SIHH 2018: The watch industry is riding the wave
Every year, in the midst of the Swiss winter, the best and the biggest of the watch industry get together in Geneva for the Annual Exhibition of Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). In this, its 28th edition, SIHH welcomed six new exhibitors: Hermès and the Carré des Horlogers, Armin Strom, Chronometry Ferdinand Berthoud, DeWitt, elegant by FP […]
KOO STARK: OF LIGHT AND SHADOW
By Lavinia Dickson-Robinson Originally from New York, Koo Stark is a multi-faceted artist, having studied, taught and worked in the performing, literary, fine and applied arts. She is a writer, teacher, actress and most importantly, a photographer. She is also a lifelong practitioner and teacher of yoga, and a long-time student of HH the Dalai […]
Coco & Kinney
A breath of fresh air. By Lavinia Dickson-Robinson This stunning new jewellery company has filled a niche in the market that we never knew we needed until they burst on to the scene last summer with its modern, stylish and wearable jewellery. Coco & Kinney is the brain child of two very talented young women, […]
33RPM with… Martin Morales
After being a record producer and music industry exec, running record labels for EMI and Disney and heading up iTunes Pan Europe, Martin Morales decided it was time to feed his soul and go back to his Peruvian roots. He began to cook as a chef, quit his job, sold his house and opened Ceviche […]
Epicurean journeys: Persie Gin – By Lavinia Dickson-Robinson
Scotland is not just all about Harris Tweed, leaping salmon, haggis and Single Malt Whiskies anymore… Scotland has found a new gem in the form of artisan gin makers, and they don’t get any better than Persie Distillery, which is nestled at the foot of Glen Shee in Perthshire. The first confirmed records related to […]
Bamford Watch Department – ‘Time waits for no man’
Bamford Watch Department takes standard high-end Swiss timepieces and re-designs them, making personal statements that reflect the character of the wearer. These valuable pieces of craft are not just customised commodities. They are personal philosophies rendered in metal, jewel and glass. In this film, a man of purpose and self possession is having his inner […]
Beth Cullen-Kerridge
Winner of the 2017 Global Art Award For Sculpture Beth Cullen-Kerridge is warm and sunny, like a mid-summer day. Confident and humble at the same time, caring and terribly down to earth, Beth is one of those people that you simply cannot love. Artist, mother, wife, Beth goes through life leading with her heart. And […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Boom for Real – Barbican Art Gallery, London Until 28 January 2018 American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) is, undoubtedly, THE painter of the post-punk generation. He came of age in the late 70s underground art scene in New York and first caught the media’s attention at just 17 years of age, when he teamed up […]
MOMO Mayfair, London
Secluded in a pedestrian alley off Regent street, Momo has been delighting dinners since 1997. One could easily think that by now it should feel tired and very déjà-vu but not at all; under the management of charming Yacine Bouaouni, Momo is as cool today as it was on the day it first opened, and […]
Petersham nurseries café
The Petersham Nurseries Café is quite simply, one of the most enchanting restaurants in Greater London. Charmingly casual, yet sophisticated, this little oasis is just 10 minutes from central Richmond in the leafy suburb of Ham, Henry VIII’s old stomping ground! It is a captivating place, set within a stunning vintage glasshouse. It calms you […]
