Art
Flights of fancy, bolts of beauty, and true imagination
Kutnia: In Touch with Tradition
In London, where the brand colour has got to be a kind of pigeon grey, owning something as vibrant as Kuntia’s designs says that you will not be subdued...
Jessica Worrall: Decoding Fashion through Collage
How you present yourself always matters, and no one understands this better than Jessica Worrall, a decoder of fashion language...
The Unlikely Offspring of Uncertain Times: Doyle Wham
The ego of the dealer could become a thing of the past if Imme and Sofia are the prototype for new entrants in the industry. Without all the surrounding pageantry, we might actually get a chance to appreciate the art.
Modern Masterpieces: Exploring Emotion & Nature in Jewellery
Jewellery, in its most transcendent form, can be sculpture, art object, pure fashion accessory or good luck charm...
Wearing a Book: Texts vs. Textiles
In his In Search of Lost Time, the French writer Marcel Proust makes a comparison between writing a book and making a dress. His narrator, who is just...
Can Squatting Be Art?
Ponder carefully on the reasons behind the decision to confer Europe’s most prestigious visual-art prize to a collective of non-artists for a project...
Beautiful Objects: Portrait Miniatures
The way in which we remember those we’re close to seems to evolve with every generation, but the need for it remains the same. Portrait miniatures were once...
Guerrilla Knitting: Using Yarn as a Weapon
Guerrilla knitting is rapidly becoming the coolest way of expressing discontent, resisting injustice and showing solidarity with the oppressed.
Solving the Mystery of V&A’s ‘Monkey Woman’
Behind the scenes of V&A's vast collections, the ones hidden from exhibitions and audiences, secreted in storage, I found a particularly curious object...
Vogue Legends: Two Editors & Their Antics in Love
In 1926, both Dody and Madge were unceremoniously fired. Their lesbian relationship made for an easy scapegoat. However, much was suspicious...
Beautiful Objects: Persian Carpets, A Magic Ride
Could antique Persian carpets now be valued in the same league as a Picasso? We interviewed leading Persian carpet dealer, Essie Sakhai to get an insight...
Jess Collett: Modern Millinery
Jess Collett’s charming atelier is alive with her extraordinary textile confections. There are feathers, sprayings of beads and constructions with flowers.