official bespoke - April - May 2019

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Because progress comes from creating with the heart and building with the mind, this issue we sought an inspiring cast of visionaries that includes Dr. Anthony Atala, the doctor who found a way to print body parts, Amale Andraos, the first female Dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture and Walid Damirji, an ultra-niche designer who creates clothes and homeware from exceptional vintage textiles. You’ll also find out how a Californian firm is developing a 40 million USD “vertical farm” for Emirates airline, and discover the charms of Hong Kong, the global financial hub that boasts the world’s longest sea bridge and a Four Seasons Hotel that has eight Michelin stars – the most under one roof. Finally, we’ll take you through a Christian Dior retrospective at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, before getting a first-hand account of what it’s like to drive Audi’s game-changing new E-Tron. It’s all about piercing the mundane to find the extraordinary.

official bespoke Magazine Description:

Once upon a time we began as a boutique publisher with a signature title – Bespoke. In the twelve years since then we have developed and grown to become a fully-fledged multimedia company under the name Official Bespoke, boasting a digital platform, coffee table books and the most widely circulated bi-monthly lifestyle magazine in the Middle East.

If you are curious, believe in a glass half full, enjoy the finer things in life and are hungry for unique and original stories, chances are we’ve got you covered with our updates on Twitter, our daily dose of visual escapism on Instagram, our rich and diverse programming on Facebook and YouTube, and of course our award-winning magazine, which exemplifies our mission to publish stories that are luxurious in nature but also highlight engaging personalities, products and places that leave a lasting impression of the Arab world, and best represent our values and successes to the rest of the globe.

We ask that you put your feet up, turn off the noise, check out of your normal news cycle and allow us to take you into a world of inspiration.