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DON’T BELIEVE FOR a second, especially the reticent homebodies among us, that thrillseeking is only for the bold and fearless. We are all adrenaline junkies in some capacity; it is just that we choose our own adventures. So, from within these pages, we invite you to select yours. There are some, as our lovingly curated list, Well Thrilled, demonstrates, that gently tug at the limits of your comfort zone and send your pulse racing. Fancy yourself a couch potato? We show you how to get cosy in a living room that hangs over a cliff. Itching for a vacation or gastronomic journey? There are travel agencies and restaurants that promise to take you way off the beaten track—think far-out Siberia and game-hunting-and-cooking workshops in rural Sussex. Even if your appetite for…

Be Water A collaboration with fashion designer Iris van Herpen, Phantom Syntopia brims with haute couture-inspired creativity, painstaking craft and unbridled ambition. The concept is based on the theme Weaving Water, which references van Herpen’s 2018 fashion collection based on fluid shapes and patterns found in nature. The numbers behind Phantom Syntopia’s creation, however, suggest cold, hard fastidiousness. Phantom Syntopia took four years of research and development. Within its cavernous interior, a single piece of unblemished leather sheathes its headliner, selected from over 1,000 hides. On the outside, the car is coated in an iridescent paint that morphs between purple, blue, magenta and gold, a process that took over 3,000 hours of tests. The list goes on but one statistic stands out: Rolls-Royce counts Phantom Syntopia as its most technically complex bespoke…

4096 Farben by Gerhard Richter Bidding commences on 18 May through Sotheby’s in New York This rare 1970s masterwork by German visual artist Gerhard Richter is the final piece from his celebrated Colour Chart series. This collection of important works ranks among the significant conceptual projects of the last century. 4096 Farben, which was made in 1974, is one of the most ambitious paintings in the series. It features the maximum number of colour combinations, painted in a way that makes the differences between all 1,024 distinct hues dissolve before the viewer’s eye. It measures 254cm in length and height, and comes to auction for the first time in 20 years, carrying an estimate of between US$18 million and US$25 million. Neolithic mottled grey jade cong Auctioned by Bonhams in New York for US$1.5…

WINE IS MADE in almost every corner and continent of the world, and yet the industry built around it has been criticised 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 other backgrounds, 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 the discrimination…

HOW DO MACHINES dream of other worlds? Unsupervised, Refik Anadol’s latest installation at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York, posited the question by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven algorithms in an unprecedent presentation that coalesces 200 years of art curated by the museum. Depicted on towering screens on the museum’s ground floor, the abstract and immersive artwork morphed, evolved and took on new forms to show the possibilities yet to be explored in modern art. A renowned media artist, Anadol owns and operates Refik Anadol Studio and RAS Lab, the Studio’s research practice centred around discovering and developing trailblazing approaches to data narratives. He is also an esteemed professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and, as his works demonstrate, a pioneer in his field.…

“Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.” - Hunter S Thompson ADRENALINE WORKS LIKE a drug. In highpressure situations, it triggers the body’s fight-orflight response, causing airways to dilate and the heart rate to spike. In some sense, adrenaline is almost akin to a superpower, pushing both body and mind beyond their limits, allowing us to transcend the threshold of what was previously thought possible. For those of you hooked on getting the next big rush, we’ve curated the most thrilling experiences that money can buy. A word of caution, though: these are not for the faint of heart. Sky High Want to soar like Maverick? With Swiss aviation company MiGFlug, you can. Take your pick between an L-39 Albatros, a popular warbird still used in many of today’s air…