Fit for a Queen

Ah, Le Marais! To many, the pulse of hip Paris beats from the 3rd and 4th arrondisement. Its cute shops, gorgeous restaurants and grand museums occupy buildings steeped in the district’s royal history. Yet ...

Beautifully structured

  American designer Kate Pankoke is smart, talented and impressively savvy about the business of fashion for someone so young. Kate, the founder and chief designer of bridal line Elaya Vaughn, is a two...

Frieze 2013: the Glass round-up

Weaving through the scrutinising alabaster booths of Frieze Art Fair, the question that I found myself repeatedly asking was: does an Art Fair have to be, by definition, a spectacle? In the context of the frame...

Nothing about Trees

Probably the most exciting art shows I have seen recently were those I could relate to an experience – of light, of space; of environment in general. It seems as though single artworks – or even installations –...

Go Wild in the country

Ever since I’ve been a child wildlife photography has held a special place in my heart. Although my passion lies with portraits, like many I was fascinated by the beautiful images accompanied by David Atten...

Kulture kid: Visiting Frieze Art

The best thing I heard at Frieze Art Fair this year was, “Daddy that would look great on our wall!” The father in question looked up, noted it, and moved on to a higher purpose. The worst thing I saw was my...

La vie en rose

“We live in the times we do, and nothing is sillier than to turn one’s back on them.” Those are the insightful words of one of the most famous couturiers who ever lived, and his words seem more relevant n...

A chair in our times

The Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford are surrounded by centuries of traditions and thus possess a very special historic allure, which does not only surround the actual buildings, but also the ...

Tom Aikens hotel package

The boutique myhotel Chelsea and Michelin-starred Tom Aikens Restaurant have partnered to offer a seven-course dinner and luxury suite for the night. Both are within walking distance of London’s King’s Road sho...

Break or Grow Stronger

Splinter  (Songs From A Broken Mind) is Gary Numan’s first offering of original songs (barring Dead Son Rising in 2011, a straight-to-fanbase compilation of reduxed demos) since 2006’s Jagged. In the seven ...

Truth in the age of film

The 1980s have been called “the era of Wu Tianming”. in the Chinese film industry and there is a well-known saying which describes with reverence the pivotal role of the director in the Chinese film industry....

One in a billion

In a country of 1.3 billion people, being the original is no easy feat. Yet, this is exactly what Xue Fei Yang has achieved. The first Chinese professional classical guitarist, Fei, as she likes to be called,...