December, 2017 - The Glass Magazine

The star’s early life explored in limited edition hardback – Prince Pre Fame

December 11, 2017

WITHIN the urban mise en scène of a mid-‘70s Minneapolis, Minnesota, local musician Prince Rogers Nelson caught the attention of artist managers Owen Husney and Gary Levinson. Rescuing the teen talent from his ...

Glass visits Soho’s new speakeasy

Lucy Wai

December 11, 2017

Drinks, Food & Drink, News

JACK Solomons, the legendary boxing promoter who brought Muhammad Ali to Wembley Stadium with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton watching ringside, now has a Soho speakeasy to carry on his starry legacy. The b...

Feature image - Arenal Volcano - Pura Vida travel feature

Pura Vida in Costa Rica – Glass enjoys the vibrancy, energy and colour this amazing country has to offer

Amanda Bernstein

December 11, 2017

Feature, Rest of America, Travel

I’M ALL togged up and good-to-go in my helmet and harness, so there is no going back. My heart is pumping fiercely with nervous excitement with adrenaline racing through every vein. I hold my breath as I push o...

Glass experiences the Winter Terrace and Fondue at Tibits

Lucy Wai

December 10, 2017

Dining, Drinks, Food & Drink, News

DESPITE its humble origins as a way to use leftover cheese and bread, the cheese fondue has now become a luxury treat, and none more luxurious than the Tibits Swiss Cheese fondue. Available until February 28 at...

Amanda Wei Gallery, Hong Kong, hosts show by graffiti artist Cyril Kongo

Allie Nawrat

December 8, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

CYRIL Kongo, the French-Vietnames painter and graffiti artist most well known for Kosmopolite, the first international graffiti festival in France, is opening a solo exhibition titled La French Touch at the Ama...

Christie’s Hong Kong autumn jewellery sales total US$94million

Allie Nawrat

December 8, 2017

Culture, News

THE jewellery sales of Magnificent Jewels for Christie’s Hong Kong this autumn made a total of HK$731million (US$94million). The highlight of the sale was The Pink Promise which sold for HK$249,850,000 (US$32,1...

Christie’s Hong Kong auctions of Chinese paintings raise US$107,917,593

Allie Nawrat

December 8, 2017

Culture, News

CHRISTIE’S Hong Kong held four auctions of Chinese paintings, and a standalone sale of Fu Baoshi’s The Song of the Pipa Player, last month which together raised a total of HK$838,480,000 (US$107,917,593). Over ...

Glass reviews The Lee Broom Cocktail at The Connaught Bar

Lucy Wai

December 8, 2017

Dining, Drinks, Food & Drink, News

WHEN Glass heard that The Connaught Bar was launching an exclusive Christmas cocktail in collaboration with Tanqueray No. TEN and international design star Lee Broom, we high-tailed it to Mayfair. The experienc...

Glass discovers holistic heaven at world’s first Cinq Mondes Spa & Wellness Retreat

Katrina Mirpuri

December 8, 2017

Beauty, Destination Spas, Feature

LIKE many of the finer things in this world, Cinq Mondes Spa originates from France, a country with undoubtable elegance and a enormous reputation for understanding the importance of health, beauty and relaxati...

Glass debuts a GIF story by Filippo del Vita

Livia Feltham

December 7, 2017

Fashion, Feature

GLASS exclusively debuts a new GIF story by photographer and animator Filippo del Vita. Black leather opera glove by Landeros; dress by Snow Xue Gao Blue turtleneck dress, belt legging and navy cropped wool...

Glass attends Dave’s Game Over Tour at KOKO Camden London

Joseph Furness

December 6, 2017

Music, News

SOUTH LONDON-born Dave Santan, simply known as Dave, is a young rapper with a difference. Incorporating lyrics that are politically charged, motivational and also completely personal, Dave’s strength lies in hi...

Experience a Japanese-style Afternoon Tea this Christmas

Lucy Wai

December 6, 2017

Dining, Drinks, Food & Drink

YO! Sushi have introduced a limited edition Christmas Afternoon Tea for two in all their Selfridges sites. From now until December 31, guests can experience this delicious mix of British Afternoon Tea and Japan...

Brrrr! Glass chills out at the Eis Haus ice-bar, London Bridge City

Arjun Sajip

December 6, 2017

Design, Food & Drink, News

The new ice-bar pop-up at London Bridge City is a pretty cool affair FOR those of you who aren’t quite cold enough, London Bridge City – on the south bank of the Thames, between HMS Belfast and City Hall – h...

Glass meets Reeps One, multi-disciplinary artist behind Ballantine’s True Music Series

Natalie Egling

December 6, 2017

Art, Feature, Music

“PEOPLE deserve experiences, not just shows,” says prize-winning beatboxer and multi-disciplinary phenomenon Reeps One about music today. “I want to make people forget where they are – and using all the senses ...

Park Chinois launches festive dining and cocktail menus

Allie Nawrat

December 5, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

TO mark the festive season, Park Chinois, the Mayfair restaurant that celebrates the French love affair with the mystical Orient and is a homage to 1930s glamorous Shanghai, have created set dinner and lunch fe...

The Whitechapel Gallery presents The Upset Bucket

Allie Nawrat

December 5, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

OPENING this week at The Whitechapel Gallery, The Upset Bucket will display rarely seen work from 28 international artists, including Francis Alÿs, Ai Weiwei and Wolfgang Tillmans. All the work is dedicated to ...

Kutchan-town, Hokkaido, April 2017 ©Eiji Ohashi / courtesy Galerie &co119

Glass previews Eiji Ohashi’s solo show at Galerie &co119, Paris

Peter Yeoh

December 5, 2017

Art, Feature

VENDING machines in Japan, a postwar phenomenon, can now be found everywhere, not only in cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, but in the remotest parts of the country, dispensing sodas, beer, coffee, cigarettes, an...

T’ang Court, Hong Kong have been awarded three Michelin stars

Allie Nawrat

December 4, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

T’ANG Court restaurant in The Langham hotel in Hong Kong has been awarded three Michelin stars in the 2018 Michelin guide, Hong Kong and Macau for the third year in a row. T’ang Court was awarded its first Mich...

V&A has opened their first international gallery in Shenzhen, China

Allie Nawrat

December 4, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

IN collaboration with China Merchants Shekou Holdings (CMSK), the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) have opened their first international gallery in Shenzhen, China. The V&A undertook this collaborative ...

Feature image - Cappadocia travel feature - looking down on Cappadocia landscape

Glass balloons it over Cappadocia’s otherworldly landscape

Sean Sheehan

December 4, 2017

Feature, Travel, Turkey

GEOGRAPHY lessons at school were intensely boring and the teacher concluded it was not even worth entering me for an exam I was bound to fail. Not surprisingly, topics of a geographical kind have been off my ra...

Glass reviews Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield

Ethan Long

December 2, 2017

Books, Feature

ONE-UPMANSHIP stakes have never been higher than they are today. No longer content with limiting the competition to neighbours and friends and neighbours, today’s status chasers look to the cult of questionable...

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