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The '''Mandalay Estate''' is a {{convert|6.2|acre|ha}}, Balinese-style villa perched on the hills above [[Britannia Bay, Mustique|Britannia Bay]] on the island of [[Mustique]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/a8475/david-bowie-mustique-villa-for-rent/|title=David Bowie's Mustique |
The '''Mandalay Estate''' is a {{convert|6.2|acre|ha|adj=on}}, [[Bali|Balinese]]-style villa perched on the hills above [[Britannia Bay, Mustique|Britannia Bay]] on the Caribbean island of [[Mustique]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/a8475/david-bowie-mustique-villa-for-rent/|title=David Bowie's Mustique villa for rent|work=Elle Decor|date=23 March 2016|first=Kari|last=Costas|access-date = 15 May 2021}}</ref> in [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]. |
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==The island== |
==The island== |
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The late [[Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/7970632/Lord-Glenconner.html|title=Lord Glenconner obituary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=29 August 2010|first=Andrew|last=Crowley|access-date= 15 May 2021}}</ref> bought the island in 1958 and created the idyllic destination of Mustique.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/2012/11/the-worldlings-pleasure/|title=The wordling's pleasure|work=[[The Spectator]] |date=3 November 2012|access-date = 10 May 2021|first=Nicky|last=Haslam}}</ref> In 1960 media attention rose when Lord Glenconner presented land to [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] as a wedding gift.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/exhibition-archive/princess-line/mustique/#gs.whwcryA|title=Mustique|work=Historic Royal Places}}</ref> |
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==David Bowie== |
==David Bowie== |
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| ⚫ | The house was originally built as '''Britannia Bay House''' for the British singer and songwriter [[David Bowie]] in 1989 in collaboration with architect Arne Hasselqvist and the designer Robert Litwiller.<ref name = "Ekstein"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-17-me-26577-story.html|title=Arne Hasselqvist; Architect Created Celebrity Homes|date=17 February 2001|work=LA Times}}</ref><ref name = "Buckley">{{cite web | url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/david-bowie-iman-house-mustique-island-grenadines-slideshow/all|title=David Bowie's House on the Island of Mustique|date=31 August 1992|work=Architectural Digest|first=Christopher|last=Buckley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vogue.com/article/david-bowie-iman-homes|title=Fantasy Island: David Bowie and Iman’s Former Mustique Retreat for Sale|date=13 January 2016|work=Vogue|first=Lilah|last=Ramzi}}</ref> Bowie desired a property as "unlike the Caribbean as possible".<ref name = "Middleton">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/11467486/Inside-David-Bowies-impossibly-glamorous-holiday-home.html|title=Inside David Bowie's holiday home|date=11 January 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Christopher|last=Middleton|access-date = 15 April 2020}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | At the centre of the villa is a [[koi]] pond with waterfalls and an [[infinity pool]], surrounded by a series of Balinese pavilions. Bowie was fond of the villa's layout saying that "The thing about Mandalay is that it is broken up into little areas that you can get lost in". Bowie attributed his lack of being able to work there to the outstanding views from the villa, explaining that "The house is such a tranquil place that I have absolutely no motivation to write things when I'm there".<ref name= "Buckley"/> |
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| ⚫ | At the centre of the villa is a koi pond with waterfalls and an infinity pool, surrounded by a series of Balinese pavilions. Bowie was fond of the villa's layout saying |
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==Felix Dennis== |
==Felix Dennis== |
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1n 1994 Bowie sold the estate for 5m [[U.S. dollars]] to business tycoon and poet [[Felix Dennis]] who renamed the villa '''Mandalay'''.<ref name = "Middleton"/><ref name = "Ekstein">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-01/you-can-now-rent-david-bowie-s-mustique-villa-for-40-000-a-week|title=You Can Now Rent David Bowie's Mustique Villa for $40,000 a Week|date=1 November 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Nikki|last=Ekstein|access-date = 15 April 2020}}</ref> Dennis was keen to preserve the villa as Bowie had intended<ref name ="Brown">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/mandalay-mustique-david-bowies-holiday-home-for-rent/|title=Inside Mandalay, David Bowie's magical Mustique holiday home |date=9 September 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Mick|last=Brown|access-date= 15 April 2020}}</ref> Dennis wrote ''Island Dreams – 99 poems from Mustique'' at the house.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.felixdennis.com/Poet/185/Island+of+Dreams|title=Island of Dreams |work=Felix Dennis|access-date = 15 April 2020}}</ref> Dennis spent five months of the year on the island and wrote some of his most popular poetry there.<ref name = "Burrell">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-millionaire-and-the-island-nation-eccentric-mogul-felix-dennis-to-buy-one-laptop-for-every-child-9244582.html|title=The millionaire and the island nation:Eccentric mogul Felix Dennis to buy one laptop for every child in St Vincent and the Grenadines|date=7 April 2014|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Ian|last=Burrell|access-date = 15 April 2020}}</ref> Inspired by the scene as the sun goes down from Mandalay, Dennis wrote:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.felixdennis.com/Poet/Sunset-Mustique.aspx|title=Sunset, Mustique |first=Felix|last=Dennis|access-date = 15 May 2021}}</ref> |
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Bowie then sold the estate for $5m dollars to business tycoon and poet [[Felix Dennis]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/11467486/Inside-David-Bowies-impossibly-glamorous-holiday-home.html|title=Inside David Bowie's holiday home|date=11 January 2016|work=Telegraph|first=Christopher|last=Middleton}}</ref> Felix Dennis renamed the villa to a more suitable 'Mandalay'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-01/you-can-now-rent-david-bowie-s-mustique-villa-for-40-000-a-week|title=You Can Now Rent David Bowie’s Mustique Villa for $40,000 a Week|date=1 November 2016|work=Telegraph|first=Nikki|last=Ekstein}}</ref> |
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Dennis was keen to preserve the villa as Bowie had intended<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/mandalay-mustique-david-bowies-holiday-home-for-rent/|title=Inside Mandalay, David Bowie's magical Mustique holiday home |date=9 September 2016|work=Telegraph|first=Mick|last=Brown}}</ref> and through the years added numerous details reflecting his own style. |
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Dennis began writing poetry in 1999<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.poetryarchive.org/poet/felix-dennis|title=About Felix Dennis |work=Poetry Archive|first=Tom|last=Wolfe}}</ref> after a bout of illness and wrote "Island Dreams" - 99 poems from Mustique<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.felixdennis.com/Poet/185/Island+of+Dreams|title=Island of Dreams |work=Felix Dennis}}</ref> with the Laughing Buddha being used on BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tbxk2|title=Poetry Please |work=BBC Radio 4}}</ref> |
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Felix Dennis spent five months of the year on the island and wrote some of his most popular poetry whilst owning the Mandalay Estate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-millionaire-and-the-island-nation-eccentric-mogul-felix-dennis-to-buy-one-laptop-for-every-child-9244582.html|title=The millionaire and the island nation:Eccentric mogul Felix Dennis to buy one laptop for every child in St Vincent and the Grenadines|date=7 April 2014|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Ian|last=Burrell}}</ref> Inspired by the scene as the sun goes down from Mandalay, Dennis wrote:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.felixdennis.com/Poet/Sunset-Mustique.aspx|title=Sunset, Mustique |first=Felix|last=Dennis}}</ref> |
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:"A ball of fire is spilling in the sea |
:"A ball of fire is spilling in the sea |
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:A choir of tree-frogs whistle: 'Come to me!'" |
:A choir of tree-frogs whistle: 'Come to me!'" |
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Dennis worked with the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to give each of the 12,500 secondary school children a laptop in 2014.<ref |
Dennis worked with the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to give each of the 12,500 secondary school children a laptop in 2014.<ref name = "Burrell"/> |
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==Present day== |
==Present day== |
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After the death of Felix Dennis<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/23/felix-dennis|title=Felix Dennis obituary |date=23 June 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Marsha|last=Rowe}}</ref> in June 2014, the Mandalay Estate was put up for sale and sold to entrepreneur [[Simon Dolan]]. The villa has five bedrooms including one in what was once David Bowie's recording studio and another in the Writers Cottage where Felix Dennis wrote his poetry.<ref name ="Brown"/> |
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After the death of Felix Dennis<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/23/felix-dennis|title=Felix Dennis obituary |date=23 June 2014|work=The Guardian|first=Marsha|last=Rowe}}</ref> in June 2014, the Mandalay Estate was put up for sale and sold for a reported price of £14 million <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3395564/David-Bowie-s-tranquil-Caribbean-retreat-built-private-getaway-1992-year-married-Iman-sold-hitting-market-14million|title=Inside David Bowie's 'tranquil' Caribbean retreat: Stunning mansion built for him as a private getaway goes on sale for £14million |date=12 January 2016|work=The Daily Mail- Mail Online|first=Sam|last=Tonkin}}</ref> to entrepreneur [[Simon Dolan]]. There have been numerous press articles to say that the estate is now available to rent for the first time ever,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2016/03/25/david-bowies-20-million-caribbean-home-is-for-rent/|title=Can’t afford $20 million for David Bowie’s Caribbean house? Now you can rent it instead|date=25 March 2016|work=Lonely Planet|first=Roisin|last=Agnew}}</ref> for a reported $40k dollars a week.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-01/you-can-now-rent-david-bowie-s-mustique-villa-for-40-000-a-week|title=You Can Now Rent David Bowie’s Mustique Villa for $40,000 a Week|date=1 November 2016|work=Bloomberg|first=Nikki|last=Ekstein}}</ref> The villa has five bedrooms including one in what was once David Bowie's recording studio and another in the Writers Cottage where Felix Dennis wrote his poetry.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/mandalay-mustique-david-bowies-holiday-home-for-rent/|title=Inside Mandalay, David Bowie's magical Mustique holiday home|date=9 September 2016|work=Telegraph|first=Mick|last=Brown}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* David Bowie Obituary- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/11/obituary-david-bowie |
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* Felix Dennis Obituary- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10919584/Felix-Dennis-obituary.html |
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 9 December 2024
The Mandalay Estate is a 6.2-acre (2.5 ha), Balinese-style villa perched on the hills above Britannia Bay on the Caribbean island of Mustique[1] in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The island
[edit]The late Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner,[2] bought the island in 1958 and created the idyllic destination of Mustique.[3] In 1960 media attention rose when Lord Glenconner presented land to Princess Margaret as a wedding gift.[4]
David Bowie
[edit]The house was originally built as Britannia Bay House for the British singer and songwriter David Bowie in 1989 in collaboration with architect Arne Hasselqvist and the designer Robert Litwiller.[5][6][7][8] Bowie desired a property as "unlike the Caribbean as possible".[9]
At the centre of the villa is a koi pond with waterfalls and an infinity pool, surrounded by a series of Balinese pavilions. Bowie was fond of the villa's layout saying that "The thing about Mandalay is that it is broken up into little areas that you can get lost in". Bowie attributed his lack of being able to work there to the outstanding views from the villa, explaining that "The house is such a tranquil place that I have absolutely no motivation to write things when I'm there".[7]
Felix Dennis
[edit]1n 1994 Bowie sold the estate for 5m U.S. dollars to business tycoon and poet Felix Dennis who renamed the villa Mandalay.[9][5] Dennis was keen to preserve the villa as Bowie had intended[10] Dennis wrote Island Dreams – 99 poems from Mustique at the house.[11] Dennis spent five months of the year on the island and wrote some of his most popular poetry there.[12] Inspired by the scene as the sun goes down from Mandalay, Dennis wrote:[13]
- "A ball of fire is spilling in the sea
- The empty sky flamingo-pink and grey
- Cicada songs creak out the end of day
- A choir of tree-frogs whistle: 'Come to me!'"
Dennis worked with the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to give each of the 12,500 secondary school children a laptop in 2014.[12]
Present day
[edit]After the death of Felix Dennis[14] in June 2014, the Mandalay Estate was put up for sale and sold to entrepreneur Simon Dolan. The villa has five bedrooms including one in what was once David Bowie's recording studio and another in the Writers Cottage where Felix Dennis wrote his poetry.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Costas, Kari (23 March 2016). "David Bowie's Mustique villa for rent". Elle Decor. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Crowley, Andrew (29 August 2010). "Lord Glenconner obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Haslam, Nicky (3 November 2012). "The wordling's pleasure". The Spectator. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Mustique". Historic Royal Places.
- ^ a b Ekstein, Nikki (1 November 2016). "You Can Now Rent David Bowie's Mustique Villa for $40,000 a Week". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Arne Hasselqvist; Architect Created Celebrity Homes". LA Times. 17 February 2001.
- ^ a b Buckley, Christopher (31 August 1992). "David Bowie's House on the Island of Mustique". Architectural Digest.
- ^ Ramzi, Lilah (13 January 2016). "Fantasy Island: David Bowie and Iman's Former Mustique Retreat for Sale". Vogue.
- ^ a b Middleton, Christopher (11 January 2016). "Inside David Bowie's holiday home". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b Brown, Mick (9 September 2016). "Inside Mandalay, David Bowie's magical Mustique holiday home". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Island of Dreams". Felix Dennis. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b Burrell, Ian (7 April 2014). "The millionaire and the island nation:Eccentric mogul Felix Dennis to buy one laptop for every child in St Vincent and the Grenadines". The Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Dennis, Felix. "Sunset, Mustique". Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Rowe, Marsha (23 June 2014). "Felix Dennis obituary". The Guardian.