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Cynthia Chua
Founder, Spa Esprit Group, Singapore
When Cynthia Chua first opened Spa Esprit, a beauty salon in Singapore, in 1996, few would have bet on her still being around 17 years later. These days her global empire includes salons in New York, London, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok, a holistic beauty emporium and concept store in Singapore, and a food and beverage arm of coffee roasters, cafés, pizzerias and hotdog stands. Chua currently spends almost a third of the year travelling - by 2014, it'll be 50 per cent - scouring the world's urban hot spots for inspirations for her next project. A hotel and a restaurant chain are currently in the pipeline.
150,00 Miles flowen per year
24 Trips taken per year
24 Hotels visited per year
Photography: Darren Soh
Cynthia Chua
Founder, Spa Esprit Group, Singapore
When Cynthia Chua first opened Spa Esprit, a beauty salon in Singapore, in 1996, few would have bet on her still being around 17 years later. These days her global empire includes salons in New York, London, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok, a holistic beauty emporium and concept store in Singapore, and a food and beverage arm of coffee roasters, cafés, pizzerias and hotdog stands. Chua currently spends almost a third of the year travelling - by 2014, it'll be 50 per cent - scouring the world's urban hot spots for inspirations for her next project. A hotel and a restaurant chain are currently in the pipeline.
150,00 Miles flowen per year
24 Trips taken per year
24 Hotels visited per year
Photography: Darren Soh
Nick Tobias
Founder, Tobias Partners, Sydney
As a 21-year-old architecture student, Nick Tobias met renowned designer John Coote, who invited him to Europe. After a few weeks admiring traditional architecture in Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, Coote told Tobias to return to Sydney and start his own business. And so he did, founding the interior design and architecture practice Tobias Partners in 1999. Now 37, Tobias is already an extraordinary presence in Australian architecture. Tobias Partners has multiple Australian Interior Design Awards under its belt. His projects are known for their clean lines, natural light and premium materials, and reflect a midcentury aesthetic. Tobias also serves on the Foundation Council of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and makes regular appearances at art fairs such as Sydney Contemporary and Design Miami.
15 Hotels stayed in per year
06 Trips taken per year
06 Countries visited per year
Photography: Carine Thevenau
Nick Tobias
Founder, Tobias Partners, Sydney
As a 21-year-old architecture student, Nick Tobias met renowned designer John Coote, who invited him to Europe. After a few weeks admiring traditional architecture in Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, Coote told Tobias to return to Sydney and start his own business. And so he did, founding the interior design and architecture practice Tobias Partners in 1999. Now 37, Tobias is already an extraordinary presence in Australian architecture. Tobias Partners has multiple Australian Interior Design Awards under its belt. His projects are known for their clean lines, natural light and premium materials, and reflect a midcentury aesthetic. Tobias also serves on the Foundation Council of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and makes regular appearances at art fairs such as Sydney Contemporary and Design Miami.
15 Hotels stayed in per year
06 Trips taken per year
06 Countries visited per year
Photography: Carine Thevenau
Gordon VeneKlasen
Director, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
As a partner of the Michael Werner Gallery, Gordon VeneKlasen is on a plane every couple of weeks. The art dealer, who helped establish the gallery in New York in 1990 and its London outpost last year, regularly travels between the two galleries, the world's art fairs and his homes in New York, the Hamptons and Los Angeles. Along with his business partner, art dealer Michael Werner, VeneKlasen has also set up VW (VeneKlasen/Werner), a contemporary art, film and performance platform in an old movie theatre in Berlin. In addition to art, he is also an avid collector of antiques and furniture from the Ming Dynasty, Mexico and Brazil, which he seeks out on his travels.
150,000 Miles flown per year
15 Hotels stayed in per year
30 Trips taken per year
Photography: Mark Mahaney
Gordon VeneKlasen
Director, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
As a partner of the Michael Werner Gallery, Gordon VeneKlasen is on a plane every couple of weeks. The art dealer, who helped establish the gallery in New York in 1990 and its London outpost last year, regularly travels between the two galleries, the world's art fairs and his homes in New York, the Hamptons and Los Angeles. Along with his business partner, art dealer Michael Werner, VeneKlasen has also set up VW (VeneKlasen/Werner), a contemporary art, film and performance platform in an old movie theatre in Berlin. In addition to art, he is also an avid collector of antiques and furniture from the Ming Dynasty, Mexico and Brazil, which he seeks out on his travels.
150,000 Miles flown per year
15 Hotels stayed in per year
30 Trips taken per year
Photography: Mark Mahaney
