official bespoke - October – November 2014

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For our Obsession issue, we encounter obsessions and obsessives, people who are intensely passionate and driven about what they do. We start off by speaking with high-end hotel designer and trendsetter Jean-Michel Gathy in London, known for his Amans and Cheval Blancs, moving to Dubai to chat with Fadi Sarieddine about his mimimalist, edgy furniture line and then Doha to eat with Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay. In Paris, we visit Breguet’s renovation at the Louvre and meet Chaumet’s CEO about their latest high jewellery collection for the Biennale des Antiquaires. Back in Beirut, we go backstage with Lebanese musician Yasmine Hamdan for her new solo launch and we speak to the Maktabis about their new bespoke carpet collection. Although we don’t want to reveal it all, there’s much more, such as a luxury safari trip to South Africa, a visit to Santoni’s factory in medieval Portonovo and thrilling rides on Harley’s new range on Oman’s dizzying mountain roads.

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.