Celebrating Legendary Italian Design

Legacy Pininfarina ventures in the Middle East By Shereen Shabnam As an architecture and a motoring enthusiast, my love for cars and buildings came together recently with Pininfarina at its Middle Eastern debut. The legendary Italian design house established by Battista Pinin Farina in 1930, became the most acclaimed car designer of his time but in 1986, the third generation of the Pininfarina family created Pininfarina Extra to extend the design capabilities of the company outside of the automotive sector. Over the past 30 years, Pininfarina Extra has developed more than 600 projects under the direction of its President and … Continue reading Celebrating Legendary Italian Design

Leading Change

An interview with H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali By Shereen Shabnam As Managing Director of the Royal Diamond Group, under the Chairmanship of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Hamed, H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali is an inspiring individual who wears many hats. He hails from a 3rd Generation of a successful Real Estate and Industrial conglomerate family from Mumbai, India known as Lokhandwala Group and is a pioneer on various social and political initiatives. H.E. Ghadiyali is Swiss Graduate in Hospitality and MBA from Cornell University, USA in International Business. H.E. Ghadiyali represents industry and society at large and has … Continue reading Leading Change

Aerodynamic Performance – Aventador S

With the hills of Tuscany as the backdrop and in the company of fellow supercar motoring enthusiasts from around the globe over a few days, I recently tested the new Lamborghini Aventador S which has a new aerodynamic design, redeveloped suspension, increased power and new driving dynamics. The ‘S’ is the suffix of previous enhanced Lamborghini models and defines a new benchmark for the V12 Lamborghini and indicates the new Aventador generation, redesigned to achieve maximum aerodynamic efficiency while accenting the Aventador’s complex, muscular dynamism. According to Automobili Lamborghini Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stefano Domenicali, the Aventador S has … Continue reading Aerodynamic Performance – Aventador S