A short event report in Luxury London on the launch of IWC.Inspired, a series of videos and events from the Schaffhausen-based watchmaker IWC. The series looks at how successful women entrepreneurs use their time. The launch was a breakfast at The Roof Gardens on High Street Kensington, which reopened as a private members’ club after a four-year refurbishment.
Melanie Grant was one of three women on the panel, hosted by watch journalist Ming Liu. The others were Michelle Kennedy, founder of the social networking app Peanut, and Jodie Kidd, the model and television personality who has since become a racing driver and owns The Half Moon pub in West Sussex. The magazine introduces Melanie as a luxury skincare specialist with studios in her native Sydney and Melbourne, and in Los Angeles, New York and London. It says she “has built a reputation for her holistic approach to skin health”, and names Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett and Victoria Beckham among her clients.
Much of the piece is about the venue. The rooftop opened in 1938 as three linked gardens above the old Derry & Toms department store, and was later a nightclub. The writer sees its mix of Art Deco heritage and modern design as a good fit for a watchmaker with a long history. The report ends by saying IWC honoured all three women for using their time to push boundaries and encourage others to do the same.
