july

2009
contentsspecial features

Cover
1 A l e e nta R eso r t and S p a Phuket.
A ste l l ar examp l e of a f i ve -star
reso r t with i nvesto r app e al.

Living News
14 R e g i o nal re p o r ts o n pro p e r ty,
l ifestyl e, l e isure and mo re.

Event Calendar
26 A round up of th e must v isit
pro p e r ty and l ifestyl e eve nts
around th e wo rl d.

Market Watch
29 R e a d what re al estate
professi o nals outsi d e of T hai l and
thi nk ab out th e cl i mate i n th e i r
own country and how ove rse as
buy e rs curre ntl y v i ew th e T hai
market.

Industry Initiative
34 D iscove r how successful ze ro
e n e rg y d esi g ns dif fe r fro m
co nve nti o nal co nstructi o n
practi ces.

Legal Lines
36 Esse nti al re a di ng fo r al l pro p e r ty
own e rs i n T h ai l and. T his issu e
l o o ks at o pti o ns fo r transfe rri ng
pro p e r ty up o n d e ath.

Industry Insider
38 A d esi re to chang e? Embrace
e co - d esi g n fo r sustai nab l e l i v i ng.

The Gallery
83 B rowse a se l e cti o n of ho m es
fo r sal e nati o nwi d e, fe aturi ng
sp e ci al re a d e r of fe rs.

Business Directory
92 Your g ui d e fo r pro p e r ty and
l e isure re l ate d se r v i ces.
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2009
contents
living departments

Living Homes
Lime, Koh Samui 44 A zest fo r l ife

Q Langsuan, Bangkok 50 A covete d a d dress

Aleenta, Phuket 56 A l l uri ng A l e e nta

Living Style
Living Furnishings 66 H ot fro m M i l an to B ang ko k

Living Shopping 70 Esse nti al cre ati o ns

Living Pieces 74 Cut ti ng- e dg e chai rs

Living Leisure

Elite Event
76 T h e most d e ca d e nt b o at
show eve r

Living Audio 78 Sounds to so oth e th e soul

Living Dining 80 A ze nsati o nal ex p e ri e nce

Living Books 82 I nspi ri ng tro pi cal tex ts