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Welcome 2016 is undoubtedly set to be a milestone for many reasons - however none are more important than the two big birthdays in the family!

Cliveden, home over the years to an earl, three countesses, two dukes, a Prince TAKE THE of Wales and the Viscounts Astor, will celebrate its 350th anniversary. The more observant may realise that the present house was actually only built in 1851, after the first two houses burnt down: in 1795 and 1849.

Today Cliveden provides the most decadent ‘home from home’ for guests from all around the globe who appreciate the fact that they are always made PATH LESS to feel more ‘house guest’ than ‘hotel client’. The recent multi-million pound refurbishment has only added to the rich layers of history that make this iconic property completely unique in the hotel world. I would also argue that today’s house guests at Cliveden are luckier than ever when it comes to culinary delights. Although the gastronomic heart of the house is still ‘below stairs’, there is nothing old-fashioned about the state-of-the-art kitchen that André Garrett TRAVELLED now has to help him make the very most of his talents. André’s cooking style could not be more appropriate for such a salubrious venue, and like the new interior design he is not trying to be fashionable.

The ‘Stop Press’ news is that Cliveden has been awarded the coveted title of AA Hotel of the Year. This is testament to the vision and deep pockets of its new owners and, of course, the team at Cliveden who have put so much energy and passion back into the house. I like to think that we can safely say that Cliveden is well and truly back on the map!

Simultaneously, Chewton Glen is embarking on its 50th year as a hotel, although as a private residence it dates back almost 300 years to 1732, when a house first appeared on the site. Chewton Glen the hotel started life on 1st January 1966. Founder Martin Skan vividly recounts his first morning when he discovered his only chambermaid in bed with his only guest. Although he admits he had no hotel experience, he did have morals, and after asking both to leave immediately, he and his brother Trevor started their new business with no staff and no guests.

For many Chewton Glen was and still is the original country house hotel, and its unique balance between heritage and evolution has maintained its popularity over the years. Stories from the early days, along with anecdotes and recipes from the past five decades, have been captured in a commemorative book to mark this auspicious occasion. Chewton Glen’s only previous literary link was in 1847 when Captain Frederick Marryat published his last novel, The Children of the New Forest, inspired by visits to Chewton Glen when it was owned by his brother George.

Ultimately it is the relationship between place and people that has brought both houses to life, particularly those characters who have over the years made history themselves. Natalie Livingstone’s new book, The Mistresses of Cliveden, charts the lives (and loves) of those remarkable women who made the house famous through three centuries of scandal, power mongering and intrigue, from the Countess of Shrewsbury to Christine Keeler.

Thankfully scandal appears to be a thing of the past, although both properties are still full of talented characters whose only desire is to make every house guest long to return. Birthdays, anniversaries, proposals, marriages, deals, decisions and meetings, and artistic premieres are a daily occurrence and history continues to be made at Cliveden and Chewton Glen every day.

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A INVEST IN HAPPY 58 COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL 12 Experiences are the new holiday – As Chewton Glen celebrates 50 years, the world of bespoke travel. Martin Skan reminisces. Chewton Glen & Cliveden magazine is published and printed by bh Publications Ltd. RESTORATION MAN: THE MCQUEEN PARADOX 18 GEORGE CLARKE 62 bh Publications Ltd 30 Freshwater Road, Friars Cliff, Embracing contradictions is big Making castles of our homes and Christchurch, Dorset BH23 4PD business for Alexander McQueen. homes of our castles. Telephone: +44 (0)1425 278597 www.bh-publications.co.uk Editor: Emma Caulton THE ORIGINAL PARTY HOUSE 22 THE DRIVE OF YOUR LIFE 68 Sales Director: Louise Dykes 350 years of making history at Cliveden. How to invest in vintage Production Director: Gemma Cammidge vroom, vroom, vroom. Designed by: Kirsty O’Mahony With thanks to: Michelle Emmerson, Natasha Hughes, FOREVER SUMMER 32 Paula Kerr, Caroline Phillips, Colours of the French Riviera are reflected SUPER SIZE YOUR LIFESTYLE 72 Edward Piper, Alison Porter, Samantha Scott in Cartier’s latest jewellery collection. The world of the superyacht.

Chewton Glen & Cliveden magazine is published once a year and is distributed within Chewton Glen and Cliveden and also nationally EXPEDITION TO THE EDGE 36 WINE, WOMEN AND WORK 78 and internationally to clients. Each issue has an estimated readership of 30,000. The next issue will be out in October 2016. The Russian Far East is probably not From MS to MW – women have a For all advertising and editorial enquiries please contact even on your travel wish list. taste for the world of wine. bh Publications Ltd. Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure that the content in this magazine is accurate, neither bh Publications nor Chewton THE OARSOME JAMES CRACKNELL 40 PASSAGE FROM INDIA 86 Glen and Cliveden can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting The Olympic hero is on a mission The Festival of India at the V&A explores from negligence, accident or any other cause. All rights reserved. the country’s influence on designers. No part of this magazine can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval to improve our health. system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior PERMISSION TO PLAY 90 written permission of bh Publications Ltd. Information is correct at FIRST STEPS TO A FITTER YOU 44 time of going to press. The inspiring story behind Chewton Glen’s The urge to create is enjoyed at Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of St Ives School of Art. material used in this magazine. If any copyright holder has been new Fitter, Stronger health programme. overlooked, we will be happy to make any necessary arrangements. bh Publications, Chewton Glen and Cliveden do not endorse any A LIFE OF LUXURY 48 SAVE THE DATES 94 advertisements or opinions expressed within this magazine. The desirability of ‘Brand Britain’. Family-friendly highlights of the Season. Cliveden Cover: Uli Weber 9 SCANDAL & INTRIGUE MISTRESSES OF CLIVEDEN

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Harriet Georgiana Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland UP ITS SECRETS SCANDAL, INTRIGUE AND POWER MONGERING ARE AT CLIVEDEN’S HEART, AND ARE EXPOSED IN NATALIE LIVINGSTONE’S IMMENSELY ENJOYABLE BIOGRAPHY, THE MISTRESSES OF CLIVEDEN

Augusta, Princess of Wales t was the portraits that did it. The faces of from the women as possible to paint an accurate Cliveden’s former mistresses staring down and animated impression of who they were and from its walls caught Natalie Livingstone’s what they stood for. imagination and inspired Natalie, historian and “I enjoyed every moment of the process, perhaps Iwife of Ian, who with his brother took on the lease more so because of the personal connection.” and responsibility for Cliveden in 2012, to write The Natalie is a historian, however she specialised Mistresses of Cliveden. in 20th century Russian history at Cambridge and “Anyone who has visited Cliveden will have admits she knew little about some of the earlier experienced firsthand just how awe-inspiring the periods covered in the book. house is, but it was coming face to face with the “I had to go right back to the beginning and portraits of the former mistresses of the house and teach myself rudimentary facts about everything feeling an overwhelming sense of responsibility to from the Restoration, the Glorious Revolution, tell their stories that really inspired me and spurred Georgian Britain and the reign of Queen Victoria. me on to write the book. Although this was quite an onerous task, my “Although Cliveden had always been on the aim was to take the reader by the hand and periphery of my consciousness as a picturesque lead them through the various aspects of history landmark and site of the infamous pool around that I was simultaneously educating myself which the drama of the Profumo scandal unfolded, I about, and perhaps that helps the book to be was lamentably ignorant about the fascinating and more accessible.” various lives of the house’s residents.” The book also reassesses women’s roles politically What Natalie has produced is a page-turner that and socially. is in parts a surprisingly racy read. She continues, “In the course of researching and writing the “The book took the best part of two years to book I was struck by how important it was to research and write. The research involved visiting challenge my own assumptions about history,

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN the archives of each family, which were scattered especially to question accepted notions of the role Anna Maria Talbot Elizabeth Villiers, Countess of Orkney round the country, and gathering as many letters of women in history. I realised very early on in the

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CLIVEDEN IS A KEYHOLE THROUGH WHICH WE CAN VIEW THE PAST

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

NANCY’S ‘ARDENT FEMINISM’ HAD BEEN OVERLOOKED IN MANY HISTORY BOOKS; I WANTED TO LOOK AFRESH AT HER POLITICS

“Cliveden is a keyhole through which we can view opportunities, a canvas on which these remarkable process that understanding as much as possible Underlying all this is the tale of an iconic house. the past, and its view is necessarily partial. As the women could make their mark. From its very about the culture in which my women operated As Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, commented, physical position of the house suggests, perched beginnings, the house was emblematic of women’s would allow me to form a more balanced view “What a hold a place has upon one.” high up above the Thames, it is a view of the upper search for security in times that afforded them about each one of them. I soon came to view the Natalie again: “Of the various theories touted to crust, a story from the top. From this privileged few material rights of their own. It provided space mistresses through a different focus. explain Cliveden’s very particular allure, its uncanny position, we watch through the keyhole as the and safety in which they could develop new ideas “In the case of Anna Maria, a long-standing ability to draw out great historical moments and turbulent events of the last three centuries roll by: and inhabit roles that would otherwise have been reputation for insatiability, sexual rapacity and scandals, two of the most concrete are its size Restoration and Glorious Revolution, aristocratic denied them. cruelty turned out to have been assembled from and its position. Large and grand enough to court rise and fall, World Wars and the Cold War. Focus “As these women came alive to me, this was my scraps of contemporary bile, augmented by power, Cliveden was also small enough – compared the eye a little more keenly and you can make out most surprising discovery. Despite the decades Victorian outrage. Elizabeth Villiers’ great political to many of the old aristocratic mansions – to be more unlikely sights: of fanaticism and fashion, and centuries that divided us, the existential acuity and informal role as power broker had been a family home, and to maintain authority that in censorship, disease, slavery and the unlikely issues that these women grappled with were not lost in the shadow of her affair with William III, her larger places might have been lost to the machinery correlation between gardening and warfare. What so very different to the ones that women struggle friendship with Jonathan Swift, and her husband’s of the household. makes Cliveden such a strange and special case is with today. Their circumstances were unusual, role in the War of the Spanish Succession. The “Meanwhile its location - about five miles that we can see how closely its journey mirrors that their privileges were extraordinary, but evidence of Augusta’s political life was destroyed, upriver from Windsor Castle and less than 30 from of the changing contours of our society. Created their anxieties and heartache were familiar: by her own hand, in the critical moments after Westminster – has always been reflected in its by aristocracy, it then became part of the dialogue love, sacrifice for family, the juggling of outer the death of her husband. Lastly, it transpired that role in British politics. After the Royal residence between royalty and democracy, was taken over image and inner life, the balance between security Nancy’s ‘ardent feminism’ had been overlooked in and the Houses of Parliament, Cliveden has served by plutocrats, before being swallowed up in a and independence.” many history books; I wanted to look afresh at her as a third point in an enduring triangle of power. more complicated, dynamic reality of the 20th and politics, and especially at her correspondence with But the monarchs and heads of state that have 21st centuries. The Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries leading suffragettes, to argue that she was, walked within its walls have not only been British: “Writing the book has enhanced my view of of Scandal, Power and Intrigue by Natalie

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL AS CHEWTON GLEN CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY, FOUNDER MARTIN SKAN REFLECTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF A GREAT BRITISH INSTITUTION WITH EMMA CAULTON

hat Martin Skan does not know the Bournemouth area, but his ambitions quickly about the country house hotel is became national and then international. probably not worth knowing. As It was the decade the package holiday took off the founder of Chewton Glen he with families flying out to Spain, however Martin Wwas one of its pioneers. He has nurtured talents was aware of older couples looking for somewhere who have gone on to transform the hospitality quiet to stay in the country. About this time several experience and instigated marketing initiatives other early examples of the country house hotel which have become mainstays of the industry. genre opened, including The Bell at Aston Clinton, Yet Martin did not even have any experience as Gidleigh Park in Chagford, Le Talbooth at Dedham, a hotelier when he and his brother Trevor bought Tresanton in St Mawes and Gravetye Manor in Chewton Glen in December 1965. It was his West Hoathly. Sharrow Bay in Penrith, established businessman father, following his retirement to by Francis Coulson and Brian Sack, was the first; Bournemouth, who gave Martin the opportunity: indeed it is Francis who is credited with coining “When I was 21, and my brother was 18, my father the phrase ‘country house hotel’. said, ‘I have made the decision to give you your Martin was interested in visiting the inheritance now; I shall be fascinated to see how competition: “By going to see them I learned a you look after it’. We looked after it by buying tremendous amount very quickly and we became Chewton Glen. friends, although competitive friends. We would “I was looking for a project to develop. Chewton meet once a month in each other’s hotels and show Glen was in a terrible state. It needed everything off to each other!” doing... But on that beautiful day in December it With an instinct for the next big thing looked super and we bought it.” Martin helped set the pace with en suite What Martin lacked as a hotelier he made up for facilities, indulgent toiletries and the luxury with experience as a hotel guest. He had frequently spa experience. accompanied his parents to what were considered “One of the first things we did was put in the best hotels in the country, such as The Imperial a bathroom with each bedroom which was Hotel, Torquay. Another hotel they visited regularly revolutionary at the time. We were the first hotel was The Dormy Hotel in Ferndown which at that to have very expensive soap in the bathrooms, the

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN time had the best restaurant in Bournemouth. Martin first hotel to use cafetières, and the first country used this hotel as his yardstick for competing in house hotel in Britain with a proper spa.”

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Hutson. He is in Bermuda, but I heard he years at Chewton Glen went on to run the would like to move back to the UK before Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle in Scotland he gets too much sand under his feet’.” which he totally transformed. Andrew The rest is hotel history. It was at Stembridge took over the reins, having MARTIN ENJOYED 40 YEARS Chewton Glen that Robin met Gerard worked as Peter’s deputy at Chewton He was adept at networking and crutches, and they laughed their heads off. Basset (the only person in the world to hold Glen, and is still running the hotel with AT CHEWTON GLEN, 30 OF marketing long before these became It was a great success!” the combined titles of Master of Wine, great success, together with Chewton THEM WITH HIS WIFE, BRIGITTE. valued business disciplines. Martin says you It went down so well that even after they Master Sommelier, Wine MBA and World’s Glen’s new sister hotel, Cliveden.” have to have luck - however the skill lies in recovered they continued to tout bandages Best Sommelier), another of Martin’s finds. Martin enjoyed 40 years at Chewton THEY WORKED HAND IN HAND turning luck into opportunity. and crutches as the tour continued to New Looking for a sommelier, Martin Glen, 30 of them with his wife, Brigitte, AND OVERSAW SIGNIFICANT DO NOT SIT ON YOUR LAURELS; In the early 1970s Chewton Glen was York, down the east coast and across to approached his wine merchant, David who looked after the interior design so NEW PEOPLE OPEN UP WITH NEW invited to join Relais & Châteaux – an the west coast. Martin had inadvertently Burns, and Gerard was suggested. beautifully. They worked hand in hand CHANGES TO THE COUNTRY accolade in itself. discovered the power of the publicity stunt: However Martin found someone who and oversaw significant changes to the HOUSE HOTEL. IDEAS AND YOU NEED TO GO “My first piece of luck was that after “Years later the agents were still talking was not yet ready to be called sommelier, country house hotel. Martin advises: “Do AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING - we joined Relais & Châteaux the annual about it. It made such an impact.” but diligent and anxious to learn. Gerard not sit on your laurels; new people open up congress was held at The Savoy London. More important has been a talent for honed his skills at Chewton Glen setting with new ideas and you need to go and see YOU LEARN SO MUCH. There were just four of us who were picking managers. The first was David up a system with one of the front of house what they are doing - you learn so much. members and we put together a very good Brockett: “You could never find anyone team (now his wife) to test his knowledge “Latterly there has been a more relaxed, programme.” From this Martin established a more dedicated. He certainly helped to put by tasting wine left over from customers’ family-friendly approach and innovations strong relationship with the Sales Manager Chewton Glen on the map.” bottles. Martin also enabled him to visit have included the Treehouse suites, an of The Savoy Group, and out of this came an Next Martin discovered Robin Hutson by wine producing countries around the world. idea of Andrew’s, and another first for the opportunity to tour North America visiting approaching Brian Goodberry, concierge at “Gerard was possessed,” says Martin. “I country house hotel. travel agents. The Berkeley in London: “Best concierge I have only met two people in my life who “They are a fantastic success story... I The next piece of luck, according to have ever come across... In the days when were 100 per cent possessed and that had been negotiating with planners to Martin, was suffering concussion after Americans were timid about venturing was Raymond Blanc and Gerard; I would build small houses where the Treehouse being struck on the head by a golf ball at outside London he used to say ‘you need to be surprised if anyone in the world knows suites are, but I would never have thought the beginning of this tour. The doctor see the English countryside’ and send them more about wine.” of those Treehouses.” advised that Martin should be woken hourly to Chewton Glen! Robin and Gerard went on to establish What now for the country house hotel? through the night, however this meant his “Anyway, I was looking for a manager and Hotel du Vin, credited as the first boutique One thing is certain: the country house friend became so tired he fell down stairs I went to see Brian and said, ‘You see a lot hotel, with Robin moving on to Lime Wood hotel keeps evolving. and ended up on crutches. of managers coming through, which three and The Pig hotels (putting ‘cool’ into the “The travel agents expected these smart have you seen who are the most dynamic country house hotel experience). Look out for a programme of special

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n the five years since the death of posting significant increases in profits important for Sarah to add her stamp ‘enfant terrible’ fashion designer despite a setback that seemed almost and personality to the collections, and Alexander McQueen, his work has insurmountable. The challenge of she brought lightness and femininity been celebrated in hugely successful carrying forward McQueen’s legacy, while giving particular importance and ISavage Beauty retrospectives at two while infusing it with her own focus on craftsmanship and traditional international icons of culture: as the sensibilities, fell to Sarah Burton, who values.” most-viewed fashion exhibition at has performed that delicate balancing Perhaps the most extraordinary the Metropolitan Museum of Art in act with alacrity. achievement is how McQueen has New York in 2010 and, most recently, As Jonathan Akeroyd, President upheld the contradiction within breaking box-office records at London’s and CEO of Alexander McQueen, its ethos, being at once both Victoria & Albert Museum in 2015, to recalls, “Even though Sarah took on avant-garde and classic, and even taken become their most popular exhibition the Creative Director role at a very this to a whole new level, managing of all time. difficult time, there was never any to remain a critically-acclaimed While the world still marvels at his doubt that she was the best person for cutting-edge house while taking on the fashion genius and mourns its loss, the role. The design codes of the house most traditional of commissions: the

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN the house Lee McQueen founded were ingrained in her, having worked royal wedding dress for the Duchess of has gone from strength to strength, with Lee for over 14 years. It was Cambridge.

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For Jonathan Akeroyd, contradictions are quintessentially Within those global aspirations lies the heart of a great British McQueen. “Paradox is at the heart of the company’s aesthetic and brand, described by Jonathan as “having that intrinsic British quality design approach, and we feel that resonates at a deep level with our of being innovative and uncompromising, and we have a great customers. The royal wedding dress was a very special commission love and respect for British tradition and design such as Savile Row and with Sarah’s quiet and poised character, she was the perfect tailoring” – another classic McQueen contradiction. This is a house designer to undertake this task. Sarah has a great love for tradition, that parlays paradox into an art form. but is also able to apply it with creativity and modernity. It is these When asked for his personal reflections on seeing Savage Beauty unique attributes, along with her personality and respect for the come to life at the V&A, Jonathan says, “We always felt that Savage Royal Family, which ensured this was a dress that will live on in the Beauty should come to rest in London, Lee’s home and consistent public consciousness for many years.” source of inspiration. The success of the Met exhibition in New York In yet another paradox, for a house that is so creatively and took us all by surprise and it proved that Lee’s work transcended artistically led, McQueen is also commercially successful on a global fashion and cultures, as it touched so many people from around the scale. “We start with creativity. It is at the heart of everything we world. I know Lee would have been incredibly proud of this. do. This is the legacy of Lee McQueen. Our customer is looking for “He was more than a designer, he was a storyteller, and he always something different. Whether that be cut, fabric, or embellishments, made sure his shows and designs provoked a reaction. The follow-up it has to have a twist. More than ever, consumers want an emotional success of Savage Beauty in London is just further proof of this. We connection to the pieces and the house.” are all incredibly proud… Everyone who visited the exhibition was So who is the McQueen man or woman? The customer touched by the raw emotion of the clothes… The fact that it has demographic defies convention and covers a wide range, with been the most successful and most talked-about exhibition in each many coming to McQueen for its exquisite tailoring and unique museum’s history is a testament to the man himself.” craftsmanship. Although a younger age group shops at the diffusion line McQ, there is common ground in all McQueen aficionados: strong, confident individuals looking for something unique in their wardrobe. Accessories like signature evening clutches and silk scarves are big contributors to sales volumes, with customers collecting seasonal styles, but the in-demand pieces are the evening and occasional wear items with intricate embroideries or rich fabrications. Inspiration for new collections is as eclectic as it has always been. “We are a house with such rich history, so our heritage is naturally a great source of inspiration, but Sarah and her team are always observant of what is happening culturally in the world. They keep an open mind and gather inspiration from everywhere.” 1 Church Street Going forward, Jonathan sees the biggest challenge lying less Christchurch within the business itself and more within the retail marketplace. BH23 1BW “Technology is truly changing consumer behaviour. We really need 20 Bournemouth Arcade to understand how they will be shopping tomorrow. In the meantime, Bournemouth we want to continue to develop and increase our retail network BH1 2AF CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN globally, so that there is an Alexander McQueen store in the key cities in the world.”

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his is what we do every day, but you do still with touches of violet and turquoise – a fabric that “ get goosebumps,” says Mario Nicolaou, Mario describes as bringing the landscape in. the architect heading up the design This suite is not to be confused with the THE ORIGINAL team responsible for the refurbishment Langhorne suite in blushing pink and celadon Tof Cliveden. with gilded corona and theatrical drapery over the He is giving me a tour of the newly refurbished bed inspired by the portrait of Nancy Astor (née West Wing, opening door after door on to suite Langhorne) in the Great Hall. Artwork has been the after sumptuous suite (each one named after one inspiration in other rooms. A scheme of pale golds PARTY HOUSE of Cliveden’s owners or eminent visitors) and I complements an oil painting in the Vanderbilt am speechless. There are chairs upholstered in an suite. A palette of blues, with highlights of burgundy 350 YEARS OF MAKING HISTORY IS CELEBRATED AT CLIVEDEN WITH A astonishing iridescent peacock feather fabric in in a woollen plaid, is based around the work of one room. A dramatic freestanding tub in deep artist Sir Alfred Munnings in the Munnings suite. METICULOUS RESTORATION PROGRAMME - EMMA CAULTON TAKES A TOUR rouge in the marble and oak panelled bathroom of In the Westminster suite another painting inspired another. Every room is different and that has been an elegant scheme of blue, silver and dusky pink. both a joy and a challenge. Mario describes the TE Lawrence suite as an The quality of light unique to each room, as well as easy one with an Arabian-style draped curtain over works of art and original features, such as fireplace the bed and a carpet custom designed to evoke surrounds and panelling, have inspired individual Lawrence’s fascination with the Orient. schemes. In the Lady Astor suite a richly coloured The Prince of Wales suite is striking with red silk scheme incorporates the red cut velvet on two wallpaper and red and gold curtains in the sitting original sofas and balances the ornate carved room and dramatic deep greens and greys in the fireplace that dominates the room. Facing south, bedroom. In the Lord Astor suite a bespoke four the room is flooded with light and the views over poster bed has been hand painted with accents of the parterre to the river beyond are enhanced by white gold to complement a scheme of anthracite the window dressing of swags and tails in gold silk and burnt orange. CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN

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EVERY ROOM IS DIFFERENT AND THAT HAS BEEN BOTH A JOY AND A CHALLENGE.

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The intention was to be true to Cliveden’s was a lot like working with private owners. However heritage as a stately home. “Every room has its Sue Williams, General Manager, points out, “You do CAREFUL own character,” says Mario. There is no corporate not have such unforgiving timeframes in a private uniformity here; no simple one-scheme-suits-all home.” CONSIDERATION HAS design rolled out. Instead careful consideration The suites in the West Wing were completed GONE INTO EVERY DETAIL has gone into every detail with many of the by spring 2015 and include four new suites fabrics, carpets and pieces of furniture designed which involved reinventing spaces and installing WITH MANY OF THE specifically for Cliveden. An example of this is the Cliveden’s signature en suite bathrooms of FABRICS, CARPETS AND paper-backed custom-designed woven silk damask beautiful Carrara marble and basins embellished in charcoal grey which hangs in the hallways. It with the Cliveden crest. PIECES OF FURNITURE looks quietly elegant and yet the light catches it However in order to refurbish the main house, in different ways creating interest and making a Cliveden closed for just three weeks from mid-

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facilities on the lower ground floor, CAPTURING CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF CLIVEDEN THE ORIGINAL PARTY HOUSE refurbished the Great Hall, the Boudoir and the Library and created a new bar. VAUGHAN “Project management was vaughandesigns.com t. 020 7731 6197 critical: everything was carefully lined up to meet deadlines,” [email protected] remembers Sue, who fixed a time lapse camera to the fireplace in the Great Hall and left it running. The result (which can currently be viewed on Cliveden’s website) is an exercise in refurbishment overdrive: furniture wrapped and carried out, scaffolding careering up and down, people perpetually on the move and not a second of downtime. “During those three weeks we had two or three teams working 24/7,” Sue continues. “Scheduling was very tight, but there was such excitement about working on this project and such helpfulness that people came in on their days off, and there was a rolling up of sleeves at the last minute to deliver on time with only hours to spare. It really has Shrewsbury Suite been a labour of love. This has been everyone’s journey.” Not only were logistics tortuous, but it all had to be done while THE RESULT IS GLORIOUS. IT IS STILL ensuring the intrinsic character and THE CLIVEDEN OF OLD, ONLY BETTER. fabric of this National Trust owned, Grade I listed national treasure were THE GREAT HALL IS A TREAT. not compromised.

Mario adds: “We brought in a lot of grey hair experience to fuse together a seasoned team. There was an architect with a specialism in historic buildings and a historic building consultant to make sure details were spot on, and specialists all the way including French polishers, embroiderers, upholsterers, painting specialists, and a curatorial level of cleaning.” The result is glorious. It is still the Cliveden of old, only better. The Great Hall is a treat. Mario explains: “We deliberated over the Great Hall because this is a key space; on arrival there is an anticipation about what Cliveden is and the Great Hall has to deliver that. We wanted to celebrate its character and evoke something luxurious.” The elements were all there, the high panelled ceiling, magnificent ornate fireplace, Nancy Astor forever glancing over her shoulder in John Singer Sargent’s portrait, the series of tapestries (given to the Earl of Orkney by the Duke of Marlborough for his services in the Battle of Blenheim) that dominate the Hall... But they needed to be Great Hall brought together.

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WE HAVE Rich colours in the tapestries’ scenes The new bar in the Library is another for entertaining and private dining. of muted gold, vibrant scarlet, soft teal success. Previously the Library was However, introducing such elements CREATED A NEW and duck egg blue have been picked not the destination space it should is not easy when all decisions affecting ATMOSPHERE out and used among the plumped up have been. The addition of the opulent the design and fabric of the property wing armchairs, buttoned club chairs red and gold bar has transformed its need to be run past the National Trust. AND A and deep sofas piled invitingly with use. However this brought its own Mario again: “Cliveden presents LITTLE BIT OF cushions. There is a mix of textured difficulties as this centrepiece bar had difficulties not normally encountered fabrics, including brocade, chenille and to be free-standing as they were not when designing a hotel – primarily FABULOUSNESS. tweed. Eclectic and textual, it looks allowed to fix it to existing panelling. keeping the feel of a stately home and feels comfortable not contrived, “We had been talking for over a while meeting guests’ expectations luxurious without being obvious. year about where to put the bar,” says of a luxury hotel. Thinking about guest Mario explains that it is all about Mario. “It has been phenomenally well experience and the comfort of our ‘layering’ furniture and furnishings, received, and was a lot of fun to design international travellers, for example, wall coverings and window drapes, and make, although very challenging. we negotiated with the National colour, pattern, texture and light. “The bar has become a wonderful Trust to bring in air conditioning. It is Everything from tapestries to cushions entrance to the dining room, an discreet and in 21 of the suites.” comes together in a quietly grand invitation for a pre-dinner drink, (It is so discreet I had not even noticed.) scheme that unites past and present, creating a sense of arrival and “The challenge was it still had to be with subtle twists. expectation.” Cliveden, even with new furnishings, Detail is imperative and includes the The Library has also turned into a new walls, new spaces and a new striking bespoke embroidered curtain bit of an after dinner drinking den – a bar.” And it still is. The ambition was panels at the entrance – designed to chance to sit back into comfortably to capture the spirit and essence of be in keeping with the style of Cliveden deep chairs in plush burnished gold and Cliveden. This is surely the original and featuring an intricate central motif olive herringbone against a backdrop party house, having entertained royalty that references the Cliveden crest. of honey-coloured wood panelling. and politicians and great writers and During the day the Great Hall is warm Downstairs is a bit of a departure thinkers, from Swift to Shaw, over the and welcoming, but in the evening it for Cliveden with the creation of three centuries. They have succeeded: the glows, positively glows. Unobtrusive new, interlinked, multifunctional spaces great tradition of the grand English extra lighting has been introduced incorporating 21st century technology country house is subtly updated and to create depth, including floor and – ideal for business presentations, as celebrated here at Cliveden, and it has table lamps made using traditional entertainment spaces for children, been well received by people who know techniques such as lost wax casting or an area to dress up and theme for and love Cliveden. and hand carving and topped with events. This is an example of how Mario smiles: “We have created a handmade pleated silk lampshades. Cliveden’s refurbishment has given new atmosphere and a little bit of HAND SCREEN PRINTERS AND WEAVERS OF FINE FABRICS AND WALLPAPERS CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN Overall, the effect is glamorous and clients and guests more flexibility and fabulousness.” Make that rather a lot entrancing. choice with new areas and options of fabulousness. 53 Chelsea Manor Street London SW3 5RZ · + 44 (0) 20 7352 5745 · www.bernardthorp.com · [email protected] 30 AWARD WINNING

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he Russian Far East is not a destination people expect when politely enquiring about your holiday plans. The area receives little popular attention, its significance relegated to bureaucratic whispers about strategic trade routes. Its Tcomplete lack of infrastructure, coupled with the requirement for special entry permission to the region, makes it almost inaccessible to tourists. And lying a staggering seven time zones away from its national capital, Moscow, it is certainly remote. Visions of bleak, windy tundra and fur-cloaked figures may come to mind, and its appeal to the modern traveller is not immediately obvious. So, in dinner party discussions and the publication of bucket list ‘must-sees’, the Russian Far East goes unmentioned. Yet in the edge of the world’s largest country, breathtaking occurrences happen every day: an orca breaches the Okhotsk Sea with an almighty splash or an idle volcano erupts, spewing molten red lava down its belly. However this landscape of almost primeval beauty can now be discovered, and in comfortable luxury. Since 2014, Silversea Expeditions, the luxury cruise line, has enabled many of us to see for ourselves an astonishing array of magical moments in one of the world’s least explored destinations, on board Silver Discoverer. This is the latest addition to Silversea’s fleet and one of the highest calibre expedition ships at sea, designed to navigate the remote, the tricky and the exciting. At just over 5,000 tonnes and accommodating only 120 guests, it provides a spacious yet intimate home from home. In addition to state-of-the-art equipment and design, there are high-end Zodiacs for coastal exploration and

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THE OARSOME JAMES CRACKNELL OLYMPIC ROWER AND ALL ROUND HERO JAMES CRACKNELL IS ON A MISSION TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH, AS HE EXPLAINS TO EMMA CAULTON

ouble Olympic Gold medallist, world Diana had been killed in Paris the night before our champion rower and athlete turned heat so we woke up to that news, and then our health and fitness guru James Cracknell final was on the day of the funeral. We raced with has been in the news and on our black ribbons and when we received our medals and Dtelevision screens recently. There was the rescue the National Anthem played, the Union Jack flew at of a young boy and his grandfather on a Devon half-mast.” beach by James and his son last summer. At the Putting the past aside, James was very interested time of going to press James is scheduled to appear in the action on the water – with spots at the on prime time TV as part of a sporting challenge Olympics available and everything to race for. programme. And he will be commentating for Away from rowing, James’ busy work schedule the BBC at the Olympic Games in Rio. He will be a seems to be focused on promoting healthy regular at Chewton Glen, too, as part of the hotel’s lifestyles: “I work with Policy Exchange leading a new Fitter, Stronger health programme. team finalising a report on the issues surrounding When I caught up with him he was at Lac obesity and physical activity and I am also President d’Aiguebelette in France commentating on the of the London Road Safety Council which works 2015 World Rowing Championships for the BBC. with all 33 London boroughs to improve the safety And reminiscing. and efficiency of the public highway for everyone “It is strange being back at a lake where I had from pedestrians to HGVs and buses.” a number of formative moments in my rowing Road safety is of personal interest to James career, but watching other people race and have who suffered a brain injury in 2010 after being their moments. It makes me feel old, especially as I hit by a petrol tanker while he was cycling, during first raced here, and was lucky enough to win the an attempt to cycle, row, run and swim from Los Under 18 World Championships, 25 years ago. Angeles to New York in 18 days. “In 1997 I won the World Championships here in “In recovering from the accident, particularly as it

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could control. I kept a diary and monitored to do and it struck a chord with me. I was not massively and enjoy life more. Being fit can my progress. The confidence and self-belief fit simply because I needed to be in order to only help you make the most of your life. you gain when you can objectively see win, but because I believed in being physically “As for my little critters – sorry, children - I improvements that are of your own doing is active. It is not just about competitive sport, just want them to be happy. If they ever enormous, and it helps you to conquer issues but about people making the most of their lives. fancy wearing Lycra and mucking about in a in other areas of your life.” “I am lucky to have had the luxury to train boat for a sport then I have plenty of advice It is striking how much health and fitness full-time as an athlete for up to seven hours a for them, but right now it is about trying as Cunard Grills. is about mental attitude. James remembers day, so keeping fit and being active is almost many sports as possible, not specialising too his disappointment at the 1996 Olympics part of my DNA now. Having done one sport early, and making friends through sport that in Atlanta: “I contracted tonsillitis on the for so long it is nice to do a variety and learn (in my experience) they will keep for a long time. day of the opening ceremony for the 1996 new skills. I particularly enjoy the time- “There is definitely a bond with the guys I Olympics and could not race. After four efficient ease of running and the distances competed with at the Olympics. We can years of training I spent the Games in a you can cover on a bike.” go months without seeing each other, but quarantine room. In that room I made the This attitude towards sport and health has pick up exactly where we left off. Ultimately The ultimate Cunard holiday. mental commitment to be on the start line been passed on to his children. His eldest son, their dreams were in my hands and my at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It is easy Croyde, certainly felt confident enough in his dreams in their hands, which creates a to make decisions when things are going own fitness to be able to rescue, along with special connection. Our Princess and Queens Grills Suites offer the most accomplished expression well, but backing yourself when nobody else his father, a young boy and his grandfather “My relationship with Ben Fogle is different does is a hard thing to do. As horrible as that when they got into difficulties in the sea off [he and Ben Fogle rowed the Atlantic in 2006]. of ocean travel. With an unsurpassed level of style, sophistication and exemplary experience was, I do not think I would have North Devon, after Croyde spotted that the Sport is held in a very sterile environment White Star Service, our Grill Suites represent the very best of Cunard. won gold in 2000 if I had not experienced pair were in trouble. James says modestly: whereas with Ben we were a small dot on a that pain and disappointment in Atlanta.” “We honestly did not do anything that massive landscape and we trusted each other The importance of mental stamina and hundreds of others do on beaches up and with our lives, so not surprisingly there is a To discover more about Cunard’s Grills Experience and our full selection of cruises the impact of physical fitness on other down the country. pretty tight bond. visit cunard.co.uk, call 0843 373 4090* or contact your travel agent. aspects of well-being and lifestyle are “It is hugely important for me that my “Now all three of my children are at school elements delivered by James in a motivation- kids are physically active [James and his TV it is all hands on deck at home and the *Calls cost 3pm per minute plus telephone company’s network access charges. boosting talk on the new Fitter, Stronger presenter wife Beverley Turner have three days of ‘enjoying’ a rowing trip across the health programme at Chewton Glen. It children, Croyde, Kiki and Trixie], although Atlantic may be behind me. But I am never was instigated by Paula Kerr and offers a not necessarily ‘sporty’, as it is important to going to say never and people are always sustainable, realistic approach to exercise engrain the habit of being active and eating suggesting I ‘have a go at this’ whether and nutrition. healthily from early on. that is because they think it will make

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN “Paula got in touch through a mutual “I believe in leading a healthy active good TV or they just do not like me I am friend and described what she was planning life whatever age you are. You will benefit not sure!”

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FIRST STEPS TO A FITTER YOU PAULA KERR REVEALS THE PERSONAL STORY THAT INSPIRED HER NEW FITTER, STRONGER HEALTH PROGRAMME BEING INTRODUCED AT CHEWTON GLEN

hen I was diagnosed with I had been training to climb Snowden breast cancer two years when I received my diagnosis. That trip ago, I discovered just was put on hold, to allow me to cope with how powerful exercise chemotherapy, and resurrected as my Wand nutrition can be and how incredibly treatment drew to a close. The following resilient our bodies are if we train and fuel month I climbed Ben Nevis with 18 friends, them correctly. to mark the end of my treatment and a I was working as a journalist and had new beginning, and felt euphoric when I never felt better, so the news was a reached the summit. complete shock, but I knew that if I was Nutrition and regular training were not going to get through this, I would need simply good for my physical health, they a plan and I would need to keep my body helped me cope emotionally, giving me strong. a positive focus away from cancer, and I had always enjoyed exercise and helping me to look beyond my condition turned to a team of fitness experts – the and towards the future. same people who coach our guests at our In 2015, I qualified as a personal trainer Fitter, Stronger weekends – for advice. I and created Fitter, Stronger to motivate cleaned up my diet, removing caffeine, others. It began as a seed of an idea, to sugar and alcohol and adding spirulina create an environment where I could pass [a microalgae considered a superfood on the tips I learned about getting my due to its high nutritional value] and body strong to cope with cancer and has antioxident-rich foods [antioxidants are grown into something rather wonderful compounds that help combat cell and with four Fitter, Stronger fitness retreats DNA damage] and I exercised as often planned for 2016 at Chewton Glen.

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ince its inception 25 years ago, Walpole has This expert craftsmanship is at the heart of all seen both the economic value of British luxury brands. Our CRAFTED programme, launched luxury, currently said to be worth more in 2007, works to protect and promote the skills than £25 billion to the UK economy, as well of the luxury industry’s expert makers. In 2015 we Sas the desire for and prestige of British brands, were strategic partners of the inaugural London grow exponentially. All the things British luxury Craft Week – a new annual event showcasing stands for are now not only appreciated in the UK, exceptional craftsmanship. Brands such as Rachel but also by overseas consumers who want to buy a Vosper and Ormonde Jayne hosted candle and piece of Brand Britain. At Walpole it is our challenge perfume workshops, helping to reinforce the to promote, develop and protect British luxury at strong link between luxury and craft. home and abroad in a complex and competitive The annual Walpole British Luxury Awards global marketplace. were established to honour and celebrate those I have always been a huge advocate of the ‘Made individuals and companies who exemplify luxury in Britain’ title and I am proud to represent these and commitment to British excellence through values by supporting and promoting over 170 their work across luxury, design, and culture – both Walpole members to a growing global audience. internationally and within Britain. To me, luxury signifies a product, service or experience that exudes quality, superior design and attention to detail; something aspirational and desired that makes you feel special For a brand, the customer experience is the most important thing and part of this is building intimacy. The story is crucial to engage the consumer on an emotional level, telling of the time, passion, skill and history that has gone into each and every piece. In fact, great storytelling is at the very heart of great British luxury companies, and brands have years of heritage and fascinating stories to tell. This is what makes them so unique. We have them to thank for upholding the standards of British luxury and creating prestige all over the world. More discreet than their European counterparts, these brand qualities, which are steeped in tradition and heritage, increasingly appeal to discerning customers in leading markets such as the United States, Europe and China. The opportunity to go behind the scenes of an atelier, to see the journey from sketch to product, is extremely desirable. Savile Row tailors, where skills are passed down over time, excel at this. Then there is Asprey, the celebrated British jeweller, with silver, leather and jewellery workshops above their New Bond Street store, while Rolls-Royce and McLaren throw open their doors, allowing customers CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN Naomi Paul, member of to appreciate the design process behind their Woodland charm Walpole’s CRAFTED programme bespoke cars. bracelet by Asprey

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Walpole’s prestigious Bremont was supported by Walpole’s members include McLaren Brands of Tomorrow scheme WHAT IS WALPOLE?

Walpole was formed in 1990 by a group At Brewin Dolphin, we believe it’s essential to of top tier British companies, including understand what’s important to you. It’s the Chewton Glen, to create a community key to creating and managing your bespoke for the exchange of best practice ideas to portfolio. When it comes to your investments, drive business development in both the the first thing we earn is your trust. UK and export markets. For the first time If you would like a no obligation review of British excellence was given a collective your investments or pension please contact voice in the increasingly competitive global Rob Carroll on 01202 312502 or email market. Through Walpole these companies [email protected] aimed to promote, recognise and maintain brewin.co.uk/bournemouth the highest standards of British commerce and industry. In 2005 Walpole made a From the outside, the UK is perceived as An increasing challenge for luxury strategic decision to refine its mission being creative, innovative, confident and brands is extending and broadening the statement from promoting British entrepreneurial, and is regarded as a world appeal of their products across multiple excellence to promoting British luxury. leader in the arts, as well as the fashion markets. Personalisation in the luxury Walpole takes its name from the great and textile industry. We wholeheartedly sector is essential, especially in devising statesman Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), recognise the importance of supporting tailored recommendations for customers. a highly regarded commercial minister the talent of tomorrow in order to ensure Companies that have successfully famous for his energetic promotion of the long-term success of British luxury navigated this potential minefield include overseas trade. He laid the foundations both at home and abroad. Gieves & Hawkes who have adapted their for an era of prosperity and peace in The Brands of Tomorrow scheme is products for new markets by using colours Britain, was a great patron of the arts a mentoring programme we initiated considered auspicious in other cultures, and architecture, and also contributed that sets out to promote and support while Rolls-Royce has created shorter car to a golden age of craftsmanship and the next generation of British luxury lengths for new markets, such as Asia. manufacturing. brands. Since its launch, over 70 luxury I believe that the role of creative Walpole continues this tradition by brands have successfully completed the narrative will become increasingly increasing awareness of its members’ programme becoming leading brands in important to the future of personal luxury. products and services, targeting new their respective fields with an impressive It will be fascinating to watch brands customers in overseas markets and alumni roster including Miller Harris, Goat, explore ever more imaginative ways for enhancing Britain’s global reputation as Charlotte Olympia, Business of Fashion, consumers to interact with their stories, a vibrant and dynamic commercial and

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HEIGHT OF GOOD TASTE HIGH ABOVE THE THAMES VALLEY, ANDRÉ GARRETT IS REINVENTING THE CLASSICS IN HIS OWN INIMITABLE STYLE - CREATING DISHES THAT ONCE TASTED ARE FOREVER REMEMBERED, SAYS EMMA CAULTON

ndré Garrett is really on song – everything The very latest news is that Cliveden has “ about his cooking dazzles. Classic received the prestigious AA Hotel of the Year – technique and flavour combinations England Award 2015. Managing Director Andrew rather than novelty are his keynotes.” So Stembridge says: “We are delighted to be this year’s Asays The Good Food Guide 2016 (surely the UK’s winner. Three years ago we became the proud foodie bible). custodians of this iconic property and after a multi- Last year The Good Food Guide awarded André million pound investment and clear vision from our Garrett at Cliveden ‘Best New Restaurant’, a owners, together with the energy and enthusiasm tremendous opening salvo for this ambitious and of General Manager Sue Williams and the whole accomplished chef. This year (and last) he also team, Cliveden has been reborn again. Historically secured a top 20 position in The Guide’s prestigious Cliveden was probably the most renowned hotel listing of top 50 restaurants countrywide - above outside London and to be crowned AA Hotel of the the likes of impressive near neighbours The Year is symbolic of the fact that Cliveden is well and Waterside Inn at Bray and Artichoke at Amersham. truly back on the map.” Another recent accolade was being ranked Cliveden is exactly where it wanted to be. So, too, eighth best restaurant in the UK outside London is André Garrett at Cliveden - among a clutch of by Square Meal – a rating that is particularly valued destination restaurants in this gastronomic hub

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN by André as it is based entirely on the views and just west of London. However this is not the typical votes of diners. restaurant environment, as André explains: “We are

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things are now. We are doing some wonderful things here.” They certainly are. Dinner (or lunch) is an experience to be relished. We enjoyed pre- dinner G&Ts at a window seat in the Library with those astonishing long distance views across the gardens and Thames Valley while dipping into André’s signature sharing canapés including a vivid, fluffy pea mousse with Parmesan crust and crisp, thin flatbreads spiked with Nigella seeds. Then we were shown through to the lavish dining room in duck egg blue and gold where we were ensconced in a semi-circular banquette among a luxurious profusion of cushions. (I spied Heston Blumenthal in the opposite corner.) First came a clever amuse bouche of creamy potato foam with egg yolk at its centre (how does he do that?). This was followed by a salad of Devon crab, a description that does not do justice to this extraordinary dish, balancing sweet, light and subtle with a tang of sea breeze. A circle of salt-cured fois gras au torchon in a I AM VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED. I AM EXTREMELY PROUD puddle of roast duck jelly with grilled peach OF THE JOURNEY WE HAVE BEEN ON AND I AM HAPPY WITH WHERE WE ARE. sake was a heady, bold, complex dish with back notes of umami. Next came grilled Herdwick mutton cutlet with shoulder Bolognese, ruby chard, white onions and smoked aubergine – a nostalgically old-fashioned plateful of intense flavours. Roast fillet of turbot grenobloise with cockles, braised celery hearts, chicory condiment and brioche butter was the sort of dish you want to inhale – perfectly precise not just focused on our restaurant. We are a hotel, easier to manage, better for organising the flow of cooking and balanced flavours. Taste as an art running seven days a week.” work and also better for the team. LAST YEAR WAS A WHIRLWIND. form. Dessert was a showstopper of a soufflé so These are kitchens delivering not only lunches “If you are a good chef you can perform in any light it evaporated on the tongue. and dinners to his eponymous restaurant, but environment,” says André, “But it was in need BUILDING EVERYTHING UP HAS André says: “The menu is seasonally driven also breakfasts, light lunches in the Great Hall and of upgrading.” TAKEN A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY and provenance is important... I want to give our Library, room service and afternoon teas, and all to And the work was particularly needed as this is guests the best tasting food, use ingredients the very highest standard. Until relatively recently a team that is growing along with the hotel and with respect and get the maximum taste.” these were the kitchens of a home (albeit a grand restaurant. There were originally about 16 in the He searches out the best produce including home accustomed to entertaining), that has been team. There are now 28. It is anticipated that next lamb from Devon, grass-fed beef from the Lake transformed into a hotel, and a big hotel at that. year there will be around 35. District, and fish bought from smaller suppliers Within Cliveden’s refurbishment plan, the The new kitchen will not usher in any changes in Devon and Cornwall who fish sustainably from kitchens were one of the most important and to either the menu or the approach. As André small day boats. From such quality ingredients complex areas to be redesigned. The immense safe says: “We opened as we wanted to open; it is just he crafts classics into new signatures finished parked in the middle of the kitchens (the size of building on that. Last year was a whirlwind. Building with a lightness for which André has become an office and used as such by André) had to stay in everything up has taken a lot of time and energy renowned. This is a chef who is surely at the situ, in respect to the history and integrity of the – but I am very proud of what we have achieved. I top of his game, creating dishes and flavour

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN building. However some structural work has been am extremely proud of the journey we have been combinations to be remembered for months, undertaken, creating more open kitchens that are on and I am happy with where we are and how maybe years to come.

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uildings represent who we are,” architect, “By 12 I knew I wanted to be an architect. I loved “ author and TV presenter George Clarke tells to know about the process of building.” me. “We love our buildings and regard our However his route into architecture was not architecture as a national treasure; millions conventional. A careers officer advised him to take Bcome to Britain every year to visit National Trust A Levels in English, maths and science, but George and English Heritage properties.” hated maths; it made him break out in a cold sweat. It is, however, domestic architecture that The careers officer’s limited guidance made George interests George: “I love the architecture of so angry he walked out; it also galvanised him. “At the home; the home is the most important bit 15 I wrote to every single architectural practice of architecture in a person’s life. Houses impact in the area, 65 practices, saying ‘can you give me on lives.” a job?’” George Clarke has certainly made an impact An apprenticeship with David Johnson Architects on our aspirations for our living spaces through was offered: “It was the best two years for a 16-year- a series of TV programmes including The Home old. I was in a business small enough for me to learn Show, Restoration Man and George Clarke’s about everything. My learning curve was like that!” Amazing Spaces. He raises his arm vertically. We meet at Chewton Glen; a home from home His apprenticeship was supplemented by a BTEC retreat for George. in Building and Construction and followed by a “It is easy for me to get here from London and (first class) degree in Architecture and a Graduate is far enough to feel I have escaped. It feels like I Certificate in Architectural Practice from Newcastle have my own apartment in the countryside. I think University, where he won the year prize for it is impossibly beautiful. I walk to the beach, I go architecture and a top job with FaulkenerBrowns. to the spa, I wander around the grounds all day, He went on to join architect Sir Terry Farrell, and I switch off my mobile phone. I do nothing, working in both London and Hong Kong, designing absolutely nothing.” buildings all over the world including projects We are to have a talk about what he describes as, worth £1.5 billion: “I was only 22 or 23.” “my life in the architecture and building game, and This was followed by his own practice a bit of telly.” That bit of “telly” is actually rather a clarke:desai, established with Bobby Desai, and lot of “telly” and has transformed his career, yet it work as a visiting lecturer at Newcastle University all came about by chance. – already sharing his knowledge and passion for It was his home environment that inspired him architecture with others. It was colleagues at the to become an architect. While his contemporaries University who suggested he write a book on played with Lego bricks, George played on building architecture. George approached a literary agent

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64 WE FEATURED ALL SORTS OF UNUSUAL PROJECTS INCLUDING WINDMILLS AND WATER TOWERS; BUILDINGS THAT WERE NEVER INTENDED TO BE LIVED IN WERE DRAGGED INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, CREATING A HOUSE BEYOND THE OWNERS’ EXPECTATIONS

and television. So, when a new Channel 5 buildings that were never intended to be “People are more inventive away from their programme was struggling to find a building lived in were dragged into the 21st century, main house. We can play and fantasise with professional to front the show, he was asked creating a house beyond the owners’ a shed. You can do clever things with small to do a screen test. expectations. spaces, and because the space is smaller it “I never had any passion to be on TV,” says “There was no script whatsoever and even challenges you to be more creative.” George, almost apologetically. “I hated drama though there might be a gap of four months Partly in response to his TV career and at school and I could not bear the thought of between visits, I always remembered the partly due to his aim to make architecture being on camera, but they said, see how you people and the project. The build told the accessible to everyone, five years ago he get on. I thought I would be rubbish... Anyway story anyway. established George + Partners, an innovative, I got the job.” “I love the history of old buildings. new type of multidisciplinary practice, that George remembers, “I did not have a clue Agricultural and industrial buildings are so is not just about architecture, but also what I was doing!” different from residential concerns, but tell covers design, construction and project Maybe not, but what followed was a series us as much about the past as a stately home, management. of TV programmes including Build a New Life and can be a home like no other.” His schedule is hectic. He lives out of a in the Country, one of the most successful It is George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces that suitcase much of the week travelling the programmes ever shown on Channel 5. seems to have caught our imaginations, length of the country. At the time of talking Then came the switch to Channel 4 and looking at small space makeovers and some Shed of the Year, attracting over 10,000 The Home Show: “This was about making of the weird and wonderful places people entries, was on television, and he had just spaces work. A lot of homes were built in a turn into homes. launched a new business, Amazing Sheds different time and need updating. I would Even George was inspired: “I thought (taking the effort out of making your own reconfigure the space to make the most of – why shouldn’t I do my own project? I amazing space). the house. I was known for drawing on walls caught the small space bug with a 1979 Ace A lack of an A level in maths has not stopped and I have been told that kids would get Excellence six-berth static caravan [now him. Does he still struggle with maths? permanent pen markers and draw on walls a bolt hole in the Lake District], bought for No and yes. “Areas, measurements and ‘like George on the telly!’” £300.” He rebuilt the structure with one side quantities - I can do that; but mathematical He is probably better known as the dropping down to form an outside terrace, equations that are not visual?” He shrugs, Restoration Man. This groundbreaking series complete with bath. After that he created an “I still do not get it!” saw George advising owners on converting enchanting butterfly house in his garden for some of Britain’s most beautiful buildings his children. “It is the ultimate garden studio, A new series of Restoration Man will be into unique homes. but it is more about seeing the kids covered broadcast in 2016 “We featured all sorts of unusual projects in butterflies, and gets them away from georgeclarke.com

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ith the increasing popularity of the amount we have achieved at today’s John Edwards, Managing Director, Jaguar DRIVE of events such as Goodwood auction,” said Rob Hubbard, Bonhams Land Rover Special Operations, says: “The Revival, Mille Miglia and Chris Motoring Specialist. “It was an incredible E-type is an iconic car, and the Lightweight Evans’ Car Fests, there has discovery; the chassis, engine, axle, gearbox, E-type the most desirable of all. To be able Wnever been so much interest in classic cars. steering box numbers are all present and to complete the intended production run of Auction houses, including Bonhams and correct, the interior is completely original in 18, some 50 years after the last Lightweight OF YOUR RM Sotheby’s, report that the collector car wonderful green leather. For a car that is over was completed, was an opportunity we could market is buoyant with quality cars in high 80 years old, it is truly astounding.” not miss.” demand and fetching strong prices. There are a number of explanations for this The cars have been assembled in Browns As an indication of market growth within growth in demand and prices. This is a market Lane, Coventry, E-type’s ancestral home, the collector car industry in recent years, driven by passionate (and often high profile) using virtually identical materials and hand- LIFE nine of the top 10 record transactions for enthusiasts. Participation and awareness built to exacting standards by highly skilled HOW TO INVEST IN A BIT OF VINTAGE the most valuable cars sold at auction have has been enhanced by increased media Jaguar craftsmen. One of the originals taken place since 2013. RM Sotheby’s say coverage and assisted by digital catalogues, recently sold for more than £5 million, so one VROOM, VROOM, VROOM, BY EDWARD PIPER they have seen almost a 25-fold increase in live streaming and internet bidding. of the ‘new’ LWEs, costing £1 million or so, the size of the market since the early 1990s Underpinning this has been the introduction looks a reasonable investment. with a steady appreciation of collector car of new vintage events and thriving collector Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar, values and the greatest gains recorded at car community participation in activities says, “With the Lightweight E-type, our the top end. such as rallies and historic races. focus as a design team has been to ensure Bonhams Festival of Speed sale in 2015 The importance of such events has been justice was done to the original work of Sir saw spectacular figures achieved with the noted by major car manufacturers – inspiring William Lyons and Malcolm Sayer. Meticulous ex-Works Racing Aston Martin Ulster Team both their participation and the introduction attention to detail has been everything to Car ‘LM19’ selling for £2,913,500. This is one of comprehensive support facilities for us in re-creating this car, just as it is in our of the highest amounts ever achieved for a their classic models. For example, in 2015 contemporary Jaguars. I believe the result is pre-war British sports car and saw a protracted nine of Jaguar’s most iconic heritage cars a new Lightweight E-type that is as stunning three-way bidding battle between customers competed in the Mille Miglia as the brand now as the originals would have been when in the room and on the telephones. celebrated its 80th anniversary. In addition, they were new.” At the same sale, a 1961 Porsche RS-61 all the major car manufacturers, including Meanwhile the demand for the classic Spyder Sports-Racing two-seater, direct Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Maserati, Ferraris of the 1950s and 1960s continues from legendary racing driver Sir Stirling Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, operate unabated, although there has also been a Moss, achieved £1,905,500, while ex-Rolling heritage departments and support facilities, notable rise in values for modern supercars, Stone Bill Wyman’s 1971 Citroën SM Coupé providing research, authentication, parts, such as Lamborghini Countachs. It is thought sold for almost double its estimate, achieving and restoration services to meet the needs this is due to the fact that those who £61,980. of their customers’ passions for classic cars. cherished these ‘poster cars’ when they were Bonhams sale at Beaulieu International Jaguar Heritage has even ‘re-created’ one younger now find themselves in a position to Autojumble also hit the headlines when a of their iconic models – building six ‘new’ purchase one of their own. 1929 Bentley 4.5-litre, recently unearthed Lightweight E-type (LWE) racers. This is the For this is about driving the dream. from a family barn after 30 years, and first ‘re-creation’ from Jaguar Heritage with The allure of the collector car is irresistible, predicted to fetch more than £300,000, sold each of the ‘new’ LWEs assigned one of the and is an investment that may not only for £695,900. six remaining chassis numbers originally bring good returns, but offers an unmatched “The vendor only recently found the car allocated in 1963 to the intended 18-car experience - the roar of an engine, the

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN HOUSE CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN gathering dust in his grandfather’s garage ‘Special GTE-type’ project, of which just 12 smell of exhaust and the thrill of the race. Jaguar Heritage at Mille Miglia 2015 and expected it to be valued at a fraction were built. Enjoy the ride.

70 THE HEAD SAYS YES. THE HEART SAYS DEFINITELY, YES. Jaguar’s ‘new’ Lightweight E-type

Celebrity chef James Martin with Stirling Moss’ 1961 Porsche RS-61 Detail of the ex-Works Racing Aston Martin Ulster ‘LM19’ Jaguar Heritage at Mille Miglia 2015 Spyder Sports-Racing two-seater

CLASSIC CAR TOP TIPS factors to consider. Any factory-issued paperwork or • Do your homework: Classic car clubs and live auctions are documentation can add considerable value to a car’s selling great places to network with knowledgeable enthusiasts, price. Who was the original purchaser? Did a celebrity or and before you buy a car have an expert check it over. notable individual own it? Are there any photographs? Did • Study the market: Several specialist collector car publications the owner keep a service log? offer insights into the market and most auction houses • Consider a sports or race car: Currently, one of the strongest publish their results online. segments of the market is sports and racing, and there are • Do it for love: Buy something you are going to enjoy driving many established vintage events across the country that and owning, but do not fall in love at first sight. Some cars will let you ‘exercise’ your car. have great sex appeal, but that does not always translate • Build the right portfolio: Build a great collection, with into value or reliability. desirable cars, to develop a reputation and draw an attuned • Buy a significant make: Classic cars with famous heritage market of potential buyers. such as Ferrari and Porsche are usually better long-term • Care for your car: Classic collectibles require climate investments. controlled garages or special storage facilities, plus regular • Make it rare: Fewer than 100 produced is good. Fewer than service and maintenance. 50 is even better, such as Jaguar C-Types (50 made) and Ferrari GTOs (39). More Information: • Bigger is sometimes better: Bigger engines can sometimes Bonhams, www.bonhams.com mean a better return on investment. Jaguar Land Rover, www.jaguarlandrover.com • Know the car’s history: This is one of the most important RM Sothebys, www.rmsothebys.com MASERATI GHIBLI. STARTING FROM £49,160

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superyacht is perhaps the most glamorous way “Owning a superyacht provides many thrills. It enables “ to live,” says Chris Cecil-Wright. “Owners can people to travel to unbelievable destinations with the create a replica of their home and then add every highest levels of comfort. We have clients who enjoy SUPER SIZE YOUR conceivable luxury on board whether it is a fully chartering in the Mediterranean, however we also have many Aserviced office and boardroom, a water slide from the top clients who wish to venture further afield and incorporate deck into the sea, a helicopter hanger which turns into a elements of extreme sports and adventure into their travels. squash court or a state-of-the-art gym. Many superyachts Many now use superyachts as a base for family holidays.” have beauty salons, cinemas, bars and nightclubs. They can He continues, “There is something truly majestic LIFESTYLE be perfect for entertaining, a floating paradise, but, above about arriving on a superyacht. Not only does arrival all, a superyacht offers total privacy, flexibility and a sense by sea offer a completely different perspective on any of adventure and freedom, which is priceless.” destination, it also gives a real sense of discovery. Seeing IF YOU COULD DESIGN A SUPERYACHT, WHAT FEATURES WOULD IT INCLUDE? Chris should know. He is the founder of Cecil Wright & the full glory of somewhere from the sea is magical, SUPERYACHT BROKER CHRIS CECIL-WRIGHT REVEALS WHAT IS ON HIS WISH LIST Partners, a boutique yacht brokerage specialising in the whether it is the vast expanse of turquoise sea and white purchase, sale, build and charter of superyachts. beach during the day or the twinkling lights at night. CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN

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SIZE IS NOT EVERYTHING... FOR CERTAIN CLIENTS BIGGER IS BETTER, BUT FOR MANY IT IS THE FINER DETAILS

“Ultra high-net-worth individuals enjoy reality that being on a superyacht brings, people. When a client is considering buying Key to his role is really getting to know his Undeterred, he continues to push himself outdoor cinema, deck-mounted sailing yacht, not only the freedom that life on the water and it is very enticing! They often become or building (or even chartering) a boat, they clients as that is what yields the best results. physically. He runs marathons, competes in a limo tender and two sports tenders and an brings, but also the privacy that a superyacht hooked on the undoubted allure of owning will often think they know what they want. This comes easily to Chris. He likes people; triathlons and has even walked to the North aft beach club... offers. As demand for the highest levels of a superyacht.” Our job is to make sure it really is what they particularly people who like boats. “I just like and South Poles. He also has a house on the And what have been the strangest requests luxury and the ultimate facilities on board Chris has a passion for the superyacht want and will enjoy in different contexts. people who like yachts – builders, designers, beach in Hampshire where he spends part of from clients with regard to on board facilities? has developed, superyachts can often lifestyle. He established his business two “What suits a client can be very different captains, owners – I love the business.” the summer as a keen sailor, dinghy racer and “A lot of the requests I have had may effectively amalgamate a place of work and years ago after identifying a gap in the from what the client thought was needed He enjoys meeting his interesting clients general yachtie. seem a little strange to most people, but leisure. Many of the yachts that we have for market for a truly bespoke, very discreet and at the start.” Chris continues: “Size is not and dipping into their extraordinary lives, “I race a dinghy called a Lymington Scow – I have built glass-backed squash courts, charter have both boardroom and business personal approach to superyacht ownership. everything. Our aim is to deliver exactly what even participating in his clients’ activities it is about the smallest and most pure adult hydraulically-operated heli hangers, internal facilities as well as extensive leisure and With over 20 years yacht brokerage the client requires. For certain clients bigger when he visits them – for example heli-skiing racing dinghy available. It is a one design class water slides, snow rooms, tightrope walking sports facilities.” experience, including being a Director with is better, but for many it is the finer details, in Canada. Like his clients, Chris appreciates so the winner is the best sailor, it is rarely me, facilities, open air night clubs, car lifts with Many clients charter a few times before Edmiston (one of the world’s leading yacht the technology on board and the design of the thrill of adventure. He trained at the Royal but when it is it feels great!” air-conditioned garaging, moon pools in buying or building a superyacht, which companies), Chris knows his stuff. the exterior which matter. Military Academy, Sandhurst, and served in He also enjoys chartering a yacht during mahogany wine cellars, on deck waterfalls Chris considers a great way to try different “Knowing about superyachts is a necessity, “Buying or building a yacht is one of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards before the summer himself. So what would Chris’ and dry ice falls...” options. Others decide they want to own but the most important aspect of our the single biggest expenditures that an training in the Army Air Corps as a helicopter dream superyacht include? On his wish list Just imagine: what would be on your

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN a superyacht having initially chartered. business is understanding people, not boats,” individual can commit to, so it is important pilot – only leaving the army after breaking would be a helipad, water-level gym/spa, superyacht wish list? “Chartering gives clients a taste of the he explains. “Yachting is essentially about to get it right.” his back paragliding. log-burning fireplace in the main saloon, an www.cecilwright.com

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WINE, WOMEN AND WORK THE WINE TRADE USED TO BE MALE-DOMINATED, BUT MORE WOMEN ARE BECOMING INVOLVED; NATASHA HUGHES RECOUNTS HER JOURNEY FROM MS TO MW – A STORY THAT IS MORE ABOUT HARD WORK THAN HEDONISM

f I told you that I was going to introduce you to a cent in all the relevant papers at one go. Even if you Master of Wine, who would you expect to meet? survive the exams, you do not qualify until you have You are probably picturing a middle-aged gent submitted a research paper (a project similar to a with a florid complexion and a pinstripe suit. Master’s dissertation) that is deemed to enrich the IActually, as of last year, there is about a one in three sum total of all wine knowledge. chance that the Master in question might well No wonder I felt daunted when I set out on my be a Ms. Out of the 323 current members of the path towards MW-hood. On the other hand, I do Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW), 103 are women. find it difficult to resist a challenge… The IMW welcomed its 100th female member I began my studies in a freezing Austrian in November 2014. It was not me, a humdrum classroom in the middle of January 2009. Mornings number 97. Nevertheless, I was proud to be began with a blind tasting. Students were asked up there on the podium, along with Louise to construct arguments about the identity of Sydbeck (number 100), Robin Kick and Anne grape varieties and regions of origin, based on Krebiehl. We have come a long way since the evidence from the terrifying line-up of anonymous first woman graduated as a Master of Wine (MW) glasses. We were quizzed on our understanding in 1970. of how each wine was made, where it was on its Becoming an MW is a big deal in the wine trade. development curve and how good it was. We then People take it on trust that we are ninja tasters read our answers out to the class while MW tutors and that MWs have every fact and figure about the listened and provided feedback. My ego suffered, world of wine at their fingertips. Some of this is but my tasting improved. actually true. Perhaps more importantly, becoming Afternoons were spent working on theory an MW can help your career development. Many of questions that ranged from the highly technical to the wine trade’s plum jobs and the most desirable the utterly bizarre. We might be asked about the consultancies seem to come easier to those with impact of planting density on wine quality, or how the magic initials. Furthermore, there is hardly a to sell wine to a Martian. winemaker in the world who will not answer the Fast forward a year and I had lost half my telephone to an MW. classmates. Some had chosen to drop out, others There are currently 337 MW students, and on had flunked their first year assessment. It was time average somewhere between six and 12 people for the studying to begin in earnest. The months achieve the qualification each year. But for every between the residential seminar in Bordeaux and beaming face at Vintner’s Hall each November, a exam week passed in a haze of tastings and book- dozen fall by the wayside. bashing. Success is not expected the first time The exams are brutal, hence the high rate of round, so I was thrilled to pass the theory. attrition. Candidates face five theory exams and Another year of intense study followed. To three tasting papers over the course of a week. outsiders it may have looked like I was enjoying These are blind tasting papers, in which students a booze-fest, but over the course of my three have no idea what wine has been poured into their years of study I could not take a sip of wine

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I WENT TO VISIT A to taste with a level of accuracy that would visit a winery the next afternoon only to find that allow me to differentiate between a generic the news had preceded my arrival. I felt like a minor WINERY THE NEXT Chablis and a premier cru from the same region, celebrity. AFTERNOON ONLY to state confidently that a Pinot Noir came from The high lasted for weeks, and was even better Marlborough rather than Martinborough. During when graduation day arrived. For the sixth time TO FIND THAT THE the weeks after the exam I slept badly. I would wake in the history of the Institute, women graduates NEWS HAD PRECEDED in the dark hours and fret pointlessly over whether outnumbered the men. And when it was time to I had done enough to pass. Come September, I hand out the prizes, all seven went to women. MY ARRIVAL. I FELT discovered that I had. (Modesty almost prevents me from mentioning the LIKE A MINOR And then I ran aground on my dissertation (on fact that I scooped four, including the Outstanding factors influencing the development of the UK Achievement Award, presented each year to the CELEBRITY. market for en rama sherries, a relatively new style of student who excelled in all exam disciplines.) Fino and Manzanilla) and spent the next three years It took 45 years to get from the first female in MW limbo. I came close to walking away from MW to the 100th. Given the growing numbers of the whole process. In the end I gritted my teeth students, and the fact that as many women as men and stuck it out. Last June, I submitted my now make the grade, I am sure I will be at Vintner’s Vitalie Taittinger is an paper. And then I held my breath for 10 endless weeks. Hall to witness the graduation of Ms MW number active member of the Champagne for the The day the results were due, I was on holiday in 200 sometime in the next 15 years. I am looking family Champagne House. California with my husband. We ate our dinner in forward to toasting her success. Independently Minded tense silence, knowing that either my phone would ring (which would mean good news) or that I would natashahughes.com receive an email (in which case it would be bad). At 9.45pm, my phone rang. Within hours, my inbox For further information please contact sole UK agents: CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN was clogged with congratulatory emails. I went to Hatch Mansfield, Telephone 01344 871800, Email [email protected] 82 www.champagnetaittinger.co.uk

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Wall hanging detail ®Gujarat

Gold embroiderers at work (1873) British Library Houndstooth sari by Abraham and Thakore

ALL THE MAIN FASHION Tipus Tent ©National Trust DESIGNERS IN THE WORLD, PASSAGE FROM VALENTINO TO YVES ST LAURENT, HAVE ALL BEEN florals and the elongated leaf motif that is of Indian textiles became particularly INFLUENCED BY INDIA. now commonly known as Paisley. Highly evident in Europe between the 17th and patterned silks and fabrics became the 19th centuries through the popularity FROM INDIA height of fashion and continue to be so of chintzes. In the exhibition there is Ajrakh-inspired jacket today. I find they especially complement a grouping of beautiful wall hangings, RICH AND SPLENDID DESIGNS FROM INDIA HAVE INFLUENCED DESIGNERS THROUGH by Rajesh Pratap Singh older, historic interiors. bedcovers, robes and dresses featuring THE AGES, CAROLINE PHILLIPS EXPLORES THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA AT THE V&A “The interiors at Cliveden draw on the chintz patterns, and demonstrating how influence of the grand tours and beyond, traditional Indian motifs and techniques although they are not specifically Indian were reinterpreted to appeal to European he impact of Indian fabric and jewellery textiles from the sub-continent from the 3rd in style. However Paisley is a design I love consumers. design is ubiquitous. The reinterpretation to the 21st century. Gawp-worthy pieces range to use, mainly in cushions in a few of the There are also examples of simple of a Paisley design in one of the suites from muslin embroidered with glittering green suites, the Library bar and Great Hall.” bandanna handkerchiefs from Madras and at Cliveden. The heavy brocade in the beetle wings, sequins and gold wire, to a vast wall Travel to India in Victorian times Bengal - fashionable in the 18th and 19th Tdrawing room at Chewton Glen. The emerald on hanging appliquéd with designs of elephants and influenced various design elements in centuries in the Middle East, West Africa one guest’s finger. The pashmina draped over geometrical patterns. There are 200 objects on the home such as stained glass, mosaic and Britain, and these days seen around another’s shoulders… display, including previously unseen treasures tiled floors, ornate plasterwork, richly many a modish dog’s neck! Trade with India and the Far East has influenced such as ancient ceremonial banners, sacred temple patterned rugs and elaborate, heavy According to Geraldine Larkin, a the development of design in our homes and our hangings and the tent used by Tipu Sultan, the curtains. It is worth flagging up, too, that designer who specialises in hand fashions for centuries. Often what we consider famed ruler of Mysore. textiles from India were widely consulted, embroidery for top interior designers traditional English style is in origin anything but. Mario Nicolaou, Creative Director with London notably by William Morris. and fashion houses, “The impact of India The Victoria & Albert Museum’s India Festival, & Regional Properties and responsible for the The global impact of Indian textiles on global design is as infinite as the celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Museum’s interior refurbishment of Cliveden, explains India’s has a rich history as Indian material has population of India. It is phenomenal. It Nehru Gallery, displays the rich and varied culture influence on country house interiors, “India had a long been exported. In The Fabric of India is such a rich and never-ending culture of South Asia, with The Fabric of India exhibition very special significance in 19th-century British exhibition there are three fragments whether in paintings, textiles, sculpture

CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN the star of the show. This is the first major fabric design following the Great Exhibition of of Indian fabric dating back as far as or jewellery… Think of all the main fashion exhibition to explore the rich world of handmade 1851 with the introduction of intricate exotic the 3rd century. The worldwide export designers in the world, from Valentino to

88 One Estate. Brooch set with emeralds, sapphires and diamonds, 1922, Cartier Three world-class events.

Diamond turban jewel made for the Maharaja of Nawanagar

THE IMPACT OF INDIA ON GLOBAL DESIGN IS AS INFINITE AS THE POPULATION OF INDIA. IT IS PHENOMENAL. Gold finial from Tipu Sultan’s throne, Mysore Arcot II diamond

Yves St Laurent, they have all been influenced set with large diamonds, a Golconda diamond by India. “In interior décor it shows in the given to Queen Charlotte in 1767, and a vast richness of embroidery right through jade-hilted dagger that belonged to the to simple cotton napkins. As for jewellery, 17th-century Emperor Shah Jahan who built just think of Ambaji Shinde, erstwhile Head the Taj Mahal. Designer of Harry Winston [the New York The ‘Modernity’ section of Bejewelled jeweller]. He blended the opulence of his Treasures introduces the transforming Indian background with classic simplicity, influence of India on jewellery design in making distinctive multi-million dollar pieces Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. The house of for Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana and Cartier and individuals such as the Parisian so on.” designer Paul Iribe [Coco Chanel’s lover and THE INDIA FESTIVAL Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani husband], reinterpreted traditional Indian The Fabric of India, Collection is another major exhibition forms in Art Deco style, and set Indian-cut 3 October 2015-10 January 2016 within the V&A’s India Festival. This one emeralds next to sapphires in startling new presents 100 objects drawn from a private colour combinations. Bejewelled Treasures, collection and showcasing jewellery and There are also contemporary pieces made 21 November 2015-28 March 2016 jewelled objects made in, or inspired by, India by JAR of Paris, echoing Mughal architectural from the 17th century to the present day. It features, and Bhagat of Mumbai, featuring Victoria and Albert Museum, London includes magnificent precious stones of the old-cut diamonds or sapphires as the kind collected by Mughal Emperors in the centrepieces of new designs. 17th century and exquisite objects used in So, the bandanna around the dog’s neck. royal ceremonies. It reveals the influence of The Indian jewellery reworked in modern FESTIVAL OF SPEED | QATAR GOODWOOD FESTIVAL | GOODWOOD REVIVAL India on jewellery made by leading European idioms. The exotic designs at Cliveden. The houses in the early 20th century and displays rich fabrics at Chewton Glen. Look around contemporary pieces with an Indian theme and you will discover the impact of Indian made by modern masters. design is ubiquitous. Telephone: 01243 216616 Email: [email protected] CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON MAGAZINE EDITION THIRTEEN Desirable pieces include: an Indian turban jewel made for the Maharaja of Nawanagar www.vam.ac.uk

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WE ARE IN THE ORIGINAL STUDIO, DATING FROM 1938, WITH A VIEW OVER CORNISH GRANITE COTTAGES TO THE FRONT, AND ACROSS ROOFTOPS TO PORTHMEOR BEACH AT THE BACK.

oing is the new chilling. has been lost. We are in the original watercolour squeezed out of tubes like While there will always be a studio, dating from 1938, with a oils). The anticipation of putting pencil need for a proper relaxing view over Cornish granite cottages and paint to paper is both exhilarating holiday, activity breaks are to the front, and across rooftops to and fear inducing. I tell myself to relax: Dincreasingly popular. Courses of all Porthmeor Beach at the back. Shelves the sun is shining, the sky is a glorious sorts are proliferating in response are crammed with paints, brushes, blue patched with trails and piles of to our growing desire to develop paper, jam jars and charcoal, and a cloud, and the sea is dark turquoise. new skills and art is one of those varied collection of items for still life Day two and we are back in the subjects enjoying a resurgence. This is compositions including plaster feet, studio to work up our sketches into perhaps supported by recent research, torsos and busts – one topped by a tonal charcoal drawings, discovering conducted with the assistance of jaunty straw hat. Below is a complex how to create depth and shade by Newcastle University, which showed of artist studios where some of the using fingers and an eraser to rub out that attending regular life drawing big names of postmodernism worked and rub in and push smudges around. classes boosted memory and health, as including Patrick Heron and Terry Frost. Next Gary shows us how to use these to well as artistic sensibilities, more than Being on hallowed artistic ground is make a study in gouache. He has been Sudoku and walking exercises. both inspirational and daunting. an illustrator for 20 odd years, taught It did not take much to persuade It is day one and following life drawing at Falmouth College of Art me to go in search of the famed introductions our small group heads and is a regular tutor at St Ives School North Cornwall light and a splash of off to the spectacular Penwith of Art, including taking courses in sunshine at St Ives School of Art in coastline with pristine sketchbooks, Tuscany, so he is a deft hand, covering St Ives – fishing village cum artists’ pencils, charcoal and gouache (all the paper quickly and confidently colony cum surfers’ paradise. The art materials supplied) to try to sketch building up layers and blocks of colour. course is ‘Dramatic Coast’. The tutor and make notes that capture a sense Suddenly to accompanying ‘oohs’ and is artist Gary Long, a contemporary of place. We are a mixed bag, including ‘aahs’, Gary’s daubs take on their own of Kurt Jackson, with a similarly loose, an entrepreneurial businessman, an A identity, become a lively seascape, semi-abstract, expressionistic style (all level student and ladies who lunch. We describing beach, sky and headland. He tutors are practising artists). And our run the gamut from almost absolute makes it look easy-peasy; Monet-esque. classroom studio is by the beach, down beginners to one or two already We work on cartridge paper, using a back road from Tate St Ives. having some success selling their paint thickly like oil paint. It is all about The School of Art has recently artwork. I position myself somewhere exploration and experimentation. We undergone a significant programme in the middle, but I have not picked create textured effects such as the

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palette knife, even wash our work under a running tap, easing away mistakes before working into the wet paint. This is fun. It is, as one of my fellow students says, ‘permission to play’. Gouache proves to be the perfect medium for the anxious. You can take risks with bold colour and wash off errors, the cartridge paper taking a surprising amount of punishment. Day three is when it all comes together. We learn to mix oil paints to produce an infinitesimal range of colours. We are given artistic tips on mixing shades to achieve the hues of beach and sea, and how combining them creates the effect of wave over sand. We are shown how the colours of the landscape leak into cloud, and how to achieve dark headland shades. This is a satisfying but curiously imprecise art for beginners; many of my colours look like variations on khaki. More practise required. This, our final day, also includes a simple lunch at the Tate before returning to the studio to complete our paintings. I leave with two oils of strong skies and big waves, a colourful gouache, four moody charcoal drawings, the makings of a useful sketchbook and renewed determination to paint. In my head I could be another Ken Howard (who has a studio in Cornwall, another in London and a third on the Grand Canal, Venice). I can dream.

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FEELING INSPIRED? JUNE – JULY 2016 Bring sketchbook and pencil to take advantage of the lovely views and landscaped gardens at both Chewton Glen and Cliveden. OLIVER! WITH SIMON KEENLYSIDE Take the opportunity, too, to visit local galleries. These include the Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, near Cliveden, exhibiting work by one of the greatest British painters of the 20th century, and Southampton City Art Gallery, near Chewton Glen, DON CARLO internationally recognised for its collection which tells the story of Western art from the Renaissance to the present day,

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Beach Polo Championships

Beach Polo Championships

The Cartier Queen’s Cup

MAY The Cartier Queen’s Cup 17 May-12 June 2016 Guards Polo Club, Smith’s Lawn, Windsor Great Park, SAVE THE Windsor, Berkshire One of the biggest polo tournaments in the world with three weeks of polo action attracting the world’s best players, culminating in Finals New Forest Show RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Day with HM The Queen presenting the trophy to the winning team. For Families: Finals Day is a glamorous occasion attracting celebrities and featuring a combination of fantastic sport and elegant hospitality DATES in the beautiful surroundings of Windsor Great Park. Spectators are welcome to bring their own food and drink to the event and enjoy a picnic close to their car. THE SOCIAL SEASON HAS TURNED FAMILY-FRIENDLY; www.guardspoloclub.com JULY HERE ARE OUR TOP TEN DIARY HIGHLIGHTS RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Asahi British Beach Polo Championships New Forest Show 5-10 July 2016 8-9 July 2016 26-28 July 2016 JUNE Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset New Park, Brockenhurst, Hampshire The world’s largest annual flower show celebrates Sandbanks’ Blue Flag beach is an idyllic setting One of the top county shows in the country, Henley Royal Regatta the best of gardening in the grounds of Hampton for this high adrenaline game. Playing on sand this major event is focused around traditional 29 June-3 July 2016 Court Palace with a mix of spectacular gardens and brings out the best from players and ponies; unlike country pursuits and includes show jumping, Henley Reach, Henley, Oxfordshire displays plus specialist advice. traditional grass polo, arena polo is played within livestock competitions, art and cookery The best-known rowing regatta in the world is also the only one For Families: For younger visitors, the popular a smaller area with fewer players and games are demonstrations. where racing is on a knock-out basis with only two boats in each heat. Scarecrow Competition returns with imaginative more physical as the players are in close proximity For Families: The main ring attractions provide For Families: The less formal Regatta Enclosure is ideal; children are twists to traditional scarecrow designs. The to each other. entertainment for all the family while the Forest welcome and admission is free for under 14s. Highlights also include Show’s Preview Evening, 5-10.30pm, 5 July, gives For Families: Added fun includes professional Fun Factory is a great area for children who can the fireworks display on Saturday, 2 July, and Family Day (Finals visitors the chance to listen to live music while volleyball players and a thrilling charity race visit the Fun Zone and watch displays, take part Day) with adventures, competitions and games for children, plus viewing the beautiful gardens and floral displays, between a polo pony and a vehicle. In the 2015 in workshops and learn new skills, plus there is the riverside garden, shopping village, food court and bar. before tucking into a picnic or a meal in one of the Championships, Zidan the polo pony and his rider chance to hold and feed farmyard animals. Humphreys of Henley offer the opportunity to experience the Henley restaurants. The perfect finish to the evening is a Jonny Good, Scotland’s team captain, beat the www.newforestshow.co.uk Regatta in style from a slipper launch; finish the day with an overnight magnificent fireworks display against the backdrop Audi Q7 in a head to head.

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Goodwood Revival

CarFest South

Cowes Week CarFest South Henley Literary Festival Royal Berkshire Show

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Cowes Week CarFest South Goodwood Revival Royal Berkshire Show Henley Literary Festival 6-13 August 2016 27-29 August 2016 9-11 September 2016 17-18 September 2016 26 September-2 October 2016 Cowes, Isle of Wight Laverstoke Park Farm, Goodwood Motor Circuit, Goodwood, Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Various venues, from boats to churches, Largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world with Overton, Hampshire Chichester, West Sussex Hermitage, Berkshire Henley, Oxfordshire up to 40 daily races for around 1,000 boats and Auto-orientated festival created and hosted by Held at Goodwood Motor Circuit, the only motor Another of the top agricultural shows in the 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of this festival competitors ranging from Olympic and world class TV broadcaster Chris Evans as a fundraiser for BBC sport venue in its original form, Goodwood Revival country with show jumping, Grand Parade of which has established itself as one of the top professionals to weekend sailors. Children in Need. is the world’s largest historic motor racing and livestock and plenty of hands-on opportunities, five literary festivals in the country. Over the For Families: Lively mix of competitive sailing and For Families: There is a variety of activities and vintage culture event. including learning to thatch, taster sessions in the years speakers have included Michael Palin social activities includes a chance to get among spectacles for families to enjoy: live music For Families: Thousands immerse themselves in the Sports Zone and army assault course. and Sue Perkins. At the last Festival, Natalie the racing action by taking a trip on the spectator featuring top groups and singers, a beach, big experience and attend in period clothing. Visit the For Families: Described as Thames Valley’s best Livingstone introduced her book The Mistresses of boat service or a RIB ride for a more high-speed top, cake versus pie competition, fairground, Revival High Street to see all kinds of period shops family weekend, a Family Trail takes children on an Cliveden. experience. Enjoy shoreside entertainments kids driving school, summer camp and more... including a 1960s Tesco store, get a period hair-do adventure around the showground, learning about For Families: The concurrent Henley Children’s and picnic on The Green or the beach, watch the Plus there is a cavalcade of cars including the or buy vintage clothing. Over The Road features farming and food, getting up close to farmyard Literary Festival includes parties, storytelling, colourful spectacle of yachts and soak up the desirable, rare, valuable and whacky such as F1 cars, period exhibitors, live music and entertainment, friends, riding tractors, pond dipping and more. workshops and storybook characters. A bumper atmosphere. There is an annual fireworks display dragsters, classics and supercars, as well as stunts plus there are air displays, best-dressed events and www.berkshireshow.co.uk line-up in 2015 of 50 events saw Michael scheduled for Friday, 12 August. and passenger rides. car shows. Over the years a roll call of names who Morpurgo, Alice in Wonderland and The Famous www.aamcowesweek.co.uk www.carfest.org have driven at the Revival include Damon Hill, Sir Five alongside Charlie & Lola and Cressida Cowell’s

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