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Inside the World of Advertising Agencies

The flick of stainless-steel lighters. The rattle of typewriters. The gentle glug of amber liquid as men in polished shoes have their morning whisky… Meet John Maloney, a very modern ad man.

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Sport & Solidarity: Speaking to DJ Ron

The problem with clubbing is that it also creates a sort of phony euphoria fuelled by booze and stimulants. Ron, a veteran of this life, understands this…

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Home Is Where the Art Is: How Celine’s Salon Keeps Bohemia Alive

A miscellany of arts and talents, a mélange of forms and tastes, at Celine’s Salon you might witness a jolly burlesque number, a soulful Japanese guitarist, a poetic ballad delivered in haunting tones, or a teenager teasing hip-hop anthems out of ukulele strings…

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A Calling and a Career: The Handbags of Ethan K

Unlike many designers nowadays who preach their message from high-up Fashion Olympus, handing down back-breaking stilettos and impossible size-nothing separates for us to suffer in, Ethan works with his customers, whom he affectionately calls ‘collectors’.

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Valery Demure: Forever Golden

The mastery displayed by Valery and her designers was rousing, exhilarating, thrilling. And it reclaimed jewellery for the modern woman…

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Bora Aksu, Designer

Bora is not in fashion for the pomp and the glory, the social feed or the glitzy parties. He doesn’t care much for names and trends. What Bora cares about is the art, and he is prolific in his output…

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Gareth Fuller: Meet the Map-Maker

Fuller is an artist. His pieces plot the city in symbols, allowing us to play within them as we decipher the landmarks we know through associations and pictorial codes…

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Photographer in Residence: Meredith Sherlock

Her art lies in pouncing upon the pedestrian; sniffing out then seizing a subject we thought we knew; then capturing it in such a way that it lifts you once again…

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