Last year, in commemoration of breast cancer awareness month, Qatar Airways deployed a special “flight to nowhere” out of Doha’s Hamad International Airport with an all-woman crew onboard with the aircraft drawing a ribbon in the sky during its path. This year, it will be offering passengers uniq…
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ASPIRE Luxury Magazine Founder and Editor-in-Chief Makes MIPAD Global Top 100 Under 40 Class of 2021
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the International Decade for People of African Descent commencing 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 December 2024, with the theme “People of African Descent: Recognition, Justice and Development”. The main goal was to elevate the Black race by…
Mulberry x Richard Malone Collection Fuses Sustainable Fashion with Functionality
In line with its celebrations and collections for its 50th anniversary, British fashion brand Mulberry has unveiled a new collection in collaboration with Irish-born and London-based Richard Malone. For the limited edition Mulberry x Richard Malone capsule collection, Malone has reinterpreted two…
Rolls Royce Set to Conquer the Sky with All-Electric Aircraft
Rolls Royce is not a newcomer to the world of aviation: it has always been known for its jet engines. However, in a new turn of events, the British luxury auto manufacturer has announced the completion of the maiden voyage of its all-electric aircraft. Aptly named the ‘Spirit of Innovation,’ the …
The Early Adopters of Electric Vehicles in Africa are… Luxury Safari Resorts?
“I could hear this buffalo panting heavily deep in the bushes,” recalls Sipps Maswanganyi, head guide at Cheetah Plains, a luxury outfit in South Africa’s Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Following those faint sounds, he found a 1,500-pound bovine on its last breaths, being taken down by seven stealthy l…
De Beers Moves to a More Ethical Future with Planned Introduction of Code of Origin
De Beers wants to be the go-to diamond brand of the future. Earlier this year, it rebranded its jewellery branding arm, re-christening it De Beers Forevermark. Now, it has announced plans to sell most of its diamonds with a ‘code of origin’, a unique table inscription that will identify each diam…
Is Activewear the Newest Category in Luxury Fashion?
The just-concluded Olympics was full of significant and historical moments. For starters, it was the ‘Tokyo 2020’ Olympics that took place in 2021. Then, there were the impressive new records set across different sporting categories. But, for the first time ever, a never-seen-before trend emerged…
The Art of Resilience by Lewa Next Gen is an Exhibition with a Purpose
When countries all over the world shut their borders due to the Coronavirus, quite a number of industries suffered immensely as a result. But maybe none was as badly affected as the tourism sector, including wildlife conservancies like Lewa. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a private, not-for-pro…
David Adjaye is Designing the Africa Institute Sharjah
The Africa Institute has commissioned David Adjaye and Adjaye Associates for its new, state-of-the-art building in Sharjah, UAE, and the designs have just been revealed. The new campus will feature red concrete volumes with soft pink hues and will include numerous spaces of different characters,…
Your Next Mercedes Could be a Complete Electric Vehicle
If you are planning to get a fuel-powered Mercedes auto by 2030, prepare to be disappointed: the German automaker has announced plans to be an exclusively electric marque by the end of the decade, according to a new strategy report shared on the 22nd of July, 2021. To make that happen, the brand …