official bespoke Magazine - August - September 2014

In this issue

This BESPOKE issue is themed Monochrome and in it, we explore the blacks and whites of the world today, realising that reality is countless shades of grey. As usual, we have a whole host of exclusives, from Galal Mahmoud's entry at the 2014 Venice Biennale International Architecture exhibition to Charles Kalpakian's space odyssey furniture. We reveal the predominantly black men’s ready- to-wear of new Saudi designer Mohammad Al Mazen before finding an exact riposte from Beirut-based women’s designer Caroline Seikaly. We shoot over to London to bring you insight into Diesel’s new premium brand, Diesel Black Gold, trying out the new Shangri-La at the Shard in the process. Then it’s off to Dubai to meet Amouage's concept man, Christopher Chong whose latest fragrance is inspired by Chinese film noir. In the world of vehicles, we bring you our usual feedback on a host of new products such as the new Porsche Targa and the Norman Foster designed Alen 68, plus we get some face-to-face time with the Qatari quad bike racer Mohamed Abu Issa, who's just returned from yet another international victory. It’s a feature-packed issue with so much to read you’ll definitely need to take it with you wherever you’re escaping to this summer.