Luxury on form
“Ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.” So goes the motto at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in China’s capital, Beijing. Chinese culture treats concepts such as lady-like and gentlemanly behaviour with not...
The great Wall
Jeff Wall exhibitions can feel rather mo
re like going to the cinema than to a gallery. Wall’s large scale photographic tableaux, famously displayed on huge light boxes, have their own veritable theatre, a bac...
She Inspires Art – Women for Women International at Bonhams
The art world will join forces with Women for Women International at Bonhams next month for an evening of installation, performance, and fundraising in aid of women survivors of war.
She Inspires Art will in...
Written on the body – Glass meets the up-and-coming British artist Ewa Wilczynski
”I am drawn to visceral reactions as well as the dark. I am interested in anatomy and want to make the inside come outside in my work,” says the London-based artist Ewa Wilczynski as we drink tea at Maison Bert...
Wang Qingsong at Beetles + Huxley
This September, Beetles + Huxley will showcase a retrospective of Wang Qingsong’s works. The artist works primarily in photography and film, creating cinematic and darkly humorous works. They are known for thei...
Burning bright
A new members’ club in the West End has eclipsed the strobe lights, street lights, and twinkling taxi signs to earn the distinction of its name – Lights of Soho (LoS). LoS runs on a principle of inclusivity ra...
The passion of Tomas
Fashion is not all glitz and glamour. While its primary concern is to give us a veneer of beauty, fashion has real power for good. Beyond the runway, it can influence society, if it wants to, and fashion conglo...
Blue Sky Hospitality strikes gold in Baku
Drawing inspiration from the mineral wealth of Azerbaijan, Henry Chebaane, founder of Blue Sky Hospitality, is responsible for the design of OroNero, the new Italian dining sensation at the JW Marriot...
A weekend of Wagner and washing machines
The Flying Dutchman is based on the myth of a legendary ghost ship, doomed to sail the seas for all eternity. Which seemed at odds with what we were watching on the stage of the premiere of the latest produ...
Courtney Barnett premiers video for Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party
Courtney Barnett has shared the video for her single Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party, which is taken from her critically acclaimed album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit.
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The outsider
On a scorching August morning in Biarritz, France’s surfer paradise South West coast, the promenade is thronging with holidaymakers as they idle their way to the beach. The Glass shoot team, consisting of a ph...
Changing Cerruti
No one can be the new (or next) Nino Cerruti. Nor should anyone try to be. The dashing founder of Cerruti is irreplaceable, inimitable. He is the consummate sartorialist, embodying la grande bellezza – the gr...
Arctic living – the SALTed experience
On the Norwegian island Sandhornøy, where the white Arctic beach meets the high mountains, the cultural project SALT takes place. SALT celebrates the Arctic culture and nature with this unique arts and musi...
Bliss in Borneo
With miles of beautiful beaches blended with bio-diverse lush rainforest vegetation, Borneo is a charming tropical island with varied geographical landscapes. Borneo is split between the Malaysian states o...
New single from Doe Paoro – Nostalgia
Singer-songwriter Doe Paoro has unveiled her new single Nostalgia, taken from her forthcoming debut album After. The record will be released on Anti-.
Doe Paoro
After will be Doe Paoro's debut album...
Hotel Chantelle travels across the pond
Hotel Chantelle, New York’s famed restaurant and late-night spot, has opened its first international outpost: Hotel Chantelle London. Tucked away on unassuming Orchard St, hidden behind Selfridges, the sky-...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra share Ur Life One Night video
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have unveiled the video for Ur Life One Night. The song is taken from their most recent album Multi-Love which was released earlier this year on Jagjaguar.
A still from the Ur Life...
The evolution of belief
As we burgeon headlong into the 21st century, there seems to be a growing zeitgeist afoot: the slow but steady death of religious belief. Previously taboo, the once-hushed voice of atheism has recently begu...
The time is now
A SARTORIAL gentleman should never lead his life without at least three pairs of good quality shoes, a handful of bespoke tailored suits, a signature cologne, flourishes of personal decoration (pocket squa...
New Alexander McQueen fashion film from ShowStudio
Prompted by Savage Beauty, the recently closed block-busting retrospective of work by Alexander McQueen, at the Victoria & Albert Museum London, the British fashion filmmaker and photographer Nick Knight an...
Mixing business with pleasure
According to surveys, between 55 per cent and 63 per cent of people want to set up their own business. But with 50 per cent of small companies failing in the first year, how do you guarantee your business’s sur...