Larry Poons’ radical surface
Even the floor of Larry Poons’ Manhattan loft studio is thick with art. Thirty years of flinging paint onto canvases has congealed to leave a brightly textured husk that covers every surface. “The whole roo...
A dream-maker and a revolutionary – Claude Montana
Born in Paris in 1947, Claude Montana is the master designer who defined the power-dressing movement of the 1980s and transformed Lanvin’s haute couture in the ’90s. Dubbed “King of the Shoulder Pad” for hi...
Dreamscapes of the everyday
Painting the uncanny, quiet truths of personal experience. Lois Dodd, a forerunner of the 1950s New York art revolution, in conversation
The artist Lois Dodd paints visions of humble beauty that are at o...
Crafting a legacy
“Anticipate to innovate” has been Louis Vuitton’s mission since its inception in 1854. Since then they have implemented sustainable initiatives throughout their practices, engaging with issues of environmen...
Yangtze, The Long River
Nadav Kander: Yangtze - The Long River
Yangtze, The Long River
Nadav Kander’s Long River series has become a document of mankind’s desire to progress and has even been hailed by Kofi Annan as a servic...
From the Glass Archive – Requiem for a dream
An interview taken from the Glass Archive. This interview took place in 2011 and was published in Issue Five of Glass Magazine. Peter Sculthorpe died last year on August 8, 2014.
Australian composer Pete...
Creating the image of Yohji …
Glass speaks to Marc Ascoli, who, by inviting young and often little-known photographers of the time such as Koto Bolofo, Nick Knight, Max Vadukul and Paolo Roversi, to shoot for Yohji Yamamoto, revolutioni...
A roving lens – Glass interview profiles Werner Bischof – one of Magnum Photos’ first members
A roving lens – Glass interview profiles Werner Bischof – one of Magnum Photos’ first members
The creative vision of Werner Bischof, one of Magnum’s first members, was cut short by a tragic car accident. His...
Looking up
Part one of a two-part series – Representations of self: the urban skyline
“Skylines are urban signatures. They are the shorthand of urban identity, and the chance for urban flourish. Cities of all descr...
Shadowland – Trent Parke, the sole Australian in the Magnum Photos collective, shines a light on hidden aspects of his vast country
Shadowland - Trent Parke, the sole Australian in the Magnum Photos collective, shines a light on hidden aspects of his vast country
The magic of Trent Parke’s photography rests in an uncanny ability to trans...
The science of dreams – Consciousness and lucid dreaming: the world’s leading expert challenges our misconceptions
The science of dreams – Consciousness and lucid dreaming: the world’s leading expert challenges our misconceptions
Neurobiologists and cognitive scientists are currently engaged in new efforts to establish t...
Glass gains unique insight into the admirable work of UNICEF and learns how apathy is today’s biggest threat
Protecting the future – Glass gains unique insight into the admirable work of UNICEF and learns how apathy is today’s biggest threat
Since its creation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, with th...
Dreams of literature – In a celebration of the enduring pleasure of literature, Glass speaks to four prominent and varied voices on its place in the future
Dreams of literature – In a celebration of the enduring pleasure of literature, Glass speaks to four prominent and varied voices on its place in the future
Literature has a remarkable gift. It touches each o...
Secrets of the house
Habitat – Brothers Pier Luigi and Sergio reveal five secrets of the house of Loro Piana, which was established in 1924 having grown from a family business which started in the textile district in ...
Dream-weaver – the surreal eye. Glass speaks to the extraordinary photographer Bill Silano
Dream-weaver – the surreal eye. Glass speaks to the extraordinary photographer Bill Silano
The extraordinary work of Bill Silano marked a new era in fashion photography, but having shied away from the spotli...
From the Glass Archive – Avant Art
From the Glass Archive – Avant Art
We go back into the Glass magazine archive to revisit the work of some exciting artists featured in Issue Four.
Jaime Tarazona
Jaime lives and works in Colombia and is...
Eastern promise – Glass uncovers the secrets of a modern hero, the pioneering visionary Sun Yat Sen
Eastern promise – Glass uncovers the secrets of a modern hero, the pioneering visionary Sun Yat Sen
Bold, audacious and indefatigable, Sun Yat Sen was the pioneering visionary who laid the first stones of mo...
Poetry in (London) Motion
Before visiting the Rosewood London, I had never in my life seen an establishment elegantly incorporate such a large number of animal references into its décor. But far from being of the creepy cat-lady var...
From the beautiful to the sublime – Glass talks to British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien
From the beautiful to the sublime – Glass talks to British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien
Since his early career in the mid 1980s, British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien has developed a visually compel...
Savile Row – Glass looks at the citadel of style and epitome of correctness
In the realm of rarefied style, Savile Row enjoys a global eminence to rival Via Monte Napoleone, Place Vendôme or Fifth Avenue. Over its near three hundred years of existence, the British citadel of tailoring ...
Weaving the fabric of dreams
Bottega Veneta became an icon of luxury, not with logos or celebrity publicity stunts, but by their innovative designs, noted above all else for their timelessness and elegance. Now Bottega Veneta seeks to ...