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Glass reviews Junun at the Barbican, London

April 19, 2016

LAST year we were given the musical collaboration of Junun – consisting of England’s Jonny Greenwood, India’s Rajasthan Express and Israel’s singer songwriter Shye Ben Tzur. Junun recorded their self-titled alb...

Out of Africa revisited – Glass returns to Kenya

Amanda Bernstein

April 18, 2016

Feature, Travel

ANYONE lucky enough to be going on a safari holiday anywhere in east Africa would very likely fly into Nairobi, Kenya. From there you might have another flight or a long road trip to reach your first safari des...

Yu Youhan, Mao and His Friends from the Third World, 1992,

From the Glass Archive: Rethinking China – Glass looks at the country’s love of philosophy

Jack Aldane

April 15, 2016

Archive, Culture, Feature

Rethinking China – “Study the past if you would define the future” – Confucius (551 – 479 BC) MODERN China adores education. Learning for Chinese students constitutes an immemorial praxis of the highest cultur...

Glass In Motion – A fashion film by Jason Hetherington and Richard Gent

Thomas Marrington

April 14, 2016

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature, Glass TV

“THERE have always been, and still are, two themes in everything I do: freedom and pleasure,” Man Ray Press play, sit back and be inspired by GlassTV's newest beauty film, co-directed by Jason Hetherington a...

Glass reviews the play X at The Royal Court Theatre

Gabriella Crewe-Read

April 13, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

X IS A rare thing – a genuinely scary play. Not in a slow-drip psychological torture kind of way, but in a haunted house, ghost train, pitch black, scary music, I have just grabbed-the-hand-of-the-stranger besi...

Glass In Motion reflects on London Fashion Week AW16

Livia Feltham

April 12, 2016

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, Glass TV

GLASS reflects on five designers who occupied different spheres at London Fashion Week AW16 – Samuel Dougal, Eudon Choi, Ganor Dominic, James Kelly and Judy Wu....

Gran Melia Rome Villa Agrippina at Night

Glass stays at Gran Meliá Villa Agrippina hotel in Rome

Regner Ramos

April 11, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

I WALK in the room and there, on a white, circular table on the foot of the queen-sized bed, I see a bottle of chilled white wine, a fresh arrangement of pink and purple wild flowers, and a hand-written note we...

Yang Yan Kang, Buddhism in Tibet (YYK-T35), 2006, Silver gelatin print, 50 x 35 cm, Image courtesy of Zen Photo Gallery, Tokyo

The mystic lens – the influence of religion on photography

Peter Yeoh

April 8, 2016

Art, Feature, Photography

The Mystic Lens – Glass explores the influence of religion on photography with the world’s most famous (sometimes infamous) photographers and finds unexpected and surprising revelations FOR centuries, tradit...

En la maison Dedalus – Glass interviews photographer Bill Henson about his latest work

Justin van Vliet

April 7, 2016

Art, Feature, Photography

AUSTRALIAN photographer Bill Henson’s work has been featured in the Guggenheim Museum, the Venice Biennale, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Bibliothèque Nationale. H...

Room for Play – Glass reviews Playroom a curatorial project by Olga MacKenzie and Sasha Gallitzine

Yasmin Bilbeisi

April 6, 2016

Avant Art, Feature

THE IKEA catalogue has a circulation double of the Bible. Thus it is not so surprising that the a representative from the company said the following at the Guardian Sustainable Business Debate, “If we look on a...

Five acts that rocked South by Southwest – Glass reviews SXSW

Ben Olsen

April 5, 2016

Feature, Music

SINCE launching as a local music festival back in 1987, Austin’s annual South by South West has evolved into a cultural titan, with more than 2,000 acts appearing across the city’s venues as well as equally hug...

The Miramar Hotel and Spa hidden behind the local flora

Glass has a special rendezvous at the Tiara Miramar Beach Hotel and Spa on the French Riviera

Regner Ramos

April 4, 2016

Europe, Feature, France, Travel

AT JUST 40 kilometres from Nice and 10 from Cannes, surrounded by the majestic Esterel Mountains, lies the charming town of Theoule-sur-Mer. The town, dedicated to fishing, is home to the Tiara Miramar Beach Ho...

From the archive – Glass spends a day in Paris with the inimitable Audrey Tautou

Nicola Kavanagh

April 1, 2016

Culture, Feature, Film

FROM the Glass archive – Talented, accomplished, beautiful. Glass spends a day in Paris with one of its finest exports, the inimitable Audrey Tautou Audrey Tautou is one of those rare birds. She is simultaneou...

Glass meets Tomi Ahmed and Leo Gibbons founders of British luxury candle brand Iiuvo

Caroline Simpson

March 31, 2016

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

INSPIRATION can, of course, take many forms, and in the case of British-born Tomi Ahmed and Leo Gibbons, it was “the poetry of the everyday” and also a shared aesthetic and approach to both life and art that s...

Japanese fine dining in London – Glass visits Tokimeite

Becky Zanker

March 30, 2016

Dining, Feature

Japanese fine dining in London – Glass enjoys the culinary treasures of seven-Michelin-star chef Yoshihiro Murata at Tokimeite WALK into Tokimeite and you’d be forgiven for believing you’d somehow, magically, ...

Great Plains – Glass visits the architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio in Illinois

Rowena Chiu

March 28, 2016

Architecture, Design, Feature

“ORGANIC buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground.” Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Llo...

Glass visits Hong Kong and has an inspired stay with Conrad Hotels & Resorts

Amanda Bernstein

March 28, 2016

Feature, Travel

EVERY so often a hotel group introduces a new concept to attract new business and to keep their existing customer base loyal to their brand. Conrad Hotels & Resorts have launched their very innovative Stay ...

From the Glass Archive – we look at the work of the Red Cross

Glass Archive

March 23, 2016

Archive, Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Ray of hope – Humanitarian crises, fundraising during a recession and overcoming corruption? All in a day’s work for the Red Cross THE Red Cross is one of the most recognised humanitarian organisations...

The Glass Easter Gift Guide – Celebrating the Season in Style

Glass Beauty

March 22, 2016

Beauty, Dining, Feature

Penhaligon’s Equinox Bloom Eau de Parfum Penhaligon’s Equinox Bloom Eau de Parfum If you’re looking for something aromatic, comforting and tantalising this Easter, step away from the chocolate and c...

Prints for Refugees – Glass meets photographer and founder Mark Sherratt

Stephanie Clair

March 22, 2016

Art, Feature

Prints for Refugees – Glass meets photographer and founder Mark Sherratt, to talk print sales and find out more behind this important cause OVER the last two years especially, the plight of refugees risking th...

Food as theatre: The Globe’s new dining destination

Ben Olsen

March 21, 2016

Dining, Feature

WITH 2016 marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this year sees an explosion of creativity and special events in celebration of the Bard’s life and legacy. Across the UK the Shakespeare...