August, 2016 - The Glass Magazine

Glass travels to the Big Easy and stays at AC Marriott Bourbon Hotel, New Orleans

August 31, 2016

THERE are many ways to get to the Big Easy. I chose to do it the classic way – on four wheels. So on a bright January afternoon, still technically winter, but warm enough not to notice, I jumped into ...

Glass discovers the best of the old and the new sanctuaries on Mallorca’s idyllic east coast

Nicola Kavanagh

August 30, 2016

Feature, Spain, Travel

SITUATED on the unspoilt and almost completely undeveloped east coast of Mallorca lies a tiny but beautiful bay in the town of Canyamel. I had first visited the bay when I was five years old and remem...

Adding colour to the chandeliers – Glass visits Le Bristol, Paris

Stephanie Clair

August 29, 2016

Art, Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

THE relationship between art and hotels has long been a difficult one – fraught with hotels garnishing their walls with a last-minute thought of bulk-bought art and subsequently falling at the last hurdle. In t...

Front cover, An internally displaced women in the Central African Republic, where over 400,000 people have been displaced by conflict (2015)

From the archive – Glass talks to Michel Gabaudan, president of Refugees International

Natalie Egling

August 26, 2016

Archive, Culture, Feature, Human Rights

From the Glass Archive: A World in Crisis – Glass talks heartbreak and hope with Refugees International President Michel Gabaudan IT’S an image seared onto our brains – much like Kevin Carter’s Pulitzer Priz...

Front cover. Caviar Sturia's sturgeon farm

Glass journeys to Bordeaux to uncover the mysteries of caviar – and also enjoys a once-in-a-lifetime meal

Becky Zanker

August 25, 2016

Dining, Feature, France

CAVIAR is something one typically takes for granted – it’s there, at the Michelin-starred restaurants and Russian vodka bars, adding an indulgent and delicious flourish to clever dishes and canapés. We know wha...

Lily-Rose Depp is announced as the face of Chanel’s new fragrance, N°5 L’Eau

Amanda Bernstein

August 24, 2016

Fragrance Picks, News

CHANEL will add a fresh and delicate scent, Chanel N°5 L’Eau, to its portfolio of fragrances for Autumn 2016. N°5 L’Eau has been created by the renowned perfumer, Olivier Polge, for the House of Chane...

Glass travels to the northwest coast of Portugal and explores Porto and Viana

Regner Ramos

August 24, 2016

Feature, Portugal, Travel

ON the northwest coast of Portugal, on the right bank of the Douro River lies the city of Porto. Although it’s the second largest city in the country, I sense there’s a slight rivalry between its inhabitants an...

The exterior of the Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City

Glass explores Mexico City at the Presidente InterContinental Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel

Aaron Trinidade

August 23, 2016

Feature, South America, Travel

Presidente InterContinental Hotel Mexico IT was with a sense of adventure and a touch of trepidation that I made the decision during my descent into Benito Juarez International Airport for the first time that...

Glass meets … the New York-based emerging designer Yune Ho

Ssam Kim

August 22, 2016

Fashion, Feature

A NATIVE of Seoul, South Korea, the New York-based fashion designer Yune Ho is inspired by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, meaning beauty in imperfect perfection. A contradiction of sorts,Yune Ho describes w...

Glass gets Shipwrecked in Midtown Manhattan at the Crave Fishbar

Sonia Akther

August 19, 2016

Dining, New York, News, Travel

STOWED away on Second Avenue, and with a décor inspired by intricate tales of the nautical, Crave Fishbar is the kind of quintessentially quirky eatery New York is so famous for. Serving an array of locally sou...

From the archive – Glass talks to four of the greatest Olympic athletes

Regner Ramos

August 19, 2016

Archive, Feature

Nationality, Identity, and Humanity: Reflections on the Olympics – Glass asks four of the greatest Olympic athletes and an anthropologist for their views on the social impact of the world’s greatest show EVE...

Glass celebrates … Van Cleef & Arpels

Glass Archive

August 18, 2016

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches

THE story of Van Cleef & Arpels is every bit as romantic as the jewels that the maison creates. It began with the marriage of Estelle Arpels, the daughter of a precious stone dealer, to Alfred Van Cleef, th...

Fendi x ZUMA – Glass meets Zuma founder Rainer Becker and interior designer Noriyoshi Muramatsu

Livia Feltham

August 17, 2016

Fashion, Feature

Glass talks to the talents responsible for conceiving Zuma’s first Italian outpost – situated atop Fendi’s global flagship store in Rome. WHEN two instantly recognisable brand names that are entirely committ...

Front cover.Luxurious dining at Il Palagio

Glass visits some delightful places to stay in Florence and the Tuscan countryside

Sean Sheehan

August 16, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

TIME spent in the museums and art galleries of Florence is an enthralling experience. From the glories of the Uffizi Gallery to the magnificence of Michelangelo’s David, to the ancient artworks decorating stree...

Djuna Ivereigh - Licensed to Fivelements

Glass seeks spiritual healing at the Fivelements resort, Bali

Kim Ing

August 15, 2016

Asia, Bali, Feature, Travel

CALL it a digital detox, search for mindfulness or most recently coined “self betterment”, Glass went on the search for new attitudes this summer, and to discover an alternate approach to living well, or quite ...

A Moment in Time, Photography by Vincent Cui

From the archive – Glass explores the ancient Beijing hutongs with Shu Yi, renowned writer and activist

Glass Archive

August 11, 2016

Archive, Feature

A moment in time – Shu Yi, renowned writer and activist, takes Glass on a trip through the ancient Beijing hutongs and argues his case for their survival TOURISTS take rickshaw rides through the narrow stree...

Glass samples the vibrant Thai flavours of Rosa’s Victoria, London

Becky Zanker

August 11, 2016

Dining, Feature

ROSA’S is the sort of place you can rely upon for authentic, always-tasty Thai food in central London. Now the Victoria branch is open it’s even easier to get your fix. We visited recently to try some of the re...

Front Cover. Mr Silla at Drop Everything

Drop Everything – Glass revels in Ireland’s most remote arts festival

Ben Olsen

August 10, 2016

Culture, Feature, Music

AMID the noisy marketing campaigns during Europe’s summer festival season, it’s refreshing to discover that an event exists outside of the news cycle, offering instead a fiercely independent roster of...

Glass reviews The Spa at Trump SoHo

Salome Baudino

August 9, 2016

America, Destination Spas, New York, News, Travel

YOU would think the Mediterranean sun is out of your reach, and still – you would be surprised to find it is only up the NYC sky. The award-winning spa at Trump SoHo is 11,000 square foot of wellbein...

Glass reviews this year’s sell-out Y Not Festival

Katrina Mirpuri

August 9, 2016

Feature, Music

THIS year’s Y Not Festival sold out, and for a good reason. The Derbyshire music event which once started a small party has proved its success yet again as this year boasted a strong line up with major headlin...

Paradise found at Four Seasons Resort, Seychelles

Amanda Bernstein

August 8, 2016

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

IF there is a heaven on earth, I am quite sure I have found it. Arriving at the Four Season Resort, Seychelles, I am blown away at the sheer beauty of this tropical haven – all 170 acres of it – set on the sout...

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