To celebrate Mexican Week, HE Melba Pria invited guests to the exhibition, Into An Empty Sky by Xawery Wolski at Galeri Nasional Indonesia. She also hosted a reception at Gran Melia Hotel to celebrate the 199th anniversary of Mexican independence.

The Ambassador of Brazil and Mrs Sonia Lacerda Santos hosted a reception at Gran Melia Jakarta to celebrate their country’s National Day.

HE Paul von Maltzahn, Ambassador of Germany hosted a piano and cello recital at his residence on completion of his tour of duty in Indonesia.

Imagine being ensconced in plush leather seats, savouring your favourite Iranian caviar and washing it down with a flute of Dom Perignon 1995 while contemplating that decision. “Buy it,” you say confidently, rotating your seat 180 degrees to face your attorney seated behind who nods with glee.

You are not in your office or boardroom, but some 40,000 ft over the South China Sea. Yet the cabin is so hushed in here, as if Jeeves were chauffeuring you in your Rolls-Royce Phantom.

The above scenario could be just another day at work with your Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet — fly to Shanghai in the morning and then back home by the evening, just in time to celebrate your daughter’s 16th birthday.

That, gentlemen, is the benefit of having your own private jet. Flying on scheduled commercial flights is a great way to save some money and chalk up frequent flyer points, but having a plane like the Legacy 600 can save you time, offer flexibility and increased productivity. No more long immigration lines, overzealous security staff or imposing passengers seated next to you.

“In the West, private jets are seen as business tools. Almost every Fortune 500 company has one to move their chief executives around,” says Embraer’s Jose Eduardo Costas. And that is how the Brazilian company will try to peddle its ware to the ultra high net-worth individuals in the region.

In a place where owning a private jet has been seen as a luxury Embraer is confident that the next generation of family businesses are starting to see the benefits of travelling private.

From Singapore, the Legacy 600 is capable of connecting you to the rest of South-east Asia, as well as India and China.

The Victorinox knife has cut through a turbulent history, rising from bankruptcy to become one of the world’s most recognisable (and arguably the most useful) brands. This year, celebrating its 125th anniversary, the brand has launched a line of commemorative products, including its iconic Swiss Army knife.

History
Karl Elsener founded Victorinox to supply knives to the Swiss army in 1884, so that the locals didn’t need to emigrate to seek jobs.

Design
Elsener developed a lighter and more elegant “officer’s knife” in 1897 and the fundamental design hasn’t changed since. The multi-purpose knife attracted a cult following after WWII. They started to fly off the shelves at US army stores as American soldiers snapped them up and were nicknamed “Swiss Army knives”.

Production
Nineteen million Victorinox knives are produced each year in Ibach-Schwyz, the hometown of Elsener. The metal bits are made of French and German stainless steel. The handle was originally made of wood before the present injection-moulded plastic. Today, the pocket tool is offered in more than 100 different variations, including this 125th Anniversary Cybertool special with 34 functions.

An English IconThere are few names more English in men’s fashion than Paul Smith. And while it’s been over three decades since Sir Paul, who hails from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, showed his first menswear collection in Paris under his self-titled label, his creative contribution is plainly evident in his new Paul Smith London collection.

Inspiration came from an English gentleman’s wardrobe from the early 1900’s, an era very familiar to Smith from watching his elders dress as a child. The label was always intended for the modern businessman but this season there is an emphasis on evening-wear which makes playing hard all night after working hard all day at the office an easy and stylish transition. Look for one button shawl collar jackets, peaked lapel suits, and Prince of Wales checks among other distinctive features, all reminders of how Paul Smith has been able to remain so relevant through the years.
   
If you want to enjoy fashion without being fashionable in the office or boardroom, this is the label for you.