Végétal
In collaboration with Maison Chaumet and curated by botanist Marc Jeanson (former head of the Herbarium at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris and now botanical director of the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech) Végétal is an herbarium composed of the species present in Chaumet creations. The plants appearing in the exhibition coexist in a […]
The Summer Exhibition 2022
The Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art show. It has taken place every year without interruption since 1769. Its history goes back to one of the founding principles of the Royal Academy of Arts: to mount an annual exhibition open to all artists of distinguished merit and to finance the training […]
THE QUICKENING
Talulah Riley is internationally renowned as an actress having taken part in blockbuster films like Pride & Prejudice (2005) and St Trinian’s (2007, 2009), and TV series such as Pistol, currently showing on the Disney platform. However, Talulah’s talent goes well beyond the realm of filming sets. She is a critically acclaimed author whose first […]
Lily Cole
As a humanitarian and environmental activist, Lily had for a long time a controversial relationship with gems extracted from under the skin of our planet. In this interview, she is joined by the founder of Skydiamond, Dale Vince and photographer Rankin, to explain to our editor Julia Pasarón how we can turn the industry into […]
A Wardrobe For A Queen
There are few figures in modern times who are as recognisable around the globe as Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest serving monarch who is now celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. That recognition can partly be attributed to the central role her carefully considered wardrobe has played over the decades she has spent in the spotlight. […]
In The Footsteps Of Giants
I’ve recently had the privilege to speak to Christian Selmoni, Style and Heritage Director at Vacheron Constantin about four stunning watches it has created for its Métiers d’Art collection as part of its partnership with Musée de Louvre. In 2019, Vacheron Constantin partnered up with the Louvre in Paris and notably participated in 2020 to […]
The Right Watch
Splashdown! Aurora 7 was four hours, 32 minutes and 47 seconds into its flight, travelling at over 17,000 miles per hour, orbiting over Hawaii for the third time when the gyro warning light appeared on Scott Carpenter’s control panel, requiring the manual firing of the retro rockets for re-entry. The mission up to that point […]
THE SHAPE OF TIME TO COME
“The historian’s special contribution is the discovery of the manifold shapes of time. The aim of the historian, regardless of his specialty in erudition, is to portray time. He is committed to the detection and description of the shape of time.” George Kubler, The Shape of Time, 1962. “And when he has conquered all the […]
Space Station Earth
A collaborator for everyone from Sir David Attenborough to Coldplay, the renowned and award-winning composer Ilan Eshkeri will release the new album Space Station Earth on May 13th via Sony Masterworks. The album will be accompanied by an immersive, out-of-this-earth tour created in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), which will debut at London’s […]
Beautiful Soil
Champagne Louis Roederer have long patronised the arts. The Louis Roederer Foundation was created in 2011 with the purpose of perpetuating the company’s sponsorship initiatives which followed on from their discovery of the photography collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in 2003. Since being awarded the title of “Major Patron of Culture and Arts”, […]
