Author Allie Nawrat

Allie Nawrat

Glass unwinds at the newly renovated Buergenstock resort, Lake Lucerne

January 2, 2018

PERCHING on top of the Buergenberg mountain with a phenomenal, unique vista over Lake Lucerne, the Buergenstock Resort has just been reopened. The resort has a rich history – it originally opened in the late 1...

Glass visits Red Star over Russia at Tate Modern

Allie Nawrat

December 28, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

THE Tate Modern has marked the centenary of the Russian revolution with Red Star over Russia: A Revolution in Visual Culture, 1905-1955. The exhibition is based on the extensive collection of David King, a grap...

Glass interviews British actor Margaret Clunie

Allie Nawrat

December 22, 2017

Culture, Feature

MARGARET Clunie is a British actor best-known for her role in ITV’s Victoria in which she plays Harriet, the Duchess of Sutherland, one of Queen Victoria’s best friends who supports her through her courtship wi...

L’Escargot open a G’Vine gin bar for the winter season

Allie Nawrat

December 20, 2017

Drinks, Food & Drink, News

L’ESCARGOT, London’s oldest French restaurant in the heart of Soho, are collaborating with G’Vine gin, the first gin handcrafted from a rare grape spirit and vine flower, is opening a French gin bar in the newl...

The Mayor Gallery presents show of seven Latin American artists

Allie Nawrat

December 20, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

LONDON’s The Mayor Gallery are presenting Latin American Work on Paper an exhibition of seven Latin American artists or artists who have worked in the region who were part of the continent’s revolutionary art m...

National Gallery Singapore presents exhibition by Rirkrit Tiravanija

Allie Nawrat

December 14, 2017

Art, News

THE Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series is in its second year at the National Gallery Singapore and internationally renowned artist Rirkrit Tiravanija has been chosen to exhibit in the space. Rirkrit Ti...

Inside Out Project art tram opens in Hong Kong

Allie Nawrat

December 12, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

HONG Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation have teamed up with We are Here, a charity that raises awareness for 12000 asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong, to create the Inside Out Project. HOCA is a non-...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hammer and Tongs launch their first South African festive menu

Allie Nawrat

December 1, 2017

Dining, Food & Drink, News

INSPIRED by the South African tradition of braai, Clerkenwell-based restaurant Hammer and Tongs are launching their first Christmas menu. Braai is a kind of barbecue and all of the dishes at Hammer and Tongs ar...

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

Allie Nawrat

November 30, 2017

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...