Former pro- footballer builds on prestigious Gleneagles Estate

Chartwell magazine are delight to present a Chartwell Estates exclusive... Once top of the league, now at the peak of the property ladder, former pro-footballer Jimmy Carter and Chartwell Estates are proud to introduce Jimmy's latest project – a prestigious family home on the world –renowned Gleneagles Estate – ' Grosvenor House'.Jimmy started his football career in the early 80's at Crystal Palace, QPR, Millwall before moving onto Liverpool, Arsenal and Portsmouth, and finishing his football career at Millwall in the 90's - a career which span over 15 years. Whilst Jimmy was spending every morning training on the pitch, he spent the rest of the day on building sites, and got into property developing at a young age. Over the years Jimmy has also developed a buy-to–let property portfolio, in addition to this he is still keeping busy in the football industry, being the first professional Asian footballer, Jimmy has just taken on an ambassadorial role with AsiaEurope, an organisation encouraging Asian footballers into the footballing profession.

In 2002 Jimmy made his first property move in Scotland – to a castle, a short drive away from Edinburgh, where he lived with his wife and two children, and 2008 when he purchased the Gleneagles plot, which will be Scotland's most expensive housing development.  The lucky buyer won't be far from the Ryder Cup, when it is hosted at Gleneagles in 2014 and will be only a short stroll from the beautiful grounds and spa at the 5 star resort.

'Grosvenor House' - the 10,000sq ft property set within a 0.7 of an acre plot, will boast; 6 en suite bedrooms, his and hers bathrooms and dressing rooms for the master suite,  a grand hallway ,a state of the art kitchen, which will feature a 4m island, double cooker, integrated coffee machine and appliances, bespoke designed furniture.

Finishes include; a natruel slate roof, cast iron guttering and downpipes,Traditional Architectural stone detail for Quoins, Sills , lintels along with spectacular full height Portico with detail pediment supplied by leading bespoke team specialising in bespoke traditional homes of character and importance, traditional hardwood sash and case thermal double glazed windows with security glass throughout and feature turning staicase in Carrera white marble.The house will come complete with a full ten year NHBC warranty, automatically controlled electric gates, video intercom to concierge, landscaped grounds and NACOSS approved smoke and security alarm systems.

For more information please contact Chartwell Estates – sole agent – 0207 409 0533 www.chartwellestates.co.uk 

Molton Brown - new collection

Spring 2012 sees the launch of Molton Brown’s new Skincare and Anti-ageing Bodycare collection. Offering low maintenance, high performance products with clinically proven results, the new range is engineered to help significantly improve the skin’s health and ageing process.

Visibly effective and honestly explained with no ‘miracle cure’ claims or exaggerated promises, Molton Brown’s innovative no-nonsense capsule skincare collection offers four daily steps to naturally balanced, beautiful and radiant skin.

Molton Brown’s skincare scientists have sourced the most potent plants and minerals from around the world. Each product in the 10-piece skincare collection has been designed for individual skin types and to target specific problems, including kalahari melon to keep skin supple, antioxidant rich malachite to pink toronja grapefruit which helps lift old surface cells to polish the skin. The new collection offers a comprehensive but easy to use skincare regime with targeted products for eyes and lips.

Now Available

Molton Brown Skincare Collection from £25 Molton Brown Anti-Ageing Bodycare Collection from £25

www.moltonbrown.co.uk

Event invitation

Chartwell Magazine is delighted to announce the latest exhibition of renowned photographer Philip Townsend. The exhibition: 'My other archive' will be showing at the  Zebra Gallery from 5th May and also  Loft Living - Selfridges, please contact victoria@chartwellmagazine.com for further details.

Christian Louboutin to make glass slipper

Perhaps every womans' ' happy ever after' ... A fairytale meeting of  Disney Princess, Cinderella, and one of the world's most desirable shoe designers.

Christian Louboutin's version of the glass slipper, will be available to view in the Autumn.

“I have been so lucky to have crossed paths with Cinderella, an icon who is so emblematic to the shoe world as well as the dream world,” Louboutin is quoted as saying in WWD April 26.

Luxury Wiltshire Estate - Open Day - For Sale

Most luxurious Mini in the world...

Mini and Goodwood are partnering to launch the most exclusive Mini in the world.  The interior design of the vehicle has been masterminded by the designers of Rolls-Royce.

The car is limited edition - only 10,000 being made and costs £40,005.

Young driver Ollie Millroy makes his Monza debut

Ollie had a very strong weekend in his first ever GT3 race at the historic Monza circuit in Italy, setting lap times to match the leading cars. In extremely wet conditions competing and a completely different type of race format, Ollie didn't put a foot wrong and was setting very consistent fast times impressing his team, Ecurie Ecosse in the BMW Z4 GT3. 

Friday's free practice was dominated by electrical problems, causing the engine to cut out and severely restricting Ollie and his team mates seat time. The BMW Motorsport engineers worked hard alongside Ecurie Ecosse and Barwell Motorsport to find the cause of the problem, which was huge relief for the team ahead of qualifying.

With 57 cars on the track for qualifying it was difficult for anyone to get a clear lap but with the car now without trouble, Ollie made the best of it. On new tyres Ollie tried to find as much space as possible to put in two consecutive flying laps and immediately put in two very quick sectors only to be held up by a slower car on sector three, costing him time.

Starting the race in 30th position the team elected Andrew Smith to do the first stint in what can only be described as treacherous conditions. After 55 minute's Ollie took over the car which was now in P50 and immediately began to make his way through the field. Lap after lap with consistantly quick times Ollie set about making up places and after a 70 minute stint, ended up P15 for team mate Joe Twyman to take over. Joe had a very solid stint in drying conditions and eventually brought the car home in 21st position, 11th in the Pro-Am Class.

'That was my first ever GT race, my first endurance event and the first time I have driven the BMW Z4 GT3 in the rain - and I loved the lot! I was on a mission the whole way through my stint and when my engineer called me in for the driver change I just wanted to stay out there! It was a great performance by the whole team and I really hope to be out with them again at Silverstone.'

Ollie hopes to compete in the next race at Silverstone on the 2nd June 2012.

New angel - Victoria's Secret

Joining the likes of Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel, German model Toni Garrn has been confirmed as the latest Victoria’s Secret Angel.

Many a supermodel including Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks has made a name as a an Angel for the lingerie giant, and on April 11 the brand revealed via its Twitter account that Garrn is its newest official spokesAngel.

Her membership to the elite group of spokesmodels for Victoria’s Secret comes after she walked her first runway show for the company back in November alongside Karlie Kloss, who was also making her debut catwalk appearance for the company.

Discovered in her native Germany back in 2006, the statuesque blonde made her first catwalk appearance at the Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2008 runway show.

Garrn has kept a surprisingly low profile in the fashion world up to now — despite already clocking up campaigns for major fashion houses including Givenchy and Ralph Lauren. With her newly elevated status, expect to see and hear a great deal more.

Chartwell Exclusive : Gleneagles property

Chartwell magazine are delight to present a Chartwell Estates exclusive... Once top of the league, now at the peak of the property ladder, former pro-footballer Jimmy Carter and Chartwell Estates are proud to introduce Jimmy's latest project – a prestigious family home on the world –renowned Gleneagles Estate – ' Grosvenor House'.Jimmy started his football career in the early 80's at Crystal Palace, QPR, Millwall before moving onto Liverpool, Arsenal and Portsmouth, and finishing his football career at Millwall in the 90's - a career which span over 15 years. Whilst Jimmy was spending every morning training on the pitch, he spent the rest of the day on building sites, and got into property developing at a young age. Over the years Jimmy has also developed a buy-to–let property portfolio, in addition to this he is still keeping busy in the football industry, being the first professional Asian footballer, Jimmy has just taken on an ambassadorial role with AsiaEurope, an organisation encouraging Asian footballers into the footballing profession.

In 2002 Jimmy made his first property move in Scotland – to a castle, a short drive away from Edinburgh, where he lived with his wife and two children, and 2008 when he purchased the Gleneagles plot, which will be Scotland's most expensive housing development.  The lucky buyer won't be far from the Ryder Cup, when it is hosted at Gleneagles in 2014 and will be only a short stroll from the beautiful grounds and spa at the 5 star resort.

'Grosvenor House' - the 10,000sq ft property set within a 0.7 of an acre plot, will boast; 6 en suite bedrooms, his and hers bathrooms and dressing rooms for the master suite,  a grand hallway ,a state of the art kitchen, which will feature a 4m island, double cooker, integrated coffee machine and appliances, bespoke designed furniture.

Finishes include; a natruel slate roof, cast iron guttering and downpipes,Traditional Architectural stone detail for Quoins, Sills , lintels along with spectacular full height Portico with detail pediment supplied by leading bespoke team specialising in bespoke traditional homes of character and importance, traditional hardwood sash and case thermal double glazed windows with security glass throughout and feature turning staicase in Carrera white marble.The house will come complete with a full ten year NHBC warranty, automatically controlled electric gates, video intercom to concierge, landscaped grounds and NACOSS approved smoke and security alarm systems.

For more information please contact Chartwell Estates – sole agent – 0207 409 0533 www.chartwellestates.co.uk 

Mint Polo in the Park 2012

Welcome to MINT Polo in the Park - a three day celebration of international polo, lifestyle and family entertainment.

Since its debut in 2009, MINT Polo in the Park has rapidly established itself as one of the leading central London sporting events - selling out to both the corporate market and general public in 2010 and 2011.

In a similar way to how Twenty20 has changed the image of cricket, MINT Polo in the Park has adapted the traditional rules of polo to create a high octane, fast moving and dynamic sport which attracts spectators and the media alike.

Six teams each representing global cities will play in a 'Round Robin' format over the 3 days, culminating with the Final and the presentation of the MINT Trophy on Sunday 10th June 2012. 2011 saw Team Abu Dhabi claim victory after a hard fight against Team Gaucho Buenos Aires.

2012’s event will build on the success of previous years to bring another glittering, action-packed event. With several new additions, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Fabulous attractions for 2012: DOUBLE the amount of bar and garden space, MORE on-pitch entertainment, with larger spectator viewing areas, improved children's zone and, of course, world class polo throughout the day.

Friday evening brings you the ‘Veuve Clicquot at Hurlingham’ Launch Party – Join us at the world famous Hurlingham club for a truly fabulous evening to celebrate our event in style.

Yachting holidays...

The Yacht Week is a new yachting holiday company founded by two Swedish entrepreneurs who are opening up sailing holidays to new audiences and making them more accessible to holidaymakers who have never considered sailing before - much as skiing became popular in the 1970s. 

The Yacht Week, ideal for 20 - 38 year olds is making some of the world's untouched coastlines accessible to all. The Yacht Week consists of more than 700 boats of 38ft to 59ft for hire in Croatia, Greece, Italy (NEW July 2012) and British Virgin Islands. Customers can either crew themselves, or bring aboard a personal skipper to do the hard work. These skippers are supplied by The Yacht Week. Groups can either sail with the flotilla of 30 - 70 yachts or sail away on their own route. We draw up a programme of routes, places to explore, and on-shore parties along the way. Rates start from £400 per person per week. 

http://www.theyachtweek.com/italy/

Worlds most expensive one-bed penthouse ?

Located in the Tokyo, the Minami-Azabu district., this one bedroomed apartment dubbed 'The House' is up for sale for a huge $21.1m US dollars.

The finest finishes in the world have been imported to adorn the property including Italian marble and wood. 'The House' boasts a beautiful courtyard garden, a walk in wardrobe that stretches as far as the eye can see and a Parisian style dining room.

The living space is vast - as you would hope with such an asking price -  at 4,434 sq feet, is the possibly the ultimate bachelor pad?

For some of the worlds most exclusive property please contact Chartwell Estates Mayfair office on 0207 409 0533 or email michael@chartwellestates.co.uk

Chopard do Marilyn Monore tribute

“MARILYN FOREVER”

Chopard’s homage during the Cannes Film Festival

During the 65^th Cannes International Film Festival, Chopard is unveiling “Marilyn Forever”: an exceptional series of 25 unpublished photographs of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene

As a tribute to the star, Chopard Co-President, Caroline Scheufele designed an unique diamond set that will be worn by a glamorous woman at the opening ceremony of

the Festival on 16^th May 2012.

Top Marques Monaco

The Ultimate SuperCar Show

World launches * Record-breaking supercars * Test drives * Expanded exhibition space *
Top Marques watches & jewellry * Sea trials

Top Marques Monaco is revered as the world’s most exclusive supercar show where you can experience the latest state-of-the-art machines with test drives on the Formula 1 circuit - mere weeks before the famous race takes place. Car afficionados can’t beat the sensation of manoeuvring the Racasse corner in a Koenigsegg Agera R – BBC’s Top Gear Hyper Car of the Year and a Guinness Book of World Records holder. It does a thrilling 0-300 km/h in 14.53 seconds. Nor will they be able to resist the staggering power of the Roding Rodster whose entire chassis is constructed with the highest grade carbon fiber, combined with a BMW 6 in line 320 hp Turbo engine. And best news of all, Top Marques Monaco will launch the world premiere of the stunning, handbuilt Renovatio T 500 from Tushek in Slovenia.

At Top Marques we think our way is the only way to experience a car. The old practice of car shows prohibited the public getting up close and viewing was from behind a velvet rope. At Top Marques visitors can touch and feel the pure power and precision of the supercars; the arresting fumes of petrol ready to burn and the anticipation of powerful engines revving into action in the test drive pits dominate the show.

There are no barriers at Top Marques – except at the VIP bar.
No limits on speed. Tick. Though visitors often simply stop and stare.
No pesky velvet red ropes protecting the cars. Tick.
No parameters curtailing the imagination. Tick.
Instead Top Marques is about possibilities that you won’t find anywhere else. It is about visitors getting into the car and behind the wheel. It is about meeting the creators, designers and engineers of these masterpieces. The show’s ethos says it all: See it! Drive it! Buy it!