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The Ultimate Car for Connoisseurs

Newly unveiled is Aston Martin’s 2015 Vanquish Volante, a grand tourer that will fulfil your wildest supercar dreams.  Driving at 100+ with 197 possible, pundits are in double-declutching ecstasy, crooning adjectives like falling confetti—awesome, astonishing, beautiful, blistering, breathtaking, thrilling. And of course they are talking about new-to-the-stage Aston Martin’s 2015 Vanquish Volante, aka ‘the ultimate grand tourer’. No doubt the superlatives are well earned, given not only the Volante’s performance (catch your breath at the ‘blistering’...

Captain’s Choice—The Bigger Picture

Broadening our horizons to enable us to discover and experience arts and cultures around the world is what many of us aspire to. Captain’s Choice is an exclusive travel company that turns the dream of that adventure into a reality. Think of a city that has had three names and is guardian of some of the world’s most unique treasures. Istanbul! Formerly know as Constantinople, and more exotically as Byzantium, this is the city that...

Luxury Properties: Spoilt For Choice

Luxury properties continue to prove a major attraction for art connoisseurs, multi-millionaire investors and cash-rich celebrities alike. Brendan views the property scene in London, the Hamptons, the French Riviera, as well as an island in Canada, and a palazzo in Venice. With upmarket luxury properties and estates in locations across the world, the market forces can be as varied as the climate itself. However, a general opinion is that it is a buyers’ market at...

Il Gufo: Kool Kids on The Block

Il Gufo is a name that immediately conjures up a whole world: the world of “children dressed as children” which is also the corporate slogan of this Italy-based company founded in 1982. The story of this company is a series of small steps made one after another. It goes from the bibs that 30 years ago Giovanna Miletti—founder of the brand—sewed as a hobby for her children when they were at school, to the transition...

Fratelli Barbini—The Mirror Specialists

Fratelli Barbini has been working on the production of Venetian mirrors for over 50 years. Founded in 1962 by the sons of Angelo Pacifico Barbini, who had been the owner of from 1945 to 1962, the company is currently owned by Guido Barbini. While the Barbini family have worked on Murano glass production, it is the creation of glass mirrors that they have come to specialize in over the years with many exquisite designs proving...

Tradition of Tangible Beauty

I Vassalletti artisans. When the creative mastery of an artisan is held within the grain of the wood, a simple piece of furniture becomes a real piece of art. This is how I Vassalletti works on the most refined wood-essences, transforming them into interior design gems of modern architecture.  Variety is what distinguishes these home decor company products. A meticulous dedication to handcrafting is so visible in each and every style: curiosity towards new shapes and...

Cessaro: Live and Loud

Cessaro has always taken pride in being a refreshingly different and forward-thinking German speaker manufacturer – a company that does not follow the mainstream with their philosophy.  Defined by unconventional developments and uncompromising components matched with the finest manufacturing techniques, Cessaro’s parts are not made for hi-fi speaker productions. Instead, their products are produced for recording studios, aerospace and the military-industry. The TAD (Technical Audio Device, Japan) compression drive units which the company use inside...

Home Sweet Home—A Tuscan Dream

Tuscany, Italy: where its harmonious and tranquil environment allows people to set up home in ideal surroundings.  Helping homeowners make this dream a reality is Tuscan real estate agency Sole di Toscana which has been a force on the real estate market of the Province of Siena since 2007. Owned and founded by Monica who prides herself on helping people “realise their dreams”, the real estate agency specialises in the sale of villas, farmhouses renovated...

Riflessi—Fine Furnishings

A success story With exquisite vocation for design, Riflessi of Italy boast a perfect blend of aesthetics, functionality and practicality, as well as great respect and attention to sustainability. In the last decade, the company has experienced a rapid evolution that has seen production expand from mirrors to a wide range of furnishings. These include tables and multi-function consoles, sideboards, chairs and more recently lamps – all in the name of elegance and functionality. Thriving...

Aries Cerat

Aries Cerat was founded in 2010, with a single goal – to change the way people understand high performance audio. Many contemporary top line audio products claim the title of the best, but all give their own signature. However, Aries Cerat focuses on the one most important thing – the music. Always thinking outside of the box, they attempt to innovate audio solutions in order to deliver the best in sonic performance, and reach perfection...

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