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  • BIG ART FESTIVAL - world premiere on Capri starring Andrea Bocceli

    On July the 20th, an incredible double concert in one night with two of the most fascinating musicians of the moment will take place in Capri. Maestro Andrea Bocelli, the classical Italian tenor, and Jamie Cullum, one of the leading jazz-pop musicians in the world, will perform during an unforgettable night in Capri, the most beautiful island of the Mediterranean. Presented within the concert series of BIG ART FESTIVAL at the Capri Palace Jumeirah, one of the most luxurious hotels of the European continent, this concert will be one of the biggest cultural highlights in 2022. Special guest of the gala evening - Kati Topuria and Baygali Serkebaev. The Capri Palace Jumeirah is the best and most exclusive five star hotel on the Italian island. The concert will be accompanied by a top notch gala dinner, combining extraordinary music, haute cuisine by renowned chefs and a distinguished service. This unique encounter is another world premiere that will take place during this special event that nobody should be missing. Tickets are available at www.berin-iglesias.art @bigartfestival @beriniglesias_art @jamiecullum @keti_one_official #BigArtFestival #BerinIglesiasArt #beriniglesiasholding #andreabocelli #jamiecullum #Capri #Italy

  • FAMILY OWNED JEWELRY GIANT LE VIAN UNVEILS THE PIVOTAL SENTIMENTS SET TO DRIVE 2023’S JEWELRY DEMAND

    A glittering ballroom brimming with dazzling jewelry and packed to the rafters with the who’s who of the jewelry world - from global retailers, to leading independent stores, A-list press, influencers and VVVIP clients - was the scene at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, for Le Vian's 23rd annual red carpet catwalk which hailed the key sentiments that will drive forward jewelry demand in 2023. The Le Vian 2023 Trend Forecast distills the feelings and lessons of our time and ties these to jewelry that articulates these feelings. Seven members of the next generation of the LeVian family announced the 7 trends of 2023. Key sentiments include Alive! Beautiful Creations™, arising from a primal desire to attach ourselves to life itself and to nature; Tranqulity, the state of inner peace we strive for when the backdrop to our lives and our world exhibits chaos and conflict; and Balance, a return to normalcy and possibility, expressed by emerald gemstones and emerald cuts, renowned for balance. Multiple members of the LeVian family conducted a tribute for the 100th birthday of their late father and grandfather, highlighting how his characteristics and attributes have continually informed the values that have inspired the next generation of the LeVian family. The LeVian Red Carpet Revue™, which is widely acclaimed to be the world's most authoritative fine jewelry trend forecast, also served as a fundraiser supporting children's charities includingl St Jude's Children's Research Hospital and Jewelers for Children as well as the Diamonds Do Good organization that empowers people in the remote diamond producing areas of the world. In the last year, LeVian’s Red Carpet Revue events have raised over $1m for these chosen charities. The broadcast quality production was streamed live by Le Vian as well as Kay, Jared, Belk and multiple independent retailers via their respective social media channels direct from Vegas. Models on the runway included a friend of Le Vian, Andie Weinman, president of Continental Buying Group and the miraculous survivor of an illness which 2 years ago she was told was terminal, who was accompanied on the runway by her beloved dog Elvis. They both modeled designs from the Alive! Beautiful Creations collection. Catwalk guests enjoyed a stunning musical performance by Kodi Lee, a 25 year old blind and autistic musical prodigy, a pianist who first rose to fame after winning season 14 of America's Got Talent. CEO Eddie LeVian said: "Over the last two decades, we have identified style trends by looking to our credentials in high fashion, red carpet celebrity dressing and consumer behaviors, gleaned from sales at our thousands of annual one-day trunk shows featuring one-of-a-kind originals from hundreds of new collections each year. However, for our 2023 Trend Forecast we have pivoted our focus to the emotions at the core of jewelry buying decisions. We are focusing on the consumer sentiments which reflect the zeitgeist and articulate the mood of the moment in popular culture. This is an important step for the future of our family business, which I'm glad to say nine members of the next generation have joined in the last two decades." THE 7 KEY JEWELRY TRENDS FOR 2023 Alive! Beautiful Creations After a turbulent two years, a primal desire to attach ourselves to life itself, to nature, and to a sense of rebirth, has given rise to Le Vian's Beautiful Creations collection, comprising original, artistic bejeweled iterations of nature’s creations that inhabit our land, air and sea. Le Vian collections span heavenly creatures of Land, Air and Sea, which reign supreme in the jeweled jungle of Le Vian, from dogs, long known as man’s best friend, symbolizing loyalty, family, devotion, patience and perseverance, to fish denoting rebirth, fertility, good luck and health and butterflies reminding us of transformation. Le Vian named Alive as the Trend of the Year for 2023. Tranquility For 2023, Le Vian forecasts the compelling allure of Periwinkle, characterized by blue with varying subtones of pinks and purples. Inspired by clear warm blue skies, ethereal waters and deep blue seas, it’s blue that brings us calm - a state of inner peace we all strive for whenever the backdrop to our lives and our world exhibits chaos and conflict. Blues have long been associated with relaxation, calm contemplation, dreamlike moments and tranquility. The Blueberry Tanzanite®, a gemstone only found in Arusha, Tanzania, tantalizes with its blue hues and undertones that change depending on the light, while Blueberry Sapphire™ and Cornflower Ceylon Sapphire™ are prized for their vibrant blue Periwinkle hue and regal purple undertone. Le Vian, a world leader in tanzanite in the late 20th century, called it the Fall Gem of the Year for 2023. Balance After being thrown way off kilter, we crave a return to normalcy, to the restoration of balance, of opportunity, of possibility. In gemology, emerald denotes both a gemstone and a way of cutting a precious gemstone. Both are sought-after for their characteristic of balance. Le Vian adds extra dazzle to the traditional emerald cut by adding a checkerboard top. The emerald cut also features in Le Vian’s luminous halo designs, encircling a jewel’s center stone. Le Vian’s Costa Smeralda Emeralds™, known for their prized deep greens, are fashioned in emerald cuts as well as other shapes. Le Vian named emerald as the Spring Gem of the Year for 2023 and Emerald cut as the Shape of the Year for 2023. Euphoria We all seek euphoria, and nothing quite delivers it like rich, dark, luxurious chocolate. Euphoria is an intense feeling of bliss, excitement and happiness. It is epitomized by embracing our obsession with relishing and indulging in the finest, richly flavored, artisan Chocolate. The Godiva x Le Vian collaboration is Le Vian’s first creative interpretation of the power, pleasure, and wonder of chocolate, inspired by Godiva's exquisite premium chocolates, made with love, to be savored forever. Now, Wrapped in Chocolate is one of the new iterations of the Chocolate Shavings, where ribbons of Chocolate Diamonds® wrap around a center shape or design, while Chocolate Solitaires secure the diminishing supply of Chocolate Diamonds as centerstones in original new designs. Spontaneity The fresh, enticing, electrifying colors of Le Vian Enamel bring moments to life, infusing them with energy and the impulse of joy. The perfect antidote to routine and restriction. Multitudes of enamel colors now add to Le Vian’s already rich gamut of color gemstones and precious metals, creating a distinct look for seasons to come. Inner Strength With its valuable qualities of endurance, Platinum is the precious metal of resilience, purity and high style. The Le Vian Platinum Collection™ grounds us at a time when we all need to locate our inner strength. Specially alloyed by Le Vian for strength, Resilient Platinum, is the purest and most durable precious metal in existence, containing 95% pure platinum. Platinum holds gemstones and diamonds more securely than any other precious metal, while its naturally white color enhances the color of gemstones. Optimism Optimism sparkles like rays of the sun, lighting up our darkest hours. Our search for a far brighter future is reflected in the bright yellows of the certified natural fancy and fancy light colors of Le Vian’s Sunny Yellow Diamonds®. Le Vian Sunny Yellow Diamond precious jewels dazzle with sunshine, inspired by the celestial light in all its iterations. Meanwhile, the hard-working, dedicated and united teamwork of bees has emerged as the optimistic inspiration for Le Vian’s hugely popular Bee Positive™ talismans, each one set rich Honey Gold™. About Le Vian Le Vian is a family-owned, New York-headquartered jewelry company which can trace its roots to jewelers in the 15th century and is today regularly worn by Hollywood celebrities. Le Vian is at the forefront of creating the most exquisite natural fancy color diamond jewels in a kaleidoscope of colors including pink, yellow - and the exclusive Chocolate Diamonds®, which have in the last 20 years attracted over 5 million collectors. The fine jewelry house of Le Vian is the fashion couture fine jeweler of choice, uniting two luxury worlds – glamorous high style fashion trend forecasting and hand-made fine jewelry designs incorporating rare, precious diamonds and gemstones.

  • Madrid Book Fair

    Left to right: Prof. Milan Krajnc and Prof. Sir Manuel Freire-Garabal y Núñez. Pictures by Rafa Plaza Every spring the Madrid Book Fair is one of the main cultural events for lovers of books and literature. It first took place in 1933. Today, the over 350 stalls set up along the Paseo de Carruajes avenue in Madrid's Retiro park not only offer the public the chance to discover the latest literary offerings, but also to meet their favourite writers. Prof. Sir Manuel Freire-Garabal y Núñez and Prof. Milan Krajnc we’re among distinguished authors presenting their books at the Madrid Book Fair 2022. ‘In your parents’ shoes’ Professor Krajnc’s book titled ’In your parents’ shoes’ (2021) is a guide for family-owned companies. The book presents an innovative way of looking at family entrepreneurship; a company cannot only be a means of attaining material and personal goals. It is part of its context; society and environmen. Professor Krajnc argument is that this is why it is important to thoroughly think through every decision before you make it and ensure that decisions are always long-term. Professor Krajnc invites the reader to look at how the decision will affect not only the reader but also how it will affect the surroundings. ”This is why it is important for your thoughts to be pure when making decisions and that you start from the peace you had achieved within yourself. You can only reach purity through the ethical behaviour that is encouraged by this manual with its solutions.” from www.milankrajnc.com The manual is therefore not a technical aid, but rather aids deliberation and elevates the culture of leadership and cooperation. Madrid Book Fair 2022 Every day, the bookshops and publishing companies organise book-signing sessions featuring the most popular authors. What's more, visitors can find all kinds topics and new books arranged on the different stands, which you can buy. H. E. Professor Sir Manuel Freire-Garabal y Núñez’s recent book ‘XXI Century Bussines‘ describes how Business learning will be the process, and you all also understand how a business starts and how they can profit from it. And we all know business is all over to related to a name that is enterprise and every activity will be involved, such as if you are in business, you must be used to buying, selling and exchanging. Because we all know without these three components, you can't run a business because this is the company's heart. And every Entrepreneurs will also use the communities to make their business runtime bigger than they have. And this can make people happy and satisfy. And there has one reason why we are going to learn this business learning process. The book is available on Amazon.com

  • Powerhouse Global Summit Awards

    The #1 International Best-Selling Author Professor Olga Mroz receives award! Professor Mroz recently published “CRACKING THE RICH CODE”. The book is on Amazon #1 International Best Seller !! Thanks to everyone who supported and believed in me🙏🙏🙏 My book's launch has started! - Prof. Olga Mroz Main Authors: Jim Britt #1 amazon International Bestseller Author, World’s Top 20 success strategist

  • Dubai: International Fashion Gala Celebrates Region’s Top Talents

    Dubai - @intlfashiongala hosts region’s leading celebrity designers, including @hanyelbehairyhautecouture at @lemeridiendubai. Stay tuned for tonight’s fashion extravaganza with @moralmoda_mag as media partner in Dubai. See more on www.Moralmoda.com mydubai #fashion#fashionshow #couture #dress #wedding #uae #royal #beauty #resort #fashionshow #missuniverse

  • THE SALONE DEL MOBILE AND ROBERTO CAVALLI

    QUEEN OF CAVALLI CHAIR 20 LIMITED-EDITION PIECES FROM ROBERTO CAVALLI HOME INTERIORS, DESIGNED BY FAUSTO PUGLISI. COME TO DISCOVER THE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION IN OUR MONTENAPOLEONE BOUTIQUE DURING THE SALONE DEL MOBILE AND ON ROBERTOCAVALLI.COM

  • 35th Anniversary Edition of TEFAF Maastricht

    This June 25–30 for the 35th anniversary edition of TEFAF Maastricht. Featuring 243 of the finest dealers and galleries, including 21 new exhibitors, the fair will once again bring together 7,000 years of art, antiques, and design to the MECC in Maastricht. Explore the full list of exhibitors on TEFAF.com. Alongside exceptional exhibitor presentations, this edition of the fair will feature a rich lineup of TEFAF Programming connecting you with the TEFAF global art community in partnership with ICOM-CC, the Financial Times, Apollo Magazine, the Prince Claus Fund, and more. Highlights from the fair and the latest articles from TEFAF Stories will also be made available concurrently on TEFAF Online. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund, for the first time ever, ​a recipient’s work of art will be show​cased​​ in a special exhibition​ at the fair. ​T​he Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen​, one of this year’s recipients, ​will display Poplars near Nuenen, ​a phenomenal painting ​by Vincent van Gogh​ from 1885​, before the work undergoes restoration. LACMA UNCOVERS THE TRUTH AND BEAUTY OF THIS BOLIVIAN PIETÀ WITH RESTORATION Discover how the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund supported the restoration of the first Bolivian painting to enter LACMA’s collection—Pietà(circa 1720), by Melchor Pérez Holguín.​ ​When acquired in 2019, the painting was hidden by considerable layers of yellowed varnish and grime as well as discolored restorations.

  • Top Marques Monaco 2022

    From June 9 to 12, 2022, Rebellion Timepieces and Rebellion Motors are offering the opportunity to discover and acquire exclusive new products from the uncompromising world of Rebellion, and a few surprises. Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada Since 2004, Top Marques Monaco has been the must-attend event for lovers and collectors of cars and watches with supercharged engines and bold designs. Present at previous editions, Rebellion maintains a real complicity with this show as with the Monegasque principality. The T-500 model demonstrates Rebellion Timepieces' ability to innovate. This futuristic-looking timepiece is the only one in the world with a record 450-hour power reserve, achieved by a hand-wound movement with six barrels. Not without reason! The brand of rebel watchmakers shares the same passion for motor sports. For more than a decade, Rebellion has hosted the most important endurance competitions with its team. Ferrari 246 GTS This season, Rebellion Timepieces is alongside the Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen and was on track during the legendary F1 Grand Prix in Monaco on May 29 with its two new Re-Volt Valtteri Bottas C42 and Re-Volt Zhou Guanyu C42 creations. AC Cobra Bardhal Replica In order to give access to its non-conformist universe outside these major events, Rebellion is also anchoring itself on the French Riviera by offering its timepieces in the boutiques of its partner Bel Art. The summer will also be marked by Rebellion's colors with the upcoming opening of new pop-up stores. For this 17th edition, Rebellion Timepieces will present its main watch novelties inspired by the world of sports cars. On the occasion of Top Marques 2022, the public will be able to acquire exclusively all the creations unveiled during the Watches & Wonders Geneva exhibition on its friendly stand of more than 100m2 located in the Ravel space of the Grimaldi Forum. Visitors will be able to discover the Weap-One Biaxial Flying Tourbillon. This exceptional timepiece brings the most prestigious of horological complications into the modern world with a complex mechanism featuring a flying tourbillon and a resolutely avant-garde tubular case in titanium and sapphire. Two discreet flat titanium crowns, perfectly integrated, close this atypical cylinder-shaped case. The one on the left is dedicated to winding the caliber and the one on the right to set the time. The hours and minutes are displayed by means of two rollers.

  • MONTE CARLO: Enchanted Midsummer Forest Party

    MONTE CARLO . Enchanted Midsummer Forest Party . Saturday 18th June . Horizon Top Deck Fairmont Katerina Pirelli-Zucchetta, Species Preservation Writer. ENCHANTED MIDSUMMER FOREST PARTY In aid of the Borneo Wildlife Preservation Saturday 18th June 2022 . 7.30pm HORIZON TOP DECK Fairmont Monte Carlo Private Rooftop Dining €150 per ticket BOOK TICKETS ONLINE Guest Speaker Christian Moore Global Environment Media 7.30pm Champagne Aperitif 8pm Presentation Three Course Gourmet Dinner Premium French Wines DJ Entertainment Lakemakeld Fashion Show Dress code - Summer Elegant Free Valet Parking Join a dynamic rooftop midsummer charity dinner and fashion party at the Fairmont Monte Carlo with amazing views over the Mediterranean to benefit the Borneo Wildlife Preservation. Guest of honour Christian Moore (founder of Global Environment Media and son of legendary actor Sir Roger Moore) will speak on current global challenges, sustainability and the plight of the Bornean Elephants. Christian Moore, Founder of Global Environment Media. A three course gourmet dinner will be paired with an exceptional selection of premium French wines provided by Peuch & Besse. After dinner there will be a Lakemakeld couture fashion show and live DJ entertainment. For guests wishing to stay overnight in the Fairmont Monte Carlo, please see preferred room rates below. Borneo Wildlife Preservation The focus of BWP is to support local, partnered, wildlife and non-government organizations ensure the survival of the Bornean Elephants. A luxury tombola will be held after dinner with tickets available throughout the evening offering a woven palm Meraki Heritage handbag made in Colombia, a unique art piece by Gabriella Vogogna utilizing the footprint of a rescued Bornean Pygmy elephant, “Naji”, one limited-edition, unisex, handmade belt with a buckle made of precious metal, plated in 18kt white gold produced by Martina Wagner, one complimentary posture analysis and two body alignments by Azur Chiropractic in Beausoleil, a welcome gift of fragrances by Liu Jo collection, Avenue31 dinner for two, feature and marketing campaign in Relentless Magazine cellar tour and light lunch tasting at Mastro Janni Relais in Montalcino (Italy), a sustainable luxury beach coverup by Victoria Silvstedt Wild Life collection and Marli Dresses and a premium case of international wines from Brad’s Wine Subscription donated by Elizabeth Platt (Australia). We thank media partners Monaco Life and Moral Moda Magazine. Fairmont Monte Carlo Preferred Rom Rates June 18th - 19th 2022 Fairmont Garden View €254 Deluxe Sea View €318 Signature Sea View €381 Junior Suite Garden View €440 Everybody is welcome! Guests don't have to be a club member to join this event. Everyone is welcome to book and attend our open gourmet events, which are always well-attended; early reservations are recommended. Club Vivanova Partnership The organiser’s partner platform offers excellent local and international promotional opportunities with event partnerships for brand-growth and business networking – plus complimentary features and highlights in online magazine. Earlier Event: 15 June SANREMO . The Mall Sanremo Luxury Cocktail Fashion Party . Wednesday 15th June 2022 Later Event: 23 June LONDON MAYFAIR . Gallery 8 Organic Wine & Art Networking Party . Thursday 23rd June 2022

  • AFRICA & ITS BRILLIANT DESTINY: Future Trends Manifesto for Africa

    New Africa, Next Phase Restructuring Upgrade, New Thought Processes, New Strategies, New Systems, New Modeling, New Mechanisms, and New Methodologies By Farzam Kamalabadi Chairman & President Future Trends Group Africa, the origins of human civilization, the magical continent blessed with a brilliant destiny, endowed with the richest human, material, mental, and cultural resources, is where the fate of humanity has a chance of renewal and rebirth. The urgent need yet distant goal and the missing mission of designing, creating, and implementing a lasting planetary model and perpetual mechanism for mega wealth generation and equitable wealth distribution at the same time, has defined my entire being ever since early childhood. This compelling imperative has mysteriously created in me a strong urge, to converge my half a century of uniquely combined experiences in USA, Europe, China, the Gulf States, coupled with my consciously created vastly accumulated resources in over 100 countries, to gather and bring them together as a whole system, and utilize and contribute all these for the service of Africa and the uplifting of its Nations. In utter humility, and realistically knowing full well how limited the powers of one individual or an enterprise can be, I have been forced for over four decades to breathe and think, and discover and invent a series of new global systems and methodologies, that can affect and accomplish something substantially decisive, meaningfully effective, and truly fate changing well beyond my limited self and again in humility for the destinies of humanity. To this end, during the Holy Year in 1992, I had conceived and in 1993 I had created Future Trends Group as an umbrella organization, a hybrid futuristic ideal institution, inclusive of wealth and welfare, a new paradigm and a sustainable model platform for simultaneous wealth generation and wealth distribution at the same time and within the same system, a combination organization of for-profit and non-profit, humanitarian and financial, governmental relations and non-governmental institutions, a bridge covering the gap between the idealists and the pragmatists, which will set the trends of the future and be emulated by numerous others during countless generations. To establish a perpetual model, which will remain for ages as the lead agent and catalyst for positive change. Within three decades of history, in Future Trends we developed and perfected a vast global network and proprietary system for “exponential growth by mega multiplication” applied to the economies of “companies” and “countries”, both “corporate” and “governmental” programs, strategies, and initiatives. For Africa, which had been for centuries the hunting ground of foreign governments and corporations to appropriate, pillage, and plunder the national resources and assets of the Continent, detrimental to the land and the lives of the peoples of Africa, I had thought in reverse, to position myself as their “hunter” and on their behalf, to rally and gather all my global resources to bring to Africa, but with a different attitude filled with the spirit of real service and contributions while being sensitive to the local needs and realities, acting as a trigger and jump start only for creating and building Africa’s own self regenerative native economies and societies yet in a formula ensuring a multi-win outcome for all local, national, and global stakeholders. My vision for Africa was Africa not simply as passive follower and recipient but as the leader and contributor to the world society and global community, with its future abundance economy; Africa not as a third-world or second-world citizen, but as the mega wealth creator and contributor to the world. The idea was to trigger the existing human, mental, psychological, entrepreneurial, financial, managerial, and mineral resources “of Africa, in Africa, by Africa, for Africa”, while we, the outsiders, act as the starter and trigger, by our contribution of capital, technologies, management, and methodologies unleashing the national assets monetization for their own wealth creation, but obviously with a fair and equitable rewards and distribution of wealth for all involved, including the foreign investors and multi-national interests, so that all will win in a pro-rated manner. Having the experience and having applied several rounds of my invented unique methodologies and policies starting nearly four decades ago by means of which I had been blessed to contribute decisively to the rise of China and its emergence into the world community, with its hyper jump and leap frog progress on a collective manner, bypassing many unnecessary slow stages of growth, I have constantly prayed for inspiration to discover and deliver applicable fast-tracking systems, innovative modeling, and new methodologies for Africa, this final frontier, this richest resources storage house of the planet, to impact and affect a much higher transformation and collective uplift in much a shorter time frame than even China. To achieve faster and more drastic yet realistic and solid collective results in transformation to uplift the entire Africa, I had to achieve the following: CollectiveParticipation:To bring in much more readily, easily, and smoothly a much larger and vaster body of global community’s responsible investors and appropriate technologies and operators in all the key sectors, with the right attitude and in a manner they would proactively wish and seek to join, in a concerted and highly organized manner, converging as a mega impact spaceship for Africa’s warp speed growth with its takeoff engine and jump-start fuel. For this, I have created “vortex” methodologies for faster and larger inputting of a vast number of right caliber companies and entities, coupled with my invented modeling of “opportunity allocation” for more efficient and better placement of these large numbers of global participants into their optimum proper position. To make the destination, that is, the entire Continent with all its 54 nations, to become much more attractive, viable, prepared, ready, well organized, arrayed, and in unison. To this end, I started the monumental process of “shared vision” and “consensus” creation among all the national leaders in all the countries of Africa, coupled with the methodologies of “aggregation” of all key industries, project series, resources, and assets. To create mega multiplication of the values of all the converged assets and resources, developed or undeveloped, and the total national economies of Africa. For this, I had to plan and prepare entire elaborate proprietary systems for the digitalization of Africa and its assets and operations in a uniquely arrayed manner, and pre-arrange the most qualified global enablers and their mature systems. Towards the above goals, I invented the concept and methodology of “vortex” formation and “vortex of vortices” creation, that is, to invent and apply an effective modeling that will first array all “destination-recipients” so as to best “aggregate” all industries and projects of the African nations and the Continent into a unified system, as a powerful “turbo engine” for automatic spiral upward colossal growth. Into this new equation, highly organized and well arrayed, this global massive engine of growth, the global community, the international capital and organizations would vie and compete with each other to enter and grow, without the need of Africa and its governments to beg them, not even the need to invite them, but on the reverse, a unique modeling and situation that would so attract and entice all, that they would wish to rush in, while behaving well to take their seats properly and be positioned appropriately at this mega banquet table feast of “opportunities allocation”. To the global investor community, “consensus” of leaders in many African countries would translate into an attractive well-organized and better-arrayed one-stop-shop power corridor access to several markets at the same time, translating into golden chance of capturing a much larger market share more easily and faster. The “opportunity allocation” would mean scarcity of such series of well prepared, high- value, high-returns, low-risk projects in ratio to numerous competent global players who are lined up for each opportunity and are willing to bid and compete to come in. "I reminded the collective leaders and partners in Africa to apply a central value system and core theology I uphold all along in my personal life which I always state; “since the day I was born onward, I needed nothing”! I am 100% on the solution side, and 0% on the need side. The same, Africa is also on the solution side, for the balanced and selective supply of wealth and resources to the needs of the planet." This would create a new situation and paradigm shift reality for Africa and in the African psyche, that Africa does not need the outside world, it has every thing, but that it is the outside world that really needs Africa, hence, the ideal healthy relations will emerge as mutual interdependence and balanced benefit to all participants and constituent elements, and all the domestic and global beneficiaries, while the priority will be given to the masses and populations of Africa first, then their respective governments and national and local private and public enterprises, and of course also the global community, all in unison and with a perfect balance of interests. The ultimate objective obviously is not to over exaggerate one part of the world and exalt it over the other sister races and nations. To accentuate Africa is for creating the balancer effect, to fully release the bondage of thought, to remind the subconscious of Africa of its fullest potentials and capabilities, that it is fully endowed not only with abundance of mineral resources but more so human and intellectual powers. This recognition shift will create in Africa clarity of mind and awareness of its own abilities to re-arrange its affairs and destinies with basic support from outside, shape its own rightful destiny and in turn see economic rise in an interdependent world, not as follower but as leader and contributor to the world, for the bigger goal of a unified world, a unity in diversity form of the oneness of the world of humanity. The mental image I had of Africa was that Africa is the heart of the world, and that economy is the heart and engine of wealth generation of its nations; that finance is the heart and artery of economy, and digital finance is the heart and the collection and distribution core of finance, as well as the apex and culmination form of all the national wealth and assets value multiplication. My innovative mega strategy of “converge, merge, integrate, aggregate” at Future Trends for Africa, with participation and full contribution of all visionary leaders of the Continent, whether political, financial, industrial, entrepreneurial, humanitarian, and leaders of thought, is to create a “grand consensus” among all the national leaders and a “mega aggregation” of all national assets under various ministries, centered around financial restructuring and upgrade, leading to the creation of unified digital national economy, and the ultimate creation of Future Generation Funds and Sovereign Wealth Funds for the nations in the digital economy, the first of their kind in the world. Up to this moment and only within half a year, Future Trends has created momentum and gathered staunch support and endorsement for such lofty joint Initiatives in PPP format with most of the collective leadership and the cabinet of some 20 African countries, and has communicated by writing two hundred letters, and has held a series of over one hundred one-on-one lengthy meetings of in-depth brainstorming with the national leaders in three tiers; the Presidents, the Chairmen of the various Parliaments, and the Prime Ministers, collectively as the “Head”, also the Ministers of Finance, the Governors of the Central Banks, and the Ministers of Digital Economy, collectively as the “Heart”, as well as many relevant key asset holding Ministers as the “pillars”, and has received several letters of endorsement or invitation to develop the above initiatives in their various respective countries. Coupled with such “consensus” building process among the key national leaders, Future Trends has now created a mega “aggregation” system of key industrial sectors, and lead-projects and initiatives, as well-prepared baskets of opportunities, by virtue of having been entrusted, on priority or exclusive basis, with several key national projects and even industries for proper development, deployment, and implementation. An exhaustive list of the projects and related files has been prepared in a well-organized data, which will be updated from time to time. Mirroring the above array of creating consensus and aggregation order within the Destination Nations, only within the past few months, Future Trends has also effectively communicated the vision, and has already gathered solid support and expression of interest and desire for participation by nearly 800 companies, corporations, enterprises, government entities and agencies, financial institutions and other humanitarian entities or otherwise prominent personalities from some 50 countries. The exhaustive list of both classic heavy duty investments and the digitalization plan top enablers include, for classic economy the Global Federation of Chinese Chambers of Commerce which has 365,000 global Chinese enterprises in over 90 countries, Chairman Li Nonghe, my friend and partner of over 22 year; the Tiller Capital Group and its Chairman Mr. Anthony Georgiou; and for digital economy a large array of top players from the zero layer protocols, to top players for wide usage applications, such as the Spatial Web Foundation and its Founder and the Chairman of Verses company, the legendary Mr. Dan Mapes, and the early block- chain pioneering Verus protocol and its related block-chain applications for the best decentralized private ID enabler as the industry Guru, Mr. Nicholas Lyons and Bradley Kohn, among countless other highly value-driven, morally-responsible global enterprise leaders. In a symbolic analogy, at Future Trends for Africa we have prepared a “Noah’s Ark”, with 20-30 specimen of back-up solutions, as enabler-investors and operators and with ready-to-deploy plans, for each line and each project of the diverse industrial sectors and sub-sectors of the key national projects in our hand on priority basis. On the receiving end, where Future Trends has captured enormous interest and overwhelming response and support from over 20 African countries and their collective leadership, there is also positive competition pressure on the destination countries and their leaders to act faster and perform better to become the priority beneficiaries of Future Trends unique system and global resources. The above back to back array and healthy competition on the part of both the global investor community and also the destination nations, actually serves the best interest of both sides and all the involved parties. In total, at Future Trends we have designed a multi-tier growth by mega multiplication strategy for the economies of the African Nations, endorsed by the President, the Prime Minister and also the Chairman of the Parliament and other Ministers of the Cabinet of each Nation; firstly, classic investments and growth of core assets under the asset-management Ministries of Agriculture, Mining and Minerals, Oil & Gas & Energy, Industry & Commerce, Infrastructure, Environment, and others; secondly, upgrade of the above investments and developments into a digital national economy system; thirdly, convergence and aggregation of the above under the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, and the Ministry of National Economy into a unified classic and digital financial system and markets with the digitalization of national fiat currency and the Central Banks and affiliated or connected banking system; and finally, the creation of the Future Generation Funds or Sovereign Wealth Funds within the digital economy. To reinstate for more clarification, I have designed combination “vortices” machinery, the core of which is one vertical “vortex”, which in itself will merge and translate into a horizontal “vortex”. The vertical vortex two parallel curve lines are the collective leaders on array in “consensus” on the one side, and all assets and industries and projects in “aggregation” on the other side. The horizontal vortex two lines are back- to-back matching array of all sources of global capital and investments, technologies and innovation as well as operations and management companies from 100 countries on the upper curve, and the 54 African destination countries and their respective private and public markets and partners in a well-organized array as the lower curve housing the incoming global players systematically and on automated modeling arrangement. The power of the above “vortex” arrangement is that within it both the receiving countries and also the incoming companies will all need to win by merit, both the receiving 54 Africa countries and their respective leaders and project owners, and the thousands of enterprises from the 100 diverse countries excited to enter Africa under this new super formula, all need to compete to earn. Players line up on each side, will only receive their shares of benefits by entering the vortex via positive competition if they wish to be the partakers and beneficiaries of this “golden opportunity allocation”. The better the receiving countries perform in creating consensus and convergence centered around Future Trends initiatives, the more attractive they become to the vast existing global resources of Future Trends; and the more the international community is attracted on a large scale to participate in Africa’s new trends of well arrayed and orchestrated projects and initiatives under the consensus system of Future Trends, the more the host countries are motivated to perform. By this automatic and ever escalating law of mutual attraction, this automated “vortex” machinery produces the higher efficiency and more spectacular results for all. So it is a perfect convergence and matching methodology, creating a full spectrum of asset and opportunity allocation in the market countries, to which we bring both our own Future Trends member companies and partner organizations in 100 countries, as well as the international business community at large, to come in systematically and take their portion of the opportunities in a way that we need not pull and push them, nor pressure or beg them, not even the need to propose and make offers to them, but just inform them, in which situation they themselves will be proactively seeking and asking and even competing and complying and vying and buying to join in via our uniquely attractive “opportunity allocation” methodology. This will create win-win-win formula for the international investor communities, as well as the destination African Nations, first for the masses and peoples of Africa, then the governments and institutions, then for every domestic or and global stakeholder in Africa, reflecting a mega plural multi-win arrangement. Another series of in-built key multiplier “vortices” modeling on top of the above mechanisms, will enhance the wealth thus created, and will multiply them into a grand national digital economy, for which Future Trends has proprietary know-how and precise methodologies which will be unraveled gradually beyond the scope of this Manifesto. The adoption of digital market economy, with its various digital exchanges and assets floating, specially the securities tokenization described below, wherein the developed and undeveloped assets of the nations will be liquidly traded and monetized in the newly emerging robust domestic digital markets, will involve the large participation of the newly online registered masses of the African people, specially the youth. This will serve as another automated modeling and methodology for wealth disbursement and the creation of middle class affluent community and mid-wealth popular society. For the total national economy value multiplication, suffice it to say that this system will have a core unified financial platform on digital economy on PPP methodology where the official fiat currency and the central bank itself will be digitalized on stable coin yet not stagnant coin, and the developed national assets will be all tokenized on securities tokenization platforms merged into this stable coin account but within a universal unified wallet with stable coin on the top layer, a fractional reserve data coin for gold and all other precious mineral assets under the ground as the below layer, and an investment coin designed for growth of value without the dangers of volatility, cleverly positioned in the middle. On the upper horizontal line of this financial digital “vortex” mechanism, is the stable coin line related to the assets developed and added to the GDP and the national economy in an increasing rate, initially pegged to match with the “national currency digitalized”, which reflects the total value of national economy, like a power grid which in itself is stable to avoid any volatility and fluctuations, yet the loops of power generation input entering its web-like system enhance and add to the total capacity, hence, the total value of the stable coin reflecting the total value of the national economy still increases as an aggregate, like the tidewater flux by collective rise. On the lower horizontal line of the financial “vortex” formation, is the reserves data coin, reflecting the untapped under the ground total reserves as they are discovered, prospected, and recorded. These assets under the ground are like the body of the iceberg, whereas the extracted physical assets by the fractional mining of these assets are like chipping off the tip of the iceberg. The information of the exact quantities, quality, content, and value of these hitherto dormant or dead assets which exist all over Africa most abundantly, is now accurately estimated while being gathered from the on the ground artisanal mining of physical assets by the information collected from the daily logging recordings of extracted fractional mining. The actual supply chain operations block-chain of the fractional artisanal mining logging of physical gold or other precious metal reserves and assets produces value similar to oils current physical trading, where as the data of the underground estimated total asset reserves serves like much larger financial value of futures trading of gold and other national reserves, which can be qualified as accurate reserve assets, very much like a prospecting or exploration function for the assets, therefore can become liquid and transactional, and be monetized as futures trading of untapped hitherto dead yet gradually developing assets. In this manner, by comparison, only a small fraction of the mining assets of Africa will need be mined by smart planning of smart mining, and thereby generating wealth while protecting the environment. The bulk of mega wealth generation will be the monetization of mineral assets while still locked in the ground. Here I have designed an elaborate precise system, unknown to any one as of yet, that once in full play, will act as multi-layer compounding value-multiplier machinery, inasmuch as it grows both the already enhanced by one vortex the developed assets of the nations on securities tokenization, and also grows the hitherto deadlock assets while accurately prospecting them by activating them on the data coin, whereas the financial gains surplus generated on the two ends will easily be migrated by all asset owners on this unified wallet ecosystem and transferred on into the investment coin, a mega automatic mass adoption mechanism, and hence other multiple rounds of value skyrocketing in a spiral upward manner, compounding the wealth of the nations. To give perspectives, the Arab Nations Sovereign Wealth Funds are backed only by one asset, oil, or gas, whereas just the classic assets of many African Nations include oil and gas, plus gold and diamond, and agriculture products, and other precious metals and minerals. Yet, the current 15 Sovereign Wealth Funds of Africa total no more than $120-130 Billion USD, perhaps slightly more than 1% of only one Arab Nation Sovereign Wealth Fund, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ADIA. The uniquely invented, innovatively designed, and imminently to be implemented mechanism and modeling of Future Trends for the converged assets aggregation and mega financial monetization, plus compounded value multiplication of Africa, will create and generate several multi-trillion dollar economies within only one decade. The ultimate goal and the end game plan had always been mega wealth creation and equitable wealth distribution, the universal “affluence allocation” by fair modeling, and balanced and equitable wealth utilization in the digital global economic system. For the actualization and realization of this fate changing new order of the lives of billions of the underprivileged masses of humanity, I had invented the mechanism of “Embedded Benevolence” to be built-in as automatic processes within the zero level protocols and 1st and 2nd layer block-chain and its myriads of applications and operations, aided by AI and other powerful enabler technological tools in the digital economy era. The systems would produce humanitarian digital pairings of all commercial and entrepreneurial activities and processes on hyper ledgers and distributed ledgers automatically based on in-built equations and formulas, within the framework of philanthropic smart contracts, thereby continuously generate an automatic seamless regenerative spiral upward wealth generation and affluence distribution ecosystem at the same time. Our designed features on the one hand include another “vortex” mechanism, the merit record of the recipients of various causes and impact initiatives on KYC, coupled with effective and efficient mechanisms of measurements, applying automatic fractional spread and distribution of the wealth by smart contracts on merit basis, and utilizing AI enabled compliance and accountability mechanisms. On the other hand, the system would be equipped with better practices act and better results performance smart monitoring and auto audit, all enabled by unbiased AI, and would generate ratings and grading of all beneficiaries’ programs and initiatives again on fair play AI, which in turn would produce massive trust and confidence of the systems thus enabled, and create an automatic stimulating spiral up circle of mass adoption and support preferences by the end-user communities, for all humanitarian causes. While the promising prospects of outcomes of such noble and lofty initiatives are indeed great and real, and the determination and preparations have already started, yet all along I have had full knowledge of the reality check of the current situation in Africa, the countless inertias and blockages, and the potential setbacks on the way, and the many challenges ahead. Myself and our Future Trends teams and global system have made monumental resolve towards that, knowing well that for such a sublime initiative to turn into reality, equally great sacrifices are required. I have always been a firm believer in the limitless powers of purity of motive, that for a really great Cause to succeed it must generate convergence momentum of universal participation, and that this cannot be achieved unless and until it is truly based on purest motives and sound systems set in operation. I have made several commitments and announced these openly and publicly that personally and as an entity myself and our Future Trends will not take any penny in Africa out of the countries we will generate wealth in, that any money we generate and any rightful and legitimate financial results we produce, every penny will remain in the countries to which we are dedicated, so that we will be the first selfless group to show others who will join. In this manner, we collectively will create wealth and distribute it within this invented methodology of “Embedded Benevolence”. The Rise of Africa It is my ardent prayer and inspired confidence that the consensus and the pan- African Master Strategy thus created and to be implemented collectively will be historic in nature and in outcome, will gather colossal universal support and ultimately unanimous recognition from all corners within Africa, the Africans in diaspora, and the global community, will place in embedded perpetual regenerative and self augmenting systems and modeling, and will produce short term, mid term, and long term far reaching sublime results, and will usher in a new chapter in the brilliant Destiny of the Nations, the Republics, and the Peoples, of Africa, and eventually will lead into the Ascent, the Elevation and the Rise of the entire Africa. The Rise of Africa, based on the vision of Future Trends, will be holistically on all levels, including material, financial, mental, and psychological levels, and in a model and manner that is non-threatening; that is, the emergence of an Africa which is neither threatening nor threatened, rather in a state of perfect reciprocity, balanced union, and perpetual harmony internally and with the rest of the world. The geopolitics of Africa, can, must, and will move Africa into stability and order via these vortices of growth. In Africa, I envision and promote establishment of multi- national, diversified and balanced-interest neutral zones, similar to Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Switzerland, the first of which should be the Central African Republic. Future Trends model and system does not reduce the benefits of any national vested interest parties, but rather enhances and compounds all interests in a balanced pro- rated manner. In this model, the Rise of Africa serves all nations. All nations will find the realization of their highest interests in their support of such new model for Africa. The Rise of Africa will become possible and turn into reality only after the full universal restoration and gain of a supreme sense of mission and destiny, and the realization of self-belief, self-esteem, and dignity by all nations of Africa, which will result in the rise of the global prestige of Africa and the African communities in diaspora. The rise in glory and the rightful pride of the African nations so connected to their communities in diaspora, will in turn usher in the healing of the age-long ills of racism against the peoples of African origin globally, specially in America and Europe, a reality which will become possible only after the elevation of the entire African Continent as the motherland. Indeed, the rightful rise of Africa will heal America! Some 40 years ago, the situation with China and its relationship with the Chinese communities in diaspora, was no different. A short review of the parallel comparison can shed light on the amazing potentials of suddenly revolutionizing upside change of the fate of Africa. Due to three centuries of backwardness of their motherland, China, the Chinese in the mainland first, and their communities all over the world to a lesser degree all were severely down-trodden, entirely pessimistic, and in total self negation and disbelief of any chance of change. The early years I arrived there, universal pessimism and negativity was so prevalent. The two most famous cultural works represented the depth of hopelessness, negativity, and pessimism: The book “The Ugly Chinese”, and the most popular TV documentary series “The River Elegy” in 1988, which in essence had the focal message that the backward Chinese civilization could never change and that there were no hope for China’s future. My first and crucial key contribution to China was precisely the change of such passive morbid psychology, universally, decisively, effectively, and almost singlehandedly. Right around the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square event when I was in Beijing at the heart of the carnage seeing hundreds of buses and buildings on fire and picking up bullets, my China Manifesto, spread like wildfire all over China. During two years of my one hundred lecture series to the Chinese student and scholar leaders all over America, I distributed the “Brilliant Outlook of the Future of China” directly in person by my own hands to some 30,000 Chinese leaders. During my relentless travels throughout China to 1000 counties (500 cities included) giving some 2000 lectures and countless media interviews, again consciously and single- handedly I popularized a word never till then spoken anywhere. This word, “Shi Ming” or “Mission and Destiny” hence became most popular and became the frequently spoken motto by hundreds of millions or billion of the Chinese within a decade and afterwards everywhere, by all, and in all situations. It is no wonder then why I am so serenely, selflessly, unassumingly, and fully convinced of the galvanizing effects of the Future Trends Vision laid down in this Africa Manifesto. It is not at all about me, or Future Trends, where we serve only as the catalyst. It is about the destinies of the African Nations and Peoples and the fate of the planet. Yet, in its part as it has been done before, this Manifesto will play its role in unifying the visions and missions of countless pure souls and leaders all over Africa, and the African leaders of thought and enterprises in diaspora, nay, indeed all altruistic people of good will and vision dedicated to the Cause of Africa’s Destiny and the world abundant economy model of the future. It is my other internal firm conviction, based on my understanding of the intrinsic laws of the spiritual world, that the prolonged extreme suffering and bondage that Africa has on the most part undergone, has prepared its people and endowed its tribes and civilizations with certain spiritual qualities and insights, and has given them a special “Shi Ming”, a unique “Mission & Destiny”, that the Rise of Africa will not lead to its pride and their wealth will not make them forget their origins, that African peoples and citizens during and after the process of universal mega wealth generation will take altruism to its highest level, that they will perpetuate sharing their blessings and will contribute amply to the poor nations, that they will forgive yet not forget the sufferings, that they will break the vicious circle of prejudices and will heal the nations, that they will combine wealth with humility for the service to humanity, and thereby will champion the Cause of oneness, unity, and universal peace. See also published article in https://issuu.com/moralmoda/docs/africa-issue

  • Aqua Jewellers; Nature Inspired Creations With Uncut Diamonds

    Earrings: uncut diamonds, gold, morganite tumble and ruby glass fill beads by www.aquajewellers.in Every year, floral motifs and designs continue to charm everyone and rule the world of trends, season after season! Imitating nature, jewelry has become a way to reflect the floral world's beauty. It is creatively quite challenging for Aqua Jewellers to pick up a floral theme that has universally been discovered and rediscovered by designers across eras and still make it relevant and create something unique. The curves, layers, petals, pearls, and the enchanting colors of stones make a unique style. Flush diamond setting Going beyond the cliche designs, Aqua Jewellers has used uncut diamonds with abstract flowers around it with the flush diamond setting, combing gold and colorful gemstones (morganite tumble and ruby glass fill beads) with layers of jhumkies presenting you with a diamond and uncut diamonds essence, adorned with a blossoms’ touch of pearls and delicate artistry. Statement piece from Aqua Jewellers Jhumkies are highly versatile and the combination of jhumkies and floral motifs makes it a statement piece. Aqua Jewellers is adamant about setting a standard that distinguishes it from the competition. Every piece diminishes the honor of traditions and beliefs passed down through the generations. The jeweler meticulously monitors the accuracy of every product we convey to their customers. The brand’s jewels are intricately engraved and designed with an eye for perfection!

  • Rolls-Royce unveils bespoke masterpiece Boat Tail at Lake Como

    Global public unveiling took place at Concorso d'Eleganza, Villa d’Este on 21 May 2022. Boat Tail represents the apex of the marque’s coachbuilding capabilities. Created by a client in homage to his father and family heritage. Unique exterior finish and interior detailing inspired by mother-of-pearl. “Coachbuild elevates our work as a House of Luxury into a new space; it is the haute couture of our industry. For the commissioning patron it offers the ultimate in individuality, self-expression and Bespoke service. Far more than just a beautiful motor car, a coachbuilt creation becomes a legacy that embodies something extraordinarily personal and emotionally resonant for each client. For our designers, too, Coachbuild provides unparalleled creative freedom; opportunities to take design, materials, engineering and craftsmanship to the very highest levels. For Rolls-Royce as a marque, it is both a return to our roots and a contemporary revolution, in which we deliver the impossible in conventional automotive manufacturing into a stunning reality.” Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars “Every Rolls-Royce Coachbuild commission is, of course, incredibly special; but in this case, there was an additional depth of feeling. Creating a motor car in honour of a revered client’s father and family history is an extraordinary privilege; a responsibility that we took very much to heart. The commissioning patron's deep-rooted connection to Boat Tail is an inspiration – the result far exceeds a means of conveyance to become, quite literally, a moving work of art." Alex Innes, Head of Coachbuild Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars presents another bespoke creation, the next chapter of its Boat Tail coachbuilt commission – one of just three that have been, and ever will be made. The essence of Rolls-Royce Coachbuild is that each commission tells a story entirely unique and personal to its owner, reflecting their own history, tastes and sensibilities. With this in mind, Boat Tail, revealed at Concorso d'Eleganza, Villa d'Este 2022, on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, is a masterwork of restraint, sophistication, elegance and attention to detail. Boat Tail is entirely hand-built, with the body panels fashioned from vast, single sheets of aluminium to create the distinctive outline inspired by the racing yachts of the early 20thcentury. In every respect, this remarkable motor car is entirely unique. It was commissioned by a patron whose family business has grown from his father's origins in the pearling industry. Widely travelled, internationally educated and cosmopolitan in his tastes and influences, the client is an established patron of the arts, who additionally owns a sizeable collection of classic and modern cars, housed in a dedicated private museum. A level of sophistication, garnered from the client's extensive knowledge of luxury, is clearly visible in this coveted objet d'art. The overall design aesthetic is restrained; a study in carefully considered materials and precise details that together create a highly personal and emotionally resonant homage to the client’s father. At the onset of the commissioning process, the client presented Rolls-Royce Coachbuild Designers with a selection of four pearl shells, personally chosen from his private collection for their unique colour and complexity. The shells provided inspiration for the exterior colour, which is one of the most complex Bespoke finishes ever created by Rolls-Royce. The foundation of the colour is a shimmering blend of oyster and soft rose, with large white and bronze mica flakes adding a unique pearlescent quality that changes subtly under different light conditions. The contrasting cognac-coloured bonnet, created specifically for this Boat Tail, contains fine bronze and gold coloured aluminium mica flakes complete with a layer of crystal and iced matt clear coat, adding significant warmth and depth to the car's appearance. The technical fibre lower sills of Boat Tail incorporate a rose gold woven thread. The rear deck, which houses Boat Tail's unique 'butterfly-design' hosting suite, is swathed in Royal Walnut veneer, inlaid with rose gold-plated pinstripes with a satin-brushed finish to ensure a sensitive and sophisticated appearance. The Royal Walnut was specifically selected by the client for its beautiful properties as it matures over time, a material that will gradually transition to the tonal properties of the cognac colour. From above, one observes a harmonious balance and satin effect of the iced bonnet and tactile wooden rear deck, in contrast with the high-gloss front and side perspectives. From the front, the Pantheon Grille, milled from a single, solid billet of aluminium, is graced with a Spirit of Ecstasy fashioned in rose gold. The interior is a beautifully curated combination of perfectly matched cognac and oyster-coloured leathers and Royal Walnut veneer, with rose gold and mother-of-pearl accents throughout. The leathers, complete with a pearlescent finish, accentuate the surfaces and forms of Boat Tail's seats and interior design. The transmission tunnel is formed from Royal Walnut veneer with rose gold pinstripes, drawing a direct visual reference to the rear deck and adding a glowing warmth to Boat Tail's interior. The centrepiece of the dashboard is a timepiece made from mother-of-pearl, chosen and supplied by the client from his own collection; the fascia of which is pure and minimal in its appearance so as not to detract from the precious material. The same prised substance graces the control switches and instrument dials, creating a strong visual and material connection between the car, the owner, and his family heritage. Alex Innes, Head of Coachbuild Design, said, “Boat Tail is a step-change in ingenuity and creative liberty. Building a motor car by hand offers a new realm of exploration and possibility: we can accomplish things and resolve challenges that normal industrialised methods would prohibit. This is the tale of two worlds: a modern motor car of contemporary design, made possible by historical techniques and time-honoured craft. It is truly, one-of-a-kind.”

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