Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2016 i Maxim

Photographer Tony Kelly’s work is all about the color. Of course, there are also those gorgeous, semiclad women who inhabit the world Kelly creates in his pictures. But it’s the color—vibrant and alive—that makes the images pop and the subjects in them jump off the page. The Dublin-born former photojournalist is known for his saturated images, but he still manages to maintain a sense of realism and rawness. He has an uncanny ability to put his subjects at ease with his high-energy, open personality. The comfort he elicits from up-and-coming models and celebrities alike unburdens his images of hesitancy or moderation. He builds trust with those he captures, and the results are stunning. Take Keith Richards’ daughter, Alexandra, whom Kelly photographed in Spain. She told the Independent, the paper for…

In the 19 short years since Officine Panerai first became available to the public, the brand has grown into an astonishing success, renowned for a combination of distinctive Italian design and exacting Swiss craftsmanship. But the Panerai story goes back much further, stretching from the secret ministries of the Royal Italian Navy in the 19th century to the chicest boutique in the Miami Design District today. During that time Panerai watches have evolved from indispensable tools for underwater commandos to highly coveted luxury accessories. What elevates Panerai timepieces and keeps them from becoming mere pieces of jewelry is the brand’s commitment to its maritime heritage and its rigid adherence to the manufacturingstandards that made it essential equipment for Italy’s elite frogmen. A Panerai watch is “not simply an instrument for…

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I n a bucolic corner of France’s Alsace region rises a mansion. Opulent, gilded, and elegant, Château St. Jean is home to perhaps the most storied carmaker in the world, with a legacy dating back more than a century. The supercar maker Bugatti has long defined itself by its unprecedented achievements in engineering—from its debut racecar, the Type 10, in 1909, to the otherworldly Veyron—but no one has ever seen what’s coming next. In 2017, Bugatti will begin delivering the Chiron hypercar to its billionaire clientele. The machine will boast an unrivaled 1,500 horsepower, with a price tag that starts just south of $3 million. With the Chiron, the legendary automaker vows it will reclaim the mantle of world’s fastest car. It promises to be peerless. “THE BUGATTI CUSTOMER HAS…

It was all working according to plan for Mark Cuban. He had sold his first business, MicroSolutions, in 1990, retiring handsomely rich at age 29. He bought a lifetime, fly-anywhere-with-a-friend forever pass from American Airlines and had envisioned an immediate future of reasonable if dedicated debauchery. The plane-and-party proposition gained some altitude, but as sometimes happens, a woman kept diverting him back to his adopted hometown of Dallas. “I was having a blast. But there is always that girl who gets in the way,” Cuban told me via email, a medium in which he is famously responsive. Pity that romance didn’t work out, but then again, spending more time in Big D to be near “that girl” would lead to him cofounding, with Todd Wagner, Audionet in 1995, just as…

A new age of illiteracy has overtaken us. It’s hardly surprising, as reading has been losing favor with audiences for decades, first to radio, then television, then supertelevision—i.e., cable with hundreds of choices—and now the infinity of the Internet. It might be argued to the contrary—that the Internet has made us superliterate by putting vast troves of information at our fingertips—but let’s be accurate: It is a wealth of information, but it isn’t organized. There is no curriculum. There are no guides. You’re on your own in that data jungle. To learn, to be polished, to acquire culture is still best achieved through books. And even if you don’t read them, books will impress those you encounter. Chances are, visitors to a book-crammed home will assume that they have stumbled…

There must be tremedous pressure in creating a Bugatti , from the historical pedigree to surpassing the groundbreaking technology of the Veyron. What moved you to accept this challenge? For me as an engineer and a leader, it was an opportunity I simply could not decline. Working for this brand is a great honor and a great responsibility at the same time. This brand has such a long-standing tradition and has managed to establish itself with the Veyron as the absolute pinnacle of the automotive world when it comes to performance, speed, exclusivity, and luxury. Continuing this success story with the new Chiron was a project I wanted to be part of. And I am pleased to see that we have succeeded. What did you want to achieve with the…