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Frederic Malle MONSIEUR by Bruno Jovanovic
Hailing from the bloodline of Parfum Christian Dior’s Founder, Serge Heftler-Louiche, it should come as no surprise the Frederic Malle has found his home in the world of fragrance. But I’m sure despite all his grandfather achieved, he will view his grandson’s enterprise with more than a modicum of pride; in a sector saturated with ‘celebrity’…
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Mumm Grand Cordon x Formula E Paris
Formula 1 has long been considered the pinnacle of motorsports & racing, but with changes in regulation coupled with an increasing sense of environmental responsibility, it has become clear that the sport’s days in it’s current format are numbered. The rise in popularity – and more importantly usage – of electric cars, has prompted the…
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Volvo S90 Excellence: Redefining space
With many cars, most of the attention goes into the exterior design; how it looks to those passers by in motion and stationary when we gaze upon it parked in the drive. Which is important, after all it’s a key factor in why we choose one car over another. But what of the space we actually…
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House in Yatsugatake
Set on a sloping mountain ridge at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains – a volcanic mountain range bordering the Nagano and Yamanashi Prefecture – is a disparate property, as unusual as it is seemingly misplaced. But this property is anything but misplaced, much rather a painstaking search for the perfect view spanning many years.…
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Sennheiser Orpheus HE 1: A new Dimension of Sound
It was 1991 when German audio experts Sennheiser first unveiled the Orpheus dubbed the ‘best headphones in the world’. These futuristic headphones transcended the conventions of price and practicality in the guise of an electrostatic headphone, conjoined with a valve amp crafted of glass, metal and wood. At a cost of £10,000, 300 units were…
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Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room New York
Most would agree that Starbucks wear the crown for taking coffee culture to the masses, and expanding it beyond the remit of Italian coffee shops and Parisian Cafés. Now that’s done, monies made, the brand established and future (more or less) secured, they have decided to return their focus to what really matters; not business…
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HUAWEI x LEICA: The HUAWEI P9
In recent times feels almost like a deregulation of the mobile phone sector, with almost any electronics brand able to enter the fray, using the Google Android platform, to offer and interface that can compete with the very best. As with the opening up of any industry, what has followed is an influx of new…
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The Raindrop Cake by Darren Wong
With a name like “Raindrop Cake” you would think this were a food based on the ‘delightfully’ unpredictable weather of England but it is actually inspired by traditional Mizu Shingen Mochi from Japan. The journey started when American based Darren Wong came across articles of this dish in Japan, but had no way to source…
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OIWA ISLAND 2 by Oscar Oiwa
Having the patience to finish an A4 sketch let alone a wall mural is a challenge in itself, but to have the patience to carry out your detailed artistry over the entire canvas of a 6m dome – with a marker pen – is sheer lunacy. Japanese Brazilian Oscar Oiwa has done exactly that in…
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Gucci Menswear Spring Summer 2016
Gucci menswear collection Spring Summer 2016 sees a return to the Gucci of yesteryear albeit with some modern hues. It is almost as if the photographer has traveled back in time and captured the essence of Gucci’s ‘heyday’ with an HD camera. That is a compliment, I assure you; this collection serves as a stark…
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ICELAND CLIFFSIDE RETREAT by Alex Hogrefe
“Why is it that the Bond villains always seem to have the nicest pads? What about the good guys…?” Just one of the many questions I ponder as I cast my eyes over another concept masterpiece by Alex Hogrefe. Yes, unfortunately it is a concept – for the time being at least. Alex is a…
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Super Cedar by Byredo
The latest fragrance from Scandinavian fragrance house Byredo is quite literally the superlative of a cedar-embodied parfum. Called Super Cedar, the fragrance is constructed based on the literal meaning of the words; Super and Cedar. Evocative of log cabins and Scandinavian furniture, cedar adds warmth to the overtly modern. In the perfumer’s palette, it has the…
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APEXKNIT BY HERSCHEL SUPPLY
The backpack has long been emblematic of function, a method of transporting your belongings – or tools of trade – that’s steeped in humility, and reminiscent of those days spent trudging to school. But as the sporting and the high-fashion worlds grow closer together and the definition of ‘luxury’ becomes further blurred, the backpack is…
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Innovation: Nike HyperAdapt 1.0
As a child it was always a race to be able to tie your own laces, and almost as soon as you could tie them, you no longer wanted to. What then ensued was a stage of life where at any given opportunity, you would attempt to remove the shoe without having to undo the…
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