’m seated in the beautiful gardens and maze of the Villa Medici in Rome, sipping a glass of bubbly in the shade of the evening sun. The sky is sparkling blue, the sandy walkway golden and warm to the touch—heated during the day by brilliant sunshine that only seems to get hotter by the minute in this Eternal City. I imagine myself as one of the gentlemen described vividly by Nicolas Bos, CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels. Invited by him to experience the wonders of their high jewellery collection, named Le Grand Tour, Bos describes a rite of passage for many young men
GRAND AMBITIONS
Oct 09, 2023
4 minutes
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