THE HARI MAGAZINE #4 Anna Discovered Her Deepest Passion Flying Betweenfab and PMI
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THE HARI MAGAZINE #4 Anna discovered her deepest passion flying between FAB and PMI. When flying becomes personal, a journey becomes a passion. BER - OYN From Farnborough to Palma and 40,000 places where you want to be. DPO - ORS Book your private jet charter with our app or at flyvictor.com/thehari FBO - HLP NES – KRQ WELCOME TO CRS - PUR THE FOURTH INSTALMENT TXR - FLP OF THE HARI VTU - KLH MAGAZINE. JIB - SWR IN THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW YOU’LL OGZ - TWP DISCOVER MORE BVZ - XTO FROM OUR FANTASTIC CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS EDITION, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR PRV - ITQ INSIDE TIPS FOR THE COMING MONTHS. CHX - PKG WALPOLE CEO HELEN BROCKLEBANK IS CTA - FHZ INTERVIEWED ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE VXO - WES LUXURY MARKET, RENOWNED FASHION JOURNALIST AND VOGUE ALUMNUS GINNIE MYC - TXG CHADWYCK-HEALEY SHARES HER PERSONAL CHA - AET STYLE PICKS, AND MALIN RICHARDSON OF @AFASHIONISTASGUIDE DESCRIBES HER MLS - GHT IDEAL DAY IN LONDON – WITH THE HARI SUF - BLN AS HER BASE. BFI - TIU JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE OTR - JHG HOTEL A NEW RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS AND POP-UPS WILL KEEP EVEN BCA - CQS THE MOST FREQUENT TRAVELLER SDU - NRT TO LONDON ENTERTAINED. IF YOU PREFER TO RELAX WITH A GOOD NCT - YAL BOOK, WE HAVE SOME EXCELLENT TEB - OAK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM JOHN SANDOE BOOKS TOO – LOCATED JUST SFO - LAS A TEN-MINUTE STROLL FROM US. EGN - TGZ I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS LATEST ICR - NCE EDITION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BKA - CDG WELCOMING YOU AT THE HARI SOON. LYX - CPT ZUN - AUY ADL - HND JIB - SWR Andrew Coney OTR - JHG General Manager The Hari Hotel Personal Flying Experiences Alto Points | On-Demand Jet Charter | Flight Concierge EDITOR IN CHIEF EDOARDO CELA MANAGING EDITOR ILARIA MAGGI 8. CULTURE ART DIRECTOR & ILLUSTRATOR WHAT TO READ THIS 22 VALERIA ROMEO SUMMER ACCORDING TO TASTE JOHN SANDOE BOOKS. TIME TO SIT OUTSIDE: THE CONTRIBUTORS HARI’S GARDEN TERRACE. FEDERICA BARBARO CLAUDIO CANTÙ ELENA FAUSTA GADESCHI SARAH JONES EDWARD KING 28. ENCOUNTERS CLAIRE MANFIELD EXPLORING LONDON WITH GAIA PASSI MALIN RICHARDSON, FOUNDER ELIZABETH HERTZBERG OF A FASHIONISTA'S GUIDE. PUBLISHED BY 32. BEAUTY THE HARI HOTEL LONDON’S LUXURY PHARMACY 20 CHESHAM PLACE, JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LONDON UK SW1X 8HQ 10 SUGGEST SOME OF THE T. +44.0.20.7858.0100 MOST EXCLUSIVE SKIN CARE [email protected] FASHION PRODUCTS. SEASON MUST-HAVES BY 2 3 FASHION JOURNALIST THE HARI HOTEL IS OWNED AND OPERATED AND CONSULTANT GINNIE 34. ATELIER CHADWYCK-HEALEY BY THE HARILELA GROUP, 33 ASHLEY ROAD THE ART OF FLORAL KOWLOON, HONG KONG 4 INSTALLATIONS BY CHIC INTERVIEW FLOWER DESIGNS. A CONVERSATION WITH EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER HELEN BROCKLEBANK, SYNERSEA SRL CEO OF WALPOLE. VIA VINCENZO MONTI 5/A 20123 MILAN ITALY T. +39 02 48010901 [email protected] www.synersea.it FOR ALL ENQUIRIES PLEASE SEE CONTACTS ABOVE 14. FOCUS AT THE V&A, IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD (UNTIL OCTOBER). COVER: Fruits from the Garden and the Field (Rainbow), David Allen Burns and Austin Young 18. DISCOVER (Fallen Fruit), 2019. Created for the V&A. © Fallen Fruit BELGRAVIA’S SUMMER POP-UP BOUTIQUES. 36. ON STAGE ART, MUSIC AND THEATRE: WHAT NOT TO MISS IN LONDON. CONTENTS CONTENTS LUXURY ACCORDING TO THE BRITS HELEN BROCKLEBANK HAS BEEN CEO OF WALPOLE FOR JUST OVER TWO YEARS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH WALPOLE, IT’S THE UK OFFICIAL SECTOR BODY FOR UK LUXURY. BY EDOARDO CELA 4 5 It was founded in 1992 as a non-profit organisation, it counts more conglomerates, she is very clear on what being British stands than 250 British brands in its membership and is recognised in for. It is not about a nationality or a passport but it’s about both Westminster and Brussels. As the voice of British luxury, the “extraordinary vision” which has always characterised Walpole’s purpose is to promote, protect and develop a sector British fashion and creative endeavours. It’s about an attitude worth £48 billion to the UK economy and the jewel in the crown to life, a maverick spirit which can be found throughout British of UK business. history and permeates the world of British luxury today. It's about learning the rules and then reinventing them in a new Helen is also a regular visitor of The Hari, a member of Walpole. and unique way, as the likes of Alexander McQueen has done It is here that the organisation holds its monthly Member Social for British fashion. meetings, in the heart of Belgravia, and it’s no coincidence since Helen agrees London is the number one destination for the luxury Hence, her definition of luxury has nothing to do with price world and The Hari represents the best of British hospitality. label and brands or a boutique’s address. It’s about the unique Helen is very passionate about what Walpole stands for. balance between intrinsic beauty and functionality as described In a world of open borders and international luxury by Sir William Morris. INTERVIEW HELEN IS ALSO A REGULAR VISITOR OF THE HARI, A 6 MEMBER OF WALPOLE. 7 IT IS HERE THAT THE ORGANISATION HOLDS ITS MONTHLY MEMBER SOCIAL MEETINGS, IN THE HEART So, what about Britain in this Brexit era of growing nationalism OF BELGRAVIA, AND IT’S NO and walls being discussed daily on the news? Well, London is COINCIDENCE SINCE HELEN probably the largest luxury capital of the world with customers flocking in from everywhere - but principally China, America and AGREES LONDON IS THE the Middle East - to buy their luxury products here, so while the NUMBER ONE DESTINATION political scenery might be changing, London remains a stronghold FOR THE LUXURY WORLD for the luxury world. It is these two elements combined, embedded in the British luxury AND THE HARI REPRESENTS houses, both in the historic ones and in the more recent ones, What has evolved though is the luxury customer and luxury brands. THE BEST OF BRITISH which make British luxury so unique and set it apart from the rest. According to Helen (and many other opinion makers in the luxury HOSPITALITY. world), today brands must have a purpose and must deliver an But the world of British luxury today is also very much part of experience to their customers. Customers look for purpose and, Europe, which for many is the cradle of the luxury world. Britain in this context, products are almost a souvenir of that experience. has a symbiotic relationship with Europe. A relationship which is not linked to politics and is much stronger and deeper than any And this brings us full circle back to The Hari. Here, according political movement. While Helen welcomes the investments made to Helen, one can experience first hand the true sense of modern by the French luxury houses into dunhill, Glenmorangie and Britishness: a British brand with a Hong Kong based owner, an Belmond Hotels, she is also aware that companies like Orlebar English GM, an Italian restaurant and staff from all over the world, Brown, Bremont and Business of Fashion could have never ready to deliver unique life moments, in a very contemporary become world leaders if it wasn’t for the support of Walpole. interpretation of what luxury is. INTERVIEW INTERVIEW ‘CHERRY’ INGRAM FICTION Naoko Abe Naoko Abe Ingram (1880 – 1981) was an ornithologist and plant collector. Rich and eccentric, he was free to pursue his passion for Japanese varieties of prunus. This book is a revelation. JOHN £16.99 SANDOE BOOKS LOST PROPERTY Laura Beatty LB is a fine writer, and this is a remarkable novel combining a voyage across Europe in a decrepit van with a THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ITALIAN SHORT STORIES voyage through the continent’s history. EDITED BY JHUMPA LAHIRI £14.99 From the Risorgimento to the present. STALINGRAD NON-FICTION Calvino, Morante, Pirandello, as well Vasily Grossman as many other lesser known authors. A 8 This immense, epic novel is the prequel 9 THE CLUB: JOHNSON, WORKING WITH WINSTON handsome accompaniment to Penguin’s to his equally immense and epic BOSWELL AND THE FRIENDS Cita Stelzer recent and very successful Book of Life and Fate. £25 WHO SHAPED AN AGE Intimidating, energetic and demanding, Japanese Short Stories. £25 Leo Damrosch Churchill also inspired fierce loyalty. The ‘Club’, aka the Turk’s Head Tavern, Drawing on oral testimonies and other MACHINES LIKE ME was frequented by Joshua Reynolds, unpublished sources of numerous Ian Mcewan Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Edward secretaries, CS shows what it was like to The 1980s, in a very different London: Gibbon et al. A lively tour of the work for him. £20 Johnsonian world. £20 Turing is still alive and a synthetic ‘human’ causes moral problems. £18.99 MARY QUANT CHANEL’S RIVIERA: EDITED BY JENNY LISTER, THE CÔTE D’AZUR IN PEACE INTRODUCTION BY SUZY MENKES AND WAR, 1930-1944 THOSE WHO ARE LOVED The woman who launched the miniskirt Anne De Courcy Victoria Hislop on an unsuspecting, still bowler-hatted Anne De Courcy Coco, Churchill, Dali, Follows a young Athenian woman world. To accompany the exhibition at the Daisy Fellowes, the Windsors, Eileen Gray, through the German occupation of Victoria & Albert Museum. £30 Edith Wharton... £20 Greece and beyond. £20 CULTURE CULTURE WHAT A FORMER VOGUE EDITOR 10 IS BUYING 11 NEXT.... BY GINNIE CHADWYCK-HEALEY* WHEN ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ISSUE OF THE HARI MAGAZINE, I WAS GIVEN FREE REIN. I COULD FOCUS ON TRENDS, I COULD TALK ABOUT MY FASHION CONSULTANCY BUSINESS, I COULD REFER BACK TO MY CAREER AT BRITISH VOGUE, OR MY VERY REAL JUGGLE OF CAREER AND CHILDREN WITH A NEW LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.