The new Bentley Continental GT with Twin-Turbocharged W12 engine
A grand-tourer with a racing heart Once again Bentley has surprised us with a car of impeccable design and outstanding performance (0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds with a top speed of 333 km/h). All of Bentley’s heritage and craftsmanship come together in the new Continental GT to deliver the most outstanding looking coupé completed with […]
Inspired By The Elegance Of Classical Ballet
Will Odell’s Cambré Collection By Lavinia Dickson-Robinson At the tender age of 35, the very talented jewellery designer William Odell has once again surprised us with a heavenly new collection, the Cambré. Inspired by the grace and movement of the eponymous ballet move, which is at the centre of almost any ballet piece, the Cambré […]
The Panerai Challenger Trophy
Bringing sailing to young people from all backgrounds The third week of July, like every year, the old port of Cowes on the Isle of Wight and the legendary Solent – the strait separating the island from the mainland, famous for its unique and challenging combination of winds and tides – has played host to Panerai […]
Srishti Shah
Traditional values for futuristic jewellery Winner of the Cartier Award for jewellery design 2018 (part of the Central Saint Martins BA Jewellery Design Awards), at just 21 years of age, Srishti Shah finds inspiration in the traditional concepts of her Indian roots and combines them with modern styles and digital technology to bring her […]
Property hotspots – The Côte d’Azur
The Côte d’Azur is long established as an area for residential investment and second-home ownership. One of the first modern resorts, it can trace its origins back to its days as a winter retreat for the British upper class, European aristocracy and American captains of industry at the end of the 18th century. Life on […]
WIMBLEDON 2018
2 July – 15 July From its modest beginnings in 1877 as a small event attended by 22 players and 200 spectators – and allegedly only held to raise money to repair a broken pony-roller-, Wimbledon has grown into the world’s most famous tennis tournament. Held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in a […]
Jewels To Dazzle This Summer
by Lavinia Dickson-Robinson “Big Girls need big Diamonds” Elizabeth Taylor. With new and up and coming jewellery designers such as Constan Eghiazarian (Aenea) and the talented Marco Bicego, don’t camouflage your beautiful new jewellery by wearing too much colour, go black or white and let your jewels do the talking. If I was lucky enough […]
The Rolex British Grand Prix 2018
6th-8th July Silverstone celebrates its 70th Birthday Like so many of England’s racing circuits, Silverstone started life as an aerodrome. When WWII ended in 1945, England’s other two circuits, Donington Park and the legendary Brooklands, had fallen into disrepair. And so it was that the outer taxiways and interconnecting runways of Silverstone became adopted by […]
What Jess Did next
Born and bred in Sheffield, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill fell under the spell of athletics at 9 years of age, encouraged by her parents who were quite sporty themselves. Few could have then guessed that in 20 years she would have achieved one of the most successful careers in track and field sport by any female […]
Bella Figura
Epicurean Journeys The pleasure of slow living By Kamin Mohammadi If you had told me 10 years ago that the holy grail of weight loss and healthy eating was made of pasta, red wine and gelato, I would have given you a quizzical look. But after years of battling with inexplicable weight gain, digestive illnesses […]
