| Word from editor |
Dear readers!
Every issue of the magazine has a central theme. And so, as this is the June issue, our focus should surely be on discussions of holidays and our travels. It has turned out, though, very English. And quite rightly so. The British monarch’s official birthday is traditionally celebrated in June, regardless of his or her real birthday. Next we look at the new set of designs recently introduced for Britain’s coinage. >> |
| Personalities |
Arnaud Bamberger – 33 years with Cartier
Since his arrival at the historic New Bond Street site in London in 1992 as Managing Director of Cartier UK Ltd, Arnaud Bamberger has become a well-known and respected figure on the social and sporting scene. >> |
Tears and love in the life of singer Valeriya
Valeria is one of Russia’s most popular variety singers. Her new album “Out of Control”, released in March 2008, included tracks by Ray Saint John (composer of Sade’s “Smooth Operator”), David Richards (producer of several “Queen” albums) Chantal Kreviazuk (writer of numerous hits by Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson), and also Francesca Aeschlimann, George De Angelis, and Sergei Galoyan, composer of popular hits for the group “t.A.T.u.”.
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Maestro Salvatore Calabrese at Fifty
Salvatore Calabrese is the most famous barman in Britain. Originally from the small Italian town of Maiori on the Amalfi Coast, he moved to London in 1980. Today he is the proprietor of the Salvatore bar at Fifty, a private members club in St James’s. He is truly Italian in temperament, hospitable and welcoming. |
The heather moorland of Charlotte Bronte
The spring of 1846 saw the publication in England of a small collection of poetry by three brothers – Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. Neither the public nor the critics guessed at the time that these were assumed names under which three sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte –
were concealing their identities. |
| Style |
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Cartier: the jeweller of kings for the king of jewellers
This is how English monarch Edward VII described the illustrious firm that recently celebrated its 160th anniversary. And how instantly recognisable are the exquisite, light script and elegantly slanting letters of the world-famous brand’s logo. |
Anglomania or a life in leaves
Of all Englishmen, the Victorian William Morris left the most invaluable legacy to the world of interiors. His love of the Gothic and Early Renaissance pointed the way for the design world to follow directly to Modernism, the dominant style on the cusp of the 19th and 20th century. |
Baselworld 2009
For one week in spring the attention of the entire watch industry throughout the world is focused on this beautiful, old Swiss city spread out along the banks of the Rhine. |
Bespoke tailoring: Ray Stowers
Ray Stowers opened his store Stowers Bespoke two years ago in the world-famous “golden mile of tailoring” Savile Row. His clients include Hollywood actors, Arab sheikhs and, simply, connoisseurs of impeccable tailoring and superb fabrics. |
| Around the World |
Royal days
Everything in England is influenced by the weather – even the Monarch’s birthday. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 83rd birthday on 21 April but her official birthday will be celebrated on 13 June. |
New money
In 2008, The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom announced the introduction of a new set of designs for Britain’s coinage. The familiar designs that had been used for the past 40 years were to be gradually replaced by a contemporary design. |
Gems of Czech architecture
As the Czechs often joke, you need a lifetime to look round all the castles in their country, and a really long holiday to look round the most famous. Unlike, say, in France or Germany, tourist pilgrimages in the Czech Republic, for well-known reasons, only started about 20 years ago. |
| Culture |
Picasso: challenging the past
The Picasso Exhibition at London’s National Gallery “Picasso: Challenging the Past” has an unusual twist: the exhibits have been chosen to show the parallel ideas between Picasso’s individual canvases and the works of the Old Masters and classics of world art. |
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