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Glass visits Red Star over Russia at Tate Modern

December 28, 2017

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...

The historic Kinross House near Edinburgh in Scotland

Glass joins The Gilt Club

Natalie Egling

December 27, 2017

Europe, Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

THE Gilt Club, where members can swap or rent highly exclusive international properties from ski lodges to castles, chateaux and villas or exchange for assets such as private jet or yacht access, has just launc...

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...

Floating Urban Slime/Sublime: Opening Night at Art Gallery Miyauchi

Louise Lui

December 21, 2017

Art, Avant Art, Exhibitions, Feature

THE opening of Floating Urban Slime/Sublime at Art Gallery Miyauchi was ushered in with a programme of performance events and talks. The first event last month was a performance featuring an abstract garment sp...

The Glass Christmas fragrance and beauty gift guide

Glass Beauty

December 19, 2017

Beauty, Feature, Shopping Guide

The Frederic Malle Esssentials Collection Women The Frederic Malle Esssentials Collection Women For any perfume-lover, you really can’t go wrong with Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle gift-set picked by Mon...

The Glass Christmas Gift guide – some of our favourite gifts for this holiday season

Glass Beauty

December 19, 2017

Feature, Shopping Guide

Dior D Porte-Bonheur mosaic choker Dior D Porte-Bonheur mosaic choker From Dior’s 2018 Cruise Collection costume jewellery line, this stylish D Porte-Bonheur mosaic choker in aged palladium ...

The Glass Christmas Gift Guide – our favourite candles

Glass Beauty

December 19, 2017

Beauty, Feature, Shopping Guide

Alaïa Paris, Scented Candle with Laser-Cut Holder Alaïa scented candle A limited edition fragranced candle by the late Tunisian couturier designer, Azzedine Alaïa, is surely a top choice for any designer-lovi...

Glass visits La Pirogue Resort in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius

Thomas Marrington

December 18, 2017

Feature, Mauritius, Travel

THERE are some holiday destinations that, when casually dropped into conversation, inspire a series of facial expressions. They range from the sort of wide-eyed excitedness that only serves to exhilarate you fu...

Book review – Domon Ken: The Master of Japanese Realism

Ethan Long

December 16, 2017

Books, Feature

SKIRA’s release of two seminal books on the past and present of Japanese photography mark a renewed appreciation of this increasingly varied genre. In the first Domon Ken: The Master of Japanese Realism, Domon ...

Cheval Residence Harrington Court feature image - South Kensington

Glass settles into South Kensington’s Harrington Court

Regner Ramos

December 15, 2017

Feature, London, Travel

LIGHTNING visits to London where I go from meeting to meeting are always a bit of a blur. But as someone who sees traveling as a fantastic opportunity to mix business with pleasure, choosing where to stay is ke...

Erling Kagge story by New Museum (feature image)

Explorer Erling Kagge muses on the subject of silence

Derby Jones

December 14, 2017

Art, Books, Feature, Travel

Erling Kagge, one of the world’s greatest explorers, muses on the subject of silence It didn’t come as much of a surprise that Erling Kagge – the Danish explorer, book publisher, author and art collector –...

Glass discovers a gastropub gem at The Coach Makers Arms, Marylebone

Lucy Wai

December 13, 2017

Dining, Drinks, Feature, Food & Drink

AS the latest addition to Cubitt House’s portfolio of elegant pubs, including The Thomas Cubitt and The Orange, The Coach Makers Arms had a lot to live up to. It certainly delivered with a deliciously seasonal ...

New Model Army – Glass meets Raith Clarke

Camilla Glorioso

December 12, 2017

Fashion, Feature, Glass Models

Name: Raith Clarke Agency: SUPA Model Management Age: 22 Nationality: British Raith Clarke. Photograph: Camilla Glorioso How did you become a model? And why? One of my longest and best friends persu...

Feature image - Arenal Volcano - Pura Vida travel feature

Pura Vida in Costa Rica – Glass enjoys the vibrancy, energy and colour this amazing country has to offer

Amanda Bernstein

December 11, 2017

Feature, Rest of America, Travel

I’M ALL togged up and good-to-go in my helmet and harness, so there is no going back. My heart is pumping fiercely with nervous excitement with adrenaline racing through every vein. I hold my breath as I push o...

Glass discovers holistic heaven at world’s first Cinq Mondes Spa & Wellness Retreat

Katrina Mirpuri

December 8, 2017

Beauty, Destination Spas, Feature

LIKE many of the finer things in this world, Cinq Mondes Spa originates from France, a country with undoubtable elegance and a enormous reputation for understanding the importance of health, beauty and relaxati...

Glass debuts a GIF story by Filippo del Vita

Livia Feltham

December 7, 2017

Fashion, Feature

GLASS exclusively debuts a new GIF story by photographer and animator Filippo del Vita. Black leather opera glove by Landeros; dress by Snow Xue Gao Blue turtleneck dress, belt legging and navy cropped wool...

Glass meets Reeps One, multi-disciplinary artist behind Ballantine’s True Music Series

Natalie Egling

December 6, 2017

Art, Feature, Music

“PEOPLE deserve experiences, not just shows,” says prize-winning beatboxer and multi-disciplinary phenomenon Reeps One about music today. “I want to make people forget where they are – and using all the senses ...

Kutchan-town, Hokkaido, April 2017 ©Eiji Ohashi / courtesy Galerie &co119

Glass previews Eiji Ohashi’s solo show at Galerie &co119, Paris

Peter Yeoh

December 5, 2017

Art, Feature

VENDING machines in Japan, a postwar phenomenon, can now be found everywhere, not only in cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, but in the remotest parts of the country, dispensing sodas, beer, coffee, cigarettes, an...

Feature image - Cappadocia travel feature - looking down on Cappadocia landscape

Glass balloons it over Cappadocia’s otherworldly landscape

Sean Sheehan

December 4, 2017

Feature, Travel, Turkey

GEOGRAPHY lessons at school were intensely boring and the teacher concluded it was not even worth entering me for an exam I was bound to fail. Not surprisingly, topics of a geographical kind have been off my ra...

Glass reviews Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield

Ethan Long

December 2, 2017

Books, Feature

ONE-UPMANSHIP stakes have never been higher than they are today. No longer content with limiting the competition to neighbours and friends and neighbours, today’s status chasers look to the cult of questionable...

Glass sits down for dinner at El Pirata of Mayfair

Heather Doughty

December 1, 2017

Dining, Feature

LOCATED in the heart of Mayfair, El Pirata, has been serving informal and traditional Spanish tapas since 1994. Glass was intrigued to see what this restaurant had to offer from its dinner menu on a chilly wint...