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Triumph and Disaster
Dion Nash founded Triumph and Disaster in 2011 after retiring from playing professional cricket for New Zealand’s national team. The independent brand’s hair, face and body care lines are inspired by New Zealand’s natural beauty and sold by Selfridges, Liberty London, Harvey Nichols, Mr Porter and hundreds of hotels and…
Eureka 224: Wait
Raffaella Grisa is the founder of organic beauty brand Wait, inspired by Italian and Japanese approaches to wellness. Turin-based Grisa spent years travelling Asia and importing fashion pieces and accessories for a western audience. Launched earlier this year, Wait is a line of body-care products and fragrances made from traditional…
The long run
This week we’re on the run with three standout labels: Tracksmith, Satisfy and Hylo Athletics. From London, Hylo’s co-founder explains how he left behind a career as a professional footballer to create the sustainable shoe brand. In Paris, we meet a fashion-industry veteran who put French textile expertise to work…
The Spirit Lives On
We visit Longines’ museum and workshop in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, to find out about the watch-maker’s long history in aviation and what goes into crafting a watch that stands the test of time.
Hint
Kara Goldin is CEO and founder of Hint, a flavoured-water brand she launched in 2005 that has grown into a $200m (€163m) operation. Hint’s first products were created at Goldin’s home after she left a career in media but it wares are now staples on the shelves at Whole Foods,…
Groundtruth
Sisters Sophia, Georgia and Nina Scott are the co-founders of Groundtruth. The accessories brand makes its pieces from a bespoke, 100-per-cent recycled material that is designed to withstand the world’s harshest climates. Georgia and Sophia are documentary filmmakers who have travelled the world covering environmental and humanitarian concerns, while Nina…
The Spirit Lives On: Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes was a lot of things: one of America’s first billionaires, a film producer and an entrepreneur in industries from media to oil to property. But Hughes was also a keen aviator and owner of the airline TWA, who broke round-the-world records and paved the way for competition in…
Benriach and Chantecaille
This week we meet two women whose life’s work is inspired by the natural surroundings in which they grew up. Dr Rachel Barrie, known as the “first lady of Scotch” is the master blender of Benriach. We also hear from a beauty-industry pioneer, Sylvie Chantecaille, who worked with Estée Lauder…
Peloton
John Foley, the CEO and co-founder of Peloton, launched the fitness brand in 2012. It’s now valued at more than €30bn. Built around bringing live spin classes into the home, Peloton has studios in New York and London. Foley tells us about the company’s growth, which included an IPO last…
The Spirit Lives On: Wiley Post
Wiley Post lived his short life to the full. His passion for aviation landed him in jail and lost him an eye but it also meant that he set round-the-world records and soared to new altitudes to discover jet streams, all by the age of 36.
