Building images
Along with the abundance of design websites, where architectural companies can promote themselves, architectural photography has become increasingly important in recent years. The photo has come to define m...
Piping up about Pippa
Having only graduated from RADA in the summer of 2010, 25-year-old Pippa Bennett-Warner has already trodden the floorboards of stages in some of London’s most prestigious theatres, including the National, A...
Aesop launches meditation workshops
As much as we’re happy to champion innovative, interesting and hardworking beauty products here at Glass, it’s very rare a beauty brand strikes such a chord with our own ethos as does Aesop, With their clean mi...
The incredible lightness of Dale Chihuly – A show by the unique American glass-artist opens in London
A new exhibition by glass-artist Dale Chihuly has opened at Halcyon Gallery, London. Dale Chihuly: Beyond the Object sees the American artist respond to the interior architecture of the building – in ...
Your very own piece de resistance
The Belgians really love their food. Brussels’ proximity to its gastronomic neighbour Lilles, just half an hour by train, seems to have spurred the city on to strive for higher culinary standards. Per capit...
Processing, sharing Abe
“This building is very strange. It is the kind of building that makes you wonder why it is this way. It is not good or bad, ”says Hitoshi Abe as soon as he enters his office in Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, ...
The winning light
Chris Levine is a light artist, otherwise known as the Golden Boy for his intuitive Midas touch that both illuminates his subjects and captures their essential glow. Recognised for his pioneering ...
Spellbound in the Côte d’Azur
If articulated with a French accent, Château glides off the tongue nicely and Saint-Martin lands with a rich plop – an aural delight. Having recently visited the five-star property, I promise it is every bi...
An East Coast Edit
Now consider – which tribe do you resonate with? Currently the leading line of inquiry initiated in New York by this season’s visceral conversation with the elements, in which ubiquitous utilitarianism trul...
Considering the quake
If you are curious about what lies beneath the skin of contemporary buildings, you might want to pay the exhibition Considering the Quake: Seismic Design on the Edge a visit.
The two curators, Dr Effie B...
Beauty in Brief – Spring ‘14
Out On The Lash
Although mascara is one of our staple beauty products, sometimes simply coating your natural lashes doesn’t quite cut the ocular mustard. Hence we have to take the next step of faking it al...
The simple life
Starting her modelling career at the age of 17, Sui He has already achieved huge feats in the fashion industry. She was the first Asian face to open a Ralph Lauren show, the first Asian face of Ja...
All in the family
Relationships, never mind family, are not something many people like to talk about, particularly within the fashion world. But, this is not something that bothers young Italian designers Luca and Michele Ca...
Are you experienced?
When people talk of Hollywood and LA, the standard and quality of luxury hotels is very high and I can safely say that the London West Hollywood hotel occupies the pinnacle of this. Situated in a quiet loca...
Young Turks
The dawn of a new year is routinely the harbinger of many wonderful events. And this is most certainly true for the British Fashion Council (BFC) who has marked the beginning of 2014 with an aspirant assidu...
A very stylish Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day has long since been a commercial affair, one where we find ourselves endlessly encouraged to dive into the trap of mass-market consumerism, where shelves heave under the weight of romantically c...
Bringing to light – Cartier unveils new timepieces at Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2014
Unveiled last month, Cartier launched a new line of timepieces at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2014 watch show in Geneva. At this exclusive annual event, the brand introduced...
Hold still
This February, Luxembourg & Dayan London, highlights Lucien Freud’s unique creative vision by exhibiting two key nude portraits by the late artist.
If there is one thing Lucien Freud is known for, as...
Créme de la Mer Host Skinnovation Clinic at Harrods
Whenever someone talks about Créme de la Mer, it’s our policy at Glass to sit up and take notice. So on Thursday, February 13, you’ll find us hotfooting it down to Harrods where the brand’s ambassador Diane Inv...
Housing luxury – Glass explores the significance of the flagship store
The launch of a flagship store, such as the openings of the Burberry flagship on Regent Street, London in 2013 and the Louis Vuitton flagship on Bond Street in 2011, is symptomatic of a trend among fashion hous...
Suited secrets
As the sartorial crowds of the big smoke prepared to celebrate men’s fashion with London Collections: Men, the Museum of London has worked towards exposing the complexities of the suit by hosting an exhibit...