• Stereotypes exist to be broken

    Stereotypes exist to be broken

    The truth about stereotypes is that they may have once existed for a reason, but there often comes a time when they are no longer reflective of the ideal. I could literally write a thesis on the number of outdated stereotypes pandered around modern society like they were fact. From the classics “Women can’t drive”…

  • Pelota — Life Après Sport

    Pelota — Life Après Sport

    The idea of sport as a way of life is one shared by many; just visit your local park, gym or yoga studio and you’ll find a hub of activity, camaraderie and physical ambition. The vast melange of types and genres of sport is one of its significant appeals, giving little excuse – health permitting…

  • D’OTTO — Artistic Fragrance

    D’OTTO — Artistic Fragrance

    Embracing the notion of fragrance as a liquid artform rather than a trivial embellishment is not necessarily a new concept, but in that pursuit there are indeed many, many levels of accomplishment. Italian fragrance brand D’OTTO are a new arrival, but certainly no pretenders, ticking pretty much every box you can as a fragrance brand.…

  • Boat Tail — Chapter II

    Boat Tail — Chapter II

    To read a good book is to embark on a journey; each chapter further unveiling the storyline, characters, emotive connotations — and the nature of the author. It’s a cumulative revelation, a story building layer upon layer, ultimately leading to a grand finale. By no means at the end of the Boat Tail saga –…

  • Remy Martin XO by LEE BROOM

    Remy Martin XO by LEE BROOM

    The idea that change is “necessary” to remain relevant is something that the classicists have fought for years. Having said that on the other side of the coin, the modernists could argue that if you don’t change you will get left behind. A conundrum indeed. This is where what I call “tasteful re-interpretation” comes in…

  • The Belle Epoque Society

    The Belle Epoque Society

    Every now and then it’s time for a space to be reimagined; not because there is necessarily anything wrong with it — but because it could be even better. For many of us, lockdown was that period. Confined to one location, there was ample time to consider your environment, and more importantly how you would…

  • Grecale – the Coupé SUV

    Grecale – the Coupé SUV

    I first met Grecale in 2020, during my first post UK lockdown international event. In Italy’s largest event since the pandemic began, the world of motoring gathered to witness the unveiling of a new era for Maserati, encapsulated in the Maserati MC20 supercar. But the brand’s newness was just about the car, there was also…

  • PORTAL — by Bang & Olufsen

    PORTAL — by Bang & Olufsen

    In case you haven’t noticed, gaming is very much an integral part of society. Even those on the verges of digital indoctrination were pushed over the edge during the unprecedented lockdown, during which even the most fastidious technophobe was forced to embrace the digital world in some shape or form. The result? Most of us…

  • Coachbuilt — The Boat Tail

    Coachbuilt — The Boat Tail

    For many, Lago di Como is seen as the honey pot for all things elegant and tasteful, as its tranquil waters circumnavigated by an undulating mountainous green backdrop provides the ultimate setting, perfect for any unveiling — especially one of this magnitude. It was there I travelled early October eschewing the customary UK downpour for…

  • Rolls-Royce Cellarette — Where Cigars & Whisky meet

    Rolls-Royce Cellarette — Where Cigars & Whisky meet

    I must admit, it came as a big surprise to me to learn one of the industries most affected by the pandemic is the cigar market. In fact just yesterday morning, I received a received a message asking if I knew anyone that supplied Cohibas due to a shortage of cigars for a top client…

  • DRIVEN — Ferrari F8 Spider

    DRIVEN — Ferrari F8 Spider

    “What do you do for a living? Are you a footballer?” A question I faced many times over the past few days as I stepped up-and-out of the bright yellow flying machine also known as the Ferrari F8 Spider. Ordinarily it’s a question that would have taken me aback but given the boldly ostentatious nature…

  • Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau

    Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau

    It’s hard to get excited by the car fragrance options on the marketplace. Just as your choice in fragrance is seen as an extension of self, so is your choice of car, and as such it comes as great surprise to me that there has been such a dearth of options in the car fragrance…

  • BAMFORD x Sesame Street

    BAMFORD x Sesame Street

    The world of watches can be an overly serious place at times — and understandably so with the vast sums of money exchanged for painstaking craftwork in finely crafted timepieces. But every now and then something comes along to break through the solemnity, bringing a smile to your face. Enter the new Bamford x Sesame…

  • Spirio R — Steinway & Sons

    Spirio R — Steinway & Sons

    It was 1857 when bespoke grand piano makers Steinway & Sons registered their first patent; since then over 139 patents have been filed and the innovation still continues. The embodiment of this is SPIRIO. Launched by Steinway & Sons in 2015 this technology captures and recreates the unique playing techniques of world renown pianists to…