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Matters of colour and light – Seeing other worlds with Scottish-Dutch photographer Justin van Vliet

December 23, 2014

Dutch photographer Justin van Vliet’s portraits capture the quiet, serene and regal side of his subjects. As Chief Photographer for Glass Magazine Online, Justin’s work can be seen accompanying many of Glass On...

The diamond standard – Glass meets three of the leading figures behind the world’s most famous diamond jewellers,  De Beers

Livia Feltham

December 19, 2014

Archive, Culture, Culture of Commerce, Design, Fashion, Feature, Glass Design, Jewellery and Watches

The diamond standard – Glass meets three of the leading figures behind the world’s most famous diamond jewellers,  De Beers On hearing that there is never a “dull moment” at De Beers – from the jewellers of...

Borges and I – Glass reviews theatre company Idle Motion’s latest production

Arjun Sajip

December 13, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, News

’’Bookworms will not want to miss Paul Slater’ s pensive, highly physical production Few writers’ stories take root in the mind with the tenacity of the work of Jorge Luis Borges. An Argentine recognised in hi...

Bachi da Setola in Miami Beach Art Basel

Fausta Maria Bolettieri

December 12, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News, Switzerland, Travel

Despite the common trend of Art Basel Miami Beach of bringing well-known pieces of pop art to satisfy the American taste, I was most surprised to find there Bachi da Setola by Pino Pascali, some of the most sop...

Tomas Maier and Bottega Veneta campaign to save Japanese Modernist architecture

Louise Lui

December 12, 2014

Asia, Avant Art, Culture, Design, Glass Design, Japan, News, Travel

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While traditional Japanese architecture is cherished by many, much of the country’s post-war structures are at risk of being demolished or changed beyond recognition. In preparation for the 2020 Olympics, a few...

Winter 2014 issue of Glass magazine – issue 20 – Destiny available now

Caroline Simpson

December 11, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Dining, Glass Design, News, Travel

We are very pleased to announce that Glass Magazine issue 20, with the theme of Destiny, can now be found on newsstands and in shops across the world and is also available to order. Destiny is a perplexing a...

Skrein-star

Livia Feltham

December 9, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Film, Feature

Until now London-born actor Ed Skrein was most famously known for his role as Daario Naharis, the mercenary, in Game of Thrones, however Skrein has now been cast as Frank Martin, in The Transporter Legacy, the ...

Winners of the Moët British Independent Film Awards 2014 announced

Arjun Sajip

December 8, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Film

The winners of the 2014 Moët British Independent Film Awards (MBIFAs) were announced yesterday in a ceremony in Old Billingsgate, hosted by Inbetweeners star Simon Bird. The ceremony was the 17th in the BIFA’s ...

Sculpture Victorious at Tate Britain

Xenia Founta

December 8, 2014

Avant Art, Culture

With an upcoming show devoted to the innovative and compelling sculpture of the Victorian period, Tate Britain's Sculpture Victorious illustrates how the art form featured in all aspects of Victorian politics, ...

Have a very Harrods Christmas

Livia Feltham

December 3, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Design, Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches, News, Shopping Guide

Harrods see your festive window and raise you a land of make believe. This Christmas Knightsbridge’s knock-it-out-of-the-park department store have taken window shopping in the capital to new extremes and so mu...

Great Scotts!

Natalie Egling

December 2, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

There’s a pleasing pattern to Ross Anderson’s character choices: all interesting Scottish men. There’s his big-screen debut as Fionn in The Silent Storm, followed quickly by Blackie in Unbroken and Rosse in 2...

A culinary performance at the National Theatre

Becky Zanker

December 1, 2014

Culture, Dining, Feature

A culinary performance at the National Theatre – Glass plays audience to an applause-worthy dining debut on the South Bank, London In recent months, the South Bank’s National Theatre has opened the curtains to...

Glass talks The Imitation Game, Middlemarch and Bond with British actor Matthew Beard

Becky Zanker

November 28, 2014

Culture, Feature

Cracking the code – Glass talks The Imitation Game, Middlemarch and Bond with burgeoning British talent Matthew Beard Being in the spotlight is nothing new to actor Matthew Beard appearing as he did in Lego...

Vertu and Bentley connect

Livia Feltham

November 27, 2014

Culture, Culture of Commerce, News

When you start your morning in the company of Bentley, Vertu and Moet & Chandon, your week instantly gets off to a delightful start. Glass was just that, delighted to descend into Bentley’s subterranean Ber...

A meeting of minds

Livia Feltham

November 27, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Dining, Feature

France’s oldest Cognac house and one of the country’s most celebrated conceptual artists have joined forces to collaborate on Martell Premier Voyage a partnership between Martell Cognac and Bernar Venet who h...

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Byredo Tempt Us With Some Delightful Stocking Fillers

Viola Levy

November 26, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Culture of Commerce, Feature, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide

The moment when little girls realise they’re no longer children anymore is the year we get given bubble bath and soap instead of Lego and Barbie dolls for Christmas. It’s the year when December 25 stops being a...

New Model Army – Glass meets Lena Reichel

Justin van Vliet

November 26, 2014

Culture, Feature

Name: Lena Reichel Agency: Profile Model Management Age: 18 Hometown: Bitburg, Germany How did you become a model? It started with the Elite Model Look. Then I applied for my moth...

In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow

Emily Rae Pellerin

November 25, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

New York’s 24th Street Gagosian Gallery presents Takashi Murakami’s In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow. We know and love Murakami for not only his fine art but also his extension into co...

About a girl

Natalie Egling

November 25, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

Glass is talking music with 28-year-old actress Jill Winternitz, but it’s not all musical theatre from the female lead of Irish playwright Enda Walsh’s Once, based on a much-loved, low-budget indi...

Fringe! Queer Art &Film Fest: Out in the Night (Blair Dorosh-Walther, 2014)

Arjun Sajip

November 24, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Film

The four women who all served prison-time aplenty Quite possibly the jewel in this Festival’s crown, Blair Dorosh-Walther’s tough and compassionate documentary chronicles the experiences of four black lesbia...

Fringe! Queer Art & Film Fest: Queer Sci-fi II

Arjun Sajip

November 24, 2014

Art, Avant Art, Culture, Don't Miss: Film, Feature, News

The mysterious pink-robed men This assortment of films is a very mixed bag. We kick off with a prelude that features as its main aural hook an unprecedentedly catchy gospel version of Incy Wincy Spider. As w...