The authority of boldness
From the Glass archive: The authority of boldness – In a conversation with Glass, revered Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas talks about power, ethics and conciliatory architecture
There is no common sty...
Chanel Mademoiselle Privé comes to London
The Chanel Mademoiselle Privé exhibition closes this week, after being open to the London public for almost three weeks, taking over all three floors of the Saatchi Gallery.
As a maze of wonders, going up a...
Alber Elbaz leaves Lanvin
In a week that’s also seen another major designer, Raf Simons, parting ways with a major fashion brand, Dior, Alber Elbaz has left Lanvin.
Talk that Elbaz is in the process of moving to Dior is now rife foll...
Gritty boy Floyd – Glass meets up-and-coming young British actor James Floyd
Impressed by his performance as a conflicted gangster in Sally El Hosaini’s 2012 début My Brother The Devil, and seeing him in a Q&A session with that film’s co-star Fady Elsayed a few weeks ago at the BFI,...
Le Book to present custom-made tradeshow Connections in London
The little black reference book for creatives around the world, Le Book, will be coming to the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, East London next month opening the doors to their Connections tradeshow. A custom...
An era without memories – Glass reviews a new book of contemporary photography depicting the rapid urbanisation of China
THE urban transformation of China in the past few decades has been given rise to countless books, articles, and arresting testimonies. An Era Without Memories documents this in photographic form, showcasing the...
Tricks and treats this Hallowe’en with ShowStudio and Veuve Clicquot
This Hallowe’en marks the launch of the Veuve Clicquot Widow Series – an annual event held in homage to the famously widowed Madame Clicquot, who single-handedly took over her late husband’s champagne business ...
Venice with a view
What is so exciting about the newly opened JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa? Quite simply, it allows guests to dip in and out of one of the most enchanting, enthralling and mystical destinations in the w...
Raf Simons leaves Dior
Raf Simons has stepped down as creative director of Dior. With the recent SS16 collection being his last during his three and a half years at the maison, Simons, 47, decision not to renew his contract comes as ...
Power and grace – Glass meets German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott one of the youngest and most prodigious classical musicians of our time
Power and grace – Glass meets German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott one of the youngest and most prodigious classical musicians of our time
Alice Sara Ott has become one of the youngest and most ...
We’re always in his world
“I was born already nailed to the cross,” sings Bradford Cox in Snakeskin – the seventh song on Deerhunter’s nine-track album Fading Frontier, released this week. It’s the reoccurring themes of darkness lik...
U-biquitous
“Hello U” beckons the text on the frontage of Unit London’s nascent gallery space. Opening last month, with a lively solo show of work by Zhuang Hong Yi. The energetic opening was an appropriate complement t...
Glass In Motion – episode one – Art Week
In the debut episode of Glass TV, we explore the fascinating new Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition The Fabric of India, speak to Prosper Assouline and James Danziger at one of our favourite bookshops, Ass...
Creed returns to its UK origins and opens Mayfair boutique
The term “storied heritage” can often sound like a cliché. However in the case of the perfume house Creed, the description is most apt as the company has a rich, long and fascinating history and is the only per...
Autumnal shades
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Conkers. Conkers and brisk walks kicking up piles of crunchy leaves. That’s how I think of autumn. I spoke to a French colleague about conkers and he said with typical French aplomb that “you British are c...
In the final analysis
It was a season that saw some designers saying a new hello to the fashion pack (Peter Copping’s debut as creative director at Oscar de la Renta), some bidding adieu (Alexander Wang at Balenciaga) and some forgo...
Stuart Semple at Bulgari Hotel & Residences, London for Frieze Art Week
To celebrate this year’s Frieze Art Week in London, Roberta Moore Contemporary artist, Stuart Semple, has created a unique, site-specific 127m long painting on the façade of Bulgari Hotel & Resid...
Byredo launches counter in Liberty, London and new scent Rose of No Man’s Land
Modern European luxury fragrance brand Byredo has opened its newly redesigned counter in Liberty, London. The Byredo counter can be found in the Liberty Beauty Hall and coinciding with the new counter, the bra...
Review – Hecuba by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford
Stratford at this time of year is beautiful. October mists, the pavement littered with the glowing reds and oranges of fallen leaves and the air tinged with the suspense of winter yet to come. Deputy Royal Shak...
Stylish revolt – how post-modernism broke with the past by borrowing from it
A Stylish Revolt – Post-modernism broke with the past by borrowing from it in irreverent ways.
Peter Yeoh discusses the movement’s legacy with some of its most celebrated artists and design historian Glenn ...
Dizzy heights
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Radisson Blu Edwardian is a renowned five-star hotel located in the historic Free Trade Hall building just moments from Manchester Piccadilly Station. A rather recen...