interviews

INTERVIEW | A Moment With… Nikki Glenn, Superyacht Performer and Vocalist

From time to time, we interview one of our loyal readers. One such reader we would like you to meet is Nikki Glenn, a professional musician, vocalist and private luxury event performer. Nikki Glenn speaks to EAT LOVE SAVOR in this exclusive interview. Ms. Glenn for the last 20 years, has been a provider of musical entertainment for events, private and corporate. A Moment with Nikki Glenn Congratulations on the long running success in your music career! Tell us about the origins of your passion for music. What drew you to a career in music? I have had a love for music as long as I can remember. As a young child, I put on “shows” for my parents where I would lip-synch to the records! When I had the opportunity to pick an instrument to study in school, I chose the violin because I’d been inspired by virtuoso violinist…

Caring Beyond Purpose

Women in Luxury: Q & A With Jennifer Ewah, Eden Diodati: Challenging Preconceptions of ‘Made in Africa’

The inspired story of Eden Diodati is one of jewellery and with consideration for its impact on humanity. Founded by Jennifer Ewah, it is a tale of rebirth through creativity, personal journey, and about a group of remarkably brave and resilient women from Rwanda, seeking to rebuild their lives following the devastation of civil war and genocide. Eden Diodati, expresses itself in the beautiful artistry of its jewellery pieces with a connection to the brand’s social purpose. Their goal is to positively impact with a shifted paradigm in high-end jewellery and bring to market ethical luxury, with priority to craftsmanship, provenance and elevated design. Eden Diodati’s story represents collaboration across continents, transcends cultures and celebrates artisanal heritage for positive social good. The brand works with master craftswomen from Rwanda, and sources metal components accredited by the Responsible Jewellery Council from Italy. We are delighted to have the opportunity to Q…

Arts and Culture

Disruption, Innovation and Fusion: An Interview With Adrian Cheng

Adrian Cheng, the young Chinese cultural entrepreneur, melds East and West so well: he was born in China, completed his higher education at Harvard, is under 40 (born in 1979.) He is the grandson and designated heir of one of Hong Kong’s and China’s most influential business families, and is set to inherit a large part of the family empire that include the Chow Tai Fook jewellery chain and New World Development group, among others. The family’s controls companies with a total market value of $25 billion. But his interests and goals appear more extensive and diverse than just managing an empire that his forbears created. Hi interests involve the arts, creating a new, young, Chinese cultural identity, partially through the invention of the K11 Art Malls. These are curated platforms for young Chinese artists to display their work. The Art Malls are spaces for those viewers and visitors to see…

Interviews

Interview with Stefan Sielaff, Bentley Director of Design: 30 Years In Automotive Design

Bentley’s Director of Design, Munich-born, self-professed Anglophile, Stefan Sielaff, has spent more than 30 years in automotive design. In this interview Stefan explains why his lifetime dream was to work for a British brand, and how he got here. What came first for you, was it design or cars? When I was a young boy I was not the classic car designer, I wasn’t sketching cars at four years old. I was more interested in doing fine arts, sculpture. I was driving my parents crazy by working with huge marble blocks in their garage when I was 14 or 15. I was always very interested in cars but I never was able to combine these two passions, so it only started when I was doing my high school diploma – I had to ask myself what I was going to do for a living. At this time I was getting…

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Inspiring Debate ‘Meta-luxury’ Book Celebrates 5th Anniversary – Q & A with co-author Rebecca Robins

Co-author Rebecca Robins, of the must-read resource book Meta-luxury: Brands and the Culture of Excellence is a champion in strengthening and making sense of the often misunderstood definition of ‘luxury’ and its fast changing dynamic as the appetite and consumption of luxury evolves like never before in history. This book released in 2012, is a must-read to get a clearer understanding and to make sense of what luxury really is — to know what are its key pillars, to understand what it is not, and it maps out something of a blueprint to what makes up the DNA of a luxury brand, a true luxury brand, and moves luxury beyond luxury. Getting beyond the marketing term and taking ‘luxury’ into the future, the authors take you inside via conversations with extraordinary talents in the business of luxury. Five years after its release we caught up with Rebecca Robins, to get…

Caring Beyond Purpose

Women in Luxury: Interview with Diana Verde Nieto, Co-Founder of Positive Luxury

In this ongoing series, EAT LOVE SAVOR interviews women that are making a difference in the field of luxury across many categories and around the world, celebrating their leadership, innovation and the many positive changes they are making in the business of luxury. Luxury as a business is a vastly complex landscape, blending past and present with the needs of today and tomorrow. There are a great many people making great strides in ensuring it remains strong and relevant. It gives us great pleasure to introduce you to a company making a big impact with the potential to make an even bigger ripple, a butterfly effect – Positive Luxury. Their mission is “Inspiring people to buy better and influencing brands to do better.” DIANA VERDE NIETO, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, POSITIVE LUXURY Diana Verde Nieto is the co-founder and CEO of Positive Luxury, the company behind the Butterfly Mark; a unique…

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A Moment With… Ehud Laniado, Chairman, Cora International, an Exclusive Interview

EHUD LANIADO Ehud Laniado, seller of two of the four most expensive diamonds sold in the history of Sotheby’s, speaks to EAT LOVE SAVOR What drew you to the diamond industry and continues to fuel your passion? My passion for diamonds is multifaceted. Decades ago, I discovered my fascination for identifying the miniscule details which determine what a rough diamond can sell for once in its polished form. It was a skill I mastered with my own hands before the advent of any of the sophisticated mapping technologies used today. I built my way up in the industry, starting my career in the African bush buying diamonds on behalf of an Israeli company. I moved my family out to the Central African Republic in my early 20s for the job and I later moved to Antwerp where I lived for over 20 years. Today, I’m equally as interested in nurturing…

Arts and Culture

A Moment With… Seraphima Bogomolova, Founder of Souliris Productions, an Independent Ballet Company in Geneva

Seraphima Bogomolova Author, producer, and arts and culture ambassadorand Founder of SOULIRIS Productions Souliris Productions is an independent ballet production company that specialises on producing unique story-based dance performances staged in exclusive locations such as palaces, ball rooms of luxury hotels, castles, private mansions, and royal court theatres. We chatted with its founder, Russian-born, Geneva based, Seraphima Bogomolova, to learn more about this interesting production company and their passion for the art of dance. EAT LOVE SAVOR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Q- Tell us about your upbringing and how you came to write for ballet SB – I grew up in a family of doctors and intellectuals. My parents are scientists. Both were working at secret research institutions – one doing experiments with lasers and the other overseeing the development and production of fuel for space ships. As a kid, I went to a French language school. I never really liked it…

Arts & Philanthropy

Behind the Brush: Interview with Artist Spar Street

Interview with Artist Spar Street What inspired your philosophies about art and your zeal for creating art? I was born into the home of an irrepressibly creative artist, my mother, who to this day can create more art on a daily basis than any other person I have ever met. My entire childhood was an immersion in a world of fine art that few children get to experience. I saw how art was a form of play, a form of communication, a form of exploration, a way dreaming dreams and healing pain, and a means for expressing love, caring and value. I had dyslexia so severely that I could not read until the fifth grade. I was years behind my peers, which provided an ideal environment to develop nasty self-concepts like “I am stupid,” “I am not good enough,” “I will never fit in,” “I am not lovable.” I remember…

Awards

Luxury Award 2016 Nominee Fine Spirit: SomruS

OFFICIAL LUXURY AWARDS NOMINEE INTERVIEW – Category: FINE SPIRIT SOMRUS, by SomPRIYA, Chicago USA INTERVIEW WITH FOUNDER AND CEO PANKAJ GARG THE BRAND STORY AND HISTORY What is the story of your brand’s development, its history and inspiration for it being founded? SomPriya Fine Spirits, LLC is a premium spirits company bringing age-old, traditional and delectable flavors from the Indian sub-continent to cups of libations across the globe. Recognizing an absence of liqueur which complements Indian cuisine and properly represents the vibrant culture that encompasses some one-fifth of the world’s population, SomPriya’s mission is to expose the world to the wealth of flavors from the Indian subcontinent through the creation of rich, cream and non-cream liqueurs crafted from the timeless recipes and taste profiles of this ancient land. The company’s first product, SomruS, meaning “Nectar of the Gods,” has references dating to 2600 BC as an alcoholic beverage for the…

Awards

Luxury Award 2016 Nominee Luxury Service: Seventy-Thirty Exclusive Matchmaking

OFFICIAL LUXURY AWARDS NOMINEE INTERVIEW – Category: LUXURY SERVICE SEVENTY-THIRTY EXCLUSIVE MATCHMAKING, UK INTERVIEW WITH FOUNDER AND CEO SUSIE AMBROSE THE BRAND STORY AND HISTORY What is the story of your brand’s development, its history and inspiration for it being founded? I spotted a gap in the personal introductions market at the beginning of 2000, which then led to the creation of the first exclusive luxury matchmaking company with relationship psychology at its core. While running my psychotherapy practice, I noticed that many of my clients were highly desirable; successful, affluent, intelligent and attractive, yet, because of their busy lifestyles they had difficulty in meeting a compatible partner. Researching the market, there was no other agency offering luxury matchmaking services exclusively to such exceptional people. I decided to take the risk of moving from Psychotherapy to the world of Matchmaking and clearly my service was much needed, as I quickly…

Interviews

Heirloom Worthy Elegant Couture Clutches

Seeking beautiful clutches and bags beyond the ordinary? Cast your eye upon those designed by New York based, European artist Clara Kasavina. You’ll find a collection of elegantly distinctive pieces made with the sophisticated worldly woman in mind. Each one a usable piece of art, strong in design, feminine in feel and made to last; these are more than just mere clutches and bags, they are a reflection of history, modernity, future and are a testament to great craftsmanship and timeless design. Brief Look at the Origins of the Handbag and Clutch: According to the Tassen Museum Hendrikje Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam, “the reticule (definition: a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.) the first true handbag, was carried on a chord or chain. Such bags were in fashion until the first decades of the 19th century. Reticules were handmade from all kinds of…

Charity & Philanthropy

A Moment With: Kelly Le Brock: Philanthropist, Food Enthusiast and Actress

KELLY LE BROCK Exclusive Interview EAT LOVE SAVOR Magazine’s Founder, Editor in Chief and Publisher Angela Tunner spoke with Ms. Le Brock in this exclusive interview. During their in depth conversation, Ms. Le Brock a charming, well spoken woman, opened up sharing her stories about her life after the limelight, discussing her view points and philosophies, her vision and perspectives on luxury, allowing us to go deeper into her mind; beyond the superficiality and into what drives her and the essence of what makes Kelly who she is. There is much more than meets the eye to actress, food enthusiast, farmer and philanthropist Kelly Le Brock. The woman behind the beautiful face, movie roles and headlines, is an intelligent, soulful, articulate, insightful and passionate woman who embraces simplified luxurious living and clean healthy food who farms much of it herself. Beyond her sophistication, world travels, and a life lived in…

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GUY&MAX: Visionary Modern Art Jewelry Designers Awarded “Designer to Watch” 2015

DESIGNER to WATCH 2015 The sibling duo GUY&MAX are visionary in the world of jewelry and design. The award winning pair of fine jewellery designers bring their imaginative jewelry dreams to life in their Boutique, Studio & Workshop located in the heart of Mayfair in London UK. Their love of jewelry and gemstones comes naturally. Thanks to an alchemy of family heritage in diamonds and modern technological expertise, together these brothers chose to express their unique dichotomy of romance and science, narrative and sculpture, to create a new and evolving luxury brand that gives birth to beautiful collections which bridge traditional bridal with futuristic sculptural art forms. A beautiful marriage of 21st century technology, 3D printing and artisan skills, GUY&MAX celebrate individuality with the world’s lovers of fine jewellery making them a must-know luxury jewelry designing duo. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Tell us about your background and how you came to be…

fragrance

A Moment With: Jaimie Hilfiger, Model and Founder of the JH Collection Luxury Skincare

A Moment With: Jaimie Hilfiger Jaimie Hilfiger the American heiress, socialite, model and entrepreneur with the famous family name is forging her own path in beauty, fashion and business. Not resting on her laurels of a modelling career started at a young age, the niece of American fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger, armed with a bachelors degree who pursued modelling with more than walking runways and sitting for photographers in mind — she had her eye on fashion and beauty beyond the runway. Her long time experience sitting in makeup chairs was an education on the value of good skincare and a deeper knowledge of the products and their effects. She heeded the advice and now shares it with women, in her luxury skincare collection the JH Collection by La Curcio. EAT LOVE SAVOR spent a moment in conversation with Jaimie in this exclusive interview. INTERVIEW Coming from the world of…

Interviews

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