NETJETS US VOLUME 10 2019

THROWBACK TRIUMPH
The Ferrari F8 Tributo is a
celebration of excellence
SIMPLY THE BEST
An exclusive spirits
firm raises the bar
BALI RECONSIDERED
New and old combine
on the Indonesian isle
THE HIGH LIFE
Mountain properties offer
year-round opportunities
SUBDUED CHIC
Laid-back fashion shines in
an English country house

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THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
THAT NETJETS OWNERS ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT.
Whether it’s the arts or culture, golf or equestrianism, the
work hard, play hard approach to leisure is nearly universal.
For our NetJets Owner profile in this, our winter edition
of the magazine, we learn that the opportunity to create an
organic wine estate enthralled Henry Cornell, who applied
his skills in private equity to create a California vineyard that
produces critically acclaimed vintages.
Oenophilia sits alongside gastronomy and travel
as lifelong passions, and in this edition we have two
dispatches, on Paris and Bali, respectively, that speak to
these as well. From the French capital, we report on all the
latest restaurants, of both the starched-linen and laid-back
variety, that are shining extra bright in the City of Light.
While our piece on the most charming of Indonesian
islands is all about the new and noteworthy, complete with
an on-the-water primer on vessels, traditional and up to
date, that are plying the teeming waters farther afield with
exciting new itineraries that are a must.
Elsewhere in the issue, we test drive the latest Ferrari,
explore an art-filled Scottish retreat, learn about the world’s
most exclusive spirits company, and more. We also dedicate,
as always, our opening feature to one of the most rewarding
pursuits: charitable giving. On page 10, we look to Naples,
Florida, where a world-class annual philanthropic event
spearheaded by community leaders—and supported by
NetJets for more than a decade —is transforming the lives of
children across the state.
Wherever your passions lead you, we wish you a pleasant
journey—and we hope you find inspiration in these pages.
– All of us at NetJets
This symbol throughout the magazine denotes the nearest
airport served by NetJets to the story’s subject, with approximate
distances in miles, where applicable.
CONTRIBUTORS
JOSH SIMS
The London-based writer
delved into the varied career
of investor Henry Cornell in
Of Wine, Art, and Finance
(page 28), and discovered a
fascinating journey that—for
the moment—is centered on
a California vineyard.
ADAM HAY-NICHOLLS
For Last of a Dynasty
(page 32), the motoring
aficionado put the Ferrari
F8 Tributo to the test in Italy
and discovered a raucous,
fitting addition to the Prancing
Horse’s long line of uberdesirable
sports cars.
GISELA WILLAMS
Bali is a destination that has
long held a fascination for
travelers, and, as the Berlinbased,
U.S.-born travel writer
reports in Beautiful Bali (page
46), its older attractions more
than match the newer ones.
ALEC LOBRANO
Back on Top (page 58) aptly
describes the burgeoning
Parisian restaurant scene as
enjoyed by our man in the
City of Light, who examines
the latest openings in both
fine and casual dining that set
the French capital apart.
MATTHEW SHAVE
In the hallowed halls of Stoke
Park golf and country club,
the photographer finds the
perfect backdrop to capture
fashions for him and her
that ooze a certain type
of English elegance for
A Cut Above (page 36).
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CONTENTS
CHILDREN FIRST
pages 10-13
The citizens of Naples, Florida,
are celebrating 20 years of
a supreme philanthropic venture
CULTURAL CALENDAR
pages 56-57
Munch, Matisse, and more—
a guide to Europe’s standout
exhibitions in the year ahead
IN THE NEWS
pages 14-23
A high-rise hit in Philadelphia,
the fantastic frozen north,
must-have accessories, and more
A TASTE OF PARIS
pages 58-63
The French capital’s culinary
credentials are soaring as new
restaurants expand the repertoire
NETJETS UPDATE
pages 24-27
An exciting new partnership, Indy
opportunities, a crewmember in
profile, and companywide information
PEAK PROPERTY
pages 64-67
A slew of mountain residences in
resorts around the world offer more
than just a getaway on the slopes
GREENER PASTURES
pages 28-31
Henry Cornell’s multifaceted and
hugely successful career faces a
fresh challenge in the vineyards
of California
LAST HURRAH
pages 32-35
It may be a throwback in a fastchanging
industry, but the Ferrari F8
Tributo is undoubtedly a masterpiece
SUBDUED SOPHISTICATION
pages 36-45
This season’s fashions shimmer with
elegance and finesse in the most
English of country houses
SIMPLY THE BEST
pages 70-73
The Last Drop bottles only firstclass
spirits, which is the key to
its unique success
ART OF ARMS
pages 74-81
Iwan and Manuela Wirth integrate
masterworks with local treasures in
their venture into Scottish hospitality
THE LAST WORD
page 82
Tennis legend Novak Djokovic
on what he enjoys in life away
from the court
CHRISTIAN HORAN
BALI REDISCOVERED
pages 46-54
The majestic Indonesian island
transcends all the clichés–for those
who know where to look
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WINTER 2019
FRONT COVER
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ALL ABOUT
THE CHILDREN
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Naples Children &
Education Foundation has built one of America’s most
successful philanthropic programs, combining a
boldface winter festival with on-the-ground support for
the region’s at-risk youths.
By Matt Bokor
Naples is one of America’s
most appealing communities,
a small, prosperous enclave
in coastal southwest Florida
that blossoms in winter with seasonal
residents and visitors. It’s known for pristine
beaches spilling into the Gulf of Mexico,
remarkable resorts and exclusive golf
course communities, and a tony atmosphere
(population: circa 20,000, median property
value: $853,000).
But another world exists only 30 miles
inland, where migrant farmworkers harvest
the citrus fruit, tomatoes, and bell peppers
that thrive in the rich soil and subtropical
climate. In stark contrast to the privileged
lifestyles near the coast, working-class
families in Collier County struggle for basic
ERIC STRACHAN
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Collier County schoolchildren
benefit from funds raised at
the Naples Winter Wine
Festival and its spectacular
auction, previous page, as
enjoyed by NCEF Chairman
William H. Cary, center left,
and wife Debbi, far left,
with fellow trustees Jerri and
David Hoffmann.
needs such as food, childcare, quality preschool,
and medical services.
The disparity hasn’t gone unnoticed
among a circle of distinguished, civic-minded
Naples residents. “This group of friends
had highly successful careers in business
and industry before moving to Naples,”
says resident William H. Cary, a business
executive. “Here they combined some of
their favorite passions, such as international
travel, fine wine, and gourmet cuisine, into a
major philanthropic vehicle to give children a
brighter future.”
On 31 January, 2000, the Naples Children
& Education Foundation (NCEF) was
incorporated with the mission of leveling
the playing field for the often-overlooked
children nearby. A year later, the NCEF
debuted its signature fundraiser, the Naples
Winter Wine Festival, which quickly
captured the attention of international fine
wine and dining aficionados.
Featuring a live auction of international
travel experiences, rare and exquisite wines,
and luxury motor cars, it is frequently a soldout
affair, with attendance limited to 630
guests who pay $12,500 per couple to attend
the three-day soirée at The Ritz-Carlton
Golf Resort in Naples. Celebrity chefs and
many of the world’s pre-eminent vintners
participate, preparing fine cuisine paired with
vintage wines for intimate dinners hosted
by foundation trustees in stately homes and
private settings throughout Naples.
Auction lots for the 20th annual Naples
festival (24-26 January, 2020) include Centre
Court seats at Wimbledon along with tickets
to the British Open during an 11-night stay
for two couples, a weeklong Mediterranean
cruise for four couples aboard a superyacht,
wine-tasting experiences in Bordeaux
and Napa Valley, and three days of driven
pheasant shooting on a five-day stay along
the Welsh-English border.
The success of the festival has been
astonishing, even to the founders. The
2004 edition, for example, raised $6.6
million in proceeds and was rated by Wine
Spectator magazine as the top wine auction
in the United States, an honor Naples has
secured for 13 of its 19 festivals. The Luxury
Institute, a global consulting firm of luxury
experts and executives, ranks the festival
among the top ten arts and entertainment
events for wealthy Americans, based on
exclusivity, quality, and prestige.
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“Our model helps children lead
happy and healthy lives.”
DAVID ALBERS
Now, the festival generates an average
of $10 million annually—more than $191
million to date—all of which is invested in
children’s services. NCEF awards grants
annually to approximately 40 well-qualified
nonprofit organizations and initiatives that
serve children in need through a range of
programs: early learning, nutrition, mental and
physical health, vision and dental services, and
activities to keep them energetic and engaged
after school and during summer breaks.
“We have become the blueprint for how
to change a community one issue at a time,”
says Cary, who serves as NCEF’s Chairman.
“It traces back 20 years when our founding
trustees committed themselves to improving
the lives of at-risk and underprivileged
children in our community.”
The transformation has been remarkable,
continues Cary’s wife, Debbi, who serves as
a foundation trustee: “NCEF has changed
the landscape of human services in Collier
County and, most importantly, the future of
275,000 children who have been served by
our grantees and strategic initiatives.”
Children receiving NCEF assistance live
in often-overlooked communities where
poverty is common. The majority of children
are of African-American, Latino, or Haitian
heritage; 100% qualify for free or reducedprice
school lunches; and approximately 20%
speak languages other than English at home.
They live in housing that, for the most part,
is substandard, such as dilapidated trailer
homes shared with extended family members
and rundown apartments and duplexes.
Because Collier County receives no
independent, tax-based, public financial
support for children’s social services, many
youths would be without quality child care,
after-school programs, medical and mental
healthcare, and even basic nutrition without
NCEF’s intervention. “We strategically
invest in programs because access to these
resources can change the trajectory of a
child’s life,” Cary says.
In Immokalee, a farming community,
there are several NCEF beneficiaries,
including the Redlands Christian Migrant
Association (RCMA), which provides
services and education to 6,100 children
in rural pockets throughout Florida. “We
value the nearly 15-year-long partnership
we’ve shared with NCEF as we serve the
farmworkers and other low-income families
of Immokalee,” says Isabel Garcia, RCMA
Executive Director. “NCEF grants help
us provide high-quality education and
comprehensive services to 1,000 Collier
County children each year. NCEF’s support
helps RCMA transform the lives of children
from birth to high school and beyond.”
Celebrating its 20th anniversary during
the 2019-2020 season, NCEF has brought
many nonprofit organizations together to
forge new, more effective paths toward the
common goal of making a lasting difference
for children in need, according to its CEO,
Maria Jimenez-Lara.
Another outstanding example of the
foundation’s impact can be found at the stateof-the-art
NCEF Pediatric Dental Center,
which has received more than 135,000
visits from young patients since it opened
in December 2008 in East Naples. With
clinical staff from the University of Florida
College of Dentistry, the center provides
comprehensive dental services for children
from birth through age 21. A mobile unit
visits schools in targeted neighborhoods,
providing dental sealants for second-graders
and screenings for third-graders.
“We reach many children who have never
had the benefit of proper dental care in
their lives,” says Jimenez-Lara. “The Dental
Center’s faculty and staff tell us that the
severity of the dental disease they observe is
like none they have ever seen.”
Children’s vision services represent one
more element of NCEF’s approach to target
the needs of the whole child. Approximately
20,000 children from low-income families
receive screenings annually; of the nearly
3,000 children given follow-up exams,
some 2,500 receive two pairs of prescription
lenses, one for home, the other for school.
According to school district data, 94% of
children with new glasses improved at least
one letter grade in two or more subjects, and
96% of children improved significantly in
behavior and attendance.
NCEF also invests in integrated
healthcare, which combines traditional
pediatric medicine with a mental health
component to help identify, at a much earlier
age, youths showing signs of emotional
challenges. “Research shows one in ten young
people in the United States will struggle
with mental health issues before age ten,
and at least half of them will never receive
help,” explains Jimenez-Lara. “Our model
treats ongoing behavioral problems and helps
children lead happy and healthy lives.”
Reflecting on NCEF’s accomplishments
during its first two decades, Cary sees a
thriving, sustainable model that helps both
the overall Collier County community and
thousands of children whose lives measurably
improve. “High-school graduation rates
are soaring, teen pregnancy and juvenile
delinquency are at all-time lows, and a
thorough safety net of strong, effective
nonprofits serves children like never before,”
he says. “The children benefit, of course,
but the community as a whole also benefits
when at-risk children are equipped to grow
up into responsible, contributing members of
society.” napleswinefestival.com
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THE SMART GUIDE
A timely roundup of the latest travel news and destinations,
wellness tips, and must-have accessories.
PHILLY’S NEW
LANDMARK
Rising high above the
City of Brotherly Love,
the Four Seasons
Philadelphia pairs worldclass
hospitality with
wondrous architecture.
The Four Seasons Hotel
Philadelphia has the highest lobby
in the U.S. and offers stunning vistas
from the 59th floor Jean-Georges
Vongerichten-helmed restaurant.
Overleaf: view from
a Skyline Corner Suite.
W
hen renowned Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman
Foster got the opportunity to design Philadelphia’s tallest
building and the city’s finest hotel, he made the most
of the opportunity, showcasing dramatic views at every turn. Foster’s
insight—and what makes this project a dramatic success—was to take
an Asian hotel convention and crown the Comcast Technology Center
with the new Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia. But he flipped the
sky-high Pacific Rim model (Tokyo’s Park Hyatt, and new Four Seasons
Otemachi all occupy the top floors of office towers) on its head,
putting the lobby on top.
The result is a grand entrance, starting with glass-walled elevators
that climb from street level to the 60th floor—often rising through the
clouds—in just 20 seconds before arriving into an equally soaring
space that serves as the heart of the property. Split between the
registration area and the aptly named JG SkyHigh, the hotel’s libation
epicenter-cum-sitting room, which Foster set in an atrium of 40-foothigh
floor-to-ceiling glass walls, topped with a mirrored ceiling,
there are stunning views in every direction. And light. The space is
anchored by a wide staircase, lined with waterfalls, that leads guests
down to the hotel’s fine-dining eatery, Jean-Georges Philadelphia,
also featuring panoramic vistas.
Both the eponymous restaurant and JG SkyHigh are the creations of
superstar chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, but the new Four Seasons
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these carefully into
“ensembles” to evoke
visual commonality
between objects
visitors would not
otherwise associate.
barnesfoundation.org
did not stop with the globally known, Michelin-starred legend, adding a local
element via Philadelphia’s own beloved James Beard Award-winning chef
Greg Vernick’s modern take on the oyster bar, Vernick Fish. Both celebrated
chefs shared their signature creations with special guests in-flight from New
York during a pre-opening NetJets + Philly Pop Down preview of the hotel.
With what is now the highest hotel lobby in the nation, the split-level arrival
wows, but Foster’s showcase views do not let up as guests descend to the
219 rooms and suites located on the ten floors below, all with floor-to-ceiling
windows and automated blackout shades. Regular Four Seasons denizens
will recognize familiar touches, such as the signature opulent bathrooms with
oversized walk-in showers, but Philadelphia adds distinctive notes of its own,
from the elaborate minibars stocked with local, spirit-driven cocktail kits to the
upgraded Guerlain bath amenities, and most of all, through a partnership
with building owner Comcast, the fastest Wi-Fi of any Four Seasons on Earth,
plus the X1 Video Experience. This delivers 300-plus channels and a free
on-demand library of more than 50,000 shows and movies, for entertainment
unrivaled in the hospitality business.
If pampering is more your style, the hotel has a fabulous spa, an infinity
pool in yet another dramatic glass atrium on the 57th floor, and an oversized
state-of-the-art fitness center with a 30-foot-high multimedia wall that could
never get crowded. From the ground level front door to the lobby to the
spa–and everywhere in between–guests are wowed with a natural firework
display of greenery and colorful flowers, thanks to Jeff Leatham, perhaps
the world’s premier celebrity florist and longtime artistic director at the Four
Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. Leatham, who splits his time between Los
Angeles and the French capital, now adds Philadelphia to his business card
and will remain the full-time overseer of the hotel’s generous floral budget.
It has been four years since the original Four Seasons Philadelphia, a
few blocks away, closed in anticipation of its rebirth, and travelers will be
happy to know that the brand has immediately reclaimed its preeminent
position in the City of Brotherly Love. fourseasons.com
–Larry Olmsted
THREE THINGS
NOT TO MISS
IN THE CITY
BARNES
FOUNDATION
Between 1912 and
1951, Albert C.
Barnes amassed
one of the most
important—and
eclectic—art
collections in the
world. Masterworks
by Renoir, Matisse,
van Gogh, Cézanne,
and Picasso are
interspersed with
Native American
pottery, Pennsylvania
Dutch furniture,
ironwork, and
seemingly random
household items.
Barnes grouped
PIZZERIA BEDDIA
Joe Beddia is
Philadelphia’s pizza
whisperer, and just
when it seemed that
it could not get better
than being named
America’s best pies
by Bon Appétit, Time
magazine elevated his
namesake pizzeria to
one of the world’s top
19 restaurants—of any
kind. The pepperoni
is the signature of the
slightly charred, crispy
pies, but whatever
your taste, plan
ahead as reservations
can stretch months.
pizzeriabeddia.com
MORRIS ARBORETUM
In 1887, natureobsessed
Quaker
siblings John and Lydia
Morris transformed
their 92-acre Chestnut
Hill summer estate
into an elaborately
landscaped monument
to outdoor beauty.
Today the popular
urban oasis belongs
to the University of
Pennsylvania, is
the state’s official
arboretum, and
includes everything
from hidden tunnels to
the Holiday Garden
Railway, a quartermile-long
outdoor
model train track, to
the award-winning
“Out on a Limb”
exhibit, which takes
visitors 50 feet up
elevated walkways
for a canopy walk
through the treetops.
morrisarboretum.org
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To mark its 125th anniversary, BARBOUR has
made subtle updates to some classics for
its Icon Re-Engineered series—including this
Durham waxed jacket. barbour.com
Champagne and spirits specialist CLOS19 has teamed
up with Milan-based Dimorestudio to produce this
1960s-inspired limited-edition bar cart. clos19.com
Eleven speaker drivers and an elegant
design mark BANG & OLUFSEN‘s first
soundbar as an exciting development in
home entertainment. bang-olufsen.com
MULO X HAMILTON
AND HARE’s collaboration
combines the former’s
classic slipper silhouette
with the latter’s soft natural
fabrics. muloshoes.com
ULLOO 42
The creations of designer Lise Abraham and figurative painter Suzanne Currie are at once
functional furniture and artistic gems. Reviving traditional crafts and reimagining existing
furniture, the pieces, such as the Mod Chaise, above, are also influenced by the duo’s roving
lifestyles—Abraham has counted the U.S., Britain, Denmark, the Seychelles, and Switzerland
among her addresses; Currie spent many years in Africa. In fact, the name ULLOO 42 is
partially based on a word from an African dialect for “home.” ulloo42.com
COURTESY OF THE COMPANIES
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SHIFTING TIME
The co-founder and CEO of the Timeshifter app, Mickey Beyer-Clausen, speaks
to Farhad Heydari about vanquishing jet lag and the science behind it.
YOUR APP CLAIMS THAT JET LAG IS HISTORY—IS IT?
Timeshifter is not a magic bullet, but if you follow the
advice in the app, it can shift your circadian clock three
to five times faster than normal, eliminating most—if not
all—jet lag symptoms. The reviews on the app store and
Google Play, as well as questionnaires filled out by more
than 25,000 users, have been great. They‘ve all used
Timeshifter when they traveled and reported massive
positive change.
HOW DID THE TIMESHIFTER APP COME ABOUT? Dr.
Steven Lockley is a world-renowned sleep and circadian
neuroscientist and Harvard professor, who has studied
circadian management and jet lag for more than two
decades. For more than ten years, he has helped NASA
apply circadian neuroscience to address jet lag and peak
performance. For the past five years, he has also helped
Formula 1 drivers and other elite athletes and top CEOs.
In 2018, Lockley and I launched the Timeshifter jet lag
app together so that every traveler could get access to the
same jet lag plans offered to NASA and Formula 1, but at
a fragment of the cost. With Timeshifter, everyone can be
jet lag-free.
WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM THE APP? Every
traveler crossing three or more time zones would benefit
from using Timeshifter. We are definitely focusing on the
business traveler, as jet lag really becomes an issue of
productivity, safety, and health for frequent flyers.
BEYOND THE APP, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
TIPS FOR BEATING JET LAG? No. Generic advice
is never a solution for jet lag, and might even be
counterproductive. A personalized jet lag plan, based
on a traveler’s sleep pattern, chronotype, and itinerary,
telling you when to see light and when to avoid light is
the only way to tackle the underlying cause of jet lag,
since light is the most important time cue for resetting
your circadian clock. Seeing light or sleeping at the
wrong time can shift your rhythms in the wrong direction,
and make your jet lag worse.
COURTESY TIMESHIFTER
YOU’RE A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR—WHAT’S NEXT IN THE
PIPELINE? The platform we‘ve built for circadian shifting
can be reapplied to solve many other problems in many
industries. There is simply so much potential for creating
new innovations that can improve our performance and
health, which is what excites me. timeshifter.com
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FLYING HIGH, FEELING GOOD
Wellness educator, author, and speaker Lauren Roxburgh on how to cope
with the stresses and strains of frequent air travel.
you feel full and stabilize your blood
sugar, giving your brain fuel to stay
on point. Also, fiber-full dehydrated
veggies are a good option to keep
your skin fresh and vibrant, maintain
a strong immune system, and provide
you with the fuel to be functional and
full of energy. Dry-roasted chickpeas
are a healthy fiber-full snack, too. An
avocado travels well and provides
heart-healthy, filling monounsaturated
fat and fiber. Slice it in half and eat
the flesh out of the skin with a spoon
or spread it on some gluten-free, superseed
crackers. Plus, of course, stay
extra hydrated with filtered water and
herbal teas, and avoid excess alcohol.
As travelers, we all know the jet-set
life can be stressful and takes a
toll on both body and mind. Jet lag,
exhaustion, dehydration, dry skin, and
stiff backs and necks, not to mention
coughs, colds, and headaches, are
all common and unwanted side
effects. But it doesn’t have to be this
way. As a frequent flier myself, I’ve
spent years figuring out how to reduce
or eliminate the stress from travel, and
I’ve come up with some key tips that
I share with many of my clients.
PREPARE
Get lots of rest the night before the
flight, eat a fiber-rich meal such as a
lentil soup before you leave, and fit
in some exercise the day before.
Always allow plenty of time, and leave
earlier than you think you need to—
travel-related stress is often brought
on through poor time management.
EQUIP
Use a good rolling suitcase, crossbody
purse, or backpack. When picking
up bags, bend at the knees or squat
down instead of hinging from
your lower back. Wear comfortable,
breathable clothes and supportive
shoes when flying. No heels, please—
the plane is on the runway, not you!
MOVE
The dangers of not moving during
long-haul flights are increasingly well
documented and can cause circulation
problems, cramps, tension, and
a sluggish lymphatic system. So,
standing regularly, stretching, and
doing some simple moves like seated
twists, ankle rolls, and neck stretches
every hour or two will help keep
circulation moving. You can even grab
our Roller or Infinity Roller and do the
“Deep Shoulder Blade Massage”
move right before and after your flight.
NOURISH
Make sure you have a supply of
healthy, fresh snacks: raw and activated
almonds, and almond butter and
coconut manna squeeze packs help
GROUND
Once you arrive, it’s time to get
“grounded” in more ways than one.
Go for a walk for fresh air and to get
your system moving again after sitting
for long periods. “Earthing” is
something that benefits our health and
is so simple. Try going barefoot in
the grass in a nearby park or in your
backyard. I know it sounds “kooky”
but research shows that going barefoot
has the ability to calm and center you,
reduce tension, inflammation, and
depression, plus it can even help you
sleep better, decrease stress, speed
up healing, and increase immunity.
One study even suggested that earthing
eliminates the potentially harmful effects
of the electromagnetic fields given off
by electronic devices that surround us—
so think of it as a mini “digital detox.”
Lastly, before bed, take a hot bath
to detox and unwind your body and
mind. Before you jump in the bath, a
great tip to flush out toxins you picked
up during your travels is dry brushing.
The action of dry brushing helps
detoxify, increase circulation, and
generate lymph flow while stimulating
your system to feel invigorated
afterward. laurenroxburgh.com
HANNAH CHOI
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The MW07 PLUS are MASTER & DYNAMIC‘s
latest game-changing wireless earphones,
with ten hours of battery life from full charge.
masterdynamic.com
LEICA’s SL2 updates the German brand’s first
mirrorless camera with a sleeker design and
more elegant interface. leica.com
Soft shades, as in this
mandarin crew-cut T-Shirt,
are the hallmark of
FRESCOBOL CARIOCA’s
spring and summer
2020 collection.
frescobolcarioca.com
Made to match the
feeling of road cycling,
TECHNOGYM‘s Bike
is the Italian firm’s
most sophisticated
home equipment yet.
technogym.com
COURTESY OF THE COMPANIES
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AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
For solitude, scenery, and superlative skiing,
head toward the Arctic as new opportunities to discover
the frozen north’s white wilderness abound.
LOGGER‘S LODGE
Originally designed for up to 16 workmen, this eco-luxe suite has been totally renovated for just two people
and is surrounded in every direction by spectacularly icy nature. Creature comforts are not abandoned,
though—a wood-fired sauna, outdoor jacuzzi, and, private chef among them. loggerslodge.com
Luleå Airport: 56 miles
ERIC BORG
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NIEHKU MOUNTAIN VILLA
This 14-room hotel, which sits 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the
Sweden-Norway border, is within a short helicopter ride of skiable peaks while
the in-house tundra-to-table restaurant boasts a wine cellar with 500 different
vintages. niehku.com
Kiruna Airport: 87 miles
VALDEZ HELI-SKI GUIDES
Advanced skiers seeking to improve their
skills on seriously steep terrain should
head to the Chugach Mountains in Alaska,
where this outfitter, founded by a world
extreme ski champion, has a base just a
two-minute flight from the likes of Mont
Diamond. The lodge’s hot tub provides
a welcome respite from the one-of-a-kind
runs. valdezheliskiguides.com
Valdez Airport: 36 miles
DAVID CARLIER, MIKE STONER, © SILVERSEA
SILVERSEA CRUISES
Heading out from Nome, Alaska, and visiting a multitude of destinations on its way to Tromsø, Norway,
Silversea Explorer made an ambitious voyage through the iconic Northeast Passage earlier this year.
The cruise company, which combines small, ice-strengthened explorer ships with a battalion of experts
(including, on this trip, three historians, a marine biologist, botanist, geologist, ornithologist, and professional
photographer) aims to conquer the equally picturesque but harsh Northwest Passage next year. In a similar
vein, Australian firm Aurora has unveiled its first purpose-built expedition vessel, Greg Mortimer, whose
patented Ulstein X-BOW technology is made for polar exploring. silversea.com; auroraexpeditions.com.au
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NOTES FROM NETJETS
Latest happenings, onboard updates, events, and companywide news.
“Indianapolis Motor Speedway has always been special to me—
from growing up in the shadows of the famed track to winning there.
Visiting The Brickyard always brings back a lot of memories, and I
was happy to share those with NetJets guests and customers recently.
And they really seemed to enjoy making laps around such an iconic
speedway.”– Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LAP
In October, approximately 30 NetJets Owners enjoyed the once-in-lifetime opportunity to learn
what it’s like to drive a real IndyCar race car. Attendees enjoyed breakfast at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, followed by a personal tour from IndyCar driver Graham Rahal, who talked
about his approach to driving while he took three eager participants at a time on a lap around
the course. Owners then got behind the wheel of retired Indy 500 race cars, hitting up to
130 mph for three thrilling laps. This was followed by an intimate luncheon with NASCAR pit
reporter Jamie Little leading a Q&A session between Mr. Rahal and NASCAR Hall
of Fame driver Jeff Gordon.
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FOR THE LOVE OF YACHTING
For the sale, purchase, charter, management, and new construction of luxury yachts and superyachts,
Northrop & Johnson is the foremost authority for any seafaring traveler. With a distinguished presence at yachting’s
biggest events worldwide, Northrop & Johnson offers NetJets Owners an exclusive VIP experience at the Monaco
Yacht Show, Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, and Palm Beach International Boat Show. VIP access includes
private invitations to yacht tours, Northrop & Johnson hospitality areas, and evening cocktail events aboard
luxury superyachts. Owners who purchase a yacht through Northrop & Johnson enjoy 12 months of complimentary
charter-management and crew-placement services, in addition to a 50% discount* on insurance premiums.
NetJets Owners also enjoy a 5% discount † on any yacht’s charter rate and receive preferred rates on
trip-cancellation and charter-interruption coverage.
*Up to $50,000.
†Excludes APA, VAT/taxes, and delivery.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Offer is valid only for new Northrop & Johnson clients. The purchase and/or charter of any yacht must be through the Fort Lauderdale or Monaco offices.
Charter-management and crew-placement services are complimentary only through Northrop & Johnson divisions. The insurance premium discount is valid only through Northrop & Johnson
Private Insurance Services.
© NETJETS (2); ILLUSTRATION: JULIAN RENTZSCH
INSIDE TRACK
Brad Ferrell
EVP, Administrative Services
WHEN DID YOU START AT
NETJETS? I’ve been here about
2 1/2 years. Prior to this, I
practiced law at a commercial
litigation firm for approximately
19 years. This included six
years of representing NetJets on
various matters, including a
significant case with the IRS
regarding federal excise taxes.
For a long time, I thought I
would spend my whole career
as a litigator, but then this
amazing opportunity came up,
and I jumped at it—and it
has since exceeded every
expectation.
WHAT DOES YOUR NORMAL
DAY CONSIST OF? My days
can be fairly unpredictable, but
at a high level they are generally
composed of three parts. Some
part of my day includes strategic
planning with the executive team
on future plans for the business.
Another portion of my day is
spent in meetings with my team
members across the various
business functions. In these
meetings, we take the executive
strategies and implement them at
a project level. And then another
part of a typical day is spent
addressing new matters that arise
and require immediate attention.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE YOU FACE IN
YOUR ROLE? Starting in March
of this year, my role expanded
to include real estate and
facilities, risk and audit, global
security, and procurement. And in
September, I became responsible
for IT as well. Each of these
areas has its own unique set of
issues, projects, and goals. This
requires me to really prioritize
my time so that I can devote the
focus and attention that each
area, and each underlying
project, deserves. At the same
time, being involved in so
many different aspects of the
business is a tremendous
opportunity, and I am enjoying
every minute of it.
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girl didn’t know who had donated the aircraft,
but I can tell you they indirectly touched the
life of a girl who thought at one time she had
no hope. We carry these plastic wine glasses
and that was the only request she had: one
of those glasses with ice and a Coca-Cola.
After she got off that airplane, I couldn’t bear it
anymore. I cried tears of joy for her … I cried
like a baby.
CREWMEMBERS IN PROFILE
BRUCE RAY
Cessna Citation Latitude Captain
MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO FLYING WAS …
when I was at a fair in Ripley, West Virginia.
There was a helicopter giving rides. I begged
and begged my mom to let me take a ride,
but she just didn’t feel like it was a good idea.
Almost ten years later, I took my first flying
lesson, which was the first time my feet left the
ground—and I was hooked.
THE BEST PART OF FLYING IS … when you
get up in the air you don’t see anything except
beauty. From frozen tundras to a tropical
paradise to the fall colors over the mountains,
we truly have the best views.
BEFORE JOINING THE NETJETS TEAM, I
WAS … flying in the U.S. Army as a Black
Hawk instructor. I spent time in Egypt, Korea,
Bosnia, Croatia, and the Caribbean. My last
duty was teaching new Army students in Ft.
Rucker, Alabama.
THE ONE DAY AT NETJETS I WON’T
FORGET WAS … the day that I got to fly a
young girl to her oncologist. We took her to
the checkup and flew her home with the good
news that she was cured. The family and the
ONE THING OWNERS PROBABLY
WOULDN’T GUESS ABOUT ME IS …
that my first few months of life were spent in a
foster home. I was born in Gallipolis, Ohio,
and my mother gave me up for adoption.
Five to six months later I was adopted into a
family in West Virginia. I’m sure that I was
around several other children in that foster
home. I sure hope that they have been as
blessed as I have.
ON MY DAYS OFF … I spend my
[time] with my wife and family. We have
purchased a farmhouse on 15 acres. We
have two boys, Bryce, 12, and Jaycob,
11. Between remodeling the farmhouse
and raising two boys, I also have a small
excavator that I use to do small jobs for
people in the area. Needless to say, my
wife and I are very, very busy.
WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, I WOULD
LIKE TO … [be giving] check rides to all
of the first officers who, after working hard
and being patient, get their turn as Captain
because they deserve it.
MY BEST ADVICE FOR STAYING SANE
ACROSS TIME ZONES IS … [to not] spend
all your time in your room. For the first 13
years at NetJets I flew the Gulfstream. During
that time, we went to England as often as
British Airways. Usually we were landing as
the sun was coming up. As soon as we got
to the hotel, we would have a light breakfast
and then go up and try to catch only a couple
of hours [of sleep]. Then we’d go do some
sightseeing. It’s truly amazing the amount of
work required to send one airplane around
the world, and it’s amazing what the team
in the NetJets HQ does to make it easy for
the crews, for the vendors, customs officers,
maintenance personnel, but mainly for our
Owners. Thank you to all of you.
JULIAN RENTZSCH
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NETJETS BY
THE NUMBERS
2019
532,423 Passengers Flown with NetJets
22,961 Pets Flown with NetJets
167,332,252 Million Nautical Miles
(equal to circling the Earth 7,728 times,
or 402 trips to the moon and back)
475,783 Flight Hours
(that’s equal to almost 54 straight years in the air)
259,944
827
64
Total Flights Worldwide
(roughly one takeoff or landing every 60 seconds)
Most Flights on One Aircraft
(N580QS, a Cessna Citation XLS)
Deliveries to the Worldwide Fleet
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OF WINE, ART,
AND FINANCE
Henry Cornell’s multifaceted career as investor,
philanthropist, and vintner has extended from
New York to Asia and California.
By Josh Sims
Henry Cornell recently created a
new chapter in his professional
life. “When you work at an
extraordinary place like Goldman
Sachs for 30 years, you tend to identify
yourself with the institution—and then when
you retire, you have to self-identify in some
other way. I suddenly felt like I had to answer
the existential crisis of what I was going to be
when I grow up,” he laughs.
The answer, after three decades with
Goldman Sachs—where Cornell was a
founding partner of the banking heavyweight’s
private equity investment business—was
just to keep on going. He created his own
private equity firm, Cornell Capital, with a
number of his former colleagues. The focus
is on partnering with strong, entrepreneurial
management teams across the consumer,
industrial and financial sectors. His firm’s
strategy is a unique one, given the depth of
his business experience in North America and
Asia. In 1992, Cornell created the merchant
banking business in Asia, and as he puts it,
“Everyone in China was in Mao suits and
riding bicycles, and now, everyone is in blue
suits and driving a car—understanding what
that transformation meant was critical,” he
says. “In fact, we’ve never seen greater wealth
creation in human history than that which
we’ve seen in China over recent decades.
The dynamism of the Chinese people was
unleashed, and that was very exciting to be a
part of. I was an honored guest and student,
albeit one with capital resources to help in a
developing economy.” Today, Cornell Capital
manages well over $3 billion in assets and has
offices in New York and Hong Kong.
Cornell became a NetJets Owner some 15
years ago and regards it as one of his most
useful business tools for creating efficiency,
increasing productivity, and allowing more
ground to be covered expeditiously. “My
investment in a NetJets ownership has been
an incredible return for our people and our
portfolio companies.”
Cornell, now 63, was always driven to
rise from his Bronx roots and experience the
world. The son of immigrants, he grew up in
a single-parent household and was the first of
his family to be born in the U.S., and the first
to graduate from college.
“My mother taught me the importance of
being philanthropic, and not just when you
have material success,” Cornell said. “That’s
an idea I try to instill in my own five children.
My mother did not define success in material
terms, but in those of family and community.”
He also serves on the boards of such diverse
organizations as an anti-poverty group in
New York City, Mount Sinai Hospital, and
the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Beyond his career success, Cornell has
always had a passion for wine. In fact, he
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As a devoted oenophile,
Henry Cornell, below,
with his wife, Vanessa,
has been producing wine
from his California
vineyards since 2013.
has been an avid wine drinker no matter
how tight the circumstances. When he was
growing up, wine was always on the dinner
table, and during college, while his buddies
were chugging beers, Cornell would be
sipping cheap vino.
Nearly 20 years ago, Cornell and his wife,
Vanessa, purchased 200 acres of rugged,
mountain-top land in the Mayacamas
Mountain Range on the Sonoma County
side near the well-known vineyards of Fisher,
Pride, and Philip Togni. In the past two
decades, they have developed a Certified
Organic estate with 20 acres of Bordeaux
varietals planted to vine, built a solid team
to manage, care for and grow the brand, and
officially released four vintages, which have
all received notable praise from well-known
critics, including high scores from Antonio
Galloni of Vinous and James Suckling.
Karen MacNeil, author of “The Wine
Bible” and a regular contributor for “Decanter”
recently named Cornell Vineyards one of
the top 20 collectible California Cabernets,
and has written that the 2015 vintage is
“reminiscent of a young Chateau Margaux.”
“I’ve always loved the sense of community
and camaraderie that wine creates, so I’d long
had the idea of having my own vineyard.
But,” he adds “it’s a really tough business and
requires reservoirs of patience and stamina.
You can’t speed up Mother Nature. For me,
it is a business based on passion.”
Today, Cornell Vineyards produces one
estate Cabernet Sauvignon blend that is truly
expressive of the property’s dynamic terroir.
The viticulture and winemaking is overseen
by veteran winemakers, Françoise Peschon,
the former winemaker at Araujo Estate and
consulting winemaker at Accendo and Vine
Hill Ranch, and Elizabeth Tangney, who
previously worked with winemaker Aaron
Pott.
“As the team finishes our sixth vintage in
the cellar, and prepares for the next growing
season in the vineyard, we have intimate
knowledge of this land and we’re really
getting to know the intricacies of the various
vineyard blocks,” Cornell explains. “The
team has developed a personal relationship
with each individual vine as they farm the
site by hand year-round, and that makes all
the difference.” To further underscore this
commitment, the entire crew lives on the
estate in housing provided by the Cornells.
The Cornells love how wine connects
people of different cultures, and firmly believe
their vineyard is a place where both the care
of the land and employees should go handin-hand.
Inspired by the property, Vanessa
Cornell launched an artist-in-residence
program to present the beauty and diversity
of the land through different lenses. She
also instituted the development of a culinary
garden to enhance the beneficial ecosystem
at the estate, which currently includes bees,
goats, and chickens—all of which play an
integral role in the vineyards.
“I am very grateful to be in a position to
choose what I do,” he enthuses. “My work is
my art, and my family is everything,” As he
says, “Whether it’s creating investments or
making wine, it’s a world that requires a high
degree of creativity. Conventional playbooks
no longer apply. You need to approach
issues with solutions, as merely being a
critic doesn’t move the community forward.”
cornellvineyards.com; cornellcapllc.com
”My mother did not define success
in material terms, but in those of
family and community.”
JIMMY HAYES, OLAF BECKMANN
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LAST OF
A DYNASTY

From full-throttled roar
to lightning quickness,
the Ferrari F8 Tributo
is a masterpiece
with noble bloodlines.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls
All the greats have tributes of one
kind or another: rock bands,
wristwatches, haute couture.
Ferrari has gone further by
paying tribute to itself, and it isn’t empty
bombast. The F8 Tributo doffs its cap to
what’s being hailed as the greatest internal
combustion engine known to man.
I put it to the test on Italy’s Varano
circuit, near Parma, under sunshine, rain
and, moonlight. The F8’s 3.9l twin-turbo V8
thunders down the straight, the exhausts crack
on the dual-clutch downshift, and as the power
is reapplied and air is forced into the intake,
it makes a noise like Satan sucking unleaded
through a straw – as opposed to its normally
aspirated forebear, the 458 Italia, which was
the devil slamming shots. Comparatively,
it’s muted, but it’s 5dB up on the standard
488, helped by an in-exhaust resonator, and
it’s more joyously raucous than McLaren’s
opposite number, the pulchritudinous 720S.
The front end is ravenously bitey. Colossal
downforce and fat 305/30 rubber glue its
710 bhp to the road. Zero to 100 km/h
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The Ferrari F8 Tributo graces
the track at the Varano circuit,
near Parma, Italy
(0-62 mph) arrives in 2.9 seconds, 200 km/h
(0-124 mph) in 7.8, and were Varano big
enough we’d be hitting 340 km/h (211 mph)
not long thereafter. The figures are a step up
on its outgoing relative, the 488 GTB. In
fact, the paternity test points to the soupedup
488 Pista. It’s got the latter’s engine, using
race-derived lightweight components with
slightly adapted camshafts and valve timing,
and more refinement in areas such as ride,
transmission, and sound insulation. Throttle
response is instant, there’s a total absence of
turbo lag, and there’s ballistic torque right
across the 8,000 rpm range. Moreover, it’s
easy to drive and gleefully rewarding.
Handling and control are intuitive and
aided by the latest version of Ferrari’s Side
Slip Angle software and enhanced dynamics
(FDE+), which can be activated on the
shrunken steering wheel’s manettino dial,
giving drivers more confidence on the limit.
For Silicon Valley types, this’ll be their spirit
animal. In this car, code equals lap time.
The styling is a gentle continuation of
what we’ve seen from Ferrari this decade,
with aerodynamics trumping elegance, but it
is aggressively beautiful. The ninja-star wheels
and quad taillights are carryovers from the
1980s, and the clear polycarbonate louvred
engine cover, designed to extract hot air, is a
direct nod to the epochal F40. Roll up your
sleeves and imagine you’re in Miami Vice.
Ferrari has stretched Darwin’s Theory of
Evolution to the extreme. Magnum PI’s 308
was the Berlinetta bloodline’s starting point,
the prehistoric 255 bhp primate. Evolution
finishes with this, the Tributo, standing tall
after 40 years of generational progress. The
328, 348, F355, 360, F430, 458, and 488;
every five years or so, a new and improved
offspring emerges. The furniture hasn’t
moved – two seats propelled by a mid-rearmounted
V8 – yet the performance feels like
millennia of advancement.
The jurors of the International Engine
of the Year Awards not only bestowed
the F8 Tributo’s F154 powerplant bestin-show
honours but announced it as the
finest engine of the last 20 years. But there’s
possibly another reason to the Tributo
moniker: This is Ferrari’s V8 swansong.
It appears that Maranello isn’t impervious
to external pressures. Horsepower is going
up, but displacement is going down. Hybrid
technology is being used to great effect on its
hypercars, and an all-electric prancing horse
seems inevitable one day. Right now, Ferrari
is in the advanced stages of signing off an
all-new 2.9l twin-turbo V6, with hybrid
tech pushing bhp into the mid-700s. It’ll be
lighter, it’ll be cleaner, and less taxable, but
will it have the character?
We must, therefore, cherish the F8
Tributo. No other $250,000 supercar is this
well engineered or this thrilling to drive on
the edge. Yet despite all its innovative parts
and lines of code, it’s old school. It really is
a fitting tribute to everything that’s gone
before, and Ferrari is right to be proud.
Owners should be, too. ferrari.com
Ferrari has stretched Darwin’s theory
of evolution to the extreme
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A CUT
ABOVE
At Stoke Park golf
and country club—
a bastion of English
sophistication—the
nonchalant glamour
of this season’s
alluring fashion and
glittering jewels
finds a fitting home.
Photography by Matthew Shave
Styling and Production by Elisa Vallata
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Him: GIEVES & HAWKES
silk jacquard tuxedo, cotton
evening shirt and silk bow
tie JAEGER-LECOULTRE
Reverso Classic Large
Duo Small Seconds with
pink-gold case and handwinding
movement; her:
DOLCE & GABBANA draped
dress in stretch cotton tulle
embellished with brooches
on the shoulders CHOPARD
white-gold high jewelry
earrings set with emeralds
and white diamonds; right
hand: CHOPARD Fairmined
white-gold Green Carpet
ring set with white diamonds
BOODLES platinum Sophie
ring set with white diamonds;
left hand: HARRY WINSTON
platinum Lotus Diamond ring.
Previous pages: RALPH &
RUSSO silk chiffon off-theshoulder
gown featuring a
sweetheart neckline and
cape DAVID MORRIS earrings
set with white diamonds and
rubies GRAFF platinum and
white-gold necklace set with
white diamonds; right hand:
HARRY WINSTON platinum
Secret Cluster bracelet and
platinum Lotus Diamond ring,
both set with white diamonds;
left hand: CHOPARD whitegold
Precious Lace watch set
with white diamonds DAVID
MORRIS white-gold Pine
Cone ring set with one ruby
and white diamonds.
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CHANEL wool tweed jacket and pants DAVID MORRIS five-row Illusion earrings; white diamonds and white-gold flower ring set with one ruby and white diamonds (left hand);
white-gold Pine Cone ring set with one ruby and white diamonds (right hand)
Facing page, him: NEW & LINGWOOD Orange Blurred Paisley unlined silk bath robe TOD’S wool-blend turtleneck CANALI wool-blend pants JAEGER-LECOULTRE Master Ultra
Thin Date with pink-gold case and self-winding movement; her: DEREK ROSE full-length silk bath robe BOODLES platinum Vintage Lace earrings set with blue sapphires and white
diamonds, and platinum necklace set with white diamonds; right hand: GRAFF white-gold Solar ring set with white diamonds; left hand: HARRY WINSTON platinum Secret Cluster
ring set with blue sapphires and white diamonds
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DIOR toile de Jouy print tulle jumpsuit and skirt, and leather
belt GRAFF white-gold earrings set with white diamonds
MIKIMOTO multirow cultured Akoya pearl and diamond
necklace; right hand: DAVID MORRIS white-gold three-row
Illusion bracelet set with white diamonds MIKIMOTO
cultured white South Sea pearl and diamond World of
Creativity ring; left hand: HARRY WINSTON platinum Secret
Cluster bracelet and platinum Lotus Diamond ring, both set
with white diamonds.
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HAIR: LUKE BENSON @ FRANK; MAKE-UP: JAIME ROSE; MODELS: CAITLYN @ WILHELMINA AND LIAM @ EVOLVE; DIGITAL ASSISTANT: CHANTEL KING; PHOTO ASSISTANT: HARRI GILLAN

CORNELIANI Glen plaid coat in wool with raglan sleeves and wool pants CANALI merino wool roll-neck with geometric pattern
Facing page, him: CANALI wool suit with Prince of Wales motif TURNBULL & ASSER silk shirt CARTIER Santos de Cartier sunglasses with gold frame;
her: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN silk blouse and skirt, and wool-blend jacket POMELLATO cat-eye sunglasses with pink lenses set with Swarovski stones
TIFFANY & CO Schlumberger Apollo ear clips in yellow gold set with white diamonds, Schlumberger necklace in yellow gold set with white diamonds,
City HardWear link bracelet in yellow gold and Schlumberger charm bracelet in yellow gold
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BEAUTIFUL BALI
The majestic Indonesian island transcends all the
clichés—for those who know where to look.
By Gisela Williams
CHRISTIAN HORAN, RIO HELMI
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Below, from top: Uluwatu Surf Villas;
famed restaurant Locavore Ubud.
Facing page: a beach at Uluwatu.
Previous page, from left: Four
Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan; the
Ibuku Leaf House at Green Village.
There is a wonderful word in Balinese for
the anxious feeling of having lost one’s
bearing. If a Balinese person doesn’t
know where they are in relation to the
sacred volcanic mountain of Agung, for example,
they might be described as “paling.”
For the past few years, some longtime travelers
to Bali have complained that the island has lost its
way, that there’s too much traffic and construction
and tourists, that the island itself may have gone
a little paling. The truth is, however, that Bali’s
unique spirit is still very much intact. It’s not
Bali that has lost its way, it’s that many modernday
visitors have ignored what made the island
a desirable destination in the first place. When
it comes to experiencing that Bali—what in a
previous decade we called the “real” Bali—it’s a
matter of orientation, of knowing where to go.
The secret to navigating Bali is to dive into its
landscapes and culture and to avoid the cookiecutter
chain hotels and beach clubs. No one should
fly to Bali just for its beaches, unless, of course, you
are a dedicated surfer. Instead, head to the island’s
heart, Ubud, and the small villages that surround
it, and hike through its emerald-green rice fields
and search out sacred temples. If you must have
some beach time, stay in the places that have a
sense of place and celebrate Bali’s unique culture,
one intricately woven with ancient animistic
threads; sacred communal rituals charged with
dance, and art, and music; and a Hinduism unique
to the island. What’s new and exciting about Bali
are the projects that are inspired by the Bali of old.
CULINARY CHOPS
There is no better place in Indonesia to eat than
on Bali, a place that over the years has developed
an experimental culinary scene on a par with
almost any major city in Asia. If you’re craving
excellent ceviche, you can find it here—at PICA
SOUTH AMERICAN KITCHEN (picakitchen.
com) in Ubud. There’s breakfast served all day,
along with freshly baked sourdough bread, at
the hipster-friendly PARACHUTE (parachutebali.
com). If it’s an avant-garde, multicourse dessertinspired
dining experience you fancy, book a table
at ROOM 4 DESSERT (room4dessert.com) with
The secret to navigating Bali is to
dive into its landscapes and culture.
© ULUWATU SURF VILLAS, © LOCAVORE, TOMMY SCHULTZ; ILLUSTRATION: JULIAN RENTZSCH
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RONALD AKILI
Founder of the Desa
Potato Head
WHAT PART OF THE NEW
POTATO HEAD VILLAGE
EXCITES YOU THE MOST?
Building community around
sustainability and innovation.
We want to share the
things we are passionate
about and keep learning.
Since we started committing
to sustainability we are
picking up a different type
of demographic: world-class
designers and entrepreneurs,
people who share our values.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE
SPOTS ON THE ISLAND?
The Oberoi was one of the
first luxury hotels built in the
Legian area, and it is still one
of the most beautiful hotels in
Bali. When I get some time to
explore the island, I head to
Karangasem or the east side
of Bali.
WHAT MADE YOU PIVOT
YOUR BUSINESS TO MAKE
SUSTAINABILITY CENTRAL
TO ITS MISSION? It was a
day on Kuta Beach about
five years ago. I was there to
surf with my children, and we
ended up spending the day
cleaning out the trash in the
water. It was so devastating
that even the tractors brought
in to help clean up couldn’t
get it all. That was it for me.
No turning back.
YOUR PROPERTIES SOURCE
LOCAL CRAFTS WELL.
WHICH ARE TWO YOU
CAN RECOMMEND? We
love Gaya Ceramic and
have collaborated with them
frequently. Much of our indigodyed
fabric is made by Tarum
Natural Dye in Gianyar.
You can visit if you make an
appointment beforehand.
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JOHN HARDY
Environmentalist
founder, along with
his wife, Cynthia, of
Bambu Indah
WHERE DO YOU FIND
THE OLD BALI? Long
beach walks at sunrise.
Heading to off-the-beatentrack
villages in the rural
mountains. Bike rides
through coconut groves.
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE
PLANS FOR BAMBU
INDAH? We are adding
three new living spaces,
including a house nestled
in Colombian bamboo,
complete with a freestanding
meditation
pod and plunge pool with
an unobstructed river
view, and the Chiara Tree
House from which you
can see the mountains.
WHAT ARE YOUR
FAVORITE PLACES ON
THE ISLAND? Home! We
love our daily three-hour
walks in the rice fields
across the river. We
love engaging in local
ceremonies. And we will
often head north for the
mountains on motorbikes
and just get lost.
From top: Green Village’s
Ananda House; the Kuno
House at Bambu Indah.
Facing page: The Artists
Dinner hosted by Elami and
Co and Maya Kerthyasa.
ILLUSTRATION: JULIAN RENTZSCH; STEPHEN JOHNSON, © BAMBU INDAH
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COURTESY MAYA KERTHYASA
its lush, newly expanded gardens. Looking for
innovative farm-to-table and forage-friendly
cuisine? Go directly to LOCAVORE (locavore.
co.id), a world-class restaurant run by a
Dutch-Indonesian duo that was just awarded
Best Restaurant in Indonesia by Asia’s 50 Best.
The most exciting culinary trend on the
island, however, is a long-overdue celebration
of Indonesian food. An incredibly rich and
diverse repertoire of flavors and tastes that
reflects the complex culture of the country
itself—made up of more than 15,000 islands
—Indonesian fare is having a moment
because it’s healthy and vegetable-friendly.
About six years ago, the Ubud-based writer
and restaurateur Janet DeNeefe, who offers
excellent market tours and cooking classes
through her restaurant Casa Luna and the
Honeymoon Guesthouse, launched Bali’s
first food festival that focused primarily on
Indonesia’s food scene: the UBUD FOOD
FESTIVAL (ubudfoodfestival.com), which
returns in mid-April. Some of the newest
and most exciting restaurants and cafes on
the island are Indonesian-inspired, such as
the KAUM (kaum.com) restaurant, located in the
Desa Potato Head in Seminyak, and the casual
but ambitious HUJAN LOCALE (hujanlocale.
com) in Ubud, which serves up elevated
traditional dishes such as Sundanese steamed
and fried fish dumplings with chili peanut
sauce. For a romantic Indonesian meal
with some old-school Bali magic, head
to TANDJUNG SARI (tandjungsarihotel.com),
a beautiful resort designed like a Balinese
village, with seating under old palm trees lit
by lanterns on the beach in Sanur. And worth
the journey to the northeastern part of the
island is a meal at the foot of Mount Agung
surrounded by rice fields at BALI ASLI (baliasli.
com.au), a restaurant and cooking school run
by Australian Penelope Williams.
HOMES FROM HOME
Bali boasts some of the world’s most legendarily
beautiful resorts—Four Seasons Sayan,
Amandari, COMO Shambhala Estate— but
the property that has most captartured the
imagination of the experience-seeking next
generation is BAMBU INDAH (bambuindah.
com), an estate created by the former jewelry
designer John Hardy and his wife, Cynthia,
which is perched above a dramatic river gorge
beyond Ubud. Originally made up of recovered
antique teak houses surrounded by gardens
and lily ponds, it has evolved over the years
and spilled down to the river to include several
stand-alone villas of bamboo and copper
that look like giant art nouveau bird nests,
conceived by John Hardy’s daughter Elora
and her design studio Ibuku. Elora Hardy has
also designed a village of bamboo villas, one
more ornate and fantastic than the next, called
GREEN VILLAGE (greenvillagebali.com)
located on a jungle ravine between Seminyak
and Ubud—some of the houses are available
to rent through Airbnb.
One of the newest properties to open that
celebrates “old-world” Bali is the CAPELLA
UBUD (capellahotels.com), designed, without
cutting down one single tree, by the renowned
Bill Bensley. A resort on 10 acres of emeraldgreen
rice terraces made up of 23 of the most
luxurious and fantastical tents ever conceived—
complete with rock pools and suspension
bridges—each tent has a theme (such as the
Librarian’s and Cartographer’s tents) and is
lined with lavish, rich textiles and rare antiques.
On the less-developed east side of the island
are several exclusive accommodations that are
highlighted by the VILLA IDANNA (alilahotels.
com), an elegant, intimate estate built by
Idanna Pucci—the niece of the Italian fashion
designer, Emilio Pucci, who has had a love affair
with Indonesia since the 1970s—and the very
insidery VILLA CAMPUHAN (villacampuhan.
com), a series of Sumatran-inspired villas with
multitiered roofs designed on a palm treelined
stretch of sand by the renowned Balibased
designer Linda Garland and owned by
the Hollywood director/producer Rob Cohen.
Another cultish property especially popular
with high-end surfers is ULUWATU SURF
VILLAS (uluwatusurfvillas.com), about a dozen
rustic but spacious thatched-roof villas with
an excellent cafe, scattered in lush gardens on
a cliff overlooking one of the island’s best surf
breaks. If you need a party-beach fix, head to
the buzzy Seminyak area and book a room
at the just-opened, Rem Koolhaas-designed
hotel that is part of DESA POTATO HEAD
(potatohead.co). More of a village of creatives
and design lovers than a hotel, the complex
also includes the legendary Potato Head beach
club and Katamama, a modern building made
from locally made bricks, traditionally used for
building Hindu temples, with mid-century
design-inspired interiors.
CULTURE, CRAFT & WELLNESS
Bali is an island of craft, dotted with
villages populated with master artisans who
specialize in everything from mask carving
to jewelry making. Plan to spend an hour
wandering around the TONYRAKA gallery
and cafe complex (tonyrakaartgallery.com)
in the carving village of Mas, which offers
an impressive selection of tribal art and
sculpture sourced throughout the archipelago.
For a modern take on Balinese craft, make
an appointment to stop by the CRAFT
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From left: Cacao House
in Green Village; a delicacy
from Room 4 Dessert.
DISTRICT (craftdistrictbali.com) showroom in
Kerobokan. Most of the top chefs on the island
pick up their distinctly local tableware at GAYA
CERAMIC (gayaceramic.com) outside Ubud, or
at KEVALA CERAMICS (kevalaceramics.com),
with at least three locations on the island.
Any expert in textiles has probably heard
about THREADS OF LIFE (threadsoflife.com),
a gallery and non-governmental organization
that supports traditional Indonesian batik and
ikat weaving commissioned from around 40
different cooperatives all over the country.
The newest and possibly only true
contemporary art space on the island
is ARTBALI (artbali.co.id)—a pioneering
new industrial-style art space in Nusa Dua
spearheaded by Heri Pemad, the founder of
ARTJOG, Indonesia’s flagship contemporary
art fair. Currently on display until mid-
January is a show of works titled “Speculative
Memories,” showcasing the works from 32
contemporary artists from Indonesia and
beyond. It’s possible that you might meet one
of the artists at The Dinner Series hosted by
ELAMI AND CO (elami.co), a local marketing
and events initiative, with the help of cultural
curator Maya Kerthyasa. The dinners, born of
a nostalgia for the intellectual era that existed
on Bali in the 20th century when it attracted
anthropologists, artists, and art students
from around the globe, are held in different
locations with a different cultural theme each
time. In the past that has meant an openair
meal in the rice fields at the home and
studio of an artist and ceramist , and included
the exhibition of eco-inflatable sculpture
created by the artist and jewelery designer
Carina Hardy. Elami and Co also organizes
retreats that it calls THE CREATIVE REFRESH
(thecreativerefresh.com), a bespoke five- to
ten-day experience that deeply immerses
guests in traditional Balinese culture, from
craftmaking to Hindu rituals.
Bali, specifically the Ubud area, is a major
hub for wellness, attracting some of the
world’s most respected yoga and meditation
teachers and bodywork therapists. Perhaps
two of Bali’s most spectacular spas are
both located outside Ubud: The Sacred
River Spa at FOUR SEASONS RESORT
BALI AT SAYAN (fourseasons.com/sayan)
and COMO SHAMBHALA ESTATE
(comohotels.com), which boasts an openair
spa hidden in one of the world’s most
beautifully landscaped jungle gardens. Just
the views alone, of endless emerald-green rice
terraces visible from both spas, are as healing
as a Balinese massage treatment.
ALINA VLASOVA, MARTIN WESTLAKE
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ON THE WATER
The wild, far-flung isles of Indonesia are among the most biodiverse
places on Earth—and are now accessible with full creature comforts on
a range of craft, from small explorer ships to traditional phinisi yachts.
1 One of the archipelago’s aquatic
phinisi pioneers is SILOLONA
SOJOURNS, founded by the
American expat Patti Seery and
now managed by her son Tresno.
Having brought up her children on
Bali, Seery has deep connections to
places such as Raja Ampat, Flores,
and Papua, creating strong ties to the
Asmat and Dani tribes. silolona.com
2 Another early example of a
kitted-out phinisi is the PURNAMA,
offered by the Alila hotel group.
Essentially the world’s poshest pirate
boat, it has four deluxe rooms, as
well as a master suite with a private
deck. The interiors are tastefully
designed with Indonesian textiles
and antiques. alilahotels.com
3 The two stunning teak boats built
especially for Aman (which has five
resorts across the country) can be
chartered separately or as a team:
the AMANDIRA, a two-masted
sailing vessel with five cabins, and
the AMANIKAN, a cruiser with
three cabins and excellent diving
facilities. aman.com
4 Perhaps the largest and most
opulent of all, with nine suites
outfitted with rain showers and
enormous beds, four decks
and 900sq m of space, the
beautiful-to-the-last-detail PRANA
BY ATZARÓ was conceived by
the same family behind the lush
bohemian Atzaró estate on Ibiza.
pranabyatzaro.com
5 The laid-back RASCAL VOYAGES
30m phinisi yacht with five spacious
cabins features meals overseen by
the owners of Bali’s popular surferinspired
cafes Milk & Madu and
Watercress, and the captain points
the prow at the most beautiful and
pristine uninhabited beaches on the
archipelago. rascalvoyages.com
6 Watersports and diving
expeditions that go as off the map
as possible—often to the surreal
landscapes of Raja Ampat—are
the speciality of MERIDIAN
ADVENTURE, an invitation-only
travel company that arranges
bespoke journeys for groups
using a flotilla of catamarans.
meridianadventures.com
7 The two-year-old KUDANIL
EXPLORER, a converted offshore
rig support vessel, is for those who
dream of being a true adventurer.
With eight berths, it has the space
to offer abundant sea toys, a
spa cabin and two restaurants,
and though it’s not glam-forward,
its range and stability are
unsurpassed. kudanil.com
8 The latest addition to the
Indo-cruising scene is AQUA
EXPEDITIONS, whose Aqua Blu,
formerly the British naval explorer
HMS Beagle, has 15 individually
bookable suites and itineraries
that centre on exploring eastern
Indonesia over the course of one or
two weeks. aquaexpeditions.com
PEITA BLYTHE
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CALDER
13 DECEMBER 2019 – 9 FEBRUARY 2020
ST. MORITZ
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FROM THE RENAISSANCE
TO TODAY
Voltage, 1942, by
Dorothea Tanning;
Fantastic Women at
the Schirn Kunsthalle.
GIO PONTI
Maxxi, Rome;
until 13 April
RAPHAEL
Scuderie del Quirinale,
Rome; 5 March – 14 June;
National Gallery, London;
3 Oct – 24 Jan 2021
MATISSE
Centre Pompidou, Paris;
13 May – 31 Aug
There may be no individual
more responsible for
What more is there to say
about the iconic artist?
School of Mathematics, Rome, 1932-35,
the boom in postwar Italian Another Renaissance master Quite a bit, it turns out,
by Gio Ponti; Maxxi.
design than Ponti, who receives his celebration, as the creative curators at
receives a fittingly large
retrospective 40 years
after his death, featuring
drawings, architectural
models, furniture pieces,
notebooks, and much
more. maxxi.art
a year after the Leonardo
fetes. These twin exhibitions
celebrate the 500th
anniversary of Raphael’s
death. scuderiequirinale.it,
nationalgallery.org.uk
Rome Ciampino Airport:
Pompidou pair works from
across Matisse’s career
with, unusually, literature,
shedding new light on
the French artist on the
occasion of his 150th
birthday. centrepompidou.fr
Rome Fiumicino;
12 miles; London City Airport: Paris Le Bourget:
19 miles 8 miles
10 miles
NAM SHEELA
A Luta
Yanomami,
Claudia
Andujar;
Fondation
Cartier.
JUNE PAIK
Tate Modern, London;
until 9 Feb
The major retrospective for
the South Korean visionary
is touring the globe,
moving on to the Stedelijk
in Amsterdam (14 March
– 23 Aug) as well as the
Museum of Contemporary
Art in Chicago, the
San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art and the
National Gallery of
Singapore. tate.org.uk
London City Airport:
8 miles
GOWDA
Lenbachhaus, Munich;
31 March – 26 July
A rare opportunity to see a
solo exhibition of sculptures
and installations by the
Indian artist, who won
this year’s Maria Lassnig
Prize and has previously
exhibited at the Kochi-
Muziris Biennale in 2012,
the Venice Biennale in
2009, and Documenta
12 in Kassel, Germany, in
2007. lenbachhaus.de
Munich International
Airport: 27 miles
© THE ESTATE OF DOROTHEA TANNING/VG BILD-KUNST, BONN 2019, PHOTO: JOCHEN LITTKEMANN, BERLIN; © GIO PONTI ARCHIVES; © CLAUDIA ANDUJAR
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Ten exhibitions of note across Europe in 2020.
By Brian Noone
© ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS; © ESTATE OF NAM JUNE PAIK; © CENTRE POMPIDOU, MNAM-CCI/GEORGES MEGUERDITCHIAN/DIST. RMN-GP © SUCCESSION H. MATISSE
THE
LONELINESS
OF THE
SOUL
Munch Museum,
Oslo (from spring)
The massive new museum
dedicated to Edvard Munch
in Oslo will open this spring
with an exhibition pairing
British artist Tracey Emin’s
work with the Norwegian
master, who was one of her
most significant inspirations.
The show then travels to
the Royal Academy in
London. munchmuseet.no
Oslo Airport:
30 miles
SCHALL
UND
RAUCH
Kunsthaus, Zurich;
24 April – 19 July
The raucous 1920s are
in focus at this sprawling
exhibition, which looks to
Berlin, Paris, and Vienna
in one of Europe’s most
artistically fruitful periods.
Dada, Bauhaus, modern
design, Neue Sachlichkeit—
works from a range of
movements are on loan
from both public and
private collections.
kunsthaus.ch
Zurich Airport:
7 miles
Marguerite au chat noir, 1910, Henri Matisse; Centre Pompidou.
CLAUDIA
ANDUJAR
Fondation Cartier, Paris;
30 Jan – 10 May
Equally parts political
statement and artistic
achievement, this is the
largest-ever exhibition
of the Switzerland-born
photographer who
dedicated more than
five decades of her life
to photographing and
protecting the Yanomami,
one of Brazil’s largest
indigenous groups.
fondationcartier.com
Paris Le Bourget Airport:
15 miles
TV Garden,
1974-1977,
Nam June Paik;
Tate Modern.
EDWARD
HOPPER
Beyeler Foundation, Basel;
26 Jan – 17 May
For the first time,
the American artist’s
landscapes will be
the centerpiece of
an exhibition, which
brings together both
masterpieces and rarely
seen pictures from across
the globe, offering a new
perspective on Hopper’s
still-relevant interpretation
of modernity.
fondationbeyeler.ch
Basel-Mulhouse Airport:
7 miles
It -– didnt stop – I
didnt stop, 2019,
Tracey Emin;
Munch Museum.
FANTASTIC
WOMEN
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt;
13 Feb – 24 May
A wide-ranging exhibition
about the women of
Surrealism—from Frida
Kahlo to Dorothea
Tanning—that includes
more than 250 works
by 34 women. The
groundbreaking exhibition,
which is the first major
show on the subject, moves
to the Louisiana Museum
outside Copenhagen (18
June – 27 Sept). schirn.de
Frankfurt Airport:
8 miles
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BACK ON TOP
The latest culinary offerings in Paris
are hitting all the right notes, from nouveau
casual to classic gastronomic menus.
By Alexander Lobrano
MARIE-LINE SINA, BENOIT LINERO
Stéphanie Le Quellec’s La Scène
proffers technically impressive and
creative dishes.
Facing page: high dining in the Eiffel
Tower’s Le Jules Verne restaurant.
Paris has always been a famously
delicious destination, but today it’s
more delectable than ever. A new
generation of spectacularly talented
chefs has introduced a host of new addresses
that, for the most part, eschew formality in
favor of conviviality while the haute cuisine
temples remain deserving of all the attention
they get, and a set of glam-forward fixtures
has enraptured the creative classes.
As for what’s on the tables, a strong local
penchant for healthy eating is reflected by
vegetables getting star billing on the menus
of many new Parisian restaurants, and most
chefs are also favoring sustainable produce
on their menus, too, which means razor
shell clams, mussels, and mackerel instead of
wild sea bass or industrially raised salmon.
Coddled egg starters are everywhere,
and there is an increased appreciation of
cosmopolitan flair (fairly new to the French),
which means spices once confined to
baking—nutmeg and mace, for example—
are adding unexpected dash to savory dishes
all over town.
Restaurateur Stéphane Manigold is one
of the best examples of the new culinary
wave. Substance, his first eatery in the 16th
arrondissement that has one of the best
Champagne lists in Paris, Manigold recently
opened CONTRASTE (contraste.paris), an
intimate table near the Place de la Madeleine
in the heart of the city with beautiful 18thcentury
moldings and decor by local interior
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designer Michel Amar. Chefs Kevin de Poree
and Erwan Ledru cook for a chic crowd of
locals and offer a regularly changing menu
of inventive contemporary French dishes
that include wild mushrooms with spelt and
quince, red mullet with chicken livers and
fennel, mackerel with lardo di Colonnata
and seaweed butter, and Bellota pork with
oysters and sea herbs with oyster-studded
potato puree.
Another chef branching out in the City
of Light is Yannick Alléno, who has just
debuted PAVYLLON (yannick-alleno.com). “I
wanted to create a new restaurant that was
relaxed and intimate, and which would be
a showcase for some of my latest culinary
ideas,” says the Michelin three-star chef
of his third eatery in the Pavillon Ledoyen
(this same location also includes his superb
Michelin one-star sushi bar, L’Abysse, and
his three-star gastronomic dinner-only space
upstairs). With counter seating overlooking
an open kitchen in a sunny room enlivened
by the surrounding gardens, this excellent new
offering, which is open daily, serves an alluring
menu of creative dishes like spinach soup
with scamorza cheese, nutmeg, and roasted
mushrooms; oyster beignet with lovage
granite and pike mousse; sole cooked with vin
jaune, comté and cabbage; and Wagyu beef
stroganoff. Don’t miss the salted caramel ice
cream with double cream, amarena cherries,
and candied hazelnuts for dessert.
A kilometer to the north, just on the other
side of the Elysée Palace, chef Stéphanie Le
Quellec has launched LA SCÈNE (la-scene.
paris), currently one of the most exciting
tables in Paris with its chic contemporary
decor and open kitchen. After winning
two Michelin stars while cooking at the
Prince de Galles hotel, Le Quellec’s new
venture involves technically impeccable
and equally creative dishes such as poached
langoustines with buckwheat and a quenelle
of blancmange with the claw meat of the
crustaceans; Scottish grouse with morels
cooked with smoked tea, veal sweetbreads
with roasted cauliflower and harissa; and a
ganache of criollo chocolate from Venezuela
made with olive oil. Le Quellec has a bright
future ahead of her.
Two venerable Left Bank addresses
have similarly promising times ahead as
well, thanks to the recent injection of new
creativity to the kitchens. LES CLIMATS
(lesclimats.fr) has always had a lot of charm
and an excellent wine list—notably a superb
selection of burgundies. Set in a former Belle
Époque residence for telephone operators
near the Musée d’Orsay, with the arrival of
new chef Emmanuel Kouri, it’s become one
of the best restaurants in the neighborhood.
Kouri, who previously worked with Pierre
Gagnaire, Yannick Alléno and Éric Fréchon,
presents a suave menu that changes seasonally
and runs to dishes like Breton lobster sautéed
in butter with avocado and curry bouillon;
cèpe with gnocchi and Beaufort cheese; linecaught
wild sea bass with shellfish and leek
garnished with poutargue; and pickled lemon
and passion fruit sorbet.
The second Left Bank star is even more
familiar: Located on the second floor of the
Eiffel Tower, LE JULES VERNE (restaurantstoureiffel.com)
has the best views of Paris
and is one of the city’s most romantic dining
spots, lately improved by elegant interior
in tones of grey, white, pearl, and gold by
Paris-based interior architect Aline Asmar
d’Amman. The new chef, Frédéric Anton,
has three Michelin stars at the excellent Le
Pré Catelan in the Bois de Boulogne, and
he has placed Kevin Garcia, sous chef at Le
Pré Catelan, in the kitchen at Le Jules Verne.
The evolving menu includes dishes such as
a velvety crème Dubarry—cauliflower cream
served with a flan of baby leeks—and chicken
poached in foie gras bouillon with wild
mushrooms and an Albufera sauce (duck foie
gras, cognac, white port, madeira, chicken
bouillon, and cream).
For people whose Paris is Saint-
Germain-des-Prés or the silk-stocking 8th
arrondissement, a trip to LE CHEVAL D’OR
(chevaldorparis.com) in the funky northeastern
19th arrondissement of the French capital might
seem like visiting a new city, but this is part of
the fun of discovering brilliant restaurateurs
Florent Ciccoli and Taku Sekine’s latest
address: It’s a diminutive neo-Asian destination
that serves up dishes like clams steamed in
lemongrass broth, weakfish carpaccio with yuzu
and soy sauce, and bao buns filled with crème
pâtissière to a hungry flock of young Parisian
artists and trend makers.
Similarly far from the city’s gilded
districts is MAISON (maison-sota.com),
which occupies an old warehouse in the
11th arrondissement. Japan-born chef Sota
Atsumi won rave reviews as a chef at Clown
Bar, and now he’s gone out on his own with
a unique, domestic-scale space that’s been
redesigned by Japanese architect Tsuyoshi
Tane with a lot of wit: for instance, tomettes,
Clockwise from top left: chef Amandine
Chaignot in front of Pouliche; eggs marinated
in beetroot at Contraste; Assaf Granit, chefowner
of Shabour; Maison, Sota Atsumi’s new
restaurant housed in a former warehouse
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An international palate has been more
prevalent recently in the City of Light.
traditional French terracotta tiles, are usually
used on floors, but he’s put them on the walls,
which gives this place a lot of warmth. The
dining room is found in a mezzanine, and
most seats are at a long, large table d’hôte in
front of the open kitchen where Atsumi and
his team work. The menu evolves constantly
but runs to dishes like veal tartare with cèpes
and haddock; roasted monkfish with squid’s
ink; and a luscious pithiviers—a short-crust
pastry torte, filled with duck, foie gras, and
spinach, and garnished with quince puree.
Close by, in the hip 10th arrondissement,
chef Amandine Chaignot has unveiled
POULICHE (poulicheparis.com). After working
as executive chef at the Rosewood Hotel in
London and the Hotel Raphael in Paris, her
own restaurant bristles with inventive and
refined market-driven dishes. Vegetables play
a major role here—most of the starters are
vegetarian, including a soup of different grains;
maize tempura; and grilled halloumi with sage
oil. An all-vegetarian dinner menu is served
every Wednesday night. Main courses include
skate wing with broccoletti and pickled pears;
wild duck with cabbage and chestnuts; and
sautéed turnips and cèpes with figs.
In addition to vegetables, an international
palate has been more prevalent recently, and
nowhere is this more evident than COYA
(coyarestaurant.com). After London, Dubai,
Abu Dhabi, and Monte Carlo, the Peruvian
institution favored by beaux mondes has
launched a branch in Paris’ Beaupassage, a tiny
Left Bank lane with a gastronomic vocation.
Start your meal with one of its superb pisco
sours, and then tuck into dishes like sea bass
ceviche with red onion, sweet potato, and white
corn; yellowfin tuna tiradito with sesame seeds
and pickled cucumber; and arroz Nikkei (rice
with sea bass, lime, and chili). There’s also great
people-watching at this see-and-be-seen place.
Israel-born, Paris-based chef Assaf Granit
had massive success with Balagan, his first
foray in the French capital, and now his
team—Uri Navon, Dan Yosha and Tomer
Lanzman—have a hit on their hands again
with SHABOUR (restaurantshabour.com), a
tiny Israeli-Mediterranean bolthole with
an open kitchen surrounded by a pink
marble counter where guests are served. Its
festive, low-lit, speakeasy-like atmosphere
and excellent cooking, including dishes
like eggs marinated in tea slicked with
tahini and garnished with salmon eggs
gravlax with horseradish cream, red mullet
with braised fennel, and Wagyu beef with
freekeh, aubergine caramel, and girolles
mushrooms, has made it one of the most
sought-after new addresses in Paris—and
an apt example of the city’s continuing
culinary swagger.
BENOIT LINERO, NICOLAS LOBBESTAEL
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PEAK
PROPERTY
SWISS ALPS
At the heart of the Four Valleys, Verbier is
a sophisticated sporting resort for those who
ski hard and play hard. Just a 45-minute
drive from Sion airport, it has a youthful
vibe and easy access to 250 miles of highaltitude,
snow-sure runs and off-piste magic.
The town is more a private chalet than
hotel destination, and CHALET SOLMAÏ
(knightfrank.com) is typical of the traditional
stone and timber houses for which the region
is universally recognized. Available to foreign
buyers and within walking distance of the
resort’s nightlife, the sumptuous Solmaï
has unobstructed 300-degree mountain
views from wraparound terraces and picture
windows, plus sauna and hammam, southfacing
living area, and ten bedrooms. Even
closer to the action, steps away from Place
Centrale, the four-bedroom RÉSIDENCE
ALEX (savills.com) is the pick of 13 apartments
in a new complex, opposite the Combins
massif, with its own indoor swimming pool.
A classic low-maintenance fly-in/fly-out
proposition, it would work equally well for
the summer music and e-bike festivals as for
après-ski merriment.
Sion Airport to Verbier: 34 miles
WHISTLER
Consistently voted the top ski resort in North
America, Whistler has an average annual
snowfall of nearly 35 feet. Under two-hours’
drive north of Vancouver on Canada’s Pacific
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standout high-altitude homes for wintertime schussing
or summer sojourns.
By Peter Swain
SIMON DEVITT
Twin Peaks View, Otago, New Zealand.
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The best ski homes
work 12 months a year.
coastline, the town hosted several 2010 Winter
Olympic events, so it has a vibrant hospitality
and sporting scene, with an exchange rate
Americans find to their advantage. The
contemporary design of the newly built 2919
HERITAGE PEAKS (whistler.evrealestate.
com) in the private Kadenwood development
speaks to functionality and comfort, as well
to as easy ski-in/ski-out access to the slopes.
The seven bedrooms in the 6,200 sq. ft. layout
are complemented by majestic mountain and
lake views, a temperature-controlled wine
cellar, gym, and media room. Buyers looking
for a fully managed option with some rental
income on the side may prefer one of the
three-bedroom FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE
RESIDENCES (realestateinwhistler.com). Openplan
layouts and gourmet kitchens perfect for
entertaining, plus a ski concierge, 24-hour
room service, health club, and pool round out
the high-spec, low-maintenance package.
Vancouver Airport to Whistler: 84 miles
SOUTHERN ALPS
Queenstown in Otago on New Zealand’s
South Island has the best skiing in
Australasia. The Remarkables mountain
range, Coronet Peak and Peak, and Cardrona
offer not only downhill and cross-country
skiing but also heli-skiing, while in summer
there are five impressive golf courses and
the wineries of the Gibbston Valley to
enjoy. TWIN PEAK VIEW (luxuryrealestate.
co.nz) on Lake Wakatipu is a contemporary
interpretation of a traditional mountain lodge
set in spectacular scenery familiar to Lord of
the Rings devotees. The recently completed
four-bedroom-suite residence, built to the
highest environmental standards, sits on 140
acres and is a 30-minute drive to the slopes
and a dozen great restaurants. Right on Jack’s
Point, a fine 18-holer, the four-bedroom ONE
HACKETT ROAD (realestate.co.nz) is a more
modest affair but ideal holiday home. A
three-minute drive to The Remarkables ski
field, its vaulted ceilings and large windows
make for an airy ambiance, the clubhouse is
around the corner, and nearby white-water
rafting and bungee jumping should keep
guests entertained in the summer.
From top: 294 Draw Drive, Aspen, U.S.; Résidence Alex, Verbier, France.
ASPEN
Led by Snowmass, this Colorado resort town
actually has four main ski areas catering to
downhillers of all abilities, making it a perfect
family destination. It also has five-star cuisine,
designer shopping, and several world-class
spas, all within a short drive of Aspen airport.
The sumptuous six-bedroom residence at
294 DRAW DRIVE (christiesrealestate.com)
on Red Mountain has generous entertaining
spaces on multiple outside terraces, each with
a different mountainscape, as well as a home
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theatre, wine enclave and large fireplace to
warm the cockles after a day on the slopes—
the Aspen Mountain Ski Resort is only a
short drive away. On a smaller scale, but
still substantial enough for a family holiday
in winter or summer—when the walking,
cycling and horse riding all come into their
own—a three-bedroom condo like the one at
900 E DURANT AVENUE (knightfrank.com)
in downtown Aspen is a low-stress option.
High ceilings, open plan, and just a few
blocks from the gondola, it would rent in a
heartbeat.
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport to town centre:
3 miles
DOLOMITES
This dazzling snowcapped region in
northeast Italy combines fine food, effortless
elegance and, in Val Gardena, Cortina and
the Kronplatz, world-class skiing. With
Milan to the southwest and Venice to the
southeast, the most convenient small airport
for South Tyrolean winter sports is Bolzano.
The vogue for hotel and spa facilities on tap
is gathering pace, with the full-service LEFAY
WELLNESS RESIDENCES (savills.com) in
Pinzolo, part of the Madonna di Campiglio
ski area, a good example. The 19 two- to
four-bedroom apartments are separated
from the hotel by a wellness center featuring
thermal baths, indoor and outdoor heated
pools, spa, and gym. A grander entity, a villa
in SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE (engelvoelkers.
com) is close to the Kronplatz, venue of the
World Cup giant slalom last January. This
seven-bedroom South Tyrolean Alpine
affair divides into different apartments, so
it could accommodate family and friends
who in the summer can hike and cycle in
the nearby Fanes-Sennes-Braies nature
park—the best ski homes work 12 months
a year.
Bolzano Airport to Pinzolo: 71 miles; to
Kronplatz: 64 miles
VERMONT
The Green Mountain State is famous as
the iconic setting of Bing Crosby’s White
Christmas and, not unrelated, skiing. The
slopes may not compare with the Alps,
but they’re family-friendly. Ten miles from
the Spruce Peak ski lifts, 506 NORTH HILL
ROAD (realtor.com) in Stowe would suit the
old crooner himself. He’d have loved the
rustic-meets-modern country design, with
acres of wood and stone on display in the
palatial reception rooms, and 11 bedrooms
in all—including, across a stainless steel
and Ipe bridge, a separate guest house
for the band. Two hours south, 40
MOUNTAINSIDE DRIVE (nathanrmastroeni.
fourseasonssir.com) is close to Killington and
Snowdon peaks. Surrounded by classic New
England woodland, the super-comfortable
six-bedroom residence has its own micro
resort with games room, sauna, gym, and
slate hot tub room downstairs. It’s almost
impossible not to hear Bing sing: “May all
your Christmases be white.”
Morrisville-Stowe State Airport to Stowe:
7 miles
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PRIVATE
PARADISE
Nested on a gorgeous private beach, Porto Zante Villas & Spa on the
Greek Island of Zakynthos is an award-winning hideaway offering ultimate
privacy and unique experiences for families and couples alike
Voted Europe’s Leading Luxury Beach Hotel at the World Travel Awards and
making the 14 Best Hotels for Families in the World for Condé Nast Traveller,
Porto Zante is a wonderfully discreet hideaway, choice of famous clientele from
all over the world. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, this
private paradise, located on the magical Greek Island of Zakynthos, has perfected
the merging of royal personal services and bespoke activities, satisfying even the
most discerning guest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Call +30 210 8218640 or +44 (0)20 8882 6767, email reservations@portozante.com or visit portozante.com

PROMOTION
WORLD-CLASS ESCAPE
Nine stunning villas are built amphitheatrically over a secluded
sandy beach and boast private heated pools and stunning views
of the Ionian Sea, creating an escape in the truest sense of the
word. Inside these super-luxe havens, selected Armani/Casa and
Gervasoni furniture add to the laidback glamorous aesthetic;
the divine marble bathrooms are equipped with Bulgari guest
amenities, while cutting-edge technology is represented by Bang &
Olufsen entertainment systems and iMac desktops.
BESPOKE EXPERIENCES
In case you wish to emerge from your private cocoon and the
24-hour in-villa dining service – ideally complementing the
Club House Greek & Mediterranean Restaurant and the Maya
Contemporary Asian Restaurant – an array of luxury experiences
and fun activities awaits. Delicious dining in one of the resort’s
restaurants, private training in the Gym by Technogym, yoga
sessions on the tip of the water, water sports for adults and
children, private yacht excursions to amaze families and couples
alike, or – naturally – a signature zen spa treatment. Awarded
Greece’s Leading Hotel Spa, the Waterfront Spa is situated in
front of the cobalt waters of the Ionian Sea and excels in over
20 therapies inspired by Greek nature. And while parents
unwind under the care of experienced therapists, the staff at
the Kids’ Club oversees children’s entertainment and organises
fun activities.

tasting notes
The Last Drop is the world’s
most exclusive spirits company,
pioneering its own niche as
a family-first dynasty.
By Brian Noone
SPIRITS OF
DISTINCTION
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The award-winning Last Drop
56-year-old Blended Scotch Whisky,
introduced in September, is the firm’s
16th release since 2008.
Previous page: joint Managing
Directors Beanie Geraedts-Espey,
left, and Rebecca Jago.
If it’s not good, we have nowhere to
hide,” says Rebecca Jago one autumnal
day in London, summing up her U.K.-
based firm’s philosophy in a single,
epigrammatic phrase. She and co-director
Beanie Geraedts-Espey run The Last Drop,
a spirits company exclusively focused on the
top of the market, which puts them in an
unusually precarious position.
Geraedts-Espey, sitting opposite, explains:
“So many other companies, whether distillers
or bottlers, have great whiskies, but they live
or die based on the 12-year-old, or perhaps
the 18-year-old, bottles. Their premium
spirits are more of a halo effect. We are
unique in our premium-only position.”
The Last Drop was founded by Jago’s
and Geraedts-Espey’s fathers in 2008 with
a single, one-of-a-kind mission: to deliver
spirits of the highest quality to passionate
connoisseurs. Over the past 11 years, they
have had only 16 releases, each of which had
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a remarkably low number of bottles, ranging
from as few as 32 to as many as 1,347.
It is a daring concept for the notoriously
fickle drinks industry—and one that proved
its success in 2016 when the firm was
acquired by Sazerac, the large American
spirits conglomerate. Jago and Geraedts-
Espey continue to retain full creative control,
but they appreciate the opportunity to lay
down stock for future bottlings, a luxury
their fathers did not have in the early years,
as Jago explains: “James [Espey] effectively
bankrolled the first release, and there was no
question of doing a second release until they
had enough cash.”
James Espey, who remains active in the
firm, and Tom Jago, who passed away last
year, encouraged their daughters to join
the company in 2014, turning what had
been extraordinary individual careers into a
family dynasty. James and Tom spent decades
working across the spirits industry, and their
successes are legendary: Malibu rum, Bailey’s
Irish Cream, Johnnie Walker Blue Label,
Chivas Regal 18. But those projects were all
for other companies—and they were often
as much about marketing as they were the
liquid in the bottle.
The Last Drop, their first solo project,
turned that formula on its head: The liquid
was the only thing that mattered. In the
mid-2000s, they started canvassing their
acquaintances for old casks that were
languishing in obscurity, either because the
owner didn’t want or couldn’t afford to market
it in such a small quantity. It took years to
find the right whisky—and that became their
first release, The Last Drop 1960 Blended
Scotch Whisky.
The 15 releases since then have primarily
been whiskies, but they have also included
three cognacs, a bourbon, and a duo of ports
(from 1870 and 1970). It’s a range that
appeals to connoisseurs of all types, and not
just the amateur variety—there are glowing
tasting notes from world-renowned experts
( Jancis Robinson loved the port; Charles
Maclean effused about a 1968 single malt), as
well as awards aplenty, including for the most
recent release, a 56-year-old with 732 bottles,
which earned the title of Best Blended Scotch
Whisky (26-50 years) in the industry-leading
tome “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020”.
The bottlings are available, at the moment,
only from select retailers around the globe
(consult the firm’s website for a list), but a
number of clients have gone on the brand’s
full “journey of discovery,” as Geraedts-Espey
calls it, purchasing every single release. “One
of our customers,” Geraedts-Espey says with
a smile, “has planned out which events he’s
going to open a bottle for: his daughter’s 21st
birthday, a milestone anniversary, and so on.
It’s such a joy for us to have built such strong
relationships.”
These are relationships, she explains, that
are built on trust. Clients trust that the brand
will stay true to its principles; namely, that
they will always put the quality of the spirit
first. “Our criteria are that it is old and rare
and fresh and delicious,” says Jago. “Every
spirit must meet all of those four.”
The vetting process is complex and includes
industry experts, as well as a final tasting with
the full Last Drop team, where they confirm
the spirit’s quality—or disconfirm it. They
reject around 95% of the spirits they seriously
consider, and sometimes there is heartbreak
in the room, says Jago. “The last work trip my
father and I took together was to Cognac,”
she says. “We were introduced to a man who
had a family collection to sell. As we tasted
barrels from 1906 and 1917, I was completely
certain we had found our next release. But
we had to bring a sample back to London to
taste; we never bottle anything because of a
name or an age.”
Geraedts-Espey interjects: “Bearing in
mind, this was 2016 and the next release
was going to be 2017, so it would have been
amazing: 100 years on, a family story.”
“But we tasted it, and it wasn’t very nice,”
Jago continues. “The disappointment was
palpable.”
“Even now,” confirms Geraedts-Espey
with a sigh.
It’s precisely this intense, personal
dedication that connoisseurs have come
to treasure, but it’s not the only thing.
The prices are, given the age of the spirits,
exceptionally reasonable. “Value for money
is really important for us,” says Geraedts-
Espey, “which is why our price point is
nowhere near the £20,000 or £30,000 mark
of some other brands.”
The women are aware of the particularly
buoyant market for old whiskies, but, as
Jago puts it, they both insist that “spirits are
designed to be drunk, not locked up and
resold for twice what you paid for it.”
“Our bottlings are like any collectible,”
Geraedts-Espey continues. “Buy them
because you love them. If you need to sell
them, or want to, fine—chances are you’ll
make a little money. But The Last Drop is
not an investment vehicle.”
Their boldness in this respect is admirable
for its integrity and it rings true to the
firm’s—and their fathers’—principles. “The
hero is inside the bottle,” James Espey has
said repeatedly. And for The Last Drop, it
always will be. lastdropdistillers.com
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The Fife Arms in rural Scotland
is more than a hotel—it’s a new
vision, led by dynamic gallerists
Iwan and Manuela Wirth,
of how to integrate art into
our lives.
Photography by Sim Canetty-Clarke
ARMED
WITH ART
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The Fife Arms is further evidence, if any were needed, that Iwan
and Manuela Wirth are changing the art world with every new
opening. The power couple behind Hauser & Wirth, one of the
globe’s most influential private art galleries, are extending their
reach far, far beyond the white cube particularly through Artfarm,
their hospitality business. The Scottish hotel, which opened earlier
this year, is a testament to the scope of their vision: more than
14,000 individual pieces adorn the property, with each of the
46 rooms decorated according to its own theme. Art becomes,
in this Highland hideaway, not a spotlit showcase but a constant
companion and an able match for the natural beauty that awaits
outside in the Aberdeenshire wilds (guests’ preferred activities
include walks in the nearby Cairngorms National Park and salmon
fishing in the adjacent River Dee). On-site masterpieces range from
portraits by Lucian Freud and Picasso to one-off works of master
craftsmen—joined by an indulgent spa, wood-fired kitchen, and
amply stocked bar (180 whiskies and counting). The Artfarm stable
includes spaces as diverse as the Manuela restaurant in the Arts
District of Los Angeles, and the bucolic arts centre in rural Somerset.
Like Fife Arms, they all offer immersive experiences where art is
integrated more fully with life—and once you stay for a night or
two, it’s hard not to be persuaded that this is how it should be.
thefifearms.com
Opening page: Fife Arms owners Iwan and Manuela Wirth stand with their canine companions in front of a vast carved
chimneypiece depicting Scottish poet Robert Burns and scenes from his writing.
Previous spread: The Drawing Room ceiling has been covered with Chinese artist Zhang Enli’s mural “Ancient Quartz”, 2018,
while the walls feature a Glen Check tweed pattern designed by local artisan Araminta Campbell.
Opposite: a side staircase adorned with pieces of taxidermy and images of the natural world.
Following page: Louise Bourgeois’ massive Spider, 1994, which sits in the inner courtyard, is one of the first of the pieces from
the French artist’s long-running series.
Final page: the antler chandelier in The Fog House, a private dining room, features more than 500 stag antlers, all sourced
by Gareth Guy, who owns the local store McLean of Braemar.
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in conversation with
TRAVEL
Sun-worshipper or thrill-seeker?
I am always a sun-worshipper
since it is the main source of life
energy and force. Ideally, I would
have a mix between mountains
and sea. I love being active in
the first part of the day and then
relaxing and unwinding later. I feel
like our real home is always going
to be Mother Nature so that’s
where I feel at my best.
GOURMET
Top names or hidden gems?
I am all about locally grown,
organic food. I love visiting local
farmers’ markets and bio shops. I
truly believe in the power of whole
food that is grown locally with
love and quality. Bio-farming is our
base that we need to go back to
in order to reach optimal health.
ARTS
Still life or live performance?
I usually like seeing live
performances because they bring
out the best from the artist. I love
theater as it’s intimate and allows
an artist to be interactive with
a crowd. I also like interactive
museums, where through
advanced technology you can
relive some art pieces or go back
in time.
ENTERTAINMENT
Good book or big screen?
I do love reading books, and my
wife has a great library and holds
a “book club” at home where
lots of inspiring knowledge is
transferred. Writing a diary is a
big thing for us at home and we
truly believe in the superpower that
journaling holds.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
The legendary tennis star and NetJets
Ambassador on life away from the court.
FUTURE PLANS
Commentary box or coaching?
Coaching and various forms
of mentoring. I like making a
difference on the court. I can see
me implementing my philosophy in
one tennis academy system in the
future and transferring my passion
and knowledge of the game.
JULIAN RENTZSCH
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