Something Curated highlights seven of the most exciting new and recently launched restaurants to try in New York this January, taking a closer look at the founders and proprietors behind the promising food offerings. Ardyn || Adam Bordonaro & Ryan Lory View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ardyn | West Village…
Back for its sixteenth year, London Short Film Festival (LSFF) has become recognised as the leading UK showcase for innovative homegrown and international short film. Starting today, 11 January, and running until 20 January, under the directorship of Sarah Chorley, the annual programme sees diverse audiences of 10,000 plus gather, taking over some of London’s…
Hosted by the Architecture Foundation in collaboration with the Barbican on 10 January 2019, Eyal Weizman, director of Forensic Architecture, will discuss the Turner Prize nominated group’s far reaching and pioneering practice. Since 2010, Weizman has led the Goldsmiths-based research group Forensic Architecture, a multidisciplinary collective that uses complex evidentiary procedures, combining architecture with digital…
Hailing from Genoa, Italy, architect Renzo Piano’s imposing body of work, including The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, The Shard in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is enormously influential. His approach to building design is intricate and refined, exhibiting a clear sensitivity to the environment and paying careful consideration to…
Entering London-based artist Tamu Nkiwane’s new exhibition at the Zabludowicz Collection, entitled Blue Plastic, viewers step into an emerald-tinted world filled with what appears to be a small convenience store, strewn with personal belongings. This intimate space is permeated with crumpled plastic carrier bags and battered plastic crates, giving the atmosphere of a rudimentary shop,…
Running until 25 November and hosted at cinemas across London, Underwire is the UK’s only film festival exclusively celebrating female filmmaking talent. The festival was founded in 2010 by screenwriter Gabriella Apicella and producer Gemma Mitchell, after they felt that there was not enough recognition for women in the film industry. They created the festival…
Opening its doors in Soho is Iranian-inspired restaurant Berenjak, founded by Kian Samyani who previously served as the head chef at Gymkhana in Mayfair. Samyani’s first solo project, Berenjak is influenced by the style of the homey, hole-in-the-wall kebab houses in Tehran, but with an English twist. The focus of the cuisine will re-create signature…
Every November, over 50 of the world’s leading furniture, design and decorative arts galleries gather in New York for The Salon Art + Design fair. Running from 8-12 November at The Park Avenue Armory, the fair highlights historical, modern, and contemporary furniture, as well as late 19th century through to 21st century art. Spearheaded by…