cars for good luck (even though it didn’t appear to bring her son much good fortune).

Ferrari decided on the canary-yellow background because it was the symbolic colour of Modena, his birthplace. He changed the logo slightly (the horse’s tail faced up)… and one of the world’s most soughtafter automotive badges was born.

But this badge has not been without its controversy: if you look carefully, you will notice that an extremely similar prancing horse appears in the logo of yet another luxury car maker, namely Porsche.

One thing is certain: Ferrari was first to use a prancing horse in its emblem. We know this because for the first 31 years of its existence, Porsche didn’t have a logo. Instead, the Porsche brand consisted of seven sleek letters only.

In the 1950s Ferdinand Porsche and his son Ferry recognised the need for a proper logo, and they set about designing a suitable emblem. The final logo took its design cues from the coat of arms of the Free People’s State of Württemberg (now called Baden-Württemberg), Ferdinand Porsche’s home after the commencement of World War I, and the location of the Porsche headquarters.

The red-and-black stripes come from the former province’s flag, and the six antlers represent the heavy deer population in the thickly wooded forests of the region.

The controversial horse is derived from the coat of arms of Stuttgart, the capital of Württemberg (stute in German means female horse and gart is short for garten or garden). Stuttgart, a stud farm back in 950 AD, has had horses in its coat of arms in varying designs since the 14th century.

In 1952, the Porsche shield made its debut – on the hooter in the middle of the steering wheel on the 356.

Sadly, Ferdinand Porsche, who died on 30 January 1951, never saw it.

However lots of other industry observers did, and it put them in a real tizz. Some claimed that Porsche had stolen Ferrari’s prancing horse. Others claimed that Baracca’s horse actually hailed from Stuttgart (it’s been said that he copied the horse design after coming across a German plane that had been shot down and happened to have the Stuttgart coat of arms on it).

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The Mazda MX-5 was designed around the notion of Jinba Ittai, or rider and horse as one … To achieve a bull’s-eye, the archer and horse must move as one

4. The canary yellow of the badge is the symbolic colour of Enzo Ferrari’s birthplace, Modena 5. The Porsche 911 Turbo (520 horsepower) 6. Japanese mounted archery was the inspiration behind the MX-5

Exactly how that logo came to be on Baracca’s plane – and ultimately on each and every Ferrari – will probably never be beyond dispute. However, one thing is certain: that prancing horse was an incredibly powerful asset, which many wanted to exploit.

One such company was Ducati, which put the prancing horse on the side panels of its motorcycles, because it wanted its products to be known as ‘Ferraris on two wheels’.

The debut of the cavallino rampante on Ducati’s motorcycles was the brainchild of Fabio Taglioni, Ducati’s head engineer, who asked for permission to use the horse on the company’s motorcycles in about 1956. According to legend, Taglioni’s father was also a pilot during World War I. That’s never been confirmed; what has been established is that Ducati eventually stopped using the horse – apparently as a result of discussions with Ferrari.

While Ducati faded from the horsey set, many other companies didn’t follow suit. In fact, more than one company decided to go the equestrian route when launching a new vehicle. Some adopted more ethereal equestrian notions.

Mazda, for instance, said that it had designed the MX-5 roadster around the notion of Jinba Ittai or ‘rider and horse as one’). Yabusame, a long-standing artistic ritual ceremony in Japan, truly explains the essence of Jinba Ittai (pronounced ‘gin-buy ee-tie’): an archer mounted on horseback gallops past a target and shoots an arrow. To achieve a bull’s-eye, the archer and horse must move as one (there must be a natural two-way communication and a high degree of synergy in their alliance). The Japanese company Z I MBA L I R ESO RT L I F E | 55

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Then came the more blatant and tangible horsey innovations by the automotive industry – in the form of equestrian names. There was the Mitsubishi/Dodge/Plymouth Colt (1970 to 2012), Ford Bronco (1966 to 1996), Ford Pinto (1971 to 1980), Subaru Brumby (a little utility vehicle sold in the 1980s and 1990s), Hyundai Equus (1999 to present) and, of course, the Ford Mustang, which was first launched in 1964 and whose latest incarnation is about to blast its way into South Africa.

BMW also entered the horsing fray 25 years ago, when it first began sponsoring the International Polo Series in South Africa. As Guy Kilfoil, general manager of group communications and public affairs at BMW South Africa, explains, the BMW brand’s core values are dynamism, innovation, premium quality, beautiful aesthetics and heritage.

‘Associating ourselves with the BMW International Polo Series is our commitment to supporting South African sports that are aligned with our core company values. The sport of polo certainly mirrors these characteristics – both on and off the field,’ Kilfoil notes. ‘More importantly, as anyone who has watched a polo match will testify to, the sound of thundering hooves and the thrill of robust competition delivers to spectators the very emotion that BMW embodies in each of its products – pure, unadulterated joy.’

The BMW International Polo Series is an official two-match test series played by South Africa’s

The sound of thundering hooves and the thrill of robust competition delivers to spectators the very emotion that BMW embodies in each of its products – pure, unadulterated joy

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7. A player from the South African team takes part in the BMW International Polo Series 8. The equine sense of touch is important; horses use touch to communicate with each other – in a similar vein, a car’s dashboard and steering wheel must have a certain feel: not too hard and not too soft 9. Horses and cars both thrive on love and healthy dollops of attention

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national polo team against a touring team from abroad. The series is hosted jointly by the South African Polo Association and BMW South Africa, and is one of the longest-running consecutive sports sponsorships in South Africa.

But perhaps the most unexpected marriage of horse and car is the exclusive Aston Martin design from the personalised Heritage collection of the equestrian-themed DB9 Volante, the latest work of Q by Aston Martin, the brand’s bespoke personalisation service.

Crafted especially for the Menlo Charity Horse Show, one of the finest professional/amateur equestrian events in the United States, the highly customised DB9 Volante features an interior decorated with Saddle Tan Luxmill leather from the Q Heritage palette, contrasted with diamond-quilted Ivory Alcantara on the seat inner.

The cabin also includes a variety of notable horsey cues – including the saddle leather rear storage and horse logo embroidering on the front head restraints and rear console.

Finally, there is Ford’s foray into the equestrian field. Like Ferrari’s prancing horse – which may or may not have been stolen by Porsche – the name of the Mustang is controversial. Some say this particular Ford was named after the famed P-51 fighter plane of World War II. Others insist that it was named after the wild horse of the North American West. Either way, the name blended beautifully with a galloping horse logo that designer Phil Clark had been dabbling with for several years.

Whatever the rationale for selecting Mustang, the name wasn’t a bad one. The car, the plane and the horse all share similar characteristics – they’re compact, quick, agile and sleek. Which probably explains the long-standing relationship between cars and horses just perfectly…

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The car, the plane and the horse all share similar characteristics – they’re compact, quick, agile and sleek

Timeless tradition It’s the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

Longines, the Swiss watch brand, is marking the year by celebrating its passion for equestrian sport with its 18k gold Equestrian Lépine. The rose-gold pocket watch is modelled after the 1927 Lépine. The back cover is decorated in the finest detail with a horse flying over a jump. It is fitted with a manual movement and finished with pink Breguet hands.

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10. The equestrian-themed Aston Martin DB9 Volante was custom-designed for a charity auction 11. A horse-head logo embroidered into the DB9 Volante’s headrest 12. The 1964 Ford Mustang

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SUITE DEAL At Zimbali Suites, you get the advantages of a luxury seaside home, with none of the hassles. And you enjoy all the amenities of a world-class resort on your doorstep

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ith breathtaking views over the Indian Ocean and access to a wide range of premier leisure facilities, Zimbali Suites offers an idyllic escape from city living.

The latest luxury development within the award-winning Zimbali Coastal Resort is set just a short walk from the ocean, where kilometres of unspoilt golden beaches make for a perfect seaside holiday.

Further inland, a well-developed system of walking trails provides residents with a wonderful opportunity to experience the abundant flora and fauna of the pristine coastal forest.

Golf is another highlight of life on the resort – the 18-hole par 72 championship golf course is rated as one of South Africa’s finest – while mountain biking, scuba diving and deep-sea fishing provide other exciting leisure options.

Adjacent to Zimbali Suites is the Fairmont Zimbali Resort, where residents can enjoy a full range of world-class hotel services – exclusive pamper sessions at Willow

The latest luxury development within the award-winning Zimbali Coastal Resort is set just a short walk from the ocean, where kilometres of unspoilt golden beaches make for a perfect seaside holiday

Stream Spa, a fitness centre, a variety of dining options, five outdoor swimming pools, and much more.

The six-storey Zimbali Suites development is built to exceptional specifications, with the design incorporating the contemporary Balinese aesthetic that has become the trademark of Zimbali Coastal Resort. This is combined with earthy African tones and the use of natural materials, such as clay roof tiles and stone wall cladding.

The beautifully landscaped blocks offer a choice of smart one-, two- and three-bedroom condo units, ranging from 36,2 to 130 square metres – all with spacious patios, fully fitted kitchens and secure undercover parking.

Suites are fully serviced. Investors can further benefit from a rental programme managed on their behalf by a dedicated operations team.

Zimbali Suites are the ultimate lock-upand-go holiday havens, and with King Shaka International Airport just 20 minutes away, they’re easily accessible from wherever you, your family and friends reside.

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HOLIDAY IN PARADISE Zimbali Coastal Resort’s extensive portfolio of self-catering luxury villas and exclusive apartments provides the chance of a lifetime to holiday in one of the most pristine spots on earth

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f relaxing beside your own private pool while drinking in expansive sea views from your luxury villa sounds to you like the true definition of ‘holiday’, then set your GPS unit for Zimbali Coastal Resort, a protected tropical paradise on the balmy KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa.

From beachfront homes to forest and golf course hideaways, holidaymakers are spoilt for choice with an array of the finest in luxury self-catering apartments and holiday houses for rent at Zimbali Coastal Resort, where many of the properties form part of their owners’ investment portfolios. Rental guests also enjoy complimentary access to a variety of five-star facilities and recreational activities that form part of the Zimbali offering, such as the estate’s 18-hole championship golf course and its endless stretch of secluded beach.

Activity junkies will delight in nature trails that provide a chance to immerse themselves in the rich local flora and fauna of the estate’s private reserve, while culinary cravings are well catered for by a choice of dining venues.

The Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Hotel, meanwhile, provides the perfect setting for de-stressing and rejuvenating the soul.

And for business execs wanting to incentivise hard-working employees, there’s no beating a corporate golf or team-building break at Zimbali Coastal Resort.

Above all, peace of mind is guaranteed by the experienced Zimbali rentals team, which is located on site to ensure your holiday is one from which lasting memories are made.

Holidaying visitors will reap the benefits of a stay in paradise that is pure exclusivity

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Modes of travel are not only about getting from point A to point B, but immersing yourself in the journey. From aircraft to watercraft to rail, there’s no shortage of superb ways to see the world. Richard Holmes packed his virtual bags to sound out the finest luxury trips to add to your bucket list

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HIGH FLYERS With sky-high oil prices, jittery economies and capricious demand, it’s a tough time to be in the airline business. But carriers with an eye on the future are investing heavily in the lucrative cabins up at the sharp end of the plane.

‘Premium economy’, now offered by the likes of Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa and Air France, may be the new ‘Goldilocks’ option for business-class travellers trading down or economy travellers stepping up; but for those who would never dream of turning right after stepping on board, there’s a brave new world of highflying luxury on offer from the world’s top airlines.

Although Singapore Airlines was the first carrier to offer innovative private suites aboard the Airbus A380, it’s the Middle Eastern carriers leading the charge these days. Dubai-based Emirates, which has ordered 140 of the double-decker aircraft, has certainly set the bar high with its next-generation first-class suites on its fleet of ‘superjumbos’.

‘With the A380, [Emirates] single-handedly redefined the category of first-class travel,’ gushes Fouad Caunhye, the airline’s regional manager for southern Africa. One peek at the 14 first-class suites and it’s hard to disagree: remote-controlled sliding doors for privacy, a personal minibar, a 23-inch screen and a sizeable flat bed. But the airline has another trick up its sleeve: Emirates’s A380 was the first commercial airliner in the skies to offer an onboard shower spa for the exclusive use of first-class travellers.

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OPENING SPREAD Silversea’s Silver Spirit epitomises personalised high-end cruising 1. Rovos Rail offers the last word in railway luxury in Africa 2. First class on Emirates is all about luxuriating in your private suite 3. The Residence private cabin, Etihad Airways 4. La Premiere, Air France 5. BA’s first-class sleeping quarters in the A380

Flying water around the globe for guests to use to freshen up before landing can’t be cheap, but it’s all about making the first class a truly personalised luxury experience, says Caunhye. ‘We want passengers to feel like they’re the only guests on board.’

Rival airline Etihad Airways, based in neighbouring Abu Dhabi, may have upped the ante on that score, though. Plans for its own A380 fleet include private first-class suites with plenty of bells and whistles… but why fly first class when you can check into The Residence? This hyper-luxurious private cabin consists of a living room, separate double bedroom and en-suite shower. Oh yes, and a private Savoy-trained butler at your beck and call during the flight. Expect a boutique hotel with wings when the airline’s first A380 takes off in December.

While European airlines’ first-class cabins may not boast quite the same frills, they’re certainly holding their own with innovative facilities and stylish – if not quite as game-changing – onboard products.

Air France is revamping its first-class cabins, with plush curtaining creating a sizeable private suite. The inclusion of an ottoman to transform the seat area into a private dining room for two is a particularly nice touch. Crockery from French designer Jean-Marie Massaud will be introduced from December, with Michelin-starred super-chefs including Joël Robuchon and Guy Martin on hand to help craft the menus.

Across the Channel, British Airways is investing £100 million in rolling out its quintessentially British new first-class across its long-haul fleet. Think hand-

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stitched leather, personalised service, world-class lounges and design inspired by Aston Martin. Nice.

You’ll particularly like the dedication to high-flying food. Height Cuisine was created with input from mad-scientist/chef Heston Blumenthal and ranges from British classics to more casual bistro fare.

There’s no stuffiness here, either: British Airways’ chef Mark Tazzioli has launched pulled-pork sandwiches and gourmet burgers to cater for food truck and comfort food fans.

LUXURY ON THE HIGH SEAS The grizzled captain in John Masefield’s wonderful poem ‘Sea Fever’ may have wanted only ‘a tall ship and a star to steer her by’, but today’s high-seas travellers are a little more discerning.

Light years away from the simple accommodations and innocent entertainment of the Union Castle line of the mid-1900s, today’s cruise traveller is increasingly demanding previously undreamt-of levels of luxury. While there exists an enormous market for floating behemoths carrying more than 6 000 passengers, boasting distractions from skydiving simulators to bumper cars, the luxury market ‘tends to sway more towards the smaller, more intimate experiences’, says Gaynor Neill from Cruise Vacations.

And, happily, there’s no shortage of cruise lines innovating to tempt you on board. Launched in 2009, Silversea Cruises’ Silver Spirit is one of the

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6. Silversea’s luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit can accommodate 540 guests. Here it is in Caribbean waters, facing the famous El Arco rock formation near the resort town of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The ship has the largest suites in the Silversea fleet.

most exciting luxury ships at sea. Spacious suites and superb service aside, the ship is on the crest of a wave of world-class fine-dining experiences; for instance, the wine pairings in speciality restaurant La Champagne are designed by Relais & Châteaux.

Butler service comes standard – another trend in luxury cruising that’s fast becoming de rigueur.

On Regent Seven Seas’ fleet, butlers come standard in penthouse suites and above, but the line renowned for its ‘six-star’ luxury offering capitalises on something increasingly sought-after by high-end cruise travellers: private balconies, which are offered in all but a handful of suites.

Luxury travellers rarely pinch pennies, but they do want to know they’re getting value. That certainly applies on Regent Seven Seas, where the ‘all-inclusive’ is just that: everything from single-malt whisky to fine dining to unlimited shore excursions is included in the fare. From 2015 guests booked in suites aboard most ships in the fleet will also enjoy unlimited complimentary Wi-Fi, traditionally a high-priced bugbear for travellers. Also look out for Regent Seven Seas Explorer, due to launch in 2016; it’s set to boast the highest passenger space and staff ratios in the cruise industry.

Luxury and service aside, the trend is firmly towards enhanced offerings, and ‘cruise lines are starting to expand their horizons, looking for ways to offer their guests unique “never-before” experiences and itineraries’, says Thaybz Khan, product manager at Cruises International.

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Crystal Cruises, for instance, offers an array of ‘boutique adventures on selected sailings. These include a private guided tour of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) once it has closed to the public, and an exclusive eight-course tasting menu in the Skybox chef ’s table suspended above the kitchen at Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant Daniel.

In 2016 Crystal will also become the first luxury cruise line to sail the legendary Northwest Passage above Canada, in what is the first sign of commercial cruise lines looking to forge new, more adventurous itineraries.

HIGH-CLASS CLICKETY-CLACK For all but the shortest distances, travelling by train is never going to offer the quickest journey between two points – and that’s precisely what operators of the world’s luxury trains are counting on.

While flying may be faster, and cruise lines more spacious, the opportunity to trundle past magnificent scenery in under-explored corners of a country while ensconced in a luxurious suite is the reason rail tourism has seen a surge in interest worldwide.

Rolling stock long left to rust in deserted shunting yards is being hauled out and spruced up for tourists to enjoy. The Blue Train whisks travellers from the Cape to Johannesburg in modern comfort, but in southern Africa the privately owned Rovos Rail is far and away the most luxurious offering, with its restored

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Edwardian carriages offering a taste of old-school luxury. The classic journey from Pretoria to Cape Town allows guests to savour fine wines and superb cuisine as the magnificent Karoo disappears in your iron wake, but routes to Victoria Falls, Durban and the game reserves of the Lowveld are just as enthralling. If you have plenty of time – and deep pockets – book a berth on the adventure from Pretoria to Dar es Salaam, a 14-day epic that traverses truly wild corners of Africa.

Farther afield, there’s no shortage of luxury train journeys to consider. The Venice Simplon-OrientExpress may have changed a little over the decades, but this regular sleeper service from London to the Italian island city still ranks as perhaps the finest train journey in Europe.

The 2007 launch of the Golden Eagle meant that the Trans-Siberian epic from Moscow to Vladivostok no longer involved surly attendants and cheap vodka. This luxury offering swapped both of the above for stellar service and bespoke dining cars.

Another country fast making a name for itself in the world of luxury rail journeys is India, where the Maharajas’ Express and Deccan Odyssey both offer world-class luxury on journeys traversing some of the subcontinent’s most scenic regions.

Last but certainly not least, Australia’s The Ghan traces its history in the outback to 1878 and the heady days of the Afghan camel traders to which it owes its name. In 2014 you’ll encounter fewer camels but more of the luxury-class service for which this transcontinental railway has become famous.

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OCEAN DREAMING Ocean Club Zimbali represents an exciting opportunity to invest in the first phase of Zimbali Lakes Resort, the new Zimbali active-lifestyle estate that offers superb leisure facilities, security and freedom amid spectacular natural beauty

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ith Zimbali Coastal Resort practically complete, accomplished development partners IFA Hotels & Resorts and Tongaat Hulett Developments are now ready to write the next chapter in the Zimbali success story – the creation of Zimbali Lakes Resort.

Set to become another world-class oasis of stylish, comfortable living, Zimbali Lakes Resort will cover 300 hectares of rolling hills on the northern banks of the Tongati River. It will echo the ethos and outstanding development principles of the adjoining Zimbali Coastal Resort – with contemporary apartments, hotels, offices, exclusive residences and premier facilities that will be the epitome of cutting-edge international style and elegance.

Ocean Club Zimbali, situated on a prime parcel of elevated land with breathtaking ocean vistas, represents the first stage in this development. It will be home to three product offerings, all to be professionally operated and managed by a world-class

management company. Choose between twoand three-bedroom residences, or decide to invest in the one- or two-bedroom hotel suites, or the one-bedroom hotel condos.

Part of the charm of Zimbali Lakes Resort is its positioning as an active-lifestyle estate.

It will incorporate a signature championship golf course, which will make extensive use of the dramatic undulating terrain and optimise the stunning vistas. Zimbali Lakes Resort will be home to the new golf clubhouse with all its facilities, including a golf academy and driving range, a variety of restaurants and bars, pools and leisure facilities.

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‘The convenience of being able to place bids from any mobile device – tablet, laptop, cellphone or computer – from anywhere in the world, at any time of day, makes this platform available to the broadest potential market and encourages healthy competition.’ That’s according to Ruarc Peffers, senior paintings specialist at South African fine-art auction house Strauss & Co, which last year launched its own digital auction platform, Strauss Online (straussart.co.za/straussonline/).

With the explosive growth in digital transactions, online auctions are already an accepted way of purchasing art worldwide. Not to be confused with online bidding (which refers to placing bids via the internet during live, physical auctions), online-only auctions are virtual auction sales conducted exclusively on the internet.

Strauss & Co believe selling online is key to engaging younger buyers; its digital platform makes art auctions accessible to prospective buyers unfamiliar with the auction process. ‘Mature’ buyers are not at all intimidated by the high tech, adds Peffers. ‘The technology is so intuitive and user-friendly that it has not yet required more than one brief explanation and demonstration for even the most technophobic users to become au fait and confident in using the software.’

Peffers says each online auction brings in new buyers and a higher sell-through rate as buyers get more comfortable with the process. In fact, according to the Hiscox Online Art Trade Report 2014, 39 per cent of respondents feel that the process of buying art from an online platform is less intimidating than the process of buying from a gallery or physical auction.

That’s not to say there aren’t pitfalls in the process, and Peffers stresses that ‘the single most important factor is the quality of the brand and reputation of the seller’. In the case of Strauss Online, the company does all the valuations and validations of authenticity in the same way as it does for its regular auctions, so buyers can be assured of the ‘guarantee

With the explosive growth in digital transactions, online auctions are already an accepted way of purchasing art worldwide

of quality and peace of mind of buying art from South Africa’s premier auctioneering firm’, he says.

‘Clients know that they can trust Strauss & Co as our integrity is too valuable for us to compromise,’ says Strauss senior art specialist Emma Bedford.

There are certainly many upsides. The ease of access to a broad market means that Strauss can host sales more regularly, thereby relieving clients of the lengthy wait between the company’s four annual catalogue auctions, says Bedford.

With its focus on more affordable art, Strauss Online can reach an enormous audience of art appreciators, far more so than would ever be able to view a live, physical auction, she says. This will ultimately benefit the whole market, as sellers will have their works exposed to a dramatically increased audience, and buyers will have the benefit of viewing the sale from any place globally, at any time, for the duration of the sale.

If buyers feel that the cut and thrust of an onlineonly auction puts too much pressure on them, then they can turn to the many establishments that allow for more relaxed online browsing and purchasing.

While many galleries showcase only their current exhibitions and have websites that are merely shop windows for their bricks-and-mortar establishments, StateoftheART stands out as an online gallery designed to facilitate the online experience.

Started by Jennifer Reynolds, StateoftheART commissions and sells contemporary art created by fine-arts graduates and emerging artists from around South Africa. All the artists are selected by a curatorial panel, and the website is laid out so that the buyer can choose art by artist, price, subject, size, colour or genre.

The online platform is complemented by a bricks-and-mortar art gallery in Cape Town at 61 Shortmarket Street, which is open six days a week.

‘I created StateoftheART as an online art gallery, harnessing the power of the internet to create a platform from which genuinely talented

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but undiscovered artists could launch their careers,’ says Reynolds. ‘Galleries rarely work with unknown names, leaving many young artists waiting up to three years to be represented.’

Reynolds says many of her artists have proved to be a good investment: ‘We’ve seen works by many of our artists increase in value. Lisette Forsyth’s work has increased by at least 300 per cent since she started showing with us four years ago, and she recently sold several pieces to talk show host Graham Norton. Catherine Ocholla, Floris van Zyl, Janet Botes and Mila Posthumus have all seen their pricing increase steadily over the last couple of years.’

London’s trendy Saatchi Gallery has an impressive online presence (saatchigallery.com), with exhibitions showcased on the website and catalogues, prints, art paraphernalia and books sold on the website

‘Galleries rarely work with unknown names, leaving many young artists waiting up to three years to be represented’ Jennifer Reynolds, StateoftheART

(saatchistore.com). Separate from the gallery is its art advisory, Saatchi Art (saatchiart.com), which lists more than 400 000 original works from 40 000 artists around the world. Run by Rebecca Wilson, a former director at the Saatchi Gallery in London, the advisory gives buyers the opportunity to work one-on-one with their own personal art curator and get tailored recommendations.

UGallery (ugallery.com) in San Francisco also provides buyers with the chance to buy exciting new work. UGallery’s mission is to ‘democratise’ the process of selling artwork, by connecting artists directly with collectors.

‘In the seven years UGallery has been in business, we have sold artwork to 35 countries, and now represent 500 emerging and mid-career artists,’ writes co-founder and director Alex Farkas on the website.

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If you feel ready for online galleries, what should you look out for? First and foremost, fakes and forgeries, says Annelien Bruins of the Tang Art Advisory (tangartadvisory.com), a full-service art advisory firm located in New York, Miami, London and Hong Kong. ‘When buying online, you need to do the same due diligence you would when buying from a gallery, dealer or auction house,’ she says. ‘There are some dodgy operators out there. You should verify whether there is a real, trustworthy company behind the website before you make any payments.’

Read the terms and conditions, Bruins says.

‘As people have become increasingly comfortable with buying online, vendors have developed better return policies, which means that you may be able to have the work on view for some time to see whether you like it or not.’

Sotheby’s, established in 1744 in London, is one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art.

In 1999 it was the first of its peers to launch an online auction site, in a joint effort with Amazon.com Inc. But its offerings were listed on Amazon’s server, not its own site, which confused customers, and it was discontinued.

Sotheby’s tried again with eBay before pulling the plug on the idea in 2003.

Having recorded losses of about $100 million, it has now chosen to focus on its online bidding service, BIDnow, where auctions are broadcast live on Sothebys.com. Clients who have registered for a paddle may place bids as if they were in the room. Sotheby’s focuses on very high-priced works, catering mainly for its client base – the world’s 500 wealthiest collectors.

Christie’s, founded in 1766 and today the world’s largest fine-art auction house, has had much more success selling affordable art than Sotheby’s has in the high-end market, according to the Wall Street Journal. Christie’s launched its online-only auctions (christies.com/onlineonly) in 2006, and has sold such diverse items as Elizabeth Taylor’s baubles and Andy Warhol’s Polaroids. Its themed auctions are particularly popular.

Opening spread A painting

by Floris van Zyl titled ‘Risen’, available for sale online from StateoftheART for R16 750 1. ‘Agitato Da Fiere Tempeste’, a work by Catherine Ocholla, available for sale online from StateoftheART for R20 000 2. Andrew Verster’s ‘Palm Fronds’, sold online by Strauss & Co for R10 071 Z I MBA L I R ESO RT L I F E | 7 5

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Q & A with Strauss & Co senior art specialist Emma Bedford What are the pitfalls of buying art at onlineonly auctions?

As with any auction, spending too much in the heat of the moment can prove problematic. Decide beforehand what your financial limit is, and stick to it.

One of the biggest pitfalls of online auctions is missing the final bid, as buyers tend to rush the site in the last five minutes. One way to ensure you get your piece is to place a commission bid. We suggest you make it the highest you are prepared to bid not to lose the item. For example, if something is offered at estimates of R2 000 to R4 000 and you would be prepared to pay R6 000 for it, place a commission bid of R6 000. If the last bid is R4 200, you will get your coveted piece at the next increment: R4 500.

What advice do you give to your clients?

Buy what you love, but make sure to do some homework before spending too much. Research the artists and ask questions. Are they represented by a reputable gallery? Do they have work in major public or corporate collections? What literature is available on them? Is there a monograph on their work authored by a reputable art historian? Check the condition report on the work and satisfy yourself that it is in perfect condition or can be conserved affordably. Phone or e-mail the specialists and ask their advice.

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What are the kinds of prices being achieved and for which works?

Prices vary from a few thousand rands to a few hundred thousand rands. Among the works bought from the exclusively online platform Strauss Online, without being physically inspected before the purchase, were Keith Alexander’s ‘Apocalypse’, oil on canvas, estimated at R250 000 to R350 000, which sold for R292 809; Walter Battiss’s ‘Woman Beside an Informal Dwelling’, oil on canvas, estimated at R160 000 to R200 000, which sold for R187 360; and Andrew Verster’s ‘Palm Fronds’, which was purchased for a very affordable R10 071.

Do you assist with export, import,VAT and crating of works in and out of the country?

We do. Works purchased from our online auctions are transported to the Cape Town or Johannesburg office free of charge. Clients can collect from our offices in those cities. If they would like crating, transport and export, we will recommend the best and most affordable people for the job, and are happy to assist in whatever way we can.

For more information, contact the senior art specialists at Strauss & Co: Emma Bedford +27 (0)21 683 6560 or +27 (0)83 391 7235, emma@straussart.co.za; and Ruarc Peffers +27 (0)11 728 8246 or +27 (0)84 444 8004, ruarc@straussart.co.za.

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3. ‘Binary Visage: Code’, a work

by Claude Chandler, sold online

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6. Walter Battiss’s ‘Woman Beside an Informal Dwelling’, sold online by Strauss & Co for R187 360 7. ‘Personal Culture’, a work by Alvira Ferreira, for sale online from StateoftheART at R7 500 8. William Kentridge’s ‘Iris’ sold online by Strauss & Co for R401 040 9. ‘The Dressmaker’, a work by Mila Posthumus, for sale online from StateoftheART for R14 000 10. Chris Denovan’s ‘Austin’, sold online by StateoftheART for R8 250

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Paint by numbers n The value of online art sales across all platforms will rise to

$2,1bn by 2017.

(Source: ArtTactic, a service that provides unbiased art market research, analysis and advice for art collectors, art professionals, art institutions and art funds) n An increasing number of people are prepared to spend

£50 000 or more

on a single item online, sight unseen. (Source: ArtTactic)

Forty per cent

n of the art buyers and collectors surveyed in 2014 had bought items through purely online click-and-buy platforms.

(Source: Hiscox Online Art Trade Report 2014)

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Top Sites ArtTactic arttactic.com Christie’s christies.com/onlineonly Saatchi Art saatchiart.com Sotheby’s BIDnow sothebys.com/en/auctions/ watch-live.html StateoftheART stateoftheart.co.za Strauss Online straussart.co.za/straussonline/ Tang Art Advisory tangartadvisory.com UGallery ugallery.com Z I MBA L I R ESO RT L I F E | 0 0

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