Cover Story
Richard Branson
An interview with Richard Branson
The Bordeaux Billionaire
The Wealth Collection meets Bernard Magrez, billionaire wine magnate with a portfolio of some of the finest Bordeaux properties. A very rare and exclusive interview.
Wealth Management
Investing in green stocks
We examine the growth in green stocks and investment funds in the US and Europe. Whatever their woes, governments all over the world are pumping money into renewable energy as a long-term investment and green stocks and new investment funds are mushrooming. We talk to Hazel Capital and Ernst & Young.
Middle Eastern art
Despite the slump in the worldwide art market, contemporary Middle Eastern art is thriving. The Wealth Collection talks to William Lawrie, head of sales for international, modern and contemporary art at Christie's Dubai, influential Iranian curator Rose Issa and artist Farhad Moshiri.
New realities
We ask how wealthy families are reassessing their financial priorities and the attitudes they want to pass on to their dependants, in the wake of a downturn that has undermined traditional wealth management strategies. We talk to Paul Knox, head of UK wealth advisory at JPMorgan’s Private Bank and Karina Challons, head of specialist tax at HSBC Private Bank.
Lifestyle
The Candy Brothers
We meet Nick and Christian Candy, who create fantasy homes for the mega-rich, and profile their latest project One Hyde Park.
Mr. Provocateur
We meet Joseph Corre, co-founder of Agent Provocateur and the son of punk icons Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who has brought an edge to the fashion world.
Andrea Illy
The chairman and CEO of Illy shows The Wealth Collection around his estate near Trieste and the family’s vaunted Renaissance masters collection, part of the largest private art collection in all of Italy.
Arts and Culture
Alain de Botton
Leading thinker and philosopher Alain de Botton discusses his new work The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, a timely but poetic reflection on modern working life.
Saadiyat Island: A 21st century Xanadu
Abu Dhabi is creating a $27 billion arts complex on Saadiyat Island project with a little help from Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and the Louvre. Interviews with the Office of Metropolitan Architecture’s Reinier de Graaf and Lord Cultural Resources.
Food
New wines
Interview with Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine, head of Sotheby's international wine department on the best wines to invest in for 2010.
Restaurant review
Anne-Sophie Pic is the only female French 3 Michelin star chef and has opened a restaurant at landmark Belle Epoque Beau Rivage Palace on Lake Geneva, close to Lausanne. We meet her and review the restaurant.
Remy Martin
We visit Cognac, a short, tranquil drive from Bordeaux, to uncover the secret of Remy Martin’s revered Louis XIII.
Product Showcase
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The latest top products from watches to bags. |
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Travel
Secret Middle East:
Syria, Jordan, Oman and Qatar. We explore Aleppo, the world’s oldest inhabited city, the evocative Red Sea port of Aqaba and Wahiba Sands and Muscat in Oman. Plus we sample Beirut, Damascus and Doha, the Middle East’s culinary capitals.
Cambodian Adventure
Closed to visitors for most of the 20th century, Cambodia is one of the most captivating and rewarding of all South East Asia’s emerging destinations. We explore not just Angkor Wat and Sambor Prei Kuk, but also the remote ancient capital of Tbeng Meanchey and the ruins of Ta Phrom.
My holidays: Herbert Ympa
Herbert Ympa, founder of Hip Hotels, describes his perfect holiday.
Long Weekend
The call of Ischia
We visit this charming island off Naples that is cooler and more laid back than its sister Capri.
La Réserve
La Réserve is opening a new 23-room spa-hotel in the summer. Sister hotel to La Réserve Genève and the luxury serviced apartments in Paris, the new hotel overlooks the Mediterranean and is just a short distance from St. Tropez. The Wealth Collection pays an exclusive visit.
Boutique city breaks for the autumn
We head to the Dolder Grand, Zurich, recently reinvigorated by Sir Norman Foster; explore Berlin’s new shopping scene from our base at Lux 11; hit the neon dreamscape of Shanghai, while staying at the new Hyatt and sample casbah chic at Naora Barrière in Marrakech.
Sport
Events
A round up of some of 2009’s top sporting highlights.
Wings, Wheels and Water
Luxury hybrid
We test drive the Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid, the creation of former Aston Martin designer Henrik Fisker.
American muscle cars
We talk to Barrett Jackson, who sells the highly sought after 70s models for big sums.
Property
Mini house
We visit Layered House in Soroma, Hokkaido by Japanese architect Jun Igarishi.
New lighting
New lighting editions are making a comeback from Paul Cocksedge’s ‘Neon’ to Bruce Munro’s ‘Magic Snowball Chandelier’ and Matilde Alessandra’s ‘Madam’. Here is our pick of the best, with advice from Francis Sultana of David Gill Galleries, London.
Under an Istrian sun
Fractional ownership Villa San Giovanni’ in Istria, northern Croatia from Rocksure Property’s Bravo Fund.
Design
Jurgen Bey
Interview with top Dutch designer Jurgen Bey.
Top architects build luxury houses
Designing your own architectural gem.
Exclusive Feature
Middle East investment
We visit the most exciting markets on the planet to look at what opportunities are on offer for investors. We examine landmark projects that are redefining the Middle East including Dubai’s Waterfront City.
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