Christmas greetings from Glass
Christmas greetings to all our readers from everyone at Glass Magazine. Happy Holidays!
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Portraying the Revolution – Glass is granted an intimate view of Russian Art Week, London
“...Blessed are those who visited this world
In moments of its destination.”
Fyodr Tyutchev, Cicero (1830)
Last month, I was given an insider’s taste of Russian Art Week, a bi-annual event which brings ...
Vivienne Westwood designs and curates costumes for concert
As part of the prestigious New Year’s Day Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vivienne Westwood has been chosen to design and curate the costumes for the intermission ballet. Inspiration came from the...
Royal returns
Even among Scandinavian design classics we find changing fashions and fads. Pieces of furniture that have been forgotten will suddenly become the latest "new" discovery. A Classic situation!
Th...
Italian Luxury Label Billionaire Sergio Loro Piana Dies
Sergio Loro Piana, vice-president of the luxury Italian label Loro Piana has died of long-term illness. Sergio was in his late sixties. Loro Piana is a six generation family-run business established in 1924, a...
A Festive Treat from Francis Kurkdjian
As if we weren’t feeling sufficiently festive enough at the moment, Glass was all agog when we received three special edition candles from our favourite perfume house Maison Francis Kurkdjian. The trio emit a s...
Glass interviews artist John Baldessari one of the most respected contemporary artists of the last five decades
Pure beauty – Wry, rebellious and utterly revered, John Baldessari
is one of the most respected contemporary artists of the last five decades, but as Glass discovers, it is his wholehearted disregard for such ...
Fashion Illustration Gallery Collaborates with Christie’s and ISSA
The Fashion Illustration Gallery proudly celebrated its new exhibition with a private viewing at Christie’s showroom this week. ISSA’s chairwomen Camilla Al Fayed hosted an elegant dinner party at Blakes luxur...
Glass films…Glass Magazine x CNN by Joao Laureano
When we appeared on CNN in 2013, we asked our readers what their favourite images from Glass were - and we compiled these in a collection of favourite Glass moments. With music by Max Cooper featuring Kathryn B...
Perfectly formed 28-50 opens on Maddox Street
A new branch of 28˚-50˚ Wine Workshop and Kitchen has opened on Maddox Street, just off Regent Street. It’s a third for the team and a genius choice of location. The area is polarised into high street and high ...
Cutting edge art
The Japanese artist Yutaka Sone is presently in London showcasing his latest exhibition, Sculpture, at the highly respected David Zwirner gallery, which displays the wide variety of his sculpting w...
Who I am – Glass talks identity to emerging British actor John Boyega
The precociously talented young British actor John Boyega made his film debut in 2011 starring in the critically acclaimed UK hit Attack the Block. Since then he’s gone on to play a variety of roles including B...
Christmas in the Cameron Highlands
It's a cool November evening in the Cameron Highlands and Christmas has come early. We are gathered around the piano in the festive warmth of the Jim Thompson Tea Room, at the luxury Cameron Highlands Resor...
Burberry Beauty Box opens in Covent Garden, London
Beauty Box – Burberry's new beauty emporium
London’s Covent Garden Piazza has become somewhat of a beauty Mecca. Over the past year, the area has seen some of the beauty industry’s finest set camp, including t...
Finding my voice – Glass interviews British actor James Norton
James Norton is a part of the new wave of British actors that’s slowly but surely knocking at the door of the acting world. From 2009, his career seems to have hit the ground running; with wor...
Chanel’s Paris-Dallas Pre-Fall Collection
Karl Lagerfeld recentely unveiled the Chanel Métiers d’Art show where the décor was constructed to resemble a rodeo. Each year it seems that the spectacles become bigger and better, in recent years we have seen...
Meet the Botaniques
Annee de Mamiel's Botaniques Collection
Baby it's cold outside. And it's wreaking havoc on our skin. There isn't a woman out there who isn't raiding their beauty cupboards in search of a beautifyi...
When you laugh, the world laughs with you
As a student during the 1990s, Yue Minjun found himself in a deeply disillusioned China. In the wake of Tiananmen Square, China’s artistic community was shaken to the core. From the trauma of this period em...
Givenchy’s Cultural Clash
Tisci’s SS14 offering is an eclectic exploration of culture, twisting a journey from Japan to Africa, through America.
The SS14 Givenchy campaign aptly reflects the collection’s sense of street sophisticatio...
Sensuous territories of the mind
Rachel Clark’s intimate and yet coolly-objective paintings have the power to draw you in and take you on an emotional journey. In figurative art, external reference points are easier to read. But in abstrac...
Tiffany celebrates A Brilliant Legacy in Beijing
Last week, Tiffany & Co unveiled the legendary 128-carat Tiffany Diamond in Beijing, China. Originally debuted in 1878, the Tiffany Diamond is the finest and most beautiful fancy yellow diamond in history, ...