Indice dei contenuti per August 2017 in Robb Report

Crafty Beers Leave the double IPAs and chocolate stouts for colder weather. These exceptional (and exceptionally rare) craft brews are light, delicious, and sure to wet your whistle during the dog days of summer. robbreport.com/craftbeer STORY OF THE MONTH DayBoats ofSummer Robb Reportcontributor Michael Verdon dishes out eight great boats to get you out on the water. robbreport.com/dayboats READER SURVEY RESULTS Which of these concept vehicles do you think should become a reality? RobbReport.com  readers provided their prognostications: SOCIAL STANDING Popular posts @RobbReport Instagram @robbreport Instagram lit up with love for this six-deck, glass-elevator-equipped Columbus superyacht. Facebook Facebook.com/robbreport The most powerful 911 Turbo S ever? Our followers thought this was pretty hot news. Twitter @robbreport Find out what our followers learned about nine of our favorite Northern California…

1 TROPIC WONDER BAWAH ISLAND “Move over, Bali. The Anambas archipelago is Indonesia’s place to be thanks to this month’s opening of Bawah Island (bawahisland.com), a 300-acre retreat spread over five isles and three lagoons. The 35-villa property has all the tropical-resort essentials (yoga pavilion, spa, infinity-edge pool) plus a few new ones (the country’s first overwater villas, a zero-waste policy, 13 private beaches). The one thing it doesn’t have? Bali’s crowds.” —JACKIE CARADONIO 2 SIXTIES REVIVAL CENTRE POINT “Everything old is new again at Centre Point (centrepointlondon.com), a Grade II–listed residential tower in London that is welcoming residents this month. The 34-story tower, which was one of the city’s first skyscrapers when it opened in 1966, has been reimagined as a high-end dwelling with 82 units that include a…

For motor cycle builder Max Hazan, the machine itself serves as muse. “I never begin from a perception of what is possible,” explains the founder of Los Angeles’s Hazan Motorworks. “I stand in front of the piece I’m working on, and it tells me what to do.” The 35-year-old craftsman has practiced this approach since 2011, when he started tinkering with bikes in his father’s garage while recovering from a crash in an off-road motorcycle race. Hazan shows us how he creates a rolling work of art around a vintage engine. In this case the canvas is the power plant of a 1949 BSA. It will become one of the 15 custom bikes he’s sold for prices reaching six figures. 1 Aluminum Alchemy Hazan meticulously examines and polishes each half…

DAVID WEBB Carved-turquoise ring with diamonds, green enamel, gold, and platinum, $24,200, and jade-bead ring with coral and diamonds set in gold and platinum, $32,500. davidwebb.com MATTIOLI Morganite ring surrounded by Sixties-style graphic lavender and blue enamel in a rose-gold setting, $9,720, and peridot ring in gold with diamonds, $8,480. mattioligioielli.it TITO PEDRINI Carved ruby-in-zoisite ring set in gold, $26,000. titopedrini.com…

SAFARI SO GOOD Resplendent Ceylon—the hospitality brand behind Sri Lanka’s acclaimed Ceylon Tea Trails and Cape Weligama resorts—will unveil its first luxury safari camp, Wild Coast Tented Lodge (resplendent ceylon.com), in the leopard-rich Yala National Park in October. Guests will stay in 28 cocoon-like tents and suites, many with plunge pools and views of the on-site watering hole. Daily game drives will explore a reserve that is home to wild elephants and sloth bears, in addition to the world’s highest concentration of leopards. WELL DONE Set high in the Kandy Hills on a 48-acre tea estate, Santani (santani.lk) is a destination spa with18 stilted ambalamas(Sinhalese for “place of rest”) that float among the treetops. Every visit begins with a consultation that determines each guest’s wellness needs; tailored programs can include…

For only the fifth time in the 117-year history of Napa Valley’s iconic Beau-lieu Vineyard (bvwines.com), a more intense, limited edition of the coveted Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon—the 2013 Rarity ($1,200)—has been released, the first such bottling in more than 20 years. Originally created by BV’s legendary winemaker André Tchelistcheff, BV Rarity is produced only in extraordinary vintage years. This latest rendition is the first Rarity available only in magnums, which ensure a slower, more graceful aging over the span of decades. “While 2012 was a great vintage, the 2013 vintage was spectacular,” says Jeffrey Stambor, BV’s fourth winemaker. “The first of the drought years, it resulted in tremendous concentration and vibrancy of fruit.” Composed of 90 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 10 percent Petit Verdot, the 2013…

Why is vegan cuisine gaining ground? In general, the health-and-wellness lifestyle is gaining popularity. More people are, fortunately, caring more about how they treat their bodies and the quality of what they consume. I see more people appreciating the beauty of plant-based foods. I truly believe this is the future of food. Why are some of us slow to adopt a plant-based diet? The biggest challenge is the lack of mainstream accessibility. There can be a misconception around raw and plant-based foods that they are not as flavorful or filling as other foods, and my goal is to change people’s minds with our trendy, approachable restaurants. Where are your newest restaurants? We just opened two in July: Oliver’s in Montecito, Calif., and our first European restaurant, Essence, in London. What’s…

FLORA AND FOLIA The French lighting and tableware manufacturer Saint-Louis (saint-louis.com) has released a new 25-piece collection that marries crystal with wood. Designed by interiors architect Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Folia ($100 to $7,800) was inspired by the flora of the forest where the nearly 500-year-old firm has its headquarters in Moselle. Handblown crystal light fixtures grounded on ash-wood bases throw geometric patterns that mimic dappled sunshine in a wooded glen. —J.O. STERLING REPUTATION The French silversmith Puiforcat (puiforcat.com) presents a new line of dessert service dishes, Argent Gourmand, which is a shining example of the brand’s clean lines and simple shapes. The six-piece collection (from $260) includes a tiered macaron tray with handy slots that are also removable. A domed lid with a hidden handle allows for transport, and a deep…

Steve McQueen raced throughthe French countryside in this Porsche 917K in the 1971 classic film Le Mans. Now the rare short tail—which also belonged to the Swiss racing icon Jo Siffert—is rolling onto the stage at the biggest auction of the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. GOODING & COMPANY, THE PEBBLE BEACH AUCTIONS, AUGUST 18 & 19, PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF. GOODINGCO.COM “When you’re racing, it’s life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.” Join the ATS $3,000–$4,000 This 1941 poster was a striking call to action by the British War Office, urging the nation’s women to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), an all-female branch of the British Army that formed during World War II. It will be among the many war and propaganda posters offered…

Arun Bohra ARUNASHI LT’S NO SECRET THAT L.A. likes a little drama. Luckily, Arun Bohra’s spectacular jewelry is made for the spotlight. Bohra, an eighth-generation jeweler whose family first began crafting pieces for Indian royalty more than 170 years ago, skillfully arranges some of the rarest and most vibrant gems into innovative and refreshingly playful settings. In his by-appointment atelier in the heart of Beverly Hills, he sketches his designs before collaborating with his team of master artisans, who execute each one-of-a-kind commission in workshops in Rome, Jaipur, and Geneva. Drawing inspiration from contemporary art, women, art nouveau, and mythology, the statement-making concepts from Bohra’s brand Arunashi present a kaleidoscopic display of colossal sapphires, Colombian emeralds, Paraíba tourmalines, and rare conch pearls. To keep his large-scale designs light and wearable,…

“Why is it that I always get my best ideas while shaving?” —Albert Einstein 1 BULGARI AQUA ATLANTIQUE EAU DE TOILETTE AFTER SHAVE BALM A touch of ocean-breeze coolness soothes abraded skin, and Bulgari’s exclusive Sea Amber base fragrance sends you from your shave with a fresh, energetic scent that lasts as long as you do. Available at macys.com ($46) 2 PRORASO WOOD AND SPICE AFTER SHAVE BALM Free of alcohol and animal products, this invigorating lotion smells both spicy and comforting, with notes of cedar, cumin, and vanilla. The initial sting fades quickly into a gentle warmth. Available at bigelowchemists.com ($18) 3 THE ART OF SHAVING OUD SHAVING CREAM A special formulation of glycerin and coconut acid makes this cream as richly moisturizing as it is luxuriantly scented.…

 The realization of human aspirations is oftentimes a practical matter. Yet as the pragmatic and frequently satiric Anatole France reminds us, the fulfillment of our earthly ambitions sometimes depends upon impractical impulses. Even in so utilitarian a field as mechanical engineering, a little fantasy goes a long way, as Basem Wasef reveals in “Exquisite Excess” (page 92), part of this month’s salute to our favorite dream machines. Tasked with assessing Bugatti’s $3 million Chiron, Basem took to the public roads of Portugal, where his codriver was Loris Bicocchi, the supercar wizard whose talents informed the Porsche 962, Pagani Zonda, and Bugatti EB110. “It was a treat,” says Basem, “to pick his brain while driving the Chiron.” Although the session commenced with an appreciation of the vehicle’s precise handling, when Basem…

“Minimalism is back in a bigway . . . andthankfully many brands are reinterpreting it very well.” On the Perfect Fit My living room at home is in many ways a close match to how we configured Material Good—with good reason. We wanted things to feel like a home. We place art in the spaces where it looks like art was meant to go; furniture is chosen or custom ordered to properly fit the space. Everything—from our vintage leather goods to our jewelry—fits together cohesively. On Discovery and Being Discovered Even though I’m always on the hunt, [Material Good is] a bit of a mixed bag of what we find versus what finds us. The big auction houses can be a solid resource, but we also have a healthy network…

In 2015, designer Marco Borraccino sat down with Jean-Marc Wiederrecht of the movement-design firm Agenhor to discuss building a timepiece for Singer Reimagined (singerreimagined.com)—an offshoot brand of Singer Vehicle Design, which impeccably modernizes vintage Porsche 911s. Borraccino’s proposition was simple but lofty: “What if we wanted to build a chronograph unlike anything anyone’s ever seen before?” he suggested. “Something with the chronograph properly front and center?” As it happened, Wiederrecht had already been toiling away on such a movement for years—a self-winding central chronograph caliber dubbed the Agengraphe, which now sits at the heart of the Singer Reimagined Track 1 ($41,200). Limited to 50 examples, the Track 1 pays tribute to vintage chronographs of the 1960s and 1970s while incorporating the most advanced engineering. “There are so many watches out…

The Danish company that creates some of the world’s most beautiful electronics has entered the no-holds-barred loudspeaker arena with the Gryphon Kodo Reference Standard (gryphon-audio.dk). Priced at $390,000, the system features four 93-inch-tall towers—two per channel. Each of the two bass towers incorporates eight vertically arrayed 8-inch bass drivers that handle frequencies from 200 Hz down to a subterranean 16 Hz. The drivers are powered by internal amplification that delivers 4,000 watts of peak power. In each of the other two towers is a vertical arrangement of 11 nonpowered drivers. Each of these towers also contains an air-motion transformer ribbon tweeter and two 4-inch midrange and three 5-inch mid-bass drivers. You can create an entire Gryphon system by adding the brand’s digital and analog sources, preamplifier, and monster Mephisto amplifier,…

Superformance and Shelby American recently unveiled the Sebring Edition Shelby Cobras (superformance.com)—exquisite clones of Carroll Shelby’s classic racers that competed at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1963. Superformance offers four different Cobras. Starting prices range from $160,000 to $195,000. What is it about the Shelby Cobra that causes such fascination and obsession among collectors? Carroll Shelby was a maverick, and so was his Cobra. Here was this little English car body—dating back to the 1950s—that Carroll shoehorned a V-8 engine into and went on to beat everything in the United States. He then brought the cars to Europe and won against all the top teams. What is the Superformance connection with Shelby American? We are a company out of South Africa that started replicating Cobras and ended up on…

The West Loop is certainly Chicago’s most combustible dining scene at the moment, and Soho House just opened the neighborhood’s crowning jewel: Nava (sohohousechicago.com). The twinkle of city lights emerges as the sun sets and the energy of the city moves from street to sky. Cozy, pillowed booths look out on tasteful rough-hewn tables and striped chaises around the club and hotel’s pool. Nava elevates frozen drinks with such concoctions as a delectable turmeric-and-honey Negroni. The cuisine has a strong Mediterranean influence, as evidenced by starters of falafel with tahini and calamari that gets a sprinkle of Aleppo pepper and preserved-lemon aioli. The cauliflower—worthy of a main course—is roasted in a wood oven with cured lemon, tomato-seed oil, herbs, and chopped pistachios. A juicy, seared sea bass comes wrapped in…

“The redesign of our original Melrose Place showroom allows us to reintroduce Paul Ferrante’s old-world artisanship to a new generation of design enthusiasts.” —TOMMY RAYNOR Celebrating 60 years of illumination and furniture design, Paul Ferrante (paulferrante.com) moved its Los Angeles showroom from the Pacific Design Center to a renovated and modern version of its original space on Melrose Place. The original boutique was the first antiques store at that location, which has since become a hub for all facets of high design. ¶ The new 3,500-square-foot showroom reflects the brand’s clean neoclassical aesthetic, featuring black iron window casings and French oak floors. Inside, visitors will still find the meticulously handmade pieces designed by the group, which is headed by Tommy Raynor, cofounder and partner to the late Paul Ferrante. The…

What was the genesis of this collaboration? I had a project to design a dining-room wall covering for a client and was planning to partner with Fromental on it. Once we started discussions, it became a whole collection. I’m interested in pattern, so this was the next step. They were interested in capturing the hand-drawn quality of our designs and putting them on paper so you could see the nuances of shading and pencil lines and smudginess of charcoal. How were the papers created? We sent them full-size originals, and they took the large-scale drawings to the Victoria & Albert Museum and scanned the originals so they could pick up every single pencil line. From that, they created a digital print. But the actual wallpaper is not just one-dimensional. On…

Jochen Zeitz’s love affair  with Africa began as many African obsessions do: on safari. “It was 1989 when I first came to Kenya, and I was so inspired,” the former chairman and CEO of the sports-apparel brand Puma says. “From then on, I wanted to travel the continent as much as I could.” And indeed, he did, both professionally and personally, leading Puma on campaigns to endorse African athletes and support local communities. Zeitz eventually became a resident of Kenya in 2003, and it was around that time that he began collecting contemporary African art. ¶ “I saw the potential and the huge creativity coming from the continent,” he recalls. “I started buying pieces here and there, but with no big purpose other than to have art around me in…

You’ve talked about how some of the parts—even some of the subsystems of this car—are “inherently authentic.” Can you explain what you mean by that? It is important that the styling is as authentic as possible. What that means for the Chiron is something we call “form following performance.” If there is styling on the car, it should really have something to do with the performance development of the car. Around the headlamps, the complete architecture is defined by the active air intake. With a 2-ton car, it is very important that the front brakes receive the best cooling; therefore the active air intake is vital for the performance of the car, and it creates the architecture of the headlamp design. Let me take you around the side of the…

Buried beneath layers of wool blankets in my cozy bed, I awaken to find that the Snow Leopard Lodge is also buried—under more than 2 feet of fresh snow. Squinting into a battered old telescope, I scan the craggy ridgeline for a flicker of feline movement. It is wintertime in Ladakh’s remote Ulley Valley, a sparsely populated desert region high in the Indian Himalayas, and somewhere up there amid the frozen cliffs, the extraordinary snow leopard is lying in wait. I pan from left to right, right to left, searching for some sign of the endangered cat—perhaps a flash of pale-green eyes or a blur of spotted fur. Alas, I see nothing. “That’s where the shan usually hide, straddling the top of those high ridges,” says Tsewang Norboo, using the…

WIRED STYLE “Less is more” is a fitting mantra for the season’s sunglasses trends. Thin wire-framed designs, subtle hints of tortoiseshell, and simple shapes are dominating the oeuvres of some of our favorite brands this year. Designers are also setting the new styles apart with interesting lens colors, matte lens finishes, and homages to classic designs of bygone eras.…

“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” —Thomas Dekker 1 SPA MONTAGE BATH SALTS AND WILD-FLOWER POULTICE Slip into a deeper sleep after a 90-minute, healing and restorative California Wildflower massage at the Montage Laguna Beach. montage.com ($345) 2 CAUDALÍE VINEACTIV OVER-NIGHT DETOX OIL Boost your cells’ natural defenses with this antioxidant-packed facial oil. Rich in vitamin E and omega-6 to maintain supple skin, with essential oils of neroli, carrot, rose, sweet almond, and grapeseed. caudalie.com ($50) 3 MOLTON BROWN COASTAL CYPRESS & SEA FENNEL BATH & SHOWER GEL This latest product from the brand foams up beautifully for a luxurious bubble bath scented with blue cypress oil and extracts of sea fennel from an unspoiled Australian peninsula. moltonbrown.com ($30) 4 SISLEY BLACK ROSE…

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Americans have a longstanding appreciation and fondness for Savile Row tailoring, and the feeling is mutual among British tailors, who have been crossing the pond for decades to serve the sartorial needs of North America. Among these are veterans Richard Anderson and Brian Lishak, the owners of Savile Row’s Richard Anderson (richardandersonltd.com), who recently visited Manhattan’s Carlyle Hotel to visit with clients. This year marked Lishak’s 61st on the Row, and he recounted his first foray to New York at age 17. “Back then, we’d all come together on the Queen Mary,” he says. His first voyage, he recalls, was beset by a fierce storm. “The old lads advised me to walk a lot, eat a lot, and drink port and brandy.” In New York, “we all stayed on the…

The first single-engine jet in service, the new Cirrus Vision Jet (cirrusaircraft.com) can fly higher (28,000 feet) and faster (345 mph) than any turboprop, and its $1.96 million price is about half that of its closest competition in the personal-jet market. Cirrus built the Vision Jet around a carbon-fiber monocoque, making the aircraft light enough to take off from runways that are just over 2,000 feet long and fly nonstop for 1,380 miles at a cruising speed of 276 mph. The Vision Jet is compact compared to other personal jets, but the interior is spacious enough to accommodate as many as seven passengers comfortably. The finishing in the cabin is akin to that of a luxury SUV or sedan. The cabin also provides an impressive level of visibility for the…

Tell us about the cocktails you’re creating for Air France’s La Première passengers. I wanted to give a taste of [the Ritz Paris’s] Bar Hemingway at 32,000 feet. The ingredients are all French. Air France is French, and my cocktails should be totally French, too. The Air France Première cocktail—made with Calvados, apple juice, and Champagne—is exactly that. It’s the perfect airplane cocktail: refreshing, lively, and not too strong. It’s like France in a glass. Many say that Bloody Marys taste best in the air. Do you agree? I enjoy Bloody Marys everywhere, although I’m spoiled because I enjoy them with freshly squeezed tomato juice from different varieties. Do they taste better at 32,000 feet high? I have tried them up and down and they seem the same to me.…

“The world isbut canvas a to our imagination,” said Henry David Thoreau. Providing such a canvas are the interiors of this 15,000-square-foot French-style château in Toronto. Passing through the dramatic arched threshold, one is greeted by unexpected combinations of design motifs of past eras—from Greek keys to the geometric shapes of Art Deco—that contribute to an opulence and ease that could only be the byproduct of imagination unleashed. While the retired couple who built this six-bedroom, 10-bath home wanted a larger place to comfortably entertain their grown children and grandchildren, they also wanted a larger canvas to showcase their own art and design sensibilities. “I think that we can all understand when something’s gorgeous,” says Canadian interior designer Lori Morris, whom the owners hired to create their residential masterpiece. “To have…

“I don’t need an excuse to open a good bottle of Champagne!” he jokes. But as he celebrates his 50th vintage this year, he can be forgiven a moment of satisfied reflection, for this seventh-generation vigneron—or winegrower—has enjoyed remarkable success. Born in Gascony, Seillan began his career in the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. But his life took a decisive turn in the 1990s, when pioneering vintner Jess Jackson persuaded him to try his hand at crafting a wine in California. The result was the acclaimed Sonoma County winery Vérité, whose Bordeaux-style blends have been anointed with an unprecedented 13 100-point scores by Wine Advocate founder Robert Parker since the winery’s debut with the 1998 vintage. Seillan’s partnership with the Jackson family has borne other fruit too: Today he divides his…