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(De)constructing memory – Architecture’s wunderkind Daniel Libeskind reveals the dreams behind his awe-inspiring creations

April 3, 2015

(De)constructing memory – Architecture’s wunderkind Daniel Libeskind reveals the dreams behind his awe-inspiring creations “To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.” ...

Breaking the mould

Ben Olsen

April 2, 2015

Feature

One of the world’s most bankable DJs, Seth Troxler was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, partied in Detroit and honed his craft in Berlin and on the international DJ circuit. His relentless touring schedule he...

Essence of the Earth

Viola Levy

April 1, 2015

Feature

When it comes to spring scents, I’m definitely with author Margaret Atwood, who quipped, “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Although this may appear rather odd to some, I’m ...

Noel Fielding Dancing between the title £

Dancing between the title and the canvas – Comedian Noel Fielding brings his unique brand of art to the Royal Albert Hall

Bonnie Friend

March 31, 2015

Avant Art, Feature

Dancing between the title and the canvas – Comedian Noel Fielding brings his unique brand of art to the Royal Albert Hall Art is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Noel Fielding, but to...

Eldorado in Amazonia

Sean Sheehan

March 30, 2015

America, Feature, South America, Travel

Eldorado, a mythical place in South America where a tribal chief covered himself in gold dust and dived into a lake, was searched for in vain by explorers but in the process the Amazon River was mapped for th...

Contrarian couturier

Peter Yeoh

March 27, 2015

Archive, Culture, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, Glass Talents

Yohji Yamamoto, whose clothing designs revolutionised the sartorial codes of the late 20th century, reveals to Peter Yeoh his views on how intelligent fashion can transcend sexuality, cultural boundar...

Beauty from within

Viola Levy

March 26, 2015

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature

It’s a hard-won truth that beauty is more than skin-deep. When I first began working in beauty journalism several years ago, my priority was looking for make-up that didn’t budge, skincare which lived up to...

Re-envisioning kitsch

Emily Rae Pellerin

March 25, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, Feature

The London-based, Serbian-born artist Misha Milovanovich's latest series of works is a collection of drawings that depict found objects floating amongst sepia clouds. The curio are supposedly random, each a...

A delicious secret from Japan and Peru

Vicky Paterson

March 24, 2015

Dining, Feature

Sandals and socks, pizza and prawns, some partnerships should never see the light of day. But a new Japanese Peruvian restaurant proves two is sometimes better than one. Bijou and as yet unknown, Amaru i...

The powder and the glory

Samantha Kuok Leese

March 23, 2015

Asia, Dining, Feature, Japan, Travel

The day begins with an explosion. Several, in fact, rumbling like thunder through the early morning snow. “Do you know what that is?” “If I had to guess, I’d say avalanche control.” “Very good gues...

PFW AW15: street style

Don Carlo

March 19, 2015

Feature

Glass photographer Don Carlo was in Paris for the recent RTW AW15 womenswear collections and documents here some of the most striking and stylish non-catwalk looks to be seen in the city. by Caro...

Queen of the understated

Ben Olsen

March 17, 2015

Feature

She’s the Melbourne singer-songwriter who’s been compared to the likes of Bob Dylan and Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus for her superlative way with words. Such praise followed her introduction to the world last yea...

A state of grace – Glass meets Lu Hui the designer behind new luxury fashion house Suki London

Livia Feltham

March 17, 2015

Fashion, Feature

Suki London is the kind of brand with room to breathe – unfettered, fresh and young enough to still lay down some significant sartorial milestones. However, whilst this may be so, this newly launched luxury fa...

La Vida Lanzarote

Viola Levy

March 16, 2015

Dining, Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel

Before visiting Lanzarote, I never thought I would get so excited over a potato. But the Spanish island’s traditional dish of papas arrugadas (Canarian wrinkled potatoes) has instilled in me a newfound enthusia...

Secrets of the house

Glass Archive

March 13, 2015

Archive, Culture of Commerce, Feature

Habitat – Brothers Pier Luigi and Sergio reveal five secrets of the house of Loro Piana, which was established in 1924 having grown from a family business which started in the textile district in ...

Restaurant at the end of the world

Sean Sheehan

March 11, 2015

Dining, Feature, London

The top end of Kings Road may be a hike from Sloane Square but, being so close to Chelsea’s premiership football club, it’s hardly the end of the world and especially so now that The World’s End Market has open...

New Model Army – Glass meets Aly Turska

Justin van Vliet

March 10, 2015

Culture, Feature

In the latest in our series, Glass catches up with 21-year old model, Aly Turska from Wroclaw, Poland who is with Profile Model Management London. How did you become a model? I went with my mum to an ag...

Sunlight and Socrates

Stephanie Clair

March 9, 2015

Europe, Feature, Greece

When thinking of Greece, my mind has always wandered to the famous islands such as Santorini and Rhodes, and with that all the clichés quickly surface, filling in the idyllic picture in my mind. Apart from ...

The art and artifice of Man Ray – Glass looks at the painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher

Lauren Weinberg

March 6, 2015

Archive, Avant Art, Culture, Feature

The art and artifice of Man Ray – Glass looks at the painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher Painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher – Man Ray was the quintessenti...

Small but fine – Glass reviews Pin Up! at pavlov’s dog, Berlin

Ruvi Simmons

March 5, 2015

Avant Art, Feature

Small but fine – Glass reviews Pin Up! at pavlov’s dog, Berlin On opening night, it is obvious even from the end of Bergstrasse that something is going on at pavlov’s dog (sic). People are spilling from the ...

Image and time

Xenia Founta

March 4, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, Feature

Glass visited the Greek Film Archive in Athens to attend Image and Time, Andrei Tarkovsky, a comprehensive retrospective covering the entire filmography of the eminent Russian filmmaker. A highlight of t...