Caroline Scheufele
The Scheufele family took over Chopard in 1963, and transformed it into one of the best-known jewellery and luxury watch brands in the world. Caroline joined the family business straight after finishing her studies. She brought change and innovation, reflected in her 1985 collection ‘Happy Diamonds’, a jewellery line based on the idea of enabling […]
Alexandra Llewellyn
Dreams of love, peace and games London based British designer Alexandra Llewellyn fell in love with backgammon as a child in Cairo. The rattle of dice on large wooden crate-boards signalled the game in play, as she strolled through the streets with her Egyptian step-grandfather. As she travelled more, her interest in backgammon evolved and […]
Vote for our Formidable Women Of The Year
October 9th 2018, London It’s time to vote for our Formidable Women of the Year Award from our finalists below and remember, it’s an amazing time to be a woman.
The I-M Formidable Women Awards
October 9th 2018, London 2018 celebrates the 100th anniversary of women earning the vote in Britain. We have a female PM in Britain and a female First Minister in Scotland. Female athletes are bringing to the UK more medals than ever; more and more women are climbing through the ranks of the corporate world and […]
Futuristic awning designs by Markilux
As finally spring sets in and temperatures go up, we all dust off our garden furniture, fire up the barbecue and prepare for the gentle British Summer. However, it is not always so gentle and the threat of cooking yourself in the baking sun even more than your burgers on the charcoal becomes a reality. […]
London Craft Week 2018
A journey into making 9–13 May For five days in May, hundreds of locations around London give themselves over to the discovery and celebration of craftsmanship in every sector of making – from Britain and around the world. From the smallest off-the-beaten-track atelier to the storied livery halls of ancient makers’ guilds, the shop floors […]
Must Have Summer Wines
By Charlie Young, Co-Founder of Vinoteca Summer wines are coming. And just what are we going to be faced with? Shelves packed full of rosés and super-fresh whites such as Loire Sauvignons, teeth-grindingly acidic Vinho Verdes and Rieslings that taste like lime juice? Even some light and flowing reds, maybe served from the fridge, with […]
Aboriginal Art , the magic of Dreamtime
By Alexandra O’Brien Aboriginal art is the world’s oldest art making tradition, spanning at least 60,000 years. Australia is both the inspiration and the canvas. The artistic tradition was used to convey practical knowledge and ceremonial practices drawn from the Dreamtime with interweaving stories of historical significance, map making, cautionary tales, love stories and law. […]
Is your travel itinerary making you unhealthy?
By Tim Hayes, founder of Peach We humans are clever; brilliant at finding ways to be unhealthy and even better at avoiding ways to change. We all know the usual suspects but, are we aware of how work travel could be causing a lot of damage to our health? Upgraded to business class – downgraded […]
Bruce Oldfield – A man who knows what women want
by Lavinia Dickson-Robinson From his humble beginnings at Barnardo’s, Bruce Oldfield rose through the ranks and left St. Martin’s School of Art to critical acclaim in 1973. He started his own label in 1975 and became one of the leading couture designers in the UK, dressing some of the most beautiful women in the world, […]
