CLOUD MAGAZINE

The new Cloud –the exclusive lifestyle magazine from Air Charter Service – has arrived and you are welcome to join the celebrations as we mark our 20th issue!

This is a truly exciting time to look to the horizon, and editor James Day reports on a second coming for supersonic air travel and suborbital journeys that could see you crossing the globe in just two hours. Move over, Concorde – there are new names to watch out for…

Reaching your destination is only part of the story, of course, so Claire Hutchings also look at the new trend for designer hotels and what the biggest names in fashion – including Bvlgari, Salvatore Ferragamo, Armani and more – have in store for the weary traveller.

Diamonds might be a girl’s best friend, as Marilyn Monroe so famously sang, but mining precious stones risks dire consequences for the planet. There is a high-tech alternative, however, and jewellery journalist Avril Groom explores how lab-grown gemstones could ensure the industry still has a bright future.

“Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning.” So said Bauhaus School founder Walter Gropius, and Mike Waters celebrates the famous movement’s centenary with a look back at its blueprint for lasting creativity that shows no signs of letting up.

And if that all feels rather nostalgic, science writer Victoria Woollaston delves into the psychological reasons why what was once classed as a pathological disorder – that could be ‘cured’ by being buried alive! – is now seen as a promising and intriguing form of therapy.

All this and more awaits you, so enjoy the view from above with Cloud.

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