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j ackr owi nt er v i ewI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne PG:Tel l us about t he move t o Bi r mi ngham,whatski l l syou' honed’ , andhow t hei nt r oduct i ont oHar r ods cameabout . JR:Af t ercompl et i onmyALev el sat18, Iwor k edf ul l t i measagol dsmi t hf ora y earand f i ni shed my appr ent i ceshi p. The deci si on t hen ar ose whet hert o ei t herst ayandwor kwi t hHar r y’ st eam, orcont i nue myeducat i on atan academi ci nst i t ut i on.Al t houghmymaki ng ski l l swer egood,Iwant edt oi mpr ov e myabi l i t yandwi derunder st andi ngof desi gnandal somast ernew pr act i ces such as comput er ai ded desi gn and l asert echnol ogy . Af t ervi si t i ngv ar i ousi nst i t ut i onsar ound t he UK,Iset t l ed upon t he wor l dr enownedSchoolofJ ewel l er y ,par tof t he Bi r mi ngham I nst i t ut e ofAr tand Desi gn.Theschooli st hel ar gestofi t s ki ndi nEur opeandhasbeenoni t ssi t e i n Bi r mi ngham’ s hi st or i c J ewel l er y Quar t ersi nce1889.Whatdr ew met o t hi scol l egewast hatf actt hatt her ewas anequal emphasi soncr af t smanshi pas wel lasdesi gn t heor y ,whi ch i ssadl y l ac ki ng i n many ot her uni v er si t i es . Mor eov er ,Bi r mi ngham has a st r ong her i t agei nar tanddesi gn,andIt hought i twoul dbeavi br antpl acet ost udy .

Icont act edt hebuy erandask edi fi twas possi bl et oshowhi m mypr ot ot ypepen, gethi sopi ni onont hedesi gnandask advi ceaboutt hewor l dofl uxur ywr i t i ng i nst r ument s ,as he i s one oft he t op exper t sar oundt hewor l di nt hi sf i el d. The r esul t s and comment sf r om t he meet i ngwer et of or m par toft heanal ysi sofmywor k,f ormydi sser t at i on. Thebuy eri nst ant l ysaw pot ent i ali nt he Ar chi t ectpr ot ot ypeandt houghtt hatmy st or ywasv er y‘ Har r ods ,wi ’ t hmebei ng asomewhateccent r i cBr i t i shdesi gner , maki ng i nnov at i v e,l uxur y pr oduct s .I was t hen ask ed i fIwoul d consi der dev el opi ngt hepr ot ot ypei nt oacol l ect i ont hatcoul dbedebut edex cl usi v el yat Har r ods .Isai dy es( ofcour se) ,andt he r esti s ,ast heysay ,hi st or y! PG:Thi nki ngback-you' r egoi ngt o meett hebuyeratHar r ods.Canyou r ecal l your emot i ons,bef or e and af t ert hemeet i ng? JR:Bef or et hemeet i ng,Iwascer t ai nl y ner v ous ,butal soex ci t edabout meet i ngoneoft het opbuy er s att hewor l d’ smostl uxur i ous depar t mentst or e.

Iwasaccept edont oaHi gherNat i onal Di pl oma cour se i n J ewel l er y and Si l v er smi t h and t hen cont i nued f ora t opup y earon a new degr ee l ev el cour se,Desi gnf orI ndust r y .Isuccessf ul l ygr aduat edwi t ha1stcl asshonour s degr eei n20 10andal sowonadesi gn awar d f r om t he Br i t i sh J ewel l er s Associ at i on f or Al lYear s and Al l Cour sesf ormyf ount ai npenpr ot ot ype, whi chwasdev el opedasamaj orpar tof mydegr ee. Ov er al l ,It hi nkt hatt hemostsi gni f i cant ski l l st hatIacqui r edandhonedwhi l st st udyi ngatt heBi r mi ngham Schoolof J ewel l er ywer eappr oachest odesi gn, bei ng openmi nded i nr egar dt ot he combi nat i onofol dandnew t echnol ogi esand st r ong ent r epr eneur i alspi r i t . These ar ev er y Br i t i sh qual i t i es t hat mak eBr i t i shdesi gnandcr af t smanshi p t hemostsoughtaf t eri nt hewor l d. Thei nt r oduct i ont oHar r odswasasa par tofmy maj orpr oj ectcour sewor k.

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Af t ert hemeet i ng,Iwasdel i ght edt hat Har r odsl ov edmywor kandal soex ci t ed aboutt hechal l engeofdev el opi ngt he concepti nt oacol l ect abl er angeofwr i t i ng i nst r ument s and accessor i es and t hej our ne yi nes t ab l i s hi ngmyl ux ur ybr and. PG: Themovet ogof ul l t i mewi t ht he JackRow br and musthavebeen a daunt i ng oneasyou wer eand st i l l ar ear el at i vel yyoungman.How has t hi sgone,what ' sbeent hemostsur pr i si ngaspect sofr unni ngyourown companyandi s/ hasi tbeenf un? JR:Af t ergr aduat i on,Ibegan empl oyment wi t h one of Eur ope’ sl eadi ng bespok e j ewel l er y compani es and wor k ed on t he dev el opmentoft he Ar chi t ectcol l ect i oni nt heev eni ngsand atweek ends .Iwasf or t unat et hatmy empl oy erencour aged me t o dev el op myowncr eat i v ewor kandal l owedme t het i meandr esour cest ogetmyi deas of ft hegr ound.Mypl anwasal way st o beacr eat i v eent r epr eneur ,soIwoul dn’ t sayt hatgoi ng f ul l t i me wi t ht he J ac k Row br andwasdaunt i ng,somuchas mor e ex ci t i ng.I twas t he nextl ogi cal st ep t hr ough t he sequence ofev ent s andt hemov easay oungper son,i fanyt hi ng,madet hedeci si oneasi er .Ihav e no r ealcommi t ment st o hol d me i n pl ace,andsopr obabl yt hebestt i mei n myl i f et oembar kon t hej our ney .

l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI j ackr owi nt er v i ew Si nce l aunchi ng mybr and of f i ci al l yi n Nov ember20 1 1,i thascer t ai nl ybeena v er y bus y and hect i ct i me,and I ’ m l ear ni ngnewt hi ngsev er yday ,whi chi s gr eat .I ’ m qui t ear est l essper sonand f i ndi thar dt osi tanddonot hi ngwhen t her ei ssomuchonecoul dbedoi ng. I tmaybeanov er usedcl i ché,butsi nce becomi ng sel f empl oy ed and doi ng whatIl ov e,I ’ v enotwor k edasi ngl eday . Whi l stt i r i ng,andatt i messt r essf ul ,i ti s def i ni t el yf unbei ngcr eat i v eandex ci t i ng havi ng y ourwor kappr eci at ed ar ound t hewor l d,andi nt opl uxur ypubl i cat i ons af t ersuchashor tt i mei nbusi ness . PG:The f i l i gr ee det ai l i ng on t he Ar chi t ect col l ect i on i s i ncr edi bl y i nt r i cat e. How doyougoaboutcr eat i ngt heweavepat t er n, andhowmuch t i me i si nvol ved i n pr oduci ng a si ngl ewr i t i ngi mpl ement ? JR:Thei nt r i cat ef i l i gr eewor kpr esenti n t he Ar chi t ectand al so t he new J aal i col l ect i onsbegi nsl i f eonmyl apt opasa vi r t ual3dmodel . Thi smeanst hatIcan i nspecti tf r om ev er yangl et oensur ei t i s per f ect ,and chec kt ol er ances and st r esses .The sof t war et hatIuse t o cr eat et hemodel si sal sousedbyar chi t ect s and i ndust r i aldesi gner s ,so i s v er ysui t edt ot hef or msIt endt ocr eat e. Fr om t her e,Isendt hedi gi t al model t oa speci al i str api d pr ot ot ypi ng company whi chbui l dt hepar t si nasophi st i cat ed phot osensi t i v er esi n,wi t hanext r emel y hi ghr esol ut i onUVl aser . Themodel sar egr ownt hr oughaser i es ofl ay er sf r om t hebot t om up,wi t ht he l aserbeam cur i ngonel ay eratat i me,t o f or m al ami nat e.Thesel ay er sorsl i ces ar e onl y 25mi cr ons ( 0. 025mm)t hi c k. Thi st echnol ogy i s usual l y used by aer ospace and For mul a One r aci ng t eamst opr ot ot ypeaccur at epar t s ,so as y ou can i magi ne,i ti s ext r emel y accur at e and t he t echnol ogy i t sel fi s v er yexpensi v e.

Oncet her esi nmodel i scur ed,i tt ak esa st epbac ki nt i meaf ewt housandy ear s , asar epl acementf ort hewaxmodel s f or med f ort he t r adi t i onalcr af tofl ost wax cast i ng.Thi s vi nt age t echnol ogy can be seen t hr oughoutanci entand moder n hi st or y .Manyoft he ar t ef act s unear t hed i n T ut ankhamen’ s bur i al chamberwer ecr af t edusi ngt hi st echni que,as wel las sacr i f i ci algobl et s cr eat ed i n Shang Dynast y Chi na, ar ound2000BC. Essent i al l y ,how t he pr ocesswor ksi s t hatawax( bee' swaxwasusedsi nce anci entt i mes)ori nmycaset her esi n model ,i sencasedi nal i qui d,heatsensi t i v epl ast er ,whi chi sl ef tt oset .Once har dened,t he pl ast er ,whi ch i s cont ai nedi nsi der oundst eel cans ,i sf i r edi n a ki l nf orsev er alhour s ,mel t i ng t he wax/ r esi ni nsi de,whi ch r uns outof gat es or f eeds , emer gi ng f r om t he bot t om oft hecan. Thi sl eav esaper f ectcavi t yi nsi det he pl ast er ,i nt hef or m oft hemodel whi chi t once encased.Then,mol t en pr eci ous met al ssuchasgol d,si l v erorpl at i num ar ei nt r oduced i nt ot he pl ast ercavi t y andl ef tt oset .I nanci entt i mesandst i l l t odayi nmanycases ,i ti ssi mpl ypour ed i nt ot hepl ast er .Howev er ,Iut i l i sev er y compl ex v acuum cast i ng t echnol ogy , wher eby t he mol t en met ali si nj ect ed i nt ot hecanunderv acuum condi t i ons . Thi sensur est hemol t enmet alf i l l st he cavi t ywi t hagr eat eraccur ac y .

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Oncet hemet al i sl ef tt ocool ,t hepl ast er i swashedawaybypr essur i sedwat er l eavi ng t he r aw met alcast i ng behi nd. Because t he pl ast erhas a gr ai nl i k e t ext ur eandt hemet alboi l si nsi det he can,t hef i ni shedcasti sv er yr oughand needsmanyhour sofr ef i ni ngi fi ti st o spar kl e. OnceIhav et her awcast i ng,Ibegi nt he l abor i ousj obofr ef i ni ngt hesur f aceof t hegol dorsi l v er ,usi ngacombi nat i on oft hesameext r emel ysmal lhandf i l es as used by Swi ss hor ol ogi st s ( wat chmak er s) .Then Icont i nue i na ser i es of i ncr easi ngl y f i ne gr aded car bor undum i mpr egnat ed paper , whi ch i s wr apped ar ound har d wood st i c ks .For di f f i cul tgeomet r y ,a f i ne abr asi v eWat erofAyrst one i s used, whi chcomesonl yf r om asi ngl emi neon t heWestCoastofScot l and.Af t ert hi s pr epar at i on has been compl et ed,t he nextst agei st opol i sht hef i l i gr eet oa br i l l i antshi ne.Thi si s achi ev ed wi t h t r adi t i onal wov en cot t on mops or wheel s ,ei t heronsmal l handmot or s ,as usedi ndent al andmedi cal pr act i ces ,or onl ar gerf i x edmot or s ,whi chal lspi ni n anant i cl oc kwi sedi r ect i on.A ser i esof speci al i sed pol i shesi sappl i ed t ot he mops ,wi t ht he f i nalf i ni shi ng bei ng achi ev ed wi t h medi calgr ade cot t on wooland j ewel l er ’ sr ouge,whi ch i sa combi nat i on of f er r i c ( i r on) oxi de powderandgr ease. Thi sbr i ngsoutt he beaut i f ull ust eroft hemet alandmak es i tspar kl e.

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Al lt hesepr ocesses ,t oget herwi t ht he di amondmi l l i ngoft hei nnersol i dst er l i ng si l v er bar r eland t he i ndi vi dual set t i ngofpr eci ousst onesbyhand,not t oment i ont hehandmaki ngoft heoak pr esent at i onbox est hataccompanyal l wr i t i ng i nst r ument s ,r esul ti n a si xt o ei ght weekpr oduct i ont i met ocr eat ea si ngl ewr i t i ngi nst r ument ,f r om st ar tt o f i ni sh.

“ E a c hP i e c ei sI n d i v i d u a l l y Ma d et oOr d e r ” PG:Gi ve us an i nsi ghti nt o your t houghtpr ocess. Howdoyougett he i nspi r at i onf oracol l ect i on? I si ta mat t erofcr eat i ng a pat t er n, and t hen bui l di ng t he new model s ar oundi t ? JR:I t ’ snev erqui t et hesamet wi ce,but Iguesst hatIbegi nwi t hat hemeorconcept ,usual l ysomet hi ngI ’ v eseenand beeni nspi r edbyonmyt r av el s .It hen cr eat easer i esofmoodboar ds ,whi ch ar eessent i al l ycol l agesofi magesand ort ext ,r el at i ngt ot hepar t i cul arsubj ect . Fr om t hese,Ii dent i f ypat t er ns ,mot i f s andpossi bl yemot i onswhi chIf eelbest r epr esentt he subj ectand mor eov er , t hatIper sonal l yi dent i f ywi t handf i nd aest het i calsat i sf yi ng.

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It hen begi n sk et chi ng usi ng a penci l and i nk ( f ount ai n pens ar e a gr eat desi gnt ool )andbegi nt or ef i neandadd myowni nt er pr et at i onoft hef or msI ’ v e i dent i f i ed.Imaygo t hr ough 20 or30 i nt er pr et at i ons ofa pat t er n or f or m bef or e If eelI ’ v e hi tupon somet hi ng uni que.Iam a bi g adv ocat e ofnot pl agi ar i si ngexi st i ngt hi ngsandpassi ng i tof fasi ndi vi dual desi gn. Youshoul dbe i nspi r edandusey ourowncr eat i vi t yt o ev ol v ewhaty ouseebef or ey ou.Isupposei naway ,t hi si saf or m ofi mpr essi oni sm. Fi nal l y ,onceIhav east r ongcol l ect i on ofuni quef or msandpat t er ns ,Idev el op t hese i nt ot he i nt r i cat ef i l i gr ee wor k whi chf or m amaj orpar tofbot hwr i t i ng i nst r umentandaccessor i es ,aswel las t hei nt egr at i onofpr eci ousst onesi nt o t hedesi gns ,whi chmustbei nt el l i gent l y used t o enhance t he desi gn and not mer el ybeaddedasvul gar‘ bl i ng’ .

l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI j ackr owi nt er v i ew PG:You’ vebeengi vi ngsemi nar st o st udent s at Bi r mi ngham Ci t y Uni ver si t y on a r ange ofacademi c and vocat i onalcour ses.What ar e you want i ng t oi mpar tt ot he st udent s,and how r ewar di ng do you f i ndi t ?

PG:Headsmustcer t ai nl yt ur nwhen someonepul l saJackRow penout oft hei rpocketi naboar dmeet i ngor t osi gnani mpor t antdocument .Can yout el lourr eader swhyt heyshoul d have Jack Row excl usi ve wr i t i ng i nst r ument sandaccessor i esi nt hei r col l ect i on and whatt ypeofper son i nvest si nyourwor k?

JR:Bei ngavi si t i ngl ect ur eri sagr eat exper i ence,andv er yr ewar di nghel pi ng andencour agi ngst udent satt hesame st ageasmy sel f ,af ew y ear sago.The mosti mpor t antt hi ngt hatIhopeIi mpar t i sar t i st i ci nt egr i t y ,qual i t y ,at t ent i ont o det ai landi nnov at i on.Att heendoft he day ,west udyt oi mpr ov eour sel v esand our l i v es .Wi t h cour se f ees r ecent l y r i si ngi nt heUK,i ti smor ei mper at i v e t hanev ert hatoncegr aduat ed,st udent s can mak eal i vi ng f r om t hei rt r ade or cr af t .

JR:I nnov at i v e desi gn,Br i t i sh cr af t smanshi p,sol i d pr eci ous met al s and exqui si t egemsmak emywor kt heper f ect i nv est ment f or t hose who l ov e l uxur y ar tand desi gn.T ypi cal l y ,my col l ect or sar ei ndi vi dual swhost andout f r om t he cr owd and mak et hei rown choi ces ,basedupont hei rownopi ni ons andt ast es . Mywor ki snotf ort hosewho wantsomet hi ngbecausesomeoneel se hasi t ,butf ort heper sonwhodesi r esa r ar eandbeaut i f ul wor kofar tbecausei t i sl uxur i ousl yex cl usi v e. Theyal somak e t he per f ectgi f tf ora l ov ed one ort o honouramoment ousoccasi on.

T eachi ngal sohasagr eati mpactonmy ownwor kasi mpar t i ngknowl edgeasa desi gn concept ,t echni que orski l l ,i s of t enmuchhar dert hansi mpl ydoi ngi t .

PG:Jack,t hankyouf oryourt i me,i s t her e anyt hi ng el se t hatyou woul d l i ket osay?

Youhav et oanal y sehow andwhyy ou do somet hi ng i ni mmense det ai l ,and t henexpl ai ni tl ogi cal l y ,whi chl eadst oa bet t erunder st andi ng ofwhaty ou do, and t hus l ead t o gr eat er ef f i ci enc y . Theseanal y sesenabl ey out opusht he boundar i esofdesi gnandy ourcr af tt hat l i t t l ebi tf ur t her ,eacht i me.

JR:Iwoul dj ustl i k et osayi thasbeena pl easur eget t i ngt oknowy ou,Paul ,and t hanky ouf orchampi oni ngmywor kand showcasi ngi tt ot hosewhoappr eci at e ar t ,desi gn and t he besti nl uxur y desi gn,t hr oughLuxur i ousMagazi ne.

PG:Whatar eyourpl ansf ort henext t wel vemont hs? JR:Ihav eav er yi mpor t antshowatt he end ofSept ember ,att he pr est i gi ous Gol dsmi t hs ’ Fai ri nLondon,wher eIwi l l besel l i ngmywor kdi r ectt ot hepubl i c f ort hef i r stt i me.Ihopet oacqui r enew cl i ent s who wi l lcol l ectmy wor kf or y ear st ocomeandshowcasemypi eces t o peopl e who maynothav e seen i t bef or e.

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TheConcer t I n1994,t hegr eat T enorLuci anoPav ar ot t i ,wentt oPangk or LautResor tt ocel ebr at ei t sgr andopeni ng.Thi sex cl usi v e andl uxur i ousr esor ti sl ocat edonasmal lpr i v at ei sl and, si t uat edaf ew ki l omet r esof ft heWestCoastofMal ay si a. Hi smi ssi onwast opr ovi deapr i v at econcer tt oasmal l i nvi t edaudi enceconsi st i ngofHeadsofSt at e,VI Psandt he Cr èmedel aCr èmeofMal ay si anHi ghSoci et y .Ext r eme humi di t y ,af eel i ngofunwel l ,andasmal l eraudi encet han t hel at eMaest r owasusedt o,wasnott hei dealscenar i o. Howev er ,he wasabl ys uppor t ed by64 member soft he Mani l aSy mphonyOr c hes t r aandhi sl ongs t andi ngc ol l abor at or ,f l ut i s t Andr eaGr i mi nel l i wi t hhi s14c ar ats ol i dgol df l ut e. Get t i ng t he Maest r ot ot he i sl and was no eas yt ask, Pav ar ot t ihadaf earoff l yi nganddeci dedt or ef uset heuse a pr i v at e hel i copt er .I nst ead,he wasdel i v er ed f r om t he mai nl and byt he owner ’ s64f ooty acht ,t he ' YTL Lady' ; someofy oumayr ecogni set hi snameasi twast hesame y achtt hatt r anspor t edLuxur i ousMagazi net ot hePr i v at e Est at eonPangk orLaut .

The pr oper t y pr ovi ded f or Pav ar ot t iwas a beaut i f ul det achedvi l l asethi ghupont hehi l l si dewi t hi ncr edi bl e vi ews . Duet ot heel ev at edl ocat i onoft hevi l l aPav ar ot t i was gi v enaspeci alel ect r i cgol fbuggywhi chheder i v edgr eat pl easur ei ndr i vi nghi msel f .Ot herguest sofnot et hatcame t o wat ch t he concer ti ncl uded t he Queen ofEngl and' s cousi n Lor d Pat r i c kLi t chf i el d and wor l dr enowned t r av el showhost ,Al anWi c k er . T oav oi ddi st ur bi ngt heper f or mance,t hewi l dl i f ewask eptat bay . Ther esi dentpeacoc kshadt obemov edaboutahal fa mi l eawayf r om t het heat r eont ot heot hersi deoft hei sl and. Keepi ngoneoft hewor l d' sf i nestv oi cesi nchec kandt he gr eat man happy does t ak e some speci alat t ent i on. Pav ar ot t ii sar at herdemandi ngeat erf ol l owi ngaspeci al di ett ok eephi swei ghtundercont r ol .Sot oensur eal lhi s needswer esat i sf i ed,anext r at eam off amouschef swer e summonedf r om v ar i ouscount r i est oat t endt ohi sr equest s –apast acheff r om Si ngapor e,af ew Eur opeanmast er s andofcour sewi t hPav ar ot t i ’ svi l l ahavi ngaf ul l yequi pped ki t chen,hi sownt eam oft r ai nedst af fwasbr oughti naswel l .

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t hepav ar ot t i s ui t eI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne Al lt hespeci aldemandswer ecov er edi nadv ance,andt he suppor tt eamswer ei npl acet omak esur et hatwhenev er Pav ar ot t ineededsomet hi ngi twasnomor et han10mi nut esaway . Thesecur i t ywasv er yt i ghtwi t hav astnet wor kofguar ds wor ki ngal lov ert hei sl and. Af ewguar dswer esenti nt ot he j ungl e,andami l i t ar yf r i gat epat r ol l edt heper i met eroft he i sl and t ok eep uni nvi t ed guest s away .The pr ess wer e al l owedasmal lconf er encepr i ort ot heconcer t ,andonce t hi swascompl et edwer eescor t edof ft hei sl and. Themai n causesf orconcer nwer et heweat herwi t ht het heat r ebei ng seti nt heopenai randofcour se,t heT enor ’ sheal t h. Pav ar ot t i hadbeenexper i enci ngsomet hr oatpr obl emsand hadt ocancel apr i orconcer ti nKual aLumpurandhadonl y j ustagr eedt ogoaheadwi t hal at erconcer ti nMani l a.So, wi t houtasui t abl er epl acementbei ngar r anged,t her ewas av er yr ealt hr eatt hatt hewhol ev enuecoul dhav ebeeni n j eopar dy .Luc ki l y ,ev er yt hi ng wentwi t houta hi t ch.The weat herst ay eddr yal l t hewayt hr ought heev entandi tonl y r ai nedatni ghtaf t ert heconcer t . Pav ar ot t iand Pangk orLautar ei next r i cabl yl i nk ed;t he I sl and’ sowner ,Dat oFr anci sYeoh,wasahugef anandwas t heper sont hatconvi ncedPav ar ot t it oent er t ai nt hei deaof si ngi ng on t he i sl and.I n Sept ember 2002, Pav ar ot t i r et ur nedandopenedt heSpaVi l l ageonPangk orLaut ,and i n honourofhi s st ay ,t he l ar gestoft he pr oper t i es at Pangk orLautResor tand t he Vi l l a he st ay ed i n was r enamedt hePav ar ot t iSui t e.

ThePavar ot t iSui t e Reader sofLuxur i ousMagazi ne wi l lknow t hatwe hav e been t o Pangk orLautpr evi ousl yst ayi ng on one oft he pr i v at eest at esandal sot heSur i aSui t e,apr oper t yt hat host ed t he t hen Pr i me Mi ni st er ofMal ay si a,T un Dr . Mahat hi rbi nMohamaddur i ngt hePav ar ot t iConcer t .Our af f ect i onf ort hei sl andi snosecr et ;i t ' snotj ustt hebeaut y , pi ct ur esquel ocat i onandwi l dl i f ebutt hespeci alr el at i onshi pswehav ebui l tundert hemanagementandhospi t al i t y t eam. Bef or esomeofy oust ar tt hi nki ng,' wel l ,hemustbebi ased' , I ,l i k et hel at eLuci anoPav ar ot t i hav ebeenal l ov ert hewor l d st ayi ngatsomeoft hef i nestpl acesont hepl anet ,y ouknow my f eel i ngs ,butl etme st r engt hen t hese by quot i ng Pav ar ot t i-" Ial mostcr i edt oseehow beaut i f ulGodhas made t hi s par adi se. "The Pav ar ot t iSui t ei s an el egant whi t ewashedt wobedr oom det achedvi l l asethi ghont he hi l lamong t he r ai nf or est .You ent ert he pr oper t y vi aa pr i v at epat hwayt hatl eadsi nt oagr andcov er edent r ance por ch wi t h huge dar k st ai ned wooden door s .Fol i age sur r oundsy oucoupl edwi t hbr i ght l ycol our edev enr owsof dai nt yf l ower s . Oncet hr ought hedoor s ,y ouar ei nt hemai n l i vi ngar ea.Ther ei sal soal ar geai r yr oom wi t hadesk, l i vi ngar ea,anddi ni ngt abl ef or8aswel l asal ar gewooden bookcasedi vi der .Howev ert hef ur ni shi ngsseem i nconsequent i aloncey oust epf r om her eont ot hef i r stofy ourt wo 180degr eebal coni es . I t ’ sf r om her et haty oucant r ul yappr eci at et hehonest yi n t hewor dsut t er edbyPav ar ot t i ; “ Thevi ewsar ebeaut i f ul ” .

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Aswecont i nueexpl or i ngt hegr oundf l oor ,wef i ndasepar at ewel lequi ppedki t chen,ampl eenoughi nsi z ef ort he per sonalchef st ohav ecat er edf ort heMaest r o.Opposi t e t heki t chenwasal uxur i ousl yequi ppedcl oakr oom,anda f ur t herdoorl edt ot heci r cul arst ai r casel eadi ngupt ot he f i r stf l oor .Bef or ewet al kaboutt heaccommodat i onont he f i r stf l oorwe mustmak e ment i on oft he separ at el i vi ng r oom. Thi sr oom i sequi ppedwi t hal l t her equi si t eAVequi pment ,asel ect i onofDVDst owat chandCDst ol i st ent o. Thi sr oom hasdi r ectaccessoutt ot hef r ontoft hevi l l avi a doubl esl i di ngdoor sandahugeDayBedt ol oungeupon whi l stwat chi ngTV,l i st eni ng t o musi corr el axi ng wi t ha goodbook. Al t houghonadi et ,noonecandi sput et hatPav ar ot t iwas anampl ef r amedman,andduet ophy si cal ai l ment sst ay ed wi t hi nt heconf i nesoft hegr oundf l oordur i nghi sst ay ,wi t h t hesepar at el i vi ngr oom bei ngconv er t edi nt ohi sbedr oom. Thi s was somet hi ng t hatbecomes mor e obvi ous when t r av er si ngt hespi r alst ai r case,si mpl eandf unt ogoupand down,buty oucoul di magi net hatal ar gef r amedper son, par t i cul ar l ywi t hhi porkneepr obl emsmi ghtnotf i ndi tas enj oy abl easwedi d. Att hebot t om andt het opoft hest ai r casei swhatwecan bestdescr i beasami nimuseum t oPav ar ot t i ,phot ogr aphs ofhi m atPangk orLaut ,Ar t wor k,si gnedphot ogr aphsal l adj our nt hewal l whi chcanbest udi edf r om t hel uxur yoft he comf or t abl echai r sandchai sel ounges .

Ont hef i r stf l oori st hesl eepi ngaccommodat i on. T wi nbedr oomsofanequalsi z ewi t hwonder f ulensui t ebat hr ooms andspaci ousdr essi ngar eas . Thebedr oomsl eadoutt ot he f i r stf l oorbal conywher et he f ul lbeaut yand maj est yof Pangk orLautcanbevi ewedwi t hi ncr edi bl evi ewsov ert he sea l ooki ng t owar dst he nei ghbour i ng i sl and.The bat hr oomsar eanot herbi gpl uspoi nt ,bot hov er si z ed,butone, i npar t i cul arhousi ngv ast l yov er si z edbat hwi t hal ar ger ai n showerov er headpower f ulenought or ef r eshy oubef or e sampl i ng t he cul i nar ydel i ght sand act i vi t i esatPangk or Laut . Theot herbat hr oom i snol essi mpr essi v e,i nst eadof t her ai nshower ,y ougetasepar at eshowercubi cl eandof cour set hebenef i tofbei ngabl et of i l ly ourbat h' sl i ght l y' f ast er . Pangk orLautResor tpr ovi desenoughv ar i et yofaccommodat i ont osat i sf yal lt ypeofhol i day goer s .Thegar denand hi l l vi l l as ,al t houghconsi der edt obe' ent r yl ev el ' atPangk or Lautar el uxur i ousandampl ei nsi z e.I fy ouwantal i t t l e mor epr i v ac y ,t hent hei coni cSeaandSpaVi l l asst andi ng pr oudl yi nt heseacansat i sf yt hatneed,wi t ht hebonusof t hesoot hi ngsoundsoft heocean.Thepr i mepr oper t i es wi t hi nt he r esor tar et he Sui t es ,Sur i a,Pur nama and Pav ar ot t i ,eachbei ngdet achedandl ar gert hanal l t heot her pr oper t i esatt her esor t .I fal lt hi schoi cei sst i l lnotenough, y oual way shav et heopt i onoft aki ngoneoft hemagni f i cent Pr i v at eEst at esonPangk orLaut ! Unl es si ndi c at edphot ogr aphst ak enus i ngSonyA77andNEXVG20

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POETI CTI ME Formor et hant wodecades ,St ev enGr ot el l hasdesi gnedf i nej ewel l er yandt i mepi ecesf ormanyoft hewor l d’ smostr enownedl uxur ybr andsandgl obal r et ai l er s . Longr ecogni z edasoneoft hewat chandj ewel l er yi ndust r y’ smosti nf l uent i al and pr ol i f i ct al ent s ,Gr ot el l al sowor kswi t hal oy al l i stofi nt er nat i onal cl i ent sonpr i v at e desi gncommi ssi ons . Hi sev ol ut i onasadesi gneri sr oot edi nt hest udyofar chi t ect ur e.Gr ot el lhol ds degr eesi nbot har chi t ect ur eandi ndust r i al desi gnf r om Pr at tI nst i t ut ei nNewYor k andat t endedt heAmer i canAcademyi nRome.Whi l ei nRome,t heconf l uence bet weendesi gnandi ndust r i alpr ocessesi nspi r edhi sf ocusonsmal l erobj ect s suchaswat chesandf i nej ewel l er y ,andhedi r ect edhi sat t ent i ont ot hemel di ng ofendur i nghandcr af t smanshi pwi t ht hemostsophi st i cat edpr oduct i ont echnol ogy . Hesubsequent l yst udi edj ewel l er ydesi gnatFashi onI nst i t ut eofT echnol ogy i nNewYor kandl aunchedhi scar eer . Or i gi nal l y ,a seni orar chi t ectatt he i nt er nat i onaldesi gn f i r m,NaomiLef fand Associ at es ,Gr ot el lwor k edont hedesi gnanddev el opmentofpr est i gi ousr et ai l st or esf orPol oRal phLaur en,SaksFi f t hAv enueandGi or gi oAr mani . I n1990,whi l ewor ki ngonanewr et ai li nnov at i onf orGi or gi oAr mani ,Gr ot el lwas char gedwi t ht hecr eat i onofat i mepi ececol l ect i onf orAr mani ’ sA| Xst or es . I twas t hi scol l abor at i ont hatr esul t edi nt hef oundi ngofGr ot el lDesi gn,I nc.ay earl at er . Byappl yi ngt hei nsi ghtGr ot el lhonedasanar chi t ectt oi nt er pr etandt r ansl at ea cl i ent ’ svi si oni nt ot hr eedi mensi onalf or m,Gr ot el lqui c kl yemer gedast hepr ef er r eddesi gneramongt hemostdi scer ni ngf i nej ewel l er yandt i mepi ecebr ands . I n2000,Gr ot el l begancr eat i nganddesi gni ngf orTi f f any&Co,spear headi ngt he r el aunchoft hei ri nt er nat i onalf i newat chcat egor y .Ov ert eny ear s ,t hei rcol l abor at i onyi el dedmor et han150new pr oduct s ,amongt hem sev er aloft hewor l d’ s mosti mpor t antgr andcompl i cat i onsandgem sett i mepi ecesev ert obepr oduced. Af t ery ear sofwor ki ngonbehal fofot herbr ands ,Gr ot el lhasf i nal l yl aunchedhi s owncol l ect i onoff i net i mepi ecesf orwomen,Poet i cTi me.Dedi cat edt osi ngul ar handcr af t edt i mepi eces ,Poet i cTi medesi gnswi l lbeav ai l abl eex cl usi v el yathi s newat el i eronManhat t an’ sMadi sonAv enue.

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Based on t he bel i eft hatwi t hi n ev er y woman,t her ei sapl acef i l l edwi t hpassi on, cr eat i vi t yandsel f conf i denceeachoneof aki nddesi gnr est suponaf oundat i onof ext r aor di nar yr ar i t y ,hi gh i nt r i nsi cv al ue andar t i sanalcr af t smanshi p. Fr ankLl oy dWr i ghtf amousl yquot edt hat " Al l ar t i st s l ov e and honour Wi l l i am Mor r i s . " Mor r i s' s wor k bl ur r ed t he l i ne bet weenar tandcr af t . T ol i v ei na" Mor r i s" house woul d be t o be sur r ounded by handmadei t emsofbeaut yandf unct i onal i t y .Mor r i sr ej ect ed t he common,t he masspr oduced,t het ac ky( hewoul dhav e cal l edi tt heshoddy) .Her evi v edol dcr af t s andt r adi t i ons ,of t eni mmer si nghi msel fi n hi st or i calt ext sorseeki ng outcr af t smen f r om whom hecoul dl ear ndyi ngar t s ,be t hey weavi ng, st ai ned gl ass , dy ei ng, embr oi der y ,met al wor k,orpr i nt i ng. As t he chal l enges oft he i ndust r i alage spr eadt oev er yf i el dofhumanendeav our , apar adeofbol di nnov at or swhoshaped t hewor l d,ast heyhav eshapedmyown t hi nki ng,f ol l owedhi m:Fr ankLl oy dWr i ght , t he vi si onar y educat or s oft he Ger man Bauhaus ,t heAmer i cani ndust r i aldesi gner sRaymondLoewyandHenr yDr eyf uss , t het eam ofRayandChar l esEames . What t heyal lshar ed wasopt i mi sm,an opennesst oexper i ment at i on,al ov eofst or yt el l i ng,aneedt ocol l abor at e,andani nst i nct t ot hi nkwi t ht hei rhands—t obui l d,t opr ot ot ype,andt ocommuni cat ecompl exi deas wi t hmast er f ul si mpl i ci t y . Theydi dn’ tj ustdo desi gn; t hey l i v ed desi gn.They wer e cr eat i v ei nnov at or st hatbr i dgedt hechasm bet weent hi nki nganddoi ng.

s t ev engr ot el l i nt er v i ewI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne  “ ORCHI DSI NBLUME”-PT 013 Whet herathomei nt hec i t y ,att hebeac hori nt heof f i c e,Il ov et heex ot i c , del i c at eandgr ac ef ulbeaut yofor c hi ds .Mywi f eandIl ov et ogi v eor c hi dsas gi f t sandor c hi dsasat hemehav ef oundt hei rwayi nt omywor konmanyoc c as i ons . Theyar ei ndeedas y mbol orl ov e,el eganc eandl ux ur y . Thi ss ec r etwat c hi npl at i num f eat ur esami ni at ur emar quet r yi nhandc ar v ed Sout h Sea mot herofpear l ofnat ur alc ol orwi t h emer al d and moons t one ac c ent s and hand c ar v ed pl at i num v i nes on a f i el d of578 mi c r o pav e di amondsands etwi t hi nabez el wi t hpi nks apphi r ebaguet t es . Thi swat c hasa pl at i num c as ebody ,r oundwhi t edi amondl ugsandmot herofpear l déc orpl at e. Handengr av edmot herofpear ldi alwi t hi nt ens ef anc ypi nkdi amondmar k er s andani nl ay edmot herofpear lc as ebac k .Thes i l ks at i ns t r apandpl at i num j ewel r yc l as par ef ul l yadj us t abl e.T wohandSwi s squar t zmov ement . Di amonds :7 40di amonds1 . 73c t s . Col or edSt ones :66s t ones1 . 46c t s . T ot al Car atWei ght :3. 19c t s . Pr ec i ousmet al :Pl at i num –53. 36gms . Whi t egol d–19. 26gms .

i nf i nepear l sandest at ej ewel r y .Bef or emeet i ngherIhad nev err eal l yt ak ennot i ceofj ewel r y ,pr eci ousmat er i al sor t houghtv er ymuchaboutt heconceptofper sonalador nment .Howev er ,af t erbei ngexposedt hr oughhert oi mpor t antsi gnedpi ecesf r om housesl i k eCar t i er ,VanCl eef& Ar pel sandLaCl ocheFr er esori ndi vi dualpi ecesbyj ewel er sl i k eFl at oorVer dur aIwashook ed. Att heendoft heday , i toccur r edt omet hatt hewor kwasnot hi ngl esst hanmi ni at ur ear chi t ect ur e. Whi l et hescal ei si ncr edi bl ydi f f er ent ,t he humanander gonomet r i cf act or sar er emar k abl ysi mi l aras i st hedeepr egar df orhi st or i calpr ecedent ,mat er i aland i ndust r i alpr ocess . PG:The move f r om ar chi t ect ur et oj ewel l er y desi gn, wast hi sbor neoutofapr eexi st i ngpassi onofwasi t par tofnat ur alpr ogr essi ongi vent hecl i ent sandi ndust r yyouwer ewor ki ngwi t h? SG:Ir ememberasachi l dgoi ngwi t hmyf at heronsev er al occasi onst ot hest udi oandwor kshopofl egendar yar chi t ectand desi gner Ger oge Nak ashi ma i n New Hope, Penns yl v ani aandwat chi ngNak ashi mask et chwi t habi g pi eceofwhi t echal konmagni f i centsl absofbl ac kwal nut , whi ch wer e ul t i mat el yt ur ned i nt o hi si coni cf ur ni t ur e desi gns .Ther ewassomet hi ngaut hor i t at i v eandpower f ul y etmemor abl yZenl i k eaboutt heconvi ct i onofhi sgest ur es .What ev eri twas ,i twasunf or get t abl eandul t i mat el y l ett ot hepur sui tofar chi t ect ur eandi ndust r i aldesi gnacademi cal l yandpr of essi onal l y . Asay oungar chi t ectwor ki ngi nManhat t anIf el li nt ot he wor l dofr et ai lar chi t ect ur eandwor k edondesi gnpr oj ect s f orsomeoft hemosti mpor t antf i gur esi nt hewor l doff ashi onr el at edr et ai l i ng. Howev er ,atonepoi nti toccur r edt ome t hatwhatIr eal l yl i k edaboutt hewor l dofr et ai lar chi t ect ur e wasn’ tsomucht hear chi t ect ur easi twast hepr oduct st hat wer ebei ngdi spl ay edandcel ebr at ed. Coi nci dent l y ,myf i r stexposur et of i nej ewel r ycameatj ust aboutatt hesamet i me.Iwasi nt r oducedt ot hewor l dof wat chesandf i nej ewel r ybyt hewomanwhohasbeenmy wi f ef ort hepast25y ear s .Mywi f eVar dagr ewupi nRome andl at erwor k edf orherf ami l y’ sbusi nesst hatspeci al i z ed

Ar med wi t ht hi snew passi on,Iappr oached one ofmy cl i ent si nt hef ashi onr el at edr et ai lwor l dandpr oposedt hat weneededt odesi gnandpr oduceacol l ect i onofwat ches underhi snamef ort heopeni ngoft henew r et ai lconcept andst or e. Heagr eedandt her esti shi st or y . PG: Whatwast hef i r stpi eceofj ewel l er y/ t i mepi ecet hat youcr eat edt hatyout r ul yf el twasyourown? SG:I twasn’ tunt i lj ustbef or et hebi r t hofourf i r stchi l di n 1990t hatIdeci dedt odesi gnandpr oducemyf i r stpi eceof j ewel r y . Aoneof aki nddesi gnasagi f tf oral lt hatshehad exper i enceddur i ngherpr egnanc yandal lt hatt hebi r t hof ourf i r stchi l dr epr esent edt obot hofus . Wi t houtanypr evi ousexper i encedesi gni ngorpr oduci ngapi eceofj ewel r yI cameupwi t hani deaf orar i ngbasedar oundasmal lbut ex cept i onal i nt ensef anc ybl uedi amond. ( Yes ,ourf i r stchi l d wasaboy)Thedi amondwasmount edsi deway swi t hi na squar eshankmeasur i ngonl y1 . 20mi l l i met er soneachsi de andt hensetwi t hmi cr opav edi amondsoneachoft het hr ee vi si bl esur f aces . Ev er yar t i sant owhom Ishowedt hedesi gncamebac k sayi ng“ i mpossi bl e”t hemet alwoul dber educedt oSwi ss cheeseandwoul dul t i mat el yhav enost r uct ur ali nt egr i t y . Howev er ,t hemor eIdov ei nt ot hedesi gnf uel edbyt he not i on“ i fy oucandr awi ty oucanbui l di t ”Icameupwi t ha sol ut i ont hatwoul dal l ow t hegem set t er st omai nt ai nt he desi gni nt entwi t houtcompr omi si ngt hest r uct ur ali nt egr i t y oft hepl at i num.

l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI s t ev engr ot el l i nt er v i ew >> Fastf or war d22y ear s ,t hi spi ecer emai nst heonl y pi eceofj ewel r yt hatmywi f ehaswor nev er ydaysi ncet he bi r t hofourson.Ther i nghasnev erbeent ak enof fand r emai nsoneofhermosti mpor t antandemot i onal l yi nf used possessi ons . Notonl ywasi tmyf i r stpi eceofj ewel er ybutal soi tr emai ns t he benchmar kand f oundat i on f orev er yt hi ng t hatIam desi gni ngandpr oduci ngt oday .Thust hebegi nni ngofan ext r aor di nar ydi al oguebet weenmeandmy sel fast ot he emot i onalpoweroft hecat egor y .Asabr i l l i antmer chant oncesai dt ome,“ i fi t snotgoi ngt obeemot i onal ,i t snot wor t hpr oduci ng” . What ’ si nt er est i ngher ei st heemer gi ngt r endatl easther e i n New Yor kr el at i v et o whati sbecomi ng known ast he “ push pr esent ” .Unl i k e an engagementdi amond,whi ch basedoncur r entst at i st i cshasabet t erchanceofbei ng t ak enof f ,sol dort r ansf or medasar esul tofdi v or ce,t he “ pushpr esent ”al way sr emai ns . PG:Di dyouf i ndi tf r ust r at i ng/ r est r i ct i vewor ki ngwi t h t hel ar gerl uxur yr et ai l er s? SG:Ov ert hecour seofmycar eer ,Ihav ehadt hepr i vi l ege andoppor t uni t yt owor kf orsomeoft hemosti mpor t ant l uxur ybr andsandl uxur yr et ai l er si nt hewat chandj ewel r y spher e.Mostof t en,t hesecl i ent swoul dcomet omenott o desi gn j ustanot hercol l ect i on based on a r at herwel l def i nedser i esofact uar i albasedpar amet er sbutmor et o hel pt hem def i ne whatshoul d come nexti n successi on r el at i v et ot heev ol ut i onoft hei rbr andort or ecapt ur emar k et shar e acr ossan ent i r e pr oductcat egor y .Ihav e al way s beenv er ygoodatdev el opi ngsol ut i onsf orcompl expr obl ems .I dent i f yi ngv oi dsi nt hemar k et pl aceanddev el opi ng di st i nctandr ecogni zabl edesi gnsol ut i onst hatspeakt oa br oadr angeofdemogr aphi cmar k et s .

>>col l ect i oni ti fIdi dn’ tputev er yt hi ngel seasi deandt ak e t hepl unge. Ial soknewwi t hgr eatcl ar i t yt hatt hecat egor yt hatIwant ed t o“ own”wast hel adi esgem setcoc kt ai l andev eni ngwat ch cat egor y .Ihadbeenwat chi ngt hatv oi di nt hemar k et pl ace f ory ear s . Iknewt hatIwant edt opr oduceonl yoneof aki nd andext r emel yl i mi t ededi t i onpi eces .Iwant edGr ot el lt obe ex cl usi v ebutnotex cl usi onar yandIwant edt odemy st i f yt he magni f i cent .The r estf al l ssomewher e bet ween memor y andi magi nat i on. PG:Onequest i ont hatIal waysl i ket oask, pur el youtof per sonali nt er estand my own exper i ences -do you r ecal lyouremot i ons on yourf i r stday ofwor k at Gr ot el l ? SG:Thi si sact ual l yagr eatquest i on. T went y oney ear sago whenIl ef tar chi t ect ur et opur sueapat hi nt het i mepi ece andj ewel r yspher eIv er yvi vi dl yr emembert hef i r stdayof myt r ansi t i on.Ir emembersi t t i ngi nt hebac kofaNYC t axi cab as i tt r av el ed down 5t hAv enue i n Manhat t an and st oppedatar edl i ghtatt hei nt er sect i onof57t hSt r eetand 5t hAv enue.Ir ememberl ooki ngoutt hewi ndow oft het axi att heAt l ascl oc kper chedov ert heent r yt oTi f f any&Co. on 5t hAv enue and t hi nki ng t o my sel f ,t hatsomedayIwas goi ng t or edesi gn t hei rent i r e wat ch cat egor y .Ial so r ememberdur i ngt hesamedr i v epassi ngt heA LaVi ei l l e Russi est or el ocat edi nt heSher r yNet her l andHot elon5t h Av enueandal sosayi ngt hatsomeday ,t hatspacewoul dbe t hef l agshi pl ocat i onf ormyownbr and. Whi l eIul t i mat el ydi d end up r edesi gni ng Ti f f any’ s ent i r e wat ch cat egor yI eager l yawai tt hedayt hatt heALaVi ei l l eRussi el ocat i on wi l lbemi ne.

Logi cal l yal loft hel ar gel uxur yr et ai l er sar el ooki ngf ort he nexti coni cpr oductsuchasAl hambr ai sf orVanCl eef& Ar pel sorasJ12i sf orChannel .Desi gni ngt owar dt hose goal si sachal l engi ngandi nvi gor at i ngex er ci se.Howev er , dur i ngt hey ear st hatIwasdesi gni ngf ort hel ar gel uxur y gr oupsandr et ai l er swhatwasmostof t enmi ssi ngwast he emot i onalcomponent .Unf or t unat el y ,mostofwhati s def i nedasl uxur yhasbecomecommodi t i z ed,gl obal i z ed anddef usedwi t hi nav astseaofhomogeni z edandov er assor t edof f er i ngs .I t ’ sal lv er ynoi s yandl ac kst heemot i onalcomponentt hatIam wor ki ng t o est abl i sh i n my cur r entbodyofwor kand i nt he r el at i onshi pst hatIam wor ki ngt obui l dwi t hmycl i ent s . PG: Whendi dt hei deaofGr ot el lf i r stf or m? SG:It hi nkt hatt hei deaf orPoet i cTi meandGr ot el lwas al way st her ei nt hebac k gr ound.Howev er ,i twasnotunt i l t hr eey ear sagowhenmynow 18y ear ol ddaught erconf r ont edmewi t h“ dad,y ouhav ebeendesi gni ngf orev er yoneandt hei rgr andmot herf ort hepast20y ear s .Hasi t nev eroccur r edt oy out odosomet hi ngf ory our sel f ”t hatI r eal l yt ookast epbac kanddeci dedt hatIwoul dpr obabl y al way sr egr etnotdesi gni ngandpr oduci ngmyownLux ur i ousMa ga z i neI l ux ur i ous ma ga z i ne . c om

Iam cur r ent l yonl yaf ewbl oc ksnor t honMadi sonAv enuesoIguessIam get t i ngcl ose.St ar t i nganyt hi ngnew i sal way sexhi l ar at i nganddaunt i ng.I hav eal way sbeenconvi ncedt hati fy oul ov ewhaty oudoandappr oach eachdaywi t hpassi onandper si st encemi x edwi t hagooddoseofhumi l i t y y ouwi l lul t i mat el ysucceed.Iguessi tcoul dbesai dt hatt hef i r stdayat Gr ot el l wasr eal l y21y ear sagoatar edl i ghtal ong5t hAv enueandt hati t ’ s j ustt ak enar eal l yl ongt i met ogest at e. PG:I fyoucoul dpi ckf i vewor dst hatsummar i sedGr ot el lt odaywhat woul dt hesebeandwoul dt hesewor dsbet hesameonest hatyou st ar t edt hecompanywi t h? SG:Wi t heachdaycomeswi t hconst antst r eam ofl ear ni ngexper i ences . WhenIl ookbac kont her el at i v el yshor thi st or yofPoet i cTi meandt he Gr ot el l col l ect i onofpr oduct sIk eepcomi ngbac kt ot hesamef i v et hought s est abl i shedondayone. Cl ar i t y–Appr oacheachdesi gnwi t hcl ar i t y Emot i on–I nf useeachdesi gnwi t hemot i on Aut hent i ci t y–Pr oduceeachdesi gnwi t haut hent i ci t y Tr anspar ency–Demy st i f yt hemagni f i centi nt heey esoft hecl i ent Humi l i t y–Rel i sht her eact i onwi t hhumi l i t y PG:How doyougai nyouri nspi r at i on? SG:I nspi r at i oni sal lar oundus .Forme,i t si nescapabl eandv er yof t en ov er whel mi ng.I t ’ sr eal l yal laboutabsor bi ngt hewor l dar oundmel i k ea sponge. Mysk et chbooksar ef i l l edwi t ht hemostobscur eanddi v er sef r agment s .I t ’ sgot t ent ot hepoi ntwher eIcannotonl yk eept hemostcur r ent sk et chbookoutonmywor ksur f ace.Compl i cat i ngt hi ngsev enmor ei st he v astwor l dofi nspi r at i ont hatl i v esoutt her ei nt hedi gi t alet herandf i gur i ng outhowt omel dt hesk et chbookwi t ht hecomput er . Ir ecent l ysawawonder f ul document ar yf i l m,Ji r oDr eamsofSushi . I t ’ st he st or yof85y ear ol dJi r oOno,consi der edbymanyt obet hewor l d' sgr eat estsushichef .A wonder f ul l yt hought f ulandel egantmedi t at i ononwor k andt hear tofper f ect i on. J ustunder90mi nut esoft ot ali nspi r at i on. Ont heot herhand,Ij ustwai t edi nl i nef ort wohour st oseeYay oi Kusama’ s “ f i r ef l i esont hewat er ”i nst al l at i onatt heWhi t neyMuseum her ei nNewYor k. The i nst i l l at i on i s desi gned so t hatonl y one vi eweratat i mecanent ert hespacef oraper i od ofonemi nut e. Whi l et hei nst i l l at i onasawor kofar tpr ovi ded f oodf ort hought ,t her eali nspi r at i oncamef r om t heexpr essi onsont hef acesofeachvi eweras heorsheent er edandt henexi t edt hespaceone mi nut el at er . PG: Whatar eyourt hought sonmass pr oducedhi ghendl uxur ypr oduct s? SG:Ther ear esomet r ul ywel lconcei v edand t hought f ul l ydesi gnedmasspr oducedhi ghend l uxur ypr oduct si nt hemar k et pl ace. Iwoul dev en consi dersomet obei coni cwi t hi nt hel andscape ofcor por at el uxur y .Manysuch desi gnshav e t ur nedoutt obesuper bambassador sf ort hei r br ands .

>>Theconsumer swhoweart hesepr oduct s weart hem wi t hpr i deandwi t hagr eatdealof sat i sf act i on. Fr om abusi nessper spect i v e,i t ’ sa cat egor y t hat ’ s har d not t o appr eci at e. Howev er ,Iam notsur et hatt hese pr oduct s shoul df al lundert hecat egor yofl uxur y . Asanex ampl e,Il ov emyHer mespor t f ol i obag. Iappr eci at et hedesi gnt hemat er i al sandt he qual i t y .I thasj ustt he r i ghtpr opor t i onsand wei ghti nt he hand.Howev er ,i t ’ s ul t i mat el y somet hi ngt hatany oneel sei nt hewor l dcan al sohav eoraspi r et ohav e.I t ’ snev ergoi ngt o besomet hi ngt hati sj ustmi neandmi neal one. I twasn’ tmadej ustf orme. I ti sn’ tapoem whi sper edonl yi nt omyear . T r uel uxur yi sapur sui t t hatshoul dbeappr oachedwi t houtl i mi t at i onor i nhi bi t i on.Luxur yshoul d be a f or m ofsel f expr essi on.I nmymi nd,t henat ur alr eact i ont o t he sameness ofmass pr oduced hi gh end pr oduct sshoul dbet ol ookf ort hi ngst hatar i ndi vi dual l ycr eat ed.Thear enaofhandmade oneofaki ndpr oduct sal l owspeopl et omak ea st at ementnotj ustaboutl i f est yl eandaest het i c pr ef er ences butshoul d cr eat e an i nt i mat e di al oguebet weent heuserandt heobj ectt hat cannotbedupl i cat ed. Asel fassur ed,si ngul arst at emental l owi ngt he wear ert obecomet hei rownbr andr at hert han seeki ngt odef i net hemsel v esbyt hebr andt hat t heyar ewear i ng.Iknow t hatmycl i entl ov es andr espect st hei deat hatshe’ sbuyi ngsomet hi ngf r om anar t i sanwhoput sf or t ht hei ref f or t and cr eat i vi t y speci f i cal l yf ort hem and t hat t heyar eent er i ngi nt oaper sonalr el at i onshi p wi t hanar t i sanandt hat ’ sav er yhar dqual i t yt o f i ndi namasspr oducedhi ghendl uxur y pr oduct .

l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI s t ev engr ot el l i nt er v i ew PG: You' vedeci dednott obr andyourexqui si t epi eces, haveyoueverbeent empt edt or ever set hatdeci si on? SG:Whi l et henameoft hebusi nessi sPoet i cTi meIdonot seet hati ni t sel fbei ngt henameoft hebr and. Muchl i k et he mostmast er f ulpi ecesofEngl i shsi l v er ,onl yaser i esof t hr eedi scr et el ypl acedhal l mar kst ampsont hecasebac k, t hebuc kl eort hest r api dent i f yt hewor k.Onehal l mar ki sa hummi ngbi r d.Becauseofi t sabi l i t yt of l ybac kwar ds ,t he met aphorher ei st hatwhi l ewecanl ookbbac konourpast weneednotdwel lt her eandshoul dal way smov ef or war d sav or i ngeachmomentandappr eci at i ngt het hi ngst hatwe l ov e. Thesecondst ampi sani nt er sect i onofmyi ni t i al s“ SG” andt het hi r di sal ot usf l ower ,pr i mar i l ybecausei twasonce bel i ev edt hati tf l ower edandbor ef r ui tatt hesamet i met hus s ymbol i zi ngt heabi l i t yt ot r anscendt hel i mi t at i onsoft i me. I t ’ snotmyegoasadesi gnert hatneedst obeexpr essed t hr oughhepl acementofmynameonacasebac korona di albutul t i mat el yt he woman who wear st he wor kt hat shoul dr emai nt heher oandbecomeherownbr and. Ther ei sa wonder f ulbook“ WomenWho RunWi t ht he Wol v es”byCl ar i ssa Pi nk ol a Est ees .Among manyot her t hi ngs ,t hebookmai nt ai nst hatwi t hi nev er ywomant her ei s a pl ace f i l l ed wi t h ext r aor di nar y passi on,cr eat i vi t y and sel f conf i dence.Onceawomanf i ndst hatpl acewi t hi nher sel foronceamanr eal i z est hataboutt hewomani nhi sl i f e, t he need f orhomogeni z ed br andi ng,l ogos ordesi gn si gnat ur esi sdi l ut ed. As pr evi ousl y di scussed,i t s ul t i mat el yt he woman who wear st hepi ecest hatbecomest hebr andandnott hebr and t hatdef i nest hewoman.

>> The pi ece i t sel fi s onl ya t al i sman ofgr eatsel f conf i dence and emot i onalr esponse.I n mymi nd,ev er y womani soneofaki ndandshoul dgi v eher sel ft heper mi ssi ont opr esenther sel fandoneofaki nd. PG:WhenIaskmosthi ghenddesi gner s‘ whati st he gr eat estpi ecet heyhavecr eat ed’ ,t heyusual l ysayi t ’ s t hel at est / cur r entmodel ,woul dt hi sbet hesamewi t h your sel f ? SG:Unf or t unat el y ,orper hapsf or t unat el y ,It endt obef ar t ooemot i onal l yi nv est edi neachdesi gnt osi ngl eanyone outasbei ngt hebestt hatIhav ecr eat ed.Myappr oacht o desi gnhasal way sbeenmor ef r om t heper spect i v eof“ t he wi newi l lber eadywhent hewi nei sr eady”r at hert hant hat oft hr owi ngt hespaghet t i agai nstt hewal l t oseewhatst i c ks . Al t houghIcanbequi t epr ol i f i ci nt hegener at i onofnew desi gns ,manywi l l si tf ormont hsi fnoty ear sunt i l If eel t hat t heyar er eadyf ordev el opmentandwor t hyt oseet hel i ght ofday . I nmanyway s ,eachnewdesi gni sabi tl i k eoneofmychi l dr en. Youconcei v et hem,y ounur t ur et hem y ouwat cht hem dev el opy oupoi ntt hem i nwhaty ouf eel i ft her i ghtdi r ect i on andt heny ouneedt ol ett hem goandf i ndt hei rownpl ace i nt he wor l d.You l ov et hem al lequal l y ,embr ace t hei r di f f er ences ,t hei rst r engt hs and t hei rshor t comi ngs and ul t i mat el yhopet hatt hehappi nesst hatt heygav et oy ou t heyt henar eabl et ogi v et osomeoneel se.Ul t i mat el y ,i fa womanwhowear soneofmydesi gnsf eel st hati ti st he si ngl egr eat estpi eceofj ewel r yt hatsheownst heni t ’ st hat pi ecet hent hatbecomesatl eastf orhert hegr eat estpi ece t hatIhav ecr eat ed.

Wh a t wec h o o s et ob u yi sa f o r mo f s e l f e x p r e s s i o na n d t h a t t h en a t u r a l r e a c t i o nt ot h e s a me n e s so f t h ep r o d u c t s a v a i l a b l et ou si st ol o o kf o r t h i n g st h a t a r ei n d i v i d u a l l y c r e a t e d .

 St ev enGr ot el l One ofaKi ndRi ngWat ch. Av ai l abl ei n18kwhi t e ory el l ow gol d.

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s t ev engr ot el l i nt er v i ewI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne PG:Doyoual l ow muchext er nal i nput dur i ng t he cr eat i ve and desi gnpr ocess? SG:Muchofmywor ki sbasedona hi ghl ycol l abor at i v epr ocess . Havi ng wor k ed i nt he wat ch and j ewel r y i ndust r yf ort he pastt went yy ear s bot h domest i cal l y and t hought Eur ope.Ihav ehadt heoppor t uni t y t o wor k wi t h some oft he most t al ent edandmagi calhandsi nt he i ndust r y .Hands t hat ar e al most al way sy ear ni ngf orav oi ce.Hands t hatar ey ear ni ngt obepushedpast t hei rcur r entl i mi t sand handst hat r each new hei ght swhen ask ed t o hol dhandswi t hot herar t i sanswi t h whom t hey may be f ami l i ar but nev erconsi der edcol l abor at i ngwi t h. Thi nkabouti ti nt er msofRunDMC and Ar eosmi t h’ s 1986 r ap r oc k col l abor at i onof“ Wal kt hi sWay”and t he cul t ur ali mpactt hatt hi st ot al l y unexpect ed col l abor at i on has had on t he ent i r e musi ci ndust r y .I n many way s ,t hi si s a per f ectand per hapsmor et angi bl eex ampl eof whatIhav ebeenwor ki ngt oi nt egr at ei nt o mycr eat i v e and desi gn pr ocess . Al way sl ook f or t he unexpect ed, al way spushf ort hei mpossi bl eand al way sdoi ti nawayt hat ’ saut hent i c , aut hor i t at i v e and si ncer e. Ul t i mat el y ,i fy oudonotembr acet he oppor t uni t yt oi nj ectext er nali nput i nt ot he desi gn pr ocess 1+1 wi l l al way sequal2r at hert han3or5. PG:How do you ar r i ve att he wonder f ulnamesf oreachofyour uni quepi eces? SG:Thei nspi r at i onf oreachpi ece f al l ssomewher e“ bet weenmemor y and i magi nat i on” and i s usual l y r oot ed i n some obscur e met aphor orpar abl e. Iguessi t ’ snotsur pr i si ng t hatInamed t he busi ness Poet i c Ti me. Anat t ent i ongr abbi ngt i t l ewi l l puty ourwor ki n someone’ shand butwhet herornotheorsheact ual l y r eadsi twi l l ul t i mat el ydependont he qual i t yoft hewr i t i ngi t sel f .IguessI am athear tabi tofast or yt el l erand ev er yst or yneedsagoodt i t l er at her t han j ust a si x di gi ti nv ent or y number .

ss ecr etwat chi npl at i num wi t h  Thi r ot at i ngl i df eat ur esni neLi l ypads oat i ngonapav edi amondpond. Thel i l ypadsar ecompos edof130 uni quel ycutbaguet t edi amonds oat i ngonapav edi amond el dand s etwi t hi nabaguet t edi amond bez el .Thewat cheshav eaf ul l pav e di amondcas ebody ,baguet t e di amondl ugsandf ul l pav edi amond decorpl at e.Handengr av edmot her ofpear l di al wi t hdi amondmar ker s andani nl ai dmot herofpear l cas e backhi ghl i ght i ngt het hr eePoet i c Ti mehal l mar ks t amps .Thes i l ks at i n s t r ap,andpl at i num j ewel r ycl as p ar ef ul l yadj us t abl e.T wohandSwi s s quar t zmov ement .

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ss ecr etwat chi npl at i num wi t h  Thi r ot at i ngl i di sdes i gnedasacel ebr at i onoft i mes pentwi t hf r i endsand f ami l yov eragr eatbot t l eofwi ne whi l el ooki ngoutov ert hev i ney ar d. Thehandcar v edpl at i num gr ape l eav esandv i nesar ehands etwi t h 392r oundwhi t edi amondsmount ed onapol i s hedony xbas eands et wi t hi nar oundwhi t edi amondbez el . Thewat chhaspl at i num cas ebody ; pl at i num l ugss etwi t hr oundwhi t e di amondsandani nl ay edmot herof pear l décorpl at e.Thehand engr av edmot herofpear l di al has f ourdi amondmar ker s ,andt hecas e backi si nl ay edwi t hbl ackChi nes e l acquerhi ghl i ght i ngt het hr eePoet i c Ti mehal l mar ks t amps .Thes i l ks at i n s t r apandpl at i num j ewel r ycl as par e f ul l yadj us t abl e.T wohandSwi s s quar t zmov ement .

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ss ecr etwat chi npl at i num wi t h  Thi r ot at i ngl i df eat ur esacompos i t i on i l l us t r at i nghummi ngbi r dsand pet uni a ower scompos edof i ndi v i dual l yhandcutbuf ft op Bur mes er ubi es ,s apphi r es ,emer al dsandbl acks pi nel onapav e di amond el dands etwi t hi nabez el wi t hbuf ft opr ubybaguet t es .Thi s wat chasapl at i num cas ebody ,buf f t ops apphi r ebaguet t el ugsandaf ul l pav edi amonddécorpl at e.Hand engr av edmot herofpear l di al wi t h cabochonr ubymar ker sandan i nl ai dmot herofpear l cas eback hi ghl i ght i ngt het hr eePoet i cTi me hal l mar ks t amps .Thes i l ks at i n s t r ap,andpl at i num j ewel r ycl as p ar ef ul l yadj us t abl e.T wohandSwi s s quar t zmov ement .

“ SWEETPETUNI A ” PT 006

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ThePhant om CoupéAvi at orCol l ect i on wast hebr ai nchi l dofRol l sRoy ceMot or Car s ’i nhouse desi gn t eam who wi shed,f r om a br and and mar k et i ng per spect i v e, t o cr eat e an avi at i onbasedv ehi cl et or ecountt hef asci nat i ng and l i t t l e known st or y of Char l es St ewar tRol l s ,t he cof ounderofone t oday’ s most r ev er ed aut omot i v e mar ques . Rol l s ,anengi neerbyt r ade,hadapassi onf ormovi ngt hi ngsf or war dandf or speed; he r aced a bi c y cl e i n Cambr i dge,and l at erpar t i ci pat ed i n someoft heear l yTTt r ophycarr aces , bef or et ur ni nghi sat t ent i ont ohi sl ov eof f l yi ng,becausei nhi sownwor ds ,“ t her e wer enopol i cemeni nt heai r ” .Char l es was i nv ol v ed i nt he ear l y day s of bal l ooni ng,f oundi ng t he Roy alAer o Cl ub i n 190 1, and met avi at i on pi oneer s ,t heWr i ghtbr ot her s ,atanai r showdur i ngavi si tt ot heUSAi n1906. T woy ear sl at er ,i nOct ober1908,Rol l s madehi sf i r stf l i ghtwi t hWi l burWr i ghti n LeMans( Fr ance) ,and l at erpur chased hi sownWr i ghtFl y er .T eachi nghi msel f t of l y ,and onl yt he second per son t o hol di nBr i t ai nt ohol dapr i v at epi l ot ’ s l i cence,heusedt heai r cr af ti n1910t o becomet hef i r stpi l ott of l yacr osst he Engl i shChannelandbac knonst op,a f eatwhi chwasr ecogni sedwi t haper sonall et t erf r om Ki ngGeor geandt he st at usofanat i onalher o. Howev er ,l at ert haty ear ,hewast r agi cal l yki l l edatt hey oungageof32,when hi spl anebr ok eupi nmi dai rdur i nga publ i cdi spl ayi n Bour nemout h on t he sout hcoastofEngl and. T o payt r i but et o Char l esRoy ce,and i nspi r ed by t he r ecor dhol di ng Schnei derT r ophy wi nni ngSuper mar i ne S6B( power edbyaRol l sRoy ceRT ype engi ne) , Rol l sRoy ce cr eat ed t he Phant om CoupéAvi at orCol l ect i on,a l i mi t edr unof35car scent er edent i r el y ar ound t he t heme of avi at i on. Commandi ng a base netpr i ce t ag of €430, 000( $469, 000)pl usanaddi t i onal

l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI l ux ur i ousmot or i ng Avi at orCol l ect i oncar shav eal sobeendesi gnedt oi ncor por at et heRol l sRoy ceofcuphol der s .Mechani cali nt hei r f i xi ngs ,and spun f r om a sol i d pi ece ofal umi ni um,t he desi gner ’ sai m wast o del i v erf unct i onal i t y ,butwi t ht hat speci alcombi nat i onoft heat r eandj ewel l er y ,bot hofwhi ch ar eexpect edbyev er yRol l sRoy cecl i ent .Bet ween1931 and1933,t heSchnei derT r ophywashel di nt heSout hof Engl and,soar i ngov ert heSol entandt heWi t t er i ngsi nWest Sussex,al ocat i onnomor et han10mi l esf r om t hecur r ent homeofRol l sRoy ce.Col l ect i oncar scel ebr at et hevi ct or i ousS6B ai r cr af t ,apr edecessort ot hel egendar ySpi t f i r e, wi t hat r ansmi ssi ont unneli nanodi sedal umi ni um f i x edt o t hebodyoft hecar ,boast i ngpol i shedexposedt or xf i xi ngs ands wagel i nest hatmi r r ort heoi lcool i ngv ei nsont he f usel age. Thesehi ghl i ght sar ef ur t herr epeat edont hear mr est s .

>> €40, 000( $55, 000)pr emi um f ort heext er i orandi nt er i ordet ai l i ngoft heAvi at orCol l ect i on( st i l lex cl udi ngt he ot heropt i onsav ai l abl ef ort hePhant om Coupésuchasa l eat herbootandst ar l i ghtheadl i ner ) ,al lei ghtmodel sdest i nedf ort heUSAwer esol di nj ustt woday satt hemodel ’ s gl obaldebutatt hePebbl eBeachConcour sd' El egancei n August20 12.

Thel owerf asci ai sv eneer edi nmahogany ,pai nst aki ngl y shapedbycr af t speopl ej ustast heear l yr ecor dset t i ngpr opel l er s wer ef ashi oned.Pol i shed st ai nl ess st eelv eneer ‘ onl ay s ’wi t h bul l et shaped endshav e been desi gned t o mat chf l oormatf i xi ngs . Thei nst r ument at i ondi al soft hecar hi ntst r ongl yatacoc kpi tt heme.Anavi at i ongr adecl oc k wi t hbl oodor angeneedl et i psf r om t heSwi ssai r cr af ti nst r umentmak er ,RevueThommen,si mi l art ot hatf oundi na T or nadof i ght erj et ,hasbeeni nt egr at edwi t ht hecar ’ sel ect r oni cs ,whi chi sbeaut i f ul l ycompl ement edbymat tbl ac k di al sf ort hepowerr eser v e,speedomet er ,andf uelgauges .

Ther emai nderar enear l yal lspok enf orf ol l owi ngdi spl ay s i nMoscowandPar i s ,andpr oduct i onoft heout st andi ng34 uni t satRol l sRoy ce’ sf aci l i t yatGoodwood( Engl and)i sdue t o st ar ti n Nov ember ,wi t hf i r stdel i v er i es t o cust omer s schedul edt ot ak epl acei nt hesecondandt hi r dquar t er sof 20 13.Theat t ent i ont odet ai ldi spl ay edonbot ht hei nsi de andout si deoft hePhant om CoupéAvi at orCol l ect i on,i s not hi ngshor tofex cept i onal . Thebodyoft hecari sf i ni shed i nAvi at orGr ey ,auni quecol ourex cl usi v et ot hi sv ar i ant , whi ch f eat ur es a cont r ast i ng gl oss and mat tbonnet , Af r ame,and wheel s ,har ki ng bac kt ot he r ef l ect i v e and nonr ef l ect i v esur f aceswhi chcanbeseeni nt heey el i neof t hepi l oti nt heS6B. Fort he i nt er i or ,t he cabi ni sdr essed i n br own chest nut l eat her( al soav ai l abl ei nbl ac kornavy) ,onceagai nex cl usi v et ot heAvi at orCol l ect i onandr emi ni scentofvi nt age pl anes and ol d bomberj ac k et s .The l eat her l i ned gl ov e compar t mentspor t s an embossed Char l es Rol l s quot e f ol l owi nghi sf i r stf l i ghtwi t ht heWr i ghtBr ot her si n1908: “ Thepoweroff l i ghti sasaf r eshgi f tf r om t heCr eat or ,t he gr eat estt r easur ey etgi v ent oman” . Acent r econsol echr omepl aquedescr i besRol l ssi mpl yas “ Pi oneerAvi at or ” ,bel ow ar epr esent at i onofhi ss weepi ng si gnat ur e.Thef l oor mat sar el i nedwi t hsaddl el eat heri n cont r astt ol ambs woolwhi chi snor mal l yassoci at edwi t ha caroft hi st ype.

Wi t ht hankst oCol et t eHeal y , Pr oductManagerf orBespok e and t he Avi at orCol l ect i on,f ora per sonalt ouroft he Rol l sRoycePhant om CoupéAvi at orCol l ect i on.

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l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI as t onmar t i nDB9

DB 91 3 MYb o a s t sn e ws t y l i n g , r e v i s e de n g i n e e r i n ga n de n h a n c e dl u x u r y As t onMar t i nr ev eal sf ul l det ai l soft hel at es tmaj orenhancement s t oi t si coni cSpor t sGTcar ,t hel ux ur i ousandpot entDB9. Appear i nghotont heheel soft heal l newVanqui shSuper GT ,t hei nt r oduct i onof13Model YearDB9gi v est heBr i t i sh l uxur yspor t scarmak ert heper f ectoppor t uni t yt of ur t her enr i cht heappealofi t smai nst ayi nt heGT sect or ,wi t h si gni f i cantdev el opment saf f ect i ngst yl i ngi nsi deandout , pl usk eychangesundert henewDB9’ scl assi cal l ybeaut i f ul ‘ ski n’ . Thest yl i ngchangesseeDB9adoptanev enmor el i t he, f l ui d and pur ef or m r emi ni scentoft he out goi ng Ast on Mar t i n Vi r age whi ch ceases pr oduct i on wi t hi mmedi at e ef f ect .T aki ngacl assi cAst onMar t i nGT si l houet t easi t s base,t henewDB9addsamor epr onouncedr earboot ‘ f l i p’ t of ur t herenhance t he aer odynami cper f or mance oft he car . Theext er i ordesi gnoft heDB9communi cat esapower f ul l y asser t i v ey etel egantchar act er .Thesur f acesdi spl ayt aut l i nesandsubt l emuscul arf or mst hatpoi ntt ot heunder l yi ng poweroft hi sr enownedSpor t sGT .

DB9si t sl ow andwi de,vi sual l y‘ pl ant i ng’t hecaront he r oad,communi cat i ng a cl ear l yat hl et i cst ance.The car ’ s i nher entwi dt hi saccent uat edbyt he‘ l i ghtcat cher ’f eat ur e whi ch r uns f r om t he l owerf r ontbumperand cont i nues al ongt hesi l loft hecarcr eat i ngachi sel l ed,det er mi ned l ook. Av ai l abl ef r om l aunch i n ei t herCoupe orVol ant e body st yl es ,DB913MYcl ear l yhasast r ongbr eadt hofappeal . Bi x enon headl ampspr ovi de t he carwi t h a cl earf ocus , whi l esubt l ef eat ur el i nesr unal ongandunder neat ht he headl amps ,vi sual l ywi deni ngt hecar . Al ar gel owerf r ontgr i l l ef eedsai ri nt ot hest andar dCar bon Cer ami cBr aki ngs y st em,whi l et hef r ontspl i t t eral soser v es t ovi sual l ywi dent hecar . Fort hoseDB9buy er si nsear chof anev enmor espor t yappear ancet her ei snow acar bon f i br ef r ontspl i t t erav ai l abl easpar toft heext er i orCar bon Pac k.

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as t onmar t i nDB9I l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne

Mo r ep o we r f r o mu p d a t e d6 . 0 l i t r eV 1 2e n g i n e , i n c r e a s e dt o5 1 7P S Lookal i t t l ecl oserandt het r uebeaut y oft heDB9’ sdet ai l sbecomesappar ent . Thef r ontgr i l l e,f ori nst ance–i nspi r ed byt hedesi gnofAst onMar t i n’ ssol dout One77 hyper car– f eat ur esf i v e hor i z ont alv aneswhi ch ar e chamf er ed t o cr eat eanaer of oi l pr of i l e. Meanwhi l et he bonnetv ent s ar e aut hent i c zi nc wi t h di st i nct i v ev anes . These,al ongwi t ht he newgr i l l eandpr onouncedsi dest r ak es , ar ecl assi cAst onMar t i ndesi gncues . DB913MYal sof eat ur esAst onMar t i n’ s i nt egr at edsi dest r ak eandLED si der epeat er s .Thel ongst r ak eaccent uat es t hel ean,l ongl i nesoft heDB9’ snose. Onceagai n,Ast onMar t i n’ scr af t smanshi pi scl ear l ydemonst r at edi nt heuse ofmet algr i l l esandcl eanl i nesoft he pol i shedmet alcast i ngs .Att her earof t hecar ,t heDB9’ swi det r ac kwi dt hand muscul arr earhaunchescl ear l ycommuni cat et he powerdel i v er ed att he r earwheel s . I nsi de, as out ,t he r evi sed DB9 becomesy etmor e el egantand mor e l uxur i ous .Unmi st ak abl yAst on Mar t i n, t he Spor t s GT’ s opul ent l y appoi nt ed i nt er i orboast saut hent i cmat er i al sand t hehi ghestl ev el sofat t ent i ont odet ai l . Fori nst ance,DB913MYcomeswi t ha st unni ngl eat herwel tf eat ur ef i r stseen on Vi r age.I nspi r ed by l uxur yl eat her goods ,t hewel t shav ebeendesi gned anddev el opedbyAst onMar t i n’ smast er cr af t smen.Requi r i ngmet i cul ousl ev el s ofcont r olt ohandst i t chandspeci al l ydev el opedmanuf act ur i ngf aci l i t i es ,t he wel t s ar e cr eat ed by sandwi chi ng a nar r ow st r i p ofl eat herbet ween t wo opposi ngl eat herseatpanel s ,andf i x ed usi ngpr eci sest i t chi ng.A f ur t herdemonst r at i on ofAst on Mar t i n’ sr enowned at t ent i on t o det ai land cr af t smanshi p can be seen i nt he j ewel l i k e gl ass s wi t chgearusedt hr oughoutt hei nt er i or oft he r evi sed DB9.Det ai l s such as t hese gl ass s wi t ches cl ear l y demonst r at et he l uxur y spor t s carmak er ’ s commi t mentt ot he use ofaut hent i c , hi ghv al uemat er i al s . Those DB9 buy er s seeki ng an ev en mor e spor t i ng ambi ence i nsi de mi ght

be t empt ed by an addi t i onali nt er i or opt i ononDB913MY –Ast onMar t i n’ s l i ght wei ghtseat s .These ar e av ai l abl e whent he2+0seat i ngopt i oni ssel ect ed anduseast at eof t hear tcar bonf i br e andKevl ar ®composi t est r uct ur e. When speci f i ed,t he seat ssav e 17k g percaraswel lasof f er i ng occupant s mor e suppor tatt he shoul der s .Thi s i mpr ov es comf or tand r educes st r ess on t he bac k dur i ng l ong st i nt s of f ocuseddynami cdr i vi ngi npar t i cul ar . Ast onMar t i nChi efEx ecut i v eOf f i cerDr Ul r i chBezsai d: “ Iam ver yex ci t edt obe unvei l i ng t henew DB9now.Myt eam her eatGay donhasbeenwor ki nghar d f or many mont hs t o i mpr ove and updat ek ey aspect s oft hi s super b Spor t sGT–t hemai nst ayofourspor t s carr ange–andIbel i evet her esul t st o beex cept i onal . “ Asi de f r om t he undeni abl y beaut i f ul ext er i orst yl i ng and now even mor e l uxur i ousi nt er i or , t her ear emanyi mpor t ant and i mpr essi ve engi neer i ng Lux ur i ousMa ga z i neI l ux ur i ous ma ga z i ne . c om

- changes t hat demonst r at e Ast on Mar t i n’ sr enowned abi l i t yt o cr eat e compel l i ngcar si nt hemoder ner a. ”

E n g i n e e r i n gGr e a t Br i t i s hi n n o v a t i o n Thi sDB9seest hei nt r oduct i onoft he new gener at i onAM1 1V12engi ne.The new V12t ak essomeoft he‘ Gen4’ VH ar chi t ect ur e har dwar e t echnol ogy dev el opedf orAst onMar t i n’ sf or t hcomi ngal l newsuperGT ,t heVanqui sh,but hasbeent unedt osui tt hechar act erof DB9. Ther esul ti sanengi newi t hef f or t l esst or queofupt o620Nm andpeak powerof517 PS – bot h si gni f i cant l y i mpr ov edv er sust heout goi nguni t . Keyf eat ur esoft heAM1 1uni ti ncl udea r evi sedbl oc kandnew headi ncl udi ng dualv ar i abl ev al v et i mi ng,enl ar ged t hr ot t l e bodi es , upr at ed f uel pump, r evi sedi nt ak emani f ol dandmachi ned combust i onchamber s .

Meanwhi l e,DB913MY achi ev escompl i ancewi t ht hel at estEur opeanpedest r i anpr ot ect i onr egul at i onsanddoesso i nanew wayt hati swi t houtanycompr omi set ot heext er i ordesi gnoft hecar and doeswi t houtt he need f orot her wi sesur pl usdepl oy abl es y st ems T o accompl i sh t hi s , Ast on Mar t i n’ s desi gner sandengi neer shav ewor k ed t oget hert omak esi gni f i cantchangest o t he under body st r uct ur e oft he car i ncl udi ng a l ower ed engi ne, new bonnet ,f r ontbumperconst r uct i onand gr i l l esur r oundmoul di ng. Thei rr esul t i ng desi gni st hesubj ectofpat entpendi ng appl i cat i onsand enabl est he gr i l l et o mov er ear war dsoni mpact ,whi l stt he cent r al andout boar dchi nst i f f ener sgi v e r i gi di t yt ot hel owerst r uct ur eandsuppor tachi ev ementoft he l eg i mpact r egul at i ons .Cut out sont hef r ontwi ng cat wal kscont r i but et ot heachi ev ement oft heheadf or mr egul at i on. Thi s meansAst on Mar t i ni s abl et o av oi d conv ent i onalsol ut i ons such as t heuseofpl ast i cgr i l l esandst r ai ght f or war d nose cone bumper st hatst r et ch upi nf r ontoft hebonnet .I nst ead,i thas cr eat edacl ev ernewandbespok esol ut i on t hatpr eser v es t he unmi st ak abl e vi sualappealoft he VH ar chi t ect ur e l eadi ngedgebonnetandi t sext r uded al umi ni um gr i l l e.

Dr Bez sai d:“ The new AM1 1 V12 engi ne t oget herwi t h ouruni que and pat entpendi ng sol ut i onf orenhanced pedest r i anpr ot ect i on–t hesear ecl ear ex ampl es oft he engi neer i ng ex cel l ence t hatcont i nues t o mak e Ast on Mar t i nt hecr eat oroft hemostdesi r ed andadmi r edl uxur yspor t scar si nt he wor l d. ”

Ch a s s i s-I mp o r t a n t u p g r a d e sa l l r o u n d The DB9 13MY boast s a numberof i mpor t antenhancement sov ert heout goi ng car ’ s al r eady i mpr essi v ei nv ent or y .Thebr aki ngs y st em,f ori nst ance, now usesasst andar dCar bonCer ami c Mat r i x( CCM)di scsandcal l i per ssuppl i ed by ac knowl edged gl obalbr ak e exper t sBr embo. Whi l et hi sDB9of f er sar ef i ned,comf or t abl espor t sGTdr i vi ngexper i ence,t he new car bon br ak espr ovi de t he conf i dence and r eassur ance of r educed br ak ef adewhenpr essi ngt hecart oi t s spor t scapabi l i t y . CCM consi st sofacompoundofcar bon f i br ewhi chi si mpr egnat edwi t hsi l i con, i nj ect ed i nt o a moul d and bak ed at ul t r ahi ght emper at ur e.

Ther esul t i ngmat er i ali snotonl ymuch t ougher t han conv ent i onalcasti r on di scsbutal sodi ssi pat esheatmor er api dl yt opr ovi der educedf adi ng. Thebr ak er ot or s ,( 398mm di amet erat t he f r ont ,360mm att he r ear ) ,ar e mount ed ont ot he bespok e di scbel l s usi ng a ‘ f l oat i ng di sc’s y st em.Thi s al l owst hedi scst of l exr el at i v et ot hei r mount i ngs t her eby maki ng t hem l ess pr onet o‘ j udder . ’ Thedi scsar ecr ossdr i l l edt ohel pk eep t hebr ak epadscl eanwhi l eal sohel pi ng t o ensur et hatgases emi t t ed by t he pads dur i ng br aki ng do notbui l d up bet weent hepadanddi scsur f ace. The hol esal sohel pt ocoolt hesur f aceof t hepadsandt hedi scst hemsel v es .Ai r i nt ak esmount edbehi ndt hel owerf r ont gr i l l eal sof or cef eedai ri nt ot hebr ak e di scst oai dcool i ng. Savi ngar ound12. 5k gv er susaconv ent i onalcasti r ons y st em t heDB9’ sCCM br ak esnotonl yr educeov er al lv ehi cl e wei ghtbutal so mean t hata bet t er bal ancebet weenr i decomf or tandhandl i ngcanbest r uc k. Thel owerr ot at i onal massal sogi v esi mpr ov edaccel er at i on, br aki ngandst eer i ngf eel .

as t onmar t i nDB9I l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne Thel uxur yspor t scaral soboast sAst on Mar t i n’ s‘ Gen4’ VH ar chi t ect ur ev er si on of t he br and’ s Adapt i v e Dampi ng Sy st em ( ADS) .Thi s nextgener at i on ADS has been enhanced t oi ncl ude t hr eemodes:Nor mal ,Spor tandT r ac k. I n‘ Nor mal ’ mode,t hedampi ngi ssett o del i v ert he gr eat estr i de comf or t ,wi t h t he el ect r oni cal l y cont r ol l ed damper s aut omat i cal l yadj ust i ng t o pr ovi de t he opt i mum set t i ngs t o sui tdr i v eri nput , speedandt her oadsur f acequal i t y .I n ‘ Spor t ’mode,t hedampi ngi sset upt o bemor ef ocusedatdel i v er i ngshar per handl i ng and cont r oldur i ng dynami c dr i vi ng whi l ei nt he‘ T r ac k’mode t he dampi ngoper at eswi t hi nt her angeofi t s st i f f estset t i ngs . Thedi f f er entdampi ngmodesav ai l abl e hel pappr eci abl ybr oadenDB9’ schar act er ,adapt i ng i t s set up t o sui tt he dr i v er ’ sr equi r ement si n di f f er entcont ext s .I tcanbeacomf or t abl eandcompl i antGTcari nNor mal modeaswel l as bei ng a f i r m and di r ectspor t scari n Spor tset t i ngandof f er i nghi ghl ypr eci se f l atcor ner i ngi nT r ac kmode.

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enhancet hel uxur yl ookandf eel oft hei r Ast onMar t i nspor t scarcansel ectf r om an ext ensi v er ange ofopt i onalequi pmentf eat ur es . DB913MYf eat ur est heopt i onal r ev er si ng camer a cur r ent l yav ai l abl e on t he Rapi def our doorspor t scarandf or t hcomi ng Vanqui sh super GT . The camer a–st andar di nt heUSmar k et– i si nt egr at edi nt ot her earbootl i dabov e t henumberpl at e,wi t ht hei magevi si bl e on t he LCD scr een f ol di ng outoft he cent r e st ac k.The r ev er si ng camer ai s act i v at edwhenr ev er segeari ssel ect ed andi sdeact i v at edoncet hecari sdr i vi ngf or war dsatmor et han5mph. Meanwhi l et her ear et woCar bonPac ks i nt r oducedonDB913MY–oneext er i or andonei nt er i or–t oof f erf ur t herper sonal i sat i on possi bi l i t i es .Al l of t he car bonf i br ehasa2x2t wi l l desi gnt hat i sf i ni shed wi t h a cl earl acquer .The ext er i orpac k compr i ses car bon f i br e f r ontspl i t t erand r eardi f f user ,car bon f i br e mi r r orar ms and caps and dar k t ai l pi peswi t hagr aphi t i cf i ni sh. Thei nt er i orpac k of f er s a car bon f i br e upper f aci a, car bon f i br e gear sel ect or paddl es and car bon f i br e doorpul l s . Buy er scanoptf orei t herAst onMar t i n wi ngsorDB9headr estembr oi der y .

Asbef i t sal uxur yGTi nt hi scl assDB9 13MY ofcour sef eat ur esconv eni ence i t ems such as aut omat i c headl i ght s , now oper at edbyanew mast ers wi t ch uni tcont r olpanell ocat edont hel ower i nst r umentpanelbeneat ht he dr i v er ’ s si deai r v ent . Aut omat i cwi ndscr eenwi per sar eal soa st andar df i tf eat ur e,wi t ht hei roper at i on t r i gger edbyar ai nsensorbui l ti nt ot he headerpod i nf r ontoft he r ear vi ew mi r r or . Ar chf i l l i ng 20i nch al l oy swheel si na v ar i et y ofdesi gns ,f ul l gr ai nl eat her i nt er i or ,l eat herspor t sst eer i ngwheel , el ect r i cal l yadj ust abl eSpor t sseat swi t h si deai r bags ,memor yseat sandext er i ormi r r or s ,sat el l i t e navi gat i on,aut omat i ct emper at ur e cont r ol ,t r i p com put erand Or gani cEl ect r ol umi nescent ( OEL)di spl ay s–t heDB913MY’ sl i stof st andar dequi pmenti ssui t abl ygener ous whi l e buy er s k een t o f ur t her Lux ur i ousMa ga z i neI l ux ur i ous ma ga z i ne . c om

TheDB9embr oi der ydesi gnhasbeen r ef r eshedandal sohasanewst i t chpat t er n on 13MY car s . Fi nal l y ,a l eat her headl i ni ngi snowav ai l abl easanopt i on onDB9.Thel ar gecent r alpaneloft he headl i ni ng can be f i ni shed i nl eat her , whi l et hecantr ai lt r i m andheadert r i m r emai nAl cant ar acol our ed. Summar i si ng t he si gni f i cant l y enhanced appealoft he DB9 13MY, pr oductmanagerAndy Hasl am sai d: “ DB9 has,r i ght l y ,been posi t i oned at t hehubofourGTsegmentof f er i ngsf or someyear snow. “ The i nt r oduct i on oft hi s si gni f i cant l y enhanced 13MY car means Ast on Mar t i n buyer shave a ver ycl earand compel l i ngmodel l i neupf r om whi cht o choose. “ T aki ng t he bestel ement s of Vi r age, addi ng i mpor t ant new upgr ades and combi ni ng t hese wi t h t hei coni cDB9nomencl at ur ewehave cr eat ed acompel l i ng new Spor t sGT t hatsi t spr oudl yatt hever yhear toft he Ast onMar t i nspor t scarr ange. “ Wi t ht he ex cept i onalnew Vanqui sh superGT occupyi ng t he t op oft he r ange, t her ei snow acl earandl ogi cal st epf r om DB9. ”

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T h eC h i n e s eT i me k e e p e r Paul Godbol d:Adr i en, bef or e we t al k aboutThe Chi neseTi mekeeper ,l et ’ sf i ndoutal i t t l emor eabout you.When di d yourf asci nat i on wi t h wat chesand al l t hi ngshor ol ogi calbegi n?

PG: Asyou’ vej ustment i oned;you’ dpr evi ousl ywor ked atoneoft hewor l dsmostf or emostl uxur ycompani es, Of f i ci nePaner ai .Hasyourt i meatt hi scompanyi nf l uencedwhatyoudo?

Adr i enChoux:Imustadmi tmypassi onf orwat chescame aboutqui t er ecent l y .I tal lst ar t edwhenIj oi nedt her emar kabl ePaner aibr andi nHongKong7y ear sago.Fr om t hat momentonwar dsIwascompl et el yhook ed!

AC:I thas!T ost ar twi t h,i tcr eat edaf asci nat i onf ort i mepi ecest hatpushedmet ol aunchmyownbr and.Buti tal so t aughtmeal oti nt er msofpr oductdev el opmentand mar k et i ng.Myt i meatPaner aii nAsi awasv er yf r ui t f ulasI encount er edmanysuccessesandgr eatpeopl ewhoar e nowmyf r i ends .

Ihad some pr evi ous exper i ence wi t hi mpor t antbr and names butt o my shame i twas whi l e pr act i ci ng my Mandar i n;bar gai ni ngpr i ceswi t hshopk eeper si nt hev ar i ousf ak emar k et sar oundShanghai12y ear sago!

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adr i enchouxI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne PG:Looki ngback,doyour ecal lt hemomentwhenyou deci ded ' I ' m goi ng t o cr eat emyown company' ?And whatwhatwer eyouremot i onswhenyouknewt hatt hi s wasact ual l ygoi ngt ohappen? AC:Absol ut el y!I twasonedayi nDecember2008whenI wascasual l ychat t i ngwi t hav er ydearwat chmak erf r i endof mi ne.Wedr eamedofbui l di ngawat ch.Awat chbr andf or me( t hemar k et er )andawat chwi t hmanycompl i cat i onsf or myf r i end( t hewat chmak er ) . Thespar kwasi gni t ed,andt he i deagr ewi nmesl owl yatf i r st ,unt i laconv er sat i onwi t hmy Dadi nSept ember2009t hatmademer eal i set hati tcoul d notbej usta' par t t i me' i dea. Thenextmor ni ngandf ort he f ol l owi ng6mont hsIwasupwor ki ngat6am cr eat i ngThe Chi neseTi mek eeper . PG:PG:St ar t i ngabusi nessi noneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sowncount r yi s compl i cat ed.How easyhasi tbeen t o do i ti n Hong Kong? AC:HongKongi sabusi nessf r i endl ypl ace.I tt ookme2 y ear st o cr eat e CTK on myown wi t hl i t t l e savi ngs .The samet hi ngwoul dbei mpossi bl ei nEur ope!Thebi ggest f eat ur eofst ar t i ngabusi nessi nHongKongi st heposi t i vi t y oft hepeopl e! Ther ei saconst ant' y esy oucan' at t i t udet hat hashel pedmet omov eupandf or war dev er y day . PG: TheChi neseTi mekeepercol l ect i onsar easdi st i nct i vef r om t hesi deast heyar ef r om t hef r ont .Tal kus t hr oughsomeoft hemaj orel ement st hatdi st i ngui sh yourwat chesf r om t hecompet i t i on.

t hatwasmyEur ek aMoment !SuSongbecamemymuse, myi nspi r at i onandwher eIf oundt hemai ndesi gnf eat ur es i nal lCTKwat ches . Goi ngbac kt ot hemai ndi f f er ences ,2poi nt scomet omi nd: 1 . Thesandwi chcasewi t h4l ay er sr ef l ect st heshapeofa Chi nese pagoda ( used t o di spl ayt he t i me i nt he cl oc k t ower ) 2.Thebuc kl ei nspi r edbyt hear mi l l ar yspher edomi nat i ng t hecl oc kt owerf ort heChi neseemper ort ounder st andt he posi t i oni ngoft hest ar s . TheChi neseTi mek eeperi suni quei nev er yaspectandi s t oday a t i mepi ece wi t h an unpr ecedent ed char act er ; appeal i ngt oal ar geaudi ence. PG:How hast her ecept i onofyourwat chcol l ect i ons beenr ecei vedi nHongKongandf ur t heraf i el d? AC:Fort hef i r stcol l ect i onandmostdef i ni t el yoursecond col l ect i on t he r ecept i on has been ov er whel mi ng The desi gn,t hechar act eroft hewat ches ,t hedet ai l sorev ent he j ade col l ect i on ar e al lel ement st hathav e been hi ghl y appr eci at ed.ButCTKi smor et hatj ustawat ch-i tr epr esent st hepassi onandknowhowofonenat i on. Thi swast hehar destpar tofourmessage!Wear epr oudl y cr af t edi nChi naandy es ,t odaywear e t heonl yl uxur ywat chbr andt hati s pr oudl yChi nese. . .

AC:Thr oughmyr esear chonChi neset i mek eepi ngIcame acr ossSuSong.Hewasamostbr i l l i antmi nd,ast r onomer andengi neeratt hecour toft he7t hemper oroft heSong Dynast y .Hebui l tt hewor l dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; smostr enownedwat er dr i v en cl oc kt oweri ncor por at i nganescapementmechani sm.600 y ear sbef or eanyt hi ngsi mi l arwoul d appeari nEur ope.

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PG:Whatki ndofmovement sar eyouusi ng,andhow dot heycompar ewi t ht hoset hatar eSwi ss? AC:Thehear tbeatofourt i mepi ecesi si ndeedChi nese andwher ewehadt obemostcar ef ulwhensel ect i ngour par t ner s .Weusesi mpl ecompl i cat i onmov ement s( dat e/ smal l second/aut omat i c)becauset hei raccur ac y ,r el i abi l i t y andf i ni shi ngi sonparwi t hst andar dET Amov ement s .We ar e,admi t t edl y ,noty etr eadyt ohav ehi ghcompl i cat i onsi n ourt i mepi eces .T odayweuseTi anj i nWat chCompany& HangzhouWat chCompanymov ement swhi chweper sonal i z e&t estcar ef ul l y . Theygi v eusgr eatsat i sf act i on. PG:Idol i ket hebr andl ogo( seebot t om r i ght ) . Wast hi s somet hi ng t hatyou had i n mi nd f r om t hebegi nni ng andhow easywast hef i nalchoi ce? AC:I twassomewher ei nmymi ndbutcamet ol i f ewi t ht he hel pofaf ewt al ent eddesi gnerf r i endsofmi ne. . . Thef i net uni ng t ook qui t e a whi l e as Iwant ed The Chi nese Ti mek eeper ' sl ogot obeoneoft hemostr emar k abl ei nt he mat chmaki ngwor l d!T odayIt hi nki thast hi spot ent i al . PG:Do you f i nd much ofa di f f er ence bet ween t he t ast esofEast er nandWest er nwat chcol l ect or s?

Hei spr ovi ngt hi si nhi sgr eatmovi e( $uper capi t al i st )andI hopeI ' m doi ngt hesamewi t hCTK.Wear eonl yatt he begi nni ngofourwor kt oget herandIhopei twi l ll eadt of ar gr eat ert hi ngs! PG:Adr i en. Ir eal l yl i ket hecol l ect i onandt het r adi t i ons youhavebui l tar oundt hem ar ound.I â&#x20AC;&#x2122; m sur et hatour r eader swoul dl i ket oknow mor e.How cant heygeti n cont actwi t hyouandwher ecant hewat chesbepur chasedf r om? AC:Thanky ouPaul !Wehav eopenedourf i r stbout i quei n HK i nt hehear toft r adi t i onalWanchai( 82St oneNul l ah Lane) and we obvi ousl y hav e a websi t e : www. t hechi neset i mek eeper . com. Wear el ooki ngi nt oot her oppor t uni t i esi nMacau,Dal i an,Shanghai ,Amst er dam and Cal i f or ni a. . .I ' l lk eepy oupost ed!Ial way st ak eal otoft i me t oans wereachi ndi vi dual quest i onsf r om ourcust omer sso don' tbeshyanddr opmeal i neatadr i en. choux@ct k. hk PG:I st her eanyt hi ngt hatyouwoul dl i ket oadd? AC:J ustt ohi ghl i ght2pi ecesofourl at estcol l ect i ont hat y ourr eader smaybe k een t o di scov er .We hav eaJ ade Aut omat i ccol l ect i onwhi chi st odayt heonl ypi eceswi t h gr adeABur mesej adei nt hewat chi ndust r yandt heyar e t r ul ybeaut i f ul( wesol d4pi ecesi noneni ghti nAmst er dam wi t hAceJ ewel er s! ) .Wehav eal sol aunchedat r adi t i onal Chi nese ' t i mek eeper 'wi t ht he Chi nese doubl e hour s . . . Agai nav er yuni quet i mepi ecest hatcol l ect or sf al li nl ov e wi t hqui t eeasi l y!

AC:Ther ei scl eardi f f er encei nt ast ebutwheni tcomest o CTKI ' m pl easet osayt hatwehav eappeal edt obot hAsi an &Caucasi an. . . Ourcust omer sar eal l qui t eav ant gar deand wi l l i ngt ot r ynewt hi ngs . Theyf ol l owt hei rpassi onf ort i mek eepi ng and ar e now pr oud t o own a pi ece ofChi nese hi st or yont hei rwr i st . . . PG:Tal kust hr oughsomeoft hel i mi t ededi t i onsyou havepr oducedanddoyouhaveaper sonalf avour i t e amongt hese? AC: Al l ourpi ecesar el i mi t ededi t i on( y ear l y)butf ort hey ear oft he dr agon we cr eat ed an 18 pi ece Speci alEdi t i on Dr agonWat chi nYel l ow Gol d.St unni ng!I t â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sal soonemor e par toft heChi nesecul t ur ewear ehappyt opr omot eand shar ewi t hourcust omer s . Peopl el ov ei t . . . PG:Ear l i ert hi syearyouannouncedt hatHongKong act orDer ekTi ng was t o be t he f i r stChi neseTi me KeeperBr andAmbassador ,I ' l lf or gi vet heover si ghti n notaski ngme!Tel lushow t hi scameabout . AC:Doy ouwannabeoursecondbr andambassador; )? Der ekwasi nt r oducedt omebyamut ualf r i endandwe cl i c k edi mmedi at el y .Weshar eacommonvi si on:qual i t y , ar t i st r yandt al entcanbef oundi nHK orChi naandbe appr eci at edbyt her estoft hewor l d!

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wat chesI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne Spr i ngi st het hi r dmodeli nt heNor di cSeasonsser i esof wat chest hatar edesi gnedwi t hi nspi r at i onf r om t her i ch cont r ast soft henor di cseasons .Thedi alf ort heSpr i ngi s made i nt emper ed pat t er n wel ded st eel ,al so known as damascus st eel ,t hathas been hand f or ged i nJ ohan Gust af sson' suni que Expl osi on pat t er n.The y el l ow t emper edcol or i ngoft hest eelmeantt oi l l ust r at et her et ur nof t he sun,whi ch i sa v er yi mpor t antaspectofl i f ei n Scandi navi a. Si nceanci entt i mes ,peopl el i vi ngi nt henor t her nhemi spher ehav ehadaneedt ocel ebr at et hear r i v alofspr i ng wi t hcl eansi ngbonf i r esandcel ebr at i onatt heendofacol d and dar k wi nt er .Swedes do t hi s on Apr i l30,Val bor g ( Wal pur gi sNi ght ) .Nor mal l y ,Spr i ngi sal r eadywel lest abl i shedi nt hesout her nr eachesoft hecount r y ,whi l enor t her ner sst i l lhav et owai taf ew weeksl onger .Nev er t hel ess , t hi si st heev eni ngwhenSwedeswel comet heSpr i ng.

A damascusst eelbez eli nsetf r amest hedi al .Thet r ademar kov er si z ecr owni ndamascusst eelhasal ar gerdi amet ert hanpr evi ousGoS model sbutt hehei ghthasbeen r educedt oi ncr easeov er al lwear abi l i t yast hecasecor ei s 44. 5mm. Thehandsoft heNor di cSeasonsar ei nt heGoS s wor d shapet hatpr emi er edi nt heSt oc khol m model . Ani ndexr i ng wi t hmar k er swi t hsi mi l arshapesmat cht hehandsbeaut i f ul l y . Al l handsandi ndexr i ngsar emadei nsol i dgol dwi t ha nuancesel ect edt omat cht hecol orschemeofeachseason di al . Theydeci dedt of i tt heNor di cSeasonswi t hast r api n bl ac ksof tnubuc kast hemat t esur f aceoft hest r apsi sa bl endswel lwi t ht he damascusst eelf i ni sh.These GoS st r apsar e handmade i n Swi t z er l and and ar ef i t t ed wi t h scr ewedl ugs . www. gos wat ches . com

TheNor di cSer i esar et hef i r stGoS wat chest of eat ur ea casei ndamascusst eel . Theydesi gnedt hecasebasedon t hepr evi ousGoS casesandwi t haf ocust ohi ghl i ghtt he damascus st eelf eat ur es and t he di st i nct i v e GoS case shape.Oneuni quef eat ur eoft heGoS casei st hel ar ger di amet eroft hecasebac kandbez el s ,whi chweuset o hi ghl i ghtt hecur v edsur f aceoft hedamascusst eelcase cor e as t he st eelpat t er ni s mi r r or ed i nt he hi gh gl oss pol i shedf i ni sh.

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Thewor l d’ sr s t SUVwi t hal i ght wei ght a l l a l umi ni umbody ,t henewRa nge Rov ert a k est heca pa bi l i t i esoft hema r que’ sa gs hi pt oanewl ev el ,wi t h ev engr ea t erl ux ur ya ndr enement ,enha ncedper f or ma ncea ndha ndl i ng ona l l t er r a i ns ,a nds i gnica nta dv a ncesi ns us t a i na bi l i t y . Theal l new RangeRov erhasacl eanandel egantshape whi chi sder i v edf r om af r eshnew i nt er pr et at i onofRange Rov erdesi gn cues . Whi l ei nst ant l yr ecogni sabl e as a Range Rov er ,t he new v ehi cl et ak es a si gni f i cantst ep f or war dwi t habol dev ol ut i onoft hemodel ’ si coni cdesi gn l anguage. Atj ustunder5m l ong,t henewRangeRov erhas av er ysi mi l arf oot pr i ntt ot heout goi ngmodel ,butwi t ha smoot herandmor est r eaml i nepr of i l e–t hemostaer odynami cRangeRov erev er . Thel uxur i ousi nt er i orhasamoder nandpur echar act er , i ncor por at i ngdi st i nct i v eRangeRov erdesi gncues ,butwi t h af r esh and v er y cont empor ar yt r eat ment . The cabi n r et ai nst hechar act er i st i cst r ong,ar chi t ect ur alf or ms ,and t hese ar e emphasi sed by ext r emel y cl ean and el egant sur f aces whi ch ar ef l awl essl y ex ecut ed usi ng t he f i nest l eat her sandv eneer s . Wi t hov er1 18mm mor el egr oom,t he r earcompar t mentof f er sv ast l ymor espaceandcomf or t , wi t ht he opt i on oft he desi r abl e new t woseatEx ecut i v e Cl assseat i ngpac k agef ort heul t i mat ei nr ear seatl uxur y . T o enabl e cust omer st o cr eat et hei r per f ectbespok e v ehi cl e,t he uni que l uxur yambi ence oft he new Range Rov ercanbeext ensi v el yt ai l or edwi t hani ndul gentchoi ce

ofcol our s ,f i ni shesandspeci aldet ai l s ,f r om t hei mmacul at el yt r i mmed col our t hemed i nt er i or s oft he ex cl usi v e Aut obi ogr aphyser i es ,t ot hest yl i shr angeofal l oywheel s upt o22i nchesi ndi amet er .

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Theal l new RangeRov erhasbeenengi neer edf r om t he gr ound up t o be t he mostr ef i ned,mostcapabl e Range Rov erev er .Wi t ht headopt i onoft hel at estbodyandchassi st echnol ogi es ,t hev ehi cl e’ sal l t er r ai nper f or mancehas mov edont oanot herl ev el ,bot hi nt hebr eadt handaccessi bi l i t yofi t sof f r oadcapabi l i t y ,andi t sonr oadhandl i ngand r ef i nement . Amongstt he i ndust r y l eadi ng i nnov at i ons i s a gr oundbr eaki ngnext gener at i onv er si onofLandRov er ’ sT er r ai n Response® s y st em,whi ch anal y ses t he cur r entdr i vi ng condi t i ons and aut omat i cal l y sel ect st he mostsui t abl e v ehi cl eset t i ngs . Anal l newst at eof t hear tl i ght wei ghtsuspensi onar chi t ect ur edel i v er scl assl eadi ngwheelt r av el ,pr ovi di ngex cept i onalwheelar t i cul at i onandcomposur et odealwi t ht he t oughestcondi t i ons .

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mot or i ngI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne wi t hasmoot handr esponsi v eei ght speedaut omat i ct r ansmi ssi on.T r ue t ot he Range Rov erDNA,t he new model f eat ur est heuni queCommandDr i vi ngPosi t i on,pl aci ngt he dr i v eri nanel ev at ed,upr i ghtseat i ngposi t i on–t ypi cal l y ov er90mm hi ghert hanot herpr emi um SUVs–t opr ovi dea supr emesenseofconf i denceandcont r ol .

L i g h t we i g h t c o n s t r u c t i o n e n h a n c e sp e r f o r ma n c e a n ds u s t a i n a b i l i t y The al l new Range Rov er f eat ur es a r ev ol ut i onar y al l al umi ni um monocoquebodyst r uct ur ewhi chi s39per centl i ght ert hant hest eelbodyi nt heout goi ngmodel . Cont i nui ngJ aguarLandRov er ’ sl eader shi pi naer ospacei nspi r ed, hi ghper f or mance l i ght wei ght st r uct ur es ,t he al l al umi ni um bodyenabl est henewv ehi cl et osi gni f i cant l y enhancebot hper f or manceandef f i ci enc y .Combi nedwi t h wei ghtsavi ngst hr oughoutt hechassi sanddr i v el i ne,t he l i ght wei ght st r uct ur e cont r i but es t o a model f or model wei ghtsavi ngofupt o350k gcompar edt ot heout goi ng v ehi cl e.The wei ght savi ng hel ps t he 510PS LRV8 Super char gedmodelt oaccel er at ef r om 0—60mphi nj ust 5. 1seconds ,ar educt i onof0. 8secondsov ert heout goi ng model .Att hesamet i me,f uelconsumpt i oni scutby9per cent .

Out st andi ngt r act i onanddynami cst abi l i t yi spr ovi dedby t hepr ov enRangeRov erf ul l t i mei nt el l i gent4WD s y st em, wi t hat wospeedt r ansf erbox,wor ki ngi npar al l elwi t ht he sophi st i cat ed el ect r oni c t r act i on cont r ol s y st ems . ThenewRangeRov er ’ sunmat chedbr eadt hofcapabi l i t yi s al so r ef l ect ed i ni t st r emendousl y st r ong st r uct ur e wi t h enhancedbodygeomet r yf oral l t er r ai ncondi t i ons ,wadi ng dept hwhi chhasi mpr ov edby200mm t o900mm,andi t s posi t i on as t he bestt owi ng v ehi cl ei ni t s cl ass wi t ha 3, 500k gt r ai l ercapabi l i t y .T oensur eex cept i onaldur abi l i t y andr el i abi l i t y ,t henewRangeRov erhasbeensubj ect edt o LandRov er ’ spuni shi ngon-andof f r oadt estanddev el opment r egi me, wi t h a f l eet of dev el opment v ehi cl es cov er i ngcount l esst housandsofmi l esov er18mont hsof ar duoust est si nov er20count r i eswi t hext r emesofcl i mat e andr oadsur f aces .

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TheAl l Newmodelhasbeenengi neer edt omeett hehi ghestl uxur ycarst andar dsf orr ef i nement . Wi t hi t shi ghl yaccl ai medl i neupoft or quer i chengi nes ,t he newRangeRov erdel i v er ss wi f tandef f or t l essper f or mance. Cust omer s hav e a choi ce ofa pet r ol510PS LRV8 Super char gedandt wodi esel( 3. 0l i t r e258PSTDV6and 4. 4l i t r e339PSSDV8)engi nes ,al lofwhi char enowpai r ed

Thel i ght erst r uct ur ehasal somadei tpossi bl et oi nt r oduce t hesophi st i cat ed3. 0l i t r eTDV6engi nei nt ot hemodell i ne. Wi t hper f or mancej ustasst r ongast hepr evi ous4. 4l i t r e TDV8 Range Rov er ,t he smal l erengi ne t ak es t he t ot al wei ghtsavi ngupt o420k g,anddel i v er sadr amat i c22per centr educt i on i nf uelconsumpt i on and CO2 emi ssi ons , achi evi ng f i gur es of 37 . 7mpg ( 7 . 5 l i t / 100km) and 196g/ km. The new Range Rov er ’ senvi r onment alcr edent i al swi l l bef ur t herenhancedbyt hei nt r oduct i onofast at eof t hear thi ghef f i ci enc ydi eselhybr i dmodell at eri n20 13 ( t ar getCO2169g/ km) Theal l new RangeRov erhasbeenengi neer edwi t ht he l at estdev el opment si nv ehi cl et echnol ogi es ,f r om i nt er i or l uxur yf eat ur est oadv ancedchassi sanddr i v erassi st ance t echnol ogi es . Thei nt er i ori spac k edwi t haf ul lsui t eofpr emi um f eat ur es t opr ovi debot hf r ontandr earseatpassenger swi t ht he same peer l ess l uxur y exper i ence. Thei rwel l bei ng i s assur edbyt hel at esti nt er i ort echnol ogi esf orcomf or t ,conv eni enceandseaml essconnect i vi t y . Pr i ci ngi nt heUKst ar t sf r om £71, 295f ort heRangeRov er Vogue3. 0LTDV6r i si ngt o£98, 395f ort heRangeRov er Aut obi ogr aphy5. 0LSuper char ged.Or derbooksar enow of f i ci al l yopenwi t ht hef i r stmont hsofpr oduct i onexpect ed t of i l lupi mmedi at el y .

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Dr eami ngof Af r i cai swhatpr obabl ymostofourf el l owt r avel er sonboar dEmi r at esAi r l i nes777 300ER di dbef or ewe l anded i n Dur ban.We wer el ooki ng f or war dt o di scov er someofSout hAf r i ca’ sf i nesthot el sandr esor t s ,i ncl udi ng t he Kar kl oofSpa,an al li ncl usi v e wel l ness and wi l dl i f e r et r eatnearPi et er mar i t zbur gi nKwaZul uNat al . Wear r i v ed ear l yAugustaf t erar el axi ngei ght hourf l i ghtunderabl ue Sout hAf r i canskywi t hspr i ngl i k et emper at ur es .Cust oms wasa qui c kand f r i endl yf or mal i t yand wi t hi nl esst hen t went ymi nut esourkhakiuni f or meddr i v erwel comedusat t hegat ewi t habi g,br i ghtsmi l e.Wehoppedi nt oaLand Cr ui ser ,wher eourdr i v erof f er edusacoupl eofcol dt owel s , acooldr i nkandt henqui c kl yst or edourRi mowal uggage. He t ol d ust hatwe shoul d ar r i v e att he out ski r t soft he Kar kl oofSpar esor taf t eraboutanhour . Wewi t nessedhow oursur r oundi ngst ur nedsl owl yf r om t hebust l eofDur ban, t ot hecal merout ski r t soft heci t y ,t hencount r yr oadsand t hr oughwi l der ness ,unt i lwecamet ot heent r anceofpar adi se,def i nedbyast r eam andmar k edwi t hal ar gewooden ar chr eadi ng“ Wel comet oKar kl oofSpa” .

Lat eron we woul dr emembert hatr i di ng t hr ough t hat st r eam si gni f i edent er i ngt hi sAf r i candr eaml andandl eavi ngt hest r essf ulwor l dbehi nd.Kar kl oofSpa,namedaf t er t he sceni cv al l ey ,whi ch i sl ocat ed i nt he KwaZul uNat al Mi dl ands ,canbedescr i bedasal uxur i ouseco-or gani c spar et r eatwi t hi n3500hect ar esofpr i v at el and,wi t hal l t he si ght sandsoundsofanaut hent i cAf r i canwi l dl i f er eser v e. Her ei npr i v at esur r oundi ngsatt he‘ cent r all odge’ wewer e wel comed wi t h gr and smi l es and a coupl e ofdel i ci ous or gani cf r ui tdr i nks .

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k ar k l oofs paI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne Thevi l l asar ebeaut i f ul ,wi t hhi ghv aul t edwoodenhutcei l i ngs ,whi l et he f ur ni t ur e,decor at i onsand f abr i csar t f ul l y i nt er pr ett hecol or soft hel and. Thebat hr oomsar eel egant and spaci ous and exper t l y desi gned wi t h heat ed t owel r ac ks ,aswel l asheat edf l oor s . Asamat t eroff actt heent i r e r esor ti sequi ppedwi t hacut t i ngedgef l oorheat i ngs y st em, addi ngespeci al l ydur i ngt hecol dseasoncozywar mt hf r om t hegr oundup.Thebat hameni t i esar eor gani candwer e dev el opedf orKar kl oof ,t osuppor tt hei runwav er i ngcommi t mentt ot heenvi r onmentwi t ht hei rf or mul at i onsmandat edt obe‘ f r eel yandr api dl ybi odegr adabl ewi t hnopar tof i tt hathadev erbeent est edonani mal s .Onet ’ hatwemay especi al l yr ecommendcont ai nsor gani cor angeandf r anki ncenseoi l ,whi chpr oposeshi ghl yef f ect i v er egener at i v andsoot hi ngpr oper t i es . Thecent r all odgespar kl edwi t hol dwor l dcol oni alchar m, or i gi nalar t wor k,nat ur alr oc kwal l s ,r andoml ypl aceddeep pl ushcouches ,st unni ngcr y st al& dar kmet alchandel i er s andpanor amawi ndows .Ar t i st sf r om t hel ocalcommuni t y hadbeencommi ssi onedt opr oducet hei rcr eat i onsf ort he l odge,most l yut i l i zi ngel ement sf oundont hepr oper t y .At chec ki ni twasexpl ai nedt oust hatal lt hatwasneededi n andaboutt hel odgewoul dbet ak encar eofwi t hj ustone si gnat ur e.I t ’ st r ue,t hepr i ceofaoneni ghtst ayi ncl udes unl i mi t ed spa t r eat ment s ,orspa pac k ages( The Spa i s openf orext endedhour s ,uponr equest )andhouseguest s maychoosef r om av ar i et yofact i vi t i es ,suchasgui ded gamedr i v es ,bushwal ks ,a105met erwat er f al landhi st or i calex cur si ons . Wewer egui dedi nt oouraccommodat i ons ,whi chwasone ofsi xt eenvi l l ast hathav ebeeni ndi vi dual l ydesi gnedf ort he mostdi scer ni ng guest s ,each exudi ng t he f eelofex ot i c el egance.Thevi l l asar econnect edt hr oughwoodenwal kway swi t ht hecent r al l odge,di ni ngandbarar easaswel l as wi t ht hespa. Thewal kway shav eal ei sur el yf eelandwi nd t hr oughnat ur algar denswhi l ecr ossi ngov ersmal lmeander i ngst r eams .El ect r i cv ehi cl espr ovi deaddi t i onalt r anspor t at i ont oandf r om t hecent r all odgef ort hosewhopr ef er .

The vi l l as hav el ar ge cov er ed t er r aces wi t h beaut i f ul mahoganyl oungef ur ni t ur e,ent i ci ngonet or el axher ewi t h af r eshor gani cf r ui tj ui ceoragl assoff i neSout hAf r i can wi ne and qui et l y absor bt he vi ews and sounds oft hi s uni quel ocat i on. Thephot ost hatonewi l l t ak er i ghther ear e what Af r i canv acat i ondr eamsar emadeof . I ti sevi dentt hat noexpenseshav ebeenspar edandt hehandsonowner Fr edWör neri st hesoulofKar kl oofSpa.

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Mr . Wör nerhaswi t houtadoubtexqui si t et ast eandi ti shi s at t ent i ont odet ai lwhatmak est hi spl aceper f ect . Weespeci al l yl i k edt hef actt hatasaguest ,y oumayr equestaconsul t at i onwi t ht heChefdeCui si net odi scussy ourper sonal di et ar yneedsandhav ey ourmeal satwhat ev ert i mey ou desi r e.Ev er yni ghtatt ur nt own,acr y st alcar af ef i l l edwi t h ani r r esi st i bl esher r ywaspl acedont het abl easni ght cap. By t he way ,t he onl y bev er age noti ncl uded,i s Fr ench Champagne.Thef oodatbr eakf ast ,l unchordi nnerwas beaut i f ul l y pr esent ed on el egantwhi t e chi na ( St eel i t e ' Or gani cs' and' Monaco' )andpr epar edwi t hmost l yor gani c i ngr edi ent s ,gr own i n Kar kl oofSpa' s pest i ci def r ee v eget abl eandf r ui tgar dens . Kar kl oofSpa' sor gani cgar denswer e dev el oped byMs . Est herNk osi ,al ov el yl adywhot aughther sel fal labout f or malor gani cgar deni ng. Thev eget abl esandmostoft he f r ui t si nseasonar ehar v est edaboutanhourbef or et hey ar e pr epped and t hei rt ast ei s di vi ne.Br eakf astal one, ser v edont het er r aceoft hemai nl odgeov er l ooki ngoneof t hewat er i nghol es ,wasanunf or get t abl eexper i enceev er y mor ni ng.Fr om pr esent at i ont ot ast et ot hesmal l estdet ai l l i k et hewi l dor gani choneydr awnf r om nei ghbor ’ sbees ,t o t hel ocal l ygr ownAv ocados ,t oov ereas yf r eer angehappy chi c k en eggsand st i l lwar m housebak ed goods– t hi s nat ur al mor ni ngf eastwasset t i ngt het onef oraheal t hyday sur r oundedbynat ur e.

TheKar kl oofSpai ssi mpl ysubl i meandi ssai dt obet he l ar gestdest i nat i onsaf ar ispai nAf r i ca.I ti sanecof r i endl y andor gani cdest i nat i onspawi t hi nauni quewi l dl i f esanct uar yf eat ur i ng vi ewst hatwi l lt ak ey ourbr eat h away .For ex ampl e,t hegl assf r ontmani cur eandpedi cur el oungei sa st ar t l i ngdel i ghtf orvi ewi ngt hemostamazi ngwi l dl i f e,ev er changi ng and al way s ex ci t i ng. Gi r af f es , Zebr as , Wi l debeast s ,Buf f al os ,Bl ac k and Whi t e Rhi nos ,j ustt o ment i on a f ew,r oam f r eel yon t he pr oper t y .The r esor t , i ncl udi ngt hespabui l di ng,whi chi ssetasi def r om t hemai n bui l di ngandt hepr i v at evi l l asi spr ot ect edov er al lbysecur i t ysur v ei l l anceandi sunderal i mi t edf l yz onewi t hal t i t ude r est r i ct i onswhi chmak esi tt ypi cal l ysui t edf orcel ebr i t i es , di pl omat sandot herhi ghvi si bi l i t yguest s . Pr omot i ngor gani candnat ur alpr oduct si nal mostaspect , Kar kl oofSpa conv ey s a cl earmessage,t hati ti s not di st ur bi ngt hei ndi genousf or est s; r at heri ti sani nt egr al par t ofi t . Al lt hebui l di ngsar ecov er edwi t h‘ t hat ch&l i vi ngr oof ’ mat er i al ,i nvi t i ng al lki ndsofani mal s ,l i k e war t hogsand ny al ast ocomeandpl ay ,ent er t ai nmentf oral l whocamet o getaway .Al loft he t r eat ment st hatwe exper i enced at Kar kl oofSpawer epr epar edwi t hnat ur ali ngr edi ent s ,l i k e or gani cy ogur t ,cr eam,honey ,f r ui t s ,spi cesandv eget abl es . The nat ur alar omast hatar e dr i f t i ng f r om t he t r eat ment r oomsar edi vi ne.

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k ar k l oofs paI l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne Mr . Wör nersuppor t st hel ocalcommuni t i eswi t hacl assi cal Af r i canphi l osophyorwor l dvi ew“ i nt hespi r i tofUbunt u”by usi ng pr oduct st hatar e har v est ed f r om t he sur r oundi ng Mi dl ands ,i ncl udi nghi sownor gani cgar dens . Thepr oduct s t hatar eusedont hepr oper t yar eal lbi odegr adabl eand envi r onment al l yf r i endl yand t he ex cesswat er sf r om t he r esor t ,i ncl udi ngpool sandf l oat i ngsal tpool sar er ec y cl ed t hr oughanat ur alpr ocess .Ther oundf l oat i ngDeadSea sal ti ndoorpoolt r eat menti sadeepl yr el axi ngexper i ence. Whi l eonei sf l oat i ngcomf or t abl yandal mosti mmer sedi n t het emper at ewar m wat er swi t hessent i almi ner al sr epl eni shi ngt hebody ,t he‘ sky’ l i ght supsl owl ywi t hendl essl i t t l e spar kl i ngst ar sl i f t i ngt heal r eadywei ght l essdr i f ti nt oat i mel essdi mensi on. Anot hert r eat mentoneshoul dnotmi ssi st hesi xt ymi nut e ‘ Thai Mel onandHoneyFaci al ’ wi t hi ngr edi ent st hatar esai d t ohav ebeenusedf ort hi sf aci alr i t ualf orcent ur i es . Al lr aw and or gani ci ngr edi ent sar e used f ort hi st r eat mentl i k e cucumber s( cool i ng and hy dr at i ng pr oper t i es) ,y oghur t ( gent l eexf ol i at i on) ,mel on( det oxi f yi ngandhi ghi nvi t ami n C)and honey ( hi ghl y nour i shi ng and hy dr at i ng component s) .Ev er yst epoft hef aci alr i t ualaspr esent edbymy t her api stwassof l awl esst hatt hepr ocessi t sel fwasbeaut i f ul l ydi sgui sed. Addi t i onal l y ,wef eeli ti mper at i v et oexper i encet hef or t y f i v emi nut e‘ CoconutBodyPol i sh’ . Coconuti s knownt obeani mpor t anti ngr edi enti nt hewor l dofspas .

Her e atKar kl oofSpa f r esh coconuti s combi ned wi t h Av ocadooi l f r om t henei ghbor i ngAv ocadof ar m. Thi sgent l e exf ol i at i on l eav es ones ski n vi t aland vi sual l yr evi v ed. Kar kl oofSpaal soof f er ssev er al Thai i nspi r edni net y mi nut e massagesofwhi chsomei ncl udeThaiandChi neseher bs , essent i aloi l sandst r et chi ngt echni ques . TheThaiPoul t i ce Massagehasbeeni npr act i cesi ncet he14t hcent ur y . Thi s i sauni quemassaget her apyi nwhi chasel ect i onofThai andChi neseher bs ,war medi namusl i npoul t i ce,i swor k ed i nt ot he ski nt hr ough r ef l ex ol ogy st r ok es .The l ev elof ser vi cepr esent edatKar kl oofSpai sgenui neandt hespa per sonnelhi ghl yski l l ed.I ti sevi dentt hatt hepeopl ewho ar eempl oy edher ear epr oudoft hei rwor k,t hei ramazi ng spaandt hei rt eam.

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l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI k ar k l oofs pa ani mal s .“ Theessencebehi ndt hi si st hatunbeknownstt o many , as Buf f al o car r y cer t ai n di seases such as Foot andmout h,Cor r i dorDi seaseandT uber cul osi s( TB) , al l ofwhi chaf f ectcat t l e–t heknoc konef f ectoft hi scanbe ext r emel yhazar dous . Kar kl oofSpa’ sBuf f al o’ sar edi seasef r eecer t i f i edandt hededi cat edgameandwi l der nessspeci al i st swor ki ngont hepr oper t yar eext r emel ypr oudoft hei r accompl i shment st odat e. ”Kenny ,oursaf ar igui dewasan exper i ence hi msel f .He r ode t hatsi x passengergame vi ewerl i k east al l i on,wi t hgr eatski l lwhi l ehef r eel yshar ed hi sweal t hofknowl edgeaboutal l t heseex ot i cani mal sand bi r dsandt hi sunbel i ev abl el andt heyar er oami ngon.Of cour se,t hegamevi ewerwasequi ppedwi t hr ef r eshment s andal lki ndsofgadget s .

Thef actt hatKar kl oofSpa’ smagni f i centpr oper t yi ssopr of usel yi nhabi t edbyAf r i ca’ sf i nest ,meanst her ei snoneed f oranear l ywak eupcal l … adv ent ur ewheny ouar er eady , t he game r anger s and ourf ourl egged f r i ends ar e on st andbyt osui ty ourschedul e. ”Yes ,wewer er eady!Ready t o expl or e ev er y si ngl e one oft hese 3500 hect ar es of i ncr edi bl y di v er se and i nf i ni t el and.We had hear dt hat Kar kl oofSpaof f er st hei rguest st hemostdi st i nct l yuni que saf ar iexper i encesand we r eadi l yagr eed af t ert he f i r st f i f t eenmi nut esont hegamevi ewerwi t h‘ Kenny’ .

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hot el s ,r est aur ant sandot herhi ghend dest i nat i ons .Al lf eat ur et he mi xt hat mak es Shanghai gr eat : Chi nese t ouchesonacosmopol i t annat ur et hat i st he bl ood and her i t age of t he Shanghai nese. Gett oKnow Anyvi si tt oShanghaidemandsawal k al ong i t sr i v er f r ont .Thi si st he f amed Bund, act ual l y t he or i gi nal Br i t i sh Concessi on,st ar t edaf t ert heendoft he f i r stAngl oChi nese Opi um War .The HuangpuRi v err ol l sandbends ,causi ngt henumer ousbar gesandcont ai ner v essel st ost eeragent l ecur v ear ound PudongPoi nt . Ther i v erhasl i t t l ecar ef ort hedr amaof i t spastoronewonder s ,t hel uxur yofi t s pr esent .Though some oft he or i gi nal Occi dent al sar r i vi ngi n1840sShanghai may hav e dr eamt of maki ng t hei r f or t unesher e,notone oft hem coul d hav ei magi nedj usthow amazi ngt hei r newci t ywoul dbesome170y ear sl at er . Fr om of f er i ng pr act i cal l y no i nt er nat i onalupmar k etgoodsi nt he 1990s , t odayShanghaii sadi ni ngandshoppi ngpar adi sef oral lwhovi si t .

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t r av el l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne I >> Andwi t ht heopeni ngandsuccessofnumer oust opendhot el st hi sf uni sonof f erf orany onet ot ast e. Begi ny ourShanghaihol i day i n one oft hese f ant ast i c hot el s .Per hapsi ti st heJ apanesei nspi r edmi ni mal i st y et l uxur i ous ,i nt er i ordesi gnoft hePar kHy at t .Thi shot eli s cel ebr at i ng i t sf our t hy earanni v er sar yt hi s mont h.The hi ghesthot eli n mai nl and Chi na,setat op Shanghai ’ s t hr ust i ngandt al l estbui l di ng,r emai nsauni quet empl et o moder ni t y .Thebest t r ai nedst af fmember si nt ownseam l essl ygui dey ouf r om spat opool t oent i ci ngdi ni ngopt i ons . Bac k on t he col oni al er a bund l i es a gi l ded ar t deco r emi x edpal ace: t hePeni nsul a. Thespr awl i ngpr oper t yt hat ev en i ncl udest he ol d Br i t i sh Consul at ei st he f i r stnew bui l di ngont hef amouswat er f r onti n63y ear s ,andi tbl eeds l uxur yf r om each ofi t si ndi vi dual l ydesi gned publ i cand pr i v at er ooms . Manyt er r acesatdi f f er entl ev el sgi v eonet he opt i onofbei ngapar toft hel andscape,orst andi ngabov e i tal l . Att heot herendoft heBundi sanot hermust see,t he Wal dor fAst or i a.Usi ngt hei rbr andi nAsi af ort hef i r stt i me, t hehot el coul dnothav echosenabet t erl ocat i on. The1910 bui l di ng was t he home t ot he ex cl usi v e – onl y weal t hy Br i t i sh T ai pans need t o appl yf ormember shi pt hen – ShanghaiCl ub. Thi shi st or i cpr oper t yal l owsr esi dent sand di ner st oenj oyt hebestoft hi sopul entpast ,whi l et henew t owerand r est aur antsect i on i st he def i ni t i on ofmoder n comf or t .Howev er ,t hesear ej ustt hr eeoft he5st arhot el j ewel sawai t i ngy oui nChi na’ snumberoneci t y .

TheBundhousest hr eeot hermust dodest i nat i onsony our t opnot cht ourt hr ought heci t y . Thef i r sti st heout r ageousl y successf ulMr .andMs .Bund,acr eat i onoft r adi t i onaland i nspi r at i onalFr enchf i nef ar eandwi ne.J ustupst ai r si sBar Rouge,t he barr umour ed t o hav e sol dt he mostchampagneont hepl aneti n2006.Bot har ehousedi nBund18, oneoft hef i r stol dbanki nghousesal ongt hewat er f r ontt o ber enov at ed. Ther edonwhi t ei nt er i ori sami xofsmoot hl y t ext ur edCar r er amar bl e,enhancedwi t hr edMur anogl ass f i xt ur es . Anewar r i v alatt heBundi st hebi st r oMer cado,by t hewor l dr enownedchefJ eanGeor geVonger i cht en. What coul dbemor ecomf or t abl e–i naSt ar shi pEnt er pr i seki nd ofway–t hanawar ml ycr eat edr ur al I t al i ani nt er i orwi t ht he vi ewsoft hel i t upPudongwat er f r ontdi r ect l yi nt hef or ef r ont ?Woul dn’ tt hebui l di ng’ sor i gi nalbank erowner shav e enj oy edt hatt r adi t i onalwoodbur ni ngpi zzaov enbac ki n 1920! Get t i ngDeeper Movi ngpastt heManhat t anf eeloft hewat er f r ont ,t het i me hascomet oexpl or et heci t y .Nextt ot heBund,t heci t y’ s mosti nt er est i ng nei ghbour hoodsar e al lwi t hi nt he pr eWW2 Fr ench Concessi on.St ar t ed soon af t ert he Br i t i sh wont hei rr i ghtt odobusi nessi nShanghai t heFr enchwer e muscl i ngi nt odosomebusi nessoft hei rown. Muchofwhat wasbui l tdur i ngt heal most100y ear st hatt heFr enchr ul ed t hi sdi st r i ctr emai nst oday .

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l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI t r av el Thi sdi st r i ct ,i nt hesout hcent r al sect i on oft hemet r opol i s ,i ssev er al squar eki l omet r esoft r eel i nedst r eet soff i ner esi dent i alar chi t ect ur et hatwasor i gi nal l y home t o mostoft he i nf l uent i alpr eWW2f i gur esi nChi na.Wher east hese pol i t i ci ans , gangst er s and l i t er ar f i gur eshav el ongago l ef tus ,i nt hei r pl ace i s a new commer ci alChi nese cul t ur e. The f i r st of t hese new Fr ench Concessi on nei ghbour hoods i s Xi nt i andi , an upmar k et cr eat i on of i nt er nat i onalt al entand bi gf i nance, whi chwascompl et edi n200 1 .Comet o Xi nt i andif orav er ycomf or t abl et ak eon ol dShanghai :or i gi nalr esi dent i albui l di ngsr ef i t t edast opendshopsandmi dt ot opendr est aur ant s .I t ssuccesshas madei tanur bandev el opmentmodel f oral lofChi na,wher e shoppi ng and di ni ngusedt omeanhuge,ener gyi nef f i ci entmegamal l s .

Shanghai ’ s mosti nt er est i ng shoppi ng her e,especi al l yi fy ou pr ef erst r ayi ng f r om t hesaf et yofi nt er nat i onal l yav ai l abl e pr oduct s .Fur t hert ot he westi s Fer gusonLane,homet oFr anc k,oneof t hemost l ov edbi st r ost yl edr est aur ant s i nt heci t y . Thest r eet sar oundFer guson Lane ar e st i l ll ar gel y unt ouched and r esi dent i al , gi vi ng an aut hent i cal l y r omant i cf eelt oy ourpost pr andi alconst i t ut i onalst r ol l .I naci t yasl ar geas Shanghait her ei snowayofcour set o seeev er yt hi ng.

Thushi r i nganexper tt odel i v ery out he par t sy ouwantt oseei sar equi r ement f ort hosei nt heknow. Luxur yConci er geChi na ( www. l uxur y conci er gechi na. com) pr ovi desanyt hi ngy oucoul dneed dur i ngy ourst ayt omak ei tamemor abl eandmul t i f acet edone. Thei rl ocal knowl edgei sunpar al l el ed,l eavi ngy ou wi t ht heconf i dencet osayy ou’ v et r ul y beent oShanghai .

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One of t he f i nest r est aur ant s i n Xi nt i andii sT8,whi ch pr i desi t sel fon of f er i ngt hef r eshestt ak esonani nt er nat i onalmel angeoff oodchoi ces .The panAsi ani nt er i ori scomf or t i ngaswel l ascont empor ar y .Fort hepur i st st her e i st he near by Ar t Sal on, a uni que r est aur antconceptwher et wobr ot her s –anar t i standachef–hav et eamedup t ot ur nt hei rmodestf or merhomei nt oa pl acef orar tdi spl ayandt hebestt r adi t i onalShanghai nesef oodi nt own. A bi tf ur t herupt her oadi selEf ant e, whi chst andsoutast hecl earwi nneri n t hef usi oncat egor y:del i ci ousl ymel di ng t hedel i caci esofFr ancewi t ht het apas t r adi t i onsandr egi onal l yspeci f i ci ngr edi ent sofSpai n. Yourexper i encewi l lbe boost ed by di ni ng i nt he beaut i f ul t er r ace oft he 1930s mansi on,and enj oyi ngt het opnot chser vi cest af f . I nt he west er n par t of t he Fr ench Concessi ont her ear et woot herar eas t hatshoul dnotbemi ssed.Thef i r sti s Ti anzi f ang,an ev er gr owi ng bohemi an vi l l ageofshopsandr est aur ant s .Unl i k e Xi nt i andiwi t hi t sl ar gerr est aur ant sand pi azzast yl e spaces ,Ti anzi f ang has spr ung up or gani cal l yami dstan unr enov at edr esi dent i alcommuni t y .Thus r ent alpr i cesar el ow enough t o al l ow t her eal l ycr eat i v et ot r yt hei rhandat ent r epr eneur shi p. Expect t o f i nd

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EachofKoZe' sscul pt ur esi suni queoneof aki ndwor ks; hi sdal i ancewi t hdeat hhascausedhi mt or et hi nkhi spr i or i t i eswhi chi nt ur nhasl edt ohi sdeci si ont ogi v eapr opor t i on oft hei ncomef r om f ut ur esal esofhi swor kst ochar i t abl e or gani sat i ons . PG:Tel lus aboutyour backgr ound and how you becameascul pt or MZ:Iwasi nt er est ed i n ar tev ersi nce ear l ychi l dhood. I mademyf i r stscul pt ur ewhenIwast eny ear sol d.Mypar ent st ol dmet obebr i ngi tt ot heschoolofar twher et hey t ol dmet hatIdi dn’ tmak ei tmy sel fwhi chdi sappoi nt edme v er ymuch. Theyt ol dmet hatmypar ent smadei torsomeoneel seol dert hanme.Iwenthomecr yi ngandsai dt o my sel fIwi l lnev ermak eanot herscul pt ur eagai n.Dest i ny deci dedaf t er33y ear swhenIsuf f er edant r aumat i cexper i encei nwhi chIbar el yst ay edal i v eIdeci dedt or et ur nt omy f i r stl ov e,maki ngscul pt ur es . Oneofmydr eamsi st osel l my scul pt ur essoIcanf eedt hepeopl eofSomal i aatl eastf ora dayev eni fIhav et omak eat housandscul pt ur esperday .

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>> Ial so mustsayt hatIdon' ti dol i se anypar t i cul ar scul pt or ,notbecauset her ewer enogr eatscul pt or sov er t hepastandpr esent ,i ti sbecauseIf eel t hatIdon' tneedt o copyot her s .Iappr oacheachofmyscul pt ur esasani ndependentuni t . Imustsayt hatIam mybi ggestandhar shest cr i t i cbutal somybi ggestf an!Ial somustaddt hatIwantt o t ut oront hesubj ectof" abst r actscul pt ur e"andal sogai na doct or at ei nt hesubj ectof" How mast er pi ecesar emade. " Forme,ar ti swhent heski l landt hei deaar eont hesame l ev el .Mycol l ege-t heAr tHouseCol l egeofVi sualAr ti n Lj ubj ana i sa bi g suppor t erofmywor k,and t heyhav e al l owedmet odev el opmyt al entonmyownt er ms .Iwoul d r ecommendt hi scol l egeev er y onewhowant st oeducat e t hemsel v esi nar t . PG:Whatmat er i al sdoyouwor kwi t handdoyouhave apr ef er r edmat er i al ? MZ:Consi der i ngt hatmyt hemesar eev er l ast i ngIut i l i se ev er l ast i ng mat er i al sl i k e st ai nl ess st eel ,gr ani t e,br ass , al umi ni um andbr onz e.Mymostpr ef er edmat er i alt ousei s br onz e. PG:Dur i ng yourt i measapr of essi onalscul pt oryou havecr eat edmanypi ecesofar t , i st her eonepi ecet hat youpr i zeaboveal lot her s? MZ:Myper sonal f av our i t escul pt ur ei s" Rebor n"becausei t s ymbol i z esmycar eer .

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Embr aci ngt i mebyweavi ngl i nksbet weent hei ncr edi bl e t r easur esemer gi ngi neachper i odi nhi st or yandbet ween t her i chnessoft r adi t i onandt heel eganceoft hemoder n age:t hi si st he nat ur e oft he new Poc k etWat ch I v or y EnamelbyJ aquetDr oz–anambi t i onor chest r at edbyout st andi ng exper t i se and t he f i nestcr af t smanshi p,wi t hi t s i v or ydi al i nGr andFeuenamel ,i t sy el l owgol dcasewhose casebac ki scov er edbyt hebr andsecr etsi gnat ur e:t he cl ov er l eaf ,i t sdel i cat el yappl i ed count er sand i t suni que Gui l l ochédecor at i on. Handengr av edwi t ht heor i gi nal J aquetDr ozsi gnat ur eand t hei ndi vi dualnumber , The J aquetDr oz Poc k etWat ch I v or y Enamel ,wi t hi t s manual mov ementand40hourpowerr eser v e,pay st r i but e t oaphi l osophyt hathasr emai nedunchangedsi ncet he AgeofEnl i ght enment .

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R o l l s R o y c ei n s p i r e db yA r t D e c o A r t D e c owa sa r g u a b l yt h emo s t g l a mo r o u sa n de x c i t i n gd e s i g n mo v e me n t o f t h e2 0 t hc e n t u r y .

Ar tDecoandRol l sRoyce Thef amousRol l sRoy cemascot‘ Spi r i t ofEcst as y’ i soneex ampl et hatmi ghtbe descr i bed asa pr equelt ot he mov ement .

Andt hebeaut i f ulPhant om I ,I IandI I I model soft he1920s/ 1930s ,wear i ngf i ne bespok ecoachwor k,cer t ai nl yembody someoft hehi ghpoi nt si nRol l sRoy ce desi gnoft hel astcent ur y .

Loosel y spanni ng t he per i od 1920 t o 1940,t he name Ar tDeco was not appl i edunt i l t he1960s ,whent hemov ement was al i gned wi t h t he Par i s Exhi bi t i on of 1925 or Exposi t i on I nt er nat i onal e des Ar t s Décor at i f s et I ndust r i el sModer nes . I t ’ sat est amentt o i t sendur i ngappealt hatmanypeopl e wi t hl i t t l ei nt er esti nei t herar tordesi gn cani dent i f yanAr tDecoi nspi r edobj ect orbui l di ngt oday ,ev ent hought heymay notbecl earwhatmak esi tso.

Bor ni n191 1,t hegr acef ul l i t t l eGoddess has now ador ned t he pr ow of Rol l sRoy cemot orcar sf ormor et hana cent ur y .The i nf l uence oft hi sgenui ne i concanbeseeni nf amousAr tDeco desi gnssev er aldecadesl at er .Mar cel Bour ai ne’ s( 1928)Papi l l i on,awi ngedf i gur i ne i n t r ansl ucent gr een gl ass cr eat edi nt hepower edgl asspât edecr i st alt echni que,hi nt satt he or i gi nal Rol l sRoy ce desi gn.The Spi r i t ’ si nf l uencecanal sobeseeni nt hegl ass war e ofReneLal i que,cr eat orof29carmascot soft heper i od,suchast heSpi r i t t he Wi nd i n 1928.Al so,hi s beaut i f ul st at uet t e Suzanne au Bai n( 1930) ,a nuder ev el l i ngi nf l ut t er i ngdr aper i es ,a posenotdi ssi mi l art ot hatadopt edby t hemusesai dt ohav ei nspi r edt heSpi r i t ofEcst as y’ s desi gnerChar l es Syk es t went yy ear s ear l i er .The Spi r i t of Ecst as y’ sf l owi ngl i nespr eempt edt he Ar tDecomov ement .

Ar tDecoi nspi r edt hosewi t ht hecour ageandconvi ct i onnott omer el yf ol l ow. I ti nt r oducedasenseoff l ow anddynami sm.I nt hemov ement ’ smostopul ent cr eat i ons ,Ar tDecocompl ement edt he r eput at i on Rol l sRoy ce had al r eady est abl i shedatt hepi nnacl eoft hebur geoni ngaut omot i v esect or ,embr aci ng t hef i nestdesi gnsandr ev el l i ngi nt he mostgl amor ousofobj ect s .

The mov ementwas cer t ai nl y sensat i onal .Ref r eshi ng,di f f er entandbeaut i f uli ni t s own r i ght ,i t sr oot s wer e embedded i n ear l yt went i et h cent ur y av ant gar de pai nt i ng st yl es , t hen mov ed i nt o a gl obaldesi gn aest het i c embr acedbydi sci pl i nessuchasar chi t ect ur e,aut omot i v edesi gn,mar k et i ng, cer ami cs and f ur ni t ur e maki ng.Ar t Deco embr aced t he cul t ur alent husi asm oft hemoment ,empl oyi ngf ut ur i st i ccr y st al l i sedmot i f sr ef er enci ngGr eek cl assi ci sm and r ecent l y di scov er ed Egypt i anr el i csmi x edwi t ht hedynami c oft heageoft hemachi neandst r eaml i nedaut omot i v el i ber at i on. Ar tDecocoul dbel i k enedt ol i ghtoutof dar kness , compl ement i ng an epoch char act er i sedbyt her api ddev el opment oft echnol ogyandi nnov at i v euseofnew mat er i al s .Geomet r i cshapes ,r ecur r i ng mot i f s and st yl i sed i mages f eat ur ed heavi l y acr oss Ar t Deco desi gn. Si mpl i ci t yi nf or m,s weepi ngl i nesand st r eaml i ni ng gav et he mov ementan appealt hatshoc k ed conv ent i on,but del i ght edhi ghsoci et yt ot hesoundt r ac k ofCol ePor t er ’ sAnyt hi ngGoes . Butwhi l et he1920sand30sar ehel dt o embr acet heAr tDecoer a,t her ewasno def i ni t i v e st ar t i ng poi nt ,norend.Ar t Decoi nf l uenceswer et obef oundwel l bef or et hi sper i odandt odayAr tDeco col our scont empor ar ydesi gn.

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Hi ghAr tDeco ( as i twas somet i mes descr i bed)al so embr aced t he sheer l uxur yofnat ur almat er i al s ,t heuseof t he ex ot i c and exper i ment al and cel ebr at edt hemar choft echnol ogy . The cl ean l i nesofal umi ni um – a mat er i al usedt osuchsuccessi nbr i ngi ngt ol i f e t heor i gi nalRol l sRoy ceSi l v erGhostcoolst ai nl essst eeland t he l uxur i ous f eel ofl acquer ; al l wer et of eat ur epr omi nent l yi nAr tDecodesi gn.

l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI ar tdeco BespokeRol l sRoycel uxur yf ort he 21stcent ur y ThoughRol l sRoy cecar shol dat i mel ess qual i t y ,t he vi sualhi st or y oft he mar que i l l ust r at est hatsomet hi ng can al way sbet r acedoft heer ai nwhi cht he car s wer e desi gned. I n cr eat i ng a Rol l sRoy ce f or t he 21st Cent ur y , desi gner sr ose t ot he chal l enge of expr essi ng t he mar que’ sher i t age and l anguageofoneoft hemostcel ebr at ed aest het i csi naut omot i v ehi st or ywi t hout st r ayi ngi nt opast i che.

Rol l sRoy ce v eneer s ar e chosen f or t hei rr i chness ,i r i descence and compl exi t y ofgr ai n,of t en enhanced by i nl ay sador nedwi t hsi l v erormot herof pear l andcr ossbandi ng,sor emi ni scent off i necabi netmaki ngi nt heAr tDeco er a.I n cel ebr at i on oft he Ar tDeco per i odandt her el ev anceoft hePar i s Exhi bi t i on t o t he mov ement , Rol l sRoy ceMot orCar shascr eat eda ser i es of hi ghl y bespok e Ar t Deco i nspi r ed Phant om and Ghostmodel s whi ch wi l ldebutatt he Par i s Mot or Show20 12.

Thi sbal ancewasachi ev edbyel egant l y i ncor por at i ng Rol l sRoy ce desi gn and engi neer i ngt enet s ,t hathav est oodf or near l yacent ur y ,i nt oacont empor ar y mot orcart hatqui c kl y est abl i shed a pi nnacl eposi t i oni nt hemoder naut omot i v e er a.Feat ur es r ef er enci ng t he mar que’ s her i t age such as t he Pant heon gr i l l e ador ned wi t h Spi r i tof Ecst as y ,wheel spr opor t i onal l yhal ft he hei ghtoft hecarandi nt er i orf ur ni shed wi t hcl assi cdet ai l i ngi ncl udi ngey ebal l v ent soper at edbyor ganst opcont r ol s , f ound t hei r home i n a t hor oughl y moder nmast er pi ece. The spi r i tofmov ement ssuch asAr t Deco can be seen i n ev er y moder n Rol l sRoy ce.Theev ol ut i onar yupdat es t ot hepi nnacl ePhant om Ser i esI If ami l y ar eanel egantex ampl e.I ti sacarbui l t i nt he cont extoft he wor l d we l i v ei n t odayt hatr et ai nst het r ueessenceof whathasgonebef or e.Det ai l edi nt er i or t ouches i n Phant om i ncl ude quar t er mi r r or sbehi nd t he cpi l l art hatr ef l ect ambi entl i ght .Fi ni shedi ngr eenf r ost ed gl ass ,t hese ar er emi ni scentoft he pât edecr i st alpi eces so pr ev al enti n Ar tDecogl ass war ecl assi cs . T oday ,echoesof Ar tDecocanbef ound i n Ghostt oo.I t s ov er ar chi ng desi gn t heme - t he power of si mpl i ci t y– r ev eal scl eans weepi ngl i nesandpr opor t i onsev oki ngt heunder st at edgr andeuroft heper i od.Theempl oymentof onl yt he f i nestmat er i al s and hand cr af t smanshi p pay s homage t ot he desi gn and manuf act ur i ng ex cel l ence t hatt ypi f i ed t he bestoft heAr tDeco er a.Cashmer e and l uxur i ous l eat her i nt er i or sgi v eanai rofsumpt uousi ndul gence.Thef or m andsect i onofhandcr af t ed,l acquer edandhi ghl ypol i shed wood v eneer sf orex ampl e ev ok et he st r uct ur eoff i nef ur ni t ur e. Lux ur i ousMa ga z i neI l ux ur i ous ma ga z i ne . c om

The Phant om Sal oon, Phant om Dr ophead Coupé and Ghostmodel s f eat ur e a sui t e of desi gn det ai l i ng i nspi r ed by t he per i od.The Phant om Sal oon f orex ampl ei ncl udes a bl ac k and ar ct i c whi t ei nt er i or f eat ur i ng a st ai nl ess st eeli nl ay i nt he t el ephone dr awer ,doorcappi ngsandi nr earpi cni c t abl ebac ks . Thesef eat ur eageomet r i cpat t er nf i r st usedbyRol l sRoy cei near l y20t hcent ur ymot orshowst anddesi gns .

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Mo o nP h a s e-Ch a r mo f t h e Co mp l i c a t i o n At ouchofgl amour ,ahi ntofAr tDeco,adoseof coolcomposur e:t hi st i mepi ecehasi tal l ! SAI NT HONORE hasadded a new desi gn t oi t s Or sayLadyl i ne: t he“ PhasedeLune” . Thi si sabeaut i f ulwomen’ swat ch wi t h a ser i oussi de and t hat “ ext r a somet hi ng”t hatcannotf ai lt o char m and i mpr ess! Chi candcont empor ar y ,i t suni quer adi ancecomes f r om t hei r i descentshi mmeroft hemot her of pear l i n t hecent r eoft hedi alandt hel i v el yspar kl eofi t s t wel v eAr abi cnumer al s ,whi chi l l umi nat et hesuper b moonphasei nt hemi ddl eoft het ophal foft hedi al . Themoonphasei sshownonadel i cat el y wr ought di scwi t hast r i ki ngchi ar oscur oef f ect . I ni mmacul at e whi t e ordeep br own,t he cont r ast bet weent hecol our sandt hemat er i al soft hedi al s uni f yt he di f f er entf eat ur es and cr eat e an ov er al l i mpr essi onofhar mony ,el eganceandseduct i on. Thewat chdesi gnhasbeensubt l yal t er edandcombi ned wi t h a new met albr acel et ,whi ch hasdel i cat el yar cedl i nkst hatechot hecur v esoft hewat ch casewhi l eof f er i ngunr i v al l edcomf or tont hewr i st . Wi t hi t sMoonPhasecompl i cat i on,Or sayLadyi s t appi ngi nt ot hecur r entt r endt oof f ermor ecompl i cat edt i mepi ecesf orwomen. Techni calDet ai l s: St ai nl essst eelcase,33 x34 mm,cr ownwi t h SAI NTHONOREl ogo Whi t emot herofpear ldi al ,wi t hst ai nl essst eel Ar abi cNumer al sappl y Met alst r apondepl oyi ngbuc kl e Quar t zmov ement“ MoonPhase” Wat err esi st antt o30m SWI SSMADE

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I n d u l g ey o u r s e l fi n t h el u x u r yo fy o u r o wn p r i v a t ei s l a n d S c o t t i s hr e t r e a t As r egul ar r eader s of Luxur i ous Magazi newi l lknow,i n ouropi ni on, pr i vat ei sl ands ar e one oft he f i r st t ypes of t r avel dest i nat i on t hat ever yone shoul d have on t hei r l uxur yt r avelwi shl i st ,andEr i skai s noexcept i on. Cr ossov ert ot heI sl andbyi t sv er yown br i dge i nt ot hi s smal l oasi s wher e Hi ghl and cat t l e gr az e, badger s vi si t near by and gr ey seal ss wi m i nt he sur r oundi ng wat er s . Di st ant I sl ands f or m a st unni ng bac kdr op t o Er i sk a' s Gol fCour se and guest s can enj oy a spotofsai l i ng,shoot i ngandmanyot her act i vi t i esdur i ngt hei rst ay . Aboutt heI sl and TheI sl eofEr i sk aNest l esont heeast er n si de ofone oft he wor l d' s most cel ebr at edr i f tv al l ey s ,andbor noft he cat acl y smi c upheav al s ofmor et han 600mi l l i ony ear sago,t hef or mat i onof t hei sl andi sl ar gel yofschi standsl at e wi t ht hel owergr oundt ot hewestasa r ai sedbeachf r om t hei sl and. Thepar t l y submer gedCr annog,orf or t i f i eddwel l i ng,dat i ngf r om t heBr onz eAgear ound 200B. Candsi t uat edsome200met r es i nt hechannelt ot heeastoft hebr i dge, mar ks t he ear l i est r ecor ded human hi st or yoft hei sl and. TheHot el TheEr i sk aHot el ,SpaandGol fof f er s l uxur i ous5St araccommodat i onwi t ha vi ew t o mat ch.An i ncr edi bl er et r eat wher ey ou can enj oy a t r adi t i onal Scot t i shbr eakf ast ,whi l et aki ngi n300 acr esofl ushl andscapesal lf r om t he comf or tofy ourownbed. Car ef ul l ybl endi ngt heol dwi t ht henew t hei rdesi gnerr oomsandl uxur ysui t es of f ert hef i nestbedl i nen,r i chf abr i cs , andwar m,cont empor ar ydĂŠcor . St af ft o ant i ci pat ey ourev er yneedwi t hawi de r ange ofi nr oom f aci l i t i es and guest ser vi ces .Guest s can al so r el ax and enj oyaqui etr epr i ev ewi t ht hei rf av our i t et i ppl e nextt ot he f i r epl ace i nt he Hot elLounge.

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t r av el l ux ur i ousma ga z i ne I Di ni ng Themul t i awar dwi nni nghot el i swel l knownf ori t si ndust r y l eadi ng cui si ne cr eat ed byhead chefSi mon McKenzi e. Si nce1997t heRest aur antatEr i sk ahashel dt heawar dof 3AA Roset t esandamar ki nt heGoodFoodGui de.I n Mar ch t hi sy eart heywer e del i ght ed t o be awar ded t he " Hot elRest aur antofTheYear â&#x20AC;?att heScot t i shRest aur ant Awar dsandi n20 10wewont he" T ast eofScot l andAwar d" att heScot t i shThi st l eAwar ds . Thehot eldi ni ngr oom i st heamal gamat i onoff ourar eas , f i r st l yt hemor ni ngr oom wi t hvi ewsov ert hel awnst ot he sout h,secondl yt he busi ness r oom whi ch cat ches t he mor ni ngsunt hent hebut l er â&#x20AC;&#x2122; spant r ywhi chj oi nst het wo ear l i err oomst oget herandf i nal l yt heconser v at or ywhi ch wasaddedi n2002wi t hvi ewsundert heboughsoft heOak pl ant edt hey eart hehousewasbui l t . TheHeadChef Si mon McKenzi ei s known f orhi s br i l l i ance i n cr eat i ng i nspi r i ngmenusandt hef i nestcui si neusi ngl ocalandseasonalpr oduce. Wi t hacar eert hathasseenhi m wor ki ngat ot herhi ghl yr egar dedest abl i shment ssuchasTheVi ney ar d wi t hJ ohnCampbel landPet erEat on. Andal sot i mespentwor ki ngi nt heki t chenwi t hMar coand Gor don[ Ramsey] ;i ti shar dl ysur pr i si ngt hatSi mon' sr eput at i onofex cel l encepr ecedeshi m.

I n hi sf i r sty earatThe I sl e ofEr i sk a,head chefSi mon McKenzi e has al r eady r ecei v ed t hi s pr est i gi ous awar d mai nt ai nt her est aur ant shi ghst at uswi t ht het hr eer oset t es awar ded. Hesay s: " Myt eam andIar edel i ght edt ohav er ecei v edt hi s pr est i gi ousawar df r om t heAA i nmyf i r sty earatI sl eof Er i sk a,cont i nui ngt hehot el sl engt hysuccesswi t ht heAA gui de. Wor ki ngatEr i sk ahasopenedmyey est ot hef abul ousl ocalpr oduceandt hededi cat i onandcommi t mentof oursuppl i er swhol i t er al l ygot hatext r ami l et oensur et he v er ybestofi ngr edi ent sar r i v et hr ought hedoorher e,wi t houtwhi chawar dsl i k et hi swoul dnotbepossi bl e. " TheAA Roset t eschemer ecogni sesex cel l encewi t hi nt he r est aur anti ndust r y ,t or ecei v et hi sr ecogni t i oni sahuge achi ev ement .I ti sest i mat edbyt heAAt hatacr osst heUK, onl y10% ofr est aur ant sar eofast andar dwhi chi swor t hyof 1r oset t e and abov e.T o achi ev e a spect acul art hr ee r oset t es ,achefneedst odemonst r at et heappl i cat i onof adv ancedt echni queswhi l str et ai ni ngmaxi mum f l av ourand assumi nganappr opr i at equal i t yofsour cei ngr edi ent s . OwnerofTheI sl eofEr i sk a,BeppoBuchanansai d:" I ti s wonder f ult ohav et heRest aur antatEr i sk ar ecogni sedi n t het op10% oft heUK andSi monandhi st eam' st i r el ess pur sui tt of i ndt hebestl ocal pr oduceandsuppl i er shasnow beenr ewar ded. "

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l ux ur i ousma ga z i neI wat ches Wi t h a Lumi nor1950 case and t he cl assi cPaner aibr acel eti ncer ami cs, t hePaner ai Tut t oner oLumi nor19503 DaysGMTAut omat i cCer ami ca–44 mm ( PAM00438) t i mepi ece,whi ch f or ms par t of t he Cont empor ar y Col l ect i on,i smadeent i r el yofmat t bl ackcer ami c. Thi si sawat chwi t hext r aor di nar yaest het i ci mpact ,whi ch i sf ai t hf ult ot he Paner aii dent i t y ,andconst r uct edusi ng t hemostadv ancedt echnol ogi esi nt he f i el dofmat er i al s . Mat tbl ac ki sevi denti n ev er ydet ai loft heT ut t oner oi ncl udi ng t he44mm case,t hel ev erdevi cepr ot ect i ngt hewi ndi ngcr ownwhi chmak es ev er yLumi norunmi st ak abl e,aswel las t hedi alwhi chi sofsandwi chconst r uct i on.

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Li k et he numer al sand hourmar k er s , t hehands( hour ,mi nut e,smal lseconds andsecondt i mez one)ar ecov er edwi t h ecr u Super Lumi Nov a®, t her ef or e ensur i ngex cel l entvi si bi l i t yandl egi bi l i t y ev eni nt hedar k. Thebr acel ett ooi smadeent i r el yofmat t bl ac kcer ami c ,t he l i nksbei ng f or med andf i ni shedbyt hesamepr ocessesas t he case and t hen at t ached t o a PVDcoat edbr ushedst eelbuc kl e.The desi gni st her esul tofl engt hyr esear ch ai med atachi evi ng per f ecti nt egr at i on wi t ht hecer ami ccase.Eachi ndi vi dual l i nk i s as ymmet r i caland has cur v ed sur f aces whi ch enhance t he sof tf eel andef f ect i v eper f or manceoft hebr acel et . Themov ementoft heT ut t oner oi st he P . 900 1/ Bcal i br e,compl et el ydev el oped andmadei nt heOf f i ci nePaner ai manuf act ur e.I ti san aut omat i cmechani cal mov ementwi t h a power r eser v e of t hr ee day s ,dat e,second t i me z one, z er or esetseconds hand and power r eser v ei ndi cat i on on t he mov ement , vi si bl et hr ought hesapphi r ecr y st alon t he bac k.The mov ementhas under goneabl ac k eni ngpr ocesst ogi v et he wat chacompl et el ybl ac kappear ance, asi ndi cat edbyt heengr av edi nscr i pt i on “ TUTTONERO”ont her earoft het i me pi ece.

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SPE CI F I CAT I ONHI GHL I GHT S: Movement :Aut omat i cmechani cal , Paner aiP . 9001/ Bcal i br e,execut ed ent i r el ybyPaner ai ,13¾ l i gnes,7. 9 mm t hi ck,29j ewel s,Gl ucydur ® bal ance,28, 800al t er nat i ons/ hour . I ncabl oc® ant i shockdevi ce.Power r eser ve3days,t wobar r el s.229component s Funct i ons:Hour s,mi nut es,smal l seconds,dat e,secondt i mezone, powerr eser vei ndi cat oront heback, secondsr eset Case:Di amet er44mm,bl ackcer ami c Bezel :Bl ackcer ami c Back:Seet hr oughsapphi r e cr yst al Di al :Bl ackwi t hl umi nous Ar abi cnumer al sandhour mar ker s.Dat eat3o’ cl ock, secondsat9o’ cl ock Cr yst al :Sapphi r e, f or medofcor undum, 2. 3mm t hi ck. Ant i r ef l ect i vecoat i ng Wat er r esi st ance: 10bar( ~100met r es) St r ap:PANERAIper sonal i sed cer ami cbr acel et .St eelbuckl e wi t haspeci alhar dbl ackcoat i ng Suppl i edwi t hast eelscr ewdr i ver Ref er ence:PAM00438 Pr i ce:£10, 500

Thes l ender ,gr aphi c,ul t r af emi ni nes i l houet t es oft heSpr i ng2013col l ect i onar ecal l i ng woment oor der ! Yi el dnot hi ngi nt er msoff emi ni ni t y ;bebol d,be pl ay f ul â&#x20AC;&#x201C;t r ans cendt hegar mentt omak ei ti nt o anacces s or yoft hebody ! Whet hers hor torl ong,geomet r ys t andsout wi t hopens k i r t s ,f l ui di t yi sconv ey edt hr ough s of t ,s uppl emat er i al s ,andt hebodyi s r ev eal edi ncut st hatemphas i s et hes houl der s , t hecar r i ageoft heheadandendl es s l yl ong l egs . Thecol l ect i ons pot l i ght sanobv i ousi nt ent i on t owor kt hegar mentonabodyt hati snow model l edands cul pt ed,cons t ant l yex pr es s i ng v ol umeandmov ement .Dr es s esgl i de,s ens ual andconquer i ng;f l ouncesmak eas t ar t l i ng appear ance;col our scr eat eadaz z l i ngl ook wi t hr ef l ect i ngs i l v er ,s k ybl ueanddeep bl ack â&#x20AC;Ś Dr es s esar edot t edwi t hpr i nt sandembr oi der i est hats t r uct ur et hei rf or m anddel i neat et he cent r al ax i sofbal ance.Wi t hcut out s ,t r ans par enci esandami xofl engt hs ,f emi ni ne dar i ngequal sel eganceandnomi s t ak e!

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Ne v e rh a sat i me p i e c ed i s p l a y e d s u c hf e e d b a c ka n da t t a c h me n t t oi t so wn e r . I naf i r stf orawr i st wat ch,Ur wer k' sUR210hi ghl i ght s andmoni t or st hesymbi ot i cr el at i onshi pbet weenman andhi smechani calwat ch. Whi l et heUR210i schar act er i z edbyi t sor i gi nalUr wer k t i me di spl ay ,ofequalnot e – and wi t hr eason − i st he UR210’ sper sonal i z edcommuni cat i onwi t hi t sowner . I ft he UR210di spl ay sacol dchr onomet r i cpr eci si oni ncount i ng t hehour s ,i tpl ay st hecar dofemot i onwheni techoedt he t empoofy ourl i f e:For d,

“ T h eU R 2 1 0e mb o d i e st h es y mb i o t i cr e l a t i o n s h i p b e t we e nma na n dh i swa t c h . T h i sq u a s i b i o l o g i cma c h i n ec o u l dr e v e a l mo r ea b o u ty o ut h a na n yo t h e r o b j e c t i ny o u r p o s s e s s i o n , ” e x p l a i n sMa r t i nF r e i .

Thedi aloft heUr wer kUR210f eat ur esat r adi t i onalpower r eser v ei ndi cat i onatoneo’ cl oc k.I nanearmi r r ori mageat 1 1o’ cl oc kwef i ndasi mi l ari ndi cat i on. No,i ti sn’ tadupl i cat e f ai l saf e, but somet hi ng much mor ei mpor t ant whi ch deser v esourf ul lat t ent i on,becausei ti sact ual l yawor l df i r stcompl i cat i ont hati ndi cat eswi ndi ngef f i ci enc yov ert he l astt wohour s . Wheny ouar ecomf or t abl ynest l edi ny ourar mchai r ,t he i ndi cat orwi l l bet endi ngt owar dst her edz onet ot el l y out hat y ourUr wer kUR210i snotbei ngwoundenoughbyi t saut omat i cr ot orandi sr unni ngonst or edener gy . Howev er ,i fy ou ar e movi ng ar ound ener get i cal l y ,t he i ndi cat orwi l lpoi nt t owar dst hegr eenz one,asi gnt haty ouar er epl eni shi ng y ourwat chwi t hnew ener gy .Thi sent i r el ynew i ndi cat i on doesnotmeasur emai nspr i ngt or que,butcal cul at est he di f f er encebet weent heconsumedandgener at edener gyof t hemai nspr i ng. Ar medwi t hknowl edgeofbot hwi ndi ngef f i ci enc yandav ai l abl epowerr eser v e,y ouar enow abl et oi nt er v ene.I fy our Ur wer kUR210i ndi cat esani nsuf f i ci entsuppl yofener gy , y oucanposi t i ont hewi ndi ngef f i ci enc ysel ect or( att hebac k oft hewat ch)t o“ FULL ” . Ther ot orwi l l t henconv er tt hesl i ght estmov ementi nt ost or edener gy .I nt hi sconf i gur at i on,a t ur bi neconnect edt ot her ot orpr ovi dessmoot h,uni mpeded power .Buti fy ouar emor eact i v e,t hent hatmaypr ovi de mor e powert han r equi r ed and unnecessar i l y weart he mechani sm. Lux ur i ousMa ga z i neI l ux ur i ous ma ga z i ne . c om

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I na r s tf o rawr i s t wa t c h , Ur we r k ' s UR2 1 0h i g h l i g h t sa n dmo n i t o r s t h es y mb i o t i cr e l a t i o n s h i p b e t we e nma na n dh i s me c h a n i c a l wa t c h .

MARTI NFREI Chi efdesi gner

Anai rt ur bi necompr essormount edonr ubybear i ngsspi ns andcr eat esi nt er nalr esi st ance–enoughf r i ct i ont osl ow downordampent heaut omat i cwi ndi ngr ot or .I n“ STOP” mode,t heaut omat i cwi ndi ngs y st em i sdi sabl edcompl et el y andt heUr wer kUR210r unsof fr eser v epowerandmay r equi r emanualwi ndi ng.

Ba c kt ot h ed i a ls i d e ,t h eUr we r kUR2 1 0 ’ ss a t e l l i t e c o mp l i c a t i o nwi t hr e t r o g r a d emi n u t ei sb o t hh i g h l y o r i g i n a l a n dt o t a l l ye x p l o s i v e . The pr i nci palf eat ur ei s a hi ght ech,ov er si z ed,t hr eedi mensi onalr et r ogr ade mi nut e hand.I t sf unct i on i st o encl oset hehoursat el l i t eandi ndi cat et het i measi tt r ansv er ses t he 0t o60mi nut e scal e.Thi s onehourj our ney t hr ought i me,t r aci nganar cof120° ,i ssmoot handf l ui d. But t het r uenat ur eoft hepi ecei sr ev eal edatt heendoft he 59t hmi nut e. Thenashar pdi st i nct“ cl i c k”si gnal st her et ur n oft hemi nut ehandt oi t sst ar t i ngpoi nt . I nl esst han0. 1ofa secondt hehandf l i esbac kt odoc kwi t ht henexthoursat el l i t e. Thi sl i ght ni ngf astr et r ogr ades y st em i sbasedont hr ee k eyel ement s: •A cent r alaxi sseti nr ubybear i ngspr ovi desex cel l ent st abi l i t yf ort hesat el l i t e/ r et r ogr adecompl i cat i on. Ac yl i ndr i calmar i nechr onomet ert ypespr i ngr unsv er t i cal l yar ound t heaxi sandgener at est heopt i malt ensi onr equi r edf ort he r et r ogr ademi nut esf l ybac k.

FELI XBAUMGARTNER Mast erwat chmak er •A mi nut ehand,whi chal sof or msaf r amef ort hehour sat el l i t es ,di spl ay st het i mei nanext r aor di nar yway .Mi l l ed f r om al umi num t oex act i ngt ol er ancesofappr oxi mat el y3 mi cr ons ,t he whol e st r uct ur e has a t ot alwei ghtofj ust 0. 302gandi scount erbal ancedbyabr asswei ght .Thi s t hr eedi mensi onalcageof f er sr i gi di t yasi tt r ansf er sener gy f r om t hec yl i ndr i calf l ybac kspr i ngi nt het opcent eroft he car r ouselt ot hedoubl est argearunder neat h. •A doubl e coaxi alst ar shaped cam r egul at est he r et r ogr ade mechani sm t hr ough i t s gear i ng and i t sr ot at i on def i nest het r aj ect or yoft hemi nut ehand. Whent hemi nut e hand r eaches60,t he doubl e st art r i psa ( one oft hr ee) hoc k ey st i c kshapedspr i ngundert hemechani sm,whi ch l i ber at est hemi nut et of l ybac kt ot henexthoursat el l i t eat 0mi nut es .

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