Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2023 i Robb Report

Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo's eye for art has landed her among the world's top collectors. But the seed was planted when a friend introduced her to American costume jewelry back in the late 1980s. Sandretto Re Rebaudengo's impressive cache now numbers more than a thousand pieces. “They are not only amazing, beautiful, glamorous and glittery,” she says, “but there is also the story that they were produced in America in a very difficult period—for example, after the Second World War, when many designers realized fantastic jewelry with very humble materials.” Taschen is set to publish a book on her trove this year. That same friend brought her to London in 1992 to learn about contemporary art. Sandretto Re Rebaudengo fell hard for the artists she met there and launched the…

AUTOMOTIVE PURISTS yearn for the design and engineering of a simpler, more satisfying era. If a Jaguar E-Type was such a great car, why not just build it again? Of course, modern crash and emissions legislation nixed that approach long ago, and the imminent bans on gas-dependent power trains will leave most future releases mechanically unrelated to their forebears. But if there's one vehicle that gets as close as any contemporary car ever will to the atavistic ideal, it's the Ineos Grenadier. British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a chemicals magnate and an avid outdoorsman, was aggrieved when Land Rover replaced its rugged and rudimentary old Defender with a design that shares its engineering principles with current passenger cars. When Land Rover declined to sell him the tooling to keep the…

The pandemic-inspired surge in superyacht demand prompted a corresponding jump in refit work, as owners unwilling to wait three years for a new build are instead opting to commission late-model makeovers. Case in point are two craft, a 238-foot Lürssen, launched in 1994, and a 184-foot Benetti from 2005, each with vastly different refurbishment objectives. Christened Coral Ocean and Galaxy, respectively, the former was considered something of an artifact while the latter, though well-built, was completely forgettable. “The last thing we wanted was a boat that age,” says Ian Malouf, owner of Coral Ocean, “but it had a fantastic original structure and was due for a generational change.” Yet what was intended as a quick $5 million remodel grew into a two-year, $35 million metamorphosis for the eclectic Jon Bannenberg–designed…

Ask any good trainer what the future of fitness looks like and you're likely to hear that it bears more than a passing resemblance to the present. For many wellness professionals, the math is simple: The old equation—more movement, the right food, adequate sleep—always has, and always will, add up to improved physical condition. But ask elite trainers—the medal-winning sports champions, published kinesiologists and others at the absolute top of the game—and the answers sound a lot different. They'll expound upon the lesser-known nuances of the field, the rarefied insight that sends the most serious clients—celebrities who need to look amazing on camera, athletes pushing the limits of human potential and high-flying executives trying to fend off Father Time— flocking their way. So Robb Report assembled five of the world's…

If it seems as though you're being bombarded with more and more methods of buying your way into a longer life, full of enhanced and extended vitality . . . well, you are. “I think the amount of science emerging in our understanding of longevity— the reframing of aging as a disease, in a sense, as a phenomenon that can be treated—is really exciting,” says Mark Hyman, M.D., a longevity specialist. His new book, Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life, argues that we can become biologically younger, even as we age chronologically, by eating the right foods, prioritizing sleep and exercise and trying some of the therapies described at right. (He is 63, with an alleged chronological age two decades younger, and plans to still be…

Fernando Jorge is jet-lagged. The jewelry maker has just returned from launching his residency at LA gallery and boutique Just One Eye—which runs through May 1—and is about to fly to St. Moritz to exhibit at the prestigious design fair Nomad. He'll then hit Art Basel Hong Kong before traveling to the Miami edition later this year; in between he'll make trips to his native Brazil as well as to Italy, where much of his jewelry is made. So, I'm lucky to catch him at his new Mayfair showroom, to which he relocated last year. A light-filled loft kitted out with midcentury Brazilian furniture and art, it shares a building with art gallery Sprüth Magers—not entirely a coincidence, given Jorge's organic transition from the fashion realm toward the world of…

CABERNET FRANC SURE got around: It's a parent of four of the other grapes— Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Carménère—used in Bordeaux wines. Utilized mainly for blending in Bordeaux and for making accessible reds in Chinon, Cabernet Franc is reclaiming its status in wine regions around the world, where it's made into single-varietal standouts that showcase its voluptuous flavors, rich tannic structure and aging potential. You'd be hard-pressed to get your hands on a premium pure or highpercentage Cabernet Franc from France— just try to find a bottle of Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny Le Bourg from the Loire Valley. Meanwhile, the options among single-varietal or Cab Franc– dominant blends from Napa, Sonoma and elsewhere around the globe are dizzying. One of Sonoma's best-known is Vérité Le Désir, made by Bordeaux natives…

DREAM MACHINES A DEVOTION TO MOTION The thing to remember about Ferrari is that it marches, firmly and unfailingly, to the beat of its own batterista. At least that's the story it likes to tell, and if you happen to suggest otherwise, then someone with a fashionable haircut will, firmly and unfailingly, try to steer you back on course. Ferrari, you understand, is utterly immune to what other, lesser brands are up to; its vehicles are never born of anything so pedestrian as demand. So how to explain its first SUV, the Purosangue? (Say it like the Italians do: poo-roh-SAN-gway.) First, don't call it an SUV. Ferrari certainly won't, which at first seems like the carmaker stubbornly refusing to admit it has been knuckled into producing what it has long…

At its height in the early 1970s, the Concorde was the Champagne-and-caviar incarnation of supersonic travel, and it remained so until noise and emissions restrictions sunsetted the quixotic aircraft in 2003. Two decades after the Concorde's final flight, Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, is again extolling the potential of flying faster than the speed of sound. “Speed is not just about going fast,” he says. “It's about who we can spend time with, who we fall in love with and where we can do business.” He's hardly alone in his infatuation with the idea of a supersonic revival. Other ventures attempting to resuscitate the genre include Spike Aerospace, which is developing a supersonic corporate jet, and Lockheed Martin, which is contracted to build NASA's X-59 for possible…

IN 2021, Mischa and Linda van der Vliet spent a year on their 80-foot sailing catamaran, Kokomo, with their three children. During that extended adventure exploring the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, the kids—then ages 9, 11 and 12—were homeschooled for 20 hours each week. “We took it seriously because we didn't want them to fall behind,” says Mischa, who adds that the kids “soon adapted to the routine.” The van der Vliets are part of an increasing number of families going on extended sabbaticals while also taking advantage of the numerous educational programs available. “Tutoring at sea has become much more common since people are spending more time on their yachts,” says Angus Gibson, of Carfax Education. The London firm recently partnered with broker Burgess Yachts to answer that growing…

THE FITNESS ISSUE IT WAS WHEN THE chocolate mousse with extra chocolate arrived that I realized this was a diet plan I could stick to. Upon inquiry, I discovered the decadent dessert was actually a cacao-and-avocado-based foam, but it looked and tasted just like the real thing. The confectionary doppelgänger is typical of the signature High-Speed Weight Loss program at the Lily of the Valley wellness resort on France's Côte d'Azur in that it plays with guests' assumptions—in this case, a low-cal, nutrition-infused morsel masquerading as a lavish gastronomic experience. The resort, near Saint-Tropez, is open yearround, unusual in the strictly seasonal Riviera. I traveled there from the UK in the late fall, hoping to catch a few final Mediterranean rays before the long gray winter set in. After I'd…

THIS MONTH'S WHO, WHAT AND WEAR THE GOODS FLOCKHILL Craigieburn Valley, New Zealand A working sheep station dating back to 1857. An outdoorsman's homestead. An indulgent luxury villa. The land of Narnia. Flockhill, on New Zealand's cinematic South Island, contains multitudes, which is easy to do when you're a single-booking resort on 36,000 acres of high-contrast architectural landscape. Opened last September, 30 minutes outside Christchurch by helicopter within the island's iconic Southern Alps, the property was designed by local architecture firm Warren & Mahoney to create a light-filled hideaway that's as zen as a spa as it is invigorating as a mountain lodge. “When you walk into the homestead and see that view . . . you never get tired of it, and it changes all the time,” says Andrew…

WATCH COLLECTING can be a wildly addictive hobby, but any seasoned afficionado will tell you it comes with its own set of risks. Five experienced connoisseurs share their hard-learned lessons. WILLIAM MASSENA Founder of Massena Lab “In the mid-1990s, I was in Germany for a business trip, and I went to a store and bought a very rare Blancpain vintage diver's watch that belonged to some famous German explorer. The seller told me a wonderful story about how he got the watch while pointing out all the charming details. I bought it on the spot. Needless to say, the tales were pure fiction and the details just made up to convince me of its authenticity. These were the days before Google—a great reminder that you should always do your homework…

ART When a flash flood sent a five-foot wave sweeping through the Mitchelton Gallery of Aboriginal Art last fall, curator Adam Knight helicoptered in to rescue what he could. The subterranean gallery—part of a luxury resort in the middle of a Victoria winery that's a 90-minute drive north of Melbourne—is no glorified gift shop, but rather the largest commercial space in Australia devoted to work by First Nations artists. “I had to go myself—I knew what the masterpieces were,” he says. “There were moments when I thought I was going to drown while trying to save some of the key pieces.” Knight's rescue mission salvaged over 100 works, but more than 300 were destroyed. His determination reflects Aboriginal art's newfound status both in Australia and in the larger art world.…

IF THERE'S ONE THING to consider when investing in real estate in Dubai, it's that understated living is rarely an option. And this penthouse at Volante Dubai elegantly illustrates why. The $50 million duplex in Dubai's Business Bay neighborhood is perched atop Volante, a 35-story tower built along the city's Water Canal and designed by FNP Architects. The two-story home is capped by an additional bi-level rooftop terrace—a rarity for Dubai—and offers grandstand views of the city's iconic Burj Khalifa. The 19,000-square-foot home is best described as a villa in the sky, and it includes four bedrooms, each with its own sumptuous living space as well as a host of luxurious amenities. A private elevator brings you to the lower floor of the penthouse, where you're greeted by a high-ceilinged,…

A LITTLE OVER a decade ago, Keanu Reeves cofounded Arch Motorcycle with Gard Hollinger, a highly regarded bike builder who had previously made a one-off cruiser for the actor. The subsequent partnership resulted in the KRGT-1, a production model inspired by the original custom machine that Reeves had commissioned. Arch's sophomore effort, the 1s, elaborates on its predecessor's muscular theme with a futuristic take on the café-racer-inspired aesthetic. The team accomplished this with creative elements such as the CNC-machined seat base, which is influenced by a ship's hull. The structural component doubles as a piece of functional sculpture, as does the single-sided billet-aluminum swingarm. The new model also features sport-oriented ergonomics, a shorter wheelbase, a more steeply raked fork and mid-mounted controls. Though equipped with digital instrumentation, the two-wheeler is…

Extra space: the final frontier in aircraft interiors. And the design team at F/List is boldly going where no one has gone before. “It began with a question we asked ourselves during the pandemic,” says Melanie Prince, head of innovation for the Austrian atelier. “How can we do more with less, especially inside a business jet with a fixed fuselage?” Behold the Shapeshifter concept, a cutting-edge business-jet interior technology that morphs, bends and stretches via electromechanical sleight of hand. Three years in the making, the prototype space maximizes the passenger experience via multifunctional furniture, including a credenza that transforms into a workstation and seating-and-table configurations that can change, well, on the fly. And F/List has even bigger ideas for making the cabin more versatile, starting with the entrance. “Generally, when…

Wine is made in almost every corner and continent of the world, and yet the industry built around it has been criticized for its homogeneity—created by, aimed at and telling the stories of white people, almost all of them male. Indeed, the lack of access to careers and education for interested and eligible candidates from any other background, whether actively or by omission, has been all too apparent in recent years. When we attend large wine events, especially consumer galas and fundraisers, on behalf of Robb Report, we see a lot of people who, like us, identify as white. So as we approach the third anniversary of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota, and of the ensuing nationwide protests that shone a light on…

SENSEI PORCUPINE CREEK RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. The just-opened Sensei Porcupine Creek, located on a 230-acre private estate, is the latest wellness offering from Larry Ellison and David Agus, MD. Its Optimal Wellbeing Program is an individually tailored five-day wellness journey designed around evidencebased health technology, data capture and analysis. The program begins at home, with a Whoop strap mailed directly to guests to collect fitness, sleep and recovery data prior to arrival. The strap must be used 14 days in advance to gather sufficient information but can be worn much longer—the package includes a six-month membership to Whoop's app. Once you're at Sensei, the program begins with an orientation with your guide, followed by one-on-one sessions focusing on mindset, nutrition, yoga or fitness and daily classes such as art tours…