In this Issue
What does it take to start a trend? This issue is all about trends and trendsetters. We also take a look back at art pioneer in Kuwait and find out how an old family business is reinventing itself in Bahrain. We also reveal the secret formula to becoming a trendsetter yourself.

Feature
Inside Abu Dhabi’s first private observatory
We meet Thabet Al Qaissieh, the Emirati owner and co-founder of Al Sadeem, there on a warm March afternoon, to find out more about why he decided to undergo this unique endeavor.
Arts and Culture
Meet the Mattars: The Bahraini family reinventing pearl jewellery
Did you know that it takes 7 to 10 years to make one strand of a pearl necklace?
Inside the rose fields of Saudi Arabia
Every spring, Ta’if witnesses the blossoming of millions of roses.
How to start a trend
The birth of the Internet has accelerated the democratisation of the media.
Wearing this abaya may improve your health
What’s the secret? Click to read.
You’ve heard of Cubism. But what about Circlism?
Khalifa Qattan formally introduced circlism to the Kuwaiti public through an exhibition that took place in December of 1962.
Creative
Non-fiction: Falling into something beautiful
I wanted to get a tattoo; a reminder to let go…