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Colorful Worlds – Paola Lenti

Motivated by her love of nature and an unwavering drive to innovate, Italian entrepreneur Paola Lenti shapes the indoor and outdoor furniture market with visionary designs. For over 30 years, she has been creating pieces that blend aesthetics with sustainability, bringing vibrant colors to gardens, terraces and poolside spaces.

  • 5 min read
  • 14.07.2025
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Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu: “I wish I could have enjoyed that moment sooner.”

Thanks to the popular Netflix series “Emily in Paris,” French actor Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu is currently at the peak of her success. The global brand ambassador for Pomellato talks about the joys of a late-life career and jewelry as a symbol of emancipation.

  • 6 min read
  • 05.06.2026
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The fashion label Zeus+Dione: Threads of Force

Dimitra Kolotoura, founder and CEO, and Marios Schwab, creative director of the Greek fashion brand Zeus+Dione, on the quiet power of heritage, form and emotion – and the architecture of craft.

  • 5 min read
  • 26.05.2026
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Trudie Styler & Sting – Fields of Gold

Trudie Styler and Sting have been a couple for more than 40 years. What connects them, apart from their children and grandchildren, is a great love of nature and historic estates with extraordinary gardens.

  • 5 min read
  • 06.06.2025
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Francis Kéré – What really matters

A sense of security and community, curiosity, and respect for nature: Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré is bringing the traditions of his African homeland into the modern era, earning acclaim around the world.

  • 9 min read
  • 16.06.2026
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Going deep – an interview with freediver Guillaume Néry

From world record-holder to artistic visionary: French freediver Guillaume Néry explores the depths of the oceans on a single breath. A conversation about silence underwater, the healing power of letting go and the magic of weightlessness. 

  • 2 min read
  • 5.6.2026
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Meeting Mr. Yes!

To mark the opening of his new hotel Sir Richard Branson invited GG to meet him on Mallorca. A day with the founder of the Virgin Group, multi-entrepreneur, fearless adventurer, employer of over 30,000 people in 30 countries and pioneer who refuses to stop making the world a better place.

  • 6 min read
  • 01.03.24
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Art in Karat – Up-and-coming goldsmith Luca Sonnentag on his passion

Files, pliers, and engraving tools lie within easy reach; an old workbench with its indentations bears witness to countless hours of work – Luca Sonnentag sits in his workshop near Schwäbisch Gmünd, a small town in Baden-Württemberg, and seems completely in his element. At just 24 years old, he belongs to a generation that has become rare: young people who consciously choose the time-honored craft of goldsmithing. For him, it is more than a profession; it is expression, precision, and passion all at once.

  • 5 min read
  • 15.04.2026
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