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Sofia Brontvein

In love with Swiss watches, vintage cars, spontaneous trips, and cycling

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Interview
Photography

Altamash Javed On Why Good Photography Is About Taste, Not Equipment

Photographer Altamash Javed on capturing fashion in Cappadocia with iPhone 18 Pro Max, trusting his instincts and why good taste matters more than equipment

by Sofia Brontvein20 Oct 2026
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Sport

It Was Never Just About the Bike: How Cycling Helped Me Find My People In Dubai

We start sports to become fitter, but sometimes the biggest thing it gives us has absolutely nothing to do with performance

by Sofia Brontvein16 Oct 2026
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Mental Health

Chaos Lead To More Chaos: Maybe You Don’t Need to Fix Everything

When everything starts happening at once, my instinct has always been to regain control by doing more — lately, I have started to wonder whether the answer is actually to do less

by Sofia Brontvein12 Oct 2026
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Sport

Two Sports, One Pair of Shoes: Why adidas Is Rethinking Performance Footwear for Hybrid Athletes

Is hybrid training changing what we should expect from our shoes?

by Sofia Brontvein12 Oct 2026
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Watches
Fashion

More Is More: Why Haute Horlogerie Doesn’t Have to Be Quiet

Swiss watchmaking can still be extravagant, theatrical and wonderfully strange

by Sofia Brontvein8 Oct 2026
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Technologies
Health

Not Everything Is a Workout: Why I Started Tracking the Rest Of My Life

After years of wearing increasingly serious fitness technology, I tried something much smaller

by Sofia Brontvein2 Oct 2026
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Technologies

Always Listening, Never Recording: How Apple Watch Tries To Understand the World Around You

Apple Watch can now remember what you missed, summarise conversations and recognise the sounds around you

by Sofia Brontvein29 Sept 2026
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Sport
Living

Forget the Streets: What Happens When the Treadmill Becomes the Race?

For runners living in climates where summer sends training indoors, the treadmill suddenly makes a lot of sense

by Sofia Brontvein25 Sept 2026
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Health
Living

The Easiest Upgrade: Why We Should Take Sleep As Seriously As Training

We optimise how we train, eat and recover, yet one of the crucial parts of our health still happens while we are unconscious

by Sofia Brontvein22 Sept 2026
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Technologies
Design

Apple’s New Era: The iPhone Finally Folds, While Everything Else Gets Smarter

What Apple’s biggest launch in years brings to the table

by Sofia Brontvein10 Sept 2026
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Mental Health
Living

When Self-Improvement Goes Too Far: Why Sometimes You Need To Forget Who You Are

A routine can change your life. It can also quietly take it over

by Sofia Brontvein10 Aug 2026
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Dubai
Living

After the Pause: Why the UAE Is Ready For Its Next Chapter

After months of postponed plans and cautious optimism, the UAE is entering a new season with renewed confidence

by Sofia Brontvein5 Aug 2026
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Interview
Cycling

How WMN Moving FWD Is Changing Women’s Cycling In The UAE

Lynsey Usher on cycling, confidence, community and why women need safe spaces to move forward

by Sofia Brontvein1 Jul 2026
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Interview
Watches

Philippe Delhotal: “It Is Very Complicated To Do Simple Things”

Creative Director of Hermès Horloger on emotion, simplicity and why watches feel like an escape

by Sofia Brontvein11 Jun 2026
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Technologies
Sport

Closing Rings, Chasing Numbers: The Truth About Apple Watch Fitness Tracking

For millions of people, Apple Watch has become a daily authority on health and fitness — but most users still misunderstand what the device is actually measuring

by Sofia Brontvein12 May 2026
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Events
Interview

Riding For Hope: Guido De Wilde’s 3,333 km Mission

This ride isn’t about distance — it is about what survival demands next

by Sofia Brontvein11 May 2026
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Interview
People

How New Balance Turned Community Into Action In Dubai

Ana Elisa Seixas on how New Balance’s Local Legends supports runners, small businesses, and community in Dubai

by Sofia Brontvein24 Apr 2026
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Watches
Fashion

Less Noise, More Substance: The Best Novelties At Watches & Wonders 2026

At Watches & Wonders 2026, the most compelling releases weren’t the loudest ones, but the watches that refined familiar ideas into something quietly irresistible

by Sofia Brontvein17 Apr 2026
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Fashion
Sport

Comfort Over Code: Why Running Sneakers Are Becoming Everyday Uniform

Performance footwear quietly replaces lifestyle shoes — and this shift feels less like a trend and more like a behavioural reset

by Sofia Brontvein16 Apr 2026
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Interview

Still Creating: How Dubai’s Production Scene Is Adjusting

MuArt Creative Studio founder Sergey Ulanov on Dubai’s slowdown, and why AI is both the intern and the existential threat

by Sofia Brontvein9 Apr 2026