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MEDIA INFORMATION 2016 The Quarterly Magazine dedicated to For International High Net Worth Individuals Business Entrepreneurs Leadership Luxury Lifestyle Travel Art & Culture BUSINESS | NEWS | CULTURE | LUXURY | LIFESTYLE EDITION www.heditionmagazine.com MAGAZINE SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI Interview with the first Italian female in space BROKEN The invisible illness threatening young men’s lives GULFSTREAM G650 The world’s fastest private jet Exclusive interview with culinary genius MARCUS WAREING H EDITION | GLOBAL PRESENCE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE 015 FC.indd 1 WITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE DITION August 2014 EWS | CULTURE | LUXURY | LIFESTYLE NTURY PROFESSORS “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change” STEPHEN HAWKING 31/07/2014 08:19 WWW.HEDITIONMAGAZINE.COM Part Of The Anchorage Group Of Companies

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SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTIInterview with the first Italian female in space

BROKENThe invisible illness threatening young men’s livesGULFSTREAM G650The world’s fastest private jet

Exclusive interview with culinary geniusMARCUS WAREING

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St Moritz celebrates its 150th anniversary of winter sports this winter. The story goes, and the Swiss never tire of telling it, that way back in 1864, Johannes Badrutt, the owner of the Kulm Hotel in the Engadine town, wanted to

entice his British summer guests back for the following winter. So he promised them that if the sun did not shine as much as it did in summer, he would put them up for free all winter and pay their travelling costs. The Brits, believing Swiss winter weather to be cold and cloudy, took Badrutt up, were surprised to find the sun and stayed till Easter. The word was spread back home, and a new holiday industry was born.

If you go into the main bar of the Kulm Hotel in St Moritz, your eye is drawn to an old object fixed to one of the walls. It is the toboggan used by Billy Fiske in 1938 when he set a new record fastest time for the Cresta Run: 56.7 seconds to go 1200 metres. Two years later, Pilot Officer Fiske became the first American serviceman to die in the Second World War when his plane was shot down in the Battle of Britain. His family donated the skeleton, as Cresta toboggans are known, to the hotel, which has ensured Fiske’s name will be forever prominent in St Moritz.

History and the Kulm have long been bedfellows. It was exactly 150 years ago that British guests started staying at the hotel

during winter, having done so for many years previously in the summer months. The Kulm, therefore, is as synonymous with the winter sports the British invented as it is with luxury. It is one of Switzerland’s grandest hotels, but it remains splendidly loyal to its sporting roots. Indeed, it remains the spiritual home of Cresta riders, who have been meeting at the Kulm’s celebrated Sunny Bar for lunch since the Cresta Run was founded in 1885.

That has always been one of the Kulm’s great attractions – its desire to interact with all who come to St Moritz, whether or not you are staying there. But if you do book in, you are certain to enjoy a memorable and supremely comfortable stay. Undeniably special are the spacious rooms, jaw-dropping views over St Moritz’s stunning lake and wide range of facilities, including a state-of-the-art spa and two swimming-pools – a 20m x 10m indoor one, and a smaller but superbly appointed outdoor one.

Then there are the Kulm’s five outstanding restaurants (staffed by 38 chefs), which include the best ‘pizzeria’ I have ever experienced; the main Altitude Bar, and the Miles Davis Bar, where live jazz is performed every Friday and Saturday evenings in winter; and its own nightclub, the celebrated Dracula. Parents can take advantage of a playroom and free baby-sitting for children aged 3-12. Kids of this age also receive complimentary ski school

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marcus wareingDina Aletra interviews Marcus Wareing, one of Britain’s most respected and acclaimed chefs. An incredible talent, Marcus

started acquiring Michelin stars aged just 25 and he has been involved in the creation of many of London’s most iconic

and celebrated restaurants including his own restaurant group. Marcus Wareing Restaurants includes his eponymous two

Michelin starred Marcus at The Berkeley Hotel, The Gilbert Scott, an elegant British restaurant in St Pancras and Tredwell’s,

a vibrant West-End eatery in Covent Garden. Marcus was also the new judge on Master Chef: The Professionals.

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BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 6000C RO S S I N G C O N T I N E N TS I N ST Y L E A N D C O M FO RT

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This month AvBuyer’s Matt Harris shares his insight as to why the Bombardier Global Express 6000 is one of the world’s favourite jets.

With its 6,000nm range, the Bombardier Global 6000 ultra-long-range business jet quite literally keeps a world of destinations at its owners’ fingertips, linking London with Tokyo, for example, or Shanghai with Rome non-stop.

Delivering since 2012 and today costing $62.3m to acquire new, the Global 6000 was created to meet the needs of the most demanding of travellers who require comfort and style on intercontinental business trips. The evidence shows that Bombardier hit a sweet spot within the business jet market.

Warren Buffet’s NetJets fractional ownership company ordered several Global 6000 jets in 2011 as part of a larger $2.8bn order for 120 Global-family aircraft. A year later, an even larger block-order from private aircraft charter company VistaJet worth $7.8bn included 25 Global 6000s. And last year, Bombardier delivered 80 of its Global series of business jets to customers around the world.

With a maximum cruise speed of 934km/h, and ability to fly high above the weather at 51,000 feet, the Global 6000 delivers its exceptional performance from a pair of Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 engines.

Perhaps highest on the list of attractions to this jet, however, is the luxurious and stately cabin, which offers over 2,000 cubic feet of space. That allows plenty of possibility for customization, and typically the Global 6000 is equipped to accommodate between eight and 19 passengers, and two to four crew members.

Yet generous cabin area alone doesn’t make this aircraft comfortable. It’s also fitted with a cabin management system that enables passengers to have total control

of their environment on those ocean-crossing, 12-hour journeys.

Typical Cabin LayoutAs you board the jet, to the left of the entrance is a forward-located lavatory and a cockpit that incorporates some of the most sophisticated avionics equipment available. Bombardier’s Vision flight deck is built to offer “a completely new cockpit experience”, and features LCD screens, third-generation enhanced vision system, head-up display system and synthetic vision system (and more) to optimize the safe operation of the aircraft.

To the right of the entrance, you find a large, handcrafted galley and a dedicated crew rest area, beyond which you enter a stately main cabin area, bedecked with hand-crafted cabinetry and custom upholstering, wood veneers and high-quality leathers. The forward passenger cabin zone can comfortably seat eight in club-seating formation.

Beyond this passenger area, a stateroom area offers its own amenities. When not in use as private sleeping quarters, the stateroom incorporates two facing seats around a table, and a side-facing three-seat divan which makes for an ideal environment for in-flight meetings, guaranteeing maximum productivity en route.

A door from the back of the state-room leads to an aft rest room that could include an optional shower to ensure a fresh arrival following a long globe-trotting flight.

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The intimate resort has seven large suites and two garden rooms. Each is a work of art with fresco ceilings and features a palatial bathroom and amenities including luxurious linens, fresh flowers and state-of-the-art technology. Many of the rooms feature a large terrace and/or a Juliette Balcony and face the charming gardens within the Palazzo walls.

In keeping with Francis’s desire to create an environment his children would want to continually return to, the entire family collaborated with Grange in contributing personal details to individual rooms, adding to the special atmosphere of visiting a private home.

For further information, visit www.coppolaresorts.com

Francis Ford Coppola’s Italian resort Palazzo Margherita is located in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy. Situated in the charming

town of Bernalda, the birthplace of Francis’s grandfather Agostino Coppola, the authentic 19th century palazzo has been completely renovated in partnership with acclaimed French designer Jacques Grange. The Palazzo offers a luxurious yet authentic Italian experience where guests can enjoy palatial comfort just steps from an exciting town in which the visitor feels like a friend or neighbour rather than a tourist.

“I never initially dreamed of opening a resort in Italy, let alone in the town where my grandfather Agostino Coppola grew up,” said Francis Ford Coppola. “Yet when

I purchased and designed the now Palazzo Margherita for friends and family to call home in Italy I knew I needed to extend the property and surrounding village of ‘Bernalda bella’ to my guests as well.”

First built in 1892, the block-long palazzo embodies Italian elegance. The interior is styled with tiled floors and hand-painted fresco ceilings with a taste of Moroccan and Baroque flair. With some of the furniture and exotic tiles personally designed by Grange, all of the floors have been restored from the original marble with additional craftsmanship provided by painters and artisans in the region. The rooms are sequestered around an inner courtyard that opens onto a hidden world of private gardens and a secluded swimming pool.

“ I never initially dreamed of opening a resort in Italy, let alone in the town of my grandfather Agostino Coppola.”

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Palazzo MargheritaSuite 9 (Gundolf Pfotenhauer)

Courtyard Garden (Gundolf Pfotenhauer)

Suite 4 (Gundolf Pfotenhauer) Suite 8 (Gundolf Pfotenhauer) Dining (Gundolf Pfotenhauer) Cinecittà Bar & Cafe (Gundolf Pfotenhauer)

Suite 9 (Tim Beddow)

Salon (Lisa Limer)

Roux at The Landau is ranked among the leading restaurants in London, what has been the secret to your success over so many years?Michel: The Langham shares the same philosophy as us, always striving for perfection. Having these shared values creates an unbeatable atmosphere which is heightened by the classic, elegant cuisine served at Roux at The Landau. However, the secret to our success is keeping to the same mantra we follow in all of our ventures; to delight your guests and leave them perfectly satisfied.

It is wonderful to see such a close Father & Son relationship, do you assist each other with ideas?Michel: I’ve always been surrounded by my family and especially my father in the kitchen. On the first day of my life, I was nearly born in a kitchen! We have a lot of mutual respect for one another and I still learn new things from him every day. He is a very wise man. Albert and I work together regularly whether it be for Chez Roux Ltd, Restaurant Associates corporate dining, Roux Scholarship, Roux at Parliament Square, Roux at The Landau at The Langham, London or even the early days of Le Gavroche. As a result, this particular experience has been very normal and familiar.

Your business Chez Roux Ltd has partnered for a further five-years with the five-AA-star hotel, The Langham, London, this time extended across all dining and events. What inspired this?Michel: It seemed only natural and a really exciting thing to do. It’s our first venture into an all-encompassing Roux experience and something that has never been done at a London luxury hotel. Leaving the guest feeling satisfied and moved by a wonderful experience can now be extended to not just lunch or dinner at Roux at The Landau but breakfast in bed, delectable nibbles with your cocktails at the Artesian or, even private dining for your wedding. The partnership is part and parcel of the Chez Roux philosophy that believes it’s all about creating a memorable experience for the guest and a wonderful opportunity for the Roux family to welcome guests into their world of hospitality.

What goes into creating a menu for such an elegant restaurant located within a five star landmark hotel?Jamie: We work very closely with our suppliers buying the best produce, always seasonal and, as much as possible, from Britain. We also look at trends and assess dining patterns so we can best cater to our guests. My heart truly lies in food and wine, and I cook in a slightly more rustic style, so I try to incorporate elements of this into our menus.

Classic dishes are now available in the Palm Court, what would you say was the main difference between menus there to the one available in the two-AA-rosette Roux at The Landau restaurant?

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London’s five-AA-star hotel, The Langham, London have partnered with Chez Roux Ltd for a further five years extending services across all dining and event experiences for the landmark hotel. We speak with two of the chefs

behind the operation, the talented Michel Roux Jr along with Jamie Draper, Head Chef at Roux at The Landau and Chris King, Executive Chef at The Langham, London.

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The Langham Afternoon TeaW i t h W e d g W o o d

The dazzling Palm Court is famed as the place where the tradition of afternoon tea was born over 140 years ago, an indulgence that lives on today as Tiffin at The Langham. We spent an afternoon experiencing the bespoke version of the afternoon tradition – “The Langham Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood” – serving Wedgwood specialty teas in tailor-made “Langham Rose” Wedgwood teaware.

We started with a delightful amuse bouche of red pepper brûlée with pine nuts, a range of finger sandwiches including smoked salmon with whipped brie and rocket, Chicken with tarragon mustard, Smoked ham with Comté cheese and white truffle oil alongside a warm selection of fresh scones with Devonshire clotted cream and strawberry preserve.

The tea menu was impressive and we picked our favourites from more than 20 varieties including The Langham blends created by Alex Probyn, Master of Tea and The Wedgwood blends – which ranged from favourite

traditional teas such as Earl Grey to rare and exclusive teas that have been lovingly sourced from ancient tea gardens by Wedgwood’s Master of Tea. Specialities such as infusions teas were also available. We settled for The Langham blend nicknamed the ‘champagne of teas’ and the sweet Peach with flowers, black china leaf tea.

The Langham of course saved the best till last, exquisite pastries inspired by Wedgwood collections were brought to the table as we looked on with delight. The beautifully crafted selection which included a delicious Kouglof, 64% chocolate, and raspberry and lightly roasted pistachio financier, white chocolate mousse, tropical jelly and dark chocolate sable resembling the Wedgwood Tea Cup. While a Strawberry and white balsamic Victoria sponge marked the white cameo on blue traditional colours. Not forgetting the gorgeous Hathaway Rose Motif which featured on the delicious English Rose and lychee log. A cinnamon shortbread cookie representing a teapot was the perfect finishing touch.

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The Villa was built as one of the “summer seats” of a lumber empire that stretched from the woods of Northern Italy, Austria, Hungary

and Turkey to the stock market and banking centres of Milan.

At the time the villa was being built, the two Feltrinelli brothers, Angelo and Giacomo, were busy developing new businesses and expanding the budding “empire” that their father Faustino had begun in 1846. They shared the use of the villa in the summer

months, while Angelo stayed in Gargnano most of the year, taking a keen interest in its development.

Angelo (1827 – 1900) led the lumber business from Gargnano (of which he was also the mayor for 15 years), while Giacomo (1829 – 1913) launched the family business into new ventures in Europe and beyond. For example, he negotiated lumber contracts for new railroads from Southern Italy to Turkey and, in 1890 even founded a private bank.

The intervention of the Feltrinelli family on public structures in Gargnano was conspicuous. In 1903, they built the Hospital and Retirement Home. In 1913, they built the road that connects the little mountain hamlets of Navazzo, Sasso and Liano to Gargnano and, in 1921, the Elementary school.

In 1913 the Villa passed on to Carlo Feltrinelli (1881 – 1935), their nephew, who expanded the immense inherited fortune. He was one of the founders and president of

Edison and of the Italian Credit Institute. He was a greatly cultivated man, an esteemed pianist and a keen financier. He married Giovanna Gianzone, still remembered as a lady as rigid as a Prussian officer, always wearing a monocle on her right eye, lost during a hunting party. They had two children, Giangiacomo and Antonella.

As a reward for their contributions to the economic resurgence in Northern Italy, the King, Vittorio Emanuele II, granted the family the title of “Marchese di Gargnano” in the 1940s. The Gargnano branch of the family was also granted the title of “Conte di Gerola.”

In October 1943, the German government, in an attempt to re-establish a “pro-Hitler” government in Italy, following the surrender by the King, brought the exiled Mussolini and

his ministers to Lake Garda. The government seat was in Salò, while Mussolini was given quarters in Villa Feltrinelli. General Rommel and Wolff firmly “suggested” that Mussolini establish his residence in Villa Feltrinelli, where he remained until April 1945.

This was probably the unhappiest time in Mussolini’s life as a political leader. He was, in spite of the appearance, a prisoner in Villa Feltrinelli. He was guarded by German officers, and forced into a humiliating isolation. The little town of Gargnano, that D. H. Lawrence during his stay in 1912, had described as “one of the most beautiful places on earth”, was not seen in the same way by Mussolini.

After Mussolini’s tragic end, the Villa reverted to the Feltrinelli family, namely to Giangiacomo and his sister Antonella.

Two sad and extraordinary destinies were to cross in the story of the villa: Mussolini’s failed attempt at re-instating his dictatorial powers and Giangiacomo Feltrinelli’s tragic death in a failed political act of terrorism.

As the leader of the Feltrinelli publishing house (one of Italy’s largest and most respected), Giangiacomo published the works of such writers as Boris Pasternak and Tomasi di Lampedusa, the author of “The Gattopardo”, bringing to the attention of the Italian intellectual world a literary current that had then been deliberately ignored. Later, having joined the Communist Party, Giangiacomo met Fidel Castro, and used the Villa as a “spring board” for the political propaganda of 1948, when he was candidate for the Italian political elections.

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In 1892, the sons of “lumber magnate,” Faustino Feltrinelli, built what we know today as Villa Feltrinelli in Gargnano, on Lake Garda

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Grand Hotel A Villa FeltrinelliT H E T A L E O F A D Y N A S T Y

ntrepreneurs are known for displaying drive, but their craft can be closer to artistry than commercial impulse. Pablo Picasso was an entrepreneur, so is Sir Paul McCartney. Where

once there was nothing, someone created something – something no one had thought of before; had not seen, experienced, heard – or smelt.

With Jo Malone MBE, creator of the eponymous global brand of fragrances, and now her most recent venture Jo Loves, the similarity to the creative artist is so close that the distinctions disappear. If a songwriter walks down the street imagining a chord progression and a rhyming couplet to accompany, Jo Malone imagines scents; creates different combinations in her head; can imagine how they would combine.

‘I have just walked up Sloane Street, past the Dolce & Gabbana window, and I saw a lovely dress,’ she says. ‘I could smell the fragrance. If I hear a piece of music, I can correlate it to a fragrance. The dress had red roses; I smelt redcurrant and garden roses; it was set against a black pattern, so I could smell liquorice. The background was beige, and I smelt cinnamon. I can smell a fragrance in my head; I create it in my mind.

‘The minute I concentrate, it disappears – it’s very instinctive. The more you try to control it, you lose the instinct. I straddle the two; allowing creativity, but at the same time able to harness it. If not, then it’s just a hobby.’

We are meeting in her new Jo Loves shop – to call it just a ‘shop’ is an understatement, but we’ll come on to that which is all pristine white, elegant and minimalist in design, located on Elizabeth Street near Sloane Square in London’s exclusive Chelsea.

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BUSINESSWOMANJo Malone is a brand, and a person, who is still young and full of

life and ideas. Philip Whiteley met her at her Jo Loves ‘brasserie

for the nose’ in London’s Belgravia to discuss the magic of

fragrance and the challenge of building a business.

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If Canada can have a Prime Minister with a tattoo, why can’t an august French luxury goods firm have a President who plays rock

guitar? The upper echelons of Western society are loosening up. Alain Crevet, of the family-owned S.T.Dupont, went to Britain in his late teens, attended rock gigs, confirming his love of Anglo-Saxon rock n roll – not just the classic Beatles and Rolling Stones, but the even edgier punk sounds of the Sex Pistols and The Clash. He learned guitar and still performs in his own rock band that plays cover versions of classic tracks.

Times have changed; as well as the ruling classes becoming less formal, rock n roll stars have become more middle class. These days they are more likely to discuss interior décor than throw televisions from hotel room windows. Given their disposable cash, this makes them ideal customers for companies producing beautiful hand-crafted items such as the travel bags, pens, cuff links and lighters of S.T.Dupont. Indeed, M Crevet proudly announces that the firm has been commissioned to produce a limited edition of products on a Rolling Stones theme, comprising cuff links, pens with Stones’ lyrics and a lighter featuring a model of Keith Richards’ famous 5-stringed guitar.

This fits with a company approach of being simultaneously modish but with a sense of tradition. There’s also a tradition of clever product placement with stylish, influential individuals. But the cachet of ST Dupont is based on first and foremost on product quality, he says. There is heavy reliance on word-of-mouth recommendation, and unyielding emphasis on hand-crafted excellence at the workshop in Faverges, close to Lac d’Annecy in south-eastern France, the same village where Simon Dupont founded the firm in the 1870s.

‘Craftsmanship is the number one priority,’ says M Crevet. ‘With a lot of luxury brands the customers are paying for the marketing. In Dupont, you pay for the quality. We reinvest in the products. People love the products. The quality is so great. They’re not plastic with a circle of gold; they are solid gold or silver. Handmade. They will last 100 years. If you drop it, it is not going to break. Exceptional quality. We place with politicians, celebrities; they talk about the products to their friends.’

A long-running achievement of the company is its ability to attract the patronage of world leaders through the ages, from Napoleon III to Nicolas Sarkozy. At the wedding of Prince William of the United Kingdom and Kate Middleton in 2011, the French state made a gift of a S.T.Dupont

ServingNapoleoN III (and Keith Richards)

There is a telling anecdote from the young Michael Schumacher that sheds much light into the intelligence and methodical planning of the

Formula 1 superstar. Just before the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1991, at the tender age of 22, his team Mercedes organised a cycle race around the circuit, with its drivers taking on media and others.

‘Merc juniors Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Karl Wendlinger engaged in a fierce duel at the front – a matter of honour between young drivers,’ says Simon Arron, features editor of MotorSports magazine. ‘Schumacher hung around at the back – and spent much of the lap getting off his bike, to check how firm the run-off areas were, to gauge whether he might be able to take extra liberties with the kerbs at certain corners.

‘His team-mates were interested mainly in beating each other, but he saw it as a useful opportunity to gain extra information. Years later I asked [team manager] Peter Sauber how Schumacher had performed that weekend. “He was our quickest driver,” Sauber said, “but at the same time he recorded better fuel economy while also taking less from the tyres and brakes…”.’

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DOMENICOLOMBARDIIt’s a turbulent time for sovereign debt markets.

THE ROYALOPERA HOUSEThe place to watch and learn about world-class opera, music, ballet and dance.

SUPERYACHTSShowcasing the Tankoa S693.

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