Culture - The Glass Magazine

Glass talks Comic-Con, on-set antics and secret aspirations with Defiance star Stephanie Leonidas

September 16, 2014

For London-born Stephanie Leonidas, performance runs in the family. She has three siblings, two of whom are also established actors, but she’s stepped out on her own – and all the way to Canada – ...

LFW SS15: Hunter Original

Xenia Founta

September 15, 2014

Culture, Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

In a show held by the side of a swimming pool in West London, Hunter Original SS15 created a unique spectacle. Developing this aquatic theme, hints of chlorine hues were blended with a digital projection by the...

LFW SS15: Hema Kaul

Emma Walsh

September 14, 2014

Culture, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Glass Models, News

LFW SS15: Hema Kaul In an extravagant display of femininity, Hema Kaul showcased her “La vie en rose ─ life is pink” collection yesterday. Using appliqué flowers embroidered onto the bodice and a printed ...

LFW SS15: Marchesa

Jessica Quillin

September 14, 2014

Culture, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Glass Models, News

The Marchesa brand has become synonymous with red-carpet glamour, which has made its return to London Fashion Week arguably the most anticipated show of the season. Not surprisingly, Georgina Chapman and Keren ...

NYFW SS15: MM6 Maison Martin Margiela

Emily Rae Pellerin

September 10, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

Japanese futurism meets Southwest classic ropers’ wear at the MM6 Maison Martin Margiela show. A silken jumpsuits belted with denim preceded looks more full-frontal cowgirl chic, like leather chaps with a linge...

NYFW SS15: HONOR by Giovanna Randall

Emily Rae Pellerin

September 9, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Glass Models, News

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New York City-based Designer Giovanna Randall and her Chief Creative Officer Rachel Fleit keep the whimsy alive at HONOR, as always presenting a fantastical and wholly feminine collection. For SS15, Randall’s c...

The makings of Melia

Livia Feltham

September 9, 2014

Culture, Feature

Life comes and goes quickly, especially as time goes by, though early on in life we are usually ushered into deciding upon a suitable career path with generally no looking back. Actors such as the...

Enter through the forest and arrive in utopia – Green Man Festival

Stephanie Clair

September 8, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

Buying a festival is scarcely heard of, but nine years ago Fiona Stewart decided to purchase Green Man when it was in desperate need of rejuvenation. Stewart had previously been the manager behind...

Like the wind

Glass Archive

September 5, 2014

Archive, Art, Avant Art, Culture, Don't Miss: Film, Feature, Glass Celebrates, Glass Talents, News, Photography

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...

Mersey, Mersey me

Ethan Long

September 4, 2014

Culture, Europe, Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

Since 2008, when it was named the European Capital of Culture, the transformation of Liverpool has brought a new artistic confidence and vigour to the great port-city. Liverpool now has more galle...

It’s only natural

Livia Feltham

September 2, 2014

Culture, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, News

When fashion week comes to London, either when it’s just starting to get a little warmer or just starting to get a little colder each year, the possibilities for each and everyone involved are endless. For what...

New Model Army – Glass meets Iris Somen

Justin van Vliet

August 28, 2014

Culture, Feature

A new face on the modelling scene, 18-year-old Solvenian model Iris Somen, hails from the town of Ptuj and is represented in the UK by Profile. Iris was scouted at a concert in her home country. How did yo...

Into the night

Natalie Egling

August 26, 2014

Culture, Feature

Whether it’s a styled press photo, an informal session with Glass photographer Justin van Vliet or bathed in mood lighting on stage, this six-piece dream-pop ensemble, fronted by Sophie-Rose Harper, are wel...

When the  world says no

Glass Archive

August 22, 2014

Archive, Avant Art, Culture, Feature

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...

BMW Tate Live: Up Hill Down Hall, An indoor carnival

Xenia Founta

August 21, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

This weekend a new performance commission Up Hill Down Hall: An Indoor Carnival takes place at Τate Modern. The commission is a collaboration in which contemporary artists engage with Carnival by translating th...

The image at breaking point

Fausta Maria Bolettieri

August 21, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Feature, Travel

“My body is the intention, my body is the event, my body is the result,” said Gunter Brus, co-founder with Otto Mühl, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler of a new art movement called Vienna Actionism. A...

Fishwives and knitted herrings

Lilian Pizzichini

August 20, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Dining, Feature

Swan House is classic Hastings. Go past the Tourist Information centre and Iceland, keep walking to Argos and George Street, then climb up some narrow, cobbled steps to Hill Street. Swan House is ad...

An altar to Chinese cuisine on Worship Street

Becky Zanker

August 18, 2014

Culture, Dining, Feature

It’s hard to believe that such a mountain of exquisite, authentic and surprising Chinese tastes could exist on east London’s unassuming Worship Street, but it does, and it’s extraordinary. HKK is...

After Dark – winning robots at Tate Britain

Xenia Founta

August 15, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

Tate Britain announced this week After Dark, the winning project of the IK Prize 2014, a newly annual prize which aims to transform digital innovative ideas into new ways of discovering art and widens its audie...

The unflinching lens – monochromatic memories

Peter Yeoh

August 15, 2014

Archive, Art, Avant Art, Culture, Feature, Glass Celebrates, Glass Talents, Photography

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...

On to a sure thing

Natalie Egling

August 14, 2014

Culture, Feature

‏ ‏If you own a radio, chances are you’ve heard TCTS’s You on which Londoner Sam Sure provides vocals – the track was BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac’s Next Hype. Sam’s own music – a mix of musical styles – feat...