A 10-course taste of Singapore
Gentrified street food is something to be approached with caution – it’s street food for a reason. Spice Market’s Peter Lloyd has done his research, though, having travelled Asia extensively, and his Singap...
Glass checks out Robert Pollard’s 21st solo venture
Robert Pollard, currently 57 and born in ‘57, has well over 1,700 songs registered under his name. This kind of songwriting facility should arouse suspicions in any rational human, but as far as Pollard’s con...
Martell Cognac Celebrates Their Tricentenaire
This month in France premium brandy powerhouse Martell Cognac consummated their 300th anniversary with a landmark celebration hosted at the Palace of Versailles. Glass was in attendance to experience Martell’s ...
From the Glass Archive – Requiem for a dream
An interview taken from the Glass Archive. This interview took place in 2011 and was published in Issue Five of Glass Magazine. Peter Sculthorpe died last year on August 8, 2014.
Australian composer Pete...
Gucci FW15 colours and clashes
Gucci launched the FW15 collection in Hong Kong yesterday with a declaration of clashes and colours. An overwhelming exploration of textures, intended to be worn without rules and without a formula. T...
Five things not to miss at Primavera Sound this year
The Glass guide to the genre-defying Spanish festival
Heavyweight acts
Fittingly for Primavera Sound’s 15th birthday, true musical royalty is heading to Barcelona this year. Adding more than a sprinkle of...
La Residence Hotel & Spa introduces The Wonders of Vietnam package
Guests lucky enough to be visiting the magnificent La Residence Hotel & Spa, located in Hue, Vietnam, overlooking the famous Perfume River, can book themselves a package of a lifetime. For a limited period,...
Sustainable beauty
For Finnish creative studio and design house Samuji, beauty is about more than meets the eye—and clothing is about more than the latest fashion. Since 2011, Samuji has been producing high quality, impeccabl...
Treat me like a lady
A woman’s work is never done, and in 2015, the next shift might just be looming. Faster feminism (thrill, thrill …) is in its widest spread, and also at its ugliest zenith, all because it’s now entered generati...
Living in suburbia – Glass reviews S.M.A.K. gallery, Ghent, show of work by American photographer, Larry Sultan
Living in suburbia – Glass reviews S.M.A.K. gallery, Ghent, show of work by American photographer, Larry Sultan
Transporting audiences to a glamorous suburbia for nearly 40 years, Larry Sultan’s work touches...
German photographer Candida Höfer at Sean Kelly Gallery
Following years with Sonnabend Gallery, acclaimed photographer Candida Höfer has joined Sean Kelly Gallery. From Düsseldorf is Höfer’s first exhibition with the gallery and her first in New York since 2013.
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Aqua Kyoto by Marios Schwab opens in London
This week saw the unveiling of the newly re-vamped rooftop terrace at Argyll Street venue Aqua Kyoto, designed in collaboration with Marios Schwab.
One of the most stylish rooftop spots in the city, the ne...
Burgers for the discerning diner
Tommi’s is a burger-lovers burger joint, with two London locations from which it serves its succinct, American-retro menu: Marylebone and King’s Road. We visited the former on a Friday evening and, as one mig...
Glass charts the rise of China’s female authors and speaks to two of the brightest contemporary stars Xujun Eberlein and Xu Xi
Women hold up half the sky – Glass charts the rise of China’s female authors and speaks to two of the brightest contemporary stars Xujun Eberlein and Xu Xi
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says “women ...
Années Folles
Pondering the 1920s instantly conjures rich images of extravagance and frivolity, of high-octane nightlife and rebellious dress, thriving society and decadent indulgence. For the after-dark mondaine of the ...
Certified Indigenous
The Luxury Collection: Certified Indigenous
This month sees The Luxury Collection and Assouline join forces once more to re-write the travel guide in an impossibly luxe guise. Following the success of Epicur...
Blossom on the menu in Mayfair
Mayfair is not for the faint-hearted diner, where even a sandwich can punch a fist-sized hole in your wallet. But I was persuaded by a friend last week to have lunch at Sake no Hana, off the millionaire str...
New Model Army – Glass meets Klara B
Name: Klara B
Nationality: French
Age: 20
Agency: Profile Model Management
How did you become a model?
I was spotted on Facebook by a French photographer who introduced ...
Thomas Zanon-Larcher shows at Photo London
Photo London kicks off at Somerset House this week. More than just a photography exhibit, the international arts fair features public programmes and talks, large-scale art exhibitions, and site-specific install...
La Isla Bonita
I’ve never bit into a raw sugar cane before – an experience I was lucky enough to partake in, during a wildlife trek through the Frédérica Nature Reserve in Bel Ombre, Mauritius. After admiring the re...
Samia Halaby Solo Exhibition at Ayyam Gallery
A solo exhibition of seminal works by the pioneering abstract painter, Samia Halaby, is being held in London at Ayyam Gallery. The show, Painting from the Sixties and Seventies, takes a selection from a diverse...