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 ...
Inspiring change – Actor Daryl Hannah talks to Glass about questioning our values
Inspiring change – Actor Daryl Hannah talks to Glass about questioning our values
Daryl Hannah’s humanitarian work and unfaltering support for charities and causes worldwide are a far cry from the glamour of...
The golden touch
Survey after survey concludes that Gucci is considered to be the most coveted luxury brand in the world. Frida Giannini talks Glass through the formidable archives and reveals her mission for the futu...
Guardians of the written word – Glass talks to literary critic Erica Wagner about the world’s most beloved form of literary art – poetry
Guardians of the written word – Glass talks to literary critic Erica Wagner about the world’s most beloved form of literary art – poetry
Erica Wagner, Literary Editor for The Times, reflects on the world’s m...
Glass celebrates SS15 at Stamp Members Club
Glass would like to thank all of those that were in attendance at our LFW party last month at Stamp Members Club to see in SS15. A special thanks goes to designer Kristian Aadnevik, celebrating his after-show p...
The subject of colour – Glass talks to New York artist Stanley Whitney who only has one concern
The subject of colour – Glass talks to New York artist Stanley Whitney who only has one concern
Stanley Whitney’s work leaps out at you, sings even, with its combined influences of African roots and contempo...
PFW SS15: Alexander McQueen
Sarah Burton presented Alexander McQueen’s SS15, a radical collection filled with glimmering, sleek and provocative eroticism where the tension between freedom and constraint was played with.
Alexander McQue...
Futurecities – cultivating innovation
At the time of writing, more than half of mankind, some 3.3 billion people, are living in urban areas. By 2030, this is expected to swell to almost 5 billion. We are simultaneously experiencing a ...
MFW SS15: Prada
In the run-up to this season’s behemoth Prada show, Miuccia kept her cards close to her chest. The show invite, a minimal white card bearing nothing but the essential details, gave nothing away.
And if the i...
Future cities – biomimicry
Michael Pawlyn is a conceptual and functional pioneer. As the founder of Exploration Architecture, a practice that challenges the fundamental processes of traditional design by initiating schemes derived fr...
Glass Meets New “Dolce Girl” Kate King – The star of Dolce & Gabbana’s campaign talks about her love of scent
Glass Meets New “Dolce Girl” Kate King – The star of Dolce & Gabbana’s campaign talks about her love of scent
As Milan Fashion Week commences, Glass met one of its newest stars Kate King, who also happen...
Futurecities – urban promise
Glass traces the path of the utopian city, from the sci-fi visions of the ’60s to Norman Foster’s zero carbon project and a tower to rival Everest. But which holds the key to our survival?
Two major fact...
Like the wind
Multifaceted and renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle speaks to Glass about the inception of his remarkable career and a life devoted to his art form
As Christopher Doyle’s Chinese name, Du Ke Feng...
Tadao Ando reflects on how architecture can bring people closer to their original values
Mirroring the promise
of the individual – Tadao Ando reflects on how architecture can bring
people closer to their original values
The architecture of Tadao Ando bears the conceptual mark of mirrors and re...
When the world says no
When Yoko Ono was a young girl living in Japan she witnessed the tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The indescribable horror of the atomic bombs hitting the two cities and concluding WWII in 1945 will forev...
The unflinching lens – monochromatic memories
The Glass Archive presents the second in a special three-part series – The unflinching lens
Part three: Monochromatic memories
Nobuyoshi Araki, Eikoh Hosoe and Daido Moriyama,
three eminent Japanese post...
The unflinching lens – Bodyscapes
The Glass Archive presents the second in a special three-part series – The unflinching lens
Part two Bodyscapes
Nobuyoshi Araki, Eikoh Hosoe and Daido Moriyama,
three eminent Japanese post-war photographers...
An unrestrained eye
The Glass Archive presents a special three-part series – The unflinching lens
Nobuyoshi Araki, Eikoh Hosoe and Daido Moriyama,
three eminent Japanese post-war photographers, have captured radical views of a c...
Shadows of rebellion
In a series of rare interviews, Glass speaks to four of China’s greatest poets to discover the underground movement that inspired a nation.
I’m a poet, I’m the shadow of rebellion.
Let it be t...
Good karma in Kampala at the Nile Spa, Uganda
Mary Blewitt OBE is a remarkable woman. A British citizen of Rwandan origin, Mary founded the charity Survivors Fund (SURF) to support survivors of the genocide in Rwanda. In 2008 she was awarded the OBE for he...
A message for you …
If you’re reading this then you are the recipient of the first ever successful international flight by paper aeroplane. It is made from no ordinary paper. It is actually a special kind of paper, f...