November, 2017 - The Glass Magazine

Glass revisits Asia de Cuba, St Martin’s Lane hotel, London

November 30, 2017

GLASS was impressed by the relaunch of Asia de Cuba when celebrated Cuban chef Luis Pous was appointed Concept Executive chef in 2015 and recently decided to take a return visit to the Latin American and Asian ...

Prada delivers The Postman’s Gifts festive short films

Joseph Furness

November 30, 2017

Fashion, News

AS a combination of hot chocolate and open fires takes the chill off us during the festive season, Prada sets to warm our hearts with their Postman’s Gifts short films directed by cinematic auteur Autumn de Wil...

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Glass revels in a first-rate facial at Rescue Spa, New York

Derby Jones

November 29, 2017

Beauty, Destination Spas, Feature

NEW York: there’s a new spa in town and it’s wonderful. Situated in a huge period building with sky-high ceilings, just north of Union Square, Rescue Spa has certainly made an excellent entrance. It dazzles wit...

Harry’s Dolce Vita opens in December

Allie Nawrat

November 28, 2017

Drinks, Food & Drink, News

THE sister restaurant to Harry’s Bar in Mayfair, Harry’s Dolce Vita, is taking reservations ahead of its upcoming launch. The restaurant has been decorated in a similar 1950s or ‘60s Italian glamorous style to ...

Glass looks forward to Sounds like Christmas at the V&A

Lucy Wai

November 28, 2017

Art, News

INSPIRED by their current exhibition Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, the V&A will celebrate Christmas at their South Kensington and Museum of Childhood sites with a season inspired by sound and music. F...

Glass reviews Rachel Whiteread’s show at Tate Britain

Rowena Chiu

November 28, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

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THE first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993, Rachel Whiteread’s work explores the overlooked and unexamined, breathing life into neglected space whilst underlining absence. Glass visits a survey spanning th...

Bulgari present Wish Upon a Star Campaign

Joseph Furness

November 27, 2017

Fashion, News

THE starry Roman sky is the focus of this year’s Bulgari holiday campaign, “When you wish upon a star, you wish upon Bulgari, Bulgari creations are pure magic.” Nocturnal scenes run throughout the festive celeb...

Chinese paintings on auction at Christie’s Hong Kong

Allie Nawrat

November 27, 2017

Art, News

CHRISTIE’S Hong Kong, the eminent art auction house, have a wide selection of Chinese painting on sale documenting the evolution of oriental art from the classical to the contemporary period. Chinese painters h...

Glass discovers the art of forest bathing and dining in South Tyrol

Becky Zanker

November 27, 2017

Feature, Italy, Travel

Glass dips into the art of forest bathing before enjoying a dinner by Egon Heiss LAST week we were invited to a private dinner hosted by the region of South Tyrol. One of the area’s foremost chefs, Egon Heis...

Glass reviews James Moore: Photographs 1962 – 2006

Ethan Long

November 25, 2017

Books, Feature

ONE of the great unsung fashion photography masters, Brooklyn-born James Moore — his parents were first generation American, the children of Chinese immigrants from Canton — was responsible for some of the most...

The Sipsmith Frost Fair opens at The Green Room in the National Theatre

Allie Nawrat

November 24, 2017

Drinks, Food & Drink, News

THE Green Room Garden bar at the National Theatre has been transformed into a cosy wintry haven with festive wreaths and blankets to host the Sipsmith Frost Fair where guests can escape the cold weather and dis...

Hotel London Edition reveal Christmas tree designed by John Booth

Allie Nawrat

November 24, 2017

Culture, News

THE London Edition’s 2017 Christmas tree has been designed by John Booth, a designer and artist known for his multilayered collages of textures and collages. The tree he has designed for the Lobby Bar of The Lo...

Glass previews The Lost Words exhibition at The Foundling Museum

Allie Nawrat

November 24, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

THE Foundling Museum will open a new exhibition titled The Lost Words which explores the relationship between language and the living world. The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between award-winning...

Glass experiences true luxury at the Danai Beach Resort, Greece

Thomas Marrington

November 24, 2017

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

THE art of service is rather lacking in modern-day life. With the rise of technology, automated help bots, call-centre outsourcing and moody salespeople, it can feel as though the customer experience is, more o...

Modigliani show opens at Tate Modern, London

Allie Nawrat

November 23, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

THE Tate Modern is opening an exhibition of the largest collection of Amadeo Modigliani’s work ever shown in the UK. Modigliani is known for his paintings, the show also includes his rarely seen experiments wi...

Wahaca launch their unique Christmas feasting menus

Allie Nawrat

November 22, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

WAHACA, the Mexican street-food restaurant chain, are launching group feasting menus that add a Mexican twist to Christmas food. These menus radically reject the blandness of some elements of British Christmas ...

Shamballa Jewels opens store in New York City

Joseph Furness

November 22, 2017

Fashion, News

A TOTAL of 12 years ago, in Copenhagen, Danish brothers Mads and Mikkel Kornerup founded the now highly sought after Shamballa Jewels and have now selected NYC as the location for the brand’s second store. It ...

Palestinian restaurant, Tabun Kitchen, launch their Christmas menu

Allie Nawrat

November 22, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

THE Palestinian restaurant, Tabun Kitchen, is launching a Christmas set menu. The dishes are inspired by traditional dishes from Jerusalem and Bethlehem in order to give Londoners the chance to try food similar...

Grace Mayflower Facade new - New England travel review

Glass takes delight in three New England boutique hotels

Derby Jones

November 22, 2017

America, Feature, Travel

IT was with great fervour that I took a four hour train ride from New York to Boston, excited to begin a tour of New England as curated by Grace Hotels. The luxury hotel group has properties in Europe, Africa a...

Getty Villa will open reinstalled galleries with antiquities collection in Spring 2018

Allie Nawrat

November 21, 2017

Art, News

THE Getty Museum in Los Angeles will re-open the renovated, reimagined galleries that house its antiquities collections at the Getty Villa. The Getty Villa, which is located in Malibu, was the original site of ...

OVO open their first European store in Soho, London

Joseph Furness

November 21, 2017

Fashion, News

OCTOBER’s Very Own (OVO) has opened the doors of their first European store, exclusively located in the heart of London, Soho. Co-founded by Canadian Rapper Drake, the streetwear brand’s crisp new flagship stor...

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