Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 12 i Winning Magazine

As scientists move ever closer to knowing exactly what causes ageing, it’s increasingly realistic that using AI to monitor our physiology could help us to increase our health span: living healthier for longer. Unfortunately, we still have to do the work — even supercomputers can’t negate the detrimental effects of a high-alcohol, high-fat, low-exercise lifestyle. It depends how far down the tech rabbit hole we want to venture, and how motivated we are. The biotech industry is expected to reach a market value of $100 billion in the next three years, and it’s enabling longevity enthusiasts to tap into ever expanding realms of research to improve healthy longevity. Harvard University has confirmed five key factors in living up to 14 years longer than people who adhere to none of them:…

LIVE WELL | MOTORING The atmosphere in Maranello, Italy, couldn’t have been more congenial. After all, it’s not every day Ferrari reveals a sleek, new V12-powered supercar. The silk drapes were swept away, revealing the 12Cilindri, a two-seater front-engine coupé. The waiting media responded with audible gasps, even a short burst of applause. The smile on the face of Andrea Militello, Ferrari’s head of exterior design for GT cars, said it all: pride, relief and genuine happiness that after four long years, his work was done. “So Andrea, was the new 12Cilindri designed by AI … or not?” one of the invited journalists asked. Militello was initially too shocked to respond. As he gathered his thoughts, the smile remained fixed, becoming more of a grimace. His eyes narrowed. “No, no,…

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DESIGN | URBAN PLANTING If you have walked the streets of central Sydney recently, you will have noticed the bioswales. Better known as rain gardens, these small plots of kerbside plantings — featuring carefully chosen natives such as swamp banksia, basket grass and gymea lilies — capture and filter stormwater to remove oils, chemicals and other pollutants before it flows into the city’s waterways and harbour. The rain gardens, planted by the City of Sydney, may be small, but they total more than 2,300 square metres across the city. They also demonstrate that there is room for natural interventions, which are especially important when it comes to the increasingly common problem of severe weather events. When violent storms and heavy downpours hit the concrete canyons of our modern cities, the…

Being a hotelier used to be easy. A certain natural charm, the ability to greet people in half a dozen languages and an unflappable demeanour were often enough to get you through. These days, hoteliers are expected to wrap their brains around a lot more, including the latest trends in neuroscience. Yes, really. Hotel companies are drawing on the findings of environmental neuroscientists to drive hotel design in a new direction. With study after study showing the positive psychological effects of immersion in nature — from reducing anxiety to promoting calm and even reducing the risk of dementia — hotels are going green in a big way. “Many hotels are building their properties around nature and with the environment in mind, as well as innovating in new ways to help…

JOURNEY | HAWAII Maui is Hawaii’s Goldilocks island: it is neither too big nor too small, and for its three million annual visitors, its perfect year-round temperature, rainbow-splashed summits and sugary beaches are just right. But last August, Maui’s equilibrium met disaster. Catastrophic wildfires reduced the historic town of Lahaina to ash, claiming more than 100 lives. Conflicting messages urged visitors to stay away and let the island heal but also come and help sustain the economy. Ten months later, the message is more unified that Maui is ready to greet tourists again. Housing remains a critical need for displaced residents. Lahaina will take years to rebuild. But Maui’s inherent beauty and hospitality remain as vibrant as ever. It’s a great time to explore Central and South Maui, where new…

LIVE WELL | VOICE ASSISTANTS A pair of glasses from Meta shoots a picture when you say, “Hey, Meta, take a photo.” A miniature computer that clips to your shirt, the Ai Pin, translates foreign languages into your native tongue. An artificially intelligent screen features a virtual assistant that you talk to through a microphone. Last year, OpenAI updated its ChatGPT chatbot to respond with spoken words, and recently, Google introduced Gemini, a replacement for its voice assistant on Android phones. Tech companies are betting on a renaissance for voice assistants, many years after most people decided that talking to computers was uncool. Will it work this time? Maybe, but it could take a while. Large swaths of people have still never used voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri…

TASTE | AI SPIRIT On the coast of Far North Queensland, with the sapphire waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park sparkling in the distance, a drone hovers overhead, its rotors humming like a giant mosquito. But this machine is not here to take Instagram-worthy videos of tropical vistas. Instead, it’s scanning a field of agave plants for spectrums of light invisible to the human eye. These spiky succulents have been planted by drinks company Top Shelf International (ASX:TSI) to be made into its Australian tequila-like spirit under the brand Act of Treason. Across Australia, drinks companies are increasingly using technology such as drones to collect data about their crops, and AI-powered software to process those data into a fantastic array of useful information. That information can help with…

DESIGN | CONNECTED HOME Located by a nature reserve in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo, a three-storey home named The Retreat has been crafted with luxurious simplicity in mind. Everything about the design — from its crisp white exterior to its abundant natural materials and curved details — creates an effortless resort-style feel. Underpinning it all is an advanced technical capacity that adds to the easy lifestyle the house affords. “The builder incorporated an automated lighting system, heating and cooling system, and security features into this new home,” says interior designer Ashley Maddison of AM Interior Studio, who worked on the project alongside Mati Constructions and the building design firm Koda Design. “Additionally, Miele connected appliances such as the fridges, rangehood and dishwasher were installed, adding to the clean and…

Many working in the creative industries fear the rise of AI. Architects are among those contemplating the future, which could see designs generated simply by entering appropriate data into a computer, with the resulting schemes then sent off to clients. While many see the benefits, as AI makes it possible to eliminate more routine tasks, others see the creative spirit, and the way projects are detailed and crafted, as still requiring the human brain. “At this point, it’s difficult to predict what types of jobs in our industry will be replaced by AI, certainly the financial side and things such as creating risk matrices in the safety areas,” says the architect Rob McBride, director of Melbourne-based architecture firm McBride Charles Ryan (MCR), who works closely with Debbie Ryan, an owner…

When looking into the future of travel, the 2024 Virtuoso Luxe Report found that travellers are increasingly venturing farther afield, demonstrating a strong sense of adventure. We’re looking for experiential encounters in far-flung destinations, from dining in the home of a chef in Abruzzo, Italy, to learning to distil mezcal in Oaxaca, Mexico, to undertaking an expedition cruise, led by naturalists, to the Galápagos Islands or the Arctic Circle. Anyone who has attempted to design their own ideal holiday along these lines will know it takes an enormous amount of time and effort — and some guesswork — to fit all the pieces together. It’s wise to seek expert advice from those who have trodden these paths before. They can offer in-the-know tips and access to a well-edited portfolio of…

LIVE WELL | LAW ROACH Fifteen months ago, Law Roach seemed to be at the peak of his career as a celebrity stylist. He had won the first stylist of the year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America and was working with Zendaya, Celine Dion, Anya Taylor-Joy and Anne Hathaway, among others. Then, out of the blue, he announced on Instagram that he was quitting. “The politics, the lies, and false narratives finally got me!” he wrote. “You win … I’m out.” Cue shock, horror and a lot of speculation. There were rumours that he had called Priyanka Chopra Jonas fat. Rumours that he had thrown a tantrum because Louis Vuitton wouldn’t seat him next to Zendaya in the front row. Whispers that he had become more…

TASTE | WINE CELLARING Some see a bottle of good wine and look for the nearest corkscrew. Others wonder how it might taste after time tucked away somewhere dark and cool, and preferably not disturbed by curious fingers. Maybe five years, maybe 10. Maybe? That simple distinction — and question mark — lies at the heart of what it means to have a wine cellar. Or it did. As a young articled law clerk in Brisbane, Ken Gargett wanted wine to put away and enjoy over time. “It was a way to supposedly save money,” he says, “by buying now and not having to pay inflated prices down the track, when those wines would not likely be available anyway.” It was a wise philosophy. He bought a bottle of 1983…

DESIGN | ROGER LEONG Many fashion students have their sights set on a career in design, in the same vein as Carla Zampatti or Akira Isogawa. Not Roger Leong. This fashion student may not have wanted to start a label, but he’s certainly made an indelible mark in fashion by curating exhibitions in some of Australia’s most prestigious institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and, now, as a senior curator at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS). Leong studied fashion at RMIT University and, as did his fellow students, initially set out to be a designer, before quickly diverting down another path. “I could see that [design] wasn’t my strong talent, but what I saw was my ability to connect with fashion…

Visitors to Gaggenau’s “Elevation of Gravity” experience during Milan Design Week in April might have been surprised to see a giant boulder propping up a smooth Dekton countertop on the grounds of historic residence Villa Necchi Campiglio. Positioned to ignite discussion and critique, the rock also functioned as a prop to highlight the real showstopper: Gaggenau’s Essential Induction cooktop. What’s interesting about the brand’s latest innovation is that it’s mostly invisible, seamlessly integrated into the kitchen’s 12-millimetre-deep worktop, designed exclusively with Dekton porcelain. Yet all of the cooktop essentials — the LED “dot” (the smart centre light within the cooking zone), the worktop surface and, in this case, illuminated performance knobs in stainless steel or black — are visible, showing the user where to place their pots and pans. The…