Speak Easy, Episode Two: Alex Zagrebelny

Speak Easy follows The Rake's Creative Director, Brandon Hinton, on a journey to discover the future of luxury. For Episode Two, we meet Alex Zagrebelny, CEO and Founder of R.Evolution, to discover the fusion of sustainable luxury and architectural brilliance that defines the Ewya project - a testament to innovation and a new era of living.
Creative Direction: Brandon Hinton
Videography: Hash Rifai, Mishaal Ashok
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[@maryjones5710]

I am just reading about the 'Humanists", they had so much joy finding old manuscripts and transcribing them, copying them and sharing them. They said they were rescuing them from dungeons and gloomy prisons. Things found in cold cellars, even prison basements, monastery back cupboards and such. The Italians who learn't Latin, find Greek books and send for a scholar to come and teach them, etc. It is the humanist scholars who taught men how to be gentlemen with exquisite manners, so they could converse with anyone and show them consideration. Such scholars didn't want to be always locked up with books, but to take their learning amongst others and to converse and share ideas and discoveries. Erasmus was very important in the way of manners and teaching the youth to be eloquent with manners, curiosity and to see the whole world as worthy of knowing, nature and man. Harmony was a lifestyle and a true wish for humanity. So I can say that Alex is a Humanist, a true one, even down to this Library, this is what made me realize the scope of this architectural vision. Thank you, thank you and Brandon I thank you also for seeing this vision and bringing it to a wide audience. Humanely Possible, by Sarah Bakewell. My son just reminded me that Arabic scholars translated many manuscripts from the Alexandrian library and could be said to be Humanists before all others, though they also had to contend with the rigidity of religion.

[@MichaelE.Douroux]

Zagrebelney is a very intent, focused listener. Quite interesting.

[@maryjones5710]

I would like to introduce Alex to Dr Ibrahim Karim, a retired Egyptian Architect, who, with other retired colleagues found some very interesting principles about energy and form. He speaks with many people on the internet now, easy to find. He can even tune, harmonize the cell tower signals so the cause no harm, demonstrated in Switzerland. I love this building. Within Feng Shui, there must be no angle crossing your body if it is a place you will sit or lie for a long time because energy flows and it becomes pointy off an angle and cut's into ones energy field. Bedside tables must not be angular, rounded is always better.

[@christianellopm]

You have a great concept guys. However, the videography is clunky, and the audio is really difficult to understand. I found it hard to follow what was being discussed half the time. I look forward to seeing this series grow!